Where Am I?

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Meowllo everypawdy hope yous havin’ a blest day. Sumfin’ happened last night dat goes wight along wiff what me wanted to post ‘bout today. Well at least sum of it. Meez posted a similar posty afur but me has new furiends now and we fink this be a topic dat kuld be shared everyday and it wuldn’t be enuff. So as wiff meez purrtant educational postys da rest of this post will be in hooman so there be no misunnewstandin’ what meez sayin’.

 0dw Dezi on cat tree

Last night right at dinner time there was a knock on our door. Our neighbor, mr. W. said that Buddy was loose and needed mommy to help get him back in the house. A new physical therapist had been at mr. W’s house and when he left Buddy darted out after a rabbit he had been watchin’ through the window. And before he knew it he had followed te rabbit out into the woods behind our complex. Now he found himself alone and lost. Yes, mommy put on her Eskimo garb and went out to help get him back home. It was already dark so mommy stood at the edge of the woods and hollered for him. She finally heard him rustlin’ the leaves and headed toward her voice. See Buddy’s been a little skeered lately cause mr. W’s been very sick, and even spent some time in the hospital. Buddy’s 5 years old and has been with mr. W since he was about 6 months old. He doesn’t really know any other life. So if something was to happen to mr. W and he could no longer care for Buddy, what do you suppose would happen to him?. 

This is a foto of Buddy in hims home bein' a good boy.
This is a foto of Buddy in hims home bein’ a good boy.

And everyday we read posts somewhere in the internet about some cat ending up in a shelter or rescue because their people could no longer care for them. We think it’s heartbreaking, but even more so when that kitty is older and has spent it’s life living in one home only to find itself behind bars in a shelter somewhere. And it’s not just cats, it’s all pets that are in danger of this happening to them. In this day and age, we just don’t understand why this happens. people can take the time to write a will leaving their earthly belongings to some family member or friend or charity, but they can’t take the time to ensure that the living, breathing, being who has shared their lives and given them love has a place to go to also.

 dw Lexi checking out toys

Please don’t assume your children or some other family member is going to come in and take your beloved pet. More often than not your family members are heading straight for the local shelter.  Since we are cats, we will focus on cats, but there are lots of places that you can contact regarding your particular pet. Click here for a list of some of those places. Your cat has given you years of happiness and love, don’t abandon them when it’s your time. Make arrangements and put them in writing. Let someone else know your wishes. None of us are promised a tomorrow. Anything can happen at any time. So the sooner you get the arrangements made the better. You can always change it, but after you’re gone it’s too late. 

Till da nex time………………Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi  

50 thoughts on “Where Am I?”

  2. Meowmy met a lady at her work, who has since passed away, and said lady gave her kitty to the care of another lady who now has adopted her:)
    The new mommy used to come and bring the kitty who is named Jasmine, to visit her ‘owner’ and some of the other residents, too:) We think it was a great thing to do and the kitty didn’t have to make a sudden adjustment.

    Meowmy has thought about this and discussed it with pawppy, likely we will not have more kitties in the future…not because we can’t or do not love them, but since we are getting to be older, we want to avoid putting this upon our furmily members, none of who would want a kitty…go figure! Sheesh:(
    So we may do fostering or volunteering when we are devoid of kitties of our own…same with dogs. we have an ideal yard fur pups. Our dog-guy is getting on, and then we have thought to either adopt another older pup, or do fostering of a dog as well. All this of course if we stay in our own home…who knows what the future holds?

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  3. A very important message for sure! It always breaks our hearts to hear about kitties (and any animals) who have gone to a shelter because their parents died and didn’t plan for their pets. So very sad. Hope Buddy got home safely!

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  5. It’s important to discuss this but some times people don’t want to think about it or assume a family member will take the animal(s) which is why so many animals end up in shelters.

    the critters in the cottage xo

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  8. Thank you for sharing your brave and wonderful mom with that adventurous Buddy. So happy to hear he’s back where he belongs. And thank you for sharing info most people don’t know about (or don’t want to think about). This is such good information!!

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  9. I have been thinking about that a lot lately. In Massachusetts we can now include our pets in our estate planning and I have been trying to get my hubby to do this with me. It breaks my heart every time I see kitty families having to get broken up and I hope someone would live in our home and care for them if hubby and I go together. I know my mom would, but if she couldn’t then I need a backup plan. I pray Mr. W will be OK and have lots of time with his kitty. ANd how nice of your Mom to go out and rescue him again.

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    1. Wow Dat’s pawsum. Hope yous get yous a back up plan in place soon. And yes, mr. W’s purrawlly gunna be wound longer than most of us. Isn’t dat da way it is wiff da ornery peeps. MOL

      Luv ya’

      Dezi and Lexi

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