14 years ago we had to put our first baby to sleep because of cancer she was almost 13 yrs old. It took me a week and I asked my husband to go to our local shelter with me. Walked around and around until I open the cage to a large grey male and he walked out onto my knee and headbutted in the face. Midas has been doing that ever since and he is now 16 years old. Now this was in the spring during the kitten show and I did not want another kitten. Now my husband still really misses he black kitty so we returned the following year during the kitten show again. With a few rules Midas is a big boy and he needs someone that he will not hurt and no female. A pure black male wrapped himself around my husband shoulders and I could see the tears. Our little lady would ride around our necks all the time. So we now have two male adults that chased each other and fight but still love each other. They are both much older and we don't know how time we have with them but we love them. Midas the grey is 16 and having a hard time jumping up on the couch or bed and Tugs the black is 14 and has cancer in his ear.

Nancy Lee Wakefield
KENNEBUNK, ME