Willie

Willie died today.  She was 11, not terribly young, but not terribly old either.  She, like Puss and Chessie before her, died of kidney failure.  It was sudden, a lot more than the other cats.  She deteoriated over the course of weeks, not months or years like the others.  Apparently she was a tough little girl and her kidneys worked overtime to keep her going till they just couldn't hold up anymore.    She was young for it, but the doctor said that it just happens sometimes, just the way some people live longer than others.  Nothing that could've been done. 

Clearly this is not a good day.