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Old May 28th 04, 07:54 PM
Ginger-lyn Summer
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On 27 May 2004 15:42:52 -0700,
(CajunPrincess) wrote:

I adopted Sabastian and Kona as adults, meaning they both have a
"past". I know something about Kona's background was because he was
turned into the clinic (which houses cats for adoption as well in
conjunction with a rescue group) as an 11 year old by the family that
had been bringing him there for years. But Sabastian, who was about 3
years old when I adopted him, was a "door dump"-he was left at the
doorstep of the clinic in a carrier, something which I assume happens
at most shelters.

Periodically I wonder what his life was like with whoever had him
initially. I wonder what name they gave him and how he was treated.
Nothing in his condition or behavior really gives a clue. He was
neutered but not declawed. He doesn't seem to be particularly scared
of anything. He's best described as being a lovebug on his own
terms-he likes being held and petted for discrete periods of time, but
after some time (and those periods seem to be getting longer) he
decides that he's had enough and wants to go do other things. He likes
to have places of his own but he also will sleep on his back with his
legs all splayed out in the middle of the floor. He definitely isn't
clingy, although he likes being around me and other people even when
he's had his quota of lovin' for the time being. He's not at all a
"talker", in fact he rarely meows. I sometimes wonder if his sparse
vocalization is a relflection of his upbringing, but it could also
just be the way he is. Whatever life was like for him at his original
home, he seems to have been physically well cared for and there aren't
any signs of mistreatment.

I know that people give away pets for all sorts of reasons and I guess
it'll always be a mystery as to why his original owners didn't want
him anymore. He's a healthy 12 lb long haired black domestic breed
(although when he wants to be held he likes to melt in your arms like
a ragdoll, he doesn't seem to have any of the other characteristics of
that breed) Not an unusual looking cat but very attractive. He's by
far the most athletic cat I've ever been around, but he's not really
bad about jumping on things like the kitchen counter that I would
prefer he not get on. He's real fastidious and always uses the
litterbox. He and Kona have settled down to a roomate kind of
relationship with only occasional spats, so I would tend to doubt that
there was another cat that he couldn't get along with.

At least his original owners had the decency to make reasonably sure
he'd be taken care of even if they didn't have the gumption to bring
him in to the shelter themselves. Did his original owner get married
to someone who was allergic or didn't like cats? Run out of money to
take proper care of him and decide not to tempt fate? Had to move
away and just didn't want to bother taking him? I guess I'll never
know and Sabastian isn't inclined to discuss the matter. In the end I
suppose all that really matters is that we're both very happy he's
here.


I think your last line says it all, but I, too, wonder about mine.

Internet is the only shelter adoptee, and I know he was removed from
an abuse/neglect situation where he lived with other cats and dogs.
He was terrified of brooms, and always ducked and closed his eyes when
I tried to pet him on top of his head. Took lots of work to get him
over his fears.

Cosmo we think was in a household where perhaps he, or someone in it,
was abused. He gets upset and meows at raised voices, and is afraid
of loud music, as well as thunder. He also took awhile to understand
that it was okay to get up on the furniture, so we think he wasn't
allowed to wherever he was before.

Sabra I think either got lost or was dumped when they found out he had
asthma and couldn't/wouldn't take care of the medical problem.

Trill and Merlyn I have no idea. I think they were just owned by
idiots and dumped when they were no longer convenient and got old
enough to spray/go into heat.

Brando, the former feral, I really wonder about. I think he was owned
by someone before, and I have a feeling his owner died, and no one
else in the family wanted to take him in, so he was dumped and became
feral. When I look at him, I can see him as a kitten, and he had to
be the most adorable little thing back then!

Ginger-lyn

  #22  
Old May 28th 04, 07:54 PM
Ginger-lyn Summer
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On 27 May 2004 15:42:52 -0700,
(CajunPrincess) wrote:

I adopted Sabastian and Kona as adults, meaning they both have a
"past". I know something about Kona's background was because he was
turned into the clinic (which houses cats for adoption as well in
conjunction with a rescue group) as an 11 year old by the family that
had been bringing him there for years. But Sabastian, who was about 3
years old when I adopted him, was a "door dump"-he was left at the
doorstep of the clinic in a carrier, something which I assume happens
at most shelters.

