R.I.P. Fuzz 5-1992 - 5-9-2009
Monte Of The Month -- August 2007
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Sorry for your loss of your family member "Fuzz". Knowing you tho, you have other kitties around, so you won't be TOO lonely. We know from experience that cat's are VERY personable. Each has a personality so much different from another. I'm sure you will miss him.
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Monte Of The Month - April 2008
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From: Waco, Tx
Thanks.
Yes Wayne, I do have a couple more, one outside cat (about 6 years old) and Fuzz's sister (also 17), she's indoors as he was, but they each have their own special place in my heart. They were night and day different. He was always getting into something he wasn't supposed to, ate like a pig even liked olives, and was slightly overweight until the last year, loved to be petted but wasn't much for being held. She's skinny as a rail, rarely does anything she's not supposed to, very picky eater, and always wants to be in your lap. He was a long hair grey, she is short hair tortiose shell, but they both had the same white markings - toes and chest. I've had them since they were about 3 weeks old, someone dumped them.
Yes Wayne, I do have a couple more, one outside cat (about 6 years old) and Fuzz's sister (also 17), she's indoors as he was, but they each have their own special place in my heart. They were night and day different. He was always getting into something he wasn't supposed to, ate like a pig even liked olives, and was slightly overweight until the last year, loved to be petted but wasn't much for being held. She's skinny as a rail, rarely does anything she's not supposed to, very picky eater, and always wants to be in your lap. He was a long hair grey, she is short hair tortiose shell, but they both had the same white markings - toes and chest. I've had them since they were about 3 weeks old, someone dumped them.
Very sorry for the loss of Fuzz. Beautiful looking cat.
Sorry if this seems a little insensitive, I don't mean it that way. But considering the business you're in (taxidermy), are you making plans for Fuzz? Or would it be too painful for you?
Once again, very sorry to hear about your beloved family member Fuzz.
Sorry if this seems a little insensitive, I don't mean it that way. But considering the business you're in (taxidermy), are you making plans for Fuzz? Or would it be too painful for you?
Once again, very sorry to hear about your beloved family member Fuzz.
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Monte Of The Month - April 2008
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From: Waco, Tx
Thanks everyone.
No Taz, he was buried, that was not even considered. I know you didn't mean it insensitively, I'm used to that question.
I did think about it with a duck I had for about 15 years but when it came down to it, I buried him too. I have a turkey that I bought strictly for studying and reference to improve my work with the plans that when he goes, if he's in good feather, I'd mount him - I bet he gets buried instead. I don't do dogs and cats. I have done lizards, fish and a "pet" barnyard duck. The reason being is that they will look like a dog or cat but they won't look like Fluffy or Fido... There is something about your pet, their spirit or something, YOU know that look, only you, and it's near impossible to capture even with tons of reference pics. Besides, I couldn't bear to see my pet mounted, I'd rather just keep my pics and memories. A person sees a deer for only moments before they squeeze the trigger, they do not know THAT particular animal personally, so as long as the mount looks like a deer that's all that matters. It's one thing to try to use as much of a "harvested" animal (meat, hide) as possible so as not to be wasteful, it's a completely different thing when it comes to pets.
I actually get a lot of calls about doing pets and those taxidermists that do them can make money - of course they earn it too, there aren't many forms on the market so you have to start from scratch and make one and have the glass eyes special ordered.
I work with dead animals daily but not pets. I'm even bothered by some of the wild animals I get in. I had a guy bring in a bobcat that was getting his chickens. When I skinned it I discovered the poor thing was nothing but skin and bones, then I found out why, he had been previously shot with a VERY poor shot. I found what looked to be a .22 in his back leg. It had completely snapped the thigh bone in half. The poor thing was starving to death because he wasn't able to hunt, the chickens were easy targets. The guy actually did the cat a favor by ending his suffering. But I felt horrible for the cat to have had to go through that.
He was probably shot by one of those so-called "hunters" that give real hunters a bad name. We call them "shooters" instead of "hunters".
I kinda got off topic.
The vet clinic sent me a sympathy card yesterday. I thought that was nice. I'm going to make a stone for Fuzz's grave this weekend if it's not raining.
No Taz, he was buried, that was not even considered. I know you didn't mean it insensitively, I'm used to that question.
I did think about it with a duck I had for about 15 years but when it came down to it, I buried him too. I have a turkey that I bought strictly for studying and reference to improve my work with the plans that when he goes, if he's in good feather, I'd mount him - I bet he gets buried instead. I don't do dogs and cats. I have done lizards, fish and a "pet" barnyard duck. The reason being is that they will look like a dog or cat but they won't look like Fluffy or Fido... There is something about your pet, their spirit or something, YOU know that look, only you, and it's near impossible to capture even with tons of reference pics. Besides, I couldn't bear to see my pet mounted, I'd rather just keep my pics and memories. A person sees a deer for only moments before they squeeze the trigger, they do not know THAT particular animal personally, so as long as the mount looks like a deer that's all that matters. It's one thing to try to use as much of a "harvested" animal (meat, hide) as possible so as not to be wasteful, it's a completely different thing when it comes to pets.
I actually get a lot of calls about doing pets and those taxidermists that do them can make money - of course they earn it too, there aren't many forms on the market so you have to start from scratch and make one and have the glass eyes special ordered.
I work with dead animals daily but not pets. I'm even bothered by some of the wild animals I get in. I had a guy bring in a bobcat that was getting his chickens. When I skinned it I discovered the poor thing was nothing but skin and bones, then I found out why, he had been previously shot with a VERY poor shot. I found what looked to be a .22 in his back leg. It had completely snapped the thigh bone in half. The poor thing was starving to death because he wasn't able to hunt, the chickens were easy targets. The guy actually did the cat a favor by ending his suffering. But I felt horrible for the cat to have had to go through that.
He was probably shot by one of those so-called "hunters" that give real hunters a bad name. We call them "shooters" instead of "hunters".
I kinda got off topic.
The vet clinic sent me a sympathy card yesterday. I thought that was nice. I'm going to make a stone for Fuzz's grave this weekend if it's not raining.
Hi Becky, it is always difficult to lose anyone, anything we love 4 Sure. I appreciate your thoughts on not doing pet's in your business. I also believe, & hope that when we leave Planet Earth, that we go 2 another World or Space : ), & be reunited with the ones that went before us. It sure makes my loses, easier to endure, & accept.I wish you the good memories, and `hope.
Thanks for sharing your love for animinals, for `Life.(edit) & the Monte Carlo...
`Space
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Becky, thank you so much for explaining your view of your profession. I must admit that I didn't know very much about taxidermy, so your input is very helpful.
Once again, my condolences on your family's loss.
Lou.
Once again, my condolences on your family's loss.
Lou.