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  • Gig Harbor
    Gig Harbor Member Posts: 564
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    Love that story.
  • Josie in Podunk
    Josie in Podunk Member Posts: 87
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    What a sweet story.
  • MaryG123
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    Yep, cat lover with four furries. Thanks for sharing that amazing story Ed!
  • Daughter of a Marine
    Daughter of a Marine Member Posts: 55
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    Not sure how, but i somehow missed the story -I love and miss my kitty and would love to hear your story, Ed - how did i miss it??
  • Palmetto Peg
    Palmetto Peg Member Posts: 189
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    Another cat lover here!  What a sweet story.  It made my day.  Thanks, Ed!
  • toolbeltexpert
    toolbeltexpert Member Posts: 1,583
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    That's almost unbelievable such a fairy tale ending.
    We have had so many over the years and dw is still asking if I am feeding the cats. Yep spent 42$ yesterday. And I got her a joy for all cat, I haven't given it to her, I want to save it for placement.
  • Ed1937
    Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,084
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    Daughter of a Marine wrote:
    Not sure how, but i somehow missed the story -I love and miss my kitty and would love to hear your story, Ed - how did i miss it??

    Click on the link.

  • Faith,Hope,Love
    Faith,Hope,Love Member Posts: 191
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    Thanks Ed!  What an amazing story.  I have 2 cats at the present and 3 feral cats outside that I feed.
  • Rjheld
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    OMG, I have tears.  I have had cats lost before and it is heartbreaking.  I do not have any right now, my last cat was over a 1 1/2 years ago.  She was what got me through the worst days, months, years of my life when my oldest son passed away.  I was crushed when she got sick and I had to have her put to sleep.  I haven't been able to think about another cat.  Thought we would be traveling when we retired so I didn't want to have an animal that would need cared for.  Now my DH has mentioned more than once about getting one.  I think our long traveling days have passed so now I am considering it.  Does anyone have cats for the LO and how do they handle that?

    Thanks for sharing.

  • Jo C.
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    I am a dog person, but oh my; this is such a deeply touching story.   So glad his waning days will be spent with love, comfort and security.

    Thank you, Ed,

    J.

  • Buggsroo
    Buggsroo Member Posts: 573
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    I have two cats and they pretty much are around me all day. 

    They used to gravitate towards my husband because he fed them six times a day, yes you read this correctly.

     If you want have cats around a person with dementia, be aware that they may be frightened of the person with dementia. My husband bites himself and yells a lot, the cats take off pretty fast when that happens.

     Some animals sense when the person is “broken” and stays with them. I would stay around to make sure either the person with dementia gets bitten or scratched, or if the person who has dementia handles the cats roughly. I often have to stop my husband from hitting them because he has either been bitten or scratched because he hasn’t read the cat’s body language correctly.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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