It is sad...
I have 2 cats my wife and I got when we moved out together. I was going to go feed them the premium cats food, like Hills Science, Max something, Iams, etc, but the cost was a bit much for our budget. I lucked out because I feed them the better dry food, and Friskies/Fancy Feast wet food which have almost the same ingredients. I feel it's a good mix. But if these two died I think I would go nuts. I was not a cat person, but we got these when they were less than a month old, they were abandoned, and being raised by a dog. Feeding them from a baby bottle, cleaning their poop, washing them, taking them to the vet for all their shots. Pets really become a part of the family. The US does not recognize them as anything but property though. And my mongrels however special would not be worth much. It's a sad world sometimes.
Needles frequents ENworld with me all the time, he says "PurrrrPrrr."