tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post6154696264544077838..comments2024-03-27T16:06:06.759-05:00Comments on Sketching in Nature: The Grey Cat - MareeKate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-28786623590519293032011-04-20T08:53:58.174-05:002011-04-20T08:53:58.174-05:00Our Handyman, a black guy, has a lot of chickens, ...Our Handyman, a black guy, has a lot of chickens, and every so often I see a sick or injured one walking around the property and I've been spending a fortune buying medicine, taking them in (a box in my studio) and tending to them, now I've given up. They must die, if that's gonna be the case, but it is SO difficult for me to turn a blind eye! My heart fairly aches...Maree Clarksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274329795088706720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-10259115845736355462011-04-20T07:47:27.968-05:002011-04-20T07:47:27.968-05:00Exactly, Maree...we're mostly caring for one o...Exactly, Maree...we're mostly caring for one of them, but the other cost me a doctor's visit and tetanus shots, plus a wait to see that neither of us developed rabies--and that was just from trying to get her off my lap. I'm not inclined to take her in!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-81865348702177538642011-04-20T05:04:42.231-05:002011-04-20T05:04:42.231-05:00That is so sad Kate, and the terrible thing is tha...That is so sad Kate, and the terrible thing is that it's happening all the time. I just don't know how many abandoned animals one can take in! Or collect and permanently be running to the SPCA... It's SO difficult to turn a blind eye, but one can only do so much...Maree Clarksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274329795088706720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-32043185022024515522011-04-19T09:44:25.521-05:002011-04-19T09:44:25.521-05:00I can't either, Maree...someone in our neighbo...I can't either, Maree...someone in our neighborhood moved and abandoned their cats. One's a sweetie, one's a biter...siiigh. Thanks for sharing this!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.com