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Jocelyn Steury's avatar

You really get cats. I mean, but really.

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Ha ha, yes. It’s probably my spirit form.

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Stephanie Thomas Berry's avatar

OMG I loved this and actually laughed out loud with this line: I did not draw blood because I like the wet food you give me. And the dreaming! SO PERFECT!

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Thanks, Stephanie!! I love that it made you laugh. And thanks so much for the restack!

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Jill Swenson's avatar

Dear Human, things are blurry, twitchy, and tilting. Call it doggy vertigo. That doc said old dog vestibular disease. Do NOT look in my right ear. I'll snap if you touch it. No, I am not interested in eating anything. Leave me alone in the dark here in the closet in peace, please. Those drops of goo you squirted in my ear the past few mornings make me walk like I'm inebriated. Stop doing that. Are you spinning or is the room? - Daisy in Wisconsin

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Poor Daisy! I know her human is taking good care of her, though.

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Jill Swenson's avatar

Ear drops helping. Still not up to par, but her appetite is back. I'm always a sucker for talking animals. Ever since Mr. Ed.

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Holly Starley's avatar

A river of fur and teeth and gleaming eyes! ♥️

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Thanks Holly!

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Amy Abelson's avatar

Adorable!

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Michela Griffith's avatar

Let me out!

   Let me in!

Yes, I know that voice.

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Right?!

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Rosemarie Hanson's avatar

That was awesome!

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Alyssa D.'s avatar

🐈‍⬛

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Laurie Stone's avatar

Fantastic, love it. I did not draw blood because I like the wet food you give me. A useful sentence in many contexts. xxL

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Right?! Thank, Laurie!

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Laurie Stone's avatar

Miss you. Would love to catch up. Our house is under renovation. The windows are wrapped like a Christo before the new siding is painted. Will be excited for you to come to see it when it's done. xxL

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Yes! I miss you too and would love to catch up. I can't wait to see the house with its clapboard siding. It just becomes more and more of a masterpiece. xxoRB

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Emily's avatar

Junie says: you are so right about everything. My human thinks she needs 3 other cats when she would be just fine with me and only me. I tell them to fuck off every time I see them!

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Ha ha ha ha! Yes. So glad to hear from Junie!

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Chin-Sun Lee's avatar

ha! pure delight. xx

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Thanks Chin-Sun!

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Emily Sanders Hopkins's avatar

Ahhhh. So sweet and funny and right.

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

Thanks Emily!

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Scott Steinke's avatar

Thanks for making me smile and laugh.

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Rebecca Barry's avatar

My pleasure, my friend.

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Margaret Poethig's avatar

What a fun story! I had cats for a long time and you really captured them. Do you let your cat outdoors? I’m sure you know that outdoor cats are responsible for killing millions of birds. Cats are a non-native species in North America and should be kept indoors. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/faq-outdoor-cats-and-their-effects-on-birds/

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Chris's avatar

Hahaha. Priceless. Years ago I was taking care of my grandmother’s cat for a month. She brought me a dead mouse and thankfully left it outside the slider door. I realized that I didn’t properly appreciate the gesture and wrote a letter to my grandmother from her kitty’s perspective of her trying to bring me a thank you gift for letting her be a houseguest and my terrible ignorance of the gesture.

You just brought me back in time with this. Thanks for the memory. And the giggles.

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