Shirley has a good sense of humour so I'm sure she will see the funny side to, Pammy.
Incidentally, Shirley, re the tear stains....... Jimmy also suffers from this to a certain extent. However Misty now gives his eyes a good clean with her tongue every morning and a couple of times throughout the day and this keeps the tear stains away.
You ladies do love your cleaning, don't you ?
Perhaps you could use this information in your quest to convince Eric that Morgan needs a companion ? It's a long shot, but you never know.