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   Josh (like the wine) (joshua@nozzi.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 11:26:24 JST Josh (like the wine)

   We lost Conrad tonight. He was a member of a family that showed up on our patio early this year. He, his mother, and his sister have considered our patio and back yard their home turf since. We’d JUST gotten a collar/tag on him earlier today or we’d never have known what happened. He was killed instantly by a car and brought home. I buried him under our oak as his mom and sis watched from the patio. We’re heartbroken for this sweet young boy.

   Hug your kitties tonight.

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 11:26:19 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @joshua I'm so sorry Josh, thinking of you. :(

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     Josh (like the wine) (joshua@nozzi.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 11:26:20 JST Josh (like the wine)

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     What I’m now stuck with is the memory of what I saw and smelled.

     He sweet little face was ... The car had definitely rolled over his head.

     I refused to let Nathan see him.

     I buried him with a Churu, the magic treat for which he’d forgive us any trespass.

     I went to the liquor store and didn’t realize I had blood on my white teeshirt. I broke down crying in the car.

     What an awful night.

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     Josh (like the wine) (joshua@nozzi.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 11:26:21 JST Josh (like the wine)

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     We had just gotten a collar/tag/AirTag on him earlier today because he’d disappeared for 3 days straight last week (he’d clearly been fighting a cold) and returned very hungry.

     I never imagined as I was putting it on him this morning that he’d had less than 12 hours of life left or that it’d be the last time I’d ever pet him and tell him what a pretty boy he was.

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     Josh (like the wine) (joshua@nozzi.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 11:26:23 JST Josh (like the wine)

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     We feel awful we had no room for them, but the two kittens have been semi-feral and it was a feat just to get Conrad to let us handle him at all. He and his mother were both neutered/spayed, vax’d, and chipped and we took responsibility for their welfare. They have an outdoor shelter with a heated pad for the cold. Fresh food and water every day. Medical care when needed (Conrad had a laceration months back that we had a vet treat).

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 03:47:30 JST Joe Ortiz

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     @joshua Doing well although busy.

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     Josh (like the wine) (joshua@nozzi.social)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 03:47:31 JST Josh (like the wine)

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     • Joe Ortiz

     @joeo10 Thanks, Joe. How’ve you been? Seems like forever.