I ahd 2 magic black cats, they had siamese parents, they lived together 16 years 2 separate litters.zazie(male) died and I wished geraldine had died instead of him, she is a wonderful cat and was always shy , small and not a lap cat, her brother was my snuggler and my faithful bed mate,my friend she was his companion.. zazie died from diabetes i was left with geraldine. well needless to say she was amazing, we brought home 2 -3 month old kittens from the place we got the black cats, 2 white and brown siamese. geri was amazing she growled and groomed them ,growled and groomed. then she caught an upper respiratory infection from the kittens who where sick 2 weeks. geri had to be hospitalized for 14 days. I've never seen an animal so congested. she was on an iv, had tube feeding and is now eating food on her own.she survived! I have come to admire her. she is amazing her will to live was astonishing. I have fallen in love with her and she tolerates the kittens. she prefere's the female and the first thing she did at 16 yrs old, was to groom the boy kitten toulouse. i have zazie in my heart and geraldine, i hope I can love the kittens someday as much. each animal has special qualities and they bring magic and beauty into our lives. zaz gave me the chance to love his sister, i do, he also created a situation where id find those 2 new kittens, the cycle of life! i love my life and ill never judge san animal, ill seek to love them all.geri allows a great deal of affection now and is still healing. i want her to be alfa cat for awhile,she has earned it