Comments on: In Memoriam

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 01:28:10 +0000

In reply to hipparchia. Thank You, Hipparchia. You try not to get too attached, but you do, even with the ferals, because each is an individual.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 22:53:07 +0000

I’m so sorry. you have my deepest condolences.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 00:22:24 +0000

In reply to Kryten42.

For the last 5 years Froggy was my companion when I put out the wet food at sundown. It is just another change flooding in at me.

Tadpole was just starting to develop his adult persona, and it look like he was going to be a bit goofy, which is always a nice addition.

The problem with ferals and illness is, even if they come inside, when they get sick, they hide. It is a defensive behavior to protect themselves when they are weak. Unfortunately it means that by the time you locate them, it may be too late to provide effective help.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:55:35 +0000

That’s quite sad Bryan. I liked tadpole in particular, the new kit. 🙂 I even posted some of your pic’s of him on Pinterest.

Yeah, 7 years is a good run for a feral.

Sad.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:25:01 +0000

Although they weren’t directly related, they looked like mother and son, and are the only brown tabbies we have had in a very long time. Having both of them go at once while everything else was going on, and suddenly, was a jarring. There has been no indication that either was sick.

By: JuanitaM

JuanitaM — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 01:51:18 +0000

Oh Bryan, I am so very very sorry. Two at one time is more than heartbreaking. And, yes, you do get attached even if they’re wild.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:11:14 +0000

My neighbor [roped cats] called them Tiger Lily and Junior. They were special favorites of his, and he took it hard. They would sleep in his house if it was really cold out. He would have taken them to a vet if he had known, but he didn’t find them until it was too late. Ferals don’t have a long life, so Froggy had a long run, especially with the condition that was responsible for her loud purring, a respiratory defect.

You try not to get too attached, but you do.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 16:36:31 +0000

(Sigh.) Like many of your readers, Bryan, I’d only just begun to get to know Froggy, and Tadpole never quite registered on my radar. I’m sorry for their passing and for your loss. It’s a tough job being the primary caregiver for feral cats. The ones that remain are very lucky you were not kept longer in the hospital yourself. Look after everyone’s health, please, theirs and your own.