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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2006My private psych ward
I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all but unconscious, and took her to the emergency vet where she lived just long enough to cost me $1,000. The vet thought he was dealing with a case of poisoning because she had no visible signs of injury, but he did an autopsy after she died and found a small bruise and a ruptured spleen. I assume she got cornered on the bumper of a car or perhaps hit by something protruding from a vehicle, like a farm implement being towed. She was always afraid of cars and the road, but something pulled her off guard, apparently. I got on a plane and came out to the island. It took me awhile to set up an internet connection using my cell phone and an old computer. I have a caretaker who takes care of everything and enables me to wallow in lassitude. I have been sitting around reading old history books, forgotten lore to go along with the dreary nights. No spectral birds have dropped by. But that does happen out here, believe it or not... years ago a neighbor of mine was walking in the woods and a horned owl lit on his shoulder. He wasn't wearing gloves, so he left the initiative with the bird. He kept walking and after some time it flew off. Tweaker has been my great consolation, oozing affection and not failing to take a keen interest in anything I am doing. Also, neighbors have pawned their dogs on me for the holidays, which is a positive diversion. I have Dogma, a sheep-dog/corgi who I have known since he was a pup, and over Christmas I had Joey, my tenants' young dog. Joey is the kind of dog who cats are wise to be afraid of, because he is some kind of bulldog. But, Tweaker's approach has been to assume Joey's goodwill, marching right up to him even when he has a fixed stare and a stiff posture, and not hesitating to horn in on Joey's food when the dog is trying to eat. I have never seen a cat who is quite so bold with dogs -- all dogs. But the upshot is that Tweaker and Joey get along fine. As for Dogma, he's easy... an old hand with cats and a general policy of peaceful coexistence. Charlie I am sorry for your loss CHARLIE We all we met are friend again on the bridge in time till than our memories stay strong for they are always watching Matthew >I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Charlie > I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. Sorry there! Im sure everyone misses her she probably just faded after the rupture > hand with cats and a general policy of peaceful coexistence. > > Charlie the rest sounds very healthy indeed, a nice way to start a brand new year Thats nice about the nieghbors dogs, they are probably having a blast don't be too nice, they might not go home so you hopped an old dinasour pc onto the net through the cell phone that's got to be fun, pretty clever I have a few connection notches in my belt myself...but never through a cell phone i've been using google earth, without me having to dig around, what island are you on i wanted to see it with google earth, just something to do take care! > I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > implement being towed. She was always afraid of cars and the road, > but something pulled her off guard, apparently. That totally sucks, Charlie. Totally. It's the one reason my dog is never off-lead any more unless the area is completely fenced. No matter how well-trained they are, something can always make them revert to being "all dog". How old was she? -L. >> I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, >> was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >-L. She was not quite 5. You are right re fencing. I thought this was one dog who didn't need it, but lots of people have sung that refrain, right? Anyway, it will be awhile before I get another dog, and I doubt if I will make the same mistake. It's a miserable way to learn. The cat I keep indoors, because there is no doubt that he would be easy prey for anything. I found him splattered in the middle of the road, as you know. He doesn't want to go outside, either, and he is very tidy with his business in the litter box, so there is no need. For years I was happy being friends with other peoples' dogs, and taking care of them as they showed up or as their owners dropped them off, knowing I'm a pushover for animals. That may be the best way for me to operate, at least for awhile. Charlie > For years I was happy being friends with other peoples' dogs, and > taking care of them as they showed up or as their owners dropped them > off, knowing I'm a pushover for animals. That may be the best way for > me to operate, at least for awhile. > > Charlie Fine! nigger dick. don't tell me where the island is > off, knowing I'm a pushover for animals. That may be the best way for > me to operate, at least for awhile. > > Charlie just messin with ya dude! its aight im cool i figure your cell phone died there on gilligans island somewhere out on the south pacific ? i have no clue i am as suprised as you are >> off, knowing I'm a pushover for animals. That may be the best way for >> me to operate, at least for awhile. