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by Jennifer Eliot, The Cairns Post
The two-year-old's morning nap on an ambulance ended in a hair-raising 13km trip from Port Douglas to Oak Beach at 100km/h, with lights flashing and siren blaring all the way.
Chloe's owner and paramedic Myles White got a huge shock when an extremely distressed meow alerted him to a "goggle-eyed" cat sitting on the roof.
"We did the job and we were loading the patient in the back of the ambulance when we heard a cat let out a big meow," he said.
"Someone said there was a cat on the roof and I looked up and was very surprised to see it was my cat, Chloe.
"The road to Oak Beach is quite windy and it was lights and sirens all the way.
"I cannot believe that she managed to stay on and survive.
"When I took her down, she was all fluffed up and her eyes were a bit blown out and she did a big 'Help, get me off' meow."
The call-out came on Tuesday morning from a New South Wales (Australia) couple holidaying at Oak Beach whose six-year-old daughter was seriously ill.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, the family managed to find the humour in the situation.
"Everyone had a good laugh and even the little girl, who was very sick, found it funny," Mr White said.
"We just could not work out how she stayed on the roof.
"There was nothing for her to hold on to."
But amazingly one brush with death was not enough for Chloe.
Within hours of surviving a road trip, she was rushed to the Mossman vet clinic after a being bitten by a paralysis tick.
"I think she has used all nine lives in 24 hours," Mr White said.
"The following night she was walking funny and was quite sick, so we took her to the vet.
"She is all right now but it's been a big 24 hours for her."
Cats send all sorts of nonverbal signals, both to each other and to us humans. One of those signals is a blink.
If you own a cat and haven't ever noticed it blinking at you, keep an eye out. It usually happens just as the cat enters a room where you are sitting. It will notice you from a small distance, stop, blink both eyes once or several times, and then approach. Once you are on the lookout for it, the blink is quite noticeable. It's slower than a human blink and looks, well, intentional.
What is your cat trying to tell you? A blinking cat is a happy cat. Blinking in cats is a signal that they recognize the presence of another cat in their vicinity but they are not going to fight it. A blink sends the message: "You are my friend. I am not angry. I am not threatened, or threatening."
This kind of message is very important in the wild, where cats battle for territory. Run across a neighboring cat and you'd better make your intentions clear, or you may find yourself in a fight. The blink serves to say: all's well here.
If you don't feel silly doing it, try blinking at your cat, perhaps while stroking it. Sometimes our facial gestures can trigger a response in them. The two of you can have a mutual friendship moment, sending "I'm okay -- you're okay" messages back and forth.
So, why do cats blink at us, when we aren't cats and don't understand such feline messages? Well -- do you ever speak to your cat?
I miss you in the morning,
When all the world is new,
I know the day can bring no joy,
Because it brings not you.
I miss the well-loved voice of you,
Your tender smile for me,
The charm of you,
The joy of your unfailing sympathy,
Because the world is full of folks; it's true,
But there was only one of you.
I miss you in the noontide,
The crowded city street,
Seems like a desert now,
I walk in solitude complete.
I miss your hands beside my own,
The light touch of your hand,
The quick gleam in the eye of you,
So sure to understand.
I miss you in the evening,
When daylight fades away,
I miss the sheltering arms of you,
To rest me for the day,
I try to think I see you yet,
There in the firelight gleams,
Weary at last; I sleep,
And I still miss you in my dreams.
Well, it's shit ... that's right, shit!
Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language.
Consider:
You can get shit-faced, Be shit-out-of-luck, Or have shit for brains.
With a little effort, you can get your shit together, find a place for your shit, or be asked to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit, and tell others to eat shit.
Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the differencebetween shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits. There is bull shit, horse shit, and chicken shit.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit,or duck when the shit hits the fan.
You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit,
and some days are just plain shitty.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are times when you feel like shit.
You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up a shit creek without a paddle.
Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.
When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of the English language.
And remember, once you know your shit, you don't need to know anything else!!
You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don't give a shit!
They forgot , That’s my Shit right there!!!!!
Well, Shit, it's time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do give a shit and hope you had a nice day, without a bunch of shit. But, if you happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head...........
Well, Shit Happens!!!
