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Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Monday, March 15, 2004 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What a cute kitty cat, Djgirl!

(Not to leave out Ariel, Max, Phoebe, and Buddy - they're all beautiful.)

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, March 15, 2004 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What a sweet-faced kitty.

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Monday, March 15, 2004 - 8:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What adorable cats. I love all these pics!!

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Monday, March 15, 2004 - 11:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Per Dipo's request, here's a picture of my cat Squeak. She was a great kitty. RIP Squeak, 1987-2002
squeak

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yikes! She has blue eyes. How'd that happen? How unusual and how enchanting!

Since I've been owned by 3 different Siamese for almost 40 years, all cats without blue eyes look strange to me.

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, she was a mix of a lot of things. :-) I think she had some siamese in her because of the blue eyes and the way her ears and tail were darker, but the orange tabby influence was there, too. When she was a kitten, she was snow white with ears and tail that were just slightly orange, but as she aged, more orange stripes came in. She was an awesome cat and I still miss her lots.

Djgirl
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 12:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What a beauty!!! Willow's eyes (yes, Tess, that was her! :-)) are almost the exact same colour as her fur, and Doyle (seen here Member Profile of Deej has the most stunning green eyes - you just can't see them in the pictures... The other thing you can't tell about Willow is that her face is kind of pushed in - it doesn't relate well in pictures.

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We lost our beautiful cat, Gonzo, today. He had been sluggish the past couple of days, and I noticed last night he hadn't eaten any of his food from yesterday morning. He didn't move around much, seemed to prefer standing to laying down, and wasn't as affectionate (usually I can't keep him out of my lap, but he didn't want to be picked up or held.) I took him to the vet this afternoon. He was really stressed out by being in the carrier, and by the time we got into the exam room he was open-mouth breathing. After the vet came in and did a brief exam he told the assistant to take him back and put him on oxygen before he did xrays. He came back after the first attempt at xray and said Gonzo was fighting it and losing more oxygen and beginning to turn blue (never thought of a fur covered animal as turning blue?) so they were going to wait a bit to attempt the xrays. An assistant came to the door and called him out, and he returned a few minutes later and told me Gonzo had heart failure and was gone. He did some more xrays after the death and they showed a large amount of fluid around his lungs. He thinks the lack of oxygen caused the heart failure. He did an educational autopsy (meaning: no charge) and called to tell us that he had multiple tumors in his lungs and the wall of his heart was hardened. He reassured us that there was nothing that would have warned us of this condition, and that without a complete exam and xrays the symptoms he had could be explained by advancing age.

Just a week ago he was happy and healthy and purring all day long. He would have been 12 in June, so he had a fairly long life.

His canine brother Bear will miss him, they were good buds and slept together (their photo is in my profile.)


Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Cathie, my heart goes out to you, it is so hard to lose one of our kids! It is especially hard when we lose them so sudden and unexpected.
Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

Gonzo is on the Rainbow bridge and will be waiting there for you.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh Cathie! How sad for you to lose your Gonzo. It sounds like he had a happy and long life. As Pamy said, he's hanging around that bridge waiting for you and Bear! He was a beautiful cat!

If cardiomyopathy was part of the reason for the hardened wall in his heart, you may never have known about it. It's a silent killer in cats. Costa was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy right after I got him. It can be a catchall phrase, but he's had the entire gamut of tests (x-ray, blood, echocardiogram/ultrasound). He, too, has a hardened wall in his heart, but he's been taking human beta blockers for two years now and is almost asymptomatic.

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cathie, I am so sorry for your loss. Bear and Gonzo look like they were best buddies.

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cathie, so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful Gonzo. Hugs to you and Bear.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
cathie, i'm so sorry for your loss. my prayers are with you and bear.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cathie, I too am sorry to hear of Gonzo's passing, it is so hard to lose a loved baby, and I know that your family and Bear will eventually feel better. The picture is so wonderful, they look like they loved each other so much, and it shows how much you loved them!!! What beautiful coats, and such cute fur babies.

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks everyone for your concern and love for Gonzo. Poor Bear is looking around like we're playing hide and seek. I had to put the cat carrier in the garage because he kept going into it's room and sniffing around. Even though Bear weighed 8 times what Gonzo did, Gonzo was always the "big brother", since he was 5 years old when Bear joined our household.

Our kids were teens when we got Gonzo and they are all out on their own now, but they are just as struck with the suddenness of this as hubby and I are. We had a nice cry-fest on the phone tonight, thinking of all the silly/funny cat stories Gonzo gave us, so instead of crying I hope to move on to smile-making memories soon.

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's one of the first "buddy" photos we have. Bear was about 6 months old here and loved Gonz just a little too much.

Bear & Gonzo

Ruiner
Member

08-31-2003

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 11:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cathie - so sorry for your sudden loss! I know it's tough and naturally my thoughts are with you and your family.

Right now I'm going through some serious medical issues with Johnny, the 18 year old. Came on sort of sudden. Last weekend, March 6th, was his 6 month check up and he was pronounced old but doing okay - labs came back near perfect. Week and a half later he's 'crashing'.

As of this moment he is still with us...I'll probably post more later in the week. Need to jump to our deadpool folder and fill in my team....

Once again, Cathie, my thoughts are with you and yours...and of course his brother Bear!

Springer
Member

03-12-2004

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have been lurking around here for a couple of years now and after reading all of your stories last year, I decided to adopt two kittens from the Animal Humane Society. They are just turning one years old and their names are Charlie and Ruby.
It is so much fun to have cats again. They are so much fun, but boy, do they get into a lot of trouble.
Both of my cats have the same little bad habit that I wanted to ask you about. When I get up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water or something in the kitchen, my cats will run ahead of me and plop right down in front of the path I am walking. I'm afraid I will trip over them and get hurt some day (or they will). Why do they do this? Is this usual behavior for cats?
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Djgirl
Member

07-17-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Springer - Unfortunately, it is! Our steps to the basement are on the way to the kitchen from our bedroom and one of these days I'm afraid I'm going to go head first down the stairs!!!

Cathie - I am sooooooooooo sorry to hear about your loss. That's such a hard thing to have happen, I have tears in my eyes from your posts. Take care of yourselves and Bear - he'll be missing his buddy.

Cassie
Member

07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cathie, so sorry about your loss. Bear is an adorable looking dog and got along so well with Gonz. What sort of dog is he--an Irish Springer?

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Springer, yep, it is cat behavior. I think it means they love you. You will learn to shuffle your feet while walking in the dark.

Spitfire
Member

07-18-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Springer.....I see you have come out of lurkdom. You may want to check this out over the next few days http://http://tvclubhouse.bomis.com/cgi-bin/forum/board-auth.cgi?lm=1079546470&file=/6402/1295279.html

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Springer, so glad that you joined us! My cats are always at my feet. I've taken a tumble or two and avoided quite a few! I think they just like being where you are!

Max
Member

08-12-2000

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yup, kitties just love to flop in your path. It seems to be their way of saying, "Pet me, love me, do it NOW!" :-)

I have a friend who tripped over one of his cats on the stairs. In the process of catching himself, he hurt his shoulder and now needs surgery. :-( His wife says he should have known better because that cat ALWAYS sleeps on the stairs like that.

Just shuffle, go toe first, feeling your way, and go slow. It takes some getting used to, but it's the only way around the kitties. :-)


Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have light sensor night lights in each room, just for this reason.