GA Phoenix, my bobcat, died this time a week ago

Scdal said:
Thank you, Scarlette, you are so kind and Fluffy is beautiful. Phoenix was such a great companion to me. Bobcats and the other larger cats are super intelligent. It is almost like having a teenager in the house. I am not trying to put down domesticated cats but the wild cats have to be intelligent to survive in the wild.
Since I live on 5 acres by myself. Phoenix made me feel so safe. Bobcats and all the larger cats behave like dogs in a cat's body. They can even get canine distemper. They wag their tails like dogs, follow you everywhere and walk on leashes. Phoenix knew I was trying to help him when he became diabetic. When I needed to check Phoenix's BG, I would say "come here, I need to check your bootie" even though I was pricking his ear. Phoenix would walk over and sit and let me prick his ear sometimes over 14 times a day. He was the same with his inhaler for allergies and any pills he had to take.

There are down sides to the larger cats. They will eat anything especially when they are young. That includes your shoes, clothes, sheets and toys. By the time they are 4 months old, they can jump from the ground to the roof of your house in one leap. You also have to train them to come in when you want them to. You can't just pick them up like a regular cat.

They also need special diets. They cannot exist on cat food. They have to have chicken or cornish hens with the bones to get the calcium that they need. Phoenix could chew up and swallow a whole chicken leg in just a few bites.

I hope I haven't bored you with all this but I miss him so much. My best to you and Fluffy. To honor Phoenix, I would like all of you to go over to your cat and give them a huge kiss and a hug. Tell them how much you love them and how much they mean to you. They will understand you. Take care and I will never forget the people on this forum and all the help and support that I received. Thank you
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Awwww.....thank you for sharing Phoenix with me. I loved reading all about him! I'd love to have one too but that can never happen for me. I'm too old and live in the city. ;(

I have 7 cats. Ali seniors except Nallah whos 5 or 6. FLUFFY has a spevial story. I tagged you with the link so you could read it.

Please when you think.of Phoenix and need to share his stories to help you feel better, tell me all about him. I'd love that.

I'm so sad he's crossed the RB. My daughter had a tiny cornish cross chicken that died this morning. It wasn't growing like the rest...we think it had something wrong with it and I felt so bad. She lives on 28 acres.

I love all animals, even the night crawls on concrete on a rainy day...I feel compelled to get them off the parking lot or sidewalk to safety...a bit qwerky maybe. I only feel nothing when swatting flies or drowning fleas. Even spiders I rescue and put outside. I can't kill them.

I hope to hear more about Phoenix if you're up to it.

God bless
Scarlette. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
@Scdal
 
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