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Cat Forum / General Topics / September 2003Sparky has passed
First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is because of you that I felt a need to inform you all of this sad event. The purpose of my original posting, although disturbing in its request (of methods to euthanize a cat at home), was not needed or used. I was able to make my trip and return without my wife being alone when Sparky passed. Sparky left us in the early hours today, Sept. 11th, 2003. The night before she had "talked" to me, in her whispered voice. Making herself heard as though she was making peace with me before she left. My wife checked her this morning and, with a feeling she had passed, would not touch her to confirm her fears. I checked her and confirmed she was gone. My wife broke down and cried while I comforted her. Later in the day, after she had been prepared, we picked a nice spot on the property. Under a big black walnut tree in the front yard, overlooking the valley, we buried her. My wife placed her favorite toy (a plushie mouse with a bell on the tail) in with her, and tossed a handfull of dirt on. Afterwards, she placed some flowers, tied with bright colored yarn, on the marker rock. I'm sure it will take some time for my wife to get over this loss (as she was very close to Sparky), and it will be some time before we're ready to "adopt" a new kitty. As a part of her greiving process, my wife has asked that I make her a web site with some pictures of Sparky. So, please help in the rejoicing of Sparky's life and visit her tribute page at: http://silvertrinket.home.mindspring.com/ Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. Celtic Le Roy said: > First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and > concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is > because of you that I felt a need to inform you all of this sad event. I remember your post, and am sorry for your loss. At least Sparky began his journey to the Rainbow bridge with his loved ones around instead of alone or surrounded by strangers. I visited your page and it is an excellent tribute to Sparky. I am sorry to mention this at this tough time for you and your wife but none of the pictures or graphics on your page are visible. They show as broken links. I looked at the web page source code and I think it is because the image source is - for example - "..\_uimages\Trinket.jpg" instead of ".\_uimages\Trinket.jpg". I only mention it so the tribute to Sparky can by complete. Again my condolences on your loss. Regards, rrb >> First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and >> concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >- "..\_uimages\Trinket.jpg" instead of ".\_uimages\Trinket.jpg". I only >mention it so the tribute to Sparky can by complete. Images show up on my browser (MSIE 6) http://www.ameritech.net/users/lestark/my-babies.htm whayface said: >>page are visible. They show as broken links. I looked at the web page >>source code and I think it is because the image source is - for example [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.ameritech.net/users/lestark/my-babies.htm IE6 does render the page with the images. But both Mozilla 1.5b and netscape 4.8 do not. The images return a page not found error (error 404) if I try and view them in either browser. Just differences in how the browsers render the html code I guess. Sorry about the problems with Sparky's page. I've redone it with new graphics. They (some) were originally 640x480 images with reduced dimensions in the html code. I believe the reductions were what was causing the problems. Please let me know if there is still a problem with the off color browsers. :) Celtic Le Roy said: > Sorry about the problems with Sparky's page. I've redone it with new > graphics. They (some) were originally 640x480 images with reduced [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Please let me know if there is still a problem with the off color > browsers. :) Hello. The problem is not the reductions or anything else to do with the graphics themselves. What is causing the problem is the slash character used in the links to the images. The slash normally used by html is this one "/" the one used in your links is "\". Apparently IE translates this slash "\" into this one "/". Netscape and Mozilla do not do this so the link fails with a 404 not found error. The problem still exists because of this. Using the correct slash will fix it. Again my condolences on your loss. rrb >Hello. The problem is not the reductions or anything else to do with the The reduction of size in the pics was good though, as it makes the pages load faster ;) >graphics themselves. What is causing the problem is the slash character >used in the links to the images. The slash normally used by html is this >one "/" the one used in your links is "\". Apparently IE translates this >slash "\" into this one "/". Netscape and Mozilla do not do this so the >link fails with a 404 