When will it stop???

[nipper]

Take care and just talk through it with the kids, focusing on the good times with the cat. You usually come across as a real "tough guy", but appears you are just a big softy at heart!

[Destroyer]

Gotta disagree with you CTT... Although you may not realize it, now is the perfect time for a new cat. Waiting for the healing to complete is like waiting for the ocean to go dry... it ain't gonna happen.... But the whole idea of the new cat is to keep your mind from dwelling on your lost friend and also to start getting into a rotinue with the new cat...feeding, grooming, catching mice together, watching football games together... you get the idea.. Yes my friend, it's time....

[THEFERMANATOR]

I had to put my dog down in 06 that I had had since I was just a little kid, and then last year my dad's dog. It was wierd though that not even a month after I had to put my dog down, another dog was droped off on our road that had been beaten badly. After I had to put my dad's dog down, low and behold another abused animal showed up at my uncles place across town. So now I'll take in drop-offs as they seem to appreciate having a home, and appreciate any love that you give em. Just don't think of them as a replcement, they can never replace your long time friend. Think of em as a new friend.