Yesterday was another one of the saddest days in our life. Zanda, who was such a sweet, gentle and loving pussycat, died at the vets office from cardiac arrest. He hadn't been well for some weeks and was back and forth to the vets and on various medications. Yesterday, his heart was so tired that it stopped. We stayed at the vets for an hour in a room holding him and stroking him. It was so hard to leave him behind but so meaningful to have that time with him to say our final goodbye and kiss him one last time. Scotland, July 2012. I saw an advert in a local paper installed by a rehoming centre for cats with Zanda's picture in it and the caption read: Would someone please consider giving this sweet old boy a loving home. He is here through no fault of his own because his owner died in April. In the three months he has been here, not a single person has looked at him. He is 11 years old and all he wants is a loving family. When I saw the add I made my mind up immediately to be the one to give this lovely and gentle natured old boy a loving home. I promised him when I took him home that he would never see the inside of a cattery again because I was now his human mum. I haven't regretted one minute of my decision. Our German Shepard called Minnie, came with us to collect Zanda. When we placed the cat carrier with Zanda in it next to Minnie in the car she wagged her tail like mad and created such a fuss over him... she licked Zanda's face and he let her do it. It was friendship at first sight. Poor Zanda... we began to notice something was wrong with his eyesight. He was slowly going blind. He only had about 30 percent vision in one eye and began to walk into walls and doors. With encouragement he adjusted and began to find his way around on his own but, it did limit him. In the last few months other problems showed up. During the 20 months that we had Zanda, he was such a good cat... sweet natured and gentle he loved to be stroked and enjoyed a little wander in the garden. He got on well with the rest of our feline family with no problems. I only wish that he could have stayed much longer but we know we gave him a good life. Today, I not only grieve his very sad loss but Honor this lovely old boy. We will always love and miss him. Goodnight Zanda my sweet boy it was a pleasure knowing you. xxx Your mum and dad, Sylvia and Randy.