# patches

Category: Animal House

## Post 1 by _rory_ (predictable kryptic) on Tuesday, 19-Oct-2004 14:25:51

When I moved in with my grandmother, she gave me a kitten that got attached to me. A little while later, a dog from down the street ripped her throat out. Some of our family had my cat Apache's sister. I took her in and named her patches. I grew to love patches very very much. She would come in and sleep with me at night. It was very comforting to me that patches felt so safe with me. Then, after I got attached to her, my grandmother's boyfriend accidentally ran over her with his truck. I miss her a lot more than I let anyone knew. but the weird thing is, I went to sleep last night, and when I was asleep, she came to me in a dream. She was just there beside me, like when she was alive. Then, Apache came and they both started purring as they walked away. I wonder if she was trying to tell me that she is with her sister in heaven and they are both ok, or if I'm totally crazy? I just wanted to share my story with all of you. Thank you for taking the time to read it.
acosha

## Post 2 by wildebrew (We promised the world we'd tame it, what were we hoping for?) on Tuesday, 19-Oct-2004 21:05:53

We had a bird who lived with us for 11 years. He finally died on our kitchen table, it was really sad because we all really loved him (not it). We buried him in the garden outside with a cross and everything and every Christmas we still light a candle out there. I can still hear him flying about at night and I know my sister can too. I really think our pets stick with us, even when they've moved on, and I think they often want to come back in a dream, just to say thank you. I definitely appreciate it. :) It's cute.

## Post 3 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Wednesday, 20-Oct-2004 9:45:18

when we lost my partner's Bearded Collie Fingal from cancer 7 years ago,we were devestated and nothing could fill the hole left by his death,he had sucha wonderful personality and temperament,we were sure he was visting us as my brothers tom Wildcat became very agitated when he appeared, we heard his paws on the floor him yawning and it seemed for a while that he still around.
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Cheers for telling us about Patches,have you done anything about the mutt who killed her sister,i would because once they develop that habit they wont stop.

## Post 4 by _rory_ (predictable kryptic) on Wednesday, 20-Oct-2004 19:21:52

Yes. The mut who killed patches is dead now. I'm glad that dog is dead. Anyone can tell me that it's wrong to think that, but I don't care. I'm still going to be happy that that fucking dog is dead.
cheers,
acosha

## Post 5 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Thursday, 21-Oct-2004 13:09:38

Absolutely once they become that aggessive its only a matter of time before a child is attacked.

## Post 6 by SensuallyNaturallyLiving4Today (LivingLifeAndLovingItToo) on Monday, 17-Jul-2006 15:05:01

First of all. It's not the dog, it's the owners. Dogs are descended from wolves, and they will revert back to hunting if they grow hungry enough, are around other dogs that hunt or are not tought about their own strength and to be gentle with small animals or children, when they are playing. Is a wolf wrong for killing and eating a deer? Is a man wrong for butchering and eating a sheep? Is a mother dog wrong for killing a dog that is threatening her puppies? Is a dog who is abused by it's owner wrong for biting that owner? Is a dog that has never been trained properly or exposed to other animals, and who's owners don't even care enough about it to keep it on a leash or in a fenced in back yard wrong for trying to kill and eat a kitten, or for trying to play with the kitten and not realizing that they are capable of hurting or even killing it wrong? I think not. Animals were fine and dandy before man started fucking with their minds. On another note. I would highly reccomend that you consider trying to keep your future cats as in-door pets. One was attacked by a dog, no doubt outside, as I'm sure your neighbor's dog didn't enter your home, and the other was run over outside, as I don't believe that a truck would have been driving around in your house. My Siamese are wonderful in-door cats and I wouldn't have it any other way. They are leash trained and often go for walks outside, either on my shoulder or walking on their own in a cat harness. Think about it this way. Would you let your dog run around outside, with no leash, outside of a fence? I didn't think so, so why should you let a cat run loose like that. If you absolutely insist upon having an out-of-doors cat I would highly reccomend that you have it micro chipped, put a collar on it with an ID tag, and have it fixed, as well as treating it with flee and tick prevention and keeping all of it's shots up to date. Also, don't declaw an outdoor cat as it won't be able to defend it's self or climb a tree properly to escape from danger, IE, other cats, mean kids or dogs. You don't want your cat to add to the huge problem of unwanted and homeless kittens, and you also don't want it getting sick, and potentially making other pets in your home sick. Ok, and now for the dream. I understand what you mean completely. My very first dog Audry was a German Shepard, Husky, Sheltie mix and she was wonderful. When she had to be put to sleep several summers ago I was devistated. I held her while the vet injected her, and I cryed so hard I thought my chest would crack apart and my heart would burst. Once in a while I'll come into my old bedroom, I moved to a different room several years ago, and I'll trip over her lying in a patch of sun light. There is no other reason that I should trip, and it isn't just a stumble, it is a full out sprawl. I've tripped over enough dogs to recognize a fall induced by a sleeping dog, mid carpet. I would hear her yelp and I could just hear her say, "Dumb ass, I was sleeping there." She always had an attitude, but I loved that little bitch. There would also be a warm spot where she had been laying that others could feel, that wasn't caused by the central heating or by the sun. Make of it what you will.

