Freddie... He reminds me of our Katina! She was a stray that just happened to visit my parents' garden. My dad started feeding her and she has stayed ever since. She was a bit aggressive too, she's scratched both me and my dad, the rest of the family haven't touched her even after years of having her around. They are still afraid of her. I, on the other hand, just can't resist her super soft, fluffy fur! She doesn't get inside the house though, but she is around the garden every day and whenever I visit my parents' house and she happens to be there, she comes close.
pics from my Instagram account
It's amazing how much love these creatures can give you if you have the patience to "tame" them.
She's beautiful. She is certainly well fed! And I agree about how much pleasure they can bring. Having that third animal has made a huge difference in my house, because the first cat (patches) and the dog (Jimmy) don't get along, so now that Jimmy and Freddie are friends, there is more harmony and much more joy.
Thank you! I miss her now that I don't visit my parents you know, but I am being a little too strict with precautions as they live next door to my Grandma, who I don't visit either :(
It must be great to watch them play around the house or snuggle. I find it funny that the dog gets along with the cat. Our dog hates them and always chases them away.
I have trained him to not harass two indoor cats now - I think he still goes after them outside. I just loved the dog, a dachshund, up in the presence of the cat and soon he got all lovey dovey with the cats! Patches has no need of dogs so they aren't friends, but they do tolerate each other. It's cool the cat comes to see you when you visit.
Why are you no longer visiting your parents?
It's good you get peace in the house.
Well, since my Grandma lives next door to them and she is already 77 years old, we are taking precautions because of the stupid virus spread. My mom is in another town to help my sister with her newborn son, my dad is home alone and Grandma and I cook for him most of the days. I visited them (dad and Grandma) on Sunday to have a chat in the garden (at least we can still meet in open spaces). I did some grocery shopping for Grandma on Friday too, but in general I avoid coming too close to them. I just want this to be over the soonest possible.
How is it possible that the entire world has been hypnotized into fearing this relatively harmless virus? How have I escaped that fear? I don't watch the news for one, or any videos coming from MSM sources. Your poor Grandma is in greater danger of dying of loneliness than she is of that bad cold that is supposedly going around. Complete fabrication all of it. I suspect the new quadrivalent flu vaccines are the cause of people dying from a cold, which is the flu vaccine that Italy used for this flu season. I can't find out where it has been used in the US, but I do know it hasn't been approved for anyone over 65. Babies can have it, but not the elderly! Today I'm going to try to find out if it was the vaccine used in China. Don't get any vaccines! None! What vaccines are mandatory in Greece? If your Grandmother had a flu vaccine, then you might be right to be afraid for her, depending on which version. Check her medical records for this one:
I apologize if this is not what you want to hear - most people don't want to hear it. But I feel strongly that I need to say it to as many people as I can!
Well, I am mostly concerned about the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions I wouldn't want to feel guilty for anyone's sickness (let alone death) in the case I might have been a carrier and contaminated someone. The first 15 deaths in Greece are a fact, so yeah, it scares me and I panic when it comes to my loved ones (especially Grandma). She had 2 vaccines this year, one for the seasonal flu (but I don't know which one) and one for herpes.
Mandatory and free vaccines in Greece are the, if I remember correctly those for pneumococcus and meningitis, mumps, measles, rubella and chickenpox (at least that's what a parent site says). Also, girls are eligible for a free vaccination against the HPV virus.
Thanks for the information. It's really hard to find vaccine info now.
Flu vaccine is NOT mandatory, and the others are? I'm mostly worried that flu and pneumococcal vaccines might be worsening covid severity, since both of those are heavily pushed on the elderly in the US, and it's unlikely one has a hospital stay without receiving both of these unless you've had them recently outside the hospital.
I can understand protecting your grandmother. I would do the same. But she must be so lonely!
The others are mandatory for children, I remember getting two shots while at school (during organised vaccinations, a medical team would visit our school and vaccinate the kids, but I don't remember what these were for and my child medical records are at my parents' place now). The flu vaccine is something usually old people have every year, but it's not mandatory. The gynecologist told my sister (who was pregnant when she was hired at school for this year) that she didn't really need to have it, she only had to be cautious as much as she could when it came to personal hygiene at work. The good thing is she only worked for a couple of months and in January she was eligible for a pregnancy and maternity leave, she was lucky to leave before the flu and corona frenzy.
Grandma I think will be ok. Her son (my uncle with his wife and children) lives upstairs and my mum and dad live next door, they have a shared garden where they can gather. Because we live in a village, she can go out to walk on the street or visit the neighbors in their garden, she walks to the cemetery (which is nearby) very often to visit my grandpa. Her brother with his family also live two houses further. She feels lonely, but she is way better than the poor elderly living alone in cities with no one to talk to or help them with the shopping and stuff like that. I still believe that countryside people are blessed even during this craziness!! And I consider myself very very blessed and lucky to live in a village 5 km away from the town, we enjoy nature, peace and quiet without having to miss out on modern comforts.
Oh, I wrote too much, didn't I? I hope I didn't tire you! 🤗
Oh how blessed are they who have a stray like Freddy or Katina! Beautiful!
*Freddie... He reminds me of our Katina!
She looks like a Maine Coon. Soooo beautiful.