anastasia: Yes,it would mess with my head too.The "essence" of my prior buddy would be gone anyway,so what's the point.Molly was a ferile cat prior to us adopting her,I spent many hours working with her to attain the trust level we have reached.Pet and people relationships are similar when we consider that the special nature of each of those relationships are based on day to day experiences,there are no shortcuts in reaching that place.I will say,that ever since I had to carry my boy Zeuss off the road after a tragic accident I did search for another black cat who resembled him,so Molly is a bit of a clone,but in a natural way.