We've had a long series of cats and dogs that have come and gone. It's always tough losing one, specially in certain individual cases, because some of them have very strong and memorable personalities. The best, most loving cat we ever had was Sammy, back when I was a kid. He was extremely smart, very gentle, affectionate, cooperative with house rules, not your average "bad boy" tomcat at all. Think the COMPLETE opposite of Garfield in every respect, and that was our Sammy. A true gentleman, a prince among cats, and still missed to this day.