Just the other day, I was breathing deep with my nose buried in Jazz's
fur thinking, if anyone knew how much I love the way my kittens smell,
they'd think I was crazy.
That's one of the reasons I love this list; you make me feel less crazy.
Nina
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Thanks Steve,
Dale had a unique odor when he was a kitten and had a liver shunt. I
miss it now sometimes - because of the emotional stuff we went through
back then, not because of what his odor meant. I would never wish
what we went through on anyone, and I would prefer not to have to go
through it again, but anytime I was going to be gone for more than 2
hours, Dale either went with me or went to a baby sitter along with a
credit card and ER vet phone number and driving directions with
instructions to keep him warm and go there immediately if he had
anything weird happen. He had an ammonia-ish kind of smell (because
his body was using the respiratory system to get rid of the ammonia
and other toxins his liver would've removed). Back then, I didn't
have any FeLV+'s and I'd lay down in bed alone and wake up with 18
cats in bed with me. Because of Dale's odor, when he came up to
snuggle in bed in the middle of the night, I could tell it was him
even when it was pitch black in my room.
In a message dated 1/24/2005 3:12:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks you Kathy. It is very kind of you to light a candle. Your
Sarah sounds beautiful too. We do all think our cats are
physically beautiful, but I think it is a natural outcome of their
unique personalities and how much we love them, just as it is with
our human loved-ones.
I didn't mention how sweet Leeloo smelled. I didn't know a cat
could have such wonderful perfume!? She smelled much much
different than Loki.
I love your tag line.
Steve
Kathy
"There is nothing so strong as gentleness, and there is nothing so
gentle as real strength." ~ Sir Francis de Sates