Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Sorry in advance for being long-winded with this review! I only wish this info had been available to me, when pondering this $40.00 purchase. Yes, it's really expensive. But this little cuddle kitty has been a life-saver for my Romeo. So, here is my sob story...my "almost" 14 year old Domestic Short-Hair cat Romeo is missing his brother Rocco. Romeo & Rocco, brother's since birth (pictured together as kitten's & adult's), they were together since 4/2004. They groomed, slept, played and loved on each-other their entire lives. On 1/23/18, I came home @ 10:00pm, both cat's seemed to be fine, they both ate a late dinner. Rocco (black & white/ cow cat), as normal, he went downstairs to his litter box and then, I heard a horrible flailing noise. I ran to check on him and there was my "seemingly healthy boy" laying on the step (indoors), crying and his back legs were completely paralyzed, and he was having trouble breathing. We rushed him to the emergency vet, but there was no saving him. He was newly (that night) diagnosed with congestive heart failure & that night, a blood clot had released & perched itself just in the right spot, as to cut-off all circulation to both of his back feet (with no positive prognosis). It was the most terrifying and traumatizing thing that I've ever gone through. Rocco was in pain, he was in duress, he couldn't breathe normally...and with no viable treatment's available, we were forced to put him to sleep that night. It was the absolute hardest decision that I have ever been forced to make. He was my baby! He slept with me every night! He was this crazy little kitty who "LOVED" to be vacuumed...anytime I ran the vacuum, he was right there, wanting to be vacuumed. I only wish, I had video of it. So, after we came home from the hospital without Rocco that morning, his brother Romeo was missing him so much over the next few days. I thought, what can I do to ease his loneliness, worry, and just plain sadness?? I went online and "Googled"..."Cuddle Kitty" and up came this little stuffed animal on Amazon. It wasn't inexpensive at almost $40.00 & I'm not rich, however, I thought, if this could in "ANYWAY" ease Romeo's suffering, I'm all in! I purchased "Kitty" from Amazon and keep in mind, he/ she's nothing more than a really soft and well made stuffed animal. The heart-beat...? I really don't think it made much difference (as other's have said, it's rather loud and for me, really unnatural, the manufacturer should quiet it down a bit). I never used the included heat-pack because I placed a heating-pad on my couch for Romeo & "Kitty"...they seemed to like it. 6 week update: Romeo doesn't sleep with "Kitty" anymore. He actually avoids "Kitty" and that's fine. If he just needed "Kitty" to get him over the "hump" so be it! I'm guessing other pet-parent's would agree and do the same. OVERALL: Kitty is a great purchase...you've gotta do, what you've gotta do, at the time and if this little guy works...GREAT!