OT; Shit, cat down
Wicked Uncle Nigel
I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
upset me much more than I thought it would.
Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
I need a hug.
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> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
>
sympathy do?
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K100RS SE & F650
and a 520i SE Touring for comfort
Buzby
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
#8-(
Bear
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
Pets get to you. I still recall, clear as day, taking my border collie
to the vets and comforting her while she was put to sleep. Still find it
traumatic to think of, but she would have stressed if I'd not been there
to calm her, so I had to stay while the deed was done.
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Shame. Still, good innings and all that.
> I need a hug.
I'd offer, but I doubt you'd be keen.
No doubt the usual faux-fawners will be along shortly, so you shouldn't
have long ... fancy a cappuccino while you wait?
--
Bear
Hog
Curry it, I'll be along on Thursday
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Hog
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Eiron
> I need a hug.
You need a little pussy to take your mind off it.
--
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No good deed ever goes unpunished.
Phil Launchbury
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
Or a couple of kittens.
Our two oldest are both 17 and the male is getting increasingly
ricketty. I'm not looking forward to the winter.
Phil
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Ace
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
Sorry to hear that. Been there far too many times in the last four
years. Next to go will be Bart, who's now pushing 18. Seems to be fit
as a fiddle though, so hopefully some time left in him.
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>I need a hug.
<<<hugz>>>
< runs straight to shower>
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Wicked Uncle Nigel
<sp...@bonwick.me.uk> typed
>>
>>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>>
>>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>
>>I need a hug.
>
>{hugs} I can drop by on the way home and hug you for real if you like.
I won't be there 'til late, so the virtual one will have to do. Ta.
zym...@technologist.com
Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Sounds familiar. Mine was 17, but i'd only had him for 5 of those. Nice
old bugger. Daft as a brush, mind.
I was quite surprised how attached i'd got. Hence won't be getting
another ;-)
P.
Big Dave
Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
BTDT (15 y.o. ssiamese cross) and with another one (18 y.o. persian
cross) increasingly iminent.
> I need a hug.
If you accept hugs from seedy, balding, fat, middle-aged men,
then I'd be happy to oblige[1]
[1] In a completely RTB and totally non-gay way, you understand?
Commiserations mate
Dave
Cammo
> I was quite surprised how attached i'd got. Hence won't be getting
> another ;-)
This attitude stopped me getting another dog after my 2 year old died.
Ten years later my mother pointed out that I was only upset because I'd
enjoyed his company so much.
She was right.
I got another rescue dog, and am glad I did.
Now when I think of my old dog, and how he died, I'm still a bit sad,
until I remember why.
--
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ginge
nigel.me.uk says...
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Sorry to hear that Nigel, it can be tough losing a pet.
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<bad taste spoiler space follows... So you don't have to read the next
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He wasn't an eater by any chance, was he?
Nidge
>You can probably make a lampshade out of the skin, >too.
You thoughtless, heartless swine.
This is a piquant emotional moment.
Beside, come the winter WUN'll find fur glove liners far more use than a
leather lampshade. Good protective properties too cat skin has,
exceptionally tough.
Mmm, I feel an industry turning point looming. Right. Cancel the
Kangaroo hides - I've had an idea!
--
Nidge
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> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down.
Can't you just machine yourself a new one?
<I'll get me coat>
(Sincere sympathy BTW)
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen
> years, and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
Sorry bloke :(
I've "held a dog's paw" while she was put to sleep - fucking horrible it
was, I'm sure they know. I couldn't hold it together long enough to pay them
so I made a mental note to always pay first in future. Big girl's blouse,
me.
Si
Elly
<w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>I need a hug.
<huge hugs>
Commiserations WUN, I know just how that feels.
--
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zym...@technologist.com
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
> Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > :^(
>
> was, I'm sure they know.
> I couldn't hold it together long enough to pay them so I made a mental note to always
> pay first in future.
Heh, Good point. I didn't pay either before the deed so ended up
waiting by the till with a quivering bottom lip and lump in my throat.
> Big girl's blouse, me.
Ditto !
P.
