tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4509138904834846159..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Ernest Hemingway has to put down one of his catsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19167024854228957702012-07-18T10:25:16.086-05:002012-07-18T10:25:16.086-05:00Some cats purr when they are ill, stressed, or in ...Some cats purr when they are ill, stressed, or in pain. There's a theory that purring releases a calming hormone. Cats are really interesting animals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22529440545451712422012-07-16T12:13:31.481-05:002012-07-16T12:13:31.481-05:00This is so sad -even though it was so long ago. Ou...This is so sad -even though it was so long ago. Our dog was hit by a car Thursday, and the damage, though confined to the leg, was so bad her leg was amputated Friday. This brave little border collie never whined or cried at all, just looked at us with those trusting eyes. I was very scared of possible internal injuries, so we dodged a bullet there. Now she's tentatively learning how to climb stairs and jump in the car, even in pain.Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41929816705958904612012-07-16T11:14:28.312-05:002012-07-16T11:14:28.312-05:00I understand what he went through. This weekend my...I understand what he went through. This weekend my cat passed away from a sudden worsening of an otherwise well managed kidney ailment. As he lost all will to live over the last few days, despite our best efforts, we opted to put him to sleep. He was with us for 13 very good years and we wish him well, wherever he is. Farewells are never easy.AMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33115182834626739042012-07-15T22:52:28.794-05:002012-07-15T22:52:28.794-05:00Ensuring that a pet dies comfortably is an act of ...Ensuring that a pet dies comfortably is an act of love, but sitting around thinking about how you'll ensure it dies comfortably is just horrifying?<br />You might want to spend some time thinking about this.uzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33367169576781560462012-07-15T21:49:38.877-05:002012-07-15T21:49:38.877-05:00I'm sitting next to a very sick elderly cat as...I'm sitting next to a very sick elderly cat as I write this. Honestly.<br /><br />The idea that you've failed your cat for not killing it just stuns me. Ensuring that a pet dies comfortably is an act of love, but sitting around thinking about how you'll shoot it is just horrifying. Then you call it an act of love? Just sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16970083006702631892012-07-15T20:28:34.177-05:002012-07-15T20:28:34.177-05:00You can have a vet come to your house, some make h...You can have a vet come to your house, some make house calls. They can give your pet a sedative and the cats falls asleep. The second shot ends their life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33525920786683049062012-07-15T14:30:46.821-05:002012-07-15T14:30:46.821-05:00Several years ago I took my beloved Brandy to the ...Several years ago I took my beloved Brandy to the vet. The vet's diagnosis and subsequent advice led to her being put down. While carrying her body to the car and during the drive home I realized that something profoundly wrong had occurred. I sensed that I had failed her. I vowed that never again would I hire a stranger to do what should properly be done by me. If I love them and they me I owe them nothing less than this final act of love. It is a most difficult thing to do. I know how Hemingway must have felt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74395816518693057462012-07-15T13:11:13.225-05:002012-07-15T13:11:13.225-05:00In that case, you may need to go without it. I ca...In that case, you may need to go without it. I can't as a consciencious blogger harvest entire contents from other sites.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81410007206200829962012-07-15T12:58:05.064-05:002012-07-15T12:58:05.064-05:00The full letter is behind Harper's paywall.The full letter is behind Harper's paywall.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00054884976691667104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75973709606556819612012-07-15T12:22:29.498-05:002012-07-15T12:22:29.498-05:00This posting made me track down my unsuspecting ca...This posting made me track down my unsuspecting cat for a thorough cuddle.Jimnoreply@blogger.com