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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1146.0. "Chauncey came home!" by FSHQOA::RWAXMAN () Mon Feb 29 1988 10:32

    And he looked as if he never even left!  I couldn't believe it!
    Yesterday, Dana and I went with his parents down to the Cape to
    see their new home.  On the way back, I said to him, it has been
    exactly two weeks to the day that Chauncey disappeared; wouldn't
    it be weird if he returned today?  Well, as we were walking up the
    stairs of our apt. building, Dana opened the door that led to our
    floor, and yelled, "OH MY GOD!"  I flew up the stairs behind him
    knowing exactly why he was yelling.  There, sitting in front of
    our door, was Chauncey, looking up at us as if to say, "Where the
    heck have you guys been all day!"  He was still perfectly white,
    clean, and healthy -- even looked as if he had gained some weight
    (not something he needed to do, mind you).  We let him inside and
    he danced around the apartment, purring like crazy, ran over to
    his scratching post, batted his toys around, and just seemed very
    glad to be back home!  He didn't eat much but drank a lot of water.
    I pulled out his bed and he slept most of the night -- he was SO
    tired.
    
    Where was he for the past two weeks?  Here is what I found out:
    My neighbor across the hall said he saw a white cat jump out of
    a silver station wagon yesterday afternoon.  My deduction is that
    Chauncey took a little vacation with someone in the apt. complex.
    The week he disappeared was school vacation week so he must have
    been nosing around inside the car while they were preparing to leave,
    got locked inside, and wasn't discovered until they were either
    at the vacation site or on the way there.  Since they knew him from
    the apt. complex but didn't know who he belonged to, they took care
    of him until their return home.  I could be wrong about this, but
    it sounds like the most logical explanation, especially because
    I have caught Chauncey jumping into people's cars and have had to
    shoo him out.
    
    I had just about given up all hope of him returning, and am so glad
    to have him back.  The not knowing was the hardest part to deal
    with.
    
    
    Roberta
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1146.1TERRRRRIFIC!BPOV09::GROSSEMon Feb 29 1988 10:376
    That's so wonderful! atta boy Chauncy!!!!!!!I am so, so , so glad
    to hear he's home!!!!!!!!so happy for you and Dana, Roberta!!!!!
    How about joining in on the picture swap? would love to see a flick
    of this little fellow
    Fran
1146.2WELCOME BACK CHAUNCEY!!!GLINKA::GREENEMon Feb 29 1988 10:381
1146.3We're very happy for you!!!!!!!!!!LAS052::COCHRANESend lawyers, guns and money.Mon Feb 29 1988 10:534
    YEAH CHAUNCEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    Mary-Michael and Niniane (and Charm as of Friday!)
1146.4Having a wonderful time, wish you were hereCLUSTA::TAMIRACMS design while-u-waitMon Feb 29 1988 11:186
    Did you check to see if Chaunc had a tan line from wearing his kitty
    Speedo swimsuit??  It seems like he had a good time on vacation
    and is glad to be home.  I'm so happy that he's back!!  And I'll
    bet you feel 100 years older....
    
    Mary and the other Chauncey (and Honey, too)
1146.5:^)JAWS::COTEFull Noodle Frontity...Mon Feb 29 1988 11:310
1146.6Needed a Vacation!DPDMAI::BALLI AM standing up!Mon Feb 29 1988 11:534
    He just wanted to get away from the rat race for the weekend! ;^)
    
    Pat
1146.7Hoorah!!!!!ITSBIG::VACCARIMon Feb 29 1988 11:575
    Welcome Home Chauncey!!!  Thats great.  We're sooooo happy this
    story had such a happy ending!!!  Hope he stays put for a while
    :-)
    
    Erin, RumTum & McCafferty
1146.8Welcome Home, Chauncey!AWARD2::HARMONMon Feb 29 1988 13:057
    Schnitzel will be so glad to hear Chauncey has returned.....she
    really was upset thinking a fellow feline had possibly come to some
    horrible fate!  However, I'll leave out the vacation part....she's
    been nagging at me to take her on one....
    
    P.
1146.9Please tag!MEMV03::BULLOCKFlamenco--NOT flamingo!!Mon Feb 29 1988 14:4620
    Good, good, GOOD!!  I've been praying for Chauncey to return home
    safe and sound, and was so happy to see the good news today!  You
    must be relieved and very happy.
    
