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cybercat - 02 Sep 2006 20:09 GMT

Go see, it's neat. The kittens' mother had weaned them, but the dog was very
maternal and had milk and being cats, they saw an opportunity.

Somehow I imagine a cat tasting dog milk and going "eyyyeuu, ptoooooey!"

But I guess not.

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-L. - 03 Sep 2006 08:11 GMT

> Go see, it's neat. The kittens' mother had weaned them, but the dog was very
> maternal and had milk and being cats, they saw an opportunity.
>
> Somehow I imagine a cat tasting dog milk and going "eyyyeuu, ptoooooey!"
>
> But I guess not.

IIRC there isn't a *lot* of difference bwteeen the two.

Back when I was a kid, our female kitty had 7 or 8 kittens and only one
was black. Our little black mutt/cockapoo, Smokey, used to take the
black kitten out of the basket as if it was his. He would carry it
back to his bed, hold it and lick it and love it. He would growl at
you if you tried to take it away. All we could figure was that he
thought it was his because of the coloration. It was very cute! That
black kitten became my Pookey. :)

-L.

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cybercat - 03 Sep 2006 17:34 GMT

> > Somehow I imagine a cat tasting dog milk and going "eyyyeuu, ptoooooey!"
> >
> > But I guess not.
>
> IIRC there isn't a *lot* of difference bwteeen the two.

Speaking as a biologist/chemist, you mean? Interesting.

> Back when I was a kid, our female kitty had 7 or 8 kittens and only one
> was black. Our little black mutt/cockapoo, Smokey, used to take the
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> thought it was his because of the coloration. It was very cute! That
> black kitten became my Pookey. :)

Awww! History of Pookey Part I! I love hearing how people got
their cats.

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-L. - 05 Sep 2006 08:01 GMT

> > Back when I was a kid, our female kitty had 7 or 8 kittens and only one
> > was black. Our little black mutt/cockapoo, Smokey, used to take the
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> Awww! History of Pookey Part I! I love hearing how people got
> their cats.

Mom had Pookey for 15 years. He had CRF and heart failure, and died
while Mom was trying to put him in the carrier to go to the vet. She
did CPR to no avail. He was my first black cat - and will always have
a special place in my heart.

We also kept his brother, George - a Big Orange guy with white tux
markings. When they were 7, George wandered too far and got hit up on
the highway. The neigbor came and told me - I was home alone. I was
like 15 at the time, and went up to get his body. I will never forget
taking him off the road. I buried him in our back yard, and Pookey
kept jumping in the hole, not wanting to let George go. We both sat by
the grave and cried for a couple hours. It was one of the saddest
things I ever did - and I did it alone. I'm not sure why. I guess I
just felt he was my cat and it was my resposibility to do it.

-L.

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RobZip - 03 Sep 2006 15:23 GMT

> Go see, it's neat. The kittens' mother had weaned them, but the dog was
> very
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>
> But I guess not.

Go sample some dog milk and see - I'll bet you get hit with a massive flash
of deja vu.

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