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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1830.0. "Need help with "I love you" gift." by SALEM::NOYCE (Yellowstone-Yea! Park Service-Nay!) Wed Oct 05 1988 14:00

         My wife has been asking me to get her a kitten.  I have
    resisted because Lucky absolutely does not want other Felines
    in his yard let alone the house!!  She went into the hospital
    Sunday and I want to get her a present.  I thought about flowers
    but she isn't allowed any right now.  Then I hit upon the idea
    of giving her a kitten to show her my love and it will go on 
    giving her laughs and happiness for years.  (we will have to
    work thru Luckies problem as we go).  It would be very hard to
    buy one with only half our income now but I could work something
    out if it's not too much.  I am looking for any color but black!!
    I would like it to be 4-6 months old so that it's not too much
    trouble for her to care for when she gets home and probably a
    female so Lucky won't feel the new cat is a threat to him.  If
    my thinking is faulty anywhere along here let me know because
    my world's upside down right now and it's hard to think this thru
    logically.  It will not be an indoor only cat but will have it's
    freedom to tell us it's desires.  Litter box trained a must and
    not wild.  I don't know if I've left anything out or not-2 ears,
    2 eyes-same color or different no matter, and a tail(how else
    you going to tell if it's mad before it bites you??)  Oh yes,
    it will have a good loving home whether my wife comes home again
    or not and that's a promise.  I live in Methuen and could travel
    15-20 miles but relunctant to go much farther.  Thanks in advance
    for your help.
        Ken, Lucky abstains, and King(Keeshond who loves cats)

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1830.1	Try CSS::Sampson	NSG022::POIRIER	Suzanne	`Wed Oct 05 1988 14:05`	8
	Try CSS::SAMPSON, I know he has three more lovely kittens to give away, all of which are litter trained. I believe today is the dead line before they go to the shelter. Hope you find one. By the way - you are such a sweetie! I'm sure you're wife will appreciate it greatly! I wish her a speedy recovery. Suzanne
1830.2	Fact - Pets are good for convalescence...(sp?)	WEFXEM::COTE	Blind Lemon Pledge	`Wed Oct 05 1988 16:23`	4
	I'm sure I speak for all of us on this one... Let your wife know there's alot of other cat lovers out there wishing her well. Edd
1830.3		SKETCH::BASSETT	Design	`Wed Oct 05 1988 16:26`	7
	Take a deep breath and think of Lucky. Please don't do anything on the spur of the moment.... Hope you wife is feeling better soon! Linda
1830.4	Sound like a wonderful idea!	EDUC8::TRACHMAN	E.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298	`Wed Oct 05 1988 17:09`	10
	Hope your wife is feeling better soon. I'm SURE Lucky will have no problem with a small kitten. It may not be instant love, but within a very short time they will be buddies - he will like being boss over a baby, teaching him the ropes of the outside world. I'm sure your wife will be thrilled. Enjoy & let us know how things go. E.T.
1830.5		AIMHI::OFFEN		`Thu Oct 06 1988 10:48`	13
	Yes, please keep us informed both as to how your wife is doing and what you eventually decide as to a kitten. I agree about Lucky adapting eventually. Martini was an only boy for 4 years and accepted Star. In fact he fell in love with Star. She now bullies him. There are SO MANY kittens that need homes that I am SURE that you will find one to show your wife how much you love her. Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
1830.6	A happy ending!!	SALEM::NOYCE	Yellowstone-Yea! Park Service-Nay!	`Tue Nov 08 1988 09:06`	20
	I thought I would update this and close it so you wouldn't be left hanging. My wife has returned home from the hospital after only 16 days and contrary to what the doctor first said will make a full recovery. Thank you all for your many good wishes and thoughts. I found a kitten in Lawrence, Mass. and had it home when she came home. She loves it and has had a lot of enjoyment watching it play around the house. My 15 yr old had also wanted a kitten of his own because some of his school pals had their own so she gave it to him to care for, feed, change the box, etc. He has turned into a regular mother to the 10 wk old kitten. It sleeps with him at night(if it comes down to our bed Lucky has a fit and no one sleeps!!), plays all over the house during the day, and when Andy is home from school gets up on his shoulders and rides around the house. It's really funny to see a little gray tiger kitten follow around and treat as her mother a 6' 220lb teenage boy(giant boy!!) My wife still gets all the fun of having a kitten without the work and she made Andy very happy. Enough of that. Thanks again for all your help and good wishes. Ken, Lucky(Hates new kitten), and Princess
1830.7		CIRCUS::KOLLING	Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif.	`Tue Nov 08 1988 16:21`	2
	What good news.
1830.8	does it have a name?	VIDEO::TAYLOR	Me and my lil' pots o' purrs!	`Wed Nov 09 1988 08:45`	6
	And what is little tiger kitties name? Glad to see that every thing worked out well. Holly
1830.9	She's a little Princess	SALEM::NOYCE	Yellowstone-Yea! Park Service-Nay!	`Wed Nov 09 1988 15:18`	5
	My son named her Princess. I won't tell you what Lucky Calls her!! He hasn't let up on the hissing and growling since the day she arrived. Ken