Comments on: Right now I kinda’ wish she had 10 lives.

By: T-Rony

T-Rony — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:39:16 +0000

Dusty,
I didn’t know your cat but it must have been special..because it’s getting a better eulogy than friggin Ronald reagan did,,and you know he was pissing all over the place too…
We have 2 cats of our own….how much are the shots?And will they do a 2 for 1 special?
Anyway the best therapy is to go out and buy a dog..IMMEDIATLY
(kneels for a cat prayer)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:08:39 +0000

Dusty, I’m so sorry about Queasy… I love your writing and today was no different, I’m still wiping my eyes.

We just lost both our cats around a month ago to some wildcat, and while I’d only been with them a year, it still sucks. I can’t even imagine how you must be feeling.. but I hope it gets better for you. I wish you and Sara the best!

By: Kitty

Kitty — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:03:14 +0000

Hey Dusty,
Been reading from the very beginning. Your stories about Queasy made me get over my nerdliness and share my blog reading with my friends. They made me laugh, and now they’re making me cry. I have a 9 year old puppy and I’m going to lose my shit if I have to go through what you are right now.
My best wishes and prayers are with you
and yes, she understood why you did what you did, and she knew she was blessed to be rescued by you, vacuum attacks nonwithstanding
Take care darling
Will look forward (as always, since the very beginning, which makes me feel both nerdly and old) to hearing more about your stuff.
Congrats on the woman catching, we try to make that stuff hard for you guys

By: Asmith80

Asmith80 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:26:04 +0000

Definitely teared up at that… My dog is having similar problems we have to take her to the vet soon… She’s around the same age… We don’t know her exact age cause we found her digging around in a dumpster maybe 12 years ago? I may go bawl my eyes out now… She was such a beautiful kitty that Queasy was…

By: ChicagoJo

ChicagoJo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:44:09 +0000

I’m sorry to hear about Queasy. She was a mighty fine cat who was fortunate to have your shoes to pee on. May she do that weird swimming thing when kitty heaven’s pooper-scoopers scratch her.

By: SnowCat

SnowCat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:06:32 +0000

I know we haven’t spoken in a few years, and it’s been a while since I visited here, but something drew me in today. I’m so sorry, Dusty. I know it’s really rough and you’ll miss her. But she knew you loved her and were there with her at the end.

By: Countessa

Countessa — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:47:14 +0000

I was crying my guts out until I got to “Jesus has a Swiffer Wet-Jet”. Then I was choking on my own snot, laughing.

We also have a cat in chronic renal failure but so far so good. I look at it like you did about Queasy – the life she has now (even being ill) is infinitely better than the life she would have had 8 years ago had I left her, abandoned and starving.

By: Scott in the NWT Canada

Scott in the NWT Canada — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:54:19 +0000

I am truly sorry to hear of your loss Dusty. I’ve been reading you for a couple of years now and I feel like you’re a friend because that’s how you write. Last week my wife and I took our kids on a trip and while we were gone our house/cat/dog sitter called to say that our cat had somehow gotten out on her and was missing. My Chelsea is not an outdoor cat and has never been outside longer than a few seconds in her life outside of the cat cage. To compound on this, the area we live in is very close to the edge of town and is basically wilderness and thus is frequented by foxes, wolves and sometimes bears so you can imagine what I figured had happened when three days passed without my cat coming home. Fortunately my story had a happy ending, Chelsea showed up on the doorstop 6 days after being gone and she was fine, not a scratch. I can’t say how I was feeling when I thought she was gone, but since Chelsea sleeps with me, sits and watches tv with me and basically spends the rest of her time avoiding my two 3 year olds, I felt like a huge hole had formed in my heart and when I saw her I held her for an hour. Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of Queasy. You were with him when he died and that’s the best thing any of us can do.

By: TLee007

TLee007 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:20:39 +0000

Dusty, she knows about the police report? Dude, you didn’t show her the pics too did ya?

Just yankin’ your chain man. Trying to help bring some levity to this post.

Trent

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:03:53 +0000

Hey Dusty,
I know it’s been a while since I posted but I promise I always read and mostly laugh (when I’m not gasping for air between laughing fits). I just wanted to say I know *exactly* what you just went through and as much as you hate being a pussy about it, maybe that’s just Queasy’s legacy for you — part man, part pussy. I had to put down my 18 year old tabby in 2003 and the experience you described (being there during the shot) was pretty much exactly what I did, too.. and yeah, it sucks the most.. but I promise it made her feel better at the end to smell her person and feel your hand on her. You’re a good man. I don’t care what the police reports say.
Stef from Chicago