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Enter the Bad Boyz (long, a little sad but a happy end)
I was feeling awfully sentimental today so I thought I would post the
stories of how Simba and Pepper came to own me. After graduating college two years ago I moved to Kentucky with DH and decided I needed a pet to spoil. A former roommate of mina had a cat, and I absolutely loved the independent feline personality. So a cat it was. A friend of a friend of a coworker had several cats, one having just had kittens. DH very much wanted an orange male kitten, and the available litter had 2 orange boys to choose from. So DH and I went to pick up our kitten. And OMG it was so sad. The people had animals of every sort (fish, cats birds and rabbits) no of which looked like they were taken care of. None of the cats seemed to be sputtered. The orange mama kitten was sitting in a cage, which she had apparently been confined to after giving birth and was only let out of the last few days. Apparently mamma and kits had been confined to keep them safe from the other cats. DH and I had not seen any bitties and the place was so sad we decided to leave. As we turned to go down the porch steps a little 10 week old orange tabby boy came running up the steps. He seemed sacred of people but let me pick him up. Of course we had to take him home. DH and I got in the truck, me holding newly named Simba. It was then we noticed he had flees =E2=80=93 bad. And ear mites, and later we learned he also had worms. The first stop was Wal-Mart to pick up some flee shampoo. DH got in the shower with Simba and started to wash him. The flees were so bad, that the water latterly ran off him red from all the bloody flee bites. Simba was cleaned up and vetted the next day. Now Simba was supposed to be =E2=80=9Cmy=E2=80=9D cat. However, he chose D= H as HIS PERSON. I am slightly less important then trash, in Simba's opinion =EF=81=8A but at the time money was tight so we decided not to get another kitten. When Simba was 4.5 months old we took him to be neutered. On the way home to pick him up from the vets DH and I stopped at pet smart to pick up some paper based litter for after Simba=E2=80=99s surgery. And of course we had to go pat the adoption area. They must have had 12 kittens, and I had to stop and pet them all. And then I could see Pepper. So adorable with his eyeliner, tabby tux and little round belly. 11 weeks old and oh-so-cute. He purred and licked my chin. DH gave up and went to fill out adoption papers. I took Pepper around the store to pick out new toys food dishes and another litter box. He sat in my lap for the ride home. After the adoption was complete, the lady who assisted us said she was so happy we had taken him, because he was scheduled to be put down the next Monday. Apparently they could not keep kittens past 12 weeks of age. Pepper had been brought in as an abandoned kitten at 2 weeks old and his siblings had all been adopted. I went home with Pepper, and DH picked up Simba from the vet. The boyz were introduced and have been causing havoc and giving love for 2 years. They have given me so much love and joy, I am thankful every day. ~ Jemfur, Pepper and Simba. |
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On 11 May 2005 08:57:28 -0700, "Jemfur" wrote:
I was feeling awfully sentimental today so I thought I would post the stories of how Simba and Pepper came to own me. snip ah, thanks for the lovely story of how you became owned. It's great to hear about how they came to you - but oh so sad to think of all the kits who never find their onetruehome -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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It is sad. I wish the county shelter was no-kill; then again I live in
a rural area. Most people don't bother to neuter or contain pets in any way. This is why my boys are indoor only. I like to think that I at least save two. I have no doubt Simba would have died from health problems had DH and I not taken him. I have had several cats either dumped or simply not contained take up residence at my place. It is not very cat friendly (read a neighbor with pitbull dogs) and I can not have any more inside, but I do capture them and bring them to a no-kill foster organization in another county. Its worth the hour drive to know they will be homed. So far my total is 2 adult cats and 8 kittens. It has been 3 months, so I hope the problem is solved. I do feel bad because the mom cat was so friendly, well mannered and clean that I suspect she may have belonged to someone. However, she had a litter of kitten on my front step, and lived in the front yard for a month with me feeding her so I figured she and the bitties were mine to re-home. She was adopted in three days when she was out of foster care. Sorry for the rambling...it's been a long day. ~Jemfur. |
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Jemfur wrote:
I went home with Pepper, and DH picked up Simba from the vet. The boyz were introduced and have been causing havoc and giving love for 2 years. They have given me so much love and joy, I am thankful every day. Awwww... I love happy endings. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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I love happy endings. Thank you for the lovely story.
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Jemfur" wrote in message oups.com... I was feeling awfully sentimental today so I thought I would post the stories of how Simba and Pepper came to own me. snip |
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Jemfur wrote:
I went home with Pepper, and DH picked up Simba from the vet. The boyz were introduced and have been causing havoc and giving love for 2 years. They have given me so much love and joy, I am thankful every day. I'd say you were all lucky to find each other. Thanks for the story. -- Marina, Frank, Nikki, and Mere marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Simba and Pepper are very lucky.
Simba has a much better life now and Pepper has a life, period. Thank you for being their mom. --Fil |
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