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Our cats are having a rough time of it at the mo.

Phantom, our youngest at 6yrs 1mth and 3days was put to sleep on Friday with kidney failure. She had a phantastic nature and was very playfull. We're really going to miss her as the 3remaining are all 9+yrs and somewhat calmer. It's strange saying 3........ not that long ago we had 5

We've buried her next to Morghanna, so they can hopefully keep each other company in spirit.

I do think though that she is the best advert I've ever seen for better regulation of breeders in the UK. A 6yr old cat should not get kidney failure but the vet has said her kidneys were abnormal......... he couldn't find one it was so small. She's always been a very sickly cat. The breeder also had an outbreak of FIP in her cattery........ tried to sell me a kitten which was unsuitable for breeding which Phantom was bought with the intention of........ not to mention other problems.

They say things come in 3s....... well that is our 3rd death in the last year.......... hope it is the last for a while.

what breed?

and I believe that some innoculations can bugger feline kidneys in some breeds - I know siamese are a bugger for kidney failure :(

Bloomin' heck Myrkk It comes by the bucketload in your household doesnt it! Sorry for your loss. Hopefully like you said, you've used up your quota of shite luck.

We've been very lucky with out animals........ it has been a long long time since we've lost any pets. Such is life.

She was a Manx, a tailed Manx. They come in varying flavours due to the genetics........ rumpy, stumpy or tailed. They are one of the most fantastic breeds in terms of companionship. We have a rumpy as well but he isn't a pure breed. It's like having a vocal dog that follows you around and meows at you. If you ask Gandalf for a kiss he headbutts you, Phantom used to do the same.

The house feels very empty now.

Sorry to hear about your puss. We've got one here who's on borrowed time, it's her liver that's failing but she's laready made about 9 months more than we were expecting - it'll still be a blow when she goes tho.