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Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had
Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie |
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On 2006-03-13, rosie penned:
Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. I'm so sorry for your loss. As with humans, different cats grieve differently, but I would expect them to probably ease up in a couple of weeks ... I wouldn't necessarily expect a new dog to alleviate their loss. They may not have at all the same feelings for a new dog as for Molly. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Purrs for the kitties to feel better soon. I think you just have to wait it
out and do what you are doing? "rosie" wrote in message oups.com... Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie |
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rosie wrote:
Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie Purrs for you and the girls, I will light a candle for Molly. :-( -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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On 13 Mar 2006 08:26:55 -0800, "rosie" wrote:
Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie {{{{Rosie}}}}, I am so sorry for your loss. I can't tell you how long it will continue, since I think it depends on how close they were to Molly, and when they will realize she is not coming back. For now, just keep their routine the same as much as possible, and maybe just sit down and tell them about Molly. Way back when at a point where I had only two cats (hard to believe!!!), one of them, Tiki, died, at 19 years old of CRF. Cosmo, the remaining cat, was clearly bereft, which was strange, since Tiki hated all other cats she ever lived with, but Cosmo adored Tiki. Cosmo moped around all day and would barely come out to eat. By the third day, I simply said "We are going to get another cat NOW." And we adopted Internet, which promptly brought Cosmo out of his grief, and helped ours as well. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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"rosie" wrote in message oups.com... Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie Our pets have usually grieved for a couple of weeks when there is a loss. And it usually changes the dynamic of those left behind. Jo |
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On Mon 13 Mar 2006 11:26:55a, rosie wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes roups.com): Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie Our deep condolences for your loss. It sounds like Molly was a grand girl. Purrs for the surviving girls. -- Cheryl |
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rosie wrote:
Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie So sorry for youor loss, Rosie. -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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rosie wrote:
Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. I'm very sorry for your loss. I had to have my Frank PTS in December at age 18, and I think Miranda still grieves him. Sometimes she just walks around calling and calling and nothing I do can calm her down. They were together for less than a year, so I'm surprised at this, but she seems to have bonded strongly with him in that short time. Sorry I can't help you, but we're ending lots of purrs for your cats to calm down. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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"Singh" wrote in message ... I'm not a bit surprised... My mother had a dog, a miniature poodle named Bozer, who when I brought my Fritzie home (over twenty years ago, I am SO FREAKIN' OLD!!!) was in his own autumn years and was built kind of cylindrical, like an overstuffed kielbasa. Bozer was an overall friendly dog to all but the mail carrier and my father, loyal as a soldier to my mother, friendly toward me, and he liked cats. He was proof that cats and dogs are not natural enemies. My mother told me of an old wives' tale from Eastern Europe that, if you want a dog and cat to get along, especially if one of them's a kitten, put Kitty on the dog's back. I knew I'd better do it or Frances wouldn't give me peace. And damned if it didn't work--Fritzie and Bozer took to each other like you wouldn't believe! They ate together, slept together, and had this cowboy game where little Fritzie would run behind Bozer, hop on his back and ride him. Poor Bozer died of liver failure after three days of horrific suffering. I was 19, no job, no cash, no car, living out in the sticks. The ******* referred to as my father would *not* take that dog to the vet and do the right thing. Because he and Frances didn't get along, he wanted her to hear the dog scream. Is it okay if I call this man a bag of **** here, or is this a family-friendly group? Twenty years later, my husband and I both have to deal with the nightmare of those three days. Even Fritzie, who was very bold, hid with his fur fluffed out like the Pink Panther coming out of a clothes dryer. Ugliest sound I ever heard, that poor dog screaming. When he died, Fritzie spent weeks looking for him, poking in all the places they used to sleep together, sitting by the dinner dish, looking lost. He never slept again in any of the spots where he slept with Bozer. In his last four years with us, Fritzie developed an odd sense of a dog in his last days. He always knew, and would go and rub up on the sick dog in the waiting room at the vet office. Even on the day we put my first dear cat to sleep, he heard that horrid sound of a pain-stricken, screaming dog, and tried to run to him, even on his weakened legs. Blessed be, Baha That's a terrible story. I am sorry you are still hurt by this memory. Hugs and purrs. rosie wrote: Recently, we had to put down our much beloved dog, Molly, She had Kidney Failure. From the moment I brought my two cats home ( as kittens) they LOVED Molly almost as much as we did. My female Calico, would pal around with Molly, we called them " the Girls" My male would play with Molly, including, riding on her back like a cowboy... Molly was not too thrilled with this but would put up with it. Now, they walk around the house "calling" for her, they miss her. I miss her too. How long do you think this behavior will continue?? At some point we will get a new dog, but not for awhile. We have been giving them a lot of attention. Rosie |
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