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Lost & Found Cats => Lost & Found General => Sorted Lost and Found cats => Topic started by: Bonkers Mad!!! on May 24, 2009, 17:14:38 PM
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A desperate couple are looking for their missing cat who hitched a ride in a furniture van from Hertfordshire to Croydon.
The Soloways, from Chorleywood lost their two inseparable cats Bolivar and Checko when they snuck into the van of a company collecting the couple’s old sofa on May 21.
Full story here (http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/4390526.Couple_appeals_for_help_finding_runaway_cat/)
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Oh dear what a desperate situation to be in, i do hope this has a happy ending and the 2 cats can br re-united very quickly :(
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i just cant stop thinking about this little man :(. i know that area of croydon and the industrial estate is on an extremely busy road. in order for him to get access to houses he'd have to cross the road to get to the estate opposite. that road is busy day and night :(. i hope that somebody from the factories has spotted him and given him something to eat at least. there wont be anybody there until tuesday now. i really hope they find him.
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I've sent the link to my contact at Croydon CP in case they hear anything. I wish the little fella the best of luck in getting home.
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Our lost and found co-ordinator will also keep an ear out as we are just down the road.
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This is where chips are so helpful, out of area people arent always aware, i hope they get him back soon, its my worst nightmare :(
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thanks for that. i dont live in that area any more but i really want to go down there and look for him. he must be so confused :(
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:( oh dear what a worry! everything crossed for them xx
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i got the area wrong. it's actually the industrial estate just up the road from me. me and cazanna67 are going to go and have a look around.
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Best of luck :wish:
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I do hope you find this little fella and manage to get him safe :hug:
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no sign of him this evening but also no sign of any posters. i will go again tomorrow and knock on a few doors.
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Really hope you find him safe and sound :luck: :wish:
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are there any members here who are affiliated with animal search uk? i only ask because it states in the article that searchers would be putting up posters and leafleting the area today. it seems that the organisation charges for this service but i saw no posters at all in the area. i do hope that this cats owners arent paying for a service that hasnt been provided :(
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well, ive emailed the street scene team (croydon)..and asked them to take there scanner with them when they are out and about..just in case.
:wish: that they find him safe and well....
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it says he is chipped so hope he is found safe quickly.
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i've been up there again this morning, there are definitely NOT any posters up :(
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Oh dear, you could also post on Catchat..
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With ref to petsearch, when Wizzy went missing i contacted them about a cat that had been found about 10miles away who looked like him, i sent 3 e-mails about this cat and never once recieved a reply
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i suppose there is always the possibility that he's been found and thats why they didnt put any posters up. however, he is still listed as missing on the animal search uk website. i just think that if the owners have paid for the posters to be put up and they in fact havent been then that is outrageous. i emailed animal search uk yesterday to ask why there were no posters despite their claim that searchers would be in the area yesterday and havent yet received a reply.
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Fingers crosed he has been found
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thats 3 of us thats emailed them now then, lets hope we get the reply of his been found..that would please me so much
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i have received a reply from animal search uk:
Dear Sir/Madam
Many thanks for getting in touch with us about LD6971. Our searcher were in
your area yesterday and put up some posters in and around the industrial
estate. We have also forwarded some poster to an employee of one of the
units on the industrial estate so those should be put up when he returns to
work tomorrow.
If you would like to further help with the search for Bolivar, then maybe if
you could let me know if you have the facility to maybe keep hold of him if
we do get any sightings and someone manages to pick him up until a member of
our team is able to reach you (we are based 360miles away)and his owners are
in Barbados at present.
In the meantime, we have had several sightings of a cat matching the
description in the Godrick Crescent, and Windham Avenue area so maybe you
could keep your eye out for Bolivar if you are close to these two roads.
that is so not true. i was there again at 6.30 this morning and i took a different route this morning to the one i took last night. there are no posters on the industrial estate or in the surrounding streets. i have replied and told them that and said that if he turns up in the area then i do have space to keep him until he is collected.
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i just got an email from them saying his been spotted in the area today, just up the road from me..so off i go..looking for boliva..
