I'm sad for you darkhorse, It must be hard to see an old friend leaving. Cats are great, but they live their live too fast...
BTW guys, I 've never shown you my two domestic tigers :
http://cybereb.free.fr/mariage/mariage/topaze.jpg
This one is not exactly a tiger, it's much more like a big nice marmot...
It's a birman cat (recent french race)
http://cybereb.free.fr/mariage/mariage/rudy.jpg
This one is a typical norwegian forest cat. He has lost lots of hair since I live in the french riviera (a bit too warm for his fur)...