COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 25, 2015
his time either sitting or sleeping on me.
His gentle purr-esence helped me heal after
knee replacement and breast cancer surgery.
As I type, he is on my lap. We have some-
thing in common, as two years ago he sur-
vived cancer on his chin.
The veterinarian advised us, ‘Take him
home. It is too risky at his age to undergo
surgery.’ We felt we had nothing to lose, so
as an experiment, we applied a natural rem-
edy internally and topically, and it worked!
We also used Reiki and prayer. Today Sam
is doing well!
The other morning, Sunu was meowing
and staring at Dean in bed because break-
fast had not yet been ‘served’. Dean said, ‘I
am the wrong person to talk to. Go tell your
mother.’ Well, Sunu turned and stared at me
until I climbed out and fed him.
We are grateful for the cats that bless our
lives and hope that we have blessed theirs.”
Loyal Reader’s Loyal Pets
“I’ve been a loyal Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales reader
for 10 years,” said Joy, “and now that I am
recovering from surgery there is fi nally time
to tell our tale!
My husband, Dean, and I have three res-
cue cats. Our eldest, Sam, is a brown and
black tabby who turned 17-years old on
Halloween. Bitsie is a 12-year-old white
and calico cat, and Sunu is a four-year old
Stay
jet-black kitty.”
Many people are unaware that kittens
warm and
and puppies, like humans, are born tooth-
comfortable
less. Kittens’ 26 baby teeth begin appearing
at 2-3 weeks of age. The health of a kit-
all winter!
ten determines the age that the teeth appear.
Kittens lose their baby teeth around age 3-4
months, as their 30 permanent teeth erupt.
An adult cat’s teeth are fully developed at
seven months. This is how a professional
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still had his baby teeth when miraculously
rescued.
Bitsie was a feral kitten that looked four-
weeks old, but our vet said her teeth indicat-
ed she was double that age. She was itsie-
bitsie, and still is.
She and our Greyhound, Rafi , immediate-
ly bonded, making the funniest odd couple
CINDY WEELDREYER
with their vast size difference. When Rafi
Born and raised in New Orleans, Cindy came to Oregon in
would lay down, Bitsie would march up to
1980 as a college transfer student. She married Cottage Grove
him and bump his face with her face until
native Ralph Weeldreyer in 1982 and has been a proud “Grover”
he’d wash her. Only after Rafi had soaked
since 1983. Cindy spent 12 years as a Lane County elected
and cleaned the top of her head and her ears
offi cial on the Lane Community College Board and the Lane
was she ready to move on.
County Board of Commissioners. In 2003, Cindy succeeded
Bitsie didn’t tolerate Sam, but after Rafi ’s
Darin Bailey as host of KNND’s long-running Sunday morning
passing Sam lovingly understood Bitsie’s
grief and started grooming her. And she let
gospel program. Cindy enjoys a close connection with the local
him!
faith community as the host of KNND’s Sunday Morning Light
We ‘found’ Sunu right after our beloved
Program from 7-10 a.m. and as the editor of the CG Sentinel’s
16-year-old
cat, Sparky, and my mother
monthly Faith Page. She welcomes your Sunday morning phone
passed. In Avatar (our favorite movie) the
calls and feedback. Cindy hosts the Th ursday Beeper Show
word Sunu means ‘Joy’. Sunu healed our
from 9-10 am., which features educational topics. She also
hearts by bringing laughter and joy back
hosts Saturday’s Swap-N-Shop Program from 10-11 a.m. Cindy
into our lives.
is KNND’s Community Calendar Coordinator and editor of
He was a tiny, brave kitten. When Rafi
the e-publication “Around Th e Grove.” She invites you to send
fi rst saw Sunu, the dog laid down, put his
community announcements to her at cindy@knnd.com for
big head on the fl oor and intentionally
listing on KNND’s website calendar and inclusion in the on-air
looked away. Rafi stayed immobile until
announcements read during live programs.
Sunu mustered enough courage to carefully
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Courtesy Photo
I don’t know who it was hardest on,
the cats or the humans? Taking this
photo started with two cats and two
humans before narrowing down to
Dean and Sunu. Dean and his wife,
Joy, are still laughing at the adven-
ture of trying to capture one good pet
photo...every night for a week!
never witnessed a dog submitting to a feline
in such a gentle, kind way. He was the best
‘family’ dog.
Sunu is a ‘Daddy’s cat’. When he hears
Dean’s vehicle, he runs to the door to greet
him. He also sleeps glued to Dean’s side,
and Dean won’t disturb him. Dean will
complain, ‘I don’t have any room.’ I ex-
plain, ‘He’s a cat — move him.’ Eventu-
ally, I gently slide the cat my way. When
Sunu ‘asks’ to crawl under our covers, he
crawls in, turns around, drapes his front legs
over my arm and snuggles. He weighs 12
pounds, and it’s like adding a heating pad on
a cold winter night.
We discovered Sunu’s favorite ‘toy’ by ac-
cident. I turned on our small fl ashlight, and
Sunu pounced on the beam. So we bought
him a cat laser light toy, and the second he
hears it click ON, he runs into the room,
intent on hunting and killing the offending
moving red dot.
Just like humans, as we age, so do our
cats’ and dogs’ teeth. Sam recently had an
abscessed tooth pulled. He spends most of
“We live in the country,” adds Joy, “and
our cats’ favorite toys are the wild turkey’s
long molted wing feathers to chase and
chew.
Cats naturally eat plants, so we research
our house plants because many common
ones are poisonous to felines. For their
health, we have a pot of wheat grass grow-
ing for them to feast on.
When our pets are ill, stressed from trips
to the veterinarian clinic or loud holiday
fi reworks, we use Bach Flower’s pet ‘Res-
cue Remedy’ (non-alcohol).
Our veterinarian recommended cooked
salmon for Sam’s renal issues. Sam receives
1-2 tablespoons of cooked wild caught
salmon a day. Last night, we all benefi ted
and enjoyed salmon for dinner, so Sam can
eat leftovers for days!”
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Cottage Grove Ranger Station to
host Christmas tree jamboree
Meet Smokey and
obtain Christmas
tree tag permits at
special Saturday
event
T
he Cottage Grove Rang-
er Station will open its
doors to the public on Saturday,
Dec .5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for
Smokey Bear’s Christmas Tree
Jamboree, which is planned as
an opportunity for those who
would like to get their own
Christmas trees from the forest
on the Cottage Grove Ranger
District.
During the event, Smokey
Bear will be greeting visitors
from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The festivities at the station will
continue with a decorated tree,
holiday music and sweet treats.
To cut a Christmas tree from
U.S. Forest Service land, visi-
tors must purchase a Christmas
tree tag from a designated rang-
er station. Each tag costs only
$5 and is easy to obtain. The
Cottage Grove Ranger Station
also issues tree tags and other
permits during its regular hours
of Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., but will be open
for this special event to increase
access to these services.
In the giving spirit of the sea-
son, every fourth grader who
brings their free Every Kid in
a Park pass or voucher into a
ranger station can also receive a
free Christmas tree tag. Instruc-
tions for obtaining Every Kid in
a Park vouchers can be found
online at everykidinapark.gov.
The Cottage Grove Ranger
Station is located in Cottage
Grove at 78405 Cedar Park
Road, just off of Row River
Road. For more information,
call the station at (541) 767-
5000.
Christmas tree tags can also
be purchased from local ven-
dors Killion’s Market at 33399
Row River Road, Cottage
Grove, and Kirk & Family Mer-
cantile 37570 Row River Road,
Dorena.
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