Sorry that Arnot has moved on, LH. Thanks for sharing him with us. I remember your little stories of him. He sounded like quite a character. I had to have one of our cats, Kazell, put down last Friday. He had a big tumour at the back of his throat and there was nothing to be done. If you look for the thread with his name in it, you can read of how loving and peaceful he was to the end, purring and all.
They do live on in our hearts and we will meet with them, again. My condolences to you and your mom and the rest of the critters.