Sherry, I am sorry to hear about Henry and Omar. What you do is so important. What would they have done without your love before they left this Earth?
:) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I assume that Sid's uses the same petfinder listing > site, and the cats with the special needs green > heart are the ones at Sid's and the ones without are > at Crash's, right? > http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/MI275.html > The thing I noticed right off is that there are SO > SO SO many declawed cats at your rescue! Your area > must have a very knife happy vet to have the > majority of rescue cats in that area all come in > declawed! Is there a good explanation as to why you > get so many digitally mutilated guys? Just seems > kinda bizarre... > > I think out of all the special needs guys, I think > Toby is the most handsome, he's got that classic > fluffy orange kitty look to him that I just fall > for. Reminds me a bit of Moogie, in a way, though > he's definitely a big muscular guy, and not the tiny > pee-wee she was. I have a stray that visits my yard > occasionally for a free meal and some love that > looks similar too (I call him Beautiful), but Mythic > HATES him, and so I don't think he comes around very > often because Mythic is a scary cat when he's aiming > to fight for his territory. Maybe Mythic's just > jealous cause I don't call him beautiful, but hey I > call Mythic a sexy hunk of black kitty, so you'd > think he could forgive me calling other cats > beautiful, LOL! > > All my happy cats have silly names: > Doobie is my "Doobie-buddy-doober-man! > Buddy-doo-buddy-doo-buddy-do! Doobie-doobie-doo!" > Tigger is "TiggA-wallpapA-shred-Ar!" (yes, you > should see the wallpaper here, it's quite beyond > repair, looks like something wild got loose in the > place and was trying to claw it's way out through > all the walls) > Bones is "Evil-little-dev-O!" (behind those sweet > crossed little eyes and cute little ears is a > lurking beast seeking it's next victim) > > Miranda and Pinky are still too shy to enjoy all the > fuss, so I don't make a big deal of them, just talk > quietly when they decide it's safe enough to come > out and see me. Pinky worries me, when I pick him > up, or get him excited, he begins to cough kinda > like a hairball cough/hack/wheeze, but he only does > it when excited. I think he has either Asthma, or > congestive heart failure, or possibly heartworms, if > cats get the same cough as dogs, cause it sounds > like late stage heartworm coughing in dogs. He's got > to go see a vet soon, I think... if I pet him > gently, and reassure him, OR if I pat (beat, really, > but not enough to hurt, just enough to be too hard > to be called patting) him rather hard on the sides > and middle back below the lungs (think of the way > parents of kids with Cystic Fibrosis have to beat > their kid's chest to break up the secretions) while > he is having one of his "fits" he seems to get over > it sooner. Not sure why the patting helps, other > than maybe it's just so darned distracting that he > forgets he's freaking out over something and his > heart/respiration rate reduces. I think it warrants > a heartworm test, a good stethoscope exam, and > possibly a heart ultrasound. I can't pick him up > without throwing him into one of these > coughing/hacking/wheezing fits (he's not real fond > of being held or picked up, and freaks out a bit). > > Phaewryn (was Jenn, changed name) > http://ucat.us > http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html > Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue: > http://ucat.us/adopt.html > PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND: > Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured > when someone wrapped wire around his neck to > strangle him, > Little Cheetah Cat Rescue is raising funds to bring > Tangle to Vermont to find him a good home! > http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.html > DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for > construction), a digital camera (for pictures), and > more towels! > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/333 - > Release Date: 5/5/2006 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
