• Smokey crossed the Bridge this afternoon

    From Bill Stock@will_stock@yahoo.com to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes on Thu Sep 30 16:21:32 2021
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    I posted about 7 weeks ago that Smokey had gone deaf and blind. She had cataracts for quite a while, so I'm not sure how good her sight was in the first place. She was quite shaken when it first happened, but returned to her somewhat normal life after a couple of weeks, so I waited to euthanatize her. She was still finding her way around and using the box fairly well for a blind kitty. She would even wait for me to clean the box if she was unhappy with the ambience. Spoiled Brat. She started to get lost occasionally though, not sure if she was looking for a hiding place. Then a couple of nights ago she started to wonder the room, so I picked her up and put her in the box. She jumped out of the box, shit on the hallway carpet, started caterwauling and then seriously puked on the carpet. She recovered and was stuffing her face a few hours later. She can be a Drama Queen about the box, but I have to return to work soon, so I was worried that she might be in pain and that she will get hung up somewhere if I'm not around for hours and hours.
    Smokey spent last night jammed in my armpit with her face in mine, purring like a Lion. Between the purring, the request for a box trip, the demands for food and my acquired allergies it was a restless night. A night I won't soon forget.
    I took her to the vet today to help her over the Bridge. It took the vet about half an hour to find a vein and I could hear Smokey screaming. I was SO PISSED that I went out twice to see WTF was happening. About five minutes after my second visit they brought Smokey into the 'waiting' room. She was frightened after her ordeal, but the end was quick and peaceful. Safe journey Smokey. It was a good twenty years little buddy, I will miss you!
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  • From jmcquown@j_mcquown@comcast.net to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes on Thu Sep 30 19:50:11 2021
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    On 9/30/2021 7:21 PM, Bill Stock wrote:
    I posted about 7 weeks ago that Smokey had gone deaf and blind. She had cataracts for quite a while, so I'm not sure how good her sight was in the first place. She was quite shaken when it first happened, but returned to her somewhat normal life after a couple of weeks, so I waited to euthanatize her. She was still finding her way around and using the box fairly well for a blind kitty. She would even wait for me to clean the box if she was unhappy with the ambience. Spoiled Brat. She started to get lost occasionally though, not sure if she was looking for a hiding place. Then a couple of nights ago she started to wonder the room, so I picked her up and put her in the box. She jumped out of the box, shit on the hallway carpet, started caterwauling and then seriously puked on the carpet. She recovered and was stuffing her face a few hours later. She can be a Drama Queen about the box, but I have to return to work soon, so I was worried that she might be in pain and that she will get hung up somewhere if I'm not around for hours and hours.

    Smokey spent last night jammed in my armpit with her face in mine, purring like a Lion. Between the purring, the request for a box trip, the demands for food and my acquired allergies it was a restless night. A night I won't soon forget.

    I took her to the vet today to help her over the Bridge. It took the vet about half an hour to find a vein and I could hear Smokey screaming. I was SO PISSED that I went out twice to see WTF was happening. About five minutes after my second visit they brought Smokey into the 'waiting' room. She was frightened after her ordeal, but the end was quick and peaceful. Safe journey Smokey. It was a good twenty years little buddy, I will miss you!

    I'm so very sorry to hear this. Purrs for your broken heart.

    Jill
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  • From Bill Stock@will_stock@yahoo.com to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes on Thu Sep 30 17:59:14 2021
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    On Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 7:50:17 PM UTC-4, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
    On 9/30/2021 7:21 PM, Bill Stock wrote:
    I posted about 7 weeks ago that Smokey had gone deaf and blind. She had cataracts for quite a while, so I'm not sure how good her sight was in the first place. She was quite shaken when it first happened, but returned to her somewhat normal life after a couple of weeks, so I waited to euthanatize her. She was still finding her way around and using the box fairly well for a blind kitty. She would even wait for me to clean the box if she was unhappy with the ambience. Spoiled Brat. She started to get lost occasionally though, not sure if she was looking for a hiding place. Then a couple of nights ago she started to wonder the room, so I picked her up and put her in the box. She jumped out of the box, shit on the hallway carpet, started caterwauling and then seriously puked on the carpet. She recovered and was stuffing her face a few hours later. She can be a Drama Queen about the box, but I have to return to work soon, so I was worried that she might be in pain and that she will get hung up somewhere if I'm not around for hours and hours.

