. . .I am so deeply sorry that your beloved Emmit had to make his transition. You *know* that he's well and happy, I know, but your pain is still very great.

My most profound thanks for considering Little Boy Blue. He does, I think, need to be an indoor-only cat, at least for a while, although he seems to want the company of other cats. The evening before I trapped him, he was on the back of the chaise on the patio, which butts up against the bow window in the dining room, when he saw Althea at the window. She definitely did *not* encourage him, hissing and swatting - but he so obviously wanted to see *her*. But if you let him out at this point, you'd probably never catch him; as much as he wanted & asked for help, he ran off (though not far at all) if I went toward him. I'm trusting the Creator to guide the right fur-ever mom to him.

I'll say a prayer that the Creator will hold you gently in the hollow of His hands, comfort you, and help your heart to find peace.