tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post9050991281142323983..comments2024-03-29T07:25:11.925-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Year of the Sheep By Kait CarsonJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64516001726721189812015-03-28T17:48:12.853-04:002015-03-28T17:48:12.853-04:00Hi Carla, I hope all goes well with Murphy. It is ...Hi Carla, I hope all goes well with Murphy. It is so hard to see them start to fail. Your house sounds like mine, with hanging IVs and injectables. Scout sounds like a little love. We had one, I think it was Zoe, who used to wrap up any loose material she found, curtains, dishtowels, tee shirts, until she could suck on it.Took me a while to figure out what the little reverse dimples were that I was finding all over the house.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43929100910512911052015-03-28T17:44:50.211-04:002015-03-28T17:44:50.211-04:00Hi Kara - The size of the footprints they leave be...Hi Kara - The size of the footprints they leave behind are amazing. My part Maine Coon, Zoe, sends a special paw pat to you.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55147415959009730772015-03-28T17:26:13.995-04:002015-03-28T17:26:13.995-04:00We have four fur-kids. Our oldest, Murphy the one-...We have four fur-kids. Our oldest, Murphy the one-eyed cat, is battling liver and pancreatic cancer. So we have feline hospice in our house. The youngest, Scout, is a 5 mo old kitten who was orphaned at 2 weeks. She is a rascal-- as a matter of fact, she's trying to nurse from my neck right now.carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62033084910018692032015-03-28T16:34:38.027-04:002015-03-28T16:34:38.027-04:00I had a beautiful Maine Coon named Catarina. She w...I had a beautiful Maine Coon named Catarina. She was a rescue and isn't with us anymore, but she lived a long and pampered life. <br /><br />Thank you to all the volunteers who work on behalf of our animal friends. Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55590222168282066452015-03-28T15:56:34.001-04:002015-03-28T15:56:34.001-04:00CORRECTION: One of my Maine friends read the blog ...CORRECTION: One of my Maine friends read the blog and corrected a typo. It should be HOULTON Humane Society, not Holton. I think I need a trip home really soon! Thanks Chris for the sharp eyes!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64642155428677165492015-03-28T15:08:23.939-04:002015-03-28T15:08:23.939-04:00EB We live next to a cattle farm, so I can relate....EB We live next to a cattle farm, so I can relate. I can also relate to your ambivalence. Dogs, and cats too, are animals at the end of the day, and they will survive. Gaining their trust is truly something of value because they are letting you into their clan. Especially sweeter if they learn to trust you after they have been so poorly treated. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15568351755446722602015-03-28T14:43:14.509-04:002015-03-28T14:43:14.509-04:00I've never had pets, Kait. My parents didn'...I've never had pets, Kait. My parents didn't want them since they liked to travel, but I enjoyed my friends' pets. It a bit different when they aren't your responsibility. Never having had a pet, now I'm unsure if I'd want that responsibility. <br /><br />We lived next door to a dairy farm when I was growing up so there were always animals around. Now that I'm in the big-city burbs where there are four dogs per acre since lots are about 1/4 acre, I'm not thrilled with the ratio. Seeing the cows roaming on hundreds of acres is more my speed. I have to admit to being grateful to those like you who go the distance and take on abandoned pets. I can't imagine how that would feel--your family abandoning you!<br /><br />On the other hand, I've read a few true crime/real autopsy reports that say dogs will chomp on their dead owners' bodies if their masters die at home. Gives me mixed feelings about pets. Love them, but not sure I really trust them.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55353728897332500052015-03-28T11:43:16.157-04:002015-03-28T11:43:16.157-04:00Hi all, sorry to be checking in so late. Husband s...Hi all, sorry to be checking in so late. Husband said, "Let's go out for breakfast." I did not say no. There is an amazing and heartwarming tie between writers and animals. I wonder if its because we live such cerebral lives that we are drawn to the sixth sense of animals. The story of Emerson really touched me. That's dedication. Thank you all for commenting.<br />Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71312408152795595502015-03-28T10:44:55.432-04:002015-03-28T10:44:55.432-04:00All of our animals are rescues. We have two dogs. ...All of our animals are rescues. We have two dogs. Hamish is a wonderful, goofy labradoodle who was two days away from being put down when my daughter got him from a shelter (we had a wonderful English mastiff, Xena, also a rescue, whose long-time companion, a rat terrier, had returned home to an owner who was unable to care for her for several years. Xena was lonely.) Mastiffs don't live long, however, and she died, so we got Vinnie, who came from a program at the Zanesville prison.<br /><br />As far as cats go, when a cat shows up, we take it to be neutered and get a rabies shot, and if it still sticks around after that trauma, it eventually becomes "our" cat. We presently have six of them.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29643921879887256222015-03-28T10:43:04.276-04:002015-03-28T10:43:04.276-04:00I am so impressed by the dedication of animal resc...I am so impressed by the dedication of animal rescuers! And so disgusted by those who would treat these poor animals so cruelly. You see the best and the worst at shelters.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53563085420905380472015-03-28T09:55:12.730-04:002015-03-28T09:55:12.730-04:00Most of my pets just came to me. Either, they were...<br />Most of my pets just came to me. Either, they were dropped off or I read an ad in a paper that someone wanted a home for them. I've had numerous stray cats appear at my house and made their home in my barn where I fed and cared for them. I have cat allergies so am limited about the cats I can have inside. I have two tabby sisters I got when the owners decided they didn't want them anymore. I've had them for at least five years now.<br /><br />My biggest love, however, is Maggie my collie. I've always loved collies. When my previous collie developed grand mal seizures and medicine stopped working and her hind quarters become paralyzed, I had to have her euthanized. I held her and sang to her while she kissed the tears from my face. Yes, I paid for Maggie, but I still feel she was a rescue dog. She was a kennel dog and was going to be used for breeding. Now she has the best world possible for a dog. She lives in my house and has the freedom to run around my farm and explore when we do our long daily walks in the woods. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33100882897658960622015-03-28T09:49:52.116-04:002015-03-28T09:49:52.116-04:00Kait, thanks for all you are doing and for the bea...Kait, thanks for all you are doing and for the beautiful pictures you've included. I don't have critters in my life now, but have many happy memories of time spent with family pets.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35285397227726547902015-03-28T09:14:10.051-04:002015-03-28T09:14:10.051-04:00Rescue workers for animals are doing wonderful thi...Rescue workers for animals are doing wonderful things.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com