I’ve been raising my cat Luna since she was 2 weeks old and I was 13. I’ve been feeding her with a bottle of milk, she then passed to solid food of course and now she is a healthy and well-taken care of cat of 13yo. I have a special connection with her I can not explain. She made me love all pet animals and all animals in general. I love playing and spending time with her, and I love to cuddle her only at her terms. We cat people know how much cats can teach us about boundaries and she is one of a kind for it. I can say I can read pretty well subtle signs cats give us when they want their spaces. I think animals, but especially cats, have the ability to heal us somehow.