Comments on: Sad News, Experiments & Rotovating

By: Roz

Roz — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:23:05 +0000

How true those words are John. The main thing is your dear cat
has had a lovely life with your family,and you are doing the best by him right up to the end. My cats have given me so much pleasure, and still do 24/7 I would go to the ends of the earth to see they were all happy, and well cared for. Bless him I hope Claudipuss ends his days in a favourite spot at home in the sunshine.

By: John

John — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:32:10 +0000

Thanks Roz – and thanks for giving a home to 7 cats. It’s awful losing them but life is change and nothing lives forever. You never replace them in your heart.

By: Roz

Roz — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:16:29 +0000

My thoughts are with you John, I have 7 fabulous cats, they are all 1 family, I rescued (they were dumped on the roadside at 6 weeks old, huddled together) 3, who are now 11 yrs, and they had kittens because I didn’t get Dad neutered quickly enough, so the 4 kids as I call them are now 10 yrs old.! I love them dearly, and am dreading the inevitable. As someone above has pointed out though, the pleasure they give over their lifetime does eventually out weigh the misery. What a great website this is, I spend far too long on it!

I’m still waiting to get rotavated only had my plot since Jan this year, thankyou for giving us novices such a great place to learn. I pass on a link to everyone I know will be interested!

By: John

John — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:57:36 +0000

Well Geoff Hamilton told a friend of mine, some years ago, that he’d rather have a clay soil than sand as the clay is much better once it is in good heart. I just wonder how long it takes to get there!
Claudipus is responding well to steroids, actually put a little weight back on. I know it’s fighting a retreat, but he’s happy at the moment. The vet gave me 30 days supply and said I could take back what we don’t use, so I know what he expects.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:37:59 +0000

So sorry to hear about your cat. I’ve three at the mo, one of whom has broke a hip as a kitten and then nearly died last year, he’s been left with a bit of brain damage and wobbly eyes. He lives in his own little world and he’s gorgeous.

Thankully I’ve only the couch to tackle, I’ve avoided Joe Swift’s way of dealing with it as we’ll never really see the consequences. Good luck with your version!!

By: cynthialilly

cynthialilly — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:05:43 +0000

I am so sorry to hear about your beloved cat. You most certainly are not mad. Had you not been upset about his illness, I would have thought you unfeeling as they are part of our families. I too will know that catch up feeling as I have taken on a second plot today which is much larger than my current one but my daughter is quite confident that we can get it cultivated in a few weeks time. Yeah, right:-)

By: easygardener

easygardener — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:18:23 +0000

I’m glad my soil is light even if it dries out quickly – clay must be murder to deal with but it obviously gives you more of a workout.Don’t know if that’s enough of a compensation.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:05:25 +0000

So sorry, to hear about your cat. I know how upsetting to lose a long term feline companion is, but at least you know you gave him many good years that perhaps he would not have had if you had not rescued him.

By: keith

keith — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:49:07 +0000

no what you mean about rotavating they do shake you up a bit.
dont think your mad about the way you feel about your cat when youve had a pet that long they become one of the family