FIre & The Missing Cat

I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:30:46 GMT, (Ginger-lyn
Summer) wrote:

I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.
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with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Very scary indeed! Good thoughts and purrs for Victor and Floyd to
recover from their mutual trauma!



Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

http://www.jhedge.com

So glad grouchy Floyd got rescued in spite of himself....

"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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: On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:30:46 GMT, (Ginger-lyn
: Summer) wrote:
:
: I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
: and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
: torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
: his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
: reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
: building would have been gone.
: snip
: with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
: there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
: back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
: being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.
:
: Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!
:
: Very scary indeed! Good thoughts and purrs for Victor and Floyd to
: recover from their mutual trauma!
:
:
:
: Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha
:
: http://www.jhedge.com

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats.
Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

Thank Goodness!

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!


Very glad to hear Floyd and his human are re-united - I feared
you were here to ask for finding purrs.


--
Jette Goldie

Apache and Dakota
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:30:46 GMT, (Ginger-lyn
Summer) wrote:

I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn
Floyd was in good favor with Bast! Best wishes. MLB

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:30:46 GMT, (Ginger-lyn
Summer) wrote:

I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

Thank goodness Victor and Floyd were able to be reunited. Calming
purrs are on the way for both of them.

Nan

in article , Ginger-lyn Summer at
wrote on 11/8/03 3:30 PM:

I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

Thank goodness! Lucky all the way around!! I'm so glad he found Victor.

Karen

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

we're sending calming purrs to Floyd.
Brenda

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
I called my ex-husband, Victor, recently (we are good friends still),
and he was in shock. He had just found out a spark from a welder's
torch (they were working on the fire escape, of all ironies) had set
his apartment on fire. Luckily, the fire department got there in a
reasonable amount of time; they said 10 minutes later, and the entire
building would have been gone.

They managed to save Floyd, Victor's cat, but Floyd is one of those
very cranky and temperamental cats. One firefighter had him, but when
he handed him to a second firefighter, Floyd freaked out and started
biting and scratching, so the firefighter put him down on the ground,
where he promptly disappeared.

Victor was worried sick, I'm sure. I gave him some ideas, and send
out heavy-duty prayers to Bast.

Halloween night, Victor heard what sounded like a kitty in trouble.
He'd never heard Floyd in trouble before, so he couldn't be sure it
was him. But he called out to him, and got a response. He kept up
the calling/responding until he found him. Unfortunately, Floyd,
having been traumatized, was pretty freaked and skittish, and kept his
distance. Victor got some of his food and tossed some near him. At
oe point, Floyd took over over a fence and Victor was terrified he'd
lost him. But he went over to the fence, and stuck his hand over it
with a handful of cat food in it. Next thing he knew, Floyd was
there, sniffing his hand, and then rubbing all over it. He got him
back to his new apartment, and although Floyd is showing signs of
being traumatized, he is now starting to get back to normal.

Very scary, but a happy ending, thank the stars!

Ginger-lyn

I'm so glad the story had a happy ending! That must have been terrible
for both Victor and Floyd!

Joy