Feline Sympathy

Today, he found out that his cat has diabetes. 

He's really upset by this, and I just wish I could've been there, physically, to comfort him.

Hell, just talking about it over the phone, I started getting upset myself, and I've never even met Sumner (the cat's name is Sumner, which bugs me; that name is somehow significant to me and I can't recall why).

Now he's got to decide whether or not to keep Sumner.  His life and schedule aren't the best for a special-needs cat who has to have insulin shots twice daily.  He's going to give it a month or so, to see exactly how big the impact is, then I suspect he's going to try to find a new home for the kitty.  Even though he's going to try, and doesn't really want to give Mr. Kitty up, I really think he'll arrive at the decision that it's best for both him and the cat if someone else adopts Sumner.

I don't really have a strong opinion one way or the other - I just want the best for both of them.

God, I wish I could be there right now, instead of stuck here 900 miles away.  I wish I could do more to comfort him than just be there on the phone.