Thanks, Azalysa. I'm so sorry to hear about your losses as well.

I think I have been to that site, or a similar one, and it (whichever site I went to!) was full of supportive, helpful people.

My vet is a house calls vet, so I probably won't ask him about this until his visit at the end of the month, because he's got a busy schedule and always on the go. And, yes, there is a pet cemetary right in town--it's the one Sandy is buried in, and where my family's other dogs and cats have been buried. There might be another one, too. I'll call around.

Thanks for the links, too. I'll read the second one more thoroughly when I have more time.