Comments on: Susan Update

By: Agathena

Agathena — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:42:01 +0000

Dear Susan,

Keep well! Day by day you will get stronger.

I’ll send you a card from my new address on Saturday. Will mail it to your home.

love & best wishes from
Max & Marilyn in Victoria, BC

By: Centrocitta

Centrocitta — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:09:59 +0000

Shirin, my cat was unusually social and he talked a lot, always responding with meows when acknowledged. When I walked down to the mailbox, he walked along. If I went up the street to talk to some neighbors, he followed and remained within an arms length so he could listen. If guests were at my kitchen table, he was there too on his own chair. When my neighbors unloaded groceries and their front door was open, he went inside their house and supervised. If I couldn’t get to the phone, he would come into the room and meow at me, as if to say, the phone is ringing, arn’t you going to answer it? When I came home from work, he would follow me immediately up the stairs. My cat had these socialble qualities at two months of age. I would advise anyone about to adopt a kitten to look for this sort of sociability.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:38:19 +0000

Thanks for the update, Leslie.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:33:00 +0000

They sure know how to make us love them, don’t they? I lost mine a year ago. Some days I still come home and expect to see him near the door.

By: Shirin

Shirin — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:57:21 +0000

Well, ACTUALLY, Montag, the dog-human relationship began when dogs started hanging around human habitations because they were an easy source of free food. No running, no chasing, no getting bitten, gored, trampled by prey – nice deal. The dogs would then guard their territory around the human camps/villages from other dogs, and predators and other animals, and also caught and ate rodents and other verminish critters. So, it became apparent to humans that they were useful animals. And the dogs got tamer, the kids played with the puppies, and humans discovered they could teach the dogs other useful stuff, and little by little the dogs became indispensable for all kinds of things.

Cats are independent because they are by nature solitary creatures. Dogs are more dependent because they are by nature social creatures that depend on being part of a pack. That is one reason it is better to have more than one pet dog unless you have a lot of time to spend with your pet.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:30:41 +0000

OMG, oops! Sorry ’bout that Brenda! : } Shows you how grouchy and non-social *I* am when I’m in the hospital. (I should only get a nurse like you, Brenda!)

By: Montag

Montag — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:17:15 +0000

Centrocitta,
You’ve heard the latest on cats, I presume? Cats first became domesticated in the Middle East because that was the first region to develop settled agriculture. Because villages stored grain they attracted rodents, which attracted wild cats. The cats appreciated that human villages afforded them an easy smorgasbord of prey with a total absense of cat-eating predators–feline heaven! The humans for their part quickly realized that cats cut down on the attrition of their grain supply and so tolerated their presence. Of course kids began playing with the kittens and the rest is history. The difference between cats and dogs is that cats chose US while we had to domesticate wild dogs to help us with hunting. Supposedly this is why cats are so independent-minded, not to mention opportunistic.

By: Brenda Stewart

Brenda Stewart — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:39:03 +0000

Thanks Leslie for staying on top of this for us all here. Anyhow, sent my flowers from Bear, Althea (her kitties) and my zoo of animals for her to enjoy. I know she misses them all…her animals, I mean….;o) Anyow, we all are awaiting for her great recovery from this…and Sandy, (us) nurses do have a creed to go by…disturb the pt all we can to make their hospital stay the best ever…(pun intended) wink wink hugs

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:29:49 +0000

Susan will love it Sandy!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:58:23 +0000

I’m late getting here today…..so I’m seeing these suggestions….late! TOO late! I Googled the hospital zip code and florist…and found one nearby and sent her some flowers. Oh well. She’ll know I’m thinking of her.

I’m funny about calling. Hate to do it…and hate visiting people….when they are SUPPOSED TO REST! It is tough enough to get any rest with all the nurses, etc. in and out.

Anyhow, I had tried the hospital gift shop (I guess I was too early) first and no one answered….hence, the nearby florist.

My thanks to whomever had given her room number. That helped!

WE ARE THINKING OF YOU, SUSAN!!!! Speedy Recovery!

By: Moses Francis

Moses Francis — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:36:35 +0000

All the best for a speedy recovery to Susan.

I like raccoons too..:D

By: Centrocitta

Centrocitta — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:08:05 +0000

We Americans love animals, don’t we? My cat, Tommy, died on September 23rd. He was 16 years old, born in Austin, Texas. An Orange Tabby cuter and smarter than Morris. I miss him.

By: taters

taters — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:01:33 +0000

Thank you Leslie.