Our new cat, Nana, is also a little black cat (she's not yet six months old, so I don't know what her adult stature will be). She too is highly empathetic and affectionate, and is a great help when Andrew's having panic attacks. I do sometimes wish she'd knead my shoulder or my arm rather than my neck -- it's not entirely comfortable to have one's windpipe massaged by a tiny but powerful beast, however well-intentioned.