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MumofSerge
58 years old
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Paris, France
Born May-22-1965
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18 Jul 2005
Hi, Everyone -
As we all need cheering up, I thought I HAD to share this story with you....
My cleaning lady, Pilar (a lovely, lovely person) has a little boy of 7 called Vladimir. He has been to the house with her a couple of times and knows Lancey and Serge. When Serge was really ill, Pilar told Vladimir to pray for him. Obviously, she then had to tell him that Serge had died, and he was very sad.
Anyway, today she told me that - yesterday - she was at home, Vladimir was out playing, and he came home with.....a CAT! It was some cat (with collar...it belonged to someone!) that lives on their street, and he said he'd "caught it to give to Madame Amanda because God wanted her cat so now she needs another one." (!!!)
Of course, Pilar took the cat back to where Vladmir had found it and explained that - whilst his intentions were very, very good.....
Boy, when she told me this story I didn't know whether to cry my eyes out or laugh my head off. I ended up doing the latter...and I thought it would give you guys a laugh, too!
Amanda ***
16 Jul 2005
Well, I finally found the strength to look at pictures of Serge. Going through the hundreds and hundreds of photographs I have of that little guy, I found this one...and I thought it was pretty darn cute and might bring a smile to faces which could probably use a little smile after everything we've all been through with our beloved boys and girls.

This is a photograph of Serge (black-with-white-nose) and his brother Lancey (tabby...still with me) at bedtime.
Amanda ***
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16 Jul 2005
Hello, Everyone -
Well, the good news is that Lancey seems to be on the mend physically. He's still a little 'ginger' in his walk, but he doesn't seem to be in pain anymore, and actually chased, caught (and ATE!) a moth this evening.
(Eeeeew.)
However, he isn't 'himself' emotionally. Ever since Serge left, Lancey's been sort of apathetic. He's lost interest in his hobbies, and although he's eating very well, he no longer begs at the fridge whenever I go into the kitchen.
Although he was never a very 'independent' sort of cat, since Serge left, he has been REALLY clingy and will stalk us wherever we go (inc. toilet).
My question is this: do you think that his sort of 'not arsed', apathetic demeanour is because he misses Serge? The four months before Serge died, Lancey 'knew' he had cancer (WE didn't know, but Lancey seemed to.) He had always been so close to his brother, but then he started to turn on him. Wouldn't groom him, wouldn't go near him, hissed at him whenever he saw him, etc. With that in mind, I thought that Lancey would be sort of 'relieved' when Serge left. Yet he atually seems kind of depressed.
Admittedly, we are having a HORRENDOUS heat-wave here in France, and so perhaps he's just too HOT to play and pursue his interests, and maybe I'm reading too much 'human emotion' into his current, apathetic state.
What I'm REALLY intereted in hearing is if any of you have experienced anything similar when - having had two cats - the behaviour of the remaining cat seems a little 'different'? And if so, what steps did you take to cheer him/her up (we're getting him a companion next week (yikes!) because, before Serge got sick, Lancey LOVED his bro and it really kept him 'young'.
The thing is...Lancey is suddenly acting like an 'old' cat....and before Serge died last week, Lancey NEVER acted 'old': he acted like the mischevious trouble-maker he always was.
I'd REALLY love to hear you thoughts/experiences.
Is my boy depressed???
Thanks so much for listening,
Take care,
Amanda ***
12 Jul 2005
Hi, Everyone
As most of you know, my Sergey died very suddenly on Tuesday, 5th July after a trip to the vet the previous Friday yeilded very bad X-ray results...which led to putting him on Beta Blockers...which sent him into a coma and killed him within 48 hours.

About four days ago, his brother, Lancey, was running around the house like a maniac. He went running down the hallway at break-neck speed, and when he reappeared, he was having difficulty moving. We figured he'd pulled a muscle (he's done this before) and he slowly got better. Yet today, he's in pain again when he's moving, and so...

We're taking him to the vet tomorrow, and I am totally freaking out (so much so that I've been throwing up) because this is the scenario we JUST WENT THROUGH ten days ago with Serge. We took him to the vet because he had a little cough...four days later, he was dead.

Is this going to happen to Lancey? I CAN'T GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN SO SOON! What if it IS just a pulled muscle or a bit of arthritus...and they give him drugs and the drugs send him into a coma, too?

I know that as a responsible 'mum', I have to take him. My boyfriend and ex-husband are both here with me now and saying that it's nothing to worry about....but they both said that about Serge last week.

All I am asking is to please pray for Lancey tomorrow. I know you are all suffering through your own losses, and so I know it's a bit selfish of me to ask you to pray for a cat who is (hopefully) going to be okay.

Please forgive me.....I am just totally freaking out. I CAN'T GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN ONE WEEK AFTER SERGE.

THANK YOU for listening -
Amanda ***
9 Jul 2005
Hello, everyone -
(Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, so apologies to the moderators if I'm not.)
As you know, my boy Serge died last Tuesday.
What you may not know is that Serge has a twin brother (not an identical twin...they're from the same litter, but couldn't be more different in both looks and personality.)Lancey and Serge were always INCREDIBLY close. Then, about four months ago, Lancey suddenly became 'terrified' of Sergey: he wouldn't go near him, stopped grooming him, and hissed whenever he saw him. I've been travelling a lot for work, and we thought that Lancey was just acting jealous and possessive and insecure because I'd been coming-and-going a lot.We now realize (of course) that Lancey knew that Serge had cancer.I feel so bad for Lancey, because I scolded him for being so mean to his sweet brother. ANYWAY, since Serge left the house, Lancey has gone back to being the total love-bug he always used to be...but I think he misses a companion. There are so many unwanted cats and kittens around at the moment who need loving homes, and although nobody could ever take the place of Sweet Sergey, I think that Lancey needs a feline pal...and we need some cheerfulnes to come back into this house. With all this in mind....we are thinking of getting a kitten. Please...we need ADVICE about how to intergrate a new arrival so that Lancey is okay with it. Obviously, if we go ahead with this, we'll drop it off at the vet's for a full check-up before bringing him home, but I really need some hints and tips about the 'emotional' side of it. Will Lancey be okay with it? Will WE be okay with it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
With all my thanks,
Amanda ***
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