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Thanks, LG. I miss my Brandy dreadfully, but life and death are inextricably intertwined, and there is simply no choice but to accept what is. Like you, I do still have my 4-legged friends of the feline persuasion, a Siamese (Punky) aged 21, and two all black like yours (except mine are more decrepit) aged 20 and 19 (Black Stuff and Ratzo), who are somewhat of a comfort to me. They send their regards to BG and TheRevJesse (very appropriate name, BTW).
Newly