THE NEW CAT ROOM! (or the Cat Room #2)

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Deb querida,

So very, very sorry. Tears are in my eyes as I write to you. Hard to accept no matter how many times it happens and no matter how well we try to prepare for it when we see it coming. Poor little guy. No more pain and misery for him. Poor you.

My father used to say that it was one of life's cruelties that our beloved pets lived such short lives. Cruel for us, but we extend the lives of our pets through our love and care.

I'm giving you a hug. And give Miranda a chin chuck for me. I'm sure that she's missing him.

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Thanks guys.

Yes...Miranda has gone all weird on me.

Not moving from her sofa much at all....she is very responsive when I talk to her, but she is just sitting around...no more pattering to and fro on mysterious errands....no more scampering about the place at night....no following me around.

Hopefully she will bounce back and get used to not having Oscar's body next to her to cuddle, or torment.....or to chase her around, and make her squeak for mercy...or to wash her.

She is not showing signs of doing what Oscar did when his sister, Maggie, was killed.......he went into a decline....just sat sadly on me, or sat in corners staring at the wall, occasionally wailing mournfully like a foghorn.

This went on for a month, until I could pick up Miranda..I swear he would have died.

But she is awful quiet.

Mind you, it is less than 24 hours.

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A big hug for Deb & a cuddle for Miranda this morning.

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We posted at the same time, Deb.
Aw, poor little Miranda! She's bewildered, poor thing.
We had the same thing happen with Mozzie a few years back, when a couple of her close companions died within a short period. I swear she was depressed. The vet thought so, too. We had to give her lots & lots of attention, poor baby. Sad

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(((((((((((dlowan and miranda))))))))))))))

it's all been said - you did everything right and the good times make up for the awful pain of the end - though it probably doesn't feel like it at the moment.

I hope Miranda settles. I'm sure she will.

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She seems to be chirping up.

Thanks folks......

Now, howsabout posting re YOUR cats?

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I need to get one first... :-(

I went through a serious "oh my god how can I live without a cat??!" phase about 2 weeks ago, I don't really know why.

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dlowan wrote:

She seems to be chirping up.

Thanks folks......

Now, howsabout posting re YOUR cats?

Thanks, that's very good to hear, Deb. Very Happy

And you?

I'll post a Poppy update soon. Feels like she's been here for years, not just a few months!

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sozobe wrote:

I need to get one first... :-(

I went through a serious "oh my god how can I live without a cat??!" phase about 2 weeks ago, I don't really know why.

Because how CAN you live without a cat, dammit!!!

msolga wrote:

dlowan wrote:
She seems to be chirping up.

Thanks folks......

Now, howsabout posting re YOUR cats?

Thanks, that's very good to hear, Deb.

And you?

I'll post a Poppy update soon. Feels like she's been here for years, not just a few months!

Been wondering about how she is going.

Pics?

What is her personality like as she matures?

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((dlowan))

What a beautiful post for Oscar. My eyes teared up, and yet it gave me a chuckle too.

The way you describe him makes me think of my Essa. I wasn't even supposed to be keeping her - but here she is, she's gone from teen to grown-up with me now. It's all over - we'll be together for better or worse now. Smile

She's a direct contrast to my other buddy, Chubbs.

Yesterday, I walked into my room to find a book and I smelt shat. Here we go again!
So I started the hunt. Expecting it to be an accident on the floor or in my shoes.

I found poop all over my pink stuffed chair. My stepfather gave it to me, before he passed. It means a LOT to me. Cats are not allowed there - ever ever.

I was shocked and mad. Essa! She is a strange little girl. I'm still trying to figure her out.

So I'm cleaning and cursing, and crying a little bit, and when I'm done I go into the living room to think.
Still mad, I see Essa trotting off, turning to look at me every so often with an expression like "Are you still mad, or can we cuddle now?"
She looked a little scared of me too.

Well, my heart just melted. She doesn't do these things to make a point - Chubs would! lol.

She's very sensitive and a bit of an air head. She's also a total sweetie and loving as anything.

I just wish she would stop with the random shatting! Razz

She's much better, and that Fooey stuff works wonders, but every now and again.... Sad

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dlowan wrote:

Been wondering about how she is going.

Pics?

What is her personality like as she matures?

She's good, Deb, especially considering she was a 3 year old (saved from the streets of Carlton! So Lort Smith (lost animal shelter/hospital) told me ...)

She's settled in very well, looks as healthy as anything! Very Happy

Makes extremely delighted squeaky/meowing noises when I arrive home from work. ("Dinner's here!!!" Laughing

)
An extremely wonderful choice for a lady's companion! :wink:
I suspect (from her behaviour) that she's lived a very independent life prior to taking up residence at Msolga Mansion. She's still a wee bit skittish when taken by surprise, almost as though she' thinks I'm trying to hit her, rather than pat her! (Moi? Confused

) But I think she's slowly getting better about this. Poppy's very good about the "night curfew", when the backdoor cat flap gets shut & she's inside for the night. (Thank the goddess! Imagine her complaining all night!)
I've become extremely fond of her .... she's any obliging little thing (quite strong willed, though...), despite my suspicion that she's convinced that she was most likely stolen by the gypsies & is really a posh cat! She is developing quite a taste for the posh (cat) life lifestyle! Very Happy

More later, if anyone's interested ...

