Used to have three cats, all from same litter. Lost one to kidney failure in 2008. Then a friend's cat came to live with the remaining two so again had three. Lost the girl to neurological disorder late 2009. So now just two. Near to losing one of them now I think...unless this bout with anorexia is curable pretty quick. Tube feeding him now but that ends tomorrow with either a positive diagnosis or an acceptance of end of life comfort only. Have rarely been without a cat and had aquarium fish as a young girl. After these last two are gone I've vowed to have no more pets.