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Article #1432Re: reactions to death of cats
From: Mr. Berry
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1986 13:59
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1986 13:59
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Cats can behave just like people when a playmate dies. My cat Athena was very mopy when Merlin died, and after a few days (of mourning?) she became much more affectionate, sitting in my lap or lying on my stomach--she hadn't done this in quite awhile (This cat barely FITS on my lap!) She was just lonely, and probably a little worried about what happened to the other cat. By the way, we let her see Merlin's body just after he was killed (he took on a car barehanded) but before burial--she ignored it completely, as if it wasn't even there! Weird. ========================================= "PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!" Scott J. Berry ihnp4!hou2g!scott
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2g.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!houxm!hou2g!scott From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Mr. Berry) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: reactions to death of cats Message-ID: <775@hou2g.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 08:59:17 EST Article-I.D.: hou2g.775 Posted: Mon Jan 20 08:59:17 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jan-86 04:21:06 EST References: <2142@phri.UUCP> Organization: The Hotel New Hampshire Lines: 17