Hello,everyone.I am writing today to tell you all about my wonderful kitty Sox.Sox was born on Feb.14th 1990 and passed away on Oct. 13th 2006.He had been fighting diabetes for over a month but they were unsuccessful in getting him regulated.He lost a lot of weight and he hated the new diet and the insulin shots.On friday Oct. 13th he became very ill and my husband and I rushed him to the vets office.They did some tests and we were told the awful news that his kidneys were failing and there wasn't anything they could do for him.He was in alot of pain.We decided to have him put to sleep.It was the most painful decision we have ever had to make in the 17 years we have been together.We were both crushed by his death.But what I really want you guys to know about is what a fantastic boy he was.He was so full of life,so loving,so cute,so funny,sometimes he was grouchy sometimes he wasn't...He didn't like alot of people,he was kinda shy when strangers were in our home.He was a pure daddy's boy in every sense of the word.They would sleep together on the couch every night and sometime I would even get jealous! Every day when I would come home from work he would meet me at the backdoor.This happened for 16 years! We had lots of nicknames for him and some of them were very funny indeed...his full given name was Mr.Senor Soxeroni Fafalona Ryan but we also called him Bunny,fafi,Mr.Big,my sweet boy,angel,and the list goes on and on.I know that's probably silly to give a little kitty so many funny nicknames but we had him for a long time!Well,now you all know more about my sweet boy and I hope you will give your sweet kitties a big hug tonight.Cherish them while they are with you...we are never given enough time with them.I knew my boy couldn't live forever but I was in shock when it happened so fast...so love your babies now.I will pray for all of you tonight.