by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 29, 2016 | pets
For all of us who have lost beloved pets, this is a treasure! As the author noted, “We don’t know who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter department who understands.” “Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month. The...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 4, 2009 | pets
We are cat people. We have two adult cats that have called us their people for about 7 and 4 years, respectively. They mostly reside outdoors, except on the coldest days of winter when they’ll slip in and sleep under our bed. Then we have a new 10 week old...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 27, 2009 | pets
After successfully introducing our newest little kitten to the household just over a week ago, on Thursday evening his bigger adopted “brother”, Diego, went out about 7:00pm and didn’t come home, like he usually does about 9:00pm. Now we’re...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 22, 2009 | pets
After our 10 month old female feline, Dora, disappeared a few weeks ago, her brother, Diego, seemed lonely. Our two older outdoor cats would come and go and basically ignore him. He’d wander around the house, at times seeming to be looking for her. It was sad....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 15, 2009 | pets
Wednesday morning, while Bill was out of town on business with our son, I stopped by a friend’s house to pick something up on my way to work. While I was on her porch Bill called on the cell phone and heard my friend’s dog barking. With some excitement in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 1, 2009 | pets
The cats, all four of them, have sensed the change in our household since Abby’s departure Friday morning. We’ve put away her beds and gathered up her snacks and toys. But it’s more than that.One of our older cats, Patty, is quite feral and does not...
