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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2007Splash, the sea bitty...
2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay that is just behind the Torchwood entrance). They had a massive black and white Maine coon cat called Sinbad, that Gus found as a kitten that had been dumped in the dock. Sinbad was known to everyone and used to go out on the boats every day with Gus. He also used to bring back the stray cats in the marina so that Gus could give them a square meal. Unfortunately, Sinbad went to RB at the ripe age of 19 in April 2007. The boat has apparently been very quiet. On Saturday morning, they were coming into the marina when Gus saw a man throw a wriggling plastic bag off the pier. The bag was meowing. Gus promptly fished the bag out by jumping into the water and handing the bag up to Ryan. Inside were 3 bitties about 5 weeks old who were wet and cold and very distressed. The man disappeared before anyone could do anything. :o( Fortunately Gus's wife is a vet tech. She's patched all the bitties up, and it appears that the bitties have survived their ordeal. Ryan is keeping the two tabby girl bitties who have been named Marina and Ariel, and Gus is keeping the black and white bitty who has been named "Splash"..... It seems Sinbad is still keeping an eye out for waifs and strays. :o) Hiss-spits on the bastard who dumped them however. Helen M >2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in >Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Helen M WTF is WRONG with people (and I use the term loosely) Lower than whale sh.t. Purr for the poor sweet pussycats. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:42:53 -0700, leopardusweidii wrote: > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay that [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M And may he never sleep peacefully again. Purrs for the bitties that they live long and happy lives. Purrs for the rescuers too. MLB > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M Major dirty litterbox offerings to those who would dump kittens off in a bag into the water! What's wrong with people?! Purrs for the bitties to be healthy, happy and find good homes. Jill I hope Splash follows in Sinbad's Paw prints! Tyche and Kumani send the bastard to Davy Jone's Locker, where he will find buried treasure....the kind of "Treasure" buried in litter boxes every day. --Fil > > It seems Sinbad is still keeping an eye out for waifs and strays. :o) > > > Hiss-spits on the bastard who dumped them however. > Purrs for the bitties to be healthy, happy and find good homes. > > Jill The bitties have already been homed. :) Gus is keeping the black and white boy, and Ryan is keeping the two tabby girls. Helen M > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > meal. Unfortunately, Sinbad went to RB at the ripe age of 19 in April > 2007. The boat has apparently been very quiet. > On Saturday morning, they were coming into the marina when Gus saw a > man throw a wriggling plastic bag off the pier. The bag was meowing. > Gus promptly fished the bag out by jumping into the water and handing > the bag up to Ryan. Inside were 3 bitties about 5 weeks old who were > wet and cold and very distressed. The man disappeared before anyone > could do anything. :o( > Fortunately Gus's wife is a vet tech. She's patched all the bitties > up, and it appears that the bitties have survived their ordeal. Ryan > is keeping the two tabby girl bitties who have been named Marina and > Ariel, and Gus is keeping the black and white bitty who has been named > "Splash"..... > It seems Sinbad is still keeping an eye out for waifs and strays. :o) > Hiss-spits on the bastard who dumped them however. Eek, Helen, that was a stealth TW post. (Hmm, maybe we need a new tag: AW - Anger Warning.) What a cretin!! Let *him* float in a plastic bag in the ocean for a while, just long enough to scare the pants off him and freeze his nuts off. :( But I'm glad it ended well. Hooray for Ryan and Gus - they're heroes! Not just rescuing the kittens but keeping them. Their boat needs a new mascot - looks like they just got 3. :) Joyce On Jul 9, 9:56 pm, jXwXeXrXmXoX...@sonic.net wrote: > leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the ocean for a while, just long enough to scare the pants off him and > freeze his nuts off. :( I'd go a little farther - let him drown miserably and slowly. People like that are the ones that bring to mind the phrase 'He needed killing' Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in >Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Helen M I'm certainly glad Gus was there to jump into the water and save the poor kittens! Many purrs for their health and happiness! You don't want to hear about what I think of someone who puts kittens in a bag and throws them in the sea! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M Thank Bast that Gus was there!  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M May the scum who did this rot in the deepest, darkest pits of hell for all eternity! And may the wee bitties have wonderful lives in spite of their horrific experience! Hugs, CatNipped On 10 Jul, 00:42, leoparduswei...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M What a rotten thing to do!!! I agree, may he be served dirty kitty litter for dinner for the coming 50 years. there is simply no excuse for doing that in this day and age @ all. All he had to do was take them to the cat Protection League, who would have gladly taken them off his hands.. (especially if they were telepathic & knew what he had in mind for them!! More the pity that they can't) I know that years ago, well before my generation, that it was quite common for people to drown kittens, & think nothing of if either. but these days, there is no excuse whatsoever. Disgusting as it was, it was done by many an irresponsible cat owner... But to do it now, is totally unforgivable! I hope every cat he passes connects with what he did & chases him with more than hisses and spits too. Thanks for sharing that story though, Purrs of comfort for the Kitty's & thanks to those that saved them. Kama will come to play here with any luck. Sheelagh Wicked, totally wicked! >"o"< > I know that years ago, well before my generation, that it was quite > common for people to drown kittens, & think nothing of if either. but > these days, there is no excuse whatsoever. Disgusting as it was, it > was done by many an irresponsible cat owner... > But to do it now, is totally unforgivable! > I hope every cat he passes connects with what he did & chases him with > more than hisses and spits too. Perhaps they might send some larger cousins - say, a