Eaten by Dog, Run Over by Train

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Name of Cat    Age at Time of Demise    Colour    Cause and Place of Death
Blackie                    6 years                                       black     Kidney stone, Quesnel 
Alphonse                5 years                                       grey       Became lax about using litter box. Given to “farm,”
                                                                                                      Quesnel 
Albert                      2 years                                       grey        Same as Alphonse. They seemed to encourage each 
                                                                                                      other in their scatological habits
Jennifer                  1 year                                        orange    Run over on street, Quesnel 
Wally                       1 year                                        orange    Fell out of travel trailer going over Pavillion 
                                                                                                       Mountain, may be living happily at farm on top of 
                                                                                                       mountain 
Cindy                       7 years                            black/white     Run over on sidewalk, Kamloops 
Fred                         3 years                              grey/white     Jumped into someone’s car in Burnaby, escaped into 
                                                                                                       parking garage, was picked up by loving family, lived 
                                                                                                       long life (you can always hope) 
Harriet                     1 year                                        brown     Stolen, Burnaby 
Blackie #2              3 years                                        black      Eaten by dog, McLure 
Patches                   3 years                                tri-colour      Run over by train, McLure 
Sid Vicious             2 years                                       black      Run over on street, Kamloops 
Mickey                     1 year                                        brown     Probably stolen, Kamloops 
Rocket                     4 years                                          grey      Killed on street, Kamloops 
Stripe                       7 years                                      brown      Heart attack, after four expensive trips to vet for 
                                                                                                        injuries sustained in defending backyard, Kamloops 
Lionel                      2 years                                       brown    Very smart cat who learned to open the window to let 
                                                                                                        himself out but was not smart enough not to drink 
                                                                                                        antifreeze. Died of congestive heart failure after we 
                                                                                                        declined the vet’s offer of a heart transplant, 
                                                                                                        Vancouver 

Total number of cats within kids’ memories: 17 
Total number of years of cat ownership: 48 
Average length of cat lives: 3 years

image © Terry Plummer