Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the wonderful story, Ted. Douglas On 24.06.2014 00:25, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >