Carnival of the Cats #579 -- Maddie Follow-Up Edition

Good evening, felinity assembled, sorry for the real late CoTC.

It has been a busy past few weeks for me.

I read a book!

Not one of the books already in our collection, but one offered to me for review, one that has just been released in America.

There were other things, but this is another special edition of the Carnival so I will save that news for last.

For us Cat Bloggers the Carnival is a chance to discover.blogs we might never have heard of, on subjects of all kinds!

It is an opportunity for us to reach an audience we might not otherwise reach.

It is a chance to promote a post or 2, each week, that we think will be of interest to others, and to pitch them using more than 140 characters or just a short sentence barely long enough to get a point across.

Submissions and tips can be sent to:  carnivalofthecats(at)gmail (dot) com

They must be received by 3pm EST, each Sunday (ideally we’d like posts submitted by Midnight EST Saturday, but know regulars who share Sunday posts), so the host can have time to post the current CoTC Sunday evening, or no later than Tuesday evening.

CoTC #577 was the end of an era in the history of the Carnival of The Cats...beautiful Maddie, of StrangeRanger, went to Rainbow Bridge.

 

It was all rather sudden...for her humans and for the cat blogging community who loved her as well.

 

 

On Sunday Dad Ranger told the back story of her final days, her illness and how she went out on her own terms once the decision had been made that she should no longer suffer...

 

To paraphrase...

 

Death had to take Maddie while she was drugged.  If he'd come while she was awake, there would have been a fight, hee, hee!

 

Dad Ranger's post is a tribute to Maddie as much as it is a medical report and he has plans for future cat related blog posts...there is even the hint that a cat will, someday, be a part of his and Lady Ranger's life and the blog, again.

 

In hinting at this future he wonders about the worth of any future cat blogging...

 

When Daddy Kiril read that he would have pulled his hair out...if there was enough worth pulling.

 

Daddy Kiril has been blogging for 13 years (5 blogs, 2 still active), wondered at its worth from time to time and even thought of quitting more than once...

 

He and I want Dad Ranger to know this: your cat blogging, and other writing you have shared over the years, are worth so much! Your future cat blogging, if and when you return to it (with your short-term plans and then with a possible new addition to the family),  will be a valuable part of the cat blogging world.

 

How do we know this? Despite little traffic and off and on exposure to the wider community...we know from experience.

 

We know from all the Google searches that lead people to specific posts.

 

We know from the comments left and e-mailed us, especially those from people who tell us how our and Daddy Kiril's blogging has inspired, informed and entertained them (annoyed, angered, too!).

 

We know from Tweets and Facebook likes and comments.

 

We know from compliments and links from those we admire in the wider cat blogging world and from the world beyond this niche of the blogosphere (people keep encouraging us to move beyond the blogs with our writing...a notion we have long thought of and want so much to attempt).

 

We know from opportunities sent our way and the events and conferences daddy has gone to and the people he has met.

 

We don't know how much of this applies to you, sir but, when you are ready, we hope you will take stock of all the positive things that have happened in your life thanks to your creativity and all those you have inspired and entertained.

 

Yes, your blogging is worth it...very much so!

 

Now, on to the Share Fest round-up!

 

 

1. Friday Ark #516 - Cats, Dogs, Birds, Invertebrates, Other Vertebrates and the Extinct! Oh, my!

 

2. Camera Critters #367 - The oldest active meme about photos of animals/critters!

3. Rascal & Rocco has Pet Parade #88  

4. Blog Paws hosts a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop

5. Pepi Smart Dog hosts the Thankful Thursday Weekly Blog Hop

6. Athena and Marie host the Caturday Art Blog Hop  - Enjoy creating and sharing arty photos of your pets (it doesn't have to be too artistic) then this the Blog Hop for you!

7. The Cat on My Head hosts the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop - "no photo of a cat can ever be a bad photo! But please remember, all critters (not only kitties) are welcome…horsies, woofies, chippies, squirties, piggies, buns or any other anipal. And, of course, you may include your human if they don’t mind."

8. Burnt Food Dude hosts the Feline Friday Blog Hop - It began in August 2012 with Mr. Steve admitting for all the world to read..."OK! OK! OK! I really do like cats. They really don’t want to take over the world." About that "TOTW" stuff...OK, if he says so, hee, hee!

9. The True Book Addict hosts a Cat Thursday Blog Hop with an always interesting topic. (There appears to be a tech issue with their Mr. Linky, right now, though).

10. Dogs N Pawz hosts the Tuesday's Tails Opt to Adopt Blog Hop - The blog hop that features shelter pets and tries to find them Forever Homes: All about it and how to help.

11. Create With Joy and her cats host a Wordless Wednesday with always interesting essay topics and photos of the resident cats -  " Share you cat photos and stories with us each week (Submissions accepted all week!)"

 

 

I'll end by saying that our week was all about a book review, Vishus Deer and the arrival of a new stroller!

The Good, the Bad, and the Furry...Elvira's Book Review

Do You Have Vishus Deer Guilt?

 Submissions will return over the next 2 weeks as IMeowza and, possibly, Life From a Cat's Perspective are due to host...The FNN News round-up will return with my hosting the week of May 10th.

 

Comments

[da tabbies o trout towne]

Thanx Kiril for the nod Maddie's way and the words of encouragement to her and Ivy's dad, John. We sincerely hope he
continues the blog as well; we know there will never be another Maddie, we never had the pleasure of knowing Ivy, yet his style of writing and his blog has brought many a smile not to just my face but I'm sure....many. ♥♥♥ Laura