miane coon

Like other have said, go check out the local shelter and rescue groups. It
never ceases to amaze me what beautiful cats end up in shelters. We
adopted
a gorgeous long haired calico last September. She is a sweetheart. I don't
know why her people dumped her but she was found outside as a stray by a
worker with the local rescue group. She is well behaved and a real purr
monster. Will she live to be an old lady? Maybe not but she'll have a good
home in the meantime.

W

Sometimes their people (I love that, btw G) don't dump them Sometimes
it's completely an accident.
Our example is this: We own our own business, right here at home. We had a
truly wonderful kitty last year, had had him for a few years. He was soooo
sweet. And he LOVED his people. He would follow us all over. More than once
he managed, (though we tried like crazy to make sure he did not) to follow
Hubby into the warehouse. It's all attached, so if you don't watch closely,
one of the boys can easily sneak through. And Snickerdoodle did No one
knew though. It was late at night, hubby was preparing the big truck for an
early AM.
The boys all slept all over the house, so no one thought anything about not
seeing Snick before we went to bed. Sometimes we did, sometimes not.
Anyway, no one realized he was missing (he could go in an out side at his
leisure) until hubby got to a town several towns away. He opened the big
back door of the truck and little black streak whizzed past him. He just
kept running. The ride obviously terrified him half to death. That was the
last time we ever saw Snick. We still mourn him
Oh we did everything to find him. House to house, posters, shelters.
Our only hope was that Snick had been adopted and we cling to that hope no
matter how farfetched. Farfetched cus he was obviously loved and cared for,
AND, here's the biggie, he wore tags. So either someone took em off
(providing he did not become feral) or he lost them prior to being rescued.
Anyway, that's my sad story and how I realize not every cat in the shelters
we visit frequently is there cus someone dumped him or her.
I just hope and pray that someone loving and kind found Snicky and is giving
him a good life. I don't think I'd even ask for him back if that happened
and I ever found out about it. I just want him to be loved.

Hailey

In article ,
enlightened us with...

Sometimes their people (I love that, btw G) don't dump them Sometimes
it's completely an accident.
snip Snicky's story

Oh, that's SO sad.
I really hope he found a great home, too.


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In article ,
enlightened us with...

Sometimes their people (I love that, btw G) don't dump them Sometimes
it's completely an accident.
snip Snicky's story

Oh, that's SO sad.
I really hope he found a great home, too.


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"kaeli" wrote in message
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In article ,
enlightened us with...

Sometimes their people (I love that, btw G) don't dump them
Sometimes
it's completely an accident.
snip Snicky's story

Oh, that's SO sad.

Sure is.

I really hope he found a great home, too.


Me too. Losing a cat this way would break my heart.

"kaeli" wrote in message
...
In article ,
enlightened us with...

Sometimes their people (I love that, btw G) don't dump them
Sometimes
it's completely an accident.
snip Snicky's story

Oh, that's SO sad.

Sure is.

I really hope he found a great home, too.


Me too. Losing a cat this way would break my heart.

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:00:29 GMT, "Mary" wrote:

He became
more active, rubbing up against the cage, sticking his paw out, etc.
He seemed to know this was his chance to impress.


They really do. I can't even go to the shelters unless I can take a
cat. They tear my heart out. Just choosing Cheeks was so hard. I
"slept on it" over night but really didn't sleep at all.

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:00:29 GMT, "Mary" wrote:

He became
more active, rubbing up against the cage, sticking his paw out, etc.
He seemed to know this was his chance to impress.


They really do. I can't even go to the shelters unless I can take a
cat. They tear my heart out. Just choosing Cheeks was so hard. I
"slept on it" over night but really didn't sleep at all.

"Mary" wrote:

Sure. I bypassed the entire issue because there is no blinking way
that anyone can *ensure* that any animal is not going to die young.
Genetically, mixed-breed cats that have usually drawn from a larger
gene pool that the artificially bred are healthier.

That's a far cry from telling someone that if they want to avoid the heartbreak
of losing a cat to an early death they should get a shelter cat.

You never answered my question about being a breeder. You sure sound
like one to me.

Of course I answered it, but since you seem to want to insinuate something,
I'll answer it again. No, I'm not a breeder but I like to go to cat shows and
have gotten acquainted with some breeders over the years. Same thing I told you
last time.

"Mary" wrote:

Sure. I bypassed the entire issue because there is no blinking way
that anyone can *ensure* that any animal is not going to die young.
Genetically, mixed-breed cats that have usually drawn from a larger
gene pool that the artificially bred are healthier.

That's a far cry from telling someone that if they want to avoid the heartbreak
of losing a cat to an early death they should get a shelter cat.

You never answered my question about being a breeder. You sure sound
like one to me.

Of course I answered it, but since you seem to want to insinuate something,
I'll answer it again. No, I'm not a breeder but I like to go to cat shows and
have gotten acquainted with some breeders over the years. Same thing I told you
last time.

I went to the shelter with a friend of mine last week, and she is on
the waiting list for a particular cat. He's a big boy, 14 lbs, not a
Maine Coon, but a nice looking shorthair black and white cat. Very
regal looking. Somebody else has him reserved, but they haven't had
their appointment yet, so they may choose not to take him. If so, my
friend is next in line.

I hope she gets him!

Me too. I am so hopeful for her. She really liked him, and he is very
special. He looked at me with this look (take me home). I told him I'm
not the one to be asking, ask her. (I have 3 at home already). He
turned to her and started over with the take me home look. He became
more active, rubbing up against the cage, sticking his paw out, etc.
He seemed to know this was his chance to impress.

Meghan & the Zoo Crew
Equine and Pet Photography
http://www.zoocrewphoto.com

Awww that is so cute I hope she wins He sounds like a keeper