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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005I shouldn't be here...
... I should be on the island. It's Midsummer weekend in Finland (our midsummer holidays are always moved to a weekend so the national economy doesn't suffer too much ;o) ). Most people get the Friday off and Saturday is a national holiday. So, normally I would have headed out to the island with the cats on Thursday evening or Friday morning. But this year everything's different. My summer hols start in one week, and I would have to come back to town on Sunday. Normally, I would leave the cats on the island in the capable care of their Grandmeowmie. This year, I thought it wouldn't be wise. First of all, Frank would be so lonely without both me and Nikki. Second, since Miranda doesn't eat cat food, but only meat and fish, it would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough to eat. There are no shops on the island, and we don't go shopping very often as it involves a boat trip to another island with a village, or another island yet, where there's a small town. The grocery shop in the village doesn't have a lot to choose from in the way of fresh meat. I just feel it would be too much work to lay on my mother if she had to worry about getting Miranda enough food. So we're all still in town. We'll be leaving for the island on the 4th or 5th. I'll be interested to see how Miranda acts on the long bus trip. When I took her to TED's, she cringed at the back of her carrier in terror, poor baby. I hope she can relax a bit more on this trip. How she'll react to the boat trip is anyone's guess. When her mother took her first boat trip, she promptly fell asleep. Frank will probably regale me and the whole bus with his enthusiastic (NOT) songs for the whole trip. I'll stay on the island for about three weeks, then I come back to town and start packing for my move, while the cats stay on the island. I'm hoping Frank will be getting along better with Mir-mir by that time, and there will be others who can help to look after the cats (among them my niece, Miranda's first Meowmie). Maybe Miranda and her brother Emil will get along so well that she'll leave Frank alone. I hope to have the move done with, unpacking and being back on the island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I bring the cats back to their new home.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > ... I should be on the island. It's Midsummer weekend in Finland (our > midsummer holidays are always moved to a weekend so the national > economy doesn't suffer too much ;o) ). Most people get the Friday off > and Saturday is a national holiday. So, normally I would have headed > out to the island with the cats on Thursday evening or Friday > morning. But this year everything's different. <snip> Don't worry us with headers like that! Purrs that your trip to the island and your subsequent move go without a hitch. I'm sure Miranda will love the island and won't want to leave. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > Don't worry us with headers like that! Purrs that your trip to the > island and your subsequent move go without a hitch. I'm sure Miranda > will love the island and won't want to leave. Sorry, Adrian, I didn't realise the header could be scary. Thanks for the purrs. I'm hoping Miranda will get all the climbing out of her system while we're there (fat chance!). SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > .... I should be on the island. It's Midsummer weekend in Finland (our > midsummer holidays are always moved to a weekend so the national economy > doesn't suffer too much ;o) ). Most people get the Friday off and Happy Midsummer Weekend! I'm sure Frank and Mere will be happy to be on the island, even if it's later than usual. Can Frank read a calendar? ;-) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> .... I should be on the island. It's Midsummer weekend in Finland (our >> midsummer holidays are always moved to a weekend so the national >> economy doesn't suffer too much ;o) ). Most people get the Friday off and > > Happy Midsummer Weekend! I'm sure Frank and Mere will be happy to be on > the island, even if it's later than usual. Can Frank read a calendar? ;-) You know, I think he can. He's been very discontented these last few days. I think he's itching to go. Well, maybe he can't read the calendar, but he's probably aware of the seasons and knows that when it's this light outside, he's usually on the island. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I hope to have the move done with, unpacking and being back on the > island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I bring > the cats back to their new home. Gosh, whenever you go I will very much miss you. Always do. Purrs for having what you need to feed Mir. I wish she was a heartier eater! I want you to take care of yourself!!! It will be hard this summer I know. ((((((((HUGS))))))) Karen, Sugar and Pearl >>I hope to have the move done with, unpacking and being back on the >>island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I bring [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > take care of yourself!!! It will be hard this summer I know. > ((((((((HUGS))))))) Thank you Karen, I think it will be pretty hard, since watching Nikki bloom on the island was one of my greatest joys out there. When Miranda was recovering from her spay, she had a huge appetite, and I was hoping she would have a better appetite from then on, but not anymore. However, she seems fine and is active and playful (too much so sometimes!), so I think she is doing OK anyway. I do give her supplements every day, and the vet told me to give a little more than the recommended dosage. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>>I hope to have the move done with, unpacking and being back on the >>>island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I bring [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > every day, and the vet told me to give a little more than the recommended > dosage. Have you tried pouring stew/soup gravy over dry kibbles? Or sprinkling boulin cubes (dehydrated chicken stock) over her food giving it a human-ish smell? Goofy cat ;) Grace > I hope to have the move done with, unpacking and being back on the > island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I bring > the cats back to their new home. We will certainly be purring that the move goes quickly, and that the kitties have a wonderful time on the island. You have a great time on the island, too! We'll be anxious to hear some stories about the island adventure. Dan >Second, since Miranda doesn't eat cat food, but only meat and fish, it >would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough to eat. She hasn't somehow grown out of that? She must be the finickiest cat, a cat that doesn't eat any catfood. :) How did that start? I don't imagine all her littermates are also non-catfood eaters. Oh, if Nikki was still here, she could teach Miranda how to catch all the fresh meat she needs. Do you need to fish everyday at the island now in order to feed her? :) Hope she gets along with Emil. Maybe they'll remember each other. >>Second, since Miranda doesn't eat cat food, but only meat and fish, it >>would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough to eat. > > She hasn't somehow grown out of that? She must be the finickiest cat, > a cat that doesn't eat any catfood. :) How did that start? I don't > imagine all her littermates are also non-catfood eaters. I don't know how it started, but her brother Emil will only eat dry food. A bunch of spoiled little brats. I just tried giving her some catfood again. I took a little morsel on a spoon and showed her, she gave it a quick sniff, then ignored it. I put some on her plate and cut it up in nice small pieces. She took another sniff, then ignired it. A little later she went over and started burying it. Argh! And she hasn't eaten much meat today, either. OTOH, I was eating a carrot just now, and she was veeerry interested and wanted to sniff it several times, but I think she decided it was too hard for her to eat. > Oh, if Nikki was still here, she could teach Miranda how to catch all > the fresh meat she needs. Do you need to fish everyday at the island > now in order to feed her? :) Hope she gets along with Emil. Maybe > they'll remember each other. I was really looking forward to Nikki teaching her how to hunt. It would have been so cool if she had taught Miranda how to dive for those water voles. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>> Second, since Miranda doesn't eat cat food, but only meat and fish, it >>> would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough to eat. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > have been so cool if she had taught Miranda how to dive for those water > voles. I wonder if you ground up her meat that she likes and made it more like catfood if you could get her to transition that way? >>>> Second, since Miranda doesn't eat cat food, but only meat and >>>> fish, it would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough >>>> to eat. >>> >>> She hasn't somehow grown out of that? She must be the finickiest >>> cat, a cat that doesn't eat any catfood. :) How did that start? I >>> don't imagine all her littermates are also non-catfood eaters. >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> gave it a quick sniff, then ignored it. I put some on her plate and >> cut it up in nice small pieces. She took another sniff, then ignired >> it. A little later she went over and started burying it. Argh! And >> she hasn't eaten much meat today, either. OTOH, I was eating a >> carrot just now, and she was veeerry interested and wanted to sniff >> it several times, but I think she decided it was too hard for her to >> eat. >> >>> Oh, if Nikki was still here, she could teach Miranda how to catch >>> all the fresh meat she needs. Do you need to fish everyday at the >>> island now in order to feed her? :) Hope she gets along with Emil. >>> Maybe they'll remember each other. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I wonder if you ground up her meat that she likes and made it more > like catfood if you could get her to transition that way? Yeah, maybe grinding up the meat and then slowly adding more and more canned cat food to it might work. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album That's too bad you had to miss the Midsummer celebrations on the island. I hope that they will have some other celebrations going on when you arrive. How come Miranda doesn't eat cat food? She just doesn't like it? What about her littermates, are they the same way? -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > ... I should be on the island. It's Midsummer weekend in Finland (our > midsummer holidays are always moved to a weekend so the national > economy doesn't suffer too much ;o) ). Most people get the Friday off > and Saturday is a national holiday. So, normally I would have headed > out to the island with the cats on Thursday evening or Friday > morning. But this year everything's different. > > My summer hols start in one week, and I would have to come back to > town on Sunday. Normally, I would leave the cats on the island in the > capable care of their Grandmeowmie. This year, I thought it wouldn't > be wise. First of all, Frank would be so lonely without both me and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > would be difficult for her Grandmeowmie to get her enough to eat. > There are no shops on the island, and we don't go shopping very often > as it involves a boat trip to another island with a village, or > another island yet, where there's a small town. The grocery shop in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > trip. When I took her to TED's, she cringed at the back of her > carrier in terror, poor baby. I hope she can relax a bit more on this > trip. How she'll react to the boat trip is anyone's guess. When her > mother took her first boat trip, she promptly fell asleep. Frank will > probably regale me and the whole bus with his enthusiastic (NOT) > songs for the whole trip. > > I'll stay on the island for about three weeks, then I come back to > town and start packing for my move, while the cats stay on the > island. I'm hoping Frank will be getting along better with Mir-mir by > that time, and there will be others who can help to look after the > cats (among them my niece, Miranda's first Meowmie). Maybe Miranda [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > island in ten days' time. Might be somewhat optimistic. :oP Then I > bring the cats back to their new home. >That's too bad you had to miss the Midsummer celebrations on the >island. I hope that they will have some other celebrations going on >when you arrive. >How come Miranda doesn't eat cat food? She just doesn't like it? >What about her littermates, are they the same way? Maybe she's saving up to import some toilet paper? <weg> (Marina - has that particular issue been resolved yet?????) Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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