stenagrasaurus. Thanks for your thoughts. I had only recently visited your post, which was contemporary with mine, and I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Yes, I have lost a few myself, and it hurts, even if they have been with me/us for only a couple of years, and especially if they become part of the family. Since I have little or no family, my furkids are an adequate substitute. Do you plan to get another kitty? I certainly hope so. I visited the Visalia SPCA shelter a week ago, and they had a few cats, and there were a couple that I would have really liked to take home with me. In fact, the volunteers there were ready to sign me up as a foster home for them. I have enough felines around this place to keep me busy. But I am still tempted.

BTW your name is reminescent of an ophthalmosaurus, an actual fossil sea-going reptile. Do you study paleontology?