I'm glad you have fond memories of Snoopy - he's a sweet-looking cat. Cats can really work their way into our hearts! They hide pain so well. I had a cat die while I was out of town, too. Recently, the same thing happened to my sister, with one of her cats dying while she was out of town.

A friend of hers, who works with a lot of animals, says this is a thing with cats. It's like they don't want their people to know or worry about them. I have a little cat cemetery in my back 40 - if we live a long life, we will lose a lot of pets. Treasure them while we have them - like you did with Snoopy!