The former dentist from Newport, in Sydney's north, was found slumped in her armchair three days after her death last November. The first sign she had died was when a neighbour's dog, which she used to feed, was found scratching at her door.
The tall Latvian-born woman with long dark brown hair never married and never owned any animals, but animals were always on her mind.
Her cluttered Barrenjoey Rd home had dozens of books on different species of dogs and cats, and a collection of old notes and coins believed to be worth $60,000.
Most importantly among her belongings was a will Ms Silins, 80, had drawn up with plans to give her $3.27 million estate including her home, properties in Fiji and Bensville on the Central Coast to animal welfare groups. She had arranged for The Cat Protection Society, Animal Welfare League and Domestic Animals Birth Control Society to receive about $1 million each.
"At her dental surgery she would feed every stray cat that came along, no one would go hungry," former client Keith Clissold said. "She didn't have any family but everybody knew her."
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