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >i have no clue It's ok, Barry. I live in the San Juan Islands, where cluelessness is the norm. The Corsican mouflon, for example, is endangered in Corsica, but it is a nuisance species on Spieden Island. "So many mouflons, so little time" is a commonly heard refrain in these parts. Presumably -- eons ago -- a breeding pair floated around the Cape of Good Hope on a log jam, and from there got caught up in the Japanese Current. But how could untrained mouflons survive such a long passage at sea??? No one knows. If you ever caught an episode of "Twin Peaks" on TV, you will have some idea of what it is like around here. No one seems to know anything, and what they do know, they ain't telling. It can be quite frustrating. Charlie >i am as suprised as you are > She was not quite 5. Damn. Way too young. >You are right re fencing. I thought this was > one dog who didn't need it, but lots of people have sung that refrain, > right? What convinced me was hiking with my Border Collie mix and my Basenji mix in NC. They took off like they usually did, but always before they would stay within earshot. This time, Tosh didn't return: she had been hit by a guy on a trail bike. We found her sitting next to the car waiting for us to come back - injured but overall, ok. That was the last off-lead, non-fenced session they had. It taught me that no dog can be trusted 100%. I still wonder if that injury lead to her eventual fatal tumor - the vet said that sometimes an internal injury will become cancerous. >Anyway, it will be awhile before I get another dog, and I > doubt if I will make the same mistake. It's a miserable way to learn. Eventually another dog will find you. They always do, IME. -L. >I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Charlie {{{{{{{{{{Charlie}}}}}}}}}} I'm sorry to hear that about Holly, Charlie. It's hard to lose a loved one at any time, but especially hard around the holidays.  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > I have a caretaker who takes care of everything and enables me to > wallow in lassitude. I have been sitting around reading old history > books, forgotten lore to go along with the dreary nights. No spectral > birds have dropped by. Haha! I love that monster poem. > Tweaker has been my great consolation, oozing affection and not > failing to take a keen interest in anything I am doing. Also, > neighbors have pawned their dogs on me for the holidays, which is a > positive diversion. I have Dogma, a sheep-dog/corgi who I have known > since he was a pup, and over Christmas I had Joey, my tenants' young > dog. Neat name, neat blend of breeds! I think we need some pics! Joey is the kind of dog who cats are wise to be afraid of, > because he is some kind of bulldog. But, Tweaker's approach has been > to assume Joey's goodwill, marching right up to him even when he has a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Tweaker and Joey get along fine. As for Dogma, he's easy... an old > hand with cats and a general policy of peaceful coexistence. Welcome back, Charlie, you have been missed. I really am so sorry about your baby girl. I wish things like this never happened. >> I have a caretaker who takes care of everything and enables me to >> wallow in lassitude. I have been sitting around reading old history [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Welcome back, Charlie, you have been missed. I really am so sorry >about your baby girl. I wish things like this never happened. Thank you. I wish so, too, but they do. I guess I could go over to Ed Wms. web site and read some poetry, eh? "Alas, poor Rover! He rolled over The White Cliffs of Dover He's splattered on the beach... Do I dare to eat a peach?" (by T.S. Arnold) Charlie "Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote> >Welcome back, Charlie, you have been missed. I really am so sorry > >about your baby girl. I wish things like this never happened. > > > Thank you. I wish so, too, but they do. I guess I could go over to > Ed Wms. web site and read some poetry, eh? What site is this?? > "Alas, poor Rover! > He rolled over [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > (by T.S. Arnold) :) I imagine that he had hear the mermaids singing each to each but did not think that they would sing for, uh, .... he. >"Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote> >Welcome back, >Charlie, you have been missed. I really am so sorry [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >What site is this?? www.petloss.com Ed is a two-bit huckster who has hit on a scam to exploit people's grief. He has a chat session on Thursday nights, or some such thing, and I have suggested that sometime I might like to participate. Ed is not keen on that idea, and we've gone back and forth a bit to exchange views. Frankly and candidly, I might add. Charlie >> "Alas, poor Rover! >> He rolled over [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >but did not think that they would sing for, uh, .... he. > >"Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote> >Welcome back, > >Charlie, you have been missed. I really am so sorry [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > participate. Ed