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i sent you a message..his in the area of godrick and windham...bonkersmad.
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yes Carol,i'm going door knocking now
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Fingers crossed he can be caught and sent home. Would be great if a Purrs member can catch him.
Come on Bolivar look out for Bonkers Mad and let her catch ya and send you home to your mummy and daddy xxxx
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well i knocked on 109 doors and did 1 block of flats (just one road). my feet are absolutely killing me. only 3 houses had nobody home and everybody i spoke to took my number and said they'd look out for him. one woman thought she saw him yesterday. i did see 2 posters and the other road had been leafleted. fingers crossed eh?
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Well done BM .... at least the word is out so hopefully he will be found soon. Keeping everything crossed xxx
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Sending positive vibes for Bolivar's safe return~~~~~ :hug:
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Topping up those positive homing vibes for Bolivars return :hug:
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What a lovely thing to do for someone you don't even know - big :Flowers: to Bonkers Mad and Cazanna Hope he's found soon, he must be so frightened in a strange area on his own :(
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the guy who's van they stowed away in brought some posters round to me today so i will put them up tomorrow. the guy who started animal search uk rang me and is sending me some more posters and 200 leafletsso i'll distribute them as soon as they come.
Hope he's found soon, he must be so frightened in a strange area on his own
that is why i'm doing it. the thought of him being lost, confused and frightened really distresses me. just talking about it makes me want to go out looking for him again :(
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Well done BM, it makes it all worth while when complete strangers pull out all the stops to help find a lost kittie and im sure his owners will be so touched by your actions, i just hope you can find the poor mite quickly :hug:
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had phone call earlier from a lady saying there had been a cat in her neighbours garden all morning. she said she didnt think it had moved and would i go and have a look. so off i go with the basket only to find that it was a piece of wood :evillaugh:. no wonder it hadnt moved.
today i got 25 posters and 200 leaflets throught the post so you can guess what i'm doing this morning.
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had phone call earlier from a lady saying there had been a cat in her neighbours garden all morning. she said she didnt think it had moved and would i go and have a look. so off i go with the basket only to find that it was a piece of wood :evillaugh:. no wonder it hadnt moved.
today i got 25 posters and 200 leaflets throught the post so you can guess what i'm doing this morning.
That reminds me of once when I saw one of the ferals in the garden, he'd been there all morning laid on the soil so I rang OH thinking he was dead (OH is only 5 mins away) so he came home and he was just fast asleep (thankfully) :-[
Hope you get a proper sighting soon xx
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Any news on this? :hug:
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Bolivar was spotted at 5am yesterday morning by a man who was out feeding the birds. i didnt get the call until gone 9 oclock and by then he was gone. the man said he didnt run away and looked a bit forlorn. as soon as the man threw his bread down Bolivar ate it. i went around the houses in that area and he was seen by another 2 people over the weekend. i will be putting some more posters in that area but i can't do it until the weekend as i started a new job today. if i'm up early enough tomorrow morning i will take a walk up there and have another look around.
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poor lad must be very hungry if he is eating stale bread
can't the bird feeding man at least be persuaded to put some cat food out for him?
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after i posted earlier i decided to take a walk to the last place he was spotted. after some door knocking i ended up back in the street where he was seen over the weekend and spotted a cat peeping at us from under a car. he shot off up an alley and under a huge hedge but i'm almost positive it was him ;D. one of the ladies who saw him at the weekend saw us and came out to tell us that she got within touching distance last night, with some biscuits but he bolted when she tried to stroke him. i've left some dry and wet food there for him and the lady will put some more out later. i'm going to go back at around 5 in the morning and put some more food down just in case the foxes eat what's there. the man from animal search is going to contact croydon CP tomorrow to see if they have a trap we can borrow to put in the nearest garden so hopefully he will be reunited with his slaves very soon.
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I have absolutely everything crossed that you can 'capture' him :wish: Are you in contact with his owners?
