Smokey is dead

He was one of the outdoor cats that sometimes came to my front door
for feeding. Not as regularly as Jet and Baby, but fairly often.
Mostly he hung out in the backyards. He was very pretty, blue-grey
with a face like a fox. Peaked ears and sort of slanted eyes. He was
on my short list for cats that I might take in but I just had no room
for any more cats. Plus, while I could sometimes touch him while he
was eating, he was still pretty feral and Espy would have been really
****ed off at another aggessive male in the house.

It was a pretty brutal winter and he stopped showing up in late
December. I had hoped that he was in the backyards down the block
where the other members of the colony live, taken care of by some of
my neighbors. Or maybe someone had realized what a nice cat he was and
took him in. He was one of the cats that I TNR last March or April
when we did the colony.

So I finally went down the block and asked a few neighbors and one
said that she had seen him dead in the street on the next block around
the end of December. We're right by a college and some of the kids
drive rather quickly down our small street so it isn't surprising that
he got hit. I think we lost four cats over the last two years that
way.

Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.

On Mar 3, 9:08*am, dgk wrote:
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Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.

Purrs for Smokey. He is now happy, well fed, and warm over RB. Thank
you for caring for him and about him. I know it made his life better
than it would have been.

Debbie

On 03/03/2011 16:08, dgk wrote:
gentle snip

Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.

I'm so sorry, Purrs for the hole he left in your heart. It sounds like
he may have been a Russian Blue, at least partially, like my Miranda:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...0/IMG_2052.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMG_2199.jpg

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

On Mar 3, 2:08*pm, dgk wrote:
Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three.

Poor Smokey- this is very sad

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

dgk wrote:
He was one of the outdoor cats that sometimes came to my front door
for feeding. Not as regularly as Jet and Baby, but fairly often.
Mostly he hung out in the backyards. He was very pretty, blue-grey
with a face like a fox. Peaked ears and sort of slanted eyes. He was
on my short list for cats that I might take in but I just had no room
for any more cats. Plus, while I could sometimes touch him while he
was eating, he was still pretty feral and Espy would have been really
****ed off at another aggessive male in the house.

I'm so sorry to hear about, Smokey. I've lit a candle for him.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...l=eng&gi=Smoke


--
Adrian

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...l=eng&gi=Smoke

On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:01:40 -0800 (PST), Lesley
wrote:

On Mar 3, 2:08*pm, dgk wrote:
Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three.

Poor Smokey- this is very sad

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


Purrs and Prayers for Smokey's slaves and feline friends that were
left behind.

dgk wrote:
He was one of the outdoor cats that sometimes came to my front door
for feeding. Not as regularly as Jet and Baby, but fairly often.
Mostly he hung out in the backyards. He was very pretty, blue-grey
with a face like a fox. Peaked ears and sort of slanted eyes. He was
on my short list for cats that I might take in but I just had no room
for any more cats. Plus, while I could sometimes touch him while he
was eating, he was still pretty feral and Espy would have been really
****ed off at another aggessive male in the house.

It was a pretty brutal winter and he stopped showing up in late
December. I had hoped that he was in the backyards down the block
where the other members of the colony live, taken care of by some of
my neighbors. Or maybe someone had realized what a nice cat he was and
took him in. He was one of the cats that I TNR last March or April
when we did the colony.

So I finally went down the block and asked a few neighbors and one
said that she had seen him dead in the street on the next block around
the end of December. We're right by a college and some of the kids
drive rather quickly down our small street so it isn't surprising that
he got hit. I think we lost four cats over the last two years that
way.

Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.


he is now playing in greener fields. Bless him. MLB

On Mar 3, 9:08*am, dgk wrote:
He was one of the outdoor cats that sometimes came to my front door
for feeding. Not as regularly as Jet and Baby, but fairly often.
Mostly he hung out in the backyards. He was very pretty, blue-grey
with a face like a fox. Peaked ears and sort of slanted eyes. He was
on my short list for cats that I might take in but I just had no room
for any more cats. Plus, while I could sometimes touch him while he
was eating, he was still pretty feral and Espy would have been really
****ed off at another aggessive male in the house.

It was a pretty brutal winter and he stopped showing up in late
December. I had hoped that he was in the backyards down the block
where the other members of the colony live, taken care of by some of
my neighbors. Or maybe someone had realized what a nice cat he was and
took him in. He was one of the cats that I TNR last March or April
when we did the colony.

So I finally went down the block and asked a few neighbors and one
said that she had seen him dead in the street on the next block around
the end of December. We're right by a college and some of the kids
drive rather quickly down our small street so it isn't surprising that
he got hit. I think we lost four cats over the last two years that
way.

Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.

Purrs for Smokey, and you for having done the best you could and for
loving him as you did. He is beyond any doubt happy, full-bellied and
free beyond the Bridge.

Blessed be,
Baha

In news dgk typed:
He was one of the outdoor cats that sometimes came to my front door
for feeding. Not as regularly as Jet and Baby, but fairly often.
Mostly he hung out in the backyards. He was very pretty, blue-grey
with a face like a fox. Peaked ears and sort of slanted eyes. He was
on my short list for cats that I might take in but I just had no room
for any more cats. Plus, while I could sometimes touch him while he
was eating, he was still pretty feral and Espy would have been really
****ed off at another aggessive male in the house.

It was a pretty brutal winter and he stopped showing up in late
December. I had hoped that he was in the backyards down the block
where the other members of the colony live, taken care of by some of
my neighbors. Or maybe someone had realized what a nice cat he was and
took him in. He was one of the cats that I TNR last March or April
when we did the colony.

So I finally went down the block and asked a few neighbors and one
said that she had seen him dead in the street on the next block around
the end of December. We're right by a college and some of the kids
drive rather quickly down our small street so it isn't surprising that
he got hit. I think we lost four cats over the last two years that
way.

Anyway, belated purrs for Smokey. He was probably no older than two or
three. He did have at least one baby though. One of the two cats that
I didn't catch for TNR looks just like him. Very very feral though,
about the worst on the block. I'm going to get him this spring I hope,
but with regret because he is so pretty and his babies would likely be
also. Of course, they're all so cute, but Smokey more than most. I
miss having him come around.

Our condolences, and purrs for your loss.

Yowie