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-title: untzag
-date: 2020-05-23
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-
-<h1>Untzag Thompson</h1>
-
-<p>
-In Fall 2004 we saw a notice about a local family who were giving away kittens at our vet’s office.
-So we drove to their rural home in West Branch and picked one out (2004-09-13).
-Blaise picked out Untzag.
-They also had large dogs who helped care for the kittens so she was never afraid of dogs.
-On the way home, she rode free in the back seat and seemed to really want to see out the window.
-Blaise gave her the name Untzag which means little tiger in Armenian.
-Our list of options were: Zoulal (pure), Ardashes (joy), Zora (small), Giliga (small), Untzag (tiger), Hoky (spirt), Azadouhi (free), and Aghaton (good).
-Folks always liked her name.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/shelf.png"
- alt="Untzag sitting on a wooden shelf."
- width="100%">
-Untzag sitting on a wooden shelf, her first day at 827 Brown. <br>
-<br>
-
-<img src="untzag/grass.png"
- alt="Untzag in the grass."
- width="100%">
-Untzag outside, her first day at 827 Brown. <br>
-
-<p>
-Early in her life a twig got in her eye area.
-Blaise discovered it and we immediately took her to the vet where it was taken care of.
-Other than that, she physically fit all her life.
-She could jump up onto Blaise’s sleigh bed, or onto the pile of clean towels in the bathroom open storage area.
-She also like to get onto the garage roof and come into the house via the deck door.
-She would sit on the East wall of the deck, which is quite narrow, with seemingly no fear of heights
-</p>
-
-<p>
-We tried to keep her in our yard so she wouldn’t bother our neighbor Dorothy and to protect her from traffic on Governor, but she could not be contained.
-One reason we did not have her wear a collar is because we thought it might be dangerous to her if she got caught on a fence she was climbing on in some unknown place.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Her first Thanksgiving we took her on a walk on the Mormon Trek trail and saw that she was a good little hiker.
-She wanted to keep up with Vehrzheen.
-We periodically included her on walks in the woods during which she wore a harness and leash.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-At one point we snuck her into the Mercer swim area so Blaise’s swim team members could enjoy her as a kitten.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Sometime after Betty died Nancy inherited the sculpture by Bufano.
-We took a good photo of her sitting by the cat mold.
-By her posture she seemed to be telling us that she was more precious than any sculptor’s model.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/bufano1.png"
- alt="Untzag next to Bufano sculpture."
- width="100%">
-
-<img src="untzag/bufano2.png"
- alt="Untzag next to Bufano sculpture."
- width="100%">
-
-<p>
-When she was little she used to like to hide by the day lilies in the front and jump out at by-passers.
-She would also lie down on the sidewalk and let some strangers pet her on her tummy.
-She felt free to enjoy the park across the street and the neighbors in 815 Brown.
-She liked to be on their porch and recently she even felt free to enjoy their nice clean new cars.
-If a window or door was open she felt free to go inside
-</p>
-
-<p>
-In 2006 she went to the shelter because the pound was picking up our neighbor cat (Slim) for being outside without supervision.
-We think Untzag was trying to protect Slim from being taken.
-There were several cats which looked like Untzag at the pound but she was the only one with a tail which had a white tip.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-At one point when Nancy was sick Untzag put her nose on Nancy's feet as she was retching over the toilet bowl.
-Once when Nancy made a trip to the Mercy ER in the night for what we thought was a heart attack she was so happy to see that Untzag was waiting (about a 3 hr wait) on the steps of a home on Lucas so that we could walk home together.
-Sometimes when someone was not feeling well she could just come and share body warmth and closeness.
-She would also knead your body with her front legs.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Untzag liked to keep David company at the computer by sitting on his lap.
-Sometimes he played videos of birds for her on the computer.
-Even though he called her a pest and tired of the fact that she brought in fleas, she knew he has a heart of gold and a nice warm lap.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/lap.png"
- alt="Untzag sitting on David's lap."
- width="100%">
-
-<p>
-She was not good about having puzzles laying around in an unfinished state.
-She liked to mess up the pieces or even take them apart.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Untzag was featured in Blaise's High School graduation photo!
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/graduation.png"
- alt="Blaise's graduation photo."
- width="50%"
- class="center">
-
-<p>
-Untzag was always very welcoming of other animals.
-She played with the Vislas for whom we provided foster care.
-Recently we rescued a cockatiel from the park, whom she tolerated as well.
-She also always wanted to be friends with Vehrzheen even though Vehrzheen thought of her as prey.
-Sometimes Nancy would give Untzag three small treats and she would eat only one or two, leaving the remainder for Vehrzheen.
-Even while Vehrzheen was failing fast, Untzag spent time with her to comfort her.
-Our most recent photo of Untzag was taken 2014-10-14, a day when Untzag spent many hours next to Vehrzheen on the bed.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/bed.png"
- alt="Untzag and Vehrzheen on David's bed."
- width="100%">
-
-<p>
-She did hunt birds and baby rabbits.
-She did not care for rabbit eyeballs as she would lay them by the partially eaten body somewhere where we could admire her hunting success.
-She also used to bring mice and chipmunks into the house to “play” with.
-I think she also had some dealings with snakes.
-Blaise remembers one time when Untzag left a living snake in his backpack.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Untzag was not much for games.
-However she did enjoy chasing the small item at the end of the child’s fishing pole which David thought of.
-She cooked up a game of her own to play with me when Nancy was in the bathtub.
-If Nancy had her comb on the edge of the tub, she would like to bat it into the tub from the outside of the tub.
-Nancy's task was to replace it on the edge and move it slowly so that she could bat it down again.
-Neither of us were supposed to see the other.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Untzag travelled with us on many trips – Wisconsin, Maine, the Southern tip of LA, etc. However she did not like not being able to go outside at nights.
-Once, in WI, we thought we had lost her as she had escaped from the Kozeluh’s home.
-Since it was our last day of vacation, we thought we would have to leave for IA without her, and asked neighbors to watch for her.
-However, just before we had to leave, we found her in the surrounding vegetation.
-On some trips to WI she shopped at Foster and Smith which welcomes pet as well as human shoppers.
-</p>
-
-
-<img src="untzag/bates.jpg"
- alt="Untzag at bates."
- width="50%"
- class="center">
-Untzag at Bates.
-
-<p>
-The last time that Blaise saw Untzag was a visit from Graduate School, 2014-09-08.
-Untzag was kind enough to "say goodbye" as Blaise got in the car.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/goodbye.jpg"
- alt="Untzag in the driveway."
- width="100%">
-
-<p>
-2014-10-21 21:45, Untzag was struck by car on Governor.
-Despite efforts by Nancy, we never got to recover her body.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Rest in peace, Untzag.
-</p>
-
-<img src="untzag/basket.png"
- alt="Untzag sleeping in her basket."
- width="100%">