Bear
The vets that did the deed to my beloved order collie had this really
cool policy whereby, if the cat or dog was a long-time patient, then
they didn't charge for putting them down, so as to avoid the trauma you
describe. They even had a separate, back entrance so that you didn't
have to walk out past lots of animal-owning folk on the way out, plus
you could then take the body of your pet away and, in our case, bury it
in your mum's garden, under a tree.
They even sent a condolence card a few days later. Damn civilised folk.
--
Bear
Alison Hopkins
"Wicked Uncle Nigel" <w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote in message
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> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
>
Have a genuine hug from me, honest. Been there, done that, it's horrid.
Ali
Alison Hopkins
<zym...@technologist.com> wrote in message
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That's what you think. The cats have other ideas, and one will Turn Up one
day.
Ali
Alison Hopkins
"Bear" <bastard...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> They even sent a condolence card a few days later. Damn civilised folk.
My vet does that - handwritten, and really nice. It helped.
Ali
Adrian
were saying :
> plus you could then take the body of your pet away and, in our
> case, bury it in your mum's garden, under a tree.
A tip...
If you DO do that, don't leave the body in a box under a blanket in the
back of the car, then lend the car to your other half, forgetting to
mention it.
It causes embarrasment when friends of said other half get in the back seat
and move the blanket.
DAMHIK,IJD.
"What's in this sandwich box? Ohmygawd, it's a dead rat!"
"Ah. <thinks> She's probably wondering where she left it..."
PacMan
Phil Launchbury of the dreaded was struck by a sudden insight:
>In article <YIsRake$qG7E...@rcav8r.demon.co.uk>, Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>>
>> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>>
>> I need a hug.
>
>Or a couple of kittens.
>
>Our two oldest are both 17 and the male is getting increasingly
>ricketty. I'm not looking forward to the winter.
I felt guilty when, the day after realising our cat was now 18 years
old, noticed here staggering around on her way out the door. She'd
been asleep, so I know she hadn't just been hit by a car or suchlike,
because that's what she looked like.
"It's either an ear infection or a tumour" said the vet cheerfully, as
she gave her the injection of antibiotic.
A month later, my toothless old cat is till going strong. It's the
dog, (Max the 11 year old Weimaraner) I'm worried about. We're off to
Canada for a holiday in a couple of weeks time, and I feel guilty
about leaving him ...
--
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I should preach what I practice" - G K Chesterton
Bear
<thinks>
Actually, you're right, it did help. Dunno why. Weird.
--
Bear
Dan White
>
<snip>
>They even had a separate, back entrance so that you didn't
> have to walk out past lots of animal-owning folk on the way out, plus
> you could then take the body of your pet away and, in our case, bury it
> in your mum's garden, under a tree.
>
> They even sent a condolence card a few days later. Damn civilised folk.
SO's surgery does the same thing, although the charging thing can depend on
circumstances. Some people bring the animals in to be put down because they
have become "inconvenient"[1]. In those circumstances the owner gets charged
full whack plus any "wanker surcharge" that can be thought of. At which
point the animal is taken out the back, put in a cage and a member of staff
inevitably adopts it :-)
[1] "We're moving house and don't want to take her with us." being a
classic. Or, "We can't stop him weeing everywhere". This being a two month
old puppy for fucks sake.
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Perform an exorcism when replying.
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>
> I need a hug.
Have a manly hug from me, and don't let it stop you getting another one[1].
They bring lots of happiness for not much maintenance, and unlike children
they look after themselves :-)
[1] The having him put down, not the hug...
Loz H
> I've "held a dog's paw" while she was put to sleep - fucking horrible
> it was, I'm sure they know. I couldn't hold it together long enough
> to pay them so I made a mental note to always pay first in future.
> Big girl's blouse, me.
<AOL>
One of my old cats, Bilbo, had to be put down as his kidneys had finally
packed in at the ripe old age of 18. So theres me, trying to be all brave in
front of the vet as I gave him a final scritch behind the ears and a tickle
under his jaw that he used to love so much, and burst into big blubbery
tears. I got him when I was 12, and such a large part of me finally growing
up was shared by that mog. Bless his ginger and white paws.. :o(
--
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~ Hairy, Ugly and Fat ~
CB550F CB200 CX500
Stritchy
<w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
Condolences mate.
