Aww, that was a cute kitty, and wow, 21 years old too! He lived a long, long life, and you should be happy that your cat lived for that long. You did a good job taking care of your cat, and living that long proves it.

I had a cat that died just a over a year ago now, and she died at 18yrs old. Same thing as some people here, her kidneys shut down. She didn't suffer long though as she just stopped eating. The last day she was alive she just curled up in a ball and didn't move for about 14hrs, no eating, shitting, mewoing, nothing, we took her in and doc. said her kidney's failed. We could have kept her a live with meds. foir another month or two, but that would just lead to her suffering, so we put her sleep. I watched her drift off into kitty heaven and I was very, very sad.

Some people don't realize how muc happiness an animal can bring when someone has no one else to hang out with, or talk to. That cat listened to my sadness more than my own mother. Cats listen for hours, maybe because they don't understand you, but sometimes that is a good thing.

RIP Mr. Edward. He is now running around in kitty heaven with all the other cats.