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Buffy Scared the C*** Out of Me!
On 02/11/2018 19:28, joy wrote:
On 11/2/2018 12:03 PM, Judith Latham wrote: In article , Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. I have to agree with Tina and as you know we reluctantly went onto facebook. it is worth it to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones. It is very much the same as on usenet but with pictures. You would be welcomed. Judith I suppose I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go there too.Â* How do I do that if you can't find it when you search for it? First you have to set up a facebook account, then search for one of the admins, one you know is Victoria Chapman (Yowie) If you can't find her, you can certainly find me - there's not many Websells in the world and let me know on Facebook when you are up and running and I'll get in touch with the admins for you so you can join in. It's a huge and busy group, don't let it overwhelm you, it scared me at first because I couldn't keep up. You don't have to, just join in as much as or as litle as you want. Ask for advice if you need to, I'm sure Judith will help you with the FB interface and I will too. I'm confident that if you give it time so you can learn it, you'll love seeing your old Usenet friends again. |
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On 02/11/2018 23:14, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/2/2018 1:44 PM, Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. RPCA usenet will die if everyone stops posting here. Jill To be fair, I came back as soon as I could access Usenet again. No-one knows about it now. On one of my old computers running on XP, there was a button on the toolbar "newsgroups" so you could find Usenet. Not now, so there will never be any new members. It didn't help when all ISP's in the UK stopped carrying newsgroups, forcing us to go to NIN to get it, but that was only the people who were already posting on Usenet and didn't want to lose it. Technology moves on, rpca is still vibrant and alive on Facebook. I only went there when I lost Usenet, but once I got used to it, which took a while, I found I preferred it as we can post pics. |
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On 02/11/2018 23:22, joy wrote:
On 11/2/2018 4:14 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 11/2/2018 1:44 PM, Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. RPCA usenet will die if everyone stops posting here. Jill I intend to post here as long as anybody else does. I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks. I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty. So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old. Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is a red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby. They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. |
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On 11/8/2018 9:42 AM, Tina wrote:
On 02/11/2018 19:28, joy wrote: On 11/2/2018 12:03 PM, Judith Latham wrote: In article , Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. I have to agree with Tina and as you know we reluctantly went onto facebook. it is worth it to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones. It is very much the same as on usenet but with pictures. You would be welcomed. Judith I suppose I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go there too.Â* How do I do that if you can't find it when you search for it? First you have to set up a facebook account, then search for one of the admins, one you know is Victoria Chapman (Yowie)Â* If you can't find her, you can certainly find me - there's not many Websells in the world and let me know on Facebook when you are up and running and I'll get in touch with the admins for you so you can join in.Â* It's a huge and busy group, don't let it overwhelm you, it scared me at first because I couldn't keep up. You don't have to, just join in as much as or as litle as you want.Â* Ask for advice if you need to, I'm sure Judith will help you with the FB interface and I will too. I'm confident that if you give it time so you can learn it, you'll love seeing your old Usenet friends again. Thank you. I'll give it a try one of these days. I'm kind of busy right now. |
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On 11/8/2018 10:30 AM, Tina wrote:
On 02/11/2018 23:22, joy wrote: On 11/2/2018 4:14 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 11/2/2018 1:44 PM, Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. RPCA usenet will die if everyone stops posting here. Jill I intend to post here as long as anybody else does. I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks.Â* I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty.Â* So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old.Â* Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is aÂ* red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby.Â* They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. I'm so sorry about Boyfriend. I lost a heart cat to cancer, so I understand, as much as anybody who isn't you can. I'm glad you got two new cats. I, too, had indoor/outdoor cats until I got littermates who where three years old and had never been outdoors. I realized they weren't equipped for that, so now my cats are indoor only. It's an adjustment, but not that hard, really. |