    Smokey spent last night jammed in my armpit with her face in mine, purring like a Lion. Between the purring, the request for a box trip, the demands for food and my acquired allergies it was a restless night. A night I won't soon forget.

    I took her to the vet today to help her over the Bridge. It took the vet about half an hour to find a vein and I could hear Smokey screaming. I was SO PISSED that I went out twice to see WTF was happening. About five minutes after my second visit they brought Smokey into the 'waiting' room. She was frightened after her ordeal, but the end was quick and peaceful. Safe journey Smokey. It was a good twenty years little buddy, I will miss you!

    I'm so very sorry to hear this. Purrs for your broken heart.

    Jill
    Thanks Jill Efnu
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  • From Cheryl@cperkins@mun.ca to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes on Sat Oct 2 07:23:10 2021
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    On 2021-09-30 8:51 p.m., Bill Stock wrote:
    I posted about 7 weeks ago that Smokey had gone deaf and blind. She had cataracts for quite a while, so I'm not sure how good her sight was in the first place. She was quite shaken when it first happened, but returned to her somewhat normal life after a couple of weeks, so I waited to euthanatize her. She was still finding her way around and using the box fairly well for a blind kitty. She would even wait for me to clean the box if she was unhappy with the ambience. Spoiled Brat. She started to get lost occasionally though, not sure if she was looking for a hiding place. Then a couple of nights ago she started to wonder the room, so I picked her up and put her in the box. She jumped out of the box, shit on the hallway carpet, started caterwauling and then seriously puked on the carpet. She recovered and was stuffing her face a few hours later. She can be a Drama Queen about the box, but I have to return to work soon, so I was worried that she might be in pain and that she will get hung up somewhere if I'm not around for hours and hours.

    Smokey spent last night jammed in my armpit with her face in mine, purring like a Lion. Between the purring, the request for a box trip, the demands for food and my acquired allergies it was a restless night. A night I won't soon forget.

    I took her to the vet today to help her over the Bridge. It took the vet about half an hour to find a vein and I could hear Smokey screaming. I was SO PISSED that I went out twice to see WTF was happening. About five minutes after my second visit they brought Smokey into the 'waiting' room. She was frightened after her ordeal, but the end was quick and peaceful. Safe journey Smokey. It was a good twenty years little buddy, I will miss you!


    I'm sorry for your loss.
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  • From Judith Latham@judith@sick-of-spam.invalid to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes on Thu Oct 14 20:29:29 2021
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    In article <302730d4-4fc0-4e5d-92e3-d3e3af611db3n@googlegroups.com>, Bill
    Stock <will_stock@yahoo.com> wrote:
    I posted about 7 weeks ago that Smokey had gone deaf and blind. She had cataracts for quite a while, so I'm not sure how good her sight was in
    the first place. She was quite shaken when it first happened, but
    returned to her somewhat normal life after a couple of weeks, so I
    waited to euthanatize her. She was still finding her way around and
    using the box fairly well for a blind kitty. She would even wait for me
    to clean the box if she was unhappy with the ambience. Spoiled Brat. She started to get lost occasionally though, not sure if she was looking for
    a hiding place. Then a couple of nights ago she started to wonder the
    room, so I picked her up and put her in the box. She jumped out of the
    box, shit on the hallway carpet, started caterwauling and then
    seriously puked on the carpet. She recovered and was stuffing her face a
    few hours later. She can be a Drama Queen about the box, but I have to
    return to work soon, so I was worried that she might be in pain and that
    she will get hung up somewhere if I'm not around for hours and hours.

    Smokey spent last night jammed in my armpit with her face in mine,
    purring like a Lion. Between the purring, the request for a box trip,
    the demands for food and my acquired allergies it was a restless night.
    A night I won't soon forget.

    I took her to the vet today to help her over the Bridge. It took the vet about half an hour to find a vein and I could hear Smokey screaming. I
    was SO PISSED that I went out twice to see WTF was happening. About five minutes after my second visit they brought Smokey into the 'waiting'
    room. She was frightened after her ordeal, but the end was quick and peaceful. Safe journey Smokey. It was a good twenty years little buddy,
    I will miss you!

    I've only just seen your post. I'm so sorry to hear this, it breaks our
    hearts to lose such a dear loved one. Twenty years is a long time.

    Judith
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    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.
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