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Thank you everyone, I feel all those great hugs - Natasha sure was a great kitty - during the year I was out of work, she always sat next to my chair when I was online for school or just generally online. I dubbed her my *babysitter* - her way of making sure I stayed OK during that time.
Her name has now been added to the list of names I ritually say *goodnight* to (all those that are in the great cosmos out there) every night when Windoze is shutting down.
The other kitty family members have, I think, begun to realize she is not just visiting at the vet.
I do believe all that in the poem, Erin, we'll all be reunited and now her toes don't hurt anymore and breathing is not labored - one kitty that left many years ago had no teeth when I adopted him - I bet he has a full set now

Thanks again everyone, there are a lot of people that don't understand how we feel about our pets but I knew that so many folks here do and I could tell you about my loss.