Periodically I wonder what his life was like with whoever had him
initially. I wonder what name they gave him and how he was treated.
Nothing in his condition or behavior really gives a clue. He was
neutered but not declawed. He doesn't seem to be particularly scared
of anything. He's best described as being a lovebug on his own
terms-he likes being held and petted for discrete periods of time, but
after some time (and those periods seem to be getting longer) he
decides that he's had enough and wants to go do other things. He likes
to have places of his own but he also will sleep on his back with his
legs all splayed out in the middle of the floor. He definitely isn't
clingy, although he likes being around me and other people even when
he's had his quota of lovin' for the time being. He's not at all a
"talker", in fact he rarely meows. I sometimes wonder if his sparse
vocalization is a relflection of his upbringing, but it could also
just be the way he is. Whatever life was like for him at his original
home, he seems to have been physically well cared for and there aren't
any signs of mistreatment.

I know that people give away pets for all sorts of reasons and I guess
it'll always be a mystery as to why his original owners didn't want
him anymore. He's a healthy 12 lb long haired black domestic breed
(although when he wants to be held he likes to melt in your arms like
a ragdoll, he doesn't seem to have any of the other characteristics of
that breed) Not an unusual looking cat but very attractive. He's by
far the most athletic cat I've ever been around, but he's not really
bad about jumping on things like the kitchen counter that I would
prefer he not get on. He's real fastidious and always uses the
litterbox. He and Kona have settled down to a roomate kind of
relationship with only occasional spats, so I would tend to doubt that
there was another cat that he couldn't get along with.

At least his original owners had the decency to make reasonably sure
he'd be taken care of even if they didn't have the gumption to bring
him in to the shelter themselves. Did his original owner get married
to someone who was allergic or didn't like cats? Run out of money to
take proper care of him and decide not to tempt fate? Had to move
away and just didn't want to bother taking him? I guess I'll never
know and Sabastian isn't inclined to discuss the matter. In the end I
suppose all that really matters is that we're both very happy he's
here.


I think your last line says it all, but I, too, wonder about mine.

Internet is the only shelter adoptee, and I know he was removed from
an abuse/neglect situation where he lived with other cats and dogs.
He was terrified of brooms, and always ducked and closed his eyes when
I tried to pet him on top of his head. Took lots of work to get him
over his fears.

Cosmo we think was in a household where perhaps he, or someone in it,
was abused. He gets upset and meows at raised voices, and is afraid
of loud music, as well as thunder. He also took awhile to understand
that it was okay to get up on the furniture, so we think he wasn't
allowed to wherever he was before.

Sabra I think either got lost or was dumped when they found out he had
asthma and couldn't/wouldn't take care of the medical problem.

Trill and Merlyn I have no idea. I think they were just owned by
idiots and dumped when they were no longer convenient and got old
enough to spray/go into heat.

Brando, the former feral, I really wonder about. I think he was owned
by someone before, and I have a feeling his owner died, and no one
else in the family wanted to take him in, so he was dumped and became
feral. When I look at him, I can see him as a kitten, and he had to
be the most adorable little thing back then!

Ginger-lyn

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Old May 28th 04, 08:12 PM
Mary
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Periodically I wonder what his life was like with whoever had him
initially. I wonder what name they gave him and how he was treated.


I guess I'm lucky. I know my cats histories. All of my cats were once wanted
then unwanted. One became unwanted when he clawed the furniture and the persons
other cats. Another was unwanted when she got pregnant with kittens. Another
was unwanted because he sprayed. Here are their previous histories.
http://www.mary.cc/boots/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/patches/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/mimi/

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Old May 28th 04, 08:12 PM
Mary
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Periodically I wonder what his life was like with whoever had him
initially. I wonder what name they gave him and how he was treated.


