damn brother, i am sorry, all kidding aside, cat, dog, hamster, ferret, don't matter, they are a part of the family. years ago we had a dalmation, dumb assed dog, always tearing crap up. after we divorced, my ex never told me she had baby put down, i was a wreck for a week or so. i still sometimes walk out the front door and have the slightest hope i might see that lop eared mutt one more time. and my manx persian cross i had as a kid, "fish", he had thumbs, and would jump out from behind a shirt hung on a chair and scare the crap out of my mom. i know how fish passed, i choose to forget.