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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2007More on couragous kitties
After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. Time has passed since my Punkers left us, and I have missed the companionship and silliness and comfort of having a cat around. Finally, at a visit to our local Animal Control I fell for a young cat who has had a short but traumatic life thus far. Firstly, she has three legs and a bit of the other. They say it looks like a steel-jaw trap injury that I don't even want to think about. Stupid, stupid people. Secondly, she was brought in by some Joe Blow who trapped a whole bunch of cats in borrowed cages and told the shelter they were all ferel (they wern't by a long shot and the shelter won't lend him any more live traps now ). She had been nursing kittens!!! I got the place where he told them she was trapped (a rundown trailer park) and me and my girlfriend covered that place for 2 days knocking on doors...looking in sheds...under things...trying to find those kittens, or even someone who knew the cat. By that time, they had said the kittens were probably dead as they don't see to ferels for several days, but leave them alone to calm down. But what a GOOD mommy! This is kitten time and they found that she would take ANY kitten given to her that needed extra milk, or care, or fur-hugs. So, I've been visiting her for the last 2 weeks. She seems quite happy surrounded by kittens and is obviously well-fed and glossy, but I'm anxious for her to come home soon. Though I'm afraid life at her new home will be a whole lot quieter. I hope she won't be too lonely. Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Have to spend time with her. Will post when she comes home. =) PatM > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. Time has [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > PatM She is a lovely cat and needs a lovely name. She has shown a lot of grace under deplorable conditions. Why not name her "Grace"? > I fell for a young cat who has had a short but traumatic life thus > far. Firstly, she has three legs and a bit of the other. [...] > Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Clea. It's a pretty name and if you read Lawrence Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet" to the end you'll see the three-legs reference. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 On Jun 29, 5:21 am, Jack Campin - bogus address <b...@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > I fell for a young cat who has had a short but traumatic life thus > > far. Firstly, she has three legs and a bit of the other. [...] > > Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) > > Clea. It's a pretty name and if you read Lawrence Durrell's "Alexandria > Quartet" to the end you'll see the three-legs reference. Clea is a pretty name. I like it. Have not read Durrell since college when we studied him along with D.H. Lawrence. PatM >>> I fell for a young cat who has had a short but traumatic life thus >>> far. Firstly, she has three legs and a bit of the other. [...] >>> Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) >> Clea. It's a pretty name and if you read Lawrence Durrell's "Alexandria >> Quartet" to the end you'll see the three-legs reference. > Clea is a pretty name. I like it. She's the character the last book is named after - she's an artist who loses a hand in an accident. At the end she's learning to paint again using the hook. > Have not read Durrell since college when we studied him along with > D.H. Lawrence. He's somebody I'd like to read again now I've been to some of the places he writes about. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > PatM Awwww. What a special kitty -she deserves the home I know you'll provide her. As to name, may I suggest Amandrea, http://www.babynameguides.com/meaning_of_Amandrea.html, it's English in origin and means "worthy of love; courageous, valiant". Hugs, CatNipped > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > PatM There was a three-legged office cat at the vet's where I used to go. That cat was named Tripod. She was very friendly. Joy > > Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Have to spend > > time with her. Will post when she comes home. =) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Thanks everyone for the great name ideas. Joy, I can see Tripod as a cute name...she's just so feminine and motherly I think I want to play off those qualities. I talked to them today and they said next week. Rats! LOL PatM >> There was a three-legged office cat at the vet's where I used to go. That >> cat was named Tripod. She was very friendly. > Thanks everyone for the great name ideas. Joy, I can see Tripod as a > cute name...she's just so feminine and motherly I think I want to play > off those qualities. Tripod is a very cute name for a 3-legged cat (or dog), but it has been done a *lot*. I've many any number of them, myself. So if you prefer to try some other name on her, I can certainly see why. And congratulations! Joyce >> After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time >> to introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Joy I once met a cat called Tripod, I didn't notice at first that she only had three legs because she was chasing a moth at high speed. (Sorry to mention moths, Britta, if you're reading.)