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Princess update
I can't see the video as I'm on a dial-up, but I would like to thank you for
everything you have done for Princess. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Tara K." wrote in message ... "Mathew Kagis" wrote in message news:%li3e.155390$fc4.98153@edtnps89... WOW!!! Funny though, the images were a little blurry, no I'm not crying there's something in my eye!!!! Really!!!! Oh, really! Good on you!! Hope Princess continues to improve. How old is she? Or do you know? She's ancient, is all we know. There's no way to tell just *how* old, but "really, REALLY old" is a good approximation. Two clues: all her claws are extremely thickened, and her eyes have a lot of black dots, both signs of very advanced age. How she made it this far living wild is anyone's guess, but she's a fighter alright. A lot of cats would have just quietly expired somewhere out of the way. *She* chose my mother's house to stagger into on Boxing Day, the only real cat lover's house on the whole street. Other people on the street had seen her hanging around, but hadn't thought to do anything about it - like try to feed her something, for instance (she's not a timid cat) . . .less said about that, the better. Anyhow, the amazing thing is, apart from starvation and severe arthritis, there's not a whole lot wrong with her health-wise - no diabetes, no cat AIDS, no infections, nothing. When she came in she had pressure sores on her back leg and on both hips, and she's got a tendency to develop ulcers on her chin (from dribbling), she doesn't always make it to the toilet in time, but otherwise she's a perfectly healthy cat. Ghod only know what her story is, we're guessing that she perhaps just got too old to hunt and gradually starved, but she's been someone's pet at some stage, there's no doubt. Another milestone last night: she's gotten up the courage to sleep in my bedroom. I made her a cozy, out of the way of the-herd-of-elephants (aka my other cats), place in the cupboard. She looked at me to ask "is it ok if I sleep here?" (living with this cat is a *constant* heart breaker) and after a few pats settled down there. Up until now she would only sleep in the spare bedroom, which was also her "safety" room, although she'd cry for me to come in from time to time, but would *not* stay in my bedroom. The weather here is starting to turn cold (I'm in Western Australia) so it was important to try to get her where I can keep her a bit warmer. TK |
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Another milestone last night: she's gotten up the courage to sleep in my
bedroom. I made her a cozy, out of the way of the-herd-of-elephants (aka my other cats), place in the cupboard. She looked at me to ask "is it ok if I sleep here?" (living with this cat is a *constant* heart breaker) My Smokey did that for three years. He's finally realized his new home is not going to be yanked out from under him one day. Smokey-poke is still young--we think he's five, maybe six--so he's now been indoors over half his life. Princess is going to have an excellent retirement from wild living, for however long she gets to enjoy it. Purrs that it be long. And speaking of purrs...Listen to that purr! It's obvious how she loves her new life. --Fil |
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