Hear, hear Nina....I told agirlfriend awhile ago about my 24 year old smell, and she said I was nuts, even though she loves cats she does not think one smells better than the other......she will learn ;-))
Cherie
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
> inst! ructions 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
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> Kathy
>
> "There is nothing so strong as gentleness, and there is nothing so
> gentle as real strength." ~ Sir Francis de Sates
>
