This very morning I lost my sweet little beloved Dusty. I went to feed her & found her semiconcious & cold so I knew something had happened overnight. I rushed her to the vet who told me that she was pretty sure she had had a stroke so I had to have her put to sleep. She was my constant companion when I would sit outdoors to read & I knew by the way she acted that she loved me immensely. How can she be so good yesterday & today be dead? How do you go on when your devoted loving fur-baby is gone & won't be able to love me or me her ever again? How can I be outdoors now when I see her everywhere? My heart is breaking! even though I know I did the best for her putting her to sleep. I have lost 4 kitties since Jan.,06 and it's beyond more then I can bear especially losing this one. She came in my life as a stray while I was grieving over having put my Rusty to sleep because of cancer & that was 6 1/2 years ago. She was a small kitty and very lovable & even though she had some health problems, she was doing well. But when something like this so unexpected happens, where do you go from here? How do you find the strength to go on when the one who loved you best is no longer here? Now I have no one to talk with or love or worry about. Sure I have other babies, but she was just so special! that it won't be the same without her nor will any of my other babies be as close as her. It's so hard to believe, even now, that she is gone when she was so well yesterday. It never gets easier no matter how many pets you have; each one has a very special place in your heart & some more then others. Oh, Dusty girl, how I will miss you--miss your little meow, miss your little face and all your little ways. How will I go on without you? May you be at peace and good health now playing in those beautiful fields over the Rainbow Bridge with Bootsie, Rusy, Twinkle & Cubby Bear & may the day come when we will forever be together never to be parted, never to be sick & always to be happy & free. I love you with all my heart & will miss you forever my beloved little Dusty girl. There are no words to describe the pain in my heart & how much I already miss seeing you & loving you. May God grant that we will one day be together again, that is my hope & comfort today.