First thanks for all of the kind words
For the wife the news has taken a turn, for the worse, while the dog passed on Saturday, her cat passed on Monday. The cat and I, for 17 yrs have been on barely speaking terms, but was the wife’s baby, she has taken this very hard. I’m sorry to say, I more saddened by the effect this loss has on the wife, than my loss related to the actual cat.
It seems strange, for the first time in 30 yrs, there are no animals of any kind in the house, just me and the wife, eerily quiet at times.