Thank you all so very much for your wonderful words of sympathy and advice! I've been responding to you individually and am so overwhelmed with the outpouring of love here that I will definitely be a faithful reader! I printed out all the replies and will make a little scrapbook with pictures of Pearl and the "Rainbow Bridge" story. I'm still looking for her in her favorite haunts and hoping I won't forget what it felt like to hold her and smell her fur, which for some mysterious reason always smelled like cotton candy! I want to get another shaded silver Persian just like her but think it might be unfair to a new kitty to have to live up to an old kitty's habits and personality, so I'm thinking I should wait a while to give that new kitty a chance to be able to have its own personality. I love all the websites you all have either devised for yourself or have recommended to me! And this site itself is so full of wonderful information and your beautiful signature photos! I'm in "human kitty heaven." Once again, thank you all lovely people so much! You all will be the main thing I am thankful for this Thanksgiving! You've helped me so very much!! With much love, Susan