I had two majestic cats, Katrina and Belle. Katrina was killed (and my home destroyed) in the great Northridge earthquake. Belle disappeared at that time, too. I suspect that she survived the initial quake but was scared away in the subsiquent aftershocks and flooding that occured in the house. Unfortunatly (or fortunatly) I was not in town at the time of the disaster. After the quake I moved into a condo, and I don't feel pets would be appropriate here, so I am currently pet-less. I do miss 'em though.