From: Robert Comer 

>It took me a year before I could walk down the pet food isle at the grocery
>store.

I can understand that. They sure do become part of the family, don't they.

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Bob Comer


On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:21:52 -0400, Gary Britt
 wrote:

>My first cat died at 20 also of kidney failure.  Her kidneys started failing
>at age 15 and the vets gave her 6 months to live.  She lived 5 more years
>with all but the last couple months being a good quality of life.
>
>It took me a year before I could walk down the pet food isle at the grocery
>store.
>
>Gary
>
>Robert Comer wrote:
>>> I'm sorry for your loss.
>>
>> Thanks.  It's still hard remembering.
>>
>>> How old was the cat?
>>
>> At least 20 (she was a stray until we got her about 17 years ago and
>> the vet said she was about 3 at the time), so she lived a pretty long
>> life for a cat.
>>
>>> Healthy before that?
>>
>> Yes.  Some arthritis of course, but no kidney problems her whole life.
>> She also lost her hearing just before the end too.
>>
>>> What
>>> percentage of the cat's total diet was from tainted food brands?
>>
>> Not much at all if I remember correctly.  I wonder if it's even more
>> widespread than believed, but anyway, with her age there's no telling
>> what really got her, but I can't help but wonder.
>>
>>> Also, thanks to Mark and Rich and others for the kind wishes
regarding our
pets.
>>
>> Definitely.
>>
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Bob Comer 

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