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B & C - Their first Mouse!
I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the
floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev -- God may have created man before woman but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece. |
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:08:51 +1300, Bev wrote:
I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev You had me worried there for a bit that you had actually picked up a mangled mouse in your bare hand. Poor little mouse, but at least his little buddy is safe until B & C learn to climb to the higher shelf. Nan |
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Bev wrote: I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. But of course, THEY don't think of it as "destruction" - hunting and killing smaller creatures is part of being a cat. (That's one reason abandoned cats can somewhat survive, forced to turn feral.) If cats and humans were to suddenly switch sizes, how safe would any of us feel with our cherished feline companions - no matter how affectionate and gentle they seem now? |
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LOL Bev, you had me going there for a bit!!!
Are you going to bake them a birthday cake tomorrow?? HAPPY PURRDAY B & C Lois "Bev" wrote in message ... I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev -- God may have created man before woman but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece. |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:44:28 -0600, Nan
wrote: On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:08:51 +1300, Bev wrote: I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev You had me worried there for a bit that you had actually picked up a mangled mouse in your bare hand. Poor little mouse, but at least his little buddy is safe until B & C learn to climb to the higher shelf. Nan When I buy new mouse toys for TuTu, the first thing she does is bite off the tails. |
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"Lois Reay" wrote LOL Bev, you had me going there for a bit!!! Are you going to bake them a birthday cake tomorrow?? HAPPY PURRDAY B & C Don't tell me they're one year old already? Hoppy Purrday, Bonnie and Clyde! May your day be filled with shrimpies and summer breezes! -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi |
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I keep a cage, some hamster food and cedar bedding handy. When I find a
mouse, (which has been every day, lately) it is usually reclining in what is commonly called the "tits up" position. Most of the time they are still alive, but if I toss them back outside again they will just die where they fall. After a meal and a good nights sleep in the cage, they usually perk up. I mark them with a sharpie then release them by the wood pile so the cats can hunt them down again. The dead ones I just toss in the garbage or give to the ferals. Bev wrote: I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev -- John Kimmel In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter -- bitter", he answered, "But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart." |
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"Marina" wrote:
"Lois Reay" wrote LOL Bev, you had me going there for a bit!!! Are you going to bake them a birthday cake tomorrow?? HAPPY PURRDAY B & C Don't tell me they're one year old already? Hoppy Purrday, Bonnie and Clyde! May your day be filled with shrimpies and summer breezes! I had the opposite reaction, Marina. I thought back to the autumn pictures and stories of B&C, and since it's autumn again (for us), it keeps making me think that they're 1.5 years old instead of 1.0. |
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"Nan" wrote in message ... On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:08:51 +1300, Bev wrote: I felt sad when I found the mouse, its little body all chewed up on the floor. They had taken one ear off completely and it was munched up in little bits. The tail was completely chewed and wet, horrible. I cradled it gently in my hands, it was so beautiful and fragile. Sometimes I hate the destruction done by cats. My other mouse watched me from the shadow box - it was a delicate creature made of one large shell with two small shells forming the ears. I shifted it to a higher shelf! Bev You had me worried there for a bit that you had actually picked up a mangled mouse in your bare hand. Poor little mouse, but at least his little buddy is safe until B & C learn to climb to the higher shelf. Or learn that the mice they're supposed to catch are the furry ones in the kitchen, not the decorative ones in the shadow box! -- Jette Goldie Apache and Dakota http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html |
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In article , "Marina" wrote: "Lois Reay" wrote LOL Bev, you had me going there for a bit!!! Are you going to bake them a birthday cake tomorrow?? HAPPY PURRDAY B & C Don't tell me they're one year old already? Hoppy Purrday, Bonnie and Clyde! May your day be filled with shrimpies and summer breezes! -- Time flies........................... Sorry about your mouse. Happy Birthday B&C. Suz Iron Chef Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Chocolate heals all wounds. |
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