I am so, so sorry to hear about your Emma (I had an Emma, too, and Olive was the new kitty I got after I lost her and realized that I couldn't really live without a cat around). I have wondered so many times whether it would have been better to not see her destroyed body, but then it would have been like that, never knowing where she went, and I don't know if that's better--it's such a terrible feeling, praying they'll come back, and wondering how long is too long. My ex's cat was missing for two months before someone saw the poster about her and found my ex to tell him his cat was in her yard.

They are our best friends, and it's just so hard to live without them.