Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Critters are so much happier when they have a mission in life. A job. On 3/22/13 7:01 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Thanks, Mark. I like to think of Roo in kitty heaven protecting his > chickens. I'm sure that's how he died. > > Tina > > On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> He is the king/queen of its domain in that great pic! >> (I am told some cats are boy cats) >> >> It strikes me that a Barn kitty is in kitty heaven before it even dies. >> After it dies what then? More fun? A better Kitty mission? >> ...keeping rodents away from grain and food storage areas... >> Well kitty heaven certainly must contain lots of things for a Barn Kitty >> to >> do. On an even more important and fun scale. >> >> >> I checked out this: >> http://www.barncats.org/about.php >> >> And in South Carolina >> Berkeley County PAWS >> Goose Creek, South Carolina, (843) 207-PAWS, Margurite at (843) 708-0566 >> As part of the U.S. Barn Cat Programs. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 3/22/13 1:05 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> PESO: >>> >>> Our wonderful barn cat, Rooster, did not recover from his injuries. When >>> we got back late last night, Roo was sleeping in the nest box in the >>> chicken house, as usual, but did not get up to greet us. I just thought >> he >>> was sleeping too soundly. This morning he was lying by the hay bales >> and >>> it was obvious, in spite of the fact that he was purring loudly, that he >>> was hurt. I expect he had a run-in with the racoon that has been killing >>> chickens lately. We called the vet and got a cat carrier, but when we >> went >>> back out to the chicken house, Roo was gone. Tom thought that was a good >>> sign, but he went back out later to look and found Roo dead in front of >> the >>> guinea house. >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/145748291 >>> >>> He was a good cat. RIP, Rooster. >>> >>> Tina >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/