not found error. The problem still exists because >of this. Using the correct slash will fix it. Of course <butt forehead with palm>. I use Notepad to edit my html pages, and have to make 2 versions. One (.htm) for local and one (.html) for web. I sometimes forget to make that change when rendering the web pages. I use IE so, the local version will not display the pics with the relative path (../) and the web version will not display them without it :/ Although both will handle the backslash as opposed to the forward slash. It should be fixed now then :) Another reason to dislike Micro$oft. Celtic Le Roy said: > Of course <butt forehead with palm>. I use Notepad to edit my html > pages, and have to make 2 versions. One (.htm) for local and one [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Another reason to dislike Micro$oft. Yes it does work now. Somewhat true of MS. They should use the html code as is even if it is an error this occurrence indicates exactly the reason why. | First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and | concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] | | Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. This is such sad news... :'-( We are very sorry to hear of Sparky's passing. She is a real beauty! We will light a candle for her, and for you and your wife. Our deepest condolences to you both. -- Mega Purrs and Huge Hugs, Lynn, Brat and Linus sewfinefashions@shawCLOTHES.ca *strip CLOTHES to reply* Homepage: http://members.shaw.ca/sewfinefashions/ See my boys: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/papavince_29/ I'm so sorry to hear that Sparky has left you. Its always so sad to lose one of our beloved furry friends. But you can find peace in the fact that Sparky passed in a natural manner in her comfortable environment and surrounded by the people she loves. Sparky was a beautiful cat. I just saw your pictures and she is very pretty. >First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and >concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. My condolences to you and your wife. I know how difficult this is as I've gone through it a few times. Sparky passed in her own time and I feel she was ready. We you cross the Rainbow Bridge, she'll be waiting. > I'm so sorry to hear that Sparky has left you. Its always so sad to > lose one of our beloved furry friends. But you can find peace in [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > >Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. >First I want to thank all those who gave their words of comfort and >concern on my first posting regarding our old kitty, Sparky. It is [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. My sincere condolences in the passing of Sparky. I was praying you would not have to "do" the final act. Your memories will be much happier because she passed naturally. My best wishes to your wife for continues strength and wellbeing. I thought I would wait a long time after Princess departed -- the time was actually one month. I hated being without a fuzzy face to talk to. Best of luck! MLB Sorry to hear about Sparky. I went into Sparky's website but unfortuantly I couldn't see any of the pictures. BTW I was born in Tewksberry,Mass. NO ANIMALS SHOULD NEVER EVER BE ABUSED http://community-2.webtv.net/chowchow7/NoAnimalsshouldEVER/ $2,000 Reward for Dog Fighters Thousands of dogs are tortured, maimed, and killed each year because their owners think that it is fun to watch animals tear each other apart. Dog fighting is cruel and it is a crime. If you know someone who is involved, you can help put an end to this horror. Animal Adoption Network offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who organizes or officiates dogfights. Call your local animal control or police/sheriff's department to report a crime and notify Animal Adoption Network. http://community.webtv.net/Fr0mMyPetz_andI/ThomasJOConnor http://community.webtv.net/Fr0mMyPetz_andI/SpfldMassArea As a part of her greiving process, my > wife has asked that I make her a web site with some pictures of > Sparky. So, please help in the rejoicing of Sparky's life and visit > her tribute page at: http://silvertrinket.home.mindspring.com/ > > Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. She was lovely. If its any comfort to you, think how beautiful she is now. With sympathy Ben > As a part of her greiving process, my >> wife has asked that I make her a web site with some pictures of >> Sparky. So, please help in the rejoicing of Sparky's life and visit >> her tribute page at: http://silvertrinket.home.mindspring.com/ >> >> Again, thank you all for your kindness and support. I'm so sorry for your loss, but glad everything worked out in the least traumatic way possible. She was a beautiful girl, really lovely, and it's a very sweet tribute you've done for her. Pepe is adorable also, hope he is faring okay. Warmest Regards, Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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