I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty, Syntax...I know that hurts, I've lost a couple of them myself...
aw, im SO sorry. i remember telling you in your gallery how much myshkin looked like my beaker. he was adorable. may i ask how he passed?
Yes, the name was from Dostoevsky. The vet says he can't tell for sure, but he thinks it was a heart disease, likely something he was born with.