I guess I'm lucky. I know my cats histories. All of my cats were once wanted
then unwanted. One became unwanted when he clawed the furniture and the persons
other cats. Another was unwanted when she got pregnant with kittens. Another
was unwanted because he sprayed. Here are their previous histories.
http://www.mary.cc/boots/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/patches/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/mimi/

  #25  
Old May 28th 04, 08:12 PM
Mary
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Periodically I wonder what his life was like with whoever had him
initially. I wonder what name they gave him and how he was treated.


I guess I'm lucky. I know my cats histories. All of my cats were once wanted
then unwanted. One became unwanted when he clawed the furniture and the persons
other cats. Another was unwanted when she got pregnant with kittens. Another
was unwanted because he sprayed. Here are their previous histories.
http://www.mary.cc/boots/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/patches/history.htm
http://www.mary.cc/mimi/

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Old May 28th 04, 08:14 PM
Jeanette
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I'm almost sure that Ripley belonged to a couple of elderly brothers who
lived across the road from me. He turned up about a month after one of them
died, and a couple of months before the other one moved into a care home. I
think the one who died was the cat lover, and he got thrown out when he
died. He certainly knew the area, and was familiar with my other cats.

I've got a full history for Cav, which is great, I know that he was never
ill treated, just unwanted. He started life as an unwanted kitten, and was
given to a pet shop. He doesn't seem to be too traumatised, so I assume that
he was bought quite quickly. On his vaccination certificate, it gives his
age as 9 weeks, and his owners as the pet shop. He was called Thumper then.
He was bought by an elderly lady, who died when he was twelve to eighteen
months old. She was the one who named him McCavity Her son took her four
young cats / kittens in, although he already had four cats of his own. Late
last year, he realised that eight cats were too many, and signed his
mother's four over to Cats Protection for adoption. Cav was the last of the
four to be adopted. His fosterer is a good friend of mine

Jeanette


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Old May 28th 04, 08:14 PM
Jeanette
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I'm almost sure that Ripley belonged to a couple of elderly brothers who
lived across the road from me. He turned up about a month after one of them
died, and a couple of months before the other one moved into a care home. I
think the one who died was the cat lover, and he got thrown out when he
died. He certainly knew the area, and was familiar with my other cats.

I've got a full history for Cav, which is great, I know that he was never
ill treated, just unwanted. He started life as an unwanted kitten, and was
given to a pet shop. He doesn't seem to be too traumatised, so I assume that
he was bought quite quickly. On his vaccination certificate, it gives his
age as 9 weeks, and his owners as the pet shop. He was called Thumper then.
He was bought by an elderly lady, who died when he was twelve to eighteen
months old. She was the one who named him McCavity Her son took her four
young cats / kittens in, although he already had four cats of his own. Late
last year, he realised that eight cats were too many, and signed his
mother's four over to Cats Protection for adoption. Cav was the last of the
four to be adopted. His fosterer is a good friend of mine

Jeanette


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Old May 28th 04, 08:14 PM
Jeanette
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I'm almost sure that Ripley belonged to a couple of elderly brothers who
lived across the road from me. He turned up about a month after one of them
died, and a couple of months before the other one moved into a care home. I
think the one who died was the cat lover, and he got thrown out when he
died. He certainly knew the area, and was familiar with my other cats.

I've got a full history for Cav, which is great, I know that he was never
ill treated, just unwanted. He started life as an unwanted kitten, and was
given to a pet shop. He doesn't seem to be too traumatised, so I assume that
he was bought quite quickly. On his vaccination certificate, it gives his
age as 9 weeks, and his owners as the pet shop. He was called Thumper then.
He was bought by an elderly lady, who died when he was twelve to eighteen
months old. She was the one who named him McCavity Her son took her four
young cats / kittens in, although he already had four cats of his own. Late
last year, he realised that eight cats were too many, and signed his
mother's four over to Cats Protection for adoption. Cav was the last of the
four to be adopted. His fosterer is a good friend of mine

Jeanette


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Old May 28th 04, 08:16 PM
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message
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Have I told you how much I enjoy your thoughtful posts"? If not, I am

telling you now.


Thank you very much. You have just *made my day.*

MaryL


 




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