I'm overwhelmed by the support!

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Registered: 04-09-2003
I'm overwhelmed by the support!
Thu, 03-18-2004 - 3:02pm
Thanks to everyone for your good wishes to my little cat. I'm happy we have so many animal lovers on this board. I've never been a cat person, but this is a very loving little cat. He's very funny, as well. He and the dog chase each other around the house and wrestle all of the time. It cracks me up. They are hilarious.

I used to have pet insurance my last dog because he was really old. It definitely made it work it. It was only $35 a month at Banfield Pet Hospitals, which is the vet inside Petsmart. However, the vets their were awful! They were cold and uncaring. Those people put me through hell with that dog. I finally changed vets to a sweet older man, even though I was locked in for 9 more months of the insurance. When my pets are sick, I need the emotional support of a kind vet and a kind staff.

Our cat has a really ridiculous name. It is Schmoikel. He's named after the real name of Krusty the Clown on the Simpsons. Krusty's birth name is: Hershel Schmoikel Krustofski. My dh thinks that's the funniest thing he's ever heard. I tried to name the cat Jade, but pretty soon my dh was calling him Schmoikel. Resistance was useless. However, the cat thinks his name is "Kitty" because we call him that so the dog will know who were are talking about. The whole house revolves around the dog. Luckily, Schmoikel doesn't have a problem with that.

Ever since the cat has returned home, whenever I pet him, the dog looks at me like I've betrayed him and wounded him to the core. It's so sad, but very cute and funny.

Barbara, I have that exact picture on my fridge! That kitten looks just like Schmoikel when he was a kitten! Thanks so much for posting it. I love that picture!

Thanks again to everyone. The support here is amazing. You are all so sweet.

Love,

MariaC