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Out of Our Whole Motley Crew only 4 weren't hardluck cases. Tossed aside
like a used popsicle stick :-(, injured, near death, tortured, wild, starved, abandoned kitties....They are our blessings, our diamonds!(though occassionaly, our trials!) we are lucky to have them....even the ferals who have been living in the house for almost 3 THREE years that we can still only briefly touch(they do like playing laser tag with the others)... :-)Liz "polonca12000" wrote in message ... So wonderful Shmogg and Fluffy found a great home with you. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Yowie" wrote in message ... Shmogg was obviously a street-cat. Not quite feral (ie, wild and untamable), but certainly street smart. I don't think he had a *bad* life out there, as he wasn't skinny and we've never had any food issues with him. The only "signs" that he was a street cat is that he's not all that affectionate and isn't a lap cat, that tends to bite & scratch if he's not getting his own way. And of course his b*st*rd c*t skills. Fluffy, though, makes me wonder. She was purchased from a pet shop the day she was due to be put down because no-one bought her. snip |
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Out of Our Whole Motley Crew only 4 weren't hardluck cases. Tossed aside
like a used popsicle stick :-(, injured, near death, tortured, wild, starved, abandoned kitties....They are our blessings, our diamonds!(though occassionaly, our trials!) we are lucky to have them....even the ferals who have been living in the house for almost 3 THREE years that we can still only briefly touch(they do like playing laser tag with the others)... :-)Liz "polonca12000" wrote in message ... So wonderful Shmogg and Fluffy found a great home with you. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Yowie" wrote in message ... Shmogg was obviously a street-cat. Not quite feral (ie, wild and untamable), but certainly street smart. I don't think he had a *bad* life out there, as he wasn't skinny and we've never had any food issues with him. The only "signs" that he was a street cat is that he's not all that affectionate and isn't a lap cat, that tends to bite & scratch if he's not getting his own way. And of course his b*st*rd c*t skills. Fluffy, though, makes me wonder. She was purchased from a pet shop the day she was due to be put down because no-one bought her. snip |
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Out of Our Whole Motley Crew only 4 weren't hardluck cases. Tossed aside
like a used popsicle stick :-(, injured, near death, tortured, wild, starved, abandoned kitties....They are our blessings, our diamonds!(though occassionaly, our trials!) we are lucky to have them....even the ferals who have been living in the house for almost 3 THREE years that we can still only briefly touch(they do like playing laser tag with the others)... :-)Liz "polonca12000" wrote in message ... So wonderful Shmogg and Fluffy found a great home with you. Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Yowie" wrote in message ... Shmogg was obviously a street-cat. Not quite feral (ie, wild and untamable), but certainly street smart. I don't think he had a *bad* life out there, as he wasn't skinny and we've never had any food issues with him. The only "signs" that he was a street cat is that he's not all that affectionate and isn't a lap cat, that tends to bite & scratch if he's not getting his own way. And of course his b*st*rd c*t skills. Fluffy, though, makes me wonder. She was purchased from a pet shop the day she was due to be put down because no-one bought her. snip |
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"Dan M" wrote in message ... Sammy is the one who had it rough. When he was about 6 or 7 weeks old he was dumped by the side of the road. The road he was dumped beside was the entrance to a grocery warehouse - the truck entrance. Fortunately the little kitten saw a big hedge and settled in under the hedge for protection, and stayed out of the way of the big rigs that rolled within 4 feet of him all day. He obviously wanted to be a part of a home - whenever he would here people coming towards him, he would crawl out from under the hedge, sit in the middle of the sidewalk, and look cute. He was also obviously very scared of people, because as soon as anyone got within 5 feet of him he'd dart back under the hedge to hide. This continued for a couple days, with several of us working at the warehouse leaving cans of kitten food and bowls of water out for him. After about the second day I started seeing that he was sick - runny eyes, runny nose, sneezing. I set a trap that night after the day shift went home, and within 5 minutes I had a tiny orange prisoner. It was actually quite amusing seeing him checking out the trap. If you've ever looked inside a hedge you've seen that it has little branches of varying sizes. Well, a couple minutes after I put the trap in place and returned to my pickup to watch, I saw a cute little orange head poking up out of the top of the hedge. The kitten had climbed up the internal branches and poked his head out. When he didn't see any dangers nearby, he continued his climb and emerged on top of hedge. He then walked gingerly over the top of the hedge (a standard privet hedge) to look over the trap. I have never ween anything quite as amusing or cute as that little orange kitten walking the top of the hedge! Anyhow, he decided the trap didn't look threatening so he walked in, helped himself to the can of food inside, and didn't even notice when the door slammed shut behind him. He didn't start to get scared until I walked up and carried the trap away. Took him to the vet, left him there for a couple days for intensive treatment of his various infections, then brought him home. He had to stay in isolation for a couple weeks to keep from spreading the remnants of his illness to the other kitties, but he's now a fully integrated part of the family. He's now the kitty who enjoys climbing up on my chest for a snuggle. Dan This is a wonderful story. Both you and Sammy are lucky to have found each other. MaryL |
