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Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:42:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Reading marie2's post on picking a kitten got me thinking about my cat.  She is the most lovely calico cat I have ever seen.  I'll be seeing her for the first time in nearly 7 months next week.  I use the term 'my' loosely as I've never touched her or gotten within 20 feet of her.  She's a feral cat, extremely wild that I've been taking care of  for the past few summers.  Just so those who read this post don't think I am irresponsible, we were able to catch her once in a trap, however, we were not able to locate the kittens we knew she had so could not take her in for a spay at that time without endangering the kittens' lives.  Since then she is smart enough to not go near a trap.  During the winter a neighbor who loves cats feeds her regularly.

Two years ago we moved the motor home to a new spot on the property.  Kitty would have to learn a new place to be fed.  When we drove home one evening I spotted her near to where we used to park.  I had kept her food dishes there so walked down with her food to feed her.  I fell down.  The pain was horrible.  I could not move or get up.  All I could do was call for help.  Gary didn't have hearing aids at the time and couldn't hear me at all.  The neighbor who lived on the other side heard a noise she took for a cat crying.  A neighbor across the street heard something but wasn't certain what.  This is a rural area by the way, so the houses are not close by. 

I figured I could lay there for a long time and it was getting dark.  If Gary went inside on the computer it might be a long time until he realized I should have been home already.  Kitty somehow realized something was not right.  She went up to where we'd moved the motor home.  Gary was outside.  She walked over as close to him as she dared, and she sat down and stared at him, just stared.  Gary looked at her and asked her what she was doing up there as he knew she was getting fed.  She continued to sit and stare.  He then realized there might be something wrong.  He got on the riding lawn mower and came down to look for me.  He found me laying just as I'd fallen.

He had to get a neighbor to help get me up and into the car.  I had dislocated my shoulder.  It was the worst pain I have ever experienced.  However, the doctor put it back in place and it's never come out again as some will.  

To say the least, I will always provide for Kitty or at least make sure arrangements have been made for someone to care for her.  Last year she brought all her kittens up for us to see one evening.  She had 5 of them including a calico like herself.  They all played and tumbled together and provided quite the entertainment.  After 1/2 hour she led them all away.  She never brought them back to show off again.  More than one evening might be too much bragging for her.  Fortunately all last year's kittens were trapped, tamed, and sent to the Humane Society, hopefully to find good homes. 

Was wondering if others have had animals in their lives that did something unusual. 







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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 1:52:32 AM   
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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 1:55:37 AM   
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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 3:41:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are no such things as stupid animals....only dumb humans!  Your kitty was rewarding your kindness by showing some of her own.  And while my pets have never really saved my life, they have saved my sanity!  They have listened to me vent, cry, scream and yell without complaint, and even better, they will curl up with me to give me comfort.  When I'm sick, they stay with me to commiserate.....my cats meet me at the door every night, and it's not just cuz they are hungry....they are really glad to see me.  I'd be heartbroken without them, and I know the day will come when I have to let go, but each and every one of them have brought their own bit of special into my life.

I am so glad that your kitty found you....she knows you are special, too.  And I mean that in a good way, for all you jokers out there!

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 8:04:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you Peppermint for a thread that makes me smile.

I think all of my animals are extraordinary in some way. I've had animals around me my whole life. The stories I could tell would be like a book.

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 8:29:29 AM   
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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 9:35:34 AM   
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My cat attacked the blinds....the blinds won.


I'll bet your cat had a lot of fun before losing. 

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 9:41:52 AM   
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There are no such things as stupid animals....only dumb humans!  Your kitty was rewarding your kindness by showing some of her own.  And while my pets have never really saved my life, they have saved my sanity!  They have listened to me vent, cry, scream and yell without complaint, and even better, they will curl up with me to give me comfort.  When I'm sick, they stay with me to commiserate.....my cats meet me at the door every night, and it's not just cuz they are hungry....they are really glad to see me.  I'd be heartbroken without them, and I know the day will come when I have to let go, but each and every one of them have brought their own bit of special into my life.

I am so glad that your kitty found you....she knows you are special, too.  And I mean that in a good way, for all you jokers out there!


I remember the dogs and cats being so concerned when I was upset or ill.  That's been a long time ago now.  They certainly help. 

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 9:42:56 AM   
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Thank you Peppermint for a thread that makes me smile.

I think all of my animals are extraordinary in some way. I've had animals around me my whole life. The stories I could tell would be like a book.


Won't you share one or two with us?  Maybe you should think seriously about that book. 

