Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We, Irene, myself and kids were always a cat family during our time in Ottawa long before we moved to the west coast of Canada. There was always more than one, actually we had five running about on and off. Then we had a female not fixed who became pregnant. Oh well "it happens in the best of families!" :-) Then all of a sudden over night we had 9 cats/kittens. YIKES! It was a bit of a challenge until the kittens were weaned and we gave them to friends "who were just dying to have a kitten running about their homes. Back to 5. Next major event? We moved to the west coast. Irene drove her car and I followed behind. Took a couple of weeks as we stopped and visited friends and family along the way until we arrived in Victoria. Cat's were in excellent care at their favorite vet with house stay facilities until we were settled into the new home. Meanwhile 5 cats being treated like King and Queens. New house is finally ready for cats so we phone vet in Ottawa .... "Send cats!" They prepare cats for travel. We drove across the North American continent plus one ferry ride to get here, RIGHT! :-) CATS? Well what did you expect? "AIR TRANSPORTATION ALL THE WAY!" :-) I mean if yer goin' to have cats or any kind of pets they become as family blood as if they were. So we had a great time as they were also" out side cats." Well they stayed around the house grounds and always came in evening time. However, the first week here they never left us alone as they followed us all over the place, sometimes it would be all 5. Another one or two. Bedtime? All 5 slept at the bottom of the bed by our feet for at least the first week, ten days. Eventually they became at ease with the new home and over the following years lived happily only leaving us when each in turn "AGE" took it's toll. With the last one being the toughest of all. I'm in Boston shooting the book "WOMEN in Medicine." Unfortunately the last "old fella" Miller (22 years) has taken quite ill and has to be put down. Irene and I are on the phone...... me in Boston in the evening with 3 hour time zone difference tired as all get out and really looking for sleep. Yet trying to give Irene comfort while she is in Victoria and the vet has come to our home to look after things. The vet did her duty and then sat with Irene until the Old Lad was gone. Then she left taking him with her. Then we couldn't hang-up because we were both bawling our eyes out and would've given anything to have been able to have a hug and hold each other and the old lad just one more time. :-( Fate doesn't deal a hand like that. :-( Then we kind of got a hold of our emotions and chatted for a bit until quite early the next morning. However our "China Cat's" were all we had after. That is until my Grand Daughter arrived and smiled at me as she said sweetly........" "G'pa do you think I can get a kitten or cat from the SPCA?" Me of course wilted before this beautiful smiling young girl and we now have a big fat cat lounging about here once again. Yeah and it feels nice! :-) cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] [LRflex] Sad day > Thanks, Aram, > > yes, it's quite a wrench, even when you see or feel it > coming, as we did, a few weeks ago. > > Posy was a Sorrel-coloured Somali - quite a small and > compact cat with beautifully soft and thick fur and a > sweet and gentle nature. > > Never extended a claw against us throughout the whole > of her life, not even in play. > > Douglas > > > > On 23.06.2014 00:04, Aram Langhans wrote: >> My condolences. Having lost two cats in my 40 years >> of marriage, I can feel your sorrow. They were part >> of the family, our kids and companions. >> >> Was Posy a Maine Coon? Our second cat was and he >> was a real clown that enjoyed life to the fullest. >> Lessons to be learned from cats. >> >> Aram >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:35 AM >> To: <leicareflex at freelists.org>; "LUG" >> <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [LRflex] Sad day >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Cats/_MG_5448_edited-1.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Cats/Pause_for_paws.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Cats/MG_3130_edited_2.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> Sunday, June 22: Posy the cat passed away peacefully >>> at the age of 17 at 4 p.m. today. >>> >>> ------ >>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >>> Archives are at: >>> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information