In (pet) memoriam

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 27 Feb 2006, 18:15

foxy wrote:
Jackson Priest wrote:
Teddygirl wrote:I actually have a turntable, but cant use it as there is a fish tank sitting on the top (it's inside a cabinet) silly idea or what ? ................but there was nowhere else for the fishtank to go
I feel sad now, as you have reminded me of my 2 poor dead goldfish, and that beautiful yet tragic goldfish-related incident in Leeds in 1992.
Oh no...now you've set me off grieving for our poor dead Gladys the goldfish who tragically commited suicide just over 2 years ago. Maybe we should start a new "In (Pet) Memoriam" thread

OK. I'll start.

When I lived in Leeds I had 2 beautiful goldfish, Fluffy and Snowy. I loved them very much and cleaned their tank out every Saturday morning, despite the severe hangovers I suffered at that time.

However, when I left to live in London, I didnâ€™t want to risk them dying on the journey there, so I left them in the trusty care of my mate Dave. Dave looked after them to the best of his abilities, but after a few weeks, poor Snowy sadly died - from a broken heart of course.

I returned to Leeds after 6 weeks or so, for the weekend, and visited my friend Dave. As I entered the room where Fluffyâ€™s tank was, for a split second I noticed a brightly coloured flash in the corner of my eye. I put it down to the ubiquitous hangover.

Dave and I sat down and discussed what we had been doing in the time since we had seen each other last. Then Dave said, â€œI think I must have split something on the chair,â€

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 27 Feb 2006, 18:50

We had two goldfish called Stan and Gladys. Stan sadly passed away peacefully at an early age, but good old Gladys strutted her stuff for just over 9 years. It was my habit to look in the tank each morning on my way to the kettle and say â€œmorning Gladysâ€

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 28 Feb 2006, 21:44

We used to have a tortoise with a bad eye. His name was McVicar (so called after the infamous John McVicar who kept escaping - our McVicar was also a bit nifty). Around Autumn time late in 1981, when all good tortoises should be snuggling in for hibernation, he went missing. We hunted high and low to no avail. Then the snow came. And it snowed and snowed and.......well, snowed. It was a very bad winter. Eventually the knickers we had left on the line all winter defrosted and Spring arrived. So too did the end of our lease. It was early April and we were packed up and ready to move to a new flat. As Mr E cleaned his teeth by the bathroom window, looking out on what was no longer our garden, he uttered the unbelieveable words "There's McVicar!". Sure enough, there he was sporting about 6 inches of mud on his back strutting his stuff around the garden. Never did find out where he'd been.

PS he lived for several years in the Company of my sister who then (for reasons too many to go into here) passed him on to the RSPCA inspector with whom as far as we know, he lives happily to this day.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Mar 2006, 01:27

Epykat wrote:We used to have a tortoise with a bad eye. His name was McVicar (so called after the infamous John McVicar who kept escaping - our McVicar was also a bit nifty). Around Autumn time late in 1981, when all good tortoises should be snuggling in for hibernation, he went missing. We hunted high and low to no avail. Then the snow came. And it snowed and snowed and.......well, snowed. It was a very bad winter. Eventually the knickers we had left on the line all winter defrosted and Spring arrived. So too did the end of our lease. It was early April and we were packed up and ready to move to a new flat. As Mr E cleaned his teeth by the bathroom window, looking out on what was no longer our garden, he uttered the unbelieveable words "There's McVicar!". Sure enough, there he was sporting about 6 inches of mud on his back strutting his stuff around the garden. Never did find out where he'd been.

PS he lived for several years in the Company of my sister who then (for reasons too many to go into here) passed him on to the RSPCA inspector with whom as far as we know, he lives happily to this day.

That is one hardcore tortoise.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 01 Mar 2006, 11:58

bad foxes (not sure if they like the smell of the fish or the whisky)

You're a bad foxy - you tell us!!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Mar 2006, 21:30

Poppy wrote:
bad foxes (not sure if they like the smell of the fish or the whisky)
You're a bad foxy - you tell us!!

Ok I suspect it was the whisky...very bad habits some bad foxes have. Don't think Gladys would have smelt particularly appetising by that time anyway

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 01 Apr 2008, 21:20

Thought I'd resurrect this thread as yesterday I had a bereavement of one of my most cuddly pets!!!!

Tran the tarantula went to cobweb heaven!!

So I am now spiderless!!!
And in memory of her passing I have changed my avayar back to her pic!!!
And I also know how touched and pleased you will all be that I have done this!!!

R.I.P. Tran!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 01 Apr 2008, 22:06

How do you know when a spider's dead and not just sleeping? Did you check her pulse?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 01 Apr 2008, 22:17

arachnid wrote:yesterday I had a bereavement of one of my most cuddly pets!!!!

Poor Spidie Women - Humanoid and Araneid! (Or some such words!!)

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 02 Apr 2008, 20:17

Epykat wrote:How do you know when a spider's dead and not just sleeping? Did you check her pulse?

Silly me! Never thought to check her pulse!!!

The tarantula that died before this one was sitting in the same spot for about a week before I realised that it had died!!!

But now I know better!!! A dead tarantula sits in the tank with all it's legs curled in like a clenched fist!!! And of course doesn't move!!!!
So here endeth todays lesson!!!!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 03 Apr 2008, 09:14

The same probably applies to cats

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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