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"Tina" wrote in message ... I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks. I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty. So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old. Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is a red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby. They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Totally understand, Tina. It was unbearable when I lost my Big Mooch in May 2017. His sister, Smoochie Mew died in Sept of 2012. To this day not a day passes I don't think about/mourn them. They were my world. But I thought my purpose was to help cats, and within a month I found my two boys, then 8 year old Pirate and 7 yo Eddy. Less than 6 months later came two kittens EJ and Bebe. It's hard with 4 cats. Costs are high. Vet bills are higher. And a lot of work. And I remember Mooch and Smoochie every day, but I wouldn't give up my current kitties and am so glad I happened upon them and the kittens found me. -- bill nakielski |
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On 08/11/2018 19:19, joy wrote:
On 11/8/2018 10:30 AM, Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 23:22, joy wrote: On 11/2/2018 4:14 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 11/2/2018 1:44 PM, Tina wrote: On 02/11/2018 05:21, MaryL wrote: On 10/23/2018 7:38 PM, Cheryl wrote: On 2018-10-23 3:29 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/23/2018 1:08 PM, Tina wrote: Jill, I wish you'd try a bit harder with FB rpca. OK there's a lot of people you don't know, but you do know some of us, it's just you may not recognise their real names. FB rpca does take some getting used to, it's different, extremely fast paced, just reply to what you like, tick to like others with various emoticoms, and ignore the rest that you don't have time for.. I'm sorry you didn't feel welcome, of course you are. It's just different, you'll get used to it. Persevere. Thanks!Â* I never said I didn't feel welcome.Â* I just don't like the FB interface. I don't like Facebook either. I tried it once, very briefly, many years ago, took against it and decided I didn't need to spend even more time on the computer learning to use a program I disliked from the start. I do miss some of the old groups I used to follow - pretty much defunct now, all of them, but I doubt I'll give Facebook another try. There's not much point, since it's such a different kind of software than the discussions I liked ran on that I doubt I'd like it any more than I did all those years ago. Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I'm out of the Ark, since just about everyone I know seems to be on Facebook, but joining still doesn't appeal to me. I don't use FB because they share personal information (a problem that became even more obvious with recent events). MaryL Hi, MaryÂ*Â* Nice to hear from you.Â* Yes, the Facebook interface is very different, it does take some time to get used to it, but it's worth persevering. The rpca Facebook group is a secret group - i.e. no-one can find it if they search for it.Â* You have to be approved to join it, the admins are people you know, so no worries about you being approved and only rpca members can see your posts. Most of the old friends you knew from here are on there.Â* I'm sure they'd love to see you again. Will you give it some thought at least? It's a huge group now, there are many people you won't know yet, and the ones you did know who had nicknames use their real names, but I'm sure they'll introduce themselves. Usenet is dying, Mary, please give FB rpca a chance for 6 months. It does take a while to learn the interface and how to respond but I think you might be glad if you did. I leave it up to you. RPCA usenet will die if everyone stops posting here. Jill I intend to post here as long as anybody else does. I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks.Â* I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty.Â* So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old.Â* Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is aÂ* red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby.Â* They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. I'm so sorry about Boyfriend.Â* I lost a heart cat to cancer, so I understand, as much as anybody who isn't you can. I'm glad you got two new cats.Â* I, too, had indoor/outdoor cats until I got littermates who where three years old and had never been outdoors. I realized they weren't equipped for that, so now my cats are indoor only.Â* It's an adjustment, but not that hard, really. It's only an adjustment for me because I worry about them being bored. I set up a bird feeding station that they could watch from their bedroom windowsill, but only Nelli bothered to watch it. She was fascinated for a while but has lost interest. I bought them a track ball toy - which they have never played with, and a mousie on a spring that they can bat - ditto. Exotics are real couch potatoes, especially Garfie, whose sleeping sessions are legendary. 17 hours is a short sleep! Not for nothing are they referred to online as "furniture with fur"! They seem perfectly happy with life as it is, so I've stopped being concerned now that they need more stimulation. Toys/birdwatching available if required.. They are very attractive cats, with their pansy faces and teddy bear coats but they are quite high maintenance. They need a lot of coat care (they shed like crazy) which they are fine with, and daily eye care, which they hate and try to avoid. They are very loving cats and I don't regret having them, even though the vacuum cleaner has to come out more often to cope with the shedding :-) |
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On 09/11/2018 02:10, Bill Nak wrote:
"Tina"Â* wrote in message ... I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks.Â* I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty.Â* So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old.Â* Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is aÂ* red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby.Â* They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Totally understand, Tina. It was unbearable when I lost my Big Mooch in May 2017.Â* His sister, Smoochie Mew died in Sept of 2012.Â* To this day not a day passes I don't think about/mourn them.Â* They were my world. But I thought my purpose was to help cats, and within a month I found my two boys, then 8 year old Pirate and 7 yo Eddy.Â* Less than 6 months later came two kittens EJ and Bebe. It's hard with 4 cats. Costs are high. Vet bills are higher.Â* And a lot of work.Â* And I remember Mooch and Smoochie every day, but I wouldn't give up my current kitties and am so glad I happened upon them and the kittens found me. It's so awful when you lose them, Boyfie was my heart cat. I think about him and miss him every day. But as I said upthread, even though I said never again, the house was empty. Ideally I wanted only one, but these sisters came with the proviso from the breeder that they should never be parted, and their next owner kept to that. She didn't want to part with them at all, but had to. It's very kind of you to adopt 4. I will stick with 2 because, as you said, vet's bills. I could afford to feed several, but Boyfie's vet bill in his final illness was massive, as my girls are the same age they might deteriorate in health together so I thought two is plenty. I wouldn't want to put myself in a position not to be able to afford the best healthcare for them. |
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On 09/11/2018 16:59, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Tina wrote: I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks. I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty. So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old. Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is a red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby. They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. You forget to say they're called 'The Poshgirls' Judith Oh, yes, I forgot that. On Facebook rpca they are known as The Poshgirls, as until recently they were the only pedigree cats on the group ;-) |
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Buffy Scared the C*** Out of Me!
"Tina" wrote in message ... On 09/11/2018 02:10, Bill Nak wrote: "Tina" wrote in message ... I will too, now my new computer has given me accesss to Usenet again. I think I told you all about losing Boyfriend to cancer. I wept for weeks. I swore I'd never have another cat to break my heart like that. But..the house was so empty. So I got two exotic shorthair girls, litter sisters, ex-show cats, 6 years old. Their first home from the breeder broke down due their child developing an allergy to them, they do shed a lot. So then I got them. They are indoor cats, which I've never had before. I thought I might be able to let them out, but soon realised it would be a bad idea, because the best way I can describe them is a heroine in a 50's Miss Marple mystery, not quite of this world. Nelli is a red lynx point, Garfie is described as red on her pedigree, I call her a ginger tabby. They squabble quite a lot over who gets to sit on mummy's knee. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Totally understand, Tina. It was unbearable when I lost my Big Mooch in May 2017. His sister, Smoochie Mew died in Sept of 2012. To this day not a day passes I don't think about/mourn them. They were my world. But I thought my purpose was to help cats, and within a month I found my two boys, then 8 year old Pirate and 7 yo Eddy. Less than 6 months later came two kittens EJ and Bebe. It's hard with 4 cats. Costs are high. Vet bills are higher. And a lot of work. And I remember Mooch and Smoochie every day, but I wouldn't give up my current kitties and am so glad I happened upon them and the kittens found me. It's so awful when you lose them, Boyfie was my heart cat. I think about him and miss him every day. But as I said upthread, even though I said never again, the house was empty. Ideally I wanted only one, but these sisters came with the proviso from the breeder that they should never be parted, and their next owner kept to that. She didn't want to part with them at all, but had to. It's very kind of you to adopt 4. I will stick with 2 because, as you said, vet's bills. I could afford to feed several, but Boyfie's vet bill in his final illness was massive, as my girls are the same age they might deteriorate in health together so I thought two is plenty. I wouldn't want to put myself in a position not to be able to afford the best healthcare for them. ================================================== ====== We really had no intention to have 4, but the lady across the street, who does occasional rescue work, needed someone to foster the two 7 or 8 week old kittens while she had surgery. Of course we had room and said we'd do it. Within a day or two they were accepted and "adopted" by the 2 older boys, Pirate and Eddy. Long story short they never went back to Tammy's house. There's medical issues with Pi and Eddy and there is medical issues with the kittens, hence high vet bills. But the kittens, now going on 16 months old have enhanced the older boys lives so very much that there was no way to allow them to leave. The kittens names are EJ, the boy, which stands for Eddy Junior, as Eddy taught him everything he knows, and EJ copied him from the start and the girl's name is Bebe. She can be a terror, lol. -- bill n |
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