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Comment on Discussion Thread 🐠 Saturday 21 March 2026

Was waylaid by the black cat. He wanted pats and me to sit with him as he ate, but the barest brush of his tum while he rolled resulted in a dramatic meow and hiss. Which is predictable enough.

But his ears were weirdly hot. I could feel it through the gloves. Please don’t let him need the vet. 🫩

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I miss my baby Melbcat so much. She loved belly rubs and would roll over and make biscuits in the air while receiving them. I don’t think there will ever be another cat like her. It hurts to empty her beautiful fur out of the vacuum canister all mixed with dust.

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Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
With punkin and misha we kept it and put it in the compost to be part of the garden they loved to laze in.

I still find whispy gobs of misha’s fur. We put them in a small container and let her outside to fly in the breeze on sunny afternoons. She always demanded outside time on sunny days

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Melbcat loved the garden and the sun. Unfortunately it was limited due to safety while she was alive but maybe a little hair could go outside.
  
  I’m so sorry about Punkin and Misha
  
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
so many hugs

about her fur

Maybe you can take it out, dust it, brush it a little and put it in an envelope. A keep sake.

and it seems black cat likes you, he’s just taking a while to relax

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I have saved whiskers, a tuft of her fur clipped by the funeral company, and some fur from the brush. It just feels like slowly erasing her from my house. 💔
  
  I don’t know what I’m going to do with him. I’m trying to ensure he gets a feed when I see him and parasite treatment once a month, but currently I can’t seem to do any more than that.
  
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  - Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    May I suggest you print some pictures of her and frame them for the wall. All the other things just end up in a drawer but it would be nice to have a picture on display.
    
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That’s a good idea. She was such a beautiful cat.
    
    I do fret. It’s a really awkward position to be in and I have my fingers crossed he doesn’t get sick, hit, or attacked by another animal.
    
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  - Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    and good night Melba, 🫂
    
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    🫂
    
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