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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%"> diff --git a/source/untzag/lap.png b/source/untzag/lap.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index a1a75f6..0000000 --- a/source/untzag/lap.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/source/untzag/shelf.png b/source/untzag/shelf.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index f6ce501..0000000 --- a/source/untzag/shelf.png +++ /dev/null |
