He's a very handsome cat He's certainly a big lad. He looks like a proper lap cat once he settles in.

I've always had a lot of cats. At the moment I have 10 but sadly one of my cats is very ill (a chronic infection which isn't clearing up) at the moment and we don't know if she's going to survive. Our vet suspects she has FeLV and/or FIV If she has (and I suspect she has) then I've taken the decision to have her PTS next week if there is no improvement in her condition over the weekend. The one thing I don't want is her to suffer. Up until this week she was a very active cat, always bringing me little presents of mice. She'd be very unhappy if she couldn't go out hunting. She's almost 11 years old, not young but not old either.

For some reason, over the past 25 years, I've always had 11 cats. My son calls it "The Curse of 11". We lost one of our cats last year - a gorgeous semi-long haired black cat. He is microchipped so we think someone stole him. One of my colleagues is looking to us to take two of his cat's kittens. They're too young to leave Mumpuss yet and won't be ready for several weeks and not being homed till they've had their vaccinations, so if we have to have Topsy PTS (we hope not...but...in my heart of hearts I know we may have to) the two kittens would make 11 again.

I too have several rescues - my oldest is somewhere between 16 and 20. She's badly crippled (house-cat only) as a result of terrible cruelty by the previous owners She's truly an amazing little cat who, despite what she suffered, is the most loving little cat you could ever wish to meet.

You are a wonderful person for giving Albert such a loving new home. The world needs more kind and caring people like you.