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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Feb 15, 2014 - 11:27am PT
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Anita. buddy looks slightly annoyed.;)
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 15, 2014 - 03:00pm PT
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My son, Joe, lost his cat of 16 years this week. He's had "Bobby Dick" since she was a kitten, and Joe was just 7. Just took a very sudden turn toward ill-health. He sat with him at the vet's till the end, and gave him a beautiful little burial in our yard. None of us were really prepared for how bad we'd feel, and it sort of took my wife and me by surprise. Probably because so much of the cat's growing up years are tied to fun memories of Joe as a kid.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Feb 15, 2014 - 03:14pm PT
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ohhhhhh....now I am crying.
WHY can't our pets live forever?
I am sorry about your son's cat.He honored her by staying with her during her transition.
Here is a story of a doggy who cared.
from Noah's ArkVet(who helped Teddy last winter)on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Noahs.ark.amarillo
"My mother's friend adopted this lovely dog after he was abandoned by his previous family. His name is Shaun.
Shaun had always been very good at eating all his food. Every last bit that was...he ate it. One day he started leaving a bit behind and he wouldn't eat everything. But every morning when my mother's friend checked Shaun's bowl, the food was gone. That was very strange, because Shaun always spent the night by her side.
One night she decided to investigate the food situation. She waited quietly by the food bowl and then in the middle of the night, a cat came through the window and ate the remaining food. She noticed that the cat was actually pregnant and realized that Shaun had been saving his food for the mommy cat. A week or so later, the cat came into her house and gave birth to 6 little kittens. Shaun took care of them as if they were his own babies.
My mother's friend adopted the cat too (now named Meow) and took care of the kittens until they all found a loving home. Nowadays Meow and Shaun live happily together as a family and they each have their own bowls of food."
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Feb 17, 2014 - 05:23pm PT
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^^ awesome!
have you just given up on getting them to stay off the counters?
:)
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 19, 2014 - 04:13pm PT
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Cat eyes
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:21pm PT
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Cat walking service
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 21, 2014 - 02:14pm PT
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Mooser, I'm so sorry for your loss.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 22, 2014 - 07:27pm PT
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Thanks, Happie, SteveW, and Tami.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 22, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
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Mooser... Your son looks right fabulous
He is fabulous. I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with Joseph a couple of years ago, and can vouch for the fact that Tom and Liz raised a great kid.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 22, 2014 - 08:58pm PT
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Ah, man... Thanks for that, David. He thinks very highly of you, too!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Feb 22, 2014 - 09:12pm PT
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Mooser! Condolences on your familie's cat loss.
16 years is a pretty good run for a "much-loved" cat-child.
I'm glad you folks were together for a long-while.
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Feb 25, 2014 - 08:59am PT
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Hey, thanks Fritz.
So...how 'bout them cool, freekin' cats?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 28, 2014 - 02:08pm PT
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TwistedCrank
climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
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Mar 18, 2014 - 01:33pm PT
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That cat has got the squints!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 18, 2014 - 04:50pm PT
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 24, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
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This thread deserves some real cats again... this is close...
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Mar 31, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
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Homies
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