I made the mistake of getting three kittens very close in age. That was in 1998, and I just had to go through having them pass away over the course of last 18 months. I also had one of my dogs, Cody, die during that same time. Not a good idea to have all your animals too close in age. I don't have any cats right now, having just had little Pansy die a short while ago. My three kitty girls were Poppy, Pansy and Tulip. I have the two dogs in my avatar, Monty and Wylie, left from my six companions.