tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post2425845324355629098..comments2023-06-11T08:39:54.030+01:00Comments on Lesism - by Les Floyd: The Friendship of a CatLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739115391051123334noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-32734498992756593362013-12-20T15:28:34.695+00:002013-12-20T15:28:34.695+00:00A house is not complete without at least one kitty...A house is not complete without at least one kitty they are little Zen masters!Jane Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994923102578882938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-34291578718738376362013-12-20T04:28:29.134+00:002013-12-20T04:28:29.134+00:00My Russian Blue Popeye does all these things and m...My Russian Blue Popeye does all these things and more. I'm a writer, too (a novelist) but my cat is a passive/aggressive enemy of literacy as he insists on sitting down between the monitor and me or on my notebook as I'm trying to type a manuscript. And, as much as this irritates me (I'm a dog person but can't get a dog since I'd rescued Popeye in 2009), all it takes a lovable head butt to get me back on an even keel. Knowing he won't be around as long as me, I give love whenever he wants it. Because when his time comes, I know I'll be haunted by all the times I'd ever refused him love so I never refuse him, regardless of how far he puts me back in my writing schedule.<br /><br />That doesn't stop him, however, from biting me or pissing on my bath mat every day without fail for no reason whatsoever.I think someone dropped him on his head when he was a kitten.jurassicporkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673461210301442978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-48416223098815106542013-12-05T06:04:40.418+00:002013-12-05T06:04:40.418+00:00We have 5 cats, & they all have their own litt...We have 5 cats, & they all have their own little quirks. This was a very eloquent & accurate description of what life with cats is like.rdowlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894145327544700790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-76368035279066973972013-11-18T08:19:37.309+00:002013-11-18T08:19:37.309+00:00Anyone who has never had a relationship with a cat...Anyone who has never had a relationship with a cat, doesn't know what they are missing. And each one is different. I got my Sylvester (a tuxedo) soon after Cleo the Calico cat went to the angels, and he is so funny, he cheered me up immediately.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928085241403504771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-61635740105966665312013-10-24T04:05:28.451+01:002013-10-24T04:05:28.451+01:00Great blog. 4 cat family. I hate to travel anywher...Great blog. 4 cat family. I hate to travel anywhere as I miss the cats. By the way they are inside cats so no birds or gardens harmedsiamkatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997690616590227988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-9876399443082572842013-10-15T14:03:34.830+01:002013-10-15T14:03:34.830+01:00Many people who don't own cats are put off by ...Many people who don't own cats are put off by the many irresponsible cat owners out there. My own experiences of cats aren't great - my neighbours have them, and I constantly find their cat poo all over my garden when I'm gardening, and their tabby thinks nothing of bringing me the birds it's killed - a male blackcap yesterday. I don't hate cats, but can't love them neither - cat owners are responsible for the death of over 55 million birds every year. I'd rather have a garden full of birds than a cat on my lap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-28900519786852367082013-09-23T23:37:32.624+01:002013-09-23T23:37:32.624+01:00I'm out of town for the week, so have been kit...I'm out of town for the week, so have been kitten-less (except for a screensaver of the wee-ones). Missing their purrs and their antics (although walking down the stairs is much easier and my toes aren't being attacked in the middle of the night). Your blog post made me smile: thank you for the cat-fix :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583104311190719070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-19997315020883253342013-09-23T00:11:08.369+01:002013-09-23T00:11:08.369+01:00Just had to put a seventeen year old Puss down. Lo...Just had to put a seventeen year old Puss down. Lovely post describing their nuances beautifully!