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Though I'm afraid life at her new > home will be a whole lot quieter. I hope she won't be too lonely. > Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Have to spend > time with her. Will post when she comes home. =) I'm sure she'll be happy in her new home. Congrats to you both for finding each other! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. God bless you. I hope your new furbaby gets to come home soon and find the love she deserves. Good luck. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > PatM <snip> > Though I'm afraid life at her new >home will be a whole lot quieter. I hope she won't be too lonely. >Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Have to spend >time with her. Will post when she comes home. =) > >PatM How about Trinity then? It has an angelic tone in one way, and a tough ass-kicker in "The Matrix" in another way ;) Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl I second what I said before...terrific ideas for names! I find I'm leaning towand Hannah, meaning grace and favor. It's soft, but strong, and it comes off the tongue easily. She has the look of a Hannah about her, in my mind's eye. Hardy pioneer stock homesteading on the plains of eastern Montana...raising a brood of sturdy, hard- working kids who go on to be civic leaders............LOL! PatM , but I'm > anxious for her to come home soon. Though I'm afraid life at her new > home will be a whole lot quieter. I should imagine she'll just love a quiet life after all that's happened to her. Good on you for giving her a forever home. And I like Hannah as a name Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Haven't picked a name. ("Tripod!" my dh says...Humpf!) Have to spend > time with her. Will post when she comes home. =) How wonderful that you have opened your heart to a disabled kitty. She is black too, and I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black cats in America, they are hard to adopt out? Poor girl has a double whammy there. If you think she will be lonely, could you take a kitten she's been looking after along with her? Maybe? She sounds like a real sweetheart. You won't call her Tripod, will you? She should have a magnificent strong female name, having survived what she has. Tweed >> After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to >> introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Tweed Strong Female Warrior = Xena!!! LOL On Jun 29, 1:03 pm, "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: > "PatM" <trufflecat...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > How wonderful that you have opened your heart to a disabled kitty. She is > black too, and I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black > cats in America, they are hard to adopt out? Poor girl has a double whammy > there. If you think she will be lonely, could you take a kitten she's been > looking after along with her? While I would LOVE to bring them ALL home with me, my dh isn't as adaptable to new critters in the household. :( PatM On 29 Jun, 12:03, "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: . She is > black too, and I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black > cats in America, they are hard to adopt out? Not just in the States I didn't look into this because as far as I am concerned the Furballs are cats and that's the end of it but a few months after I got them there was something in the paper about it and I asked my step nieces partner who works for Battersea Dogs and Cats home as one of the people who do homing visits and she told me that on average regardless of age, disability etc black cats and dogs make up well over 50% of animals seeking homes and spend a lot longer in the shelter compated to non black animals. Of course in kill shelters they don't last long..look at Tessie..when sorry I forget your name (Also slave to Silver and Scouty I tend to remember owners better than their hoomins) took her to a shelter and was told she would be put to sleep 3 days later "as no-one wants black kittens" Apparently its the same over here Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > On 29 Jun, 12:03, "Christina Websell" > <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Apparently its the same over here Really? I can't say I've noticed it. One of my neighbours has two black cats, one is "The Enemy" who I posted about before. He/she used to attack Boyfie in his own garden, even came into the house to do so, but it doesn't happen now. Boyfie got brave and gave The Enemy a real good thwacking as he got fed up with it eventually. He doesn't like to fight normally, he is a pacifist ;-) Anything for a quiet life pretty well sums him up. He's gentle. Tweed >On 29 Jun, 12:03, "Christina Websell" ><spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >was told she would be put to sleep 3 days later "as no-one wants black >kittens" Typical! Remember the cats' names and stories, but I'm just the one who has to change the litterbox... :P >>On 29 Jun, 12:03, "Christina Websell" >><spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote: . She is [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Typical! Remember the cats' names and stories, but I'm just the one who > has to change the litterbox... :P ======== That is why we use the term "cat slave". Is there anything else who looks so cute while doing "you-know what"? >> Of course in kill shelters they don't last long..look at Tessie..when >> sorry I forget your name (Also