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  1. 05-08-2009, 08:12 PM #1
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    Stranger

    As I passed through the Tuscumbia bottoms this morning on my way to work I saw two shiny dots in the road ahead of me. It was 5:00 am, and I still had more than an hour's drive, and even though I am a stickler for getting to work on time stopped.

    The kitty looked to be full grown but still young perhaps. I could tell that he had until then had it pretty rough, but other than extreme lethargy he was sitting up and alert.

    I returned with him to my house and left him in a bathroom, after which I resumed to my journey. I would be late to work, but in God's eyes all life is precious so work would have to wait.

    Even then I requested the day off and after talking shop with my boss he agreed to let me work from home. I delivered the cat to my veterinarian before noon. The prognosis was as I feared: feline AIDS.

    I knew him for less than a day. He was a beautiful orange tabby. He is running free at the Rainbow Bridge.

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    You are amazing in all that you do for any stray you happen upon. What you did for this kitty was the best that you could do.

    RIP "Stranger"
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  3. 05-09-2009, 05:47 AM #3
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    Zoee:

    Remember Taz?



    All grown up now ...



    By the way, I do NOT keep him in a cage or kennel, except for when I am away from home; but he still gravitates toward the kennel even when I am home. It's as if he feels safer in there ...
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    Oh dear. What a sad situation. Thank you for looking after these critters and doing what you can to help all of them. You did the loving thing to help Stranger. He won't suffer with that disease any longer. I do miss your posts around here.
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    Dan, you did the right thing for that poor kitty, but it's still heartbreaking.

    Rest in Peace, sweet boy!

    I remember you telling us about Taz, he looked so cute as a pup, and now is fully grown, it seems. Does he get along with the rest? Isn't he the one who chewed up anything near him?

    Are you going to spill the beans here, or is it a secret?



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    Thats a shame that that Owesome Orangie was out in the wild , all on his own, and that ill.
    I wonder if his people knew that Stranger was ill and dumped him, or was Stranger feral all his life??
    Either way he found a friend , a friend who was kind enough to get Stranger to a vet and try to help him. Its sad when you want to take in a cat and they are too ill ,like Ebony Beau Tubster, Gem, Karina and Charcoal.
    Strangers an Animal Angel now, and will be there to thank you for the one day that you had together.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randi View Post
    Dan, you did the right thing for that poor kitty, but it's still heartbreaking.

    Rest in Peace, sweet boy!

    I remember you telling us about Taz, he looked so cute as a pup, and now is fully grown, it seems. Does he get along with the rest? Isn't he the one who chewed up anything near him?

    Are you going to spill the beans here, or is it a secret?
    Taz is still a very bad pup.

    Now I got Grainger. He's just like Taz. Always barking and chewing and keeping me awake at night.

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    Deepest sympathy to you for your loss, Willow Oak. Thank you for reaching out to Stranger so that he knew love and caring. Rest in peace, dearest Stranger, a stranger no more.

    I lit a candle for him and you: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=8375071
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    Quote Originally Posted by phesina View Post
    Deepest sympathy to you for your loss, Willow Oak. Thank you for reaching out to Stranger so that he knew love and caring. Rest in peace, dearest Stranger, a stranger no more.

    I lit a candle for him and you: http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...ng&cid=8375071
    Wow! That's great. I shall put a link on my website for all to see. That is a beautiful thing. Thanks again.

    I feel compelled to write more, but I see that there are so many who grieve friends whom they knew much longer than a day. I doubt if I spent a whole hour with the kitty last Friday. The vet treated him, however, as though he were my best friend. I've worked with this vet for a number of years, and he is a pro. He did a wonderful job and handled "Stranger" with the utmost of dignity and respect.
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    Godspeed to the Bridge, little Stranger, now a part of Willow Oak, forever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rosethecopycat View Post
    Godspeed to the Bridge, little Stranger, now a part of Willow Oak, forever.
    Thanks. A touching eulogy.
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