    Now--if you haven't already, PLEASE get an ID tag and a collar for
    him!  My friends have kidded me for years about the way I hover
    over my Billie, and the things I do for her;  but I know how I would
    feel if she got out of the house and LOST.  Just having that tag
    on him will give people HIS name, YOUR name and address, and most
    importantly, your phone number.  (In CAT FANCY, there's even a "Meow
    Card" you can register your cat for that ensures people looking
    for your lost kitty 24 hours a day)
    
    That way, no one will mistake him for a stray.  I'm sorry if I'm
    being too pushy, but it was miraculous that he is back;  having
    an ID tag will be further insurance he stays that way.
    
    Again, we are very happy for you all, and thanks for posting this,
    
    Jane
1146.10Probably Canada...RENKO::MASONExplaining is not understandingMon Feb 29 1988 15:436
    The post cards may take up to two weeks - they do from Montreal
    every time we send some home.
        
    The suspense was killing us! Welcome home C-cat...
    
    Gary
1146.11YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH....AIMHI::OFFENMon Feb 29 1988 16:0511
    WAY TO GO CHAUNCEY.......................
    
    I wish I could have been with him.  A vacation at this time of year
    would be wonderful.
    
    Actually, I'm very, very glad to see that he made it back home.
    We at our house were all praying for him.
    
    Sandi (Lightning's & DejaVu's mom)
1146.12tag suggestionBPOV09::GROSSEMon Feb 29 1988 16:137
    Because cats that are out are generally asumed by a lot of people
    to be out I found that tags don't help -unless- as I have had put
    on my cats' tags the words "I'm lost if out!" with their name,my
    phone number and address. This lets folks know that this wandering
    kitty shouldn't be a'wandering..
    Fran
1146.13HOORAY HOORAYREGENT::MICHAELSONMon Feb 29 1988 16:215
    HOORAY CHAUNCY!!!!!!!!
    
    Now tell us where did you go, with whom and were you good?
    
    Cho-Cho and her Mom
1146.14Tagging around the townLDP::BANGMAMon Feb 29 1988 16:2412
    I say TAG HIM!   My parents dog (sorry feliners) has run away from
    home countless times (gets very disturbed when it's raining, etc)
    and someone always finds her and brings her home.
    
    If you just can't see Chauncey becoming an indoor cat, please tag him.
    Most people who find a cat with a tag (hopefully never again for yours
    truly) know that someone really cares.
               
    Glad to hear he's home safe now!
    
    Pam
1146.15Tagging - an excellent idea!FSHQOA::RWAXMANMon Feb 29 1988 16:4510
    Thanks for all the nice homecoming welcomes - Chauncey will be very
    happy to know that so many people were praying for his safe return.
    
    I just talked to the vet about having tags made up.  She said it
    will take six weeks for them to come in upon ordering, so it doesn't
    make sense for me to put in the order now since we will be moving
    in four weeks.  Best to wait until I have my new address and phone
    number.  So for now, old Chaunc's outings will be supervised by
    Mom.
1146.16Great idea!!MEMV02::BULLOCKFlamenco--NOT flamingo!!Tue Mar 01 1988 13:1510
    Re: .12---
    
    What a great idea!  I would never have thought of that one..I'm
    going to have a new tag made up for Billie now with that added to
    it.  Poor cat, pretty soon she'll need her own wallet to haul her
    ID around in!  Thanks for the good suggestion!
    
    Again, welcome home, Chauncey!
    
    Jane
1146.17Chauncey changed his name!FSHQOA::RWAXMANTue Mar 01 1988 15:2415
    To give Chauncey a fresh, new start, his name has been changed.
    Dana hates the name Chauncey, has never said it once since we acquired
    him in December, and refers to Chauncey as "Kitty."  So, last nite,
    we decided to call him Joshua (Josh or Joshi -which I especially
    like - for short).  Chauncey never knew his real name anyway, since
    I call him Chauncey, Dana calls him Kitty, and everyone else called
    him Snowy before I adopted him, and still do.
    
    So now, Mary Tamir, you are the proud owner of the one and only
    Chauncey in this Notes file!
    
    Joshi says hi to all of you and said he'll send a picture after
    his brother Nikki comes to live with us; he wants Nikki in the picture
    too.
1146.18but still #2 ;-)TOMLIN::ROMBERGKathy Romberg DTN 276-8189Thu Mar 03 1988 10:388
	So now he can be Josh #2 (in this notes file)

	    :-) :-)


	Kathy - 'mother' of Joshua and Rebecca