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Cab
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down.
> It's upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen
> years, and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
I know how you feel.
> I need a hug.
Will a snog do?
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Cab
> <bad taste spoiler space follows... So you don't have to read the
> next bit>
That bit down there in your post. I don't get it.
Alison Hopkins
"Loz H" <m3lsd@> wrote in message
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Ah, they get to you, don't they. I can't even read that _Rainbow Bridge_
thing. I know that it's emotional manipulation - and not wonderful prose -
but it gets to me every time.
My father was a little "luckier" with his last cat; She'd been fine up until
a week or so before she died, when she got very bloated, and visibly started
to fade. We'd worked out it was kidney failure - she was at least 18 - so
Pa decided that as she was still eating, drinking, and lying in the sun,
he saw no point in taking her to the vet, and I think he was right. I saw
her the night before, and she was able to rub my hand, and seemed quite
happy. The following morning, she went outside to lie in the sun on the
warm stone, Pa went and sat with her, and she burrowed her head in his
hand, and just quietly went. He buried her in the garden - she was much
missed, but I am very glad she went at home, with her people. I've never
been quite that fortunate, I've had to make the other choice three times.
Ali
les goodwin
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen
> years, and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
you don't really think you're going to get a hug do you?
you have my sympathy however as we had to get our 2 put down over the
past couple of years.
However the local cat rescue can help
see also
http://www.lesgoodwin.ndo.co.uk/pics/Dynamic_duo.JPG
regards
les
Ace
<my_email_addre...@privacy.net> wrote:
>ginge wrote:
>
>> <bad taste spoiler space follows... So you don't have to read the
>> next bit>
>
>That bit down there in your post. I don't get it.
Me neither.
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ginge
see...@virgin.net says...
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:34:52 +0200, "Cab"
> <my_email_addre...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >ginge wrote:
> >
> >> <bad taste spoiler space follows... So you don't have to read the
> >> next bit>
> >
> >That bit down there in your post. I don't get it.
>
> Me neither.
It was a slightly obscure reference to the Monty Python undertaker
sketch.
http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/undertak.htm
Work in progress
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
Pets can do that.
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
My two are 16 and 14 and I'm not having any more when they go. I
really mean it. No more cat hair, no more litter trays, no more
screaming to be let in at 4am, no more smelly cat food, scratched
sofas, dead and dying animals to tread in or chase. No more baby
sparrows that I have to convince the small are beyond trying to save
[1] No more arranging someone to feed them when I go away and no more
putting up with the Siamese refusing to speak to me for a week after I
get back. No more cats.
>I need a hug.
Get a kitten. Or wait for the inevitable, 'oh hello I'm a poor raggedy
looking thing that needs feeding', to arrive.
[1] why do small girls try and save baby birds with broken wings whose
best bet would be a quick end?
--
Work in progress
What shall we do?
SD
<w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>:^(
>I need a hug.
(((WUN)))
As it's you, I'll hold off on the "IAC,IOAFC" post.
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Andy Bonwick
<spam...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:48:31 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
><w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>
snip>
>>I need a hug.
>
>Get a kitten. Or wait for the inevitable, 'oh hello I'm a poor raggedy
>looking thing that needs feeding', to arrive.
>
I know someone who's got an endless supply of kittens wanting a home
because callous fools have dumped them at the marina right by where
she works.
Wait a while and if you want a kitten I'll speak to Jennifer, for it
is she who works by the marina and has phoned more than once urgently
seeking homes for very small kittens.
Pip
<w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
He was a gent, your rickety old mog.
On that basis, and having known him, I won't post this:
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_frm/thread/1734b44dc7517568/49c3559e2abbd79e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#49c3559e2abbd79e
until later.
--
Pip: B12
darsy
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
you can have my cat - it's a bit shit, though.
--
d.
Alison Hopkins
"Pip" <gingerbl...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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You sod. Did I not say that makes me snivel?
