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Sally Forth Comic Strip
Has anyone been reading the comic strip "Sally Forth" lately? The story
line is that their cat "Kitty" is very sick, has an impacted colon, and requires an operation that will cost $3400. Sally and her husband are trying to explain this their daughter and that they probably are not going to have the surgery done (I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but this appears how the story is going; I could be wrong). There is no discussion of whether the surgery will be successful, a second opinion, etc., only the money factor. And for some reason this really bothers me. I guess if my cat required surgery (and believe me, I've been down that road and it cost me much more than $3400) and I knew it was going to help, I would try to do what I could to come up with the money. Many vets offer payment plans now. I just had to vent about this.... Sue |
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blkcatgal wrote: I just had to vent about this.... Sue Why get bent about something that you are not even facing, and may never have to face. Where your treasure is - There your heart is also. B) |
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bigbadbarry wrote: blkcatgal wrote: I just had to vent about this.... Sue Why get bent about something that you are not even facing, and may never have to face. Where your treasure is - There your heart is also. B) In case that comes off a little vague, I mean to say Wherever you spend your money; it becomes obvious, this is where your heart is. |
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"blkcatgal" wrote in message ... Has anyone been reading the comic strip "Sally Forth" lately? The story line is that their cat "Kitty" is very sick, has an impacted colon, and requires an operation that will cost $3400. Sally and her husband are trying to explain this their daughter and that they probably are not going to have the surgery done (I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but this appears how the story is going; I could be wrong). There is no discussion of whether the surgery will be successful, a second opinion, etc., only the money factor. And for some reason this really bothers me. I guess if my cat required surgery (and believe me, I've been down that road and it cost me much more than $3400) and I knew it was going to help, I would try to do what I could to come up with the money. Many vets offer payment plans now. I just had to vent about this.... Sue I haven't seen it for years, sounds like I wouldn't want to. A COMIC strip? Please. |
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"bigbadbarry" wrote in message oups.com... bigbadbarry wrote: blkcatgal wrote: I just had to vent about this.... Sue Why get bent about something that you are not even facing, and may never have to face. Where your treasure is - There your heart is also. B) In case that comes off a little vague, I mean to say Wherever you spend your money; it becomes obvious, this is where your heart is. Thank you for translating, Barry. Very true. |
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The part I left out is that "Kitty" had been missing for several days
(probably hiding because she is sick) before these people even realized it and began looking for Kitty. Granted it's just a comic strip, but there is a person behind the strip that I think is promoting bad pet ownership. And this is a nationally syndicated comic strip. On the other hand, maybe the writer is trying to show what not to do. (I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt.) S. "Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Diane Schirf at wrote on 6/4/05 9:23AM: In article , "blkcatgal" wrote: Has anyone been reading the comic strip "Sally Forth" lately? The story line is that their cat "Kitty" is very sick, has an impacted colon, and requires an operation that will cost $3400. Sally and her husband are trying to explain this their daughter and that they probably are not going to have the surgery done (I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but this appears how the story is going; I could be wrong). There is no discussion of whether the surgery will be successful, a second opinion, etc., only the money factor. And for some reason this really bothers me. I guess if my cat required surgery (and believe me, I've been down that road and it cost me much more than $3400) and I knew it was going to help, I would try to do what I could to come up with the money. Many vets offer payment plans now. I just had to vent about this.... Hard to say, but maybe it will turn out that she is trying to get readers to think about what they would do in that situation. You can bet she is getting emails. |
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I don't get the paper and only can see the strip online and even then it
only goes up until May 21 or 22. What I caught in a glance from previous strips is that taking the daughter to Paris was being discussed. Did that become a plan? If so, maybe what will happen is that the daughter will sacrifcie the trip to Paris to pay for the kitty's surgery? I can only speculate here... Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Mary wrote: A COMIC strip? Please. mhmm |
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Okay...Megan, if you can do so on webtv (I don't really understand it) type
up "Denver Post" (a newspaper) and when its masthead comes up, click "comics" in the many choices on left. On link will be Sally Forth's picture, and if you click on it, you can see today's strip (I dunno if you can go backwards datewise). Now: I have been a regular @ this strip for years. IMHO the only child daughter, Hilary, is one rotten spoiled brat whose parents cater to her every whim unless she wants something really dangerous. I base this on *years* of reading their adventures. Yes, the daughter whined her way into an intended "romantic getaway" her parents planned for themselves (evidently they have big trouble saying "no" to Hilary in general - Hilary is clever and obnoxious) and I was thinking an interesting alternative to them nixing Kitty's expensive surgery would indeed be Hilary's offering to forego her Paris trip w/parents to pay for surgery of Kitty! Kitty didn't eat nor use litter box for 5 days before they noticed (we all know Kitty would be dead by then but evidently cartoonist is ignorant of this) ; I have always thought this cartoonist is extremely pedantic and the lessons he/she tries to lay on us, the readers, are often heavy-handed and kept on and on until you wanna barf (especially Sally in her office environment). Personally I'd love to give the brat a good buttwarming when she manipulates her "duh" parents so skillfully. wrote in message ... I don't get the paper and only can see the strip online and even then it only goes up until May 21 or 22. What I caught in a glance from previous strips is that taking the daughter to Paris was being discussed. Did that become a plan? If so, maybe what will happen is that the daughter will sacrifcie the trip to Paris to pay for the kitty's surgery? I can only speculate here... Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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