| The Story ConcludesIt's been quite a
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| | to their advertised email address went
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| while since Ginger's original story was
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| | unanswered and after several aborted
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| posted. I thought I'd let those of you
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| | phone calls, I got a message saying that
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| who followed the story know the
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| | they'd moved and had a new phone number.
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| conclusion.Ginger (a.k.a. "Redpuss") is a
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| | I tried that only to get a message saying
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| half-ginger, half white, 12-year-old tom
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| | they were unavailable for several days
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| who suffered some bad health problems a
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| | and to leave a message. I did, but with
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| year or so ago, including cat flu, 6
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| | less than ten days remaining before a
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| rotten teeth (with accompanying
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| | final decision would have to be made as
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| toothache) and associated chronic
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| | to whether to have him put to sleep or
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| infection, a septic lip, ear mites, skin
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| | not, time was running out for Ginger.
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| allergies and a heart murmur. His story
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| | (this was back in April 2005).Then, on
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| is documented at the Help Save Ginger
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| | the weekend prior to what could become a
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| page on my Cat-oholics website if you'd
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| | fateful day, I received a call telling me
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| like some background information. You may
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| | that a home had been found for Ginger. It
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| have already read my previous articles
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| | seems that a grand-niece of Ginger's
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| about him and how a number of generous
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| | original owner had stepped in to take
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| people donated funds to cover his vet
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| | care of him. So, with just one day to
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| bills.While his health problems were
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| | spare, Ginger was whisked off to his new
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| sorted out, finding a new home for him
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| | home.It was a relief knowing that the
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| proved to be something of a problem.
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| | Sword of Damocles no longer hung over him
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| Neither friends nor family were in a
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| | and that the thought of having to have
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| position to take him in for two reasons -
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| | him put to sleep was no longer a
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| he's a cat-flu carrier (and my vet was
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| | consideration.He's made a great pet for
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| insistent that Ginger should not go to a
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| | his new owners as he's a very
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| house that already has a cat) and his age
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| | affectionate cat. With the exception of
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| (people are too worried that an ageing
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| | being a cat-flu carrier, his health is
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| cat just meant big medical bills down the
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| | otherwise good. Given what he went though
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| road). Notices stuck up in supermarkets,
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| | that previous year, he deserved to have a
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| libraries and vet clinics didn't get a
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| | few good, happy years ahead of him and
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| single reply. Neither did putting appeals
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| | now he has.Gary Nugent, a software
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| in classified ads papers.I contacted a
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| | engineer by profession, has been a
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| few catteries to see if they could offer
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| | life-long animal lover, especially of
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| any leads I could follow up on. While
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| | cats and is the webmaster of - a site
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| they couldn't suggest anyone to place the
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| | that helps you make the best choices to
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| cat with, they suggested contacting an
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| | keep your cat healthy, happy and
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| animal shelter who didn't euthanise
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| | long-lived. Information about cats in
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| unwanted animals. Unfortunately, when I
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| | general, health issues that can affect
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| contacted them, they told me they only
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| | them, some of their weird and wonderful
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| now dealt exclusively with dogs
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| | behavior patterns, their history, and how
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| (apparently there'd been unholy war
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| | to choose various products, supplies and
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| between the cats and dogs when they
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| | toys for your feline furball. And, not to
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| catered for both). They advised me to
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| | forget about you...there are a few things
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| contact the local Cat Protection
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| | on the site to keep cat owners amused as
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| Association through their webpage.Emails
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| | well.
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