It's been a tough year for kitties at our house. Peaches has a tumor in her neck, and probably won't be around for very long. Mercifully, she does not seem to be in any pain, and has been a real sweetie lately. We don't usually let the cats outside, but what the hell, we let Peach out for a while each day. She never used to "talk," but now she cries by the back door to be let out.