probaby not real...but quite amusing...getyourspeedreadon


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From: "Ratcliff, Jennifer" <ratcliffj@tcbdallas.com>
To: Javier Chavira <chaviraj@tcbdallas.com>, Jeff Woodall  
<woodallj@tcbdallas.com>, John Teague <jteague@halff.com>,  Jon VanDeVoorde 
<vandevoordej@tcbdallas.com>, Juan Morales  <moralesj@tcbdallas.com>, "Mandy 
Thiebaud (wk)" <m-thiebaud1@ti.com>,  Marisha Negovetich 
<marisha.negovetich@ltgov.state.tx.us>, Ryan Lewis  <lewisr@tcbaus.com>
Subject: FW: Big Cat
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:27:40 -0500
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this is amazing...

> >How would you like to have this kitty?
> >
> > > This is amazing! Rodger Degagne, a former employee with AECL in Chalk
> > > River, may be embarking on a new career as Feline Breeder. Relaxing
> > > in his spacious home on the shores of the Ottawa River, Mr. Degagne
> > > recalls how 15 years ago he befriended two stray young cats on the
> >old
> > > AECL research facility at Chalk River. The kittens had appeared in
> > > late
> > > summer and apparently had gotten under a security fence around the
> >old
> > > labs
> > > abandoned since the late 50's. With the help of his tuna sandwich,
> > > Mr.Degagne was able to coax the kitties close enough so that he could
> > > pick them up. A self described animal lover, he did not want to
> >place
> > > the
> > > kittens in the local Humane Society. In this largely rural area, cats
> > > of all stripes and ages largely go unwanted and are humanely disposed
> > > of
> > > after a few days.
> > >
> > > Later that evening his wife Louise and their two children,
> > > Nicole and Kelly came to a family decision to keep the kittens
> > > which they named Lost and Found. Lost turned out to be female and
> > > Found a male. When nature finally took it's course, a litter of
> > > kittens
> > > was born 6 years later. One of the litter was a big white female
> >with
> > > a unique black markings on her side and tail. Something about the
> > > kitten captured the hearts of the family and while her siblings
> > > eventually found homes elsewhere, Snowball stayed with the Degagne's.
> > >
> > >
> > > While Lost and Found are no longer with us, their progeny live on.
> >In
> > > her 9 years Snowball's size has seemed to snowball. Put simply,
> > > Snowball
> > > is no ordinary cat, she measures 69 inches from nose to tail and
> > > weighs
> > > in at 87 Ibs. She started out a big kitty and she just seemed to
> > > keep growing. She always meowed for more food and would climb up on
> > > the
> > > food which I forgot to cover. Chicken is her favorite. "Once I left a
> > > cooked chicken on the table that I was going to use for a boat
> >picnic,
> > > an hour later the chicken was gone", Louise said. We knew that
> > > snowball
> > > wasn't your average cat when the neighbor's German Shepherd ran
> > > yelping
> > > away from his first encounter with her. She just isn't afraid of any
> > > animals. After we found a half eaten raccoon out by the garage, we
> > > decided
> > > that maybe Snowball should be kept fenced in. We soon discovered
> >that
> > > while we can keep snowball in the yard, we couldn't keep raccoons
> >from
> > > Snowball. At least it kept the food bills down Rodger laughed "Like
> > > all female cats she is very territorial, but with us she is just a
> >big
> > > ole kitten" he said.
> > >
> > > So what does a 87 pound cat eat? Snowball goes through about 3lbs of
> > > cat food a day,
> > > supplemented with deer and moose that Rodger hunts in the fall. She
> > > likes
> > > Pike a lot, so I don't throw them back any more. Snowball often
> > > accompanies
> > > Rodger fishing on the Ottawa, eagerly peering over the side of the
> > > boat as soon as his line goes tight.
> > >
> > > So what do the Degagne's attribute Snowball's size to?
> > > Rodger says "Well, the vet thinks it could be her thyroid,but she
> > > isn't
> > > fat, she's just a real big cat. I think maybe her parents got into
> > > something at Chalk River that they shouldn't have".
> > >
> > > (see photo of Snowball attached!)
>
>  <<BigCat.jpg>>
>
>


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