Sorry to hear this Ray and Dan as well for the rest of you all...its hard to take once they have become members of the family. We have 3 cats all rescues and we also have a dog. I too had one that was a daddy's girl for almost 20 years till we had to have her put down. One of out 3 we have now has become the reincarnation of her ...he has the same need to be with me all the time.