I am so sorry Sammy was called away from you so suddenly. What a story-what a smart cat! What a loving creature. I am continuously amazed at the unselfishness of the people on this list who continue to rescue and care for these gentle (positive) cats. regards Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tad Burnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: Re: Tad's Sammy
> Thank you all for the kind words about Sammy... > Sammy did have a full life and an interesting story... > He originally came to me as SD named after the > Suffuc Downs horse race track near Boston MA. > where he came from...When feeding the ferals there > there was one cat that came up to be patted and > picked up...They decided to rescue him and when > they brought a carrier for him he walked in himself... > > They brought him to the vet for a check up..FeLV+... > But he was such a good boy they decided to try > one time on the internet...I had spent some time > in that area years ago so I wrote back and said I > would take him... > > His teeth were all rotten and he had to be neutered > before I could bring him home but from the very > 1st moment that I saw him he was my cat..He joined > the others in my FeLV room with no problem at all > and he always slept by my head at night... > > He liked to sit in the window and watch outside... > He would have liked to go outside again....But > one day soon after I got him it was snowing > and he jumped in the window and took one look > and jumped back down...He knew what snow was > and didn't want to be outside that day.... > > A while later I got a call from the rescue person that > I had gotten him from and they found a worker at the > track that had asked about him...It seems there was > an old woman that had lived in one of the horse barns > and his name was Sammy and he had lived with the old > woman but she had cancer and had passed away... > The man was happy that Sammy had a good home > because he knew him from before..... > > Sammy was old and I feed him special food which he > ate well but never put on much weight and he had > arthritis but he never showed any sign of anything > unusual until Saturday night when he didn't finish his food > the way he usually did and was shacking his head... > I thought it might be one of his remaining teeth... > Then on Sunday he just looked at his food but wouldn't > eat...An hour later I found him with blood coming out > of his mouth....The vet said to watch him and put me on > for early appointment for Monday morning.....Monday > morning he couldn't close his mouth with a huge swelling > under his tongue... > > The vet said it was most likely a cancer tumor with a > burst blood vessel and the whole lower jaw was involved... > He would have had to remove the lower jaw to get rid > of it and because of his age he probably wouldn't have > made it....He was in pain and the only humain thing to > do was to help him on to the Rainbow Bridge.... > > It all happened so quickly that I was just studded by it all > and I miss my old friend but perhaps I will get to see him > again.... > > If you would add his name to the CLS list that would be nice.. > > Tad > > > >
