I never noticed (or clicked) this thread before, thanks Arrow-Guy. 
I got two kittens (brother and sister) the first Saturday of May 2005. Cats are a must around here unless you like mice in the silverware drawer, on the coffee table, etc. I never had two cats at the same time before and thought I'd try it.
Nikki, the female, got some sort of cancer in June 2020. She went downhill so fast. One week after I noticed her not acting right I had to take her for "the ride."
Mickey, her brother, was with me til the day after Easter this year. He was 18. His hips had been getting bad for a couple years and Easter weekend he could barely walk. He hadn't been able to groom himself properly either. So April 10 was his last day. Sad stuff.
But they had a great life here. I have a pet door, they could go in or out as they wish and always went out to "do their business," all woods around here, vermin to kill were endless. I had a food hopper in the kitchen, they could eat whenever they wanted, as much as they wanted.
I will get another kitten this summer. Hopefully it will out-live me.
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