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Joined: 1/17/2011 From: PDX (and now) London, UK Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli Morning everyone. Zorch, yes, Real Life definitely interrupted. My family and I are all fine, with the exception of Sam, our oldest cat. Just real life intervening and getting out of the WitP habit. We've been playing on and off and I've been keeping up on the AAR notes. Here's something I wrote a few weeks ago, then on to the turns: It’s been a busy month or so in the real world. My wife’s family came to our house for Christmas. That’s always great fun. My brother-in-law, son and I love games and we played a record number of games while they were here. I don’t think I turned on the computer once during that time. While they were here, we noticed our oldest cat, Sam, was not himself. Nothing specific, but he definitely wasn’t himself. Sammy was a Maine Coon. Weighing in at 16-17 lbs, he was a huge cat, and all muscle. He was a very kind soul, loving every living thing in our house, be it cat, human, turtle or bird. Yeah, he loved our bird too. He was often found sitting on our turtle tank with one paw in the tank playing with our turtle. He particularly loved my wife, Tracy, and daughter, Gina. If either one picked him up, he would wrap his front legs around her neck and hug her. Sammy was a long hair, so he needed to be brushed regularly. He didn’t particularly like it so someone (usually me, but often Gina or our son, Dominic) would hold him down while Tracy brushed him. One of my favorite memories is of Sam dragging Gina (5’5” and 120 lbs) along the rug to get away from Tracy’s brush. That was a regular event in the house. Anyway, Sam started losing some hair on his neck. We took him to the vet, who had his blood and thyroid tested. Everything was normal. The next test was for ringworm, which takes a month. In the meantime, he continued to lose hair and weight. He succumbed to whatever it was on 20 Jan in my arms. It may have been pancreatic cancer. Since we were married, we’ve lost 8 cats to various ailments. They all hurt, but none hurt as much as Sam. He was a special cat and will be missed. Gina summed it up best: We miss you Sam! You were the greatest cat ever! We will never forget how fluffy you were, or how you gave the best hugs. You waited at the door for us to come home, and you played fetch. You were giant, you drooled when you were happy, and you converted almost every cat-hater you met. You will live in our hearts forever. We love ya Buddy! Leave your hair all over my room in heaven for when I get there, cause it wouldn't be home without it. Good to see you here Mike. Sorry to hear about Sam. I love cats and unfortunately my wife is allergic to them. I may never have a cat again, but they're always fascinating and fun for me and I think I would have loved meeting him.
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