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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2006Willie tribute - TW
I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. I'm still in denial, I can't look at the yard, much less the driveway, w/o imagining Willie flying around ("Never walk if you can run Willie"). All cat, and as much character as anyone, fallen victim to his own predilection for patrol, a routine Beastie, with limited hearing and sight, maintained for 9 years here. I chose Willie for his intelligence, that he could usurp a favored position despite lack of size and claws at the pound, and his friendliness. While he never became a lapcat, he was a great companion, what wouldn't I give to feel him entwining between my legs and nip at my calf. Ah sh.t. Willie was meant to take the pain off Max's demise tho I knew no cat would replace him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many ways. Norm > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm I am *so* very sorry! I know how much it hurts. Purrs for your heart to heal. Isn't it amazing how attached we get to these little fuzzies? Dan It's beautiful. Each of them is irreplaceable but they are addonable to create more love and memories. I hate the pain, but I love the love. > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm Q: what does addonable mean? Tweed > It's beautiful. Each of them is irreplaceable but they are addonable to > create more love and memories. I hate the pain, but I love the love. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many >> ways. Norm > Q: what does addonable mean? > > Tweed It's a made up word but I meant add - on - able. We can increase our important purrsons circle, we don't replace them. OK, I guess I didn't do so hot on that one! >> Q: what does addonable mean? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > important purrsons circle, we don't replace them. OK, I guess I didn't do > so hot on that one! It still makes no sense to me despite your explanation! I guess I will just have to let it go swoosh - right over my head. Tweed >>> Q: what does addonable mean? >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tweed Maybe a little idiom difference. It is common to refer to an extra room added to a house here as an add on, or as an addition. Same terms would be used for other similar things. Extras on a car might be called add ons, etc. So while it is a made up word, if someone were to be selling a house and say it was "add-on-able" it would likely mean there was enough extra land for an addition. So our clowders are addonable. Jo >> Q: what does addonable mean? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > important purrsons circle, we don't replace them. OK, I guess I > didn't do so hot on that one! I understood purrfectly what you meant, and you're right. :-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm ((((((Norm)))))) What a sweet tribute to a remarkable cat. Someday he will wind about your legs again, the day you walk together across the rainbow. Blessed be, Baha >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many >ways. Norm > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > would replace him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, > exceptional in so many ways. Norm My sincere condolences. No cat can be replaced. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Norm, I'm sorry to hear about Willie. I hope though, that I misunderstood part of this -- was he declawed when you got him? I hope to gawd I misread that. The thought of him without without claws, limited hearing and sight, outside, trying to defend himself against a coyote is too much to bear. I hope I missed something. Rhonda > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm > Norm, I'm sorry to hear about Willie. > > I hope though, that I misunderstood part of this -- was he declawed when > you got him? I hope to gawd I misread that. The thought of him without > without claws, limited hearing and sight, outside, trying to defend > himself against a coyote is too much to bear. I hope I missed something. Never be too quick to judge. Sometimes all you can do is all you can do. Sometimes a cat at the pound has a choice between an uncertain life and a certain death. We "took in" our Maggie as a stray. But she would not stay in 24/7 and even though her sense of balance was terrible she still insisted on walking the fence tops just to make the neighborhood dogs bark. There were lots of other places even outside where she could have played including many acres of orchard. In the end it was her undoing when she fell into a yard with two large dogs. Not every cat will tolerate a life indoors. Jo >>Norm, I'm sorry to hear about Willie. >> >>I hope though, that I misunderstood part of this -- was he declawed when >>you got him? I hope to gawd I misread that. The thought of him without >>without claws, limited hearing and sight, outside, trying to defend >>himself against a coyote is too much to bear. I hope I missed something. > Never be too quick to judge. That's why I asked. I won't be too quick to judge if you aren't... Rhonda > > Norm, I'm sorry to hear about Willie. > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Not every cat will tolerate a life indoors. One reason I held off posting the tribute was the indoor/outdoor issue but your statement is quite true for some cats I've owned. Beastis, for example, was closed in one day when I went to work. When I got home there he was to greet me and I figure I just misremembered. Nope, for he's pushed the screen out from a 2nd floor window and leapt for freedom. Willie wss the dsame, as soon as he figured out the cat door, he was gone for 36hours. I didn;t worry (much) for I chose him at the pound for his intelligence and I felt he knew where to get fed. -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 >>Not every cat will tolerate a life indoors. > > One reason I held off posting the tribute was the indoor/outdoor issue > but your statement is quite true for some cats I've owned. Norm, For me bringing it up -- it wasn't so much the issue of indoor/outdoor, which I know is always a hot topic. Our cats are indoor but I realize some people choose the partial outdoor life for their cats, knowing that the cats enjoy it more, and knowing the risks. That's everyone's individual decision. What I was questioning was letting a cat who is declawed or sight/hearing impaired outside. My opinion is a cat who has lost some of his defenses should never ever go outside. To me letting a compromised cat go out is tempting fate and not fair to the cat. That was what I was questioning, and I think you felt that Willie was fine physically and could defend himself. Actually, I hope he still shows up. Do you have any neighbors close enough that they might have taken him in? Rhonda > Norm, I'm sorry to hear about Willie. > > I hope though, that I misunderstood part of this -- was he declawed when > you got him? I hope to gawd I misread that. The thought of him without > without claws, limited hearing and sight, outside, trying to defend > himself against a coyote is too much to bear. I hope I missed something. I didn't mean to be unclear, Beastie was the one with bad eyesight and hearing and who patrolled for 9 years. Beast was put down after his illnesses drained him to 4.5lbs. -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 > I didn't mean to be unclear, Beastie was the one with bad eyesight and > hearing and who patrolled for 9 years. Beast was put down after his > illnesses drained him to 4.5lbs. Oh good. I mean not good -- but I just couldn't take that other image of a compromised cat against a coyote. I'm sorry to hear about Willie. I hope the new kitties are settling in. Rhonda >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many >ways. Norm Profound Purrs for you and WIllie. