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- From: vboynton@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Virginia R Boynton)
- Subject: Re: Bye to MaiTai
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.003822.5559@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 00:38:22 GMT
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- In article <bette.721864317@wc.novell.com> bette@wc.novell.com writes:
- >About a month ago I learned that my kitty had a form of cancer known
- >as lymph-sarcoma in her lungs and intestine. I want to thank all the
- >net folks who replied to my query about the disease and treatments.
- >I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to you personally.
- >
- >Two weeks ago MaiTai began chemotherapy. It seemed to help almost
- >immeadiately. She seemed livelier than she had been in weeks. Unfortunately,
- >the drugs worked as quickly to destroy her immune system as they
- >did the cancer. She got very sick last Saturday morning and despite
- >truly heroic measures on the vet's part, MaiTai died early Monday morning.
- >
- >MaiTai's been in my life for 14 years. All of my adult life. As a homesick
- >college student at home on summer break my mother decided that I needed
- >a pet to take care of me while I was away from home. One day, instead of
- >going shopping as we planned, Mom turned off the main road and drove us
- >to the local animal shelter. She stopped the car out front and said "Get
- >yourself a cat." Well, I walked into the shelter intending to get a
- >gray tabby since that was what my recently deceased childhood cat was.
- >Entering the feline area, the cats in the cages were going about cat
- >business without paying much attention to us humans. Except for this scrawny
- >white cat in the back of one of the cages. Seeing us enter, this kitty
- >ran to the front of the cage, stood up on her back legs, front claws on
- >the screen and started meowing for all she was worth. When I peered
- >around her to take a closer look at a tabby, she went back and sat on
- >that other cat's head and looked straight at me. I knew I was beat. I didn't
- >fall in love with her or anything, I just took her on merit. At least
- >that was my interpretation at the time. I now realize that I was being
- >adopted. (Needless to say, love followed.)
- >
- >I know the grief will subside and eventually there'll be new kitties in
- >my life. (Although I wouldn't fall in love with them or anything :-)
- >I keep finding holes in my life where she used to be. I got up from
- >the dinner table the other nite to answer the phone...when I got back
- >my food was still there. I wake up in the morning in the middle of
- >the bed, not pushed over into a corner. And there's noone trying to
- >sneak out under my feet when I open the door. It just goes on like that.
- >
- >Anyway, thanks for letting me unload. Also, it would make me feel better
- >if I thought that all the kitties out there got the extra hugs tonight
- >that I wish I could give to MaiTai.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Bette
- >-------------
- >bette@novell.com
- >
-
- Bette -- You can be sure that my three babies are getting those extra hugs
- tonight. I am truly sorry to hear about your loss. It sounds like you had
- many wonderful years with MaiTai. I know that you will always remember her
- with love and appreciation for all the joy she brought into your life.
-
- Ginny
-