couple of pumas - to "sort things out" with him? Joyce > > I know that years ago, well before my generation, that it was quite > > common for people to drown kittens, & think nothing of if either. but [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Perhaps they might send some larger cousins - say, a couple of pumas - > to "sort things out" with him? I am a believer in what you do comes back eventually. This man will never have any luck, he has shot his karma permanently, and you don't want to know what I wish for him. I don't think I even have to wish it. He will get it back. It might take years but it will happen and he will suffer. I like to think of that suffering for such a person who would throw a bag of kittens into the sea. For the moment, while we wait, may he get itchy skin conditions and impotence, and that's just for a start. Tweed > <jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net> wrote in message >> Perhaps they might send some larger cousins - say, a couple of pumas - >> to "sort things out" with him? > [snip] > For the moment, while we wait, may he get itchy skin conditions and > impotence, and that's just for a start. Hahaha - you do know how to put a curse on someone. :) I like that better than pumas. Hmm, let's throw in some boils and locusts while we're at it. :) Joyce >>> Perhaps they might send some larger cousins - say, a couple of >>> pumas - to "sort things out" with him? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > better than pumas. Hmm, let's throw in some boils and locusts while > we're at it. :) Like this one aimed at a large part of south-west Scotland... http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctbew/history/reiver.htm (Some town in the area has that engraved on a stone - they were trying to get rid of it a few years ago). ============== 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 > I am a believer in what you do comes back eventually. This man will never > have any luck, he has shot his karma permanently, and you don't want to > know what I wish for him. > I don't think I even have to wish it. He will get it back. It might take > years but it will happen and he will suffer >Tweed. I hope his karma does bite him in the a.s. Certainly these bitties have had some sort of Karma come back 100 fold. They've gone from being unwanted dumped-in-the-sea foundlings, to being a pampered prince and princesses. Apparently Gus can't keep Splash out of the bathroom sink or the shower. He's also fallen behind the sofa and got stuck, keeps climbing on top of the fish tank to get at the fishies and eats like a horse. Apparently all he does when he gets in trouble is yell at the top of his lungs for rescue! Just as well he has a vet nurse for a new mommy, really. ;o) Ariel and Marina OTOH, are by all accounts very well behaved little girl-cats and just follow their brother about. Gus is keeping them all together until they're old enough to be split up and go to Ryan. Talking to him last night,. however, my money is on Ryan never getting his cats and them all staying with Gus. Gus bored us stupid last night (and if you believe that.... ;o)) for 2 hours about their escapades in the pub. Can we say "besotted daddy"? ;o) Helen M . Gus bored us stupid last night >(and if you believe that.... ;o)) for 2 hours about their escapades >in the pub. Can we say "besotted daddy"? ;o) I hope you mean you were all in the pub but the way it reads it sounds as if the kittens were in there as well! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > ...being unwanted dumped-in-the-sea foundlings, to being a pampered > prince and princesses. Apparently Gus can't keep Splash out of the > bathroom sink or the shower. There's one cat who was aptly named. > Talking to him last night,. however, my money is on Ryan never getting > his cats and them all staying with Gus. Gus bored us stupid last night > (and if you believe that.... ;o)) for 2 hours about their escapades > in the pub. Can we say "besotted daddy"? ;o) Lucky kitties! Joyce >> I am a believer in what you do comes back eventually. This man will >> never [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > (and if you believe that.... ;o)) for 2 hours about their escapades > in the pub. Can we say "besotted daddy"? ;o) This is wonderful news. If their new dad can bore *you* stupid talking about his new bitties, well..I guess they are home and dry. Umm, maybe I shouldn't have said that given that they are only just out of the water :( Tweed >> Apparently Gus can't keep Splash out of the >> bathroom sink or the shower. He's also fallen behind the sofa and got >> stuck, keeps climbing on top of the fish tank to get at the fishies >> in the pub. Can we say "besotted daddy"? ;o) > This is wonderful news. If their new dad can bore *you* stupid talking > about his new bitties, well..I guess they are home and dry. Umm, maybe I > shouldn't have said that given that they are only just out of the water :( And one of them, it seems, can't wait to get back *in* the water. Joyce > Ariel and Marina OTOH, are by all accounts very well behaved little > girl-cats I should hope so. :) What a happy ending to a horrific story. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I know that years ago, well before my generation, that it was quite > common for people to drown kittens, & think nothing of if either. but > these days, there is no excuse whatsoever. Disgusting as it was, it > was done by many an irresponsible cat owner... It was not well before my generation. I saw my mother doing it, in the same rubber bucket she used for washing out sanitary towels and which we kids took to the beach to make sandcastles with. This was around 1957. ============== 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 >Gus promptly fished the bag out by jumping into the water and handing >the bag up to Ryan. Inside were 3 bitties about 5 weeks old who were Gus sounds like the kind of person I'd like to call my friend. I'd have jumped without thinking twice too :-) >wet and cold and very distressed. The man disappeared before anyone >could do anything. :o( Son of a ... >Ariel, and Gus is keeping the black and white bitty who has been named >"Splash"..... Great name. >Hiss-spits on the bastard who dumped them however. The pox, of testicular cancer, or something very, very bad to the §/$&&$ Thanks for the story Aleks > 2 friends of mine, Gus and Ryan, own and run a charter boat company in > Cardiff. (If any of you have seen Torchwood, they work from the Quay [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Helen M I'm so glad this story has a happy ending. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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