Then I was a kid my old cat could usually be seen in the window of the house three doors down basking in the sun. When his mum died he stayed home more.
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The son is more of an outdoor cat and in the days he sleeps under a lean too next to my workshop and the evenings on my digger seat but just lately hes been coming in a lot more , the kids are paying him more attention now so hopefully he'll be more of a house cat . Always wanted a cat that would jump up and sleep on my lap in the evening but i can never see him going that far !
Never really had much talk about mental heath when i was younger but now i do see that it can affect us all and little things can help us cope with situations . Pets are not for everyone but something about a ball of fluff that wants your attention (even if its to get food) just makes the day brighter somehow.
Never really had much talk about mental heath when i was younger but now i do see that it can affect us all and little things can help us cope with situations . Pets are not for everyone but something about a ball of fluff that wants your attention (even if its to get food) just makes the day brighter somehow.
CATS!!!!
That's not 'hunter mode' that's if it walks across the road in front of me I'll have it mode...
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Cats are always there for you I said...
I am feeling a bit rough: vomiting and flu like illness, hardly slept through the night, so am dozing on the bed and I hear a watery spatter in the hall...
Nothing like the smell of fresh cat vomit in the morning to lift your spirits after you have been vomiting for the last few days!
Did I mention the blood and feathers in the kitchen from the early morning hunt too.
Head thumping, coughing, aching joints feeling nauseous and cleaning up cat vomit, great start to the day.
I am feeling a bit rough: vomiting and flu like illness, hardly slept through the night, so am dozing on the bed and I hear a watery spatter in the hall...
Nothing like the smell of fresh cat vomit in the morning to lift your spirits after you have been vomiting for the last few days!
Did I mention the blood and feathers in the kitchen from the early morning hunt too.
Head thumping, coughing, aching joints feeling nauseous and cleaning up cat vomit, great start to the day.
My neighbours cats are pie eater types, one of them is very friendly with the errant cat that I am trying to lure into the world of civilised behaviour, but is a food hoover. A few times they have followed him into the house to look for grub. Her brother barfed up croquettes that I had put out for the errant cat and she ate the output seconds after it landed on my tiles.
We lost our little old boy at 18 years of age, he had an overactive thyroid that was medicated, but in increases the strain on the heart, which is what got him in the end.
I've had him tattooed on my leg so that he is always on my lap
I've had him tattooed on my leg so that he is always on my lap
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Thank youThat mate is good likeness of the cat in the picture.
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Had a call from the crematorium yesterday didnt want her ashes mixed with lots of other cats and decided this would look nicer than a wooden box
My friend said she would paint to look more like her I think that will suit it better, i know its going to upset me for a while seeing her like that but at least she will always be with us
Im not brave enough to have a tattoo but that is really nice and fitting way to remember your cat
Wife initially didnt want a paw print but thought about and rang them back but it was too late
My friend said she would paint to look more like her I think that will suit it better, i know its going to upset me for a while seeing her like that but at least she will always be with us
Im not brave enough to have a tattoo but that is really nice and fitting way to remember your cat
Wife initially didnt want a paw print but thought about and rang them back but it was too late
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Had a call from the crematorium yesterday didnt want her ashes mixed with lots of other cats and decided this would look nicer than a wooden box
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My friend said she would paint to look more like her I think that will suit it better, i know its going to upset me for a while seeing her like that but at least she will always be with us
Im not brave enough to have a tattoo but that is really nice and fitting way to remember your cat
Wife initially didnt want a paw print but thought about and rang them back but it was too late
In our family - we have "family pet funerals" - Sunday morning - bottom of Dads garden - grave dug. Whole family stood around - loved pet put to rest - marker left.
This has been going on since I was small child - cats - mums toy dogs - dads gun dogs - pet rabbits/mice/fish. Then as we kids left home - and had our own kids/dogs/cats - when our pets passed we took them back to "Dad's pet cemetery". Same format...
Cut my elderly Dad's lawn just before the cold snap - found myself with some sadness reading the collection of up ended paving slabs - where Dad had engraved the dogs names/dates with a die grinder. I made the effort, got some bleach and pressure washer out and cleaned the "headstones" up.
The positive: Dads free hand letter righting with a die grinder got better over the decades.
The negative: When Mum and Dad finally pass - gonna be lot of memories sold off with the family house I was born in goes to it's new owners
We did the same. It's hard going to pick them up.Had a call from the crematorium yesterday didnt want her ashes mixed with lots of other cats and decided this would look nicer than a wooden box
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My friend said she would paint to look more like her I think that will suit it better, i know its going to upset me for a while seeing her like that but at least she will always be with us
Im not brave enough to have a tattoo but that is really nice and fitting way to remember your cat
Wife initially didnt want a paw print but thought about and rang them back but it was too late
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thats a really nice touch , we did think about burying her with the Marianne the cat we had very briefly before we had Remy and Felix but she had no road sense
I'll be honest i dont even visit my Dads grave and thats been 30 odd years i just dont see it as him being there not the person , i just dedicate some time each week to remember all the people ive lost over the years and it keeps them alive to me. Also all the tools i use my dads my grandfathers and my brothers make me remember them too
My mum still has the ashes to all her dogs and i'd like to keep Remy with us too , like you say when that property goes so do thioe memories but maybe you could keep the headstones as those are really what matters not whats in the ground now
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thats going to be tough i know , welling up even thinking about that now
Take it easy on yourself and remember we're all here for each other.
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When I lived in England I used to visit their graves to clean them and leave flowers on their birthdays. Have not done that for eight years and don't miss it, it helped me at the time though.
This thread has taken a dark turn so my two pence worth.
The hole is one metre deep, there are foxes and all manner of beasts nearby, my neighbours cat had a shallow grave and rose from that grave courtesy of a fox. May 26 2021, a British Blue shorthair of eighteen years age.
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I just experienced an entirely new reaction from His Imperial Majesty, Bemusement.
Came back in from cleaning and tidying the workshop and offered my hand for his customary sniff to decide if I'm worthy enough to give him scratches...
He sniffed and stared at me kinda puzzled, then sniffed again, then repeated this process several times totally unsure of what to make of my new odour.
All I can think is that I oiled some leather with Mink Oil earlier, and the combination of that animal smell, with metal dust and general crud I have been sweeping up is just totally novel in a way that he doesn't entirely dislike.
Came back in from cleaning and tidying the workshop and offered my hand for his customary sniff to decide if I'm worthy enough to give him scratches...
He sniffed and stared at me kinda puzzled, then sniffed again, then repeated this process several times totally unsure of what to make of my new odour.
All I can think is that I oiled some leather with Mink Oil earlier, and the combination of that animal smell, with metal dust and general crud I have been sweeping up is just totally novel in a way that he doesn't entirely dislike.
