It's only been one day since Truffles has been gone but it's amazing what an impact her absence has on the rest of my herd. It's been quiet....REALLY QUIET..... very few wheeks or demands for food or any commotion whatsoever. They know something is different....

When Oreo passed, I had him out of his cage so Curly never knew what happened to him. I remember how she kept looking around in the cage and sat, facing the corner. She looked lost and seemed depressed. She missed Oreo. I didn't want her to go through that again.

I brought Truffles home to bury her and decided to let Curly say her goodbyes. Truffles was wrapped in a blanket so I just laid it next to Curly. She sniffed it and started to climb all over it, looking for Truffles. I decided to open up the blanket and let her see her. Curly sniffed her and then started licking her feet. She stopped and backed away and lifted her head really high up for a few seconds and started sniffing up in the air. Then, she backed away. .....she knew......

When I put Curly back in her cage, she just napped. I put Good Two Shoes in there for awhile and it was just the thing to get Curly up and moving. She purred at Goody for awhile, chased her, sniffed her and then went back to her nap. I eventually put Goody back with Puzzle......

I think Curly's going to be just fine.....