Dear Friends and Readers,

This month we had an actual chilly morning—not cold, but chilly. It gave me hope. And this has been a really, really hard month so far. So hope is a good thing.

I’ve had two really sick cats for a long time. Scooter was almost 20, and she’s battled bladder infections, constipation, no appetite, etc. for several months. Castor, who was one of the Gemini twins, was 16. His brother Pollux died several years back of cancer. Castor was a beautiful Siamese looking cat who was...