Typhoon We certainly tried to. She was 11 and a half years old according to some paperwork we found, so I kind of expected her to be around for a few more years. I was pretty sure she was actually sick, but the vet checked her out on two different days a week apart, and had some extensive blood analysis done. He didn't think it was much to worry about and Phantom was real tough, not showing any real outward signs of pain. She seemed ok when we went to sleep last night, but was no longer with us in the morning. Just took her out to be cremated. Surprised at how inexpensive that actually is.