Poor, dear Oz,

I am so, so sorry.  Our legal issues notwithstanding, I still care for you as an individual.  And regardless of your recent indiscretion in regards to Violet, I still firmly believe that no one deserves the treatment you have received.  To suddenly become visible to the dog must have been shock enough, but then to find yourself on the wrong side of the hump, so to speak... to emerge sticky and wet and bedraggled... It is too horrifying to contemplate.  Rest assured that if nothing else, I will be an ear to listen and nibble, a shoulder to cry on and claw.  And I'll supply the wet wipes.  Condolences, Suez.