Memorial for Beems

Thanks to everyone for their sympathy, and in particular for understanding how we feel.

I've been through times like this before, and the response "It was just a cat..." even from my own dear Mum (just once) can provoke an unfortunate reaction. A small life that's been part of ours for 24/7/365/several years is never "just" anything.

Squeak and Goodman are our eldest cats, and it's now we really want the magic thirty seconds when they understand what you're saying. You know what I mean: "It's all right, we'll be back tomorrow;" or "these people will take care of you for a while, and then we'll all go home again," or "this will hurt, but you'll feel better soon..."

Or, right now, "She's gone away for ever, please stop looking..."