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Goodbye George

23 replies

fivegomadindorset · 26/10/2011 18:42

George was aquired in the pub, a lovely old bloke said do you want a kitten, I said I would think about it, next week George turned up, a ginger ball of fluff. He spent his informative months being hauled round the house by Harry my chocl lab, as Harry was worried that he would get lost. From that moment on he took no shit from dogs and indeed at times thought he was one. Friends used to bring young puppies around for a telling off from George. I went to America for 2 weeks, he decamped to the pub oppsite th epub from 1030 until 3pm, home for tea and then back in at 6 until they kicked him out at closing time.

I moved home across the park (village setting so think stately home type park) and my cottage was let by my mother for holidays, George used to go and visit frequently and be fed by said holiday makers. His favourite place was the strawberry frames. He liked to lull dogs into false sense of security by letting them past two or thre times and then just as they were getting confident, attacked them, I have never seen a dog retaliate against him though Grin

He used to go for long dog walks with my Dad. Parents moved house to a new one 5 miles away. George moved and then walked the 5 miles back to the old house where my SIL found him, he went back to my parents and has had a lovely 2 years annoying moorhens, ducks and taking up swans and finding his alltime favourite sleeping place under the willow tree.

George was put to sleep on Monday after stopping eating. He was 14.

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happystory · 26/10/2011 18:44

Awwww, what a lovely tribute to George. He had a nice life.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 26/10/2011 18:44

Sounds like he had a fantastic life. Farewell, George, RIP.

GoodAndBluts · 26/10/2011 18:46

Sounds like he had a fantastic 14 years. May he rest in peace under the willow tree.

ColdSancerre · 26/10/2011 18:53

George sounds such a lovely cat, I do love gingers and their generally bolshie attitude to life, humans, other cats and dogs.

I'm sorry for your loss. RIP George.

fivegomadindorset · 26/10/2011 18:55

Yes he was definitely bolshy Grin

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bibbitybobbitybloodyaxe · 26/10/2011 18:55

Bless his little feline heart Sad RIP George.

SecretNutellaFix · 26/10/2011 18:57

He sounds amazing- one in a million.

Fluffycloudland77 · 26/10/2011 20:06

He sounds like such a special little animal, you never forget them though.

I am sorry you had to pts, we have done it 4 times and you agonise over it.

Lovely tribute to him.

TheOriginalFAB · 26/10/2011 20:07

RIP George. Great name for a great cat.

Makiko · 26/10/2011 20:10

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suzi2 · 26/10/2011 21:35

He sounds like a fab cat Grin RIP George.

chickflit · 26/10/2011 21:37

George sounds like a fab cat and you have lots of wonderful memories.

I have my own ginger kitten called George, who spends lots of time being pulled around the house by my lab puppy, I hope that he grows into a cat with as much character as your George. It's certainly a name to live up to.

ColdSancerre · 26/10/2011 21:41

George 2, how lovely, I hope he turns out as feisty.

Jenski · 26/10/2011 21:45

What a fabulous cat :)

posey · 26/10/2011 21:47

Lovely post Smile

fivegomadindorset · 26/10/2011 21:56

Chickflit, he certainly sounds like he is on the way. DH would also like to point out that when we slept in a superking size bed he would strectch out in the middle and still manage to have us perching on the edge, something our DC's have not manged to do.

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fivegomadindorset · 26/10/2011 22:00

Sorry my last post about him, Christmas eve and a lovely leg of lamb, he would be sitting on the side eating the remnants and winding up the dogs and then have to spend three days cleaning his tail having dunked it in the onion sauce.

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TheOriginalFAB · 27/10/2011 15:04

Grin at onion sauce tail.

You post as much as you want too about him.

SuckItAndSee · 27/10/2011 15:06

what a marvellous cat.
RIP George.

mankyscotslass · 27/10/2011 15:11

RIP George.

Your post made me cry - we are in the throws of deciding when our ginger furball has had enough and needs to be pts.

Your George sounds fab.

LittleMissFlustered · 27/10/2011 15:13

RIP George. I've a ginger George too (he should be on my profile, the elder variant). They're special:)

Onemorning · 28/10/2011 17:40

RIP George. big hugs x

MyLittleFluffball · 29/10/2011 08:53

He sounds like a beautiful cat, what a lovely tribute and I'm sorry for your loss.

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