Another story from the vaults of my memory...  |
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| So, we are going back to the early 1980's again... I was working for the state, I'd been there for a couple of years and had made some friends in the building. One was a guy in the mail/stock room. One day he came in and told me to come with him. I followed and there, in the stock room, kind of blocked in with supplies was a tiny little ball of fluff. "Oh, what a cute little girl!" I exclaimed. And all the men in the stockroom looked at me like I'd grown a second head. Alright, I hadn't even touched the kitten yet. I had only just gotten a look at the tiny ball of white and orange and black fluff. "How did you know it was a girl?" Jerry asked. Now I looked at him like he'd grown a second head. "She's a calico. All calico's are female," I replied. "I wish I'd shown her to you first, I just spent $30 at the vets getting her sexed," he told me. "Well, she probably needed to be checked anyway," I told him. He had gotten the kitten for his kids. I told him he needed to be sure to get her spayed and he seemed to think that was a good idea, no idea if he did tho. Gads, I bet he's a grandfather now! | | | | | |
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ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | I think that's the only cat they got while we worked there, and I can only hope Jerry did the right thing and fixed her. She was a pretty little thing, probably grew up into a beauty. | | | |
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ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | well, you see, the "red" gene and the "black" gene are both dominate, so if you get any other color with one of those, you get a "red" cat or a "black" cat. Now, if you get a cat with both "red" and "black" since they are on the "X" chromosone you have both colors overlapping, and only in females... so you get a tortishell cat, and a calico is techniquely a tortie with white spotting... | | | |
3SnuggleBunnies (8028)
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3 years ago
| | I did not know that either. Interesting.... | | | |
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3. writersedge (7235)
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3 years ago
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ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | I'd bet they also wormed her and gave her a distemper shot too, too young for the rabies tho. and remember, this was 25 years ago | | | |
writersedge (7235)
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3 years ago
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ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | I find it personally amazing that people can't lift the little tail of a kitten at 6 weeks or so, at 1 week, not so amazing... | | | |
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5. jillmalitz (4117)
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3 years ago
| | That is funny. Wonder what ever happened to the kitty? | | | | | | |
ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | too many years to go back and find out now, don't even know where Jerry lives | | | |
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6. Loen210 (815)
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3 years ago
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ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | Well, I don't think he got the kitten from the shelter, I think he got her from a person. I've only had one cat from the local shelter, and she ended up being sick, but at that time they didn't have a test for that sickness. I have gotten a few cats from rescues, as well as placed a number for adoption thru rescues. But this was LONG before I started rescueing cats. But not before I was into cats and probably working on my way to actually rescueing them. | | | |
Loen210 (815)
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3 years ago
| | Bless you for being a cat rescue person, helping them from difficult cases and helping them find homes. Shelter I meant broad I suppose, as throughout my life, only my very first loved one (dog) was adopted from a friend who had a litter of puppies. After that, a rescue league, and different shelters from all over the state (my first cat was from a branch of the ASPCA shelter). Well, off to bed, but keep up your warm heart and push to save our furry ones in the world! | | | |
ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | yeah, I'm just a rescueing fool 28 and counting | | | |
Loen210 (815)
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3 years ago
| | Do you mean you have 28 in your house right now??! I have 2 furry family members right now, bless them, and i am blessed to have one sweetie sleeping right in my room right now. Makes me so much happier and warmer! :o) | | | |
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7. Canellita (4243)
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3 years ago
| | Now that is funny! You are going to be known as the cat lady around here in no time! | | | | | | |
ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | Hun, I've been telling folks I'm a crazy cat lady since I got here! | | | |
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8. scififan43 (1694)
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3 years ago
| | Interesting story. It shows how much a person can know if they know what they are talkiing aobut. | | | | | | |
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9. Darkwing (7548)
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3 years ago
| | I envy your knowledge of cats, my friend. I don't have the first idea of what a calico is! You seem to have stunned the men there in the stock room anyway. I wonder if he did ever get her speyed. He'd already spent $30 that you could have saved him. lol. Brightest Blessings. | | | | | | |
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10. dreamweaverjan (1513)
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3 years ago
| | OMG!! He paid $30.00 at the VET so someone could tell him what the heck it was? Male or female..?? Well all he had to do was turn the kitty over in his hands and have a "looksey" how much of ding dong was this guy?? Could he not tell?? LMAO! I guess not if he had to pay someone to tell him.. Not the brightest was he?? ROTFL! Sorry but this just struck me so funny!! I guess its the country woman in me I mean come on people figure it out will ya? GGEEZZ!!! Makes ya wonder doesn't it?? it makes me wonder about him I know that (EG)! | | | | | | |
ElicBxn (24688)
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3 years ago
| | well, he wasn't a country boy, and I think she was his first kitten, probably could've sexed a dog | | | |
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