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-61913878095568266742013-09-01T14:28:53.960+01:002013-09-01T14:28:53.960+01:00beautiful post! I've always loved cats-- I'...beautiful post! I've always loved cats-- I've cried more when they died than for family members. And you're right: there's nothing better than having a cat curled on your lap (or the top of your chair) while writing. They're just hanging out, and you're both doing your own thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092893374986482194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-4544222773317983852013-08-22T03:50:09.320+01:002013-08-22T03:50:09.320+01:00Hi! I loved this and you've captured our gang ...Hi! I loved this and you've captured our gang completely! Our cats are all rescues, except for some offspring from 2 late-term females. All our cats are "fixed", very social, and a load of fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988989426937794774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-45175677286299387522013-08-13T08:38:15.240+01:002013-08-13T08:38:15.240+01:00So true... am a cat lover myself after having grow...So true... am a cat lover myself after having grown up with them. One of my two sits on my laptop when I try to write. We had a dog, brought into our home with all the right intentions... but he's living with my brother on law now who works outside and goes rabbit and pigeon hunting - they're a pair much better suited. Keep the cat for the writer and the dog for the active person. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-44265398266211870712013-03-20T04:45:20.114+00:002013-03-20T04:45:20.114+00:00Loved what you have written about cats. We have h...Loved what you have written about cats. We have had several over the many years and had to say goodbye with deep sadness. <br /><br />I love how you wrote about the toilet, and about looking into space to make you think there are ghosts...I believe they ARE seeing them. :) <br /><br />We have taken care of a number of strays over time and have one now, that doesn't want me to be in the same bed as her. She loves my partner, who is male, but has bitten me and chased me right out of the bed a couple times. I am laughing while typing this but it isn't funny at the time.<br /><br />I will continue stopping by...nice blog.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952992786808386154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-70428872312393666382013-03-09T08:30:18.328+00:002013-03-09T08:30:18.328+00:00Dogs are yes men if you know I mean but cats,cats ...Dogs are yes men if you know I mean but cats,cats are the friends that tell you the truth whether you want to hear it or not.Cats have never forgotten that they were once worshiped.Honestly i have never met a cat that was just a cat. windwalker spctrvlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752794854735754650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-53466563060682098272013-03-07T15:07:01.188+00:002013-03-07T15:07:01.188+00:00Cool piece, well written, says it all about puddy ...Cool piece, well written, says it all about puddy cats. I would never be without one, we have three. All three of them with distinct charm. Life would be incomplete without them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177869133472899743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-80144044892634168912013-02-27T22:41:44.148+00:002013-02-27T22:41:44.148+00:00Only a true cat lover could understand & speak...Only a true cat lover could understand & speak of these things with so much knowledge! I love all animals but cats have always had a special place in my live. Just recently lost my 17-year old Himalayan. She died of heart failure. I still miss her tremendously! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-4031877188407659222013-02-08T13:33:59.826+00:002013-02-08T13:33:59.826+00:00It's a great short article captivating the ess...It's a great short article captivating the essence of feline family. Well done Les!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-14241756072604125632013-02-02T20:41:09.109+00:002013-02-02T20:41:09.109+00:00Oh so very true - every word of this delightful pi...Oh so very true - every word of this delightful piece! I have been a servant of a cat for 11 years now and still wonder why he does the strange things that you describe. I have learnt to just enjoy and chuckle at my 'kitten' as he will always be to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130377833469122404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-5968693821591894942013-01-30T03:34:26.503+00:002013-01-30T03:34:26.503+00:00Great blog, mate. Brought up with cats. Now I'...Great blog, mate. Brought up with cats. Now I'm 45 - 3 1/2 years ago a stray that had been roughing it for a while decided to move in with me because she was pregnant. A month later and during the night, 6 kittens appeared and not a trace of the after-birth. She was the perfect mother. Lambie, as I called her, is still with me along with one of her daughters, Sponge. They fight like a human mother and daughter but in a feline fashion. Their personalities could not be more different. Cats are really smart. They know how to piss one off with the in/out game and the feed me game when they're not hungry - and they know they can get away with it. Can't blame them though. They never get the chance to get high or drunk like us human reprobatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-54062223861773587592013-01-27T12:02:14.698+00:002013-01-27T12:02:14.698+00:00Love