Yeah - just wait until Monkey SARS hits... then Flying Monkey SARS. Jim Davis
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:18 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: OKay - the hamster's Dead... now what to tell the 4-year old? > > SARS is old school. Monkey Pox is the new hotness. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: OKay - the hamster's Dead... now what to tell the 4-year > old? > > > maybe he had SARS? I;-) > > Patrick > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: June 12, 2003 11:05 AM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: RE: OKay - the hamster's Dead... now what to tell the 4-year > >old? > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:55 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: OKay - the hamster's Dead... now what to tell the 4-year > >old? > >> > > > > >1) He had a heart attack or stroke. These problems are relatively > >common in Dwarf Hamsters and can occur without warnings at pretty much > >any age. > > > >2) He was older than he looked. When we got him at the pet shop they > >said he was "just a baby" - but he never grew any larger. I'm almost > >positive that he was actually a Dwarf which means he could have really > >been any age. > > > >3) Hamsters can quite easily catch colds and flu from people. All four > > >of us have been sick with a (really) nasty 24-four flu in the past two > >weeks. Although he didn't seem sick, he may have caught it and it > >turned out to be too much him. > > > >4) Two days before he died my son decided to rename him from "Josh" to > >"Fuzzy". Perhaps the psychological damage was too much? > > > >Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
