I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. My IBS has acted up a bit the last few days. It hasn't been bad but still it's worse than it has been most of the time the last 6 months so I'm trying to eat just SF food today. I shouldn't complain - especially not when I write a post to you - but it just awakens these panic feelings I felt last winter when things just kept getting worse. But I hope it's just temporary and goes back to the way I like it and that it then stays that way. Anyway, with that and trying to make the people at work understand that I don't like the thought of having computer labs alone under these circumstances it's just been a bit much today. And so when I read your post I actually started crying... There's just something special about pets.
Anyway, enough about me already. I'm sending you lots and lots and lots of hugs and "cheer up thoughts". I know what it's like to lose a pet and you really didn't need this on top of everything else.