Lucy and Andy, my two cats, have been best buddies ever since we brought Andy home fourteen years ago, when Lucy was one year old. As I write, they are nestled next to each other. Lucy, who has always been very healthy, is starting to show the signs of age: recurrent urinary tract infections, and the beginnings of kidney failure. As a hospice bereavement counselor, I support family members through their anticipatory grief, and their grief after the death of their loved one. Is Andy starting to prepare for Lucy’s demise?