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Oh, really, I'm doing ok. Shakespeare never was really healthy. That's part of the reason I took him from the Shelter. No one really wanted him - he had a chronic breathing problem - though not respiratory. As near as we could tell, he had allergies that just didn't respond to anything. So he was always wheezing and his mose was always running with a real mess going on, so not too attractice. I took him in, but he strolled over to my neighbor's one afternoon, and after that, he stayed there most of the time. (She is very sick with kidney problems, so she was always home and he got to be top-dog/cat, and was really quite spoiled. She does dialysis Monday and Thursday mornings, so she's bring him "home" Sunday night and Wednesday. Then she'd leave her back door ajar in the morning so he could come in and be there on the bed with her when she woke from her treatment.) It was very sweet how they bonded, and I think it's been much worse for her than for me. I feel worse for her because he was special to her - someone to care for and tend to. Now she's sooooo sad. (I even had to have my vet call her to tell that there's nothing we could have done for him - period!)

I understand about the Canna. I was so careful to keep them separated, but when I heard we were getting a hard frost, and they were in pots, it was just a matter of getting them in fast!

A picture of this morning's basement!

LOL! Pretty pathetic showing off THT basement, but you are only supposed to notice the brugs!

Janice,

I remember reading about him and his long stay at rescue and then he decided he wanted you to take him home with you.

Three of the old Bullies died last year along with 2 of my friends and my father, what a horrible year, but somehow we survived and moved forward.

BigDaddy pullled 3 pups out of a ditch where they have been abandoned. We haven't been able to adopt them out, so I guess they will be staying here. Whoever heard of having 6 yarddogs. The 3 strays that came to stay years ago and now these 3.

Hugs cause I know it must still hurt,

Judy

You know me too well, Judy.

Of course they all hurt... but we have to consider why we were put on this earth. I was never able to have children, so I consider each and every one of these little beasties to be my own. And with each passing, I swear there won't be any "in-coming" to replace them, but the odds never seem to even out. I sit here with my 2 doggies and 5 kitties and swear - this is ENOUGH! But sure as the sun rises each morning, something will happen and I'll be Johhny on the spot!

cathy4---you have dmail (re: yellow canna tubers)

Jan

Thanks Jan, You now have dmail in return. Cathy

Very cool! I like it when things work out!

Hi Sequee! I didn't want to hi-jack your thread and I have an abundance of yellow cannas so I figured that I could help out!

Take care,
Jan

LOL - not a problem, Jan. It's always nice when we can share, regardless of the circumstances!

Sorry Sequee, I hadn't been reading the post and just want to say sorry to hear about your kitty also. They are such good pals.

Sequee, I'm sorry about your loss. At least you got to say goodbye. It's bad when you don't get a chance to say goodbye to an animal friend.

I had a dog and a cat in my family. Mom, Dad, my son, and I all lived together at that time. The cat had cancer. My father thought it was better just to put her down and tell me when I got home from work. No, it wasn't right.

When the dog's time came, I told Dad in no uncertain terms not to do with the dog as he did with the cat. My son was a toddler, and I didn't want him to think that animals (and people) just disappeared. So, I explained to him that our dog was going to heaven. My son got the most beautiful smile on his face and threw his arms around the dog and held him awhile. Then I held the dog and cried. The next day, he was gone. And that was how Blackie left the world.

And I'm crying now, just remembering.

Me, too!

Me three ;(

me4, :-(