Kitten found 3 miles offshore swimming in Gulf of Mexico

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kaeli - 09 Jul 2004 15:20 GMT

And they named the kitten "Nemo". *heh*

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The boaters on the 17-foot Scout Current Drift did not know how the
kitten arrived in the Homosassa Bay. There were at least 40 boats in the
crowded area where he was found, they said.

On Tuesday, three days after he was found, a veterinarian found the 10-
week-old, 1-pound kitten had worms, but was otherwise healthy.

Full article:
http://www.nbc6.net/news/3510179/detail.html

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Karen - 09 Jul 2004 16:03 GMT

Awwww. Poor little kitten!!! So glad he is safe and adopted. Great name :)

> And they named the kitten "Nemo". *heh*
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> Full article:
> http://www.nbc6.net/news/3510179/detail.html

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Karen - 09 Jul 2004 16:19 GMT

Here is a more indepth article WITH a picture of the poor little guy:

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/09/Northpinellas/Holiday_boaters_rescu.shtml

> Awwww. Poor little kitten!!! So glad he is safe and adopted. Great name :)
>
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> > http://www.nbc6.net/news/3510179/detail.html

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Cheryl - 09 Jul 2004 22:40 GMT

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Karen"
<kchuplis@nospamalltel.net> artfully composed this message within
<news:t_idnQ2vgq6CKnPdRVn-hQ@giganews.com> on 09 Jul 2004:

> Here is a more indepth article WITH a picture of the poor little
> guy:
>
> http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/09/Northpinellas/Holiday_boaters_r
> escu.shtml

What an amazing story!

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-L. : - 10 Jul 2004 06:45 GMT

> In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Karen"
> <kchuplis@nospamalltel.net> artfully composed this message within
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> What an amazing story!

Shark bait that got away. Literally.

-L.

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Brandy??Alexandre - 10 Jul 2004 18:37 GMT

Cheryl <jlhshadow@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

> In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Karen"
><kchuplis@nospamalltel.net> artfully composed this message within
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> What an amazing story!

I bet someone tossed him over. Just as sick as using it for bait, if
you ask me. I can just imagine the more thing swimming its heart out
crying. I'm so glad they went back to see what it was.

Purrfect name, Nemo.

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MacCandace - 10 Jul 2004 06:57 GMT

<< And they named the kitten "Nemo". *heh* >>

That's so sweet and yet sad. It just shows how much he wanted to live and I'm
sure all little kitties also want to live but not all have that chance. He's
actually a lucky one. I wonder if there were others of his siblings who were
not so fortunate (sorry to put a damper on the happy story but I think it's a
sad, sad world for the majority of animals).

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hamandcheese@betweentheknees.com - 10 Jul 2004 17:49 GMT

>That's so sweet and yet sad. It just shows how much he wanted to live and I'm
>sure all little kitties also want to live but not all have that chance. He's
>actually a lucky one. I wonder if there were others of his siblings who were
>not so fortunate (sorry to put a damper on the happy story but I think it's a
>sad, sad world for the majority of animals).

That's what I was thinking. Was this kitten alone or part of a litter
that got dumped? If it was just an unfortunate case of a kitten
falling off a boat, then you would think its owner would have come
forth considering the publicity.

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Craig - 11 Jul 2004 20:22 GMT

>>That's so sweet and yet sad. It just shows how much he wanted to live and I'm
>>sure all little kitties also want to live but not all have that chance. He's
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> -mhd

Something like this just makes me cringe to even think he was part of a
dumped litter, I would certainly shed a tear for his litter mates. But
since there was about 40 boats in the area he probably fell off due to
the negligence of his previous guardian. I am just thankful he was found.

Craig

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