Thank you.
They were each sick with something different. It was just pure bad luck that their chronic illnesses became terminal within days of each other.
Our old lady was 19 years old. I still remember when she came strutting into our yard, insisting that she belonged there despite all of my attempts to tell her otherwise. I put a collar on her, which she would sometimes lose and then bring back days later after she found it. She was the only cat I ever had who liked her collar.
I have this cat now that started following my son and his girl around when they would go for walks. One day he followed him all the way home and he's here to stay. I thought that was weird behavior for a cat.