tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post111556017476735533..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: In PassingJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115697167977544602005-05-09T23:52:00.000-04:002005-05-09T23:52:00.000-04:00Aw, I'm so sorry. I'm going to hug my kitties rig...Aw, I'm so sorry. I'm going to hug my kitties right now.kchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047598904515855507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115684439767316832005-05-09T20:20:00.000-04:002005-05-09T20:20:00.000-04:00I'm sorry for your loss, Riley. What a wonderful ...I'm sorry for your loss, Riley. What a wonderful journey you shared with Hoover, and thank you for letting us share a little bit of it. I'm going to go hug my three troublemakers now, which will confuse them but always makes me feel better.<BR/><BR/>I played Siouxsie and the Banshees for my late cat. She was named Siouxsie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115677372922508312005-05-09T18:22:00.000-04:002005-05-09T18:22:00.000-04:00My cat tried his best to die at home but it happen...My cat tried his best to die at home but it happened suddenly (for us) and when my husband came home late after leaving me and the kids up in CT visiting my parents over Thanksgiving, he found Paget dying. So he did take him to a smelly, brightly lit vet's office because he didn't know what else to do. I still feel really bad about that. It sounds like Hoover had a peaceful passing.eRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189252064595168859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115612437930605272005-05-09T00:20:00.000-04:002005-05-09T00:20:00.000-04:00You and Hoover were lucky enough to have found eac...You and Hoover were lucky enough to have found each other for part of this round on the wheel. Now your paths are parted, but she will always walk beside you when you think of her.<BR/><BR/>I can only hope that I am able to care for my beloved Xanthippe half as well as you cared for Hoover. Xan should have a ways to go, being just 5 and currently very healthy, but one never knows about these handdrummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287658517906891463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115608435428074392005-05-08T23:13:00.000-04:002005-05-08T23:13:00.000-04:00Aw, Riley, you're such a sentimental old fool. Go...Aw, Riley, you're such a sentimental old fool. God love you for it, though. As my old cat started hack, hack, hacking, again, I just looked at him at whispered gently, "fuck you, and if you throw up on my bedspread again I'm going to kill you," but I said it in a much sweeter voice. <BR/><BR/>Again, how long were you two best friends? That's a pretty good run. You both did well by each otherRay Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496709017124120407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115596981346315852005-05-08T20:03:00.000-04:002005-05-08T20:03:00.000-04:00I'm sorry. When Pyewacket died (at 14) I cried for...I'm sorry. When Pyewacket died (at 14) I cried for days. We buried her with the teddy bear she used to knead in moments of stress on top of a rise across from a wildlife sanctuary so she could watch the birds.<BR/><BR/>Safe passage, Hoover.juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261612060585536752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115566385033020442005-05-08T11:33:00.000-04:002005-05-08T11:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing the sweet, sad ending to the st...Thanks for sharing the sweet, sad ending to the story. Sorry you lost your little friend.<BR/><BR/>I'd hug the parakeet, but she pretty much hates everyone and would almost certainly bite me. <BR/><BR/>Maybe we <I>should</I> get a cat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1115561751285908382005-05-08T10:15:00.000-04:002005-05-08T10:15:00.000-04:00So sorry, Riley. I'll say it again: It truly sucks...So sorry, Riley. <BR/>I'll say it again: It truly sucks to be human sometimes. All the damned feelings that come with it. But then, sometimes... <BR/>I'm gonna go be with my two furries and my housemates when I'm done here, and thank you for that reminder, too. <BR/>I'd never heard the thing about the apples before. I always viewed us as people molded from the same ball of clay, still stuck Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com