David Goldfarb wrote:
> In article <helju35l5ohoodl0gdm9gjbf0i9ka5b6hn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> mike weber <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Something similar with Oz, the cranky big orange cat i inherited from
>> a former roommate - but, despite good intentions, i couldn't stay,
>> though i did make it to the point at which the initial sedative was
>> taking effect, but then i had to run out...
>
> I remember Shelob, the store cat at The Other Change of Hobbit for
> many years. I held her on my lap and petted her, in the last hour
> of her life, and she purred. But I couldn't bring myself to stay
> when the vet came.
I was a complete coward for Gretel, but for Natasha, I managed to
overcome it. We'd had Tosh for about 16 years, over three times as long
as we'd had Gretel. Beulah went in for tests and didn't come back, so
being with her at the unexpected end wasn't an option.
Kip W
misses the cats


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