slave to Silver and Scouty I tend to >> remember owners better than their hoomins) took her to a shelter and >> was told she would be put to sleep 3 days later "as no-one wants black >> kittens" > Typical! Remember the cats' names and stories, but I'm just the one > who has to change the litterbox... :P Whew - now I don't feel quite so embarrassed about my own tendency to do this. I'm like that in my neighborhood - I know all the outdoor kitties, but I don't really know their humans very well. Joyce On 9 Aug, 13:46, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > Whew - now I don't feel quite so embarrassed about my own tendency to > do this. I'm like that in my neighborhood - I know all the outdoor > kitties, but I don't really know their humans very well. Off the top of my head I can probably name about 50 cats from this ng and 20+ slaves. But I can't most of the time match the owners and the slaves Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > She is > black too, and I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black > cats in America, they are hard to adopt out? IMO black cats are very popular here, certainly among cat lovers; it's only the inanely superstitious who believe if one crosses your path it will portend back luck. My family always had at least one black cat when I was growing up. (We weren't very creative: they were all named "Blackie.") My last was a tuxedo, and a real sweetheart. SignatureJoey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix <http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b> > > She is > > black too, and I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > a few Ketzl pix > <http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b>|||||||.; . ; it's only > the inanely superstitious who believe if one crosses your path it will > portend back luck. In the UK a black cat crossing your path is supposed to be lucky In our household a black cat crossing your path usually means dropping things, nearly falling flat on the face, wrenched ankles etc Can ANYONE explain to cats that us inferior beings aka Hoomins don't come with 4 leg brakes? Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Can ANYONE explain to cats that us inferior beings aka Hoomins don't > come with 4 leg brakes? I don't know. I sure can't. I've tried to let Ketzl know I don't have either the eyesight that he has or the agility. He's gotten pretty good about the kitchen space (it's all of 5 x 7 feet; typical apartment kitchen) and he will wait until this clumsy, galumphing biped exits before he goes in to eat. I even took a course in Catalán, :-) thinking it might get through to him. I learned how to say "You must obey me; when I ask you to do something, you must comply" first-off, but it got no reaction from him whatsoever. Aside from a bit of a smirk. SignatureJoey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix <http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b> >> I understand there is some sort of discrimination about black >> cats in America, they are hard to adopt out? > IMO black cats are very popular here, certainly among cat lovers; it's only > the inanely superstitious who believe if one crosses your path it will > portend back luck. But it is true that shelters in the US have a harder time adopting out black cats. I don't know if that's due to superstition, though. It might have more to do with people perceiving them as "not very colorful". Of course, that's incomprehensible to me - I think black cats are beautiful. One black cat in particular. :) OK, he's a tux, but he doesn't have a whole lot of white, compared to many tuxes. A pair of golden eyes in a black face always looks so dramatic to me. (Or, in Waffles's case, a single golden eye in a black face.) As for the superstition, I've always liked what Groucho Marx had to say about it: "A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." Joyce > As for the superstition, I've always liked what Groucho Marx had to > say about it: > > "A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going > somewhere." And his dog-related quote is one of my favorites: Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. SignatureJoey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix <http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b> > > As for the superstition, I've always liked what Groucho Marx had to > > say about it: > > > > "A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going > > somewhere." > And his dog-related quote is one of my favorites: > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark > to read. Isn't UNIX fortune great? :) Joyce > As for the superstition, I've always liked what Groucho Marx had to > say about it: > > "A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going > somewhere." LOL! I like that. Whatever colour cat I have is beautiful to me. Tweed > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > PatM Thank you so much for giving a home to this amazing kitty and for trying so hard to find her kittens. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > After reading Catnipped's post I thought it was an appropriate time to > introduce a nameless black kitty waiting to come to her new home. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > PatM Oh, gosh -- what a sad story with a happy ending. Hope she's home by now. Wishing you both many years of love. Ginger-lyn |
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