We had one, too. Adopted Gizzy when she was about 2 1/2 yrs old from a co-worker. Maybe not a show cat, but she was a sweetie, big lap cat. And a survivor. Got her through a urinary infection, chylo-thorax, and hyperthyroidism. Finally lost her at 16 1/2 yrs. due to a cancerous tumor in her nasal passage back in 2003. We treated her with a Flo-Vent inhaler and meds, but finally had to make the call.