Mayissa I guess you were not home either at the time Moutro died. I know that there is probably nothing that we would have been able to do for our babies, but I somehow think my presence may have been comforting to Whitney. Here it is 4 years later and it still hurts me to think about it. You loss is so much more recent than mine and I am glad that now at least you have found this wonderful Forum where others do understand what it means to lose a pet. I got a few sympathy cards from friends (specially designed for the death of a pet) and found these very touching. Even my vet mailed me a card. People who have never owned and loved a pet have no ability to understand what a loss it is.