Jethro was one of three cats I rescued a few years ago from a lady with *too many cats*. Last year, I lost Alice, due to an incurable tumor. And now Jethro had become ill and was losing weight. The vet said he had an intestinal tumor and there was nothing more we could do. These insidious tumors invade them and slowly starve them of their life. The other cats and I all miss our kind sweet boy, Jethro.