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i was going to suggest the trap - hopefully that will do the trick, fingers crossed xx
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Are you in contact with his owners?
yes, his owners travelled down on monday and we spent the afternoon looking in completely the wrong place. i rang them tonight while i was trying to entice him out with the food and they said that if we don't have him by saturday then their daughter will travel here by train and hopefully she'll have more luck.
i'm so glad i've seen him for myself now, i just hope that the fact that he's been fed 2 nights in a row will make him think twice about wandering further afield.
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Got everything crossed that you can catch this little man and safely return him home :hug:
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fingers crossed he will hang around now he has a feeding station established - apart from keeping him in decent health it will hopefully keep him off the roads
it really does seem to be a matter of time only, and the weather has been kind too
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Oh glad there has been some sightings....poor baby will be starving by now! :(
Good Luck with the ongoing search and I do hope he is caught soon! :Luv: :hug:
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Good luck getting him, i would opt for the trap as although it may take longer if you grab him and he panics then you risk loosing all your trust :(
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thought you'd like a quick update.
i went back at 5 this morning and the food was gone, might have been him, might have been a fox. i went back this evening on my way home from work and the food that i put down this morning was still there and i wondered if we'd frightened him off last night. the CP lady was coming with the trap at 7.30 and at 7.00 i got a phone call from animal search to say that a lady was in the alley right then and that Bilovar was eating the food i'd put down. so off i trot and when i got there there were 2 adults and 2 kids shaking biscuits and calling him. the woman said that when she'd come back with her family and the biscuits he'd run off >:(. i was so cross with them, stupid people. i know they meant well but really >:(.
anyway, the trap is set in a nice lady's garden and i'm going back in the morning to check on it. the lady is going to be in all day tomorrow and said she will check the trap periodically. i'll go back after work tomorrow to reset the trap (if it needs doing and to put more food in and the owners daughter will be coming down from hertfordshire in the afternoon so if the trap doesnt get him then hopefully hearing her will draw him out.
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Best of luck with this xx
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Fingers crossed hes there in the morning ;)
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no luck this morning but i really wasnt expecting to get lucky staight away. will check again later.
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GREAT NEWS!!!
the owners daughter came down this morning and when she checked the trap he was there :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
so Bolivar is on his way home to be reunited with his slaves. i was so happy when i got the message that i almost cried at work :evillaugh:
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;D Wonderful news!
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BRILLIANT -
THATS REALLY MADE MY DAY !!!
WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED
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Fantastic, well done ;D
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Well done - it was a long shot but it paid off :)
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn224/MarkB_014/Congrats5Fmc2DHT5FSmiley5B15D.gif)
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Fantastic news :cheer: Needle and haystack spring to mind and I'm sure without your, and cazanna's, help he'd still be out there frightened and alone. A massive pat on the back to all involved :wow:
Maybe you can convince his owners to join Purrs and let us now how he's doing :)
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Wonderful news :wow: well done BM for initially starting this rescue and also well done Cazanna for helping, you both deserve a medal and im sure his owners must be so grateful for all your help and if possible would they send us photo,s of the runaway :Luv:
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:smile:
Ive got to say guys that credit to bona..(big time) I had to pull out of the search at the beginning.....
:grouphug: for this wonderful site, and support from wonderful people.. :cuddle:
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just spoke to Bolivars owner and he is home ;D. he's a bit thin but apart from that they say he seems fine. i bet he'll be glad to be sleeping in his own house tonight. i'm chuffed to bits ;D
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Bolivar, reunited at last with Clicquot (Checko) ;D
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc208/bonkersmad/photo.jpg)
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Bolivar, reunited at last with Clicquot (Checko) ;D
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc208/bonkersmad/photo.jpg)
Fantastic :) Typical cat though, ignoring his best buddy pretending he's not glad to be back :evillaugh:
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Oh wow thats absolutely fantastic, well done to bonkers mad and cazanna :hug: So glad your hard work paid off, hope his owners appreciate just what you have done for them, I think you deserve a medal :Luv:
Love the picture by the way>
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i dunno about a medal but my feet are definitely getting a well earned day off tomorrow :evillaugh:
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Saw GOT HIM and started grinning.....wonderful work ;D ;D
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I so love a happy ending :happy dance:
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:coolpics: :Flowers:
awww he will be ok soon, once he gets his senses back on track...wonderful news that!!! ;D
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:yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy: :yayyy:
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Thats really great news , glad he is home safe and well. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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WOW! Im well impressed! Fabby news and a brilliant joint effort all round! :wow: :hug: :hug:
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That is such fantastic news ;D ;D ;D
Well done for finding him x
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This is briliiant! Well done all involved!