I do hope it's true. All the same.
Ali
Pip
<fn...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>"Pip" <gingerbl...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>news:o1ape21j16ucji021...@4ax.com...
>> On that basis, and having known him, I won't post this:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_frm/thread/1734b44dc7517568/49c3559e2abbd79e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#49c3559e2abbd79e
>> until later.
>You sod. Did I not say that makes me snivel?
I didn't read your post until after I'd done the deed. Brought on a
<wince> followed by a <smug grin>, I can tell you.
>
>I do hope it's true. All the same.
You'll start prating about an afterlife for humans next.
--
Pip: B12
Alison Hopkins
"Pip" <gingerbl...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:00:03 +0100, "Alison Hopkins"
> <fn...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>
>>"Pip" <gingerbl...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:o1ape21j16ucji021...@4ax.com...
>
>>> On that basis, and having known him, I won't post this:
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_frm/thread/1734b44dc7517568/49c3559e2abbd79e?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#49c3559e2abbd79e
>>> until later.
>
>>You sod. Did I not say that makes me snivel?
>
> I didn't read your post until after I'd done the deed. Brought on a
> <wince> followed by a <smug grin>, I can tell you.
Evil, you are.
>>
>>I do hope it's true. All the same.
>
> You'll start prating about an afterlife for humans next.
>
Oh, I ain't bovvered about the humans, I'd just like to see my old mogs
again. Mined ewe, I also have the vision of my manic Nookie Puss (don't
ask!), with equally manic Fluff and handsome-but-dim Eliah, plus my
childhood cats, all together. Fur Would Fly. And God help the hamsters.
Ali
Ace
Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
ginge
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:43:47 +0100, ginge
> <the.gin...@THIS.gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <965pe2pd3ih4graij...@4ax.com>,
> >see...@virgin.net says...
> >> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:34:52 +0200, "Cab"
> >> <my_email_addre...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> >ginge wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> <bad taste spoiler space follows... So you don't have to read the
> >> >> next bit>
> >> >
> >> >That bit down there in your post. I don't get it.
> >>
> >> Me neither.
> >
> >It was a slightly obscure reference to the Monty Python undertaker
> >sketch.
> >
> >http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/undertak.htm
>
> Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
My money is on no.
SteveH
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
Bugger, Nigel.
Having been there and done that a couple of years back, I feel for you.
I stop short of hugs, though.
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>
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
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Paul Corfield
>On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:43:47 +0100, ginge
><the.gin...@THIS.gmail.com> wrote:
>
>It was a slightly obscure reference to the Monty Python undertaker
>>sketch.
>>
>>http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/undertak.htm
>
>Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
Err nope. I am slightly pleased that for once I was not alone in not
understanding a post on ukrm.
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>
> Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
I did - long term Python fan, y'see.
Si
Owen
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>I need a hug.
(hug)
Please accept my condolences. I know how you might feel. I put down
our cat (4 yrs ago?) and missed him terribly, but it was the kindest
thing I could do for him. Sfunny thing, I kept catching glimpses of
him out of the corner of my eye for ages...
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O
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"Dan White" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:n8KdnVqgcLkYEHHZ...@pipex.net...
> "Bear" <bastard...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1f569863d...@news.individual.de...
>>snip>
>>
> <snip>
>>They even had a separate, back entrance so that you didn't
>> have to walk out past lots of animal-owning folk on the way out, plus
>> you could then take the body of your pet away and, in our case, bury it
>> in your mum's garden, under a tree.
>>
>> They even sent a condolence card a few days later. Damn civilised folk.
>
> SO's surgery does the same thing, although the charging thing can depend
> on circumstances. Some people bring the animals in to be put down because
> they have become "inconvenient"[1]. In those circumstances the owner gets
> charged full whack plus any "wanker surcharge" that can be thought of. At
> which point the animal is taken out the back, put in a cage and a member
> of staff inevitably adopts it :-)
This happens a lot, I think. And they find local "mugs" too, which is how a
friend once ended up with a three week old kitten. Brought in to the vet by
an Irish labourer - I was there! - who had paws the size of a meat plate.
One giant hand held this scrap of white fluff that he had found in the
gutter. I swear his bottom lip was quivering; he looked pitifully at the vet
and asked what he should do with the thing, as he'd no way of keeping it and
knew not how to care for it. Vet delicately took kitten, placed it in my
chum's hand, and said, "You've got six cats already, one more won't hurt."
She tucked not-quite-cat into her shirt, and took it home, to the relief of
all. It needed hand feeding with a bottle and formula kitten milk every
three hours, but could use a litter tray straight away. A very *small*
litter tray, made from a microwave dish. Rosie grew into the most
magnificent and enormous white cat you could wish for.
>
>
> [1] "We're moving house and don't want to take her with us." being a
> classic. Or, "We can't stop him weeing everywhere". This being a two month
> old puppy for fucks sake.
>
I really really want to hurt people like that very badly indeed. Likewiese
those who have greyhounds destroyed when they can't race any more.
Ali
steve auvache
>:^(
>
>I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>I need a hug.
You need a new cat and I just happen to know where there is a semi stray
in need of a good home. Like a bag if bones it is and the folks looking
after it are about to move and sprog so they daresn't take it on full
time.
Sad it is.
Sniff.
Poor pussy.
--
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i rate dates
Alison Hopkins
"Owen" <peri...@ntlXXWorld.com> wrote in message
news:j6ipe2tqpqdtm2olc...@4ax.com...
>
> Please accept my condolences. I know how you might feel. I put down
> our cat (4 yrs ago?) and missed him terribly, but it was the kindest
> thing I could do for him. Sfunny thing, I kept catching glimpses of
> him out of the corner of my eye for ages...
They do hang around. Weird, innit.
Ali
Krusty
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down.
> It's upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen
> years, and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Bummer :-( Have a damn good cry - it'll help.
--
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muddy
Wicked Uncle Nigel <w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
Sorry to hear that mate.
--
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Skype: mikebothe
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Il Gatto
Whinging Courier <markonusene...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> In uk.rec.motorcycles, Alison Hopkins belched forth and ejected the
> following:
>
> >
> > <zym...@technologist.com> wrote in message
> > news:1156347915.8...@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> > >> :^(
> > >>
> > >> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> > >> upset me much more than I thought it would.
> > >>
> > >> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> > >> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
> > >
> > > Sounds familiar. Mine was 17, but i'd only had him for 5 of those. Nice
> > > old bugger. Daft as a brush, mind.
> > >
> > > I was quite surprised how attached i'd got. Hence won't be getting
> > > another ;-)
> > >
> >
> > That's what you think. The cats have other ideas, and one will Turn Up one
> > day.
>
> I have 'em coming round here and it'd be easy to open the door and let
> them in but instead I tell 'em to bugger off.
Cunt.
muddy
Work in progress <spam...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Get a kitten. Or wait for the inevitable, 'oh hello I'm a poor raggedy
> looking thing that needs feeding', to arrive.
Hello BA, I need a ticket to England quick like. No, no, one way.
platypus
After I left home and was living alone, I would still occasionally put my
dinner plate down on the floor for the cat to snaffle the remains. Force of
habit.
--
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ooh, how I sighed
Cab
Ah, you wanted to ask WUN if he's going to have it stuffed and mounted?
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> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
Don't let Michael Buerk hear you.
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Pip
<my_email_addre...@privacy.net> wrote:
>Ah, you wanted to ask WUN if he's going to have it stuffed and mounted?
I'd be circumspect.
I wouldn't ask in which order.
--
Pip: B12
Dan White
news:4l408s...@individual.net...<snip>
>
>> [1] "We're moving house and don't want to take her with us." being a
>> classic. Or, "We can't stop him weeing everywhere". This being a two
>> month old puppy for fucks sake.
>
> I really really want to hurt people like that very badly indeed. Likewiese
> those who have greyhounds destroyed when they can't race any more.
Hence the reason we have an 18 month old whippet. He's fantastic, couldn't
wish for a more gentle and affectionate animal.
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Perform an exorcism when replying.
Dan White
news:pudpe2hspdcrndvks...@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:43:47 +0100, ginge
>>
>>It was a slightly obscure reference to the Monty Python undertaker
>>sketch.
>>
>>http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/undertak.htm
>
> Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
Fraid so.
Dan White
news:cvnpe2ptegvhonlfb...@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:01:33 +0100, "Dan White" <m...@privacy.net>
> blethered:
<snip>
>>
>>Hence the reason we have an 18 month old whippet. He's fantastic, couldn't
>>wish for a more gentle and affectionate animal.
>
> purely to get her out of the clutches of Glasgow Cat and Dog Home[1],
> not an ideal beast as a first dog. She had a heart murmur so never
> raced, but developed a dependency on the OH so that she wouldn't
> settle if he wasn't in. She went to live with a pack of rescued
> Afghans in the end. When the kids are happier with dogs we'll be
> having at least one hound of some sort here.
>
> [1] This was a few years back, but a C&D home which can't keep weight
> on greyhounds - most of them *used* to being kennelled full time - is
> doing something badly wrong. The bitch we fostered had a few days or
> maybe a week left before she would be in such poor condition that they
> would put her to sleep.
This probably sums Jimmy: up:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danwhite/81062194/in/set-1731497/
Or this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danwhite/81081616/in/set-1731497/
:-)
Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Nidge"
<n.j.m...@cranfield.withoutspicedporkandhamac.uk> saying something
like:
>Mmm, I feel an industry turning point looming. Right. Cancel the
>Kangaroo hides - I've had an idea!
Sorry mate, the Chinks have beaten you to it.
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Grimly Curmudgeon
<w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> saying something like:
>Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Aye; I miss both my mad bastards [1]- time for a stray to adopt us.
>I need a hug.
You need another Shit Cat, that's what you need.
[1] Jax, the mad one-eyed bastard wot got the big heave-ho recently
ended up going in style. The vet asked me if I wanted him cremated, but
that was too pricey and he was only a moggie, after all. I brought him
back with the intention of burying him somewhere here, but the 'garden'
is all still concrete until I finish the building work. Stuck for
someplace to put him, I stashed him in the wheely bin to avoid the
rodents getting at him with the intention of digging a hole in the
neigbouring field the next day. This would have been ok, except the bin
lorry came along a couple of days early that week.
He was in the recycling bin... I can imagine the utter disgust and
horror at the depot.
muddy
"Alison Hopkins" <fn...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
Yep, I see my Samantha[1] frequently.
[1] dead going on 11 years now. She had kidney problems and had been to
the vet already. she recovered for a few months and then relapsed. I
kept her next to me all night with plans for taking her to the vet in
the morning. I went to work and called the vet from there. I went home
to get her and she was gone. I mean vanished from the house. I tore the
place apart looking for her body but never found her. The GF had not
been home either. Fucking bizarre that.
porl
muddy wrote:
> In article <4l40ar...@individual.net>,
> "Alison Hopkins" <fn...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>
> > "Owen" <peri...@ntlXXWorld.com> wrote in message
> > news:j6ipe2tqpqdtm2olc...@4ax.com...
> > >
> > > Please accept my condolences. I know how you might feel. I put down
> > > our cat (4 yrs ago?) and missed him terribly, but it was the kindest
> > > thing I could do for him. Sfunny thing, I kept catching glimpses of
> > > him out of the corner of my eye for ages...
> >
> > They do hang around. Weird, innit.
>
> Yep, I see my Samantha[1] frequently.
>
> [1] dead going on 11 years now. She had kidney problems and had been to
> the vet already. she recovered for a few months and then relapsed. I
> kept her next to me all night with plans for taking her to the vet in
> the morning. I went to work and called the vet from there. I went home
> to get her and she was gone. I mean vanished from the house. I tore the
> place apart looking for her body but never found her. The GF had not
> been home either. Fucking bizarre that.
Do you have a self-flushing toilet?
Mark Olson
No, see, muddy trained the cat to ... OIC.
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muddy
"porl" <omy...@gmail.com> wrote:
*snort*
The thought never occurred to me at the time but I think she was a
little too big to go down.
Cab
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:18:02 +0200, Ace <see...@virgin.net> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:43:47 +0100, ginge
> ><the.gin...@THIS.gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It was a slightly obscure reference to the Monty Python undertaker
> > > sketch.
> > >
> > > http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/undertak.htm
> >
> > Right. I wonder if anyone got it.
>
> Err nope. I am slightly pleased that for once I was not alone in not
> understanding a post on ukrm.
Only one post?
Cane
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
Why was he a shit cat?
MikeH
>
> Oh, I ain't bovvered about the humans, I'd just like to see my old mogs
> again. Mined ewe, I also have the vision of my manic Nookie Puss (don't
> ask!), with equally manic Fluff and handsome-but-dim Eliah, plus my
> childhood cats, all together. Fur Would Fly. And God help the hamsters.
Bugger. I've got tickets to see the Hamsters. Didn't even know they were
ill.
--
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R1100RS
porl
Alison Hopkins wrote:
> "Pip" <gingerbl...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> > You'll start prating about an afterlife for humans next.
> >
>
> Oh, I ain't bovvered about the humans, I'd just like to see my old mogs
> again. Mined ewe, I also have the vision of my manic Nookie Puss (don't
> ask!), with equally manic Fluff and handsome-but-dim Eliah, plus my
> childhood cats, all together. Fur Would Fly. And God help the hamsters.
I'm sure when psychos that torch puppies and microwave kittens are
asked what possible satisfaction they could get from torturing harnless
animals, upsetting deranged old nutters like you has to be right up
there on the list of reasons.
Pip
wrote:
>The thought never occurred to me at the time but I think she was a
>little too big to go down.
I've heard of women who make that excuse.
--
Pip: B12
Eiron
> You need another Shit Cat, that's what you need.
>
> [1] Jax, the mad one-eyed bastard wot got the big heave-ho recently
> ended up going in style. The vet asked me if I wanted him cremated, but
> that was too pricey and he was only a moggie, after all. I brought him
> back with the intention of burying him somewhere here, but the 'garden'
> is all still concrete until I finish the building work. Stuck for
> someplace to put him, I stashed him in the wheely bin to avoid the
> rodents getting at him with the intention of digging a hole in the
> neigbouring field the next day. This would have been ok, except the bin
> lorry came along a couple of days early that week.
>
> He was in the recycling bin... I can imagine the utter disgust and
> horror at the depot.
You think cats can't be recycled? Look at "One Hundred and One More Uses of a
Dead Cat" next time you are in Waterstones.
--
Eiron
No good deed ever goes unpunished.
Mups
> Wicked Uncle Nigel <w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> > and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
> >
>
> Bugger, Nigel.
I should imagine a simple hug would have sufficed.
--
Chris (Chr...@churchstone.com)
Suze
Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
> I need a hug.
>
17 years is a good life. He must have been well looked after by you.
My dog is a mere 14 years old and I know the day is coming...I'll be
looking for hugs too.
{{{more hugs}}}
---
Suze
CBR600FS
Dan White
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:23:29 +0100, "Dan White" <m...@privacy.net>
> blethered:
<snip>
>>
>>This probably sums Jimmy: up:
>>
>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/danwhite/81062194/in/set-1731497/
>>
>>Or this:
>>
>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/danwhite/81081616/in/set-1731497/
>>
>>:-)
>
20 minutes of bonkers chasing everything that moves in a field, and then
back to bed for the rest of the day. Speed, yes. Stamina... nah.
muddy
Bear
It's like you've come back as your own evil twin.
I like it.
--
Bear
Bear
> Owen wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:48:31 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel
> > <w...@wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> :^(
> >>
> >> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down.
> >> It's upset me much more than I thought it would.
> >>
> >> Yes, he was only a cat. But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen
> >> years, and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
> >>
> >> I need a hug.
> >
> >
> > Please accept my condolences. I know how you might feel. I put down
> > our cat (4 yrs ago?) and missed him terribly, but it was the kindest
> > thing I could do for him. Sfunny thing, I kept catching glimpses of
> > him out of the corner of my eye for ages...
