W. V. Cats Forum

desertrat · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject:

GalensGranny wrote:

Thanks for giving a long warning so I can have the place cleaned up by then

Boy, are you ever silly! I'm not coming to visit your house, I'm coming to visit your cats Laughing

Besides, your home was comfortable last time I visited - perfect homes make me nervous...I worry that I might track dirt or leave cat hair on the furniture.

ohhhhhh! You are going to plant rare Tibetian dandelions just for me?!? You are just SO good to me.

Lon will be happy to hand out special Galen treats, what should we bring? TBH, what should we buy because we will be on the bike and won't have a lot of room to pack. I could prolly manage a can or 2 of Trader Joe's tuna for cats but not much more.

Sumner wrote:

Let us know the dates as soon as you can and I'll ask for some time off, especially as I work six days a week.

I'm flattered, thank you. I did enjoy meeting you last time but certainly understand work constraints. Dang about the 6 day week, sure hope there is overtime involved.

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It seems that all of our cats learned to slide on the floor and practised moving on it when first encountering a slick surface. As they got older, they stopped doing it.

That was how ours were with the lino in our last place. Its different here, all of them know how to run without sliding, but the younger ones like to slide in play.

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when Marty was here, he used this sliding skill to stay away from Simon when Simon was chasing him.

I'll bet that was a LOT of fun to watch Smile

Back to the original topic...Mr 20 has stopped jumping. His leg seems to be recovered, I'm pretty sure its his sight. When he wants to get on a chair or the bed, he stands up on his back feet and looks before hopping up.

When we go for our morning walkies, he turns into Mr. Flat Cat and goes after the quail until they fly into the cypress then he sits up and moves his head around trying to focus on them.

I'm sad for him.

I know that this isn't really a health issue at all and I will do my best to see to it that his quality of life doesn't suffer...but I'm still sad.

minzismom · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:28 am Post subject:

Des, how old is Mr. T now? I am glad to hear that he is getting over his leg injury, but that really sucks about his eyesight. I have seen FB do that sneak peek on the furniture also before jumping up. He never jumps directly anymore. He takes a lot more time to look things over before walking into a room too.

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Galensgranny · Site Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 2355

Des wrote:

Back to the original topic...Mr 20 has stopped jumping. His leg seems to be recovered, I'm pretty sure its his sight. When he wants to get on a chair or the bed, he stands up on his back feet and looks before hopping up.

Oh, that's too bad. Sad

But good about his leg.

Des wrote:

perfect homes make me nervous...I worry that I might track dirt or leave cat hair on the furniture.

I agree. You don't have to worry about any of that at my house! With six cats, any cat hair you might by chance leave will not be noticed at all. I took out the light beige carpet that was in the living room after I wound up tracking in dirt on it so many times. A beige carpet by the front door is not a good thing. My welcome mat outside does not get off clay mud very well, I discovered when running in to answer the phone after doing stuff out in the yard (planting those rare Tibetian dandelions Wink

) So you can march right on in without worrying about tracking in any dirt.

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Lon will be happy to hand out special Galen treats, what should we bring?

Nothing. Lon can hand out the bonito flakes we will already have. I now order big bags from an online oriental store.

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we will be on the bike and won't have a lot of room to pack

You're not riding the bike all the way from AZ, are you! Shocked

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rubygirl1968 · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:39 am Post subject:

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His leg seems to be recovered, I'm pretty sure its his sight. .....I'm sad for him.

I'm sorry too.. Things just aren't fair sometimes! Sad

I'm glad he still enjoys watching and semi-stalking the quail though.

Hey if you guys come near North Carolina on your trip in June, let me know. I'd love to finally meet someone on the forum! Very Happy

And who knows, you might actually get to catch a glimpse of Sammy before he makes a mad dash to hide under my bed. lol

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desertrat · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:14 am Post subject:

*breathes sigh of relief*

I haven't been able to post here for a while, but have been able to post otherwhere. I didn't think that I had done anything ban worthy, but my spelling is enough to make my Mom correct my emails and send them back...

rubygirl1968 wrote:

I'm sorry too.. Things just aren't fair sometimes!

Life isn't fair. That's just the way it is.

Once my Dad told me this story: A new dad with a toddler put his son on the table and told him to jump into his arms. The son jumped, the dad caught the boy, kissed him and told him that "This is how life should be."

Dad put the boy back on the table and told him to jump again. The boy jumped and dad stepped back and let him fall. While dad was wiping his son's tears away he said "This is how life really is."