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 9:52:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		That's an amazing story, peppermint, especially because she is a wild cat but has bonded with you nonetheless.  It's not too often you hear about something extraordinary that a cat does....And the part about her bringing the family out to show off for a bit....adorable...really. 

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 10:26:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		One evening i got quite sick with the flu so i decided to sleep in the bathroom, it's carpeted, warm, dark, and the most quiet room in the house. i slept quite comfortably with no incident (thank heaven), but awoke in the morning to the sound of my Conor mewing. He knew that the situation wasn't right and started mewing and pushing on my legs with his head as if to urge me to get up. "mew..push...mew...push" i started bawling my eyes out and said "ok baby, it's ok, mama's gettin' up". i still cry every time i re-live it...like now. Conor has given me so much unconditional love that i cannot imagine life without him

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 11:44:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		I will give you one brief funny one.

When I moved to the country, from Cedar Rapids, I had three dogs. Bella, my gorgeous shepherd mix, too beautiful and smart for her own good, my soul mate of a dog. She used to come to work with me and seriously thought she was my second in command.

Molly, an older black lab that got my son through his teen hell years and would adopt any baby anything. From people to kittens to a baby racoon. Terrified of gun shots and thunder but ran a, less than smart, screaming for mercy, friend.... up onto the kitchen counter when he thought he was going to sneak in and surprise Generic Dude one evening, when I was working late.

Then we had my mercy adoption. A 110# overgrown big hair red beast of a golden retriever I took in, after I knew we had the farm for certain. The shelter was struggling to place him because of his size and anti-social behaviour. I specialize in rehabbing aggressive dogs and knew this guy was going to be a piece of cake. He just needed to be taught how to be a dog.

So off to the country we went.

My dogs are never outside unless I am home. While the yard is not fenced, they are taught their boundaries and almost always, stay within them. Except once a year, deer season. Invariably Molly's nose would get the best of her after she had caught the whiff of something yummy, down at the cabins, near the river. Once that nose was working the rest of the brain seemed to shut down. Bella knew she was not supposed to follow but Molly was like a mother to Bella, she raised her from the little furball pup I had brought home. If she thought she could sneak along, she was going to go.

Early one weekend morning I let the trio outside to take care of business. Kept checking out the windows to make sure they were behaving. Then all of the sudden I didn't see them. Went and looked out the back door and there was the big hairy red beast sitting on the porch with his back to the door staring up the lane. I knew immediately something was not right.

I opened the back door and stepped out as Rusty was trying to dash past me to get in. Again, not normal. Unfortunately for him, biff to the head, I had pulled the door shut behind me. I called for Bella and Molly and got nothing. I looked at the cowering Red Menace and asked him "Where is Bella? Where is Molly?" Oh my gawd, the pathetic face looking up at me! He would look up at the lane then at me, then whine and look at the door. He wanted in, BAD.

I knew exactly what had happened. I opened the door to get my boots and coat........and let the poor tattletell in. Grabbed my riding crop and asked Rusty if he wanted to go for a walk. Ohhhh, he knew better this time! He took off to hide in bed.

I headed over across the road, and down the lane to the cabins, calling. As I got where I could actually see the cabins, I saw a familiar black and tan face peek at me from around the corner of one building. Bella knew she was in trouble. There was no way she was coming near me, she decided to head for the woods and circle back and beat me home. I kept calling and walking. Then I saw her, it was the instigator. Head down, slinking up to me. So I chewed her ass and told her to come with me. I was mad, stomping back up that lane.

Back up the hill towards the road, sad little lab following behind. I got back to the house and there, trying to look all innocent, was Bella. Trying to decide whether she needed to look appologetic and guilty or play it off like nothing happened and "Wow mom, isn't it a beautiful morning and I sure am glad to see you, can we have breakfast now?!" I chewed her ass and inside we went.

Once a year was about all. They just had to test me to see. Rabbits could go running through the yard with all three hot after them. If the rabbit crossed the invisible dog boundary the dogs would stop and watch. But that first whiff, first deer season, was their achillies heel.


