I have 3. None of them are house cats, they are free to go wherever they want, so a lot of times they disappear. I had a cat 8 years ago and she had babies. I still have 2/3 and they are 8 1/2 years now. About 2 years ago I had a tabby and she had two kittens in may and disappeared in october of the same year, last year. She had 3 kittens prematurely. 1 white one died the same day, 2 survived and grew up to be handsome boys. 1 was a tabby like her, but long hair, the other was black. On valentine’s day, the fluffy tabby disappeared. I looked for him, but in Kansas, it had snowed 3 inches overnight and was 12 degrees outside. I was cold, and I tried to find him. Only the black one was left. On feb 16th, my dad found the fluffy tabby. He was stuck in the mud, and frozen solid. I cried for days. I could have helped him, I could have saved him.
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