tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post2158531173880998323..comments2024-03-28T19:52:07.635-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Niki the Cat, 2005?-8 February 2018Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-10476348189548838852018-02-12T17:57:26.296-05:002018-02-12T17:57:26.296-05:00Thanks, Matt...I know what you mean. I remember we...Thanks, Matt...I know what you mean. I remember well every cat (and dog and rabbit and hamster, and most of the fish) I've ever taken care of. And the ferret I helped put the guts back into one emergent night while picking up my womanfriend at the vet hospital she worked at.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-6325037831481986182018-02-12T10:54:34.669-05:002018-02-12T10:54:34.669-05:00My condolences, Todd. I remember and mourn the los...My condolences, Todd. I remember and mourn the loss of every cat that's ever owned me.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-45214262051124217172018-02-09T19:17:04.855-05:002018-02-09T19:17:04.855-05:00Thanks, Rick. Walking by her favorite toys today w...Thanks, Rick. Walking by her favorite toys today was perhaps the most gut-clenching moment.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-50281088630553359182018-02-09T12:41:32.794-05:002018-02-09T12:41:32.794-05:00I'm so, so sorry for her passing and your loss...I'm so, so sorry for her passing and your loss. Cats are wonderful creatures; their loss is sad and difficult. Condolences. Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-7858998582598503772018-02-09T11:40:53.874-05:002018-02-09T11:40:53.874-05:00Thanks, Yvette. It's a messy process, muddling...Thanks, Yvette. It's a messy process, muddling through life, and as BV is finding, sometimes the pets outlive us, too, and sometimes that can be problematic. As with some birds, or koi fish, or horses...of course, the koi probably don't bond as tightly...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-84605019278287864832018-02-09T11:33:16.862-05:002018-02-09T11:33:16.862-05:00Thanks, Jim, and Kirk...wow, 20 years is a very go...Thanks, Jim, and Kirk...wow, 20 years is a very good run, Jim, which makes her loss that much harder to reconcile, I know. My folks had an all-white cat live to be about 18, Dakota Snowball, and obsessive player with string. They knew she was reaching the end when she could barely play with a dangled cord at all. <br /><br />The tan supermarket bag on the living-room couch looked for all the world, out of the corner of my eye, like Niki curled in sleep as I went downstairs this morning. It might take a while to learn a new default. Felicia seems a good name for a cat, as Poe was no slouch...Felix and all...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-35811008457304387982018-02-09T11:28:30.909-05:002018-02-09T11:28:30.909-05:00I'm so sad for you, Todd. These animals break ...I'm so sad for you, Todd. These animals break our hearts over and over and oh how I wish that they could all live as long as we do. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-79086081561257686892018-02-09T11:21:55.332-05:002018-02-09T11:21:55.332-05:00Sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to lose...Sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to lose a pet.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-27468082775238194372018-02-09T11:05:19.911-05:002018-02-09T11:05:19.911-05:00So sorry to hear this, Todd. She sounds like one t...So sorry to hear this, Todd. She sounds like one terrific cat!Scott Cupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082054067551991645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-84656924230388566632018-02-09T10:56:09.747-05:002018-02-09T10:56:09.747-05:00Thanks, folks. Still no takers on your mom's c...Thanks, folks. Still no takers on your mom's cats, BV? Och.<br /><br />We've, in a sense, otherwise taken cats who were shelter-bound...Emma was a street cat who had been lost or abandoned (she was litter-trained and all) and Ninja had been my parents' cat (from a pound a year or so before) when they could not take care of her any longer. And apparently Alice's fellow doctor couldn'find anyone who wanted Domino before Alice volunteered.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-14847832979426514012018-02-09T10:49:28.859-05:002018-02-09T10:49:28.859-05:00We just lost Felicia, our small but mighty black c...We just lost Felicia, our small but mighty black cat (yes, named after The Black Cat) after 20 years. I still look for her every time I walk into the office, her hangout of choice for the past few years. Please accept my condolences -- it's a hard loss for sure.