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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:06:11 PM   
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We had a cat, tiny little black and white generic puss. Bright as a button with a sharp sense of humour. We also had two dogs, lovely animals and loyal...but less prone to feline cleverness.
After sunday lunch, and we'd all had our fill, the remains of the roast would sit on the kitchen top to cool down before being parcelled out to the critters. One sunday, we all quietly watched from the living room as the clever cat jumped up to steal himself a snack. He had a munch on some tasty morsels and then noticed the two pairs of doggy eyes patiently watching from the floor. Carefully he teased a morsel from the carcass, just one, maneuvered it until it was exactly inbetween the two dogs, then knocked it down to them. He watched as they bumped heads trying to grab it. One more morsel was detached and dispatched in exactly the same way. The cat evidentially enjoying setting up the doggy competition that ensued. He kept that up until both dogs had eaten and he was thoroughly amused. After that he decided to chase the reflection of the sun from my watch up the wall for a while, but thats another story.
Loved that cat.

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:28:42 PM   
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My cat attacked the blinds....the blinds won.


I'll bet your cat had a lot of fun before losing. 



She did, i guess, she lost two toes in the battle. :( But you can't tell because she's so furry.

i flew to San Diego for a job interview and i didn't think that i had to put her in the kennel for a 12 hour period. So now, we do. She's totally neurotic. Entertaining, too.

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:47:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was once visiting someone that had a parrot and a cat. The cat enjoyed chasing the cellophane from a cigarette box. The owner would toss the wrapper to the cat who then would bat it around. The owner threw the wrapper and it landed in an upright brown paper grocery bag. the cat looked all over for it and the parrot figured it out and laughed at the cat. I was amazed the bird saw the humor in the situation.

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:52:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		My younger sister used to have a huge solid gray cat. Looked like a small gray puma, weird looking cat indeed. He could be sitting on the floor in front of the fridge and with one effortless leap be on top of it.

He used to love laying draped across the top of the fridge and it sat next to the doorway. If that cat didn't like you, he would smack you upside the head as you walked past. He HATED my exhusband. I should have known. (Unfortunately I was only 16 and hadn't learned to pay attention to animal's reactions to people.) It was funny because my ex would get smacked and want soooooooo badly to smack the cat back, but because he was at my house and it was my little sister's cat......... And that cat knew it. He would just lay there, smugly glaring at him.

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:54:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Our first cat was named Chaos, and the name suited her. She had a toy mouse that was HERS. She would get highly pissed off if anyone touched it. In fact, most times she hid it if she was not playing with it.

One morning i was getting ready for work and my hot curling iron somehow fell against my eye as i was using it, severely burning the cornea. The pain was indescribable and all i could do was scream. My husband ran out to get the car as close to the house as possible to get me to the ER. While he was gone all i could do was sit on the bed and whimper.

I felt Chaos put her little paws on my lap and i managed to open one eye in time to see her drop her beloved mouse onto my lap.




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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 12:55:53 PM   
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Last year when it was -46 below my cousin went outside and heard a mewing..she saw a cat tangled in a fence..
she brought it in and
took care of it..as the weeks past the cats legs fell off..yes..they had been frozen!!

and soon she got fatter..
and yes  she was pregnant..!!!
MAMA as she is called had her babies..and other cats in the barn fussed about..
What happened after is amazing..
male toms actually pushed the kittens on to her to feed. and lay beside her one on each side to keep her warm..they pushed her to the litter box...I kid you not..!!
and fussed and gaurded.

.MAMA cat is well liked by the cat community( my cousin has 33(rescues) + dogs + horses)
and recently became the recipient of a baby cradle to sleep in
which she shares,,
She can walk on her stubs as far as about 200 feet and NOW THE DOGS protect her...as well...walking with her...

I have pics and if you message me with your e- mail I can send them

amazing girl........ amazing ANIMAL acceptance and help

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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 1:02:37 PM   
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RE: Extraordinary Animals - 5/20/2009 1:18:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		When my daughter was about 5 years old we had a nice big swing set out in the backyard. At that time we had a Keeshond (for those who do not know that is a dog that looks a lot like a curly tailed wolf). One day she was out swinging and fell off the swing and as she tried to get up the swing came back and whacked her in the head. Oh she screamed and cried (she was ok just a sore spot on her noggin) and that dog was so upset.

A few days later she went to get on the swing and the dog got between her and it, every time she tried to go around him to get onto the swing he moved and would block her. Finally she came inside complaining that "Wolfie" would not let her on the swing. I took her out to put her on it and sure enough he tried to block me from putting her on the swing~! I eventually got her on there and the dog grabbed onto the rope and would not let go of it. He was determined that the baby was not going to get hurt again by the evil swing~!

Now you would think that he would eventually forget all about this. Nope this went on for years..the only way she could swing was when I kept him in the house  LOL  That dog loved children so much and he adored my daughter. Sadly he passed away last year at a very old age after a stroke.

He was a gem and a dear friend that I will never forget.

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