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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
-L. wrote: Goodbye Sweet Pinkus - Stinkus Pinkus - Mr. Fuzzy Pants. We love you and someday will see you again. Take care of Mom - I am sure she is glad to have you with her you again. He was really handsome I know I would have liked him if I met him You got a big heart Lyn Thanks for the warming story Regards about your moms, and to your sis. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
Pinky was a beautiful cat and your story about him was a wonderful tribute.
-- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
Very nice eulogy to a special cat, Lyn. I can't believe that part about
Pinky on your mom's lap when she was found -- what a heart-grabber. Thanks for telling the story, Rhonda -L. wrote: Take care of Mom - I am sure she is glad to have you with her you again. -L. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
Rhonda wrote: Very nice eulogy to a special cat, Lyn. I can't believe that part about Pinky on your mom's lap when she was found -- what a heart-grabber. Thanks for telling the story, Rhonda Thanks, everyone for your kind words. My sister is very upset, but I tried to let her know she did the best for him. She went above and beyond the call of duty at the end, and no cat could have asked for more. We are going there to visit in a couple of weeks - sis was hoping to keep him alive until I could see him. That didn't happen, and I'm ok with it, but I do miss him already. -L. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
-L. wrote: We are going there to visit in a couple of weeks - sis was hoping to keep him alive until I could see him. That didn't happen, and I'm ok with it, but I do miss him already. oh, so sorry, I bet when you talked with your sister Pinky was usually brought up like one of the children. - maybe you could copy your ode into ms word, use a neat font and print your family a copy, I bet they would appreciate it Did pinky wear sox? I bet he wore stripey sox. maybe you could write a book called Ode to Pinky, just the tale of an everyday cat for everyday people, not a practical cat, but a cats cat. for example: if pinky was a man, he would have probably smoked a pipe. I hate to see loved ones pass; but sometimes their life was so full and rich the survivors feel a certain comfort, almost an encouragement that says live life to the fullest, something like that... THANK GOD NOBODY POSTED RAINBOW BRIDGE - I would have choked them. although it's a lovely poem. I get plucked.. it's like here... "have a rainbow bridge" aaaaaah people mean well, I shouldn't be so critical. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
angel wrote: oh, so sorry, I bet when you talked with your sister Pinky was usually brought up like one of the children. - maybe you could copy your ode into ms word, use a neat font and print your family a copy, I bet they would appreciate it Did pinky wear sox? I bet he wore stripey sox. maybe you could write a book called Ode to Pinky, just the tale of an everyday cat for everyday people, not a practical cat, but a cats cat. for example: if pinky was a man, he would have probably smoked a pipe. I hate to see loved ones pass; but sometimes their life was so full and rich the survivors feel a certain comfort, almost an encouragement that says live life to the fullest, something like that... THANK GOD NOBODY POSTED RAINBOW BRIDGE - I would have choked them. although it's a lovely poem. I get plucked.. it's like here... "have a rainbow bridge" aaaaaah people mean well, I shouldn't be so critical. Ok, barry, you cracked me up! Thanks for the laugh. I have thought about writing a book about cats I have known - through the vet or otherwise. There have been so many. -L. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
-L. wrote:
Pink was an awesome cat, and will be greatly missed. He did all Big Orange Cats everywhere proud - he was an archetypical Big Orange Cat. He was smart as a whip, sweet as a cat could be, and a big fluff ball of purrs. Goodbye Sweet Pinkus - Stinkus Pinkus - Mr. Fuzzy Pants. We love you and someday will see you again. Take care of Mom - I am sure she is glad to have you with her you again. Lyn, I'm very sorry about Pinky. He sounds like he touched many lives, cat and human. He seems to have had an ideal, full life. Your tribute to him was touching and he was gorgeous. Candace |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
I wanted an orange kitty before I got my 2 non-orange ones... I was unable