<br />Jim C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07964049228931887059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-69106653852205650302018-02-09T10:36:05.714-05:002018-02-09T10:36:05.714-05:00So sorry, Todd. My family had cats while I was gro...So sorry, Todd. My family had cats while I was growing up, and I still miss Purrfy and Tigger, who've been gone a long time now. They were more than pets, they were friends and family, so I know how hard it is to say good-bye. Kudos to you and Alice for taking in shelter cats! My husband and I are trying to find a good home for my late mother's two cats since our landlady has a firm "no pets" policy. Wish us luck in finding a home as loving as yours.BVLawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104434170537269673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-27348026743354259672018-02-09T10:22:32.734-05:002018-02-09T10:22:32.734-05:00Very, very sorry, Todd.Very, very sorry, Todd.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00784369956197482774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-20234651956762472702018-02-09T10:07:53.294-05:002018-02-09T10:07:53.294-05:00That last comment was from me...I forgot to sign o...That last comment was from me...I forgot to sign out of Alice's login...Todd Masonhttp://socialistjazz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-69590969626402765882018-02-09T10:00:25.341-05:002018-02-09T10:00:25.341-05:00Terribly sorry, Barry...and thanks to you both.Terribly sorry, Barry...and thanks to you both.Alice Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012542046880714130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-58120688106682124842018-02-09T09:29:55.055-05:002018-02-09T09:29:55.055-05:00So sorry to hear about this, Todd. So sorry to hear about this, Todd. jurinummelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341211256652624861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-21493719006004008402018-02-09T09:20:59.850-05:002018-02-09T09:20:59.850-05:00Sincere condolences, Todd. Because of a very aggre...Sincere condolences, Todd. Because of a very aggressive spinal tumor, I had to have my beloved Westie, Duncan, euthanized on New Year's Day, and I've missed him every moment since. Barry Erganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305184548497082776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-5727660286910808822018-02-09T09:05:18.615-05:002018-02-09T09:05:18.615-05:00Red blood cells, that is.Red blood cells, that is.Todd Masonhttp://socialistjazz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-35998100120040134012018-02-09T09:02:35.885-05:002018-02-09T09:02:35.885-05:00Thanks, folks. Niki was, surprisingly, the first c...Thanks, folks. Niki was, surprisingly, the first cat we've (either Alice or I) had to elect to euthanize, though the leukemia had gotten bad enough that the skin of her inner ears had gone white through the relative lack of blood cells, and her brain and muscles were starting to show the oxygen deprivation.<br /><br />Paul, she was, we think, about three years old or a bit less when we adopted her, but it's tough even for veterinarians to tell the age of an adult cat till they're old enough to go gray (and even then). The shelter didn't know or weren't telling. Perhaps she was older. <br /><br />Patti, those who are in the know in both regards have told me that pet-keeping is parenting very lite...only, with mammal-keeping particularly, it's both parenting and taking care of aging parents lite, if one is lucky enough to have them for their lifespan...Todd Masonhttp://socialistjazz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-24900673534600503142018-02-09T06:34:33.659-05:002018-02-09T06:34:33.659-05:00Very sorry, Todd. Have never enjoyed the company o...Very sorry, Todd. Have never enjoyed the company of animals but can imagine the pleasure and pain.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-36177704895294305932018-02-09T03:41:51.721-05:002018-02-09T03:41:51.721-05:00Sorry to hear about you loss, Todd, very sad. How ...Sorry to hear about you loss, Todd, very sad. How old was she when you got her?Paul Frasernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-28528826383465427922018-02-09T01:26:47.866-05:002018-02-09T01:26:47.866-05:00I'm sorry, Todd. It's tougher than anybody...I'm sorry, Todd. It's tougher than anybody knows who hasn't gone through it.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-2335920184867971852018-02-08T22:32:26.221-05:002018-02-08T22:32:26.221-05:00My sympathies, Todd. It's amazing how a damne...My sympathies, Todd. It's amazing how a damned animal can work its way into your life and heart and make everything better.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-73495126952868672442018-02-08T22:13:44.999-05:002018-02-08T22:13:44.999-05:00I'm saddened to hear about your loss, Todd. Ca...I'm saddened to hear about your loss, Todd. Cats are enigma worth solving and have provided me with many joys over the years. RIP, Niki.Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.com