Otis - how being lost has changed him

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
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They've never horked a hairball when we've been away but I'm sure they'll
think of it eventually!

This reminds me of the summer when my mother was in a hospital, dying
slowly, and I moved up to Michigan temporarily with the three cats
(Whitefoot, Cotton and Safford - all big Maine Coons). I stayed in mom's
house with them. My cousin, Linda, was around a lot, and she can't abide
cats in a house, but she put up with them for my sake and because she knew
my mom wouldn't mind. One day she entered my mom's unused bedroom for some
reason, and there was a hairball in the middle of the clean pink comforter
on the bed. It was shaped just like a turd, and that's what Linda thought it
was. She told me, "THAT'S why I don't want cats in the house!"

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
news:c01bd.90651$a41.53811@pd7tw2no...
They've never horked a hairball when we've been away but I'm sure they'll
think of it eventually!

This reminds me of the summer when my mother was in a hospital, dying
slowly, and I moved up to Michigan temporarily with the three cats
(Whitefoot, Cotton and Safford - all big Maine Coons). I stayed in mom's
house with them. My cousin, Linda, was around a lot, and she can't abide
cats in a house, but she put up with them for my sake and because she knew
my mom wouldn't mind. One day she entered my mom's unused bedroom for some
reason, and there was a hairball in the middle of the clean pink comforter
on the bed. It was shaped just like a turd, and that's what Linda thought it
was. She told me, "THAT'S why I don't want cats in the house!"

Susan M wrote:
fungus category. Every time I sit down, he's on my lap purring and purring.
He's a cat who fully appreciates being home. He's managed to gain back that
pound he lost when he was gone too :-)

Awww... what a good boy!

what sounded like a crying baby in the basement. She went to investigate
and found Chester crying. This is the kitty who doesn't meow and maybe
twice a year, will give us a squeak. That just broke my heart. I
underestimated how much he needed to be with his buddy Otis and his family.

Poor baby! Despite their reputation for not being social animals, I find
that cats form very strong bonds with each other (and us, of course).

I'm very glad to hear that both guyzos are recovering from their
misadventures. I guess it will be a while before you go on vacation,
huh? ;-)

Best regards.

Victor

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Susan M wrote:
fungus category. Every time I sit down, he's on my lap purring and purring.
He's a cat who fully appreciates being home. He's managed to gain back that
pound he lost when he was gone too :-)

Awww... what a good boy!

what sounded like a crying baby in the basement. She went to investigate
and found Chester crying. This is the kitty who doesn't meow and maybe
twice a year, will give us a squeak. That just broke my heart. I
underestimated how much he needed to be with his buddy Otis and his family.

Poor baby! Despite their reputation for not being social animals, I find
that cats form very strong bonds with each other (and us, of course).

I'm very glad to hear that both guyzos are recovering from their
misadventures. I guess it will be a while before you go on vacation,
huh? ;-)

Best regards.

Victor

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
Email me he

Susan M wrote:
fungus category. Every time I sit down, he's on my lap purring and purring.
He's a cat who fully appreciates being home. He's managed to gain back that
pound he lost when he was gone too :-)

Awww... what a good boy!

what sounded like a crying baby in the basement. She went to investigate
and found Chester crying. This is the kitty who doesn't meow and maybe
twice a year, will give us a squeak. That just broke my heart. I
underestimated how much he needed to be with his buddy Otis and his family.

Poor baby! Despite their reputation for not being social animals, I find
that cats form very strong bonds with each other (and us, of course).

I'm very glad to hear that both guyzos are recovering from their
misadventures. I guess it will be a while before you go on vacation,
huh? ;-)

Best regards.

Victor

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
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Email me he

Susan M wrote:
snippage

All is well now and we're all back together again. Yeah!

Glad to hear Otis is more of a homebody now. Poor Chester! Nikki was
devastated, too, when Frank went missing. She was so terribly lonely. I
used to rush home during my lunch hour to keep her company for a few
minutes before I had to rush back.

Back then, we lived in a block of flats with an enclosed yard surrounded
by blocks of flats. I used to go out with the cats in the evenings. I
let Frank go about as he wished (with his harness on but no leash) while
Nikki was on her leash. While Frank was AWOL, Nikki wanted to go out
every single evening. But instead of enjoying herself and playing as she
had used to, she would meticulously go through the whole yard and sniff
every corner, then she wanted to go back home. It's obvious to me that
she was looking for Frank. It broke my heart to see her like that. We
are sending sympathy purrs and meatloaf meditations to Chester.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
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

Susan M wrote:
snippage

All is well now and we're all back together again. Yeah!

Glad to hear Otis is more of a homebody now. Poor Chester! Nikki was
devastated, too, when Frank went missing. She was so terribly lonely. I
used to rush home during my lunch hour to keep her company for a few
minutes before I had to rush back.

Back then, we lived in a block of flats with an enclosed yard surrounded
by blocks of flats. I used to go out with the cats in the evenings. I
let Frank go about as he wished (with his harness on but no leash) while
Nikki was on her leash. While Frank was AWOL, Nikki wanted to go out
every single evening. But instead of enjoying herself and playing as she
had used to, she would meticulously go through the whole yard and sniff
every corner, then she wanted to go back home. It's obvious to me that
she was looking for Frank. It broke my heart to see her like that. We
are sending sympathy purrs and meatloaf meditations to Chester.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
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

Susan M wrote:
snippage

All is well now and we're all back together again. Yeah!

Glad to hear Otis is more of a homebody now. Poor Chester! Nikki was
devastated, too, when Frank went missing. She was so terribly lonely. I
used to rush home during my lunch hour to keep her company for a few
minutes before I had to rush back.

Back then, we lived in a block of flats with an enclosed yard surrounded
by blocks of flats. I used to go out with the cats in the evenings. I
let Frank go about as he wished (with his harness on but no leash) while
Nikki was on her leash. While Frank was AWOL, Nikki wanted to go out
every single evening. But instead of enjoying herself and playing as she
had used to, she would meticulously go through the whole yard and sniff
every corner, then she wanted to go back home. It's obvious to me that
she was looking for Frank. It broke my heart to see her like that. We
are sending sympathy purrs and meatloaf meditations to Chester.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
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

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca had some very interesting things
to say about Otis - how being lost has changed him:

No kidding do purrs work. I'm convinced that rpca has helped to get Otis
back not once but twice, under pretty miraculous circumstances. As soon as
I got the call from home to say that he was missing, I ran straight to the
nearest Internet cafe for help.

Speaking of purr miracle power, wonder how Lazarus is doing lately?
:-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca had some very interesting things
to say about Otis - how being lost has changed him:

No kidding do purrs work. I'm convinced that rpca has helped to get Otis
back not once but twice, under pretty miraculous circumstances. As soon as
I got the call from home to say that he was missing, I ran straight to the
nearest Internet cafe for help.

Speaking of purr miracle power, wonder how Lazarus is doing lately?
:-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL