Can you share some examples of how an animal has made a positive impact on your life or someone you know?
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Dewey Discussion - Question 16
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Posted 11 months ago by ILoveMyCats #
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.... do you have time for me to write a book?...... all through out my life, cats have been my friends, companions, and treasured soul mates. They have given more love and understanding than I could even begin to write, and have all held a special place in my heart.....as some cross the rainbow, others have come along and found a special place in my heart. Each is unique, special, and I will love them all always.... I could not live without my furry friendships.....
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Gosh. Well, Mr. WWM and I don't have two legged children. Our kitties have always been our babies. They have been there through the good and through the bad. They have never failed to love us, even when we aren't particularly lovable. We never think of them, any of them, as "pets". They simply are a part of us and a part of our lives. Without them this house would seem so cold. Those that have gone on I still miss. But I know that I will see their sweet faces again.
I will tell you a story of when I was a hospice nurse. I had a patient, an elderly lady who developed a secondary brain cancer. Her family would become impatient with her - maybe because they just didn't understand how cancer can change a person. One day my patient simply decided to go to bed and stay there. And she retreated into herself. She was lost to everyone and responded only to painful stimuli. Her family was being torn apart by this person in the bed who no longer seemed to know them, or to care about them. One day I saw in a catalog a plush, stuffed kitty. It had a battery pack in its tummy and you could program it to make different sounds like a purr, a heart beat, soft breathing. I hit up some local organizations to donate the money to buy the kitty. When it came, I showed it to the family. They were beyond skeptical. They thought it was stupid. They knew that I had just thrown away a great deal of money. But I thought differently. I put that kitty in her hospital bed, snuggled up in the curve of her arm and turned the sound to a purr. For a while she just lay there like always. But then - a miracle. She smiled. And then she laughed. And then she reached for the kitty and began to stroke it and croon to it.
The love of an animal - live or only alive in our imagination. It is powerful.
Posted 11 months ago by WillowandWindismom #
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What a wonderful story...WWM!
Posted 11 months ago by ILoveMyCats #
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yes, WWM it makes me think of all the animals that are taken to people in the rest homes. When my Grandpa was in one the facility encouraged us to bring pets in. The humane society would bring in pets to and one day grandpa really fell for one of the dogs. He insisted my aunt adopt him and I know she got much pleasure from him for many years.
Posted 11 months ago by Cat talk rules #
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I can't even imagine coming home to an empty house
Posted 11 months ago by Cat talk rules #
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I can't either, CTR. When we come in the door, there are two little black faces looking for us and waiting. Then we have to hear all about what they have been doing while we were gone!
Posted 11 months ago by WillowandWindismom #
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And someone to say goodbye to in the morning. They all (dog included) wait for it although a little treat doesn't hurt either. LOL
Posted 11 months ago by Cat talk rules #
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Sox was with me at my worst possible moments. My husband was in the Middle East being shot at. My daughter was far to young to know about my health issues. My parents live in other states. I didn't know many people in this new place. I was on my own and scared to death. After my daughter was put to bed when I didn't know what the next day would bring I could cry and Sox was there with his little self cuddling and purring. If I had only known how deathly ill he was. His death broke my heart. I am convinced though that he came to me to help me survive until my husband came home safe.
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(((((SM)))))) I've shed many a tear with only my furry family for comfort. They are the best at comforting sometimes words get in the way and they know not to use them
Posted 11 months ago by Cat talk rules #
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All I can say is that seven little kittens showed both of us how to love more than we even had before. We bonded more in the last 6 months than the last 6 years...funny how they make you talk to each other, even if it is just to figure out how to keep them out of the fridge...
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I was never a dog person. It turned to fear when I was attacked by one and it's taken some time to keep from feeling panicky when I see a large dog. However, I met a police dog who licked my leg and stayed at my side. I was shocked at my reaction; the licking of the leg didn't gross me out at all and I was completely at ease. I think it helped ease the fear, just that one dog's actions. Go figure.
Posted 11 months ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
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