"Putting on Clothes With Mommy"

"CatNipped" wrote

No, all of my kitties are strays. We only ever had one pure-bred cat
(I WON'T buy a cat from a kitten mill).

Percy was a rescue from SunSmart - the "No Kill" adoption agency that
operates our of PetSmart. It was a pitiful story, he was a gorgeous
silver-tipped persian, about 10 or 12 years old, according to our vet.

When we got him he could hardly walk because the breeder had kept him
locked in a small cage his whole life and only took him out of the
cage to pair him with a female. FOr his entire life he'd had NO
medical attention, NO grooming (we had to have him shaved bald because
trying to comb out his hair caused it to pull out in clumps and make
him bleed). He'd had NO petting or attention (and yet he as a real
sweetie), NO balanced diet (the kitten mill owners gave them only what
was need to keep them alive through their best mating years and then
had them euthanized - SunSamrt rescued him just in time from a "tip"
from someone who knew the breeder).

We only had Percy for about 6 months before he died of kidney failure.
I can only pray that the love and attention, good food, warm bed,
toys and companionship help make up, in just a tiny measure, for all
those years of abuse he suffered. I held him in my arms at the end
when the vet was putting him down and sobbed uncontrollably. My
husband walked the 6 blocks back home carrying Percy in his arms and
sobbing too. We had just purchased this house and had not moved in
yet, but the people who sold it to us were nice enough to let us bury
Percy in the back yard so he could stay with the family. We joked,
sadly, that poor little Percy was the first one in the family to move
into the new house. Damn - I've got myself crying again - gotta go.

You got me crying, too. What a terrible fate. So sorry Percy had to go
through that. Purrs to you for giving him lots of love to make up for his
suffering.

--
Marina, missing Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

in article , CatNipped at
wrote on 7/3/04 10:14AM:

Cheryl wrote in message
...

Sammy and all of your kitties are beautiful! Maine coons?

No, all of my kitties are strays. We only ever had one pure-bred cat
(I WON'T buy a cat from a kitten mill).

Percy was a rescue from SunSmart - the "No Kill" adoption agency that
operates our of PetSmart. It was a pitiful story, he was a gorgeous
silver-tipped persian, about 10 or 12 years old, according to our vet.

When we got him he could hardly walk because the breeder had kept him
locked in a small cage his whole life and only took him out of the
cage to pair him with a female. FOr his entire life he'd had NO
medical attention, NO grooming (we had to have him shaved bald because
trying to comb out his hair caused it to pull out in clumps and make
him bleed). He'd had NO petting or attention (and yet he as a real
sweetie), NO balanced diet (the kitten mill owners gave them only what
was need to keep them alive through their best mating years and then
had them euthanized - SunSamrt rescued him just in time from a "tip"
from someone who knew the breeder).

We only had Percy for about 6 months before he died of kidney failure.
I can only pray that the love and attention, good food, warm bed,
toys and companionship help make up, in just a tiny measure, for all
those years of abuse he suffered. I held him in my arms at the end
when the vet was putting him down and sobbed uncontrollably. My
husband walked the 6 blocks back home carrying Percy in his arms and
sobbing too. We had just purchased this house and had not moved in
yet, but the people who sold it to us were nice enough to let us bury
Percy in the back yard so he could stay with the family. We joked,
sadly, that poor little Percy was the first one in the family to move
into the new house. Damn - I've got myself crying again - gotta go.

Just please, plesae DON'T support those damned kitty or puppy mills -
those people are inhumane torturers who breed pain and suffering for a
lousy buck!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (all our fur babies)

That's what Nermallee is, a silver tipped persian. I've posted pictures of
her over at alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Maybe she will meet Percy at the
RB.

Karen

in article , CatNipped at
wrote on 7/3/04 10:14AM:

Cheryl wrote in message
...

Sammy and all of your kitties are beautiful! Maine coons?

No, all of my kitties are strays. We only ever had one pure-bred cat
(I WON'T buy a cat from a kitten mill).

Percy was a rescue from SunSmart - the "No Kill" adoption agency that
operates our of PetSmart. It was a pitiful story, he was a gorgeous
silver-tipped persian, about 10 or 12 years old, according to our vet.

When we got him he could hardly walk because the breeder had kept him
locked in a small cage his whole life and only took him out of the
cage to pair him with a female. FOr his entire life he'd had NO
medical attention, NO grooming (we had to have him shaved bald because
trying to comb out his hair caused it to pull out in clumps and make
him bleed). He'd had NO petting or attention (and yet he as a real
sweetie), NO balanced diet (the kitten mill owners gave them only what
was need to keep them alive through their best mating years and then
had them euthanized - SunSamrt rescued him just in time from a "tip"
from someone who knew the breeder).

We only had Percy for about 6 months before he died of kidney failure.
I can only pray that the love and attention, good food, warm bed,
toys and companionship help make up, in just a tiny measure, for all
those years of abuse he suffered. I held him in my arms at the end
when the vet was putting him down and sobbed uncontrollably. My
husband walked the 6 blocks back home carrying Percy in his arms and
sobbing too. We had just purchased this house and had not moved in
yet, but the people who sold it to us were nice enough to let us bury
Percy in the back yard so he could stay with the family. We joked,
sadly, that poor little Percy was the first one in the family to move
into the new house. Damn - I've got myself crying again - gotta go.

Just please, plesae DON'T support those damned kitty or puppy mills -
those people are inhumane torturers who breed pain and suffering for a
lousy buck!

Hugs,

CatNipped

CatMom to:
Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby
Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty
Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell
Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby

http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit)
http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (all our fur babies)

That's what Nermallee is, a silver tipped persian. I've posted pictures of
her over at alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Maybe she will meet Percy at the
RB.

Karen

CatNipped wrote:
SNIP
My son made me cry when he said that Bandit
is training Sammy to take her place when Bandit's gone. Just thinking
about losing my Bandit can tear me up. I know she's 14 and that's
very old for a cat, but I want her to live with me forever (as I'm
sure you all do your fur-babies).

The oldest cat I have met was 27, the record is over 30, with luck you
could have several more years of Bandit training Sammy.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

CatNipped wrote:
SNIP
My son made me cry when he said that Bandit
is training Sammy to take her place when Bandit's gone. Just thinking
about losing my Bandit can tear me up. I know she's 14 and that's
very old for a cat, but I want her to live with me forever (as I'm
sure you all do your fur-babies).

The oldest cat I have met was 27, the record is over 30, with luck you
could have several more years of Bandit training Sammy.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

You have as much talent for understated comedy as your kitten
seems to have for mischief.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

You have as much talent for understated comedy as your kitten
seems to have for mischief.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

In article . net, "TBird"
wrote:



TBird ----- never ever ever ever having kittens in her life again....

Wanna bet?

How ya doing T?
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
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In article . net, "TBird"
wrote:



TBird ----- never ever ever ever having kittens in her life again....

Wanna bet?

How ya doing T?
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
=^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^=



Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel.

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(CatNipped) wrote:

And Bandit seems to get a kick out of Sammy's antics - like she's
egging her on. She even plays with Sammy and shares her games with
her (Bandit still loves to play "Put The Sheets On The Bed" so much
that by the time I get the clean sheets on the bed they're covered
with cat hair from her running around and scooting her body all over
the bed).

Bandit sounds scary, though she's so cute, especially when wearing her
biker outfit. When I took Betty to the vet, it was so different! She
just seemed stunned to be in a strange place all of a sudden. She
tried a tentative little headbutt on the vet, but otherwise stayed
limp and quiescent while she was poked and prodded. She would have
known exactly what to do if she had the training that Sammy is
receiving.