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Death of a pet
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On April 22nd, 2006, my cat,
Raggs died. She has been losing weight for over a year, and her
hair thinning. I knew she was going to leave me soon; she was
afterall over 17 years old. This past year has been an extra
special year for me with her. She had become so deaf and
blind. I had to be careful where I placed furniture, or she would
run into them. She could hear me call her name if I yelled (I'm
sure people next door wondered why I was yelling at my cat!!) If
I yelled her name, and "breakfast" she knew I was going to feed
her. She would come to me in the kitchen so she could eat her
breakfast. But the most special changes were that she was much
more friendlier towards me. She would curl up beside me in bed,
or ask me to pet (even wake-up me at night for a good
scratching!) The last few months she had been jumping in my lap
when I sat in the recliner and falling asleep. She had never been
a warm cat until this last year. I'm glad I had this time with
her. She was so very sweet. I miss her terribly.
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Patty Langman
07:44 PM on May 28, 2007
Dear Gail, I'm sorry about your cat, I know how you love your animals. Life looks pretty good there in Colorado, and seems to agree with you! I don't know if I will ever live back in my hometown; I've lived in Alaska 30 years this month. 20 years in Portland, 6 years in Ketchikan (hated it!), and now just about 4 weeks in Kenai. We love it--waaaay less rain, way more light (for now!). Just working on getting a job, and hoping to get back on with the state; I guess it's really only a matter of time--that's what I always told people, be patient! We are trying to make plans to build a house here. Anyway, I bet post this and see if you read it! Patty Langman/Pete Pritchard, PO Box 697, Kenai AK 99611
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Gail Holdeman
01:45 AM on June 15, 2007
Hi Patty, I am glad to hear from you. I was trying to locate you in Ketchikan, but the mail was returned to me. I don't live in Colorado. Believe it or not, I live in Minnesota. La Rae's husband, Rick is from MN, and got us all here. Michael and his wife, Laura, live in MI. Write to me at <a href="mailto: gaile@sherbtel.net">gaile@sherbtel.net</a>
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Gail Riggs
09:52 PM on June 30, 2007
Hi Gail, Hello from Springfield, Oregon.Was surfing and ran across your site. We have the same first name so decided to stop and take a look.I lost my cat too. Velvet was 21. Then 6 months later my sweet Barely died at age 16.She was a chihuahua.We now have another chihuahua, a pomeranian, and a jack russel mix.Tango, Cash and Miss Scruffy-doo keep me company while my husband works evenings.(I tried to go petless. That lasted 6 months.)I love and need my "babies". They are a big part of my life.Bye,Gail
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