Hobbes was quite the fractious cat and didn't trust anyone but me and my husband but they never let that deter them. Hobber was diagnosed with a rare tumor on his adrenal gland. I guess that these tumors are found more occasionally on dogs but are hardly ever found on cats and when they are it is a difficult surgery. Well, our Hobber was tuff and made it through surgery with flying colors and was recovering pretty good for 5 days post op, however in a brief 6 hours Hobber went into respiratory failure and passed quickly.  

Hobber was so special to my husband and I; he was a feral cat adopted from the Campus cat program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He was with us for only 12 years, way to short of a time, but he brought such joy, unconditional love, and laughter into our house. He is missed greatly every day.