She is approximately five years old, and we did take her in when she was a kitten. We should have many more years with her, God willing.
She got the name Shadow, not because she is black without a speck of white, but because when we first met, she followed me whenever I
went outside, gardening, getting the mail and newspaper, putting out the trash bin, etc. I left her out for a few days, finally caved and took
her in. She was my shadow, and Shadow she will always be. Once they come in, they never go out again unless carefully supervised.