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Lol! I used to threaten Oscar with reinserting his pooh where it came from.

You know, I say he wasn't the brightest crayon in the bunch...and he wasn't when it came to human interaction....he was just lovely...but hen it came to CAT business...what a Mensch!

He was a born territory defender, ratter, and explorer/sniffer/jungle cat.

I used to watch him jump top to the top of my garden fence, (he wasn't supposed to leave the garden...huh! How he scorned THAT nonsense) give his back legs a naughty flick as he landed, to let me know he was laughing at my silly attempts to contain him, and off he'd go.

There was a jungle out there for him, as I lived in an old neighbourhood, with huge gardens and lots of back lanes.

He would attack interloping cats ferociously, and give bigger cats a thorough drubbing...but he was putty in his sister, Maggie's paws....deferring to her in everything INSIDE.

As I said, he would have died when Maggie did, had I not secured Miranda for him.

It was so funny to watch the introduction. Tiny Miranda was so bright and lively....literally bursting with such confidence and expectation of love that, although he tried a bit of hissing the first night, by morning they were chasing each other all over the house and sleeping with their arms around each other.

He still missed Maggie in some way, though...to the very end he would initiate games with Miranda that Maggie and he used to play, which she never understood her expected part in....and he would vibrate with expectancy and fun, then kind of droop when Miranda did not respond. I used to respond sometimes, but I could tell it just wasn't the same.

It is kind of empty without that little dark mask with the intense blue eyes smiling up at me and perhaps stroking my face or foor with a gentle paw from time to time.

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msolga wrote:

dlowan wrote:
Been wondering about how she is going.

Pics?

What is her personality like as she matures?

She's good, Deb, especially considering she was a 3 year old (saved from the streets of Carlton! So Lort Smith (lost animal shelter/hospital) told me ...)

She's settled in very well, looks as healthy as anything!
Makes extremely delighted squeaky/meowing noises when I arrive home from work. ("Dinner's here!!!" )
An extremely wonderful choice for a lady's companion! :wink:
I suspect (from her behaviour) that she's lived a very independent life prior to taking up residence at Msolga Mansion. She's still a wee bit skittish when taken by surprise, almost as though she' thinks I'm trying to hit her, rather than pat her! (Moi? ) But I think she's slowly getting better about this. Poppy's very good about the "night curfew", when the backdoor cat flap gets shut & she's inside for the night. (Thank the goddess! Imagine her complaining all night!)
I've become extremely fond of her .... she's any obliging little thing (quite strong willed, though...), despite my suspicion that she's convinced that she was most likely stolen by the gypsies & is really a posh cat! She is developing quite a taste for the posh (cat) life lifestyle!

More later, if anyone's interested ...

I am VERY interested!

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dlowan wrote:

It is kind of empty without that little dark mask with the intense blue eyes smiling up at me and perhaps stroking my face or foor with a gentle paw from time to time.

Of course it is, Deb. <sigh>

That was a really delightful post. I got a real sense of what made Oscar Oscar! Very Happy

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dlowan wrote:

msolga wrote:
..More later, if anyone's interested ...

I am VERY interested!

Right then!

More later!

But you may become very, very sorry you said that, Deb! Laughing

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flushd wrote:

...The way you describe him makes me think of my Essa. I wasn't even supposed to be keeping her - but here she is, she's gone from teen to grown-up with me now. It's all over - we'll be together for better or worse now.

She's a direct contrast to my other buddy, Chubbs.

Yesterday, I walked into my room to find a book and I smelt shat. Here we go again!
So I started the hunt. Expecting it to be an accident on the floor or in my shoes.

I found poop all over my pink stuffed chair. My stepfather gave it to me, before he passed. It means a LOT to me. Cats are not allowed there - ever ever.

I was shocked and mad. Essa! She is a strange little girl. I'm still trying to figure her out.(

Hi flushd! Very Happy

Do tell us more about Essa (& Chubbs)!
How did she come to cross your path (& stay on)?
Sounds like she might have had a bit of a rocky time prior to coming to live with you. (Fortunate girl! What a stroke of luck! Very Happy

)

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sozobe wrote:

I need to get one first... :-(

I went through a serious "oh my god how can I live without a cat??!" phase about 2 weeks ago, I don't really know why.

Why, soz?

You're actually wondering why? Surprised

:wink:

Well, it's obvious!

Because cats are beautiful, clever, funny, loyal, delightful, intelligent, special, loads of fun .... etc, etc, etc, etc ...

No home is complete without one! Very Happy

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sozobe wrote:

I need to get one first... :-(

I went through a serious "oh my god how can I live without a cat??!" phase about 2 weeks ago, I don't really know why.

Soz - I often wonder if I could manage - I was quite lost when my previous cat died.

However - here's my chance to find out. The very next time that Possum decides that he needs to get out and kill that marauding cat about 2am, and races into the bedroom screaming, I'm going to package him up and send him to you. That way - you can have your cat, and I can get back to sleep!

Now - what was your address again!

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You're a mean, cruel woman, margo!

You think that will help soz or Possum, even?

Admit it, your motives are selfish, pure & simple!

:wink:

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