On Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:36:04 PM UTC-7, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 7/20/2014 5:10 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
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> > On 7/20/2014 12:30 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> >> On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 00:03:01 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
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> >>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
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> >>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:56:02 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
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> >>>>> Cheri wrote:
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> >>>>>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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> >>>>>> ...
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> >>>>>>> I still have seen virtually no deer at the new house. Barney
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> >>>>>>> reminds
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> >>>>>>> me of my sweet baby Ming, whom I had to have euthanized last
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> >>>>>>> week. :-(
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> >>>>>> Sorry to hear that. It's amazing how much we love our animals and how
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> >>>>>> hard it is to lose them.
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> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>> Cheri
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> Ming taught me cat love. I was 43-ish when he came into our lives,
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> >>>>> as a
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> >>>>> cat for my daughter. But he bonded with me, possibly because I was
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> >>>>> the
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> >>>>> one who took care of him. I am surprised at how the life got
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> >>>>> sucked out
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> >>>>> of the house after the deed was done....
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> >>>> Sorry to hear the sad news. You need to get a new cat as soon as
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> >>>> possible, preferably two or more kittens from the same litter, there
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> >>>> are plenty to adopt.
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> >>> I don't want kittens. I want cats, with known personalities. (As I say
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> >>> this, I also am thinking of my one reservation about getting an older
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> >>> cat: you wouldn't know what problems it might have acquired because of
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> >>> whatever it has been through.) I would get a cat/cats (I think plural,
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> >>> so they will have companionship) now except I don't think it is fair to
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> >>> the cat/s to do it now, when I anticipate being away to some degree.
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> >>>
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> >>> Yes, I will adopt a cat/cats, either littermates or friends. There are
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> >>> so many that need homes.
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> >> You are welcome to my barn and take your pick... there are four
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> >> beautiful kittens there now, about three months old. I intend to
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> >> bring them to the vet but they aren't old enough yet so no point in me
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> >> trying to trap them, I will when they're six months. One is a
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> >> gorgeous champagne colored siamese angora mix. They scoot up into the
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> >> rafters when they hear me coming so all I get is quick peek.
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> > Your kittens will do fine, even at an older age. Kika was 8 months old
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> > and feral when we trapped her, but she became tame overnight. There were
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> > a few things that happened, she was afraid of the TV and she would run,
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> > when I was taking the garbage out (she was afraid of the garbage bag).
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> > Other than that, she did great.
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> > I assumed she would head for the hills after she was spayed and I opened
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> > the back door to let her out, but she decided to stay. We kept her in
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> > the house for 2 full days, to make sure she was healing, plus I gave her
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> > medication for pain. She was happy sitting in my lap and being petted
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> > while I sat in front of my computer. She liked it here.
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> > Becca
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> Yesterday was the memorial service for my late husband. The woman who
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> took the three kittens we were fostering when my husband passed away was
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> there. She told me that they were "fat and sassy" and she would keep
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> them until they were old enough to be neutered then she'd bring them in
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> to be adopted.
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> BTW, the memorial was wonderful. So many good people with kind words.
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> So glad I had those years with that special guy.
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> --
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> From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas



I'm so glad to hear that the memorial was good with so many people remembering your husband kindly.

I know he was special by what you said about him; about your rv travels, how he helped you when you had leg problems, how you cooked together. How nice that the memorial was a fitting tribute.

Nellie