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Subject: [Leica] [LRflex] Sad day STORY.
From: scottgregory at mac.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:11:31 -0400
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Great story Ted!
Thanks for sharing,
Scott

> On Jun 23, 2014, at 6:25 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! :-)
> 
> cheers,
> ted
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> ----- 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.
>>>> 
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