Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:06:13 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 7/18/2014 10:15 AM, wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:03:38 -0400, Brooklyn1
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sorry to hear the sad news. You need to get a new cat as soon as
>>>>> possible, preferably two or more kittens from the same litter, there
>>>>> are plenty to adopt.
>>>>
>>>> You are callous ! Most people cannot shrug off a beloved pet like
>>>> that - as I have endlessly said, I feel so sympathetic for your wife.
>>>> Will you replace her like that ?
>>>>
>>> Agree. I despise that "just get another one" attitude. Uh, what? As
>>> if they are so easily replaced.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> They are not replaced and they never will be. A new pet just brings in
>> new love and companionship to a depressed household. You are not
>> replacing one, you are just moving on and just look at the face of the
>> new one....all happy and stuff for finally getting a new loving home.
>>
>> Honor your old pet by providing a nice loving home to a new one.
>> Rescues that had a hard early live are the best.
>
> Wasting your breath, those shallow blowhards
> are incapable of comprehending. I've lost many cats, all are still
> important, all have well marked graves that are visited and tended to
> often. But it's just plain selfish not to give another needy little
> life a home. I've discovered over the years that those who only have
> one pet are not very nice people, they're extremely self centered and
> selfish. Even worse are those who lose a pet and need to advertize
> month after month just to savor the pity.
>
I have Ming's ashes because I want him to be buried with me. (I am
sorry this has turned into a rather long thread. I will try to "sit on
my hands", but my hands sometimes have mind of their own.)