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. But how do you know this? from a Brit who has never seen a coyote in her life.. Did he go missing and not return? Does this then mean a coyote is likely to have got him? Our foxes will occasionally kill and eat a cat. > I'm still in denial, I can't look at the yard, much less the driveway, > w/o imagining Willie flying around ("Never walk if you can run [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm I am so sorry that you have lost Willie. Purrs for your heart and I will light a candle for his swift passage to RB if that's necessary - I will do it anyway just in case. I think. It will be an ivory-coloured scented candle for Willie. Tweed Tweed > >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > > But how do you know this? from a Brit who has never seen a coyote in her > life.. > Did he go missing and not return? Does this then mean a coyote is likely to > have got him? Our foxes will occasionally kill and eat a cat. I don't "know" it of course, it (and owls) are the only logistical explanation for his disappearance. There are no large owls in the area I understand, and since this happened I understand from the pound that coyotes are. I'm distressed as I viewed the area as so benign. > I am so sorry that you have lost Willie. Purrs for your heart and I will > light a candle for his swift passage to RB if that's necessary - I will do > it anyway just in case. I think. It will be an ivory-coloured scented > candle for Willie. Many thanks for your (and others) expressions of sympathy. Norm -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm So sorry to hear about Willie. He was obviously quite a character. >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many >ways. Norm I am lighting a candle for Willie. And my prayers for your grief. -- CATherine Our sincere sympathy for your loss. Squarely Yours Michael SignatureSquare Dance is friendship put to music Andrea and Michael with furballs Blacky and Merlin More detail at: http://www.curschmann-sachsen.de Dear Norm, Am 15.09.2006 schrieb Norm: > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. I'm so sorry to learn about your loss of Willie:-( I'm sure he had a beautiful and interesting life with you and the 'great outside'. Purrs for you to heal your pain Inge and the catgang SignatureCatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm I'm so very sorry to hear that. Purrs, Polonca and Soncek I am so sorry to hear this! :o( Purrs and purr-ayers of condolence for your loss. Donna, Captain, and Stanley Norm I'm so sorry about Willie. Lots of hugs and purrs. Dewi. > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. I'm sorry to hear about Willie. I don't remember seeing a post about him being missing, but I assume it's been a while? I'm wondering because I like to be a little optimistic, although it's hard. > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm I am so sorry for your loss, Norm. Purrs and hugs! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki In revamping my albums I had to live again Willie's pics as I moved them to the RB page. Here's one of the first pics I took of him: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1008370015026431655DxluqzsNOu Willie was one for staring, rather than pestering, for food: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1157674814026431655zAwclM and agsin: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1157674952026431655wqzftE He wasn't beyond trying to get wildlife to play (scroll right): http://pets.webshots.com/photo/26945460/1026945550026431655XyEBVLzrJv Remembering too his inventive mind, there's the computer chair in the Tampa kitchen - Willie not only liked to take rides in it as we spun it but learned to jump on it such that he'd start it to spin himself. No pic, sorry. Willie-Ride! -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 They're lovely photo's. Thanks for sharing them. Looks like Willie had a great life. He looks very happy, almost smiling in the photos. Dewi. > In revamping my albums I had to live again Willie's pics as I moved them > to the RB page. Here's one of the first pics I took of him: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil > companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 > They're lovely photo's. Thanks for sharing them. Looks like Willie had > a great life. He looks very happy, almost smiling in the photos. Thank you. My first description of Willie was, "Life runs through him", that's the way he lived and, yes, he always seemed smiling. > > In revamping my albums I had to live again Willie's pics as I moved them > > to the RB page. Here's one of the first pics I took of him: > > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1008370015026431655DxluqzsNOu -- "In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above the long-term average of $6. That has meant record profits for oil companies and refiners" NYT 2005/09/11 > In revamping my albums I had to live again Willie's pics as I moved them > to the RB page. Here's one of the first pics I took of him: > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1008370015026431655DxluqzsNOu He looks so proud, way p high! > Willie was one for staring, rather than pestering, for food: > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1157674814026431655zAwclM > and agsin: > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/8370077/1157674952026431655wqzftE > He wasn't beyond trying to get wildlife to play (scroll right): > http://pets.webshots.com/photo/26945460/1026945550026431655XyEBVLzrJv LOL, I remember that series with Willie and the deer. Such a brave boy. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. I am so sorry for your loss of such a special cat. Susan M Otis and Chester > I wrote this shortly after Willie fell victim to, I believe, a coyote. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > him, it will be much harder to replace Willie, exceptional in so many > ways. Norm Awful news. Purrs to help your hurting heart to heal. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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