## Post 7 by Twinklestar09 (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Monday, 17-Jul-2006 15:37:00

I agree with the above post that you can't blame the dog totally. It's not like it decided it was going to kill that particualr cat. On the other hand, I can also understand your anger at what happened and that it was not fair to lose that much-loved cat. My aunt has a dog that they found on the streets, and his instinct was to kill most smaller animals, and he almost got my favorite dog, Jubilee. We were on the porch of my house, and I guess he was loose, (his name is Bear). So anyway, of course, I didn't know Bear was there 'til I heard Jubilee cry, and then I yelled at him and got someone to come look at Jubilee and she was bleeding. I was angry that Bear had hurt my dog, but he wouldn't have gotten to her if he was at home. (He actually turns out to be a nice dog toward people, and won't touch Chiquita, my little old chihuahua.) Anyway, I think maybe those dreams and feelings are telling us that our pets are OK. Jubilee was I think taken by someone in August of 2001, and I really missed her and still think about her sometimes. There are several times where I've had real-feeling dreams about her, and those dreams made me feel much better, knowing that I got to spend another time with her or at least seeing her, even if it was just in a dream. Also, I have another dog that somewhat reminds me of her named Azi, and although he's quiet (as opposed to Jubilee who made laughter-like sounds), he shows that he's pretty intelligent and quick to learn as she had.

## Post 8 by SensuallyNaturallyLiving4Today (LivingLifeAndLovingItToo) on Monday, 17-Jul-2006 16:04:00

If you treat an animal right and care for it when it is living, it won't abandon you completely when it leaves this world. Well, at least that's what I believe.

## Post 9 by Rune Knight (Ancient Demon - Darkness will always conquer Light!) on Tuesday, 18-Jul-2006 1:04:20

Well awhile back probably a week ago outside my parents home they have this house cat that beoong to somebody come up and use the flower bed as a litter box. Well one day a pitbull came up and tore that poor cat to shreds. We didn't know it's real name so we just called it Kiki. Kiki suffered that hoorible fate and so did the dog since it was humainly youthinized on account my folks considered it a threat to the communit if it done that to a cat then what if it got a hold of a small child. Sorry consiquences are consiquences.

## Post 10 by SensuallyNaturallyLiving4Today (LivingLifeAndLovingItToo) on Tuesday, 18-Jul-2006 8:23:43

In an ideal world dogs that have attacked small animals, or humans, with provocation should be homed with responsible and knolegeable dog handlers, thus not punishing them for the falts of their previous owners. Unfortunetly we don't live in an ideal world and it just isn't possible. That would require hours and hours of behavioral testing, hours of reviewing applications to find responsible and highly experienced handlers, and hours still of interviews with perspective handlers. It is hard enough to find homes for dogs that have never committed such acts, so imagine the increased difficulty of placing problem dogs, or rather dogs that have come from problem homes.