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Cats Try to Eat Incapacitated Owner
Associated Press via Newsday ^ | December 18, 2003

Posted on 12/19/2003 11:25:33 AM PST by SAMWolf

LOS ANGELES -- A group of hungry cats began to eat their 86-year-old owner after she suffered an apparent stroke and couldn't get up for nearly a week, officials said Thursday.

Mae Lowrie, who lives with seven cats, was discovered unconscious and riddled with bite marks Wednesday night at her Panorama City apartment, Fire Department and hospital officials said.

She was listed in fair condition at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Lisa Kort.

"The cats were trying to survive in the conditions that they were in, faced with the outcome they had. They did what they had to do to survive," animal control Officer Ernesto Poblano told KABC-TV. "The cats were all emaciated, very, very emaciated."

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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: cats
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1 posted on 12/19/2003 11:25:34 AM PST by SAMWolf
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To: radu; bentfeather; snippy_about_it; All
Never pass out around your cats.
2 posted on 12/19/2003 11:26:33 AM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: SAMWolf
ohhhhhhhhhh this is awful SAM.
3 posted on 12/19/2003 11:30:18 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I do Poetry.)
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To: SAMWolf
If you don't clean the litter box on a regular basis, cat's can get a little testy.
4 posted on 12/19/2003 11:31:33 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (No words were harmed during the production of this tagline.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
Sounds like a Catspiracy to me. They just wanted to get rid of the dog and needed to off the old lady first.
5 posted on 12/19/2003 11:39:27 AM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: SAMWolf
oh nooo. That's the worst "I've fallen and I can't get up" story that I've ever heard. Imagine being eaten alive by your cats. Ewww.

Now a dog wouldn't do that. The dog would have made a call or gone out for some help or at least a meal. :)
6 posted on 12/19/2003 11:43:05 AM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: SAMWolf
Felines!
7 posted on 12/19/2003 11:46:18 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (No words were harmed during the production of this tagline.)
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To: msdrby; Overtaxed; RosieCotton
Cat lover PING
8 posted on 12/19/2003 12:15:34 PM PST by Professional Engineer (I have Weapons of Math Instruction, and I know how to use them)
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To: SAMWolf
Cats Try to Eat Incapacitated Owner

Ok cats, we'll see just who's going to eat whom.

Payback time!


9 posted on 12/19/2003 1:01:57 PM PST by putupon ("Borders? We don' need no steenkin' borders!"-Presidente Jorge Dubya del Rino Arbusto)
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To: putupon
<===Mash this
10 posted on 12/19/2003 1:15:58 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: radu; snippy_about_it
Ping to Number 10. :-)
11 posted on 12/19/2003 1:17:40 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: SAMWolf
LOL. Only you Sam, only you! ROTFLOL!
12 posted on 12/19/2003 1:25:00 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: SAMWolf; martin_fierro; mhking
Call AETP!
13 posted on 12/19/2003 1:59:07 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Animals for the Ethical Treatment of People.)
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To: SAMWolf
New evidence found at scene...

DAY 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.

DAY 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded. Must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair. must try this on their bed.

DAY 762 - Slept all day so that I could annoy my captors with sleep deprivation; incessant pleas for food at ungodly hours of the night.

DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of and to try and strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was... hmmm. Not working according to plan...

DAY 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time however it included a burning, foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid? My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.

DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call "beer." More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." I must learn more about this and how to use it to my advantage.

DAY 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The Dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The Bird on the other hand has got to be an informant. He has mastered their frightful tongue (something akin to mole-speak) and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move Due to his current placement in the metal room his safety is assured. But I can wait, it is only a matter of time...

14 posted on 12/19/2003 2:01:07 PM PST by in the Arena (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my FReeper friends..)
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To: snippy_about_it
Yep, a real sicko.


15 posted on 12/19/2003 2:01:32 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: in the Arena
LOL! That looks like my cat's Diary
16 posted on 12/19/2003 2:09:39 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: SAMWolf
Ha ! My sister the cat lover found that on the web and sent it to me...

I sent her this one back...to deal with the situation...


17 posted on 12/19/2003 2:23:34 PM PST by in the Arena (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my FReeper friends..)
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To: SAMWolf
I like your home page Sam...thanks for all you've done.

Jim

18 posted on 12/19/2003 2:26:34 PM PST by in the Arena (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my FReeper friends..)
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To: in the Arena
I need one of those, my cats hate carriers.
19 posted on 12/19/2003 2:30:27 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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To: in the Arena
You're welcome and thanks.
20 posted on 12/19/2003 2:30:56 PM PST by SAMWolf (Support your local medical examiner: die strangely!)
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