tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post1435624813005262663..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: Farewell to FredScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-37018563753415918202017-03-12T09:02:25.999-07:002017-03-12T09:02:25.999-07:00Thanks, everyone, for the words of sympathy. I'...Thanks, everyone, for the words of sympathy. I've been fond of all our cats, of course, but for reasons I don't fully understand, Fred was kind of special to me. Like Puck, the Turkish Van. <br /><br />And BigHank, I know exactly what you mean: When Puck got run over the second time -- thereby ending his career in the out-of-doors -- his beautiful fluffy ring tail was crushed close to its base; they had to amputate so much of it the vet wasn't certain whether the nerves that control bladder and bowel function had been damaged or not. I've never been so happy to see a cat using his litter box.Hanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-31749358426495190732017-03-10T18:02:20.016-08:002017-03-10T18:02:20.016-08:00I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Fred was lu...I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Fred was lucky to own you and vice versa. It's tough to lose a kitty friend, but there'll be another who needs a home and will fill your heart with joy.Debbihttp://www.debbimack.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-79441427306290432682017-03-10T16:54:49.540-08:002017-03-10T16:54:49.540-08:00sorry for your loss! Fred had a great life with yo...sorry for your loss! Fred had a great life with you and I hope you can get a new cat that needs a home when you can feel better!mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550138418128556004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-448650757896720012017-03-09T19:55:50.930-08:002017-03-09T19:55:50.930-08:00Hank,
Fred was such a handsome cat--as are all Mai...Hank,<br />Fred was such a handsome cat--as are all Maine Coons--I am so sorry for your loss. I know that my own Maine Coon, Hobbes, is up there showing Fred the ropes of kitty heaven. <br /><br />~MaryClevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-471019827390828632017-03-08T19:08:26.091-08:002017-03-08T19:08:26.091-08:00A lovely tribute to a beautiful and good-natured f...A lovely tribute to a beautiful and good-natured friend. I'm glad for all of you that you got to spend that much time together. Take care of yourselves.D. Sidhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810866162936064310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-79625145708333156742017-03-07T06:31:44.321-08:002017-03-07T06:31:44.321-08:00Ah, what a handsome boy. We had a close call with ...Ah, what a handsome boy. We had a close call with our indoor/outdoor girl last fall, resulting in $3000 of surgery and appalling feline indignities, including a cat enema. (I can't recommend it, unless the alternative is the cat croaking.) And I was weeping when she did manage to poop on her own, because that meant that her broken pelvis was still in good enough shape that we wouldn't have to put her down...<br /><br />I've been where you are too many times. It's small comfort, but be glad you were able to give Fred hospice care--too many critters suffer at the end.BigHank53noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-10135175676186715712017-03-07T04:23:18.921-08:002017-03-07T04:23:18.921-08:00That was a beautiful encomium! I am a cat person a...That was a beautiful encomium! I am a cat person and have known a Maine Coon or two and they are enormous, fiercy smart, loyal and adorable. I don't really have a favorite breed, but those tufted ears, the largeness (more cat to love) and their standoffish (unless you are on the list of approved humans) indicate an impressive level of intelligence as well as discernment.<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear of your loss, I can only imagine the ginormous hole he has left in his passing and hope that when the time comes, another such wonder comes in to take his place...Provider_UNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180517834541606431noreply@blogger.com