I bet you and your wife gave your cat a great life! Sorry for your sadness.
she was found out by the fire hydrant. poor thing had a broken tail, was severely malnourished and dehydrated, and looked dead. Wife was not a cat person. Took some doing on my part to resurrect the cat, lots of doing, but she (wife) is balling her eyes out while I just think it was an honor to meet this noble creature 15 years ago, and she is purring her way ahead. Wife really wasn’t a cat person at all... actually hated them. The cat was millimeters from death when I found her. Meeting me, I guess it was a fun jaunt on her journey. I know this clumsy cat with love in her heart was a great critter. Not counting her out yet. Survived breast cancer... twice, 5 years ago. 99.96% of breast cancer kitties are dead in 6 months. This one is special. A “Kannie dood” as they say in Afrikaans. (A Cant Kill It)