>
> dinner plate down on the floor for the cat to snaffle the remains. Force of
> habit.
The one that got me was when someone would drop a bit of food at the
table and I'd wait for the 4-legged vacuum to turn up and then realised
she wouldn't be turning up again :(
--
Bear
Wicked Uncle Nigel
<bastard...@gmail.com> typed
>On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:00:05 GMT, platypus said ...
>> dinner plate down on the floor for the cat to snaffle the remains. Force of
>> habit.
>
>The one that got me was when someone would drop a bit of food at the
>table and I'd wait for the 4-legged vacuum to turn up and then realised
>she wouldn't be turning up again :(
Other Muggy showed up last night and demanded a cuddle. He was on my
knee when the outside security light came on. I got up to let Oscar in
then remembered.
<gulp>
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Hog
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear
> <bastard...@gmail.com> typed
>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:00:05 GMT, platypus said ...
>>> After I left home and was living alone, I would still occasionally
>>> put my dinner plate down on the floor for the cat to snaffle the
>>> remains. Force of habit.
>>
>> The one that got me was when someone would drop a bit of food at the
>> table and I'd wait for the 4-legged vacuum to turn up and then
>> realised she wouldn't be turning up again :(
>
> Other Muggy showed up last night and demanded a cuddle. He was on my
> knee when the outside security light came on. I got up to let Oscar in
> then remembered.
>
> <gulp>
My last moggie passed away at a ripe old age around 2001. The sorrow
generated when a mate who has been by your side for 18 years passes on
is nothing ordinary. I resolved not to get another.
--
Hog
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
DoetNietComputeren
> :^(
>
> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
> upset me much more than I thought it would.
Oh hard luck sir - comiserations indeed. Presumeably the decision was
in the best interests of the moggy - so good on you.
> Yes, he was only a cat.
stop right there. we're not all like petrolcan.
> But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
Indeed. How's auntie?
--
dnc
Wicked Uncle Nigel
>Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:
>> :^(
>>
>> I've just had to take the decision to have my old moggy put down. It's
>> upset me much more than I thought it would.
>
>Oh hard luck sir - comiserations indeed. Presumeably the decision was
>in the best interests of the moggy - so good on you.
It was, his digestion had got so bad he was starving to death. :^(
>> But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
>> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
>
>Indeed. How's auntie?
A bit tearful.
DoetNietComputeren
> >Oh hard luck sir - comiserations indeed. Presumeably the decision was
> >in the best interests of the moggy - so good on you.
>
> It was, his digestion had got so bad he was starving to death. :^(
Not good. you did the best thing and you know it.
> >> But he was my cat, I'd had him seventeen years,
> >> and I'm going to miss the old bugger.
> >
> >Indeed. How's auntie?
>
> A bit tearful.
Need a hug does she? <fires up easyjet site>
--
Dnc
Hog
> It was, his digestion had got so bad he was starving to death. :^(
I had this with one beloved old tabby. Fed her on liquidised liver
through a syringe for a month until we had plucked up the courage to
visit the vet.
porl
Rainbow Bridge? Where pets "frolic"? "Bovvered"? Come on people for
fuck's sake. I could be Ghandi and I'd still feel like going on a
killing spree.
PacMan
Bear was struck by a sudden insight:
>The vets that did the deed to my beloved order collie had this really
>cool policy whereby, if the cat or dog was a long-time patient, then
>they didn't charge for putting them down, so as to avoid the trauma you
>describe. They even had a separate, back entrance so that you didn't
>have to walk out past lots of animal-owning folk on the way out, plus
>you could then take the body of your pet away and, in our case, bury it
>in your mum's garden, under a tree.
Last horse we had to have put down was in the Good Old Days, at the
Avon Vale hunt kennels.
Paddy was taken there, stood on the lawn, one retired old hound
wandering around, "let go the lead rope" says the chap, and Paddy's
remaining days of pain were over.
He stayed there as well: recycling at its best.
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