is not keen on that idea, and we've gone back and > forth a bit to exchange views. Frankly and candidly, I might add. oooo He charges money for this?? >> >"Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote> >Welcome >back, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >He charges money for this?? No, not really. People can get a smarmy pat on the back without paying anything, as far as I know. He takes donations and he used to sell pet-loss paraphernalia, but it looks like he fell behind on completing the orders owing to medical problems. (Maybe there will be a www.ed-loss.com in the near future.) Every funeral home in the country exploits grief on a much larger and more expensive scale than Ed does. So, I have no real complaints. Ed has made some redneck comments about my herbal habits, and I have offered some caustic remarks about the schmaltzy verse on his web site, and that's about all there is to it. Ed has some followers amongst the Anecdolts, because I saw a nauseous fable from his website reprinted in that group. Charlie "Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote :> > > >oooo > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Ed has some followers amongst the Anecdolts, because I saw a nauseous > fable from his website reprinted in that group. I can't be sure, but it sounds to me like you might be feeling a little better. lol! What I want to know: who coined the phrase "anecdolts?" Was it you? >"Charlie Wilkes" <charlie_wilkes@users.easynews.com> wrote :> > >> >oooo [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >I can't be sure, but it sounds to me like you might be feeling a little >better. lol! About the same. I think it's wise to keep a stiff upper lip, although there is a lot of bad dime-store psychology that says otherwise. I don't like to be too much of a pampered first-worlder... there are lots of people who bear much tougher losses stoically because they have no choice, they gotta deal with the rudimentary business of survival and providing food for empty stomachs. In the midst of death, there is life, right? >What I want to know: who coined the phrase "anecdolts?" Was it you? It is such an obvious coinage, I think any credit should go to Jill McQuown, Christine Websell, Dan Mahoney, etc. etc. etc. They are the ones whose daily drivel and boundless self-indulgence make such wordplay inevitable. Charlie They are the > ones whose daily drivel and boundless self-indulgence make such > wordplay inevitable. that is genius of you "boundless self indulgence" having a field day in the playground of their minds they're acceptance of themselves is so exceptional it extends and assumes it's position of it's peers, that is, assumes that everybody loves it...can't get enough yeah > I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all > but unconscious, and took her to the emergency vet where she lived > just long enough to cost me $1,000. I'm truly very sorry about Holly, Charlie. I loved your stories about Holly and Tweaker interacting. It's very sad. It sounds as though she did not suffer long...or at all, hopefully. And she had a good and exciting and loved life until her end. My condolences. Candace >> I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, >> was killed, apparently by a car. I found her in the front yard, all [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Candace Thank you Candace. She suffered a bit, but probably not terribly. She did have a good life, and she was loved by quite a few people besides myself. I will probably fly down to AZ/NM sometime this winter with Tweaker. I'm on a tight budget so I'll just camp on your couch. You won't even know I'm there. Not more than a month at the outside. Charlie > I will probably fly down to AZ/NM sometime this winter with Tweaker. > I'm on a tight budget so I'll just camp on your couch. You won't even > know I'm there. Not more than a month at the outside. > > Charlie Okey-dokey. Sounds swell. Candace I'm sorry, Charlie. I know you loved that dog. At least she did not suffer long. Tweaker sounds like an angel with fur. Take care, Rhonda > I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, > was killed, apparently by a car. >I'm sorry, Charlie. I know you loved that dog. At least she did not >suffer long. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Rhonda Thanks Rhonda. Tweaker is a wonderful pal, for sure. My human friends have been very solicitous as well, even though I have been ignoring them all for the past 2 or 3 years. My New Years Resolution is to stop telling everyone to piss off and leave me alone. Charlie >> I need it... it has been 3 weeks and a day now since my dog, Holly, >> was killed, apparently by a car. charlie goes <doting> get your a.s upslimy bastard do what your called to do you f.cking weakl shouldered hypocrite da f.ck are you taling buit you dumb a.s lettign ab dog woop you... sh.t a.s 2 sacrcatsic in0turthfull a.s! you hod hsit in stupid talk dummy"! what the hell you get one chance ta.k! dumy talk > talk interpretation im feeling better now.. ahem... it says i understand loss im sorry for you try to be strong look fwd to the future
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