Sad news...
Well, I must take back 99% of the anger I directed at Dan earlier.
It turns out he was supposedly asleep until 3pm, when his 15 yr. old sister woke him up with hysterical screams.
She had found their little black cat Velvet dead in the upstairs hallway.
He was only 4 or 5. They think he choked on some ham, since there was a trail of bits of ham on the floor, leading to where Velvet lay, although Dan says they hadn't left food out. Maybe he got in the garbage?
Anyway, they buried him in the back yard, and had a little ceremony.
So Dan's staying home tonight. He's really upset. They have another cat, a tabby named Rascal (siblings), but Velvet was Dan's favourite.
I wish there was something I could do, but I guess he's better off with his family around him tonight. :(+
Goodbye Velvet
R.I.P.