tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post9006526781221003827..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: "I've lost Ming..."Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50175738962742069062017-02-26T06:58:10.630-05:002017-02-26T06:58:10.630-05:00Alas, we just lost one of our two felines a few we...Alas, we just lost one of our two felines a few weeks ago. Mr. Toes was almost seventeen, and had been failing for a while but it was still terribly hard. <br /><br />He climbed into the back of the refrigerator to die. We had to take off the plate in the back to get his body out. Really. Cats want to hide when they are ill.<br /><br />Sigh. Now I feel like crying again.<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-1661786120664899262017-02-23T17:49:51.789-05:002017-02-23T17:49:51.789-05:00Ashe, thanks so much for sharing your memories of ...Ashe, thanks so much for sharing your memories of George. She looks adorable. And I'm happy to add her to the list of excellent female Georges, including Sand and Eliot. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9736886204680085382017-02-23T00:09:24.570-05:002017-02-23T00:09:24.570-05:00Lately, Cecilia Tan posted on Facebook that one of...Lately, Cecilia Tan posted on Facebook that one of her cats (named after kinds of tea) missed his vet appointment because she couldn't find him anywhere. She attributed this to the magical cat power of invisibility. One of our cats tends to hide when she's wanted, so when taking her to the vet, I bring up the cat carrier at the last minute, and stuff her inside despite her protests.<br />Ashe, I'm sorry you had to say goodbye to George at last. (She looks beautiful. Calico Persian?) Pets take up so much space in our lives that they leave an empty space when we lose them permanently.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30114013684048904862017-02-22T20:49:56.222-05:002017-02-22T20:49:56.222-05:00I haven't had a cat for years, and when I did ...I haven't had a cat for years, and when I did they were outdoor farm cats, but I did have a couple of recent adventures with an escaped cat. My brother's cat Lucky is a big white cat who hates everybody but my brother. Even my sister-in-law and nephew are pretty careful around Lucky, and he absolutely hates me, even when I go to feed him while his family is away. Twice last summer he got outdoors while I was there, and while i scrambled around trying to find some tidbit so irresistible that he'd be lured back indoors, he crouched in the thick shrubbery beside the house and hissed and growled at me and tried to scratch me if got close. They live in a wooded area where coyotes are not unknown, and, while I might even bet on Lucky against a moderately sized coyote, I couldn't take that chance. I don't remember how I finally got him in the first time, but by the second time, my brother had shown me where the Magic Catnip was hidden, so I was able to get Lucky incrementally closer and closer to the door, and finally inside. Whew.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-72584041668238809792017-02-21T23:08:53.624-05:002017-02-21T23:08:53.624-05:00We once had a flighty-minded inside cat that would...We once had a flighty-minded inside cat that would secret itself away. Once, she wound up on a comping trip with us. While we packed the van she'd apparently stowed away and we weren't aware of it until 250 miles from home and almost to our destination out in the wilds. She had never been the most connected cat. She spent her whole life surprised. Poor thing didn't take well to camping and went into a deep shock that looked like depression, considering the strange and unfamiliar world she was taking in. We cut the vacay short to take her home.<br /><br />Now, we have one who has taken to sleeping in Momma X's closet, despite the fact that upon several occasions that he's got himself trapped for hours when somebody unthinkingly closes the door. And I thought cats were bright?<br /><br />Or maybe it's the losers who suss us out?Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com