tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post3062099961029526477..comments2023-11-09T02:06:49.126-06:00Comments on Rancho Santa Clara: Time finally came to bid goodbye to Pacoalcubanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-43055123156744283102018-06-19T09:52:22.649-05:002018-06-19T09:52:22.649-05:00Thanks for your comment Barbara, even if my thanks...Thanks for your comment Barbara, even if my thanks comes several weeks late due to a glitch in the Blogger.com program. Thanks again.<br /><br />alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-1455724939625511972018-06-19T09:50:52.871-05:002018-06-19T09:50:52.871-05:00A belated thanks for that comment. Due to some gli...A belated thanks for that comment. Due to some glitch the comments to my blog weren't coming through. Thanks again. <br /><br />Alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-44106265908107221662018-04-29T16:47:32.988-05:002018-04-29T16:47:32.988-05:00I just read your blog and I am crying. I have had...I just read your blog and I am crying. I have had to give this final gift to 4 dogs and cats and it gets no easier as you know that you will never again have the pleasure of their presence, just the memory. I have had friends ask why I get another pet after one passes (and it can take me a year to do so) and my reply is that the pleasure of the years we have together far outweighs the pain of their passing. I would rather have that pain than never to have had the experience of the love and presence of my pets. They gave you a gift, and you gave them one - ending suffering. As hard as that decision is, it was a true and honest decision made for your beloved pet, and not for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263446001666604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-33662010710151263062018-04-25T17:51:16.244-05:002018-04-25T17:51:16.244-05:00Those were too beautiful cats. I wonder why they h...Those were too beautiful cats. I wonder why they haven't figured out what causes renal failure in cats or how it can be, if not cured, at least contained. It seems that is the bigger killer of cats, and it's not a quick or painless death either. <br /><br />Paco died of liver failure. I've seen some foods that claim to avert kidney failure in cats, but I don't know if they are any good. <br /><br />Now go get another two or three new cats. <br /><br />al alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-7078916541013791082018-04-25T12:09:50.193-05:002018-04-25T12:09:50.193-05:00Obituaries of my two cats:
https://gringosuelto....Obituaries of my two cats: <br /><br />https://gringosuelto.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/in-memoriam-jason-walker/<br /><br />https://gringosuelto.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/may-she-rest-in-peace-goodbye-to-pandora/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-59365636714664021792018-04-23T17:09:28.816-05:002018-04-23T17:09:28.816-05:00That's what happens when you prejudge people. ...That's what happens when you prejudge people. I've never met you yet I imagined your as a footloose kind of guy, not a domestic cat owner. Thank you for your kind words and condolence. I really appreciate them.<br /><br />al alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-72291702664493136382018-04-21T11:11:57.756-05:002018-04-21T11:11:57.756-05:00Oh, this is so sad. I know how hard it is to lose ...Oh, this is so sad. I know how hard it is to lose a family member. My two cats both died in the last few years, and it was a very sad time for me, my ex (who went with me to the vet's as we had owned the cats together), and the vet too. We both cried in the vet's office. <br /><br />But yes, you've done the right thing. More importantly, you took Paco out of a very difficult situation and gave him a loving, lifetime home. Just cherish his memory and remember the good times. <br /><br />Kim G<br />Redding, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-73968440057443562712018-04-20T22:15:38.611-05:002018-04-20T22:15:38.611-05:00Thank you for the contact info for Dr. Vázquez. I ...Thank you for the contact info for Dr. Vázquez. I was going to email you and ask for it. Barbara Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619511749548265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-9699815736322577102018-04-20T19:59:07.786-05:002018-04-20T19:59:07.786-05:00Sweet jesus, I'm crying and have never met thi...Sweet jesus, I'm crying and have never met this cat.<br />I second the "delight" sentiment, so we'll expressed above.<br />That ranch of yours has a long history of life and love.<br />So awesome.