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A cat story from Alaska
My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles
and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy -- Joy A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. - Groucho Marx |
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A cat story from Alaska
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A cat story from Alaska
On 10/25/2011 03:48 PM, Joy wrote:
My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy What a heartwarming story! MLB |
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A cat story from Alaska
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:48:08 -0700, "Joy" wrote:
My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy AAAAAHWWW!! |
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A cat story from Alaska
"Joy" wrote in message ... My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy -- I love stories with happy endings! That's one smart cat. (Hopefully the people have learned not to drive around with a cat loose in the car and the windows down.) Jill |
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A cat story from Alaska
"jmcquown" wrote in message
... "Joy" wrote in message ... My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy -- I love stories with happy endings! That's one smart cat. (Hopefully the people have learned not to drive around with a cat loose in the car and the windows down.) Jill That's what my sister said, and I agree. Every time she talks about it she gets angry all over again about that irresponsibility. Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message ... My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy Brevity snip! It's good to hear GOOD NEWS once in awhile. ) |
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Early this morning at 1:23 AM I was awakened to a gunshot and the whump sound that often means something caught a bullet. I pulled on my britches and head out the front door but the front porch was as far as I was going minus shoes. Several other neighbors also came out to see what the ruckus was all about but they stayed on the porch as well and in the end we all just went back to bed. This morning mother dearest no more than backed out the drive heading to work when the phone rang. It was mother on her cell. You need to come look at whats on the side of the road in front of house. Sure enough there lay that beeg ole yeller cat and he didn't even have enough head left to hold his collar on. Way layed right there smack dab in the middle of town with a big iron |
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A cat story from Alaska
"Joy" wrote in message . .. "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Joy" wrote in message ... My sister lives in Valdez, a relatively small town in Alaska, which is miles and miles from anywhere else. Recently there was a heart-warming story in the Valdez newspaper. Some people were (stupidly) driving somewhere with their cat loose in the car and the window open. The cat jumped out, and they weren't able to find her, even though they searched. Sadly, they returned home. They would go back to the general area sometimes and call, but the cat never showed up. Since it is a small town, there was a story in the local newspaper about the lost cat. Bears were roaming all around at that time, and there are also eagles that have been known to take cats and small dogs, so nobody believed the cat could survive. Four months later, the newspaper got a call saying that a cat had been spotted near an abandoned railway tunnel a few miles from where the cat had gotten out of the car. The editor got an animal trap, drove up to the railway tunnel, and actually managed to trap the cat. He drove the cat directly to the only vet's office in the town, so it could be checked over. Since the cat matched the description of the missing cat, he also told the owners the cat was there, and they came to see. It was definitely their cat, and she was as happy to see them as they were to see her. Nobody knows how the cat managed to live on its own for four months, but it is assumed she took shelter in the railway tunnel, and apparently was able to catch voles and other small critters. My brother-in-law was in on the reunion, since he is the vet's assistant. Joy -- I love stories with happy endings! That's one smart cat. (Hopefully the people have learned not to drive around with a cat loose in the car and the windows down.) Jill That's what my sister said, and I agree. Every time she talks about it she gets angry all over again about that irresponsibility. Joy When I've travelled with Persia I even made sure her carrier was [seat]belted! I would never have allowed her to wander around in the car, even if the windows were up! Jill |
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A cat story from Alaska
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