Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> lucretiaborgia@cheapdago wrote:
>>> Jean B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. I doubt I will ever be so bonded with another fur baby, but who
>>>> knows. I can't even think about another cat (or, more likely, two
>>>> litter mates or friends) until I see what pattern my life settles into
>>>> when my daughter takes off for college.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the loss, it's so painful.
>>>
>>> Just wait and see, I wasn't going to have another cat but this one
>>> found me when a woman in our building died and there was nobody to
>>> take the cat in the closet. It's too soon/painful to think about
>>> another yet.
>>
>> Loss of a beloved pet is so hurtful. Getting a new pet soon though can
>> really help out. You're not replacing the one you loved and lost, but
>> bringing in a new one soon after can really brighten up your life and
>> your household. A new kitten will be so adorable and innocent and
>> always playful that you can be happy with that while still missing the
>> old one.
>>
>> Get a rescue older cat, and treat it with kindness and it helps just
>> as much if not more.
>>
>> In honor of your departed loved one, rescue one that's had a bad life
>> and give them a loving home. What a difference you can make in a
>> life. :-D
>
> When someone loses a spouse if they truly loved you they'd not want
> you to live all alone without love for the remainder of your life yet
> many do, I have no sympathy for those lonely shallow low IQers... and
> it's the same with pets. I've always made sure I've had several, so
> when one passes I miss them but the others move in to fill the gap,
> and I find another that needs a home... usually another finds me... I
> never turn a needy critter away. Besides the six I have indoors I
> have six in my barn, and often more, I feed all. Today I was out at
> the barn three times to fill the food and water bowls... in winter I
> supply heat... most times I don't see the barn cats but I know they're
> there and they need to live too. Truth is I spend more on feeding
> critters than I do feeding myself. I bet my birdseed bill is more
> than that ugli sicilian stronzo welfare borgia spends to feed her
> family.
>

Oh gee. Bird seed. My birds are eating me out of house and home. I
guess they know a good thing when they see it!