Wendy, I am so sorry to hear about you losing your beloved pet. I am a pet lover, to the max. I have two dogs and five, well four now, cats. A couple months ago, I put all the animals out for the day like I always do. I tie the dogs on their leads and just let the cats roam. That night, all the cats came in except for my favorite solid white cat w/blue eyes, and I swear on my soul, that cat answered the phone when it rang. I would have to race him to the phone and if he got there first, he would knock it off the hook with his paw. So he's gone and I'm not giving up hope. Even tho I have 6 other animals, I still miss my favorite cat. How is your weight loss going? I had lap RNY on 11/02/01 and am down 70 lbs.,maybe a little more as I never weigh myself.