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[george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)]

On Jun 23, 2014, at 5:25 PM, 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! :-)

I have an email file folder labeled "Being There"

I only put things in that folder which ring incredibly true, rich with real 
life experience and full of humanity.

You have the most emails in that folder Ted.

Thank you - AGAIN

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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