tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post1083965986210526468..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: START WITH THE WEATHERUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-64115131239672595132016-01-02T21:25:02.782-07:002016-01-02T21:25:02.782-07:00Thanks very much, Richard! The cats will be very...Thanks very much, Richard! The cats will be very pleased and I'll explain to them. Also kiss the ones I can touch-- three of them. <br /><br />The Striped Terror has been napping up on top of a set of drawers about six feet tall, I suppose to escape the fond attention of his little buddy, the Dust Bunny. The Terror is the most intelligent of all the cats. I say to him, "Where's your little Bunny?" And he looks around as though he understands. Squibbie used to be the muscle around here, but now she's only irritable. She esp. hard on the Dust Bunny.<br /><br />Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-52574414743449942772016-01-02T21:07:49.439-07:002016-01-02T21:07:49.439-07:00I've ordered three Moolecole dog/cat 20 watt h...I've ordered three Moolecole dog/cat 20 watt heating beds to be sent directly to you from Amazon (to you at Box 295 in Valier). The electricity for all three will probably be less than the one heating lamp you are using. I hope these will keep your little guys comfortable. You can see the pad on Amazon's website. Expect them Friday Jan 8. I'll see about a heated bowl next. <br /><br />With love,<br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-16082757039515186122016-01-02T17:08:29.596-07:002016-01-02T17:08:29.596-07:00So sorry to hear about your kitty, Richard. I kno...So sorry to hear about your kitty, Richard. I know you were a bonded pair and it's hard to imagine a writer without a cat. I didn't know cat beds were so cheap! I'll accept your offer and let you have the pleasure of picking them out. I see there are good sales all over.<br /><br />Or maybe you'd prefer a warm water bowl. The cats are always thirsty in cold weather. I take them water but it's ice very quickly. <br /><br />The indoor cats sleep under a light bulb or in front of one of those infrared heaters, which keeps my backside warm as well. My feet go on a "secretary's friend," which is a heated food rest. Highly recommended!<br /><br />You're very kind, Richard. But we already knew that.<br /><br />Prairie MaryMary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-42633433897658033182016-01-02T16:50:48.088-07:002016-01-02T16:50:48.088-07:00I'd be glad to help you get a couple of heated...I'd be glad to help you get a couple of heated cat beds. They are inexpensive, use 20 watts, and are safe and waterproof. See Amazon's display of heated cat beds. You could get them in GF at a pet store, or get them from Amazon, or I could get them at Amazon and have them mailed to you. I'd like you to have a warm, comfortable, less stressful time this winter, along with your feline friends. You've struggled hard, and have given us absorbing insights, and now I'd like to make the winter seem a little warmer, if I may. I lost my old cat a few days ago, and would like whatever I do to be a memorial to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-86973982989350698192016-01-02T09:34:01.487-07:002016-01-02T09:34:01.487-07:00Since I spent ten years in the ministry, I'm a...Since I spent ten years in the ministry, I'm aware of how problematic monetary generosity can be. The dimension of obligation or how to figure an amount. I remember your gift of the electric lap robe, which I have to admit I passed on to Rose across the alley when she was dying of cancer and couldn't get warm.<br /><br />There are six cats here, not counting the "Goldfish" who is a yellow kitten not quite grown and not quite separated, who comes and goes. Then there's the cat from across the street who prefers to dine here. The two cats I've had since 2003 or so don't look so good. They are cross and wasting with tufty coats. I don't know if they will make it to spring, let alone next Christmas. They don't eat much now.<br /><br />The two I sometimes despair of are the Striped Terror and his little buddy, the Dust Bunny. They rampage through the house at inconvenient hours and would be happy to eat until they explode. But their chief delight is biting and wrestling, which cost nothing. I was delighted to discover that Amazon will deliver fifty cent cans of cat food! I do not know who delivers cats.<br /><br />The two Feral Fertile Myrtles who have moved to the unheated garage, finding the back shed not so congenial except for the holes they've dug underneath, are judicious in their needs. The biggest problem is that the garage is unheated and when it goes below zero, the canned cat food, which is their preference, freezes faster than they can eat it. They have boxes with space blanket linings. In the deep night I sometimes hear the cat flap creak.<br /><br />Only three of these six cats allow themselves to be petted. I have a live trap but they are experienced and wary. I could catch them if I doctored their food with ketamine as we used to do at animal control with wild animals, but it is a restricted drug now.<br /><br />Your offer is kind and generous, but I'm unable to resolve the issues. Maybe approaching 77 has limited my brain power.<br /><br />Prairie Mary<br /><br />Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-71063411135866032592016-01-02T07:02:27.390-07:002016-01-02T07:02:27.390-07:00Can't manage it. I will soon be 81 and don'...Can't manage it. I will soon be 81 and don't expect to see 82. But I would be honored to sponsor the two cats for a year, and would send you a check to cover all their costs. Let me know. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-77854522193577266862016-01-01T08:51:11.068-07:002016-01-01T08:51:11.068-07:00THANKS for the offer of help, Richard. Can I send...THANKS for the offer of help, Richard. Can I send you a cat? I have to send two because they're devoted to each other.Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-14750527884529507102016-01-01T08:25:23.633-07:002016-01-01T08:25:23.633-07:00This is one of your finest posts. It underlines th...This is one of your finest posts. It underlines the desperate condition of rural Montana, where people are underserved and those who remain are often not competent, or have character problems. There may be some help coming thanks to technology. Competent doctors in cities are reaching rural patients by remote video interviews. The technique was pioneered on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, where there is no doctor but a med tech on hand who is able to dispense prescribed meds, and do basic monitoring such as pulse and blood pressure and certain lab work. It may not be as fine as walking into a good medical office, but it is a valuable option in rural areas. If you should get into a jam please call on me and I will help whatever way I can. <br /><br />My new address is wheelerrichard@centurylink.net<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-49989414849633091192016-01-01T04:16:18.160-07:002016-01-01T04:16:18.160-07:00Envelopes? No problem. P.0. Cat treats? You're...Envelopes? No problem. P.0. Cat treats? You're in trouble sister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com