tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post4204089747057517286..comments2024-03-24T14:37:32.309-04:00Comments on Morning's Minion: A Sentimental Essay About CatsMorning's Minionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-63946341687781111752011-09-18T21:02:21.549-04:002011-09-18T21:02:21.549-04:00Oh, I'm so sorry. Dogs are my first love but ...Oh, I'm so sorry. Dogs are my first love but I have had a few memorable cats over the years. I remember the profound sadness when we had to take Alex, our 15 year old golden retriever, to the vet for the last time. And I remember crying when I had to dig the hole myself to bury my pumpkin cat Biscuit because Jim had just had surgery on a broken leg. Pets do wind themselves firmly into our hearts and lives...Campbell Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186475121331418152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-3486884733722300152011-09-17T10:19:24.585-04:002011-09-17T10:19:24.585-04:00I too have shed tears at your description of beaut...I too have shed tears at your description of beautiful Oscar, and the pain of helping him to leave life at the end.<br /><br />Home, for me, would not be home without my cats.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-10297997943299549272011-09-15T18:39:25.038-04:002011-09-15T18:39:25.038-04:00Our cats live deep in our hearts whether here with...Our cats live deep in our hearts whether here with us or long gone. You have captured this so beautifully with your words, as I read, like the others, accompanied by tears. Thank you for all your great writing, whether cats, gardening, country life, it's all a blessing to us.MTVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503109991875159708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-83474366192862472282011-09-14T19:19:08.916-04:002011-09-14T19:19:08.916-04:00What a moving account ...I have held all my cats t...What a moving account ...I have held all my cats that I have had to let go on their final journey and you captured every emotion that we cat people put ourselves through ...tears were shed as I read this post. xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-69369912925543014982011-09-14T15:03:45.407-04:002011-09-14T15:03:45.407-04:00This was an extremely well-written tribute or memo...This was an extremely well-written tribute or memorium. I think knowing when to let go is a heart-breaking decision even when we know it is the best thing for our little friends. I am writing a history of the cats of Lakeview Point where I live and am finding it more difficult than I thought. But I want to have a remembrance, something to return to, in years to come. Your piece has helped me in how I will write my cat history.<br />Thank you in letting us get to know Oscar.marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08458417858538216872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-36186062656225155782011-09-14T12:52:12.995-04:002011-09-14T12:52:12.995-04:00This touches me too. I am a dog owner but I know t...This touches me too. I am a dog owner but I know too well the terrible responsibilty of making the ultimate decision for them.<br />The reason I started keeping dogs was having lost 3 cats over 2 years, I couldnt bear to have another.<br />This was very well written and describes your unique relationship with these 2 lovely animals perfectly.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-24163466116012858162011-09-14T09:28:06.280-04:002011-09-14T09:28:06.280-04:00Loved your heart wrenching post, even through tear...Loved your heart wrenching post, even through tears.<br />I know too, the heart breaking issue of letting go, even when our beloved pets are dying, and grief is part of the love/hate/disgust we sometimes feel when pets are bad/onery/loving/busy/throwing up/ripping up the furniture, carpet/ etc.<br />I have always loved animals, but especially cats. I've had dogs, cats and a whole bunch of others, but cats are my shining stars, and yes, I too, grumble about food, litter, messes, but its in the stars about owning animals, and it doesn't matter which kind they are, like us, they make messes of all kinds.<br />Take care<br />Hugsdenimflyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737448177805751756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-59096601544055497882011-09-14T07:13:20.455-04:002011-09-14T07:13:20.455-04:00Sharon- a lovely piece of writing- even if it did ...Sharon- a lovely piece of writing- even if it did make me cry. I too have known those awful final days, when you know its right but your heart is breaking.Its so hard to say goodbye. and yet the prospect of not having any cats around is unthinkable, and so we have more, even with the knowledge that more painful days will come.<br /><br />I was nodding as I read this, for just about everything you wrote applies to me and my cats too. (and i think you probably know that!)I think- and i have thought about this- There are people who like cats, and there are those of us who are cat people, and there is a huge difference.<br /><br /> and yes, Willis is wonderful!<br /><br />Leanne xLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573431221299174647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-81400191747213037192011-09-14T04:57:18.361-04:002011-09-14T04:57:18.361-04:00Your post is so succinct that I have nothing to ad...Your post is so succinct that I have nothing to add except to say that I agree with every single word..<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-33083365463141123902011-09-14T04:56:55.858-04:002011-09-14T04:56:55.858-04:00I wish I wasn't so emotional - satt here unash...I wish I wasn't so emotional - satt here unashamedly weeping at your post. How you must miss Oscar - and what a beautiful boy he was. Why is it that our dearest cats are the ones who have to go ahead of us too soon?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-86741589642380131902011-09-14T02:33:46.275-04:002011-09-14T02:33:46.275-04:00Very touching MM.
If only the little blighters ga...Very touching MM.<br /><br />If only the little blighters gave less than they took it would sometimes be easier when we need let them go. But, in spite of what some think about cats, they give such a lot in a miriad different ways.<br /><br />Most of us cat people will have taken similar sad journeys with sick cats, agonised over the right time, trying to distinguish between the right time for us and the right time for them until we find the right time for both. It's a hard thing to describe and you've done it well, just as it's sometimes hard to describe the little things that make each one unique and individual.<br /><br />I was brought up with dogs and didn't get a cat until I lived on my own in my twenties. I quickly appreciated the difference and have had a cat around almost always since. It's hard to let them go but it would be harder I feel to be without them.<br /><br />Unfortunately grief is the price we pay for love and memory can be {as I suspect it was here} bittersweet.<br /><br />As you know I often write about my cat - or more accurately 'our' cat which sometimes deigns to spend time with me - and her odd, comforting, amusing and sometimes frustrating ways and I too understand the comments about scratched furniture, cat hair and cat litter on the floor.<br /><br />Frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way.......<br /><br />or more likely - just like you - couldn't!Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667242161539996736noreply@blogger.com