Jake the cat died.

Here's the story about Jake the cat who died of a heart attack last night. He was 12. We adopted him 8 months ago because some jerks who were getting a divorce decided no one wanted him, so they dumped him at the high kill shelter knowing he was going to be killed. A friend rescued him and we adopted him. He attached himself to my oldest son (11) and he said last night that it was weird to not feel a 22 lb cat ontop of him at night. He had gotten used to that.

Please, if anyone reads this, if I can get two things out there it would be this. Number one, PLEASE don't get animals if you're not willing to make a life time commitment to them. And if something happens (sometimes it does) then DON'T take them to shelters, take them to humane societies or private rescues. And second, the senior dogs and cats out there need homes as much as the next guy. They are already house trained, the don't chew on your brand new couches (personal experience) and they just want to be loved. You already know what their personalities are too. It's a win win. Sure you won't have them for 20 years, but the pay off is SO worth it.