Dad was right.

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I'm glad he still enjoys watching and semi-stalking the quail though

Now see, this is one of the reasons that its so hard to tell about his vision. Cypress trees are just big bushes and when a big cat tries to climb one, there isn't anything to grab. We had many funny moments watching our big boy learning this.

Well, 2 funny times, Mr 20 is a smart cat and has never tried to climb a cypress after his second attempt.

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Hey if you guys come near North Carolina on your trip in June, let me know.

Much as I'd love to meet up with you, this trip is scheduled and planned from the start and we won't be in NC. Are you anywhere near Camp Lajune? A couple of my adopted Marines will be coming back from Iraq in Feb., maybe we could meet by proxy?

GalensGranny wrote:

You're not riding the bike all the way from AZ, are you!

No, I'm going to be riding b---- with Lon. I'm really not ready for a long distance group ride. Formation riding is very hazardous when one is riding with strangers and I get nervous enough when I ride with Lon.

(thats because he rides behind me so I don't feel rushed, but I'm afraid that I'll get smooshed in front of his eyes and he'll go to jail for killing someone. Lon's a rational guy, if he saw me getting smooshed behind him, he'd calm down enough to not go to jail by the time he got turned around. Or maybe not.)

I can see things goinmg bad with my puter, so have to stop.

We will be in Hurricane on May 24, Lewisburg on the 25th and Arlington on the 26/27. Tell us what stop will be closer and we will be there around dinner time.

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I didn't think that I had done anything ban worthy

Of course not! There was something wrong with the server the forum is hosted on, with the forum not being available on and off for a few days. I think maybe an automatic email might get sent if someone is banned. I don't really know. I wonder if I can unban people? I will experiment. But not with you Laughing

Hurricane is closest to me. You guys are not staying long in any one place!

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rubygirl1968 · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:15 am Post subject:

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but my spelling is enough to make my Mom correct my emails and send them back...

ROTFL!

You really should write a book! Very Happy

Well, I'm in the same state as Camp Lejeune, but it's about 6 hours away. Sad

Please tell your Marines that the job they're doing is greatly appreciated - and that I'll pray for their safe return. We (police, fire, & town hall) sent some care packages to a Military Police Battalion stationed in Irag. I got the address from the website Anysoldier.com.

Have fun on your trip - I hope you have great weather! Oh, just a reminder for you and Margaret - we want lots and lots of pictures! Trilly-50-4

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desertrat · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

Cindy, I'm sorry I missed you. I didn't mean too, I'm sorry. We think Mr 20 is about 8 years old. He still has many good years left and he's already adjusting to his diminished vision.

FB has to be breaking your heart daily. Diabetes is so hard on bodies Sad

GalensGranny wrote:

I think maybe an automatic email might get sent if someone is banned. I don't really know. I wonder if I can unban people? I will experiment. But not with you

You can experiment with me. The worst that can happen is that I'd have to start another account.

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Hurricane is closest to me.

*Uses Sharpie to write on calendar.*

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You guys are not staying long in any one place!

That's because we are only going to be riding 250 miles a day. Its going to take 12 days to get to Arlington. There will be ceremonies at most of the stops and police escorts. 12 days with 300 strangers...I'm going to SO need some kitty time before the in-law visit.

RubyGirl1968 wrote:

Please tell your Marines that the job they're doing is greatly appreciated - and that I'll pray for their safe return.

I will pass your words on and thank you for them. I know that the prayers are greatly appreciated.

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We (police, fire, & town hall) sent some care packages to a Military Police Battalion stationed in Irag. I got the address from the website Anysoldier.com.

Again, thank you. I am quite sure that your thoughtfulness and caring meant at least as much as the contents of the packages.

Did you send snacks? That's what my guys want. Snacks, letters, snacks, DVD's and some snacks if possible Smile

rubygirl1968 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject:

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That's what my guys want. Snacks, letters, snacks, DVD's and some snacks if possible

Hehe

We wound up with 12 boxes of stuff - 6 of snacks (trail mix, cheese crackers, slim jims, etc.) and 6 of toiletries. The troop we sent it to said they were about an hour away from any kind of supplies and were requesting lots of toiletries along with snacks.

I think we're going to send more boxes a little later - I don't know if we'll send them to the same one or pick a new group that may need it more.

Have fun on your trip! I hope you have fun. Very Happy

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