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Two of the last surviving cats from the dozens that once walked by themselves on Parliament Hill are living an indoor retirement on Ogilvie Road today. One of them isn’t doing so well.

The younger cat, 11-year-old Coal, is in fine shape. He visits residents of the Perley and Rideau veterans’ centre once a week as a therapy cat — not exactly exuding affection, but tolerating the people there.

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Meanwhile his buddy Spot, another male, is now 17 and has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The animal cardiologist has him on pills (crushed with his food) and has drained fluid from his chest, which has relieved symptoms.

But, with no actual cure in sight, the best the little guy can hope for is to manage this condition and live, with luck, a few more years.

Photo by Errol McGihon / Postmedia

Spot and Coal are aging movie stars, literally: Film crews from Japan, Russia and California all came to see the cat sanctuary on Parliament Hill until it was broken up to make way for construction work. That was in 2013.