the post. I'm an accidental owner of 2 ca...Love the post. I'm an accidental owner of 2 cats and pretty sure I'm not alone, there are some very heartless souls out there. Yesterday I watched my youngest resident stalking her tail balancing on the chair arm for a full 30 minutes with consumate skill.Yet when she happened across a Toby (a young wild rabbit)last year she was content just to thunder up and down the garden playing tag with it. And when one of the residents brought in a mouse very much living and breathing heavily, I discovered both them sitting staring at it waiting for it to do something interesting. <br />Whenever I get bogged down by human problems my cats never fail to remind of what's actually important. That you don't have to have use your killer instinct or indeed do what's expected. Life is for living and the pursuit of logic is for those who have forgotten the meaning of fun. suzi quaifhttp://www.suziquaif.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-15032321068984512252013-01-23T21:48:32.968+00:002013-01-23T21:48:32.968+00:00A few years ago I suffered from a serious respira...A few years ago I suffered from a serious respiratory illness accompanied by chills and fever. My big long furred male cat, Jack, took charge. <br /><br />He walked around my upper torso as I lay in bed and selected the area of my body that was the coldest and most congested. He lay on top of me in that spot and pressed his body hard against me, sending warmth to my deep cold.<br /><br />Then he turned on his purr, not like a regular purr, but more like a powerful healing vibrating engine that soothed. It felt so good!<br /><br />My doctor used a vibrator on me during my trips to his office. When I told him that I was getting vibration treatments from Jack the doctor was impressed and supportive. "That cat knows what he is doing."<br /><br />For over a month, Jack took care of me every night, keeping me warm and rumbling over my chest to help break up congestion and support my breathing.<br /><br />What a guy! I could feel the love. <br /><br />Once I was better he went back to his regular sleeping pattern, near me but not on top of me. He reset his purr to low and gentle.<br /><br />That cat took good care of me and saw me through a bad patch. Amazing and wonderful animals.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018194562217516131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-7528671026515385352013-01-21T01:58:38.012+00:002013-01-21T01:58:38.012+00:00Beautiful post ! Beautiful post ! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030077514740896016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-49589374005463794842013-01-14T09:35:16.140+00:002013-01-14T09:35:16.140+00:00Loved reading this! I have 2 Siamese Mork and Mind...Loved reading this! I have 2 Siamese Mork and Mindy. Glad someone loves their creative companions as much as I do. Admittedly- I do battle to keep them off my wacom tablet when I'm illustrating. Always a time for a break :)@SonyaParraUKhttps://www.facebook.com/SonyaParraArtistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-22050132913897945532013-01-02T21:32:25.958+00:002013-01-02T21:32:25.958+00:00I love this!!! I have had cats all of my life and ...I love this!!! I have had cats all of my life and you have described their behavior to a T!! I could not imagine NOT having a cat around. They are such sweet companions!! I do not understand how people could not like them at all. I do not like it when I hear people say "it's just a cat"! They have no idea what they are missing out on. <br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422208039719606406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-53900213201206969142012-12-31T00:17:45.157+00:002012-12-31T00:17:45.157+00:00Thank you for writing this. I have tears in my ey...Thank you for writing this. I have tears in my eyes remembering our beloved kitty cat BooBoo. She will always be our little girl and we would give anything to have her back.<br /><br />I had her from when she was born and have shared many stories with my husband. She used to love to leave her small plastic toys outside my bedroom door every morning, as oppposed to her mommy cat Princess would leave dead things outside on the back porch for my mom.<br /><br />I love all animals, but until you had the honor of having a cat love you unconditionally, I say that you can't fully appreciate true love.<br />Christine W.http://www.twitter.com/christine_1218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169917392605496319.post-83416921965591160002012-12-21T17:37:06.702+00:002012-12-21T17:37:06.702+00:00Our cat Squeaky chose us and is the smartest and m...Our cat Squeaky chose us and is the smartest and most loving being in our home. Thank you for this necessary blog. Someone said "Until one has loved an animal, part of their should remains unawake."HarrietBGarnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364460600298826301noreply@blogger.com