Hi all, Tika came to us as an adoptee from a college kid, over six years old, blind and had spent most of her life in an 18" x 24" cage and eaten only cat food. She was a beautiful, petite albino, sweet as sugar; we nourished her back to health, and although she was too old to really integrate with the younger fuzzies, but she became more and more of a fert before our eyes, curiously exploring every corner of the house, and even dooking! It was hard to remember that she was totally blind. Today when we came home, we found her breathing heavily, totally covered in bloody feces. I gave her a warm bath as my wife, Dee called the Vet. Tika seemed to enjoy the warm water and the gentle stroking, and for a moment I thought that everything would be alright. But she collapsed into the carrier and barely moved; the vet told us that she had massive internal hemorrhaging, and would never survive the anaesthesia: out only choice was to put her to sleep. I could barely see the hole I was trying to dig in the yard I was crying so much. I put her next to Herbie, out canary who gave us fifteen years of joy! Tika, you were my special sweetheart, we'll all miss you! Sonam & Dee Stella, Dupree, Jasmine and Lola (the fuzzbutts) [Posted in FML issue 2266]