Comments on: How to make sure the dogs get walked and the cats get fed when personal catastrophe strikes http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-468166 Susan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:18:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-468166 I'm glad you found a safety net of fur-loving folk, too, Christie, and am sending all possible good vibes to you and your mom. I’m glad you found a safety net of fur-loving folk, too, Christie, and am sending all possible good vibes to you and your mom.

]]> By: Colorado Transplant http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467761 Colorado Transplant Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:46:01 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467761 I, too, am glad you found a caring person to take care of the animals at your house. What a great picture--a pretty dogsitter, a beautiful dog, and blooming flowers in the background! I, too, am glad you found a caring person to take care of the animals at your house.

What a great picture—a pretty dogsitter, a beautiful dog, and blooming flowers in the background!

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467749 Gina Spadafori Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:16:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467749 For some reason, SFGate.com attracts the meanest bunch of commenters anywhere. I cannot believe that NOT ONE person had anything kind to say on Christie's piece, and that people had the nerve to crticize her for arranging care for her pets while her mom was in the hospital. WHY OH WHY do pet-haters insist on reading (and commenting on) stories about pets? For some reason, SFGate.com attracts the meanest bunch of commenters anywhere. I cannot believe that NOT ONE person had anything kind to say on Christie’s piece, and that people had the nerve to crticize her for arranging care for her pets while her mom was in the hospital.

WHY OH WHY do pet-haters insist on reading (and commenting on) stories about pets?

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467711 Gina Spadafori Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:48:26 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467711 That is such a nice picture of them both. :) That is such a nice picture of them both. :)

]]> By: Original Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467697 Original Lori Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:29:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467697 Been thinking about you and your family. Take the time you need. Been thinking about you and your family. Take the time you need.

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467673 The OTHER Pat Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:22:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467673 "and the chaos into which it’s plunged our entire family, because this is, after all, a pet blog and I’m a pet columnist." However, they are also your family, and any one of us could find ourselves plunged into the same panicky situation. I think the sharing of your experiences during this stressful time is VERY relevant to us as caring pet owners, and I thank you for taking the time to do so. Because it's a real wakeup call for us to be thinking of contingency plans in the event something similar should come to pass in any one of our lives. So thank you for sharing your story and your experiences, and know that you and your mother are in my thoughts. “and the chaos into which it’s plunged our entire family, because this is, after all, a pet blog and I’m a pet columnist.”

However, they are also your family, and any one of us could find ourselves plunged into the same panicky situation. I think the sharing of your experiences during this stressful time is VERY relevant to us as caring pet owners, and I thank you for taking the time to do so. Because it’s a real wakeup call for us to be thinking of contingency plans in the event something similar should come to pass in any one of our lives.

So thank you for sharing your story and your experiences, and know that you and your mother are in my thoughts.

]]> By: Lis http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/07/09/how-to-make-sure-the-dogs-get-walked-and-the-cats-get-fed-when-personal-catastrophe-strikes/comment-page-1/#comment-467631 Lis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:36:38 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7846#comment-467631 Christie, I'm really sorry you're going through this. I'm glad you were able to find the right people to help with the Furry Ones. Christie, I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I’m glad you were able to find the right people to help with the Furry Ones.

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