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"Dan M" wrote in message ... Sammy is the one who had it rough. When he was about 6 or 7 weeks old he was dumped by the side of the road. The road he was dumped beside was the entrance to a grocery warehouse - the truck entrance. Fortunately the little kitten saw a big hedge and settled in under the hedge for protection, and stayed out of the way of the big rigs that rolled within 4 feet of him all day. He obviously wanted to be a part of a home - whenever he would here people coming towards him, he would crawl out from under the hedge, sit in the middle of the sidewalk, and look cute. He was also obviously very scared of people, because as soon as anyone got within 5 feet of him he'd dart back under the hedge to hide. This continued for a couple days, with several of us working at the warehouse leaving cans of kitten food and bowls of water out for him. After about the second day I started seeing that he was sick - runny eyes, runny nose, sneezing. I set a trap that night after the day shift went home, and within 5 minutes I had a tiny orange prisoner. It was actually quite amusing seeing him checking out the trap. If you've ever looked inside a hedge you've seen that it has little branches of varying sizes. Well, a couple minutes after I put the trap in place and returned to my pickup to watch, I saw a cute little orange head poking up out of the top of the hedge. The kitten had climbed up the internal branches and poked his head out. When he didn't see any dangers nearby, he continued his climb and emerged on top of hedge. He then walked gingerly over the top of the hedge (a standard privet hedge) to look over the trap. I have never ween anything quite as amusing or cute as that little orange kitten walking the top of the hedge! Anyhow, he decided the trap didn't look threatening so he walked in, helped himself to the can of food inside, and didn't even notice when the door slammed shut behind him. He didn't start to get scared until I walked up and carried the trap away. Took him to the vet, left him there for a couple days for intensive treatment of his various infections, then brought him home. He had to stay in isolation for a couple weeks to keep from spreading the remnants of his illness to the other kitties, but he's now a fully integrated part of the family. He's now the kitty who enjoys climbing up on my chest for a snuggle. Dan This is a wonderful story. Both you and Sammy are lucky to have found each other. MaryL |
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"Dan M" wrote in message ... Sammy is the one who had it rough. When he was about 6 or 7 weeks old he was dumped by the side of the road. The road he was dumped beside was the entrance to a grocery warehouse - the truck entrance. Fortunately the little kitten saw a big hedge and settled in under the hedge for protection, and stayed out of the way of the big rigs that rolled within 4 feet of him all day. He obviously wanted to be a part of a home - whenever he would here people coming towards him, he would crawl out from under the hedge, sit in the middle of the sidewalk, and look cute. He was also obviously very scared of people, because as soon as anyone got within 5 feet of him he'd dart back under the hedge to hide. This continued for a couple days, with several of us working at the warehouse leaving cans of kitten food and bowls of water out for him. After about the second day I started seeing that he was sick - runny eyes, runny nose, sneezing. I set a trap that night after the day shift went home, and within 5 minutes I had a tiny orange prisoner. It was actually quite amusing seeing him checking out the trap. If you've ever looked inside a hedge you've seen that it has little branches of varying sizes. Well, a couple minutes after I put the trap in place and returned to my pickup to watch, I saw a cute little orange head poking up out of the top of the hedge. The kitten had climbed up the internal branches and poked his head out. When he didn't see any dangers nearby, he continued his climb and emerged on top of hedge. He then walked gingerly over the top of the hedge (a standard privet hedge) to look over the trap. I have never ween anything quite as amusing or cute as that little orange kitten walking the top of the hedge! Anyhow, he decided the trap didn't look threatening so he walked in, helped himself to the can of food inside, and didn't even notice when the door slammed shut behind him. He didn't start to get scared until I walked up and carried the trap away. Took him to the vet, left him there for a couple days for intensive treatment of his various infections, then brought him home. He had to stay in isolation for a couple weeks to keep from spreading the remnants of his illness to the other kitties, but he's now a fully integrated part of the family. He's now the kitty who enjoys climbing up on my chest for a snuggle. Dan This is a wonderful story. Both you and Sammy are lucky to have found each other. MaryL |
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