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Lovely photo seeing him home safe and sound :Luv:
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OMG I have only just caught up with this. Bonkers Mad and Cazanna - you guys are are amazing and I'm sure Bolivars slaves will be forever in your debt (I know I would be).
I'm guessing Bolivar will be confined to barracks for a while following this little episode - and hopefully he'll think twice before sneaking into any more vans :innocent:
So glad this story has a happy ending ... well done to everyone involved xxxxxx
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had a bit of bad news about Bollie. he was rushed to the vets this evening after vomiting and they think he has injested poison (maybe slug pellets). no idea if it was while he was missing or since he got home. he is on a drip and i'm waiting for news :(
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:ahh:
Get well quickly boiliva, Im sending quick healing thoughts to you :Luv2:
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Oh no :( Hope he makes a full recovery, what an awful thing to happen :(
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I think poisens act quite quickly........I do hope he will be OK :hug: :hug:
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Sending positive vibes to Bollie~~~~Hope he is feeling better soon! :Luv: :hug:
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Oh dear :( i do hope he is ok xx
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Oh no what awful news - please get better soon Bollie xxx
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OMG that's awful .... are they sure it's slug pellets and not Lillies!
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could be so many things, cats wander...he may of even got fuel off of a car on to his fur and licked it off..poor boilivar :'(
Im sending more thoughts of healing to him... :ahh:
:sorry: this all happened to you boilvar..
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they found partially digested bird in his vomit and the vet thinks the bird might have been poisoned and it's slowly absorbed into the cat. he was sleeping last night when i got my update and had finally stopped drooling. the owner was told that he was better than he was but not out of the woods.
i'm assuming that because i've heard nothing that there is no news.
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it seems so cruel after all the worry his owners must have had, thinking they might never see him again, and then the joy of getting him back, and now this :'(
I do so hope it is all going to end happily
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Sending lots and lots of get well soon vibes for Boliver.
BM - please pass on all our good wishes to Bolivers owners they must be besides them with worr.
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just had an update.
he's home again ;D. they got a call from the vet this morning to say he was as right as rain. apparently the vet was suprised as they didnt expect him to make it. they have to keep him in for a couple of days and keep a close eye on him.
i'm asked to thank everybody for their kind words and good wishes :thanks: :hug:
i have told his owner where we are and extended an invitation for her to join purrs ;)
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It doesn't happen very often but that's definitely a dancing banana moment :wow:
:yayyy: :cheer: :yayyy: :cheer: :yayyy: :cheer: :yayyy:
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Woo Hoo yee haa and yipppeee!!!!! What wonderful news.
Boliver certainly sounds like he knows how to keep his slaves well and trully on their toes doesn't he! :rofl:
So pleased he is back home. Thanks for the update BM.
P.S. Do you want to change the thread title?
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done ;)
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Brilliant! I've been reading through this thread on the edge of my seat.
No more twists and turns please Boliver. Stay home and get well xx
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yeay!! brilliant news :wow:
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:clap: :clap: :clap:
brilliant news....... :party:
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Oh WOW! :wow:
Brilliant news....what a relief he is on the mend and what an awful experience for him and his owners.....Sigh of relief all round! :Luv: :hug: :hug:
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So pleased he is OK and his owners must be thrilled ;D
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I somehow missed the update on Bolivia being taken ill, :doh: im so glad hes now on the mend and back home,his owners must be so glad that hopefully they can now get back to normal :hug:
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What a huge relief - his poor humans have had a real rollercoaster of emotions :hug:
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so pleased at good news
so how many lives has he got left now :cat laugh: