Sorry for your loss. Pets become family very quickly. Some people say that animals have no souls. I say BS! When we are ultimately reunited with our loved ones in glory, our pet loved ones will be there too.
Last Friday night I had a dream where Scruffs came to me....and he was healthy, better than ever. At first I thought it wasn't him because of his size and the noticeable scar on his nose was missing. He had gotten his snorkus (nose) half ripped off when he was very young and in the wild, after all he was a pure breed WV brown cat. In the dream, I quickly realized it was the Scruffs......just letting me know he is in a good place and waiting for me. Needless to say, it was very comforting.