Comments on: A little mystery.

By: Total Betrayal

Total Betrayal — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:08:29 +0000

[...] How odd is it that my neighbors are how outwardly and openly feeding, fattening up and essentially stealing my cats? (Read up on why here). [...]

By: mssinglemama

mssinglemama — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:33:54 +0000

Definitely!

And my old cat Sabrina used to fetch – she was Reggie’s best friend. When she died it was probably one of the darkest times I’ve had a single mom. I wrote about it in Ms. Single Mama Uncensored: http://www.mssinglemama.com/ms-single-mama-uncensored.

By: Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:47:07 +0000

I am definitely a cat person, but like Lori, I had a cat who fetched (miss her like crazy).

My friend made an interesting observation once. While my son was at her house trying to catch the cats, she said to him, “If you want a cat to come to you, you need to ignore it. If you go after them, they will run away.” Then she turned to me and said, “Same thing goes for men.”

You know what? I think she’s right.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:46:20 +0000

OH, and I had a cat I named Spot once. Before I ever knew her hobby would be playing fetch with a McDonalds happy meal stuffed mini dog. She’d do it for an hour at a time. Each time I threw it she’d fetch it, bring it back and drop it at my feet, and proceed to meow until I threw it again. When she’d get tired she’d take her dog and go lie down panting. I miss her.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:43:25 +0000

I am a neighborhood cats sucker. She started coming around last winter when it was frigid out. I started by feeding her. Then I made her a box on my front porch. Next I let her in and she claimed her blanket on the couch. She comes in and eats and sleeps for days and then leaves again. Only to return when she pleases. I felt like I was stealing someone elses cat too. But whoever owns Buddie, her name at my house, doesn’t seem to mind and neither do I.

By: Amyinbc

Amyinbc — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:44:05 +0000

When we first moved here some 11 years ago I took pity on the stray cat that always lied on our front porch. Felt sorry for the guy and would bring him sliced ham near nightly. Was all ready to adopt the handsome dude until I learned he lived next door and just had decided while our house was empty for sale to claim the front porch. Little bugger

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:21:28 +0000

Oh cats… we have two of them — one will rub up against you to be pet and then bite you a minute later and run away; the other will follow you around like a dog.

By: terri

terri — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:35:19 +0000

I am totally in line with the dogs=boys and cats=girls. In fact, that is exactly what I thought when I was little. Took me until like the fourth grade to figure out the real deal.

However, my cat is on my lap right now hanging on for dear life as I type away on the keyboard from a barstool. He isn’t so smart. Neither is he a girl.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:12:51 +0000

Hi!

I’m a fairly new reader to your blog. Not sure how I got here . . . that is the craziest cat story! I have 2 cats who sleep in my bed every night, snuggled up against me under the covers so I can’t imagine such independent creatures. I’m really writing because I grew up in Cleveland and notice John is from there as well. I now live in Seattle but wax nostalgically for the midwest. What part of town does his family live in? I was raised in University Hts and went to Cleveland Hts High back in the 80s. Do you guys ever go to Coventry? My favorite restaurant there is Tommy’s. Do you you know it? My mom now lives near Chargrin Falls which is a charming little area.

BTW, my cat Poppy will come if called. So, take that dog people!

By: Random Esquire

Random Esquire — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:46:20 +0000

Katie – That made me laugh!

-R.