Tuxie has definitely missed her, though I think he is adjusting better now. Some people think you should show them the dead body, and I wonder if I should have brought Saki's body home, but I don't know if they really understand, and also I know animals in the wild often go off and hide away when dying, so I wonder if it's not usual for animals to never see their dead companions. I don't know. But I'm watching him close and playing with him more. He wouldn't go into Saki's bed next to my pillow, but has been eying it wistfully, until I put him in it last night, at which he purred and spent a good part of the night in.

I don't think Moo has really missed Saki--they were family and would occasionally cautiously touch noses, but they didn't really care for each other. Moo did not like being second fiddle to the charming Saki who tended to dominate my attention in a good way, and due to her illness, so it's understandable Moo didn't like it. If they were age mates, I would have worked more to not show favoritism, but not when it was likely Moo would have time after Saki was gone for me to make it up to her, Moo being seven years younger.

Moo and Tuxie are being more cuddly. Moo is enjoying not having to compete for attention. I'm hoping more attention now can help erode her pissy side. I'm hoping it might make her and Tuxie closer--they haven't had much to do with each other since Moo was totally done mothering him when he was 6 months old and foisted him off on Saki. It's her time to shine and get as much attention as she wants and she deserves that. We'll see what she does with it.