tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post3087878922219612274..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Being Watched OverJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32291591163751396172019-05-23T14:08:02.216+00:002019-05-23T14:08:02.216+00:00i agree anon, maybe someone should hit them ....sq...i agree anon, maybe someone should hit them ....squarely in the mush....with a bag of hard pasta, Poor cat. janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63551906207323857402019-05-23T08:26:07.336+00:002019-05-23T08:26:07.336+00:00It was a bag of pasta ... not a bloody H bomb!!It was a bag of pasta ... not a bloody H bomb!!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48919120583001317412019-05-22T14:30:43.997+00:002019-05-22T14:30:43.997+00:00Violence to any animal is never justified. The ca...Violence to any animal is never justified. The cat would have been sufficiently startled by you hissing at it. I'm surprised that you as an animal lover think your behaviour was acceptable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60829248115056438942019-05-22T14:27:56.179+00:002019-05-22T14:27:56.179+00:00"hit it squarely in the mush." I do hop..."hit it squarely in the mush." I do hope that not only the dog bite is treated but also the cats eyes are ok. I wonder how you'd feel John if you heard the cat had lost an eye due to you hurling something at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22773255074565391622019-05-21T10:43:17.120+00:002019-05-21T10:43:17.120+00:00Aww ... clever Mary guarding the inner sanctum of ...Aww ... clever Mary guarding the inner sanctum of the house. At least, hopefully, you didn't end up with pasta shapes all over the kitchen!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7131705763599487532019-05-21T08:19:25.216+00:002019-05-21T08:19:25.216+00:00My little cat is often bullied by one of the many ...My little cat is often bullied by one of the many who traipse through our garden. Non-cat owners, believe me - unwanted cats do not take a gentle hint or hiss. They are not strays, hungry of even far from home. Just bullies. My weapon of choice is a water pistol! Mary, of course, is blameless.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67685694753638019612019-05-21T07:59:43.559+00:002019-05-21T07:59:43.559+00:00It is interesting to read another cultural perspec...It is interesting to read another cultural perspective regarding cats. In many places in Australia it is illegal to let cats out at night. They are environmental vandals and reduce the native animal population. They also get in fights and can get injured. A post fight cat abscess can be painful and expensive.Curly Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802333414956803595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60292918131511592532019-05-21T06:03:21.220+00:002019-05-21T06:03:21.220+00:00I appreciate that, JayGee, but even so......After ...I appreciate that, JayGee, but even so......After his experience I doubt if he'll want to even try, but sometimes hunger has the upper hand. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75772160048496070052019-05-21T04:17:37.201+00:002019-05-21T04:17:37.201+00:00Thieving cats are a nuisance. I recommend a zero t...Thieving cats are a nuisance. I recommend a zero tolerance policy; as I imagine do you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45967163689034730562019-05-21T03:55:53.841+00:002019-05-21T03:55:53.841+00:00Let us hope the cat's owner notices the dogbit...Let us hope the cat's owner notices the dogbite and treats it accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14356036655539012212019-05-21T00:22:24.901+00:002019-05-21T00:22:24.901+00:00Mary just needed you for shotgun, all along.Mary just needed you for shotgun, all along.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70575806480334253582019-05-20T23:55:34.060+00:002019-05-20T23:55:34.060+00:00Cat sounds like my across-the-street neighbor: yel...Cat sounds like my across-the-street neighbor: yellow stripes, attacks any dog with the temerity to walk by their porch on the sidewalk, and sends them fleeing. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73705627923090969992019-05-20T23:30:05.923+00:002019-05-20T23:30:05.923+00:00Poor Mary must have been quite stressed standing g...Poor Mary must have been quite stressed standing guard,<br />hopefully the ginger Tom won't be back and peace is restored to the cottage.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49882345552317774382019-05-20T22:37:21.157+00:002019-05-20T22:37:21.157+00:00'We have been infiltrated by a ginger Tom with...'We have been infiltrated by a ginger Tom with attitude.' ...Your blog is like a best seller John...Love the details Suzie Simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724120590247226633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46340699609347234722019-05-20T22:11:11.801+00:002019-05-20T22:11:11.801+00:00Oops. Auto correct and lack of readers will get me...Oops. Auto correct and lack of readers will get me every time. Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82720580942045657732019-05-20T21:12:48.387+00:002019-05-20T21:12:48.387+00:00Great story John. Mary is indeed quite the dog!Great story John. Mary is indeed quite the dog!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490988837607883653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7517894274424936152019-05-20T20:57:51.799+00:002019-05-20T20:57:51.799+00:00Quite the story ... but is there a Tom that DOESN&...Quite the story ... but is there a Tom that DOESN'T have an attitude?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55298443625817657002019-05-20T20:35:46.586+00:002019-05-20T20:35:46.586+00:00In his younger days our Jazz was that ginger Tom. ...In his younger days our Jazz was that ginger Tom. He regularly cruised into a neighbours kitchen to see if their cats were getting a more interesting diet that he was. He no longer (I hope) does it.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12177105286056389172019-05-20T20:26:51.781+00:002019-05-20T20:26:51.781+00:00I suspected that too.... wisely she is now sitting...I suspected that too.... wisely she is now sitting and watchingJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49634109791316935152019-05-20T20:25:50.156+00:002019-05-20T20:25:50.156+00:00Ears?Ears?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86934948487639960732019-05-20T20:25:33.515+00:002019-05-20T20:25:33.515+00:00I don't think he will be backI don't think he will be backJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6703499856339802532019-05-20T20:24:56.459+00:002019-05-20T20:24:56.459+00:00I'm watching it nowI'm watching it now John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16262725370121530252019-05-20T20:24:22.541+00:002019-05-20T20:24:22.541+00:00He is not feral but an overfed tom with attitudeHe is not feral but an overfed tom with attitudeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17824873568686228752019-05-20T20:23:45.295+00:002019-05-20T20:23:45.295+00:00On a roll xOn a roll xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40960617559945039252019-05-20T20:17:52.359+00:002019-05-20T20:17:52.359+00:00Cats is sneaky.Cats is sneaky.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.com