Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Snowshoes just wants to show off her hunting skills and receive a "well done" for her troubles. Don R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:35 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Dearest of companions > Well, and since we're a bit off topic here, perhaps you cat people can > help me. > > Our cat, Snowshoes, (I wanted to name her Bigfoot but was outvoted) > http://www.hemenway.com/Snowshoes.jpg > > ...brings at least one live mouse into our home every week and presents > them to us as some sort of offering. She drops the mouse and then sits > at our feet meowing and seemingly expecting one of us to catch, (and > eat?) the mouse.... we can't. > > Bells don't work as she manages to destroy them all... and I've fastened > them quite securely. Her collar and rabies/leukemia tag always remain > but she somehow manages to remove either the clapper or other needed parts. > > Any new ideas? > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > >>My calico cat of 18 years is on an IV now and is not expected to come > >>back from the vet as a sure thing. > >>Kidney failure. > >>She who slept on half my face for 18 years. My first cat. Certainly a > >>bonding thing. > > > > > > Our last cat, not our present one, lived until she was 17. All kinds of > > problems as Mark describes. > > > > At last, she use all her strength to jump up into Simon's, my oldest > > son's, lap. He petted her and then looked at me: "Pappa, I think Isis > > died." She did. > > > > Present cat is 9 years old. These pets, these pets. > > > > Daniel > > > > > >>But Alistair was here first. > >> > >>Slides the cat was my favorite photo subject and companion for just more > >>than a third my life and I'm 52. > >>She normally weight 8 pounds. I realize what this sounds like to cat non lovers. > >> > >>MY dog will miss her. Dog's best friend is his cat. > >> > >> > >>Did you hear this one going around? : > >> > >> Man is a dog's idea of what God should be. > >> > >>I'd say: > >> > >> A Cat is a dog's idea of what God should be. > >> > >>Lets not underappreciate them day by day. > >> > >> > >> > >>Mark Rabiner > >>And Squirrels. > >>Portland, Oregon USA > >>http://www.rabinergroup.com > >>-- > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html