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922547230766895676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-58687563841867732902018-04-20T16:49:51.393-05:002018-04-20T16:49:51.393-05:00Thought I would publish Dr. Vázquez contact inform...Thought I would publish Dr. Vázquez contact information for anyone in San Miguel looking for an excellent vet. <br /><br />He's at 16 Plaza Primavera, #189 Salida Real a Querétaro. 415-152-6274.<br /><br />Plaza Primavera is a small shopping strip on the Salida a Querétaro, next to the small Pollo Feliz and the Pemex gas station, before reaching the glorieta by the Luciérnaga Shopping Mall. Easy parking next to his clinic. He accepts credit cards and speaks English. alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-29548920734856122782018-04-20T16:42:25.620-05:002018-04-20T16:42:25.620-05:00He really is one of the best vets we've found,...He really is one of the best vets we've found, here or in the States. He's very competent and compassionate. He hasn't lost his love for animals even after practicing for so many years. <br /><br />How did your knee thing turn out? Are you back in San Miguel?<br /><br />al alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-85257067755271168522018-04-20T16:40:19.656-05:002018-04-20T16:40:19.656-05:00That vet really gets our vote, particularly after ...That vet really gets our vote, particularly after some of our experiences around here. Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-46147241932753140412018-04-20T16:39:31.385-05:002018-04-20T16:39:31.385-05:00Thank you to you and Townsend for that thought. Re...Thank you to you and Townsend for that thought. Really appreciate it.<br /><br />alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-79207872361231247102018-04-20T16:38:20.363-05:002018-04-20T16:38:20.363-05:00Indeed. Having been our delight for so many years ...Indeed. Having been our delight for so many years is what brings sorrow when die. <br /><br />alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-25467265529925600942018-04-20T16:36:59.506-05:002018-04-20T16:36:59.506-05:00Thank you. Sometimes they are actually easier to g...Thank you. Sometimes they are actually easier to get along with than family! Appreciate the thought.<br /><br />alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-20105952184518143782018-04-20T11:40:56.421-05:002018-04-20T11:40:56.421-05:00I'm so so sorry for the loss of your beloved P...I'm so so sorry for the loss of your beloved Paco. Dr. Vazquez is indeed such a gentle giant in helping at all times, but especially at the end........some day I'll tell you a couple of stories of such thoughtful experiences that I and my departed pets, Flash and Velcro, had with him. Hugs!<br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-46917856284853509742018-04-20T10:25:09.141-05:002018-04-20T10:25:09.141-05:00I like to read things written by people with kind ...I like to read things written by people with kind hearts - it makes me remember that there is still a lot of goodness in this world. My condolences to you all (including your vet) on the loss of your beloved cat.loulou bateauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601905961708306259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-78752502966967048242018-04-20T09:51:49.380-05:002018-04-20T09:51:49.380-05:00We who choose to surround ourselves with lives eve...We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle; easily and often breached.<br />Unable to accept its awful gaps, we would still live no other way.<br />We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan.<br /> — Irving Townsend<br />Creigh Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267728698204033199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-12035361605519533152018-04-20T08:23:31.694-05:002018-04-20T08:23:31.694-05:00This is indeed the most difficult decision, most d...This is indeed the most difficult decision, most difficult moment, we face when we love an animal. How lovely that Dr. Vázquez was (is) as sensitive to that moment as he was. You and Stew are such wonderful guardians - I dare say a four-legged friend could not ask for better. I am familiar with the pain of this day coming, and know you and Stew are each a comfort to the other whether you think so or not at any given moment. Your tender hearts are what allow you to be such wonderful guardians. Kahlil was right: "When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." ~Kahlil GibranBarbara Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619511749548265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672834250325632231.post-27928010852776005882018-04-19T18:05:16.618-05:002018-04-19T18:05:16.618-05:00I am so sorry. I know how losing a pet is the sam...I am so sorry. I know how losing a pet is the same as losing a member of the family.Retired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697897155105288077noreply@blogger.com