to find one at the time and I fell in love with the 2 I have right away. Pinky was a real beauty, and your description was great, he sounded like a perfect friend. A real loss for your family and the cat world. Also, I am sure your mother went more peacefully with Pinky on her lap, that was pretty touching. Best wishes for you and your family without Pinky. "-L." wrote in message ups.com... Pinky was a stripey orange cat that showed up on my back porch one snowy winter afternoon in December of 1990. He was a young cat - maybe 10-11 months old - strong boned and quite large - and quite hungry. He was gorgeous - true cream-orange with deeper orange stripes, a little lighter on the beck and belly, and had an incredible pink nose and lips. Right way he was friendly. I lived in a rural area with farms close by so I figured he was a Spring kitten who wantered away from the farm looking for food. I fed him, opened my garage to him and put some water out for him. I figured he'd either stay or go back to wherever he had come from, but I wanted him to have a good meal, at least. Well, every night thereafter, when I got home around 6:00 - the big orange cat would be waiting for me. I'd give him some attention, go in and feed him, and then go back to the house to my own kitties, always hoping Mr. orange would go back to wherever he came from. After a couple days, he started bringing me mice. Sometimes it was a whole mouse - others, just the head. Once he brought me just the nose, whiskers attached! he must have been hungry that day. By this time, I had run two ads in the paper - one for lost cat, and another big orange cat available for adoption. Neither ad got responses, so I decided to have him vetted and neutered and take him to my Mom for Christmas. My Mom had lost my other cat to CRF a few months before, and was down to only one kitty, so I knew she'd be receptive. I walked into her house with the carrier, and her first words were "Oh, you didn't!" Yes, Mom, I did. I had named him Fritz for vet purposes, but Mom took one look at him and said "My Dad used to have a big ole Orange Tom he called Pink." Shortly there after, she started calling him Pinky. Pinky (or Pinkus as he was often called) settle in right way- he got along fabulously with the resident Black and White, Otis, and of course Mom loved him dearly. He was a sweet cat - always rubbing your legs and wanting you to scritch his butt right above his tail. He'd lift his nose up in the air and get a certain look of esctasy in his eye when you did this. He loved to sleep with you but wasn't an in-your-face kitty. He'd prefer to be between your legs or curled up on the foot of your bed. He was always an indoor-outdoor kitty but never strayed too far away from home. He ruled the roost at Mom's - always keeping on top of what was going on from the front porrch or from beneath the bushes at the front of the house. When inside, you could always find Pinky on the back of the couch looking out the window - this was so true I even made up a song about it. Pink always took well to other cats - Mom acquired a couple of kittens over the years and you'd often see Pinky playing with them, or holding them down "scolding" them, and giving them kisses on the head that were *just* a little too rough, as if to say "You do as I say, ya little brat!" Pinky lived with Mom until she died in 2001. She died very suddenly at home, and when she was found, Pink was curled up in her lab, keeping her company. I like to think he was with her when she died - any time he was on your lap, you were happy. Pinky then went to live with my sister in an older farm house out in the country, which they later decided to renovate. He adjusted well to the rural life there, settled in with the other kitties, would prowl the property, and hang out in the bushes like he did at Mom's. One night, he was on the porch when a bobcat came up to investigate! Pink screamed bloody murder (and peed), and my sisiter ran out and rescued him. He was so scared he stayed in for a few days afterwards. Mom always used to tell him if he didn't come in at night the Boogey Cat was going to get him - little did she know it was true! Pinky got in trouble one time during rennovation by climbing up walls and between the floors to investigate. He was a curious cat, and very smart but sometimes that got him into trouble. A few days ago, my sister drove up and saw Pinky in the yard . She called him but he didn't come trotting up like he usually did. When he eventually did come, something was definitely not right with him. His hindquarters were weak and the look in his eyes wasn't right. She rushed him to the Emergency vet, they ran all sorts of test on him and found noththing wrong. They put him on supportive care and he perked up a bit, so they transfered him to the regular vet as soon as they could. That vet x-rayed Pinky and found a large mass in his chest. He did ok for a day or so but then declined rapidly. The vet said she thought maybe the cancer had spread to his brain. My sister chose to euthanize him yesterday to end his suffering. This photo, which my BIL took, exemplifies Pinky. He was one big lug with a heart of gold: http://groups.msn.com/idontmindsComp...oto&PhotoID=51 Pink was an awesome cat, and will be greatly missed. He did all Big Orange Cats everywhere proud - he was an archetypical Big Orange Cat. He was smart as a whip, sweet as a cat could be, and a big fluff ball of purrs. Goodbye Sweet Pinkus - Stinkus Pinkus - Mr. Fuzzy Pants. We love you and someday will see you again. Take care of Mom - I am sure she is glad to have you with her you again. -L. |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
What a loving tribute to a dearly missed friend.
-- Ryan |
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RIP Dear Pinky (1990-2006) - long
I'm so sorry about Pinky. I've never been without a big orange kitty,
I adore them. I saw Pink's picture and he reminds me so much of my present boy, OrangeJuice who loves everyone, including all my dogs and cats. RIP Pinky. |
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