John Ross Mc Master wrote:

Condolences from Cinder and Beauty. We lost Beast almost 2 years ago
and we share your grief.

Thank you. He was quite a "little" guy (don't let the name fool you -
at his best he was 15 pounds!). That's 3 in the past 7 years for us -
it never gets easier, even when you know it's the best thing at this
point.

Joan