A Cat Called Chicken & The Relegation Battle

[Rob Noxious]

I hope Chicken is up to continuing duties tomorrow night - we will need him!

He's first on the team sheet as ever, Spaceman. Looking good for tonight, thus far. He's out of the box and on the thick towel on the coffee table. It's a bold decision of Mrs Nox to change his lucky position but she's the Manager of Fort Nox and let's hope she knows what she's doing. :nope:

 

[Rob Noxious]

I love the fact that you love your puddy so much. I had to put down my beautiful 18 yr old boy at the end of November and still love and miss him. I held him until he left me and I had to make that decision which I know was the right one. I have a new rescue cat who hid behind the bed for three weeks but although now very loving, he will never replace my lovely little boy.
Just know that Chick knows that you love him... xx

Thanks, Shirley - I think he knows I do. When he was in a bad way last Thursday morning - just after Mrs Nox shouted up to me at 5 a.m., "I think Chicken's dying!" - he gave me a silent mouth opening gesture in greeting as I arrived downstairs to see him on the floor with Mrs Nox beside him. I stroked him as he lay there, then he started purring. He let out a little wee and then slowly got up and jumped onto the sofa via the pouffe. He just curled up and rested whilst Mrs Nox stayed with him there when I went to work. When I came home at mid-day, she said she thought he was going just before I arrived but he seemed to perk up soon after that and was then sitting up. That's when I thought he had enough in the tank to survive a trip to the vet's and hey presto, he's now defying all the advice.

I am not surprised that you still miss your lovely boy. They become so much part of our lives and our memories. I still think of a couple of rascals who came with me to Cornwall 25 years ago who were a big part of my life. xx
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[Rob Noxious]

Yay go chicken!

Having lost 6 cats and 3 dogs in the last 20 years I know how you feel.

Lets hope he can carry on for a long time yet.

Thanks, ETTB. Wow, you're some dedicated pet man! :thumbsup:

Signs are looking good. I'm hoping against hope that, like The Blues, he's turned a corner ...

... and then it's gone in!

 

[Rob Noxious]

I lost my much loved and faithful cat aged 21 last year. That final trip to the vet still haunts me, but I picked up two kittens from the PDSA within a week and life has taken on a new dimension! They aren't replacements for Suki but they are real fun to have around and they are certainly both Shrimpers fans. So, chin up Rob, life goes on, the memories are great but the best is yet to come for us, our cats and the mighty Southend United under SCP!

Lovely stuff, Barling - yes, I'm with you on that.

And I know what you mean about that "final trip to the vet" - I had one of those to make in 2006 (the day after we drew at West Brom) and yes, they stay with you.

 

[Benfleet A1]

Aw, Andrew - how sad but so sweet too. Love the image of Shrimper giving it large at the promotion celebrations. I'm sorry that you had to say goodbye to him after all that time.

Chicken is doing amazingly well, actually. I'm beginning to hope against hope that he'll be with us for a little while yet.

Slightly worrying development here at Fort Nox though. Mrs Nox has barred him from independent use of the sofa as, to use her words, "I don't want to smell of p!ss after I've sat on it", and Chick now has a new (towel-lined) box on the coffee table instead. Slightly concerned as to the effect it might have against a resurgent Bury tomorrow night if Chick maintains his amazing bouncebackability factor.

Here are the changes in formation to the Chick suite.

1. The Mrs.' formidable twin towers at the back:-​

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2. The new box to box Chick:-

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When your missus says no she means it. Just got some strange looks sitting outside a job tittering away at that first photo.

 

[Roxy]

Hi Rob, So glad that Chick is still defying all the odds just like our team :happy:
Hope he is all ok for tonight's match and settles into his new Chick box x

 

[AndyT]

Is Chick in place for kick-off, Rob?

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Hope Chicken enjoys the game tonight Rob.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Is Chick in place for kick-off, Rob?

He's ensconced on his place for today, Andy, i.e. the padded towel by the towel-lined box on the coffee table.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Hi Rob, So glad that Chick is still defying all the odds just like our team :happy:
Hope he is all ok for tonight's match and settles into his new Chick box x

Thanks, Roxy - he's doing great. Just going to join him in the lounge and see if that will help.

 

[AndyT]

Thanks, Roxy - he's doing great. Just going to join him in the lounge and see if that will help.

He's definitely steered us safely to another point. :thumbsup:

Top work!

 

[Rob Noxious]

He's definitely steered us safely to another point. :thumbsup:

Top work!

Makes you wonder what would have happened if he'd been on the sofa. Oh well, we'll never know. However, a point is a point.

 

[Rob Noxious]

I may be clutching at links here but it seems that Chick's resurgence has some parallels with Anton's. Cast your mind back to last season when Chick's little run coincided with an Anton equaliser vs. Walsall as per the first post in this thread. 68th minute goal from Anton in that game. And now, Anton's back in the team and playing well after a difficult season. Chick's back in business too. I'll be keeping a close eye on this one now.

 

[Ex-Member1]

He's done us proud Rob, keep him in fettle for Saturday.

 

[Barling Magna]

We need three more wins to ensure that we reach safety - come on Chicken, hang on in there and lead us securely through.

 

[Rob Noxious]

He's done us proud Rob, keep him in fettle for Saturday.

Will do, irenbird. I had discussions with the Manager here at Fort Nox last night, i.e. Mrs. Noxious, and she thinks that it could be timely to take him to the vet's again to see whether he might benefit from more anti-biotics to manage the gingivitis. Serious doubts about whether he can survive an op. to remove his last fang.

 

[Rob Noxious]

We need three more wins to ensure that we reach safety - come on Chicken, hang on in there and lead us securely through.

I am now very hopeful that he'll be there for the team to see us through, Barling.

 

[Roxy]

Hi Rob, hope little Chicken is feeling a bit better and getting himself nice and comfortable for this afternoon's match x

 

[Rob Noxious]

Hi Rob, hope little Chicken is feeling a bit better and getting himself nice and comfortable for this afternoon's match x

Hi Roxy - he's doing great ta! Mrs Nox took him to the vets yesterday to see about plans for treating/removing his remaining, rotten teeth which led to the gingivitis. This morning, he's been out enjoying the sunshine on the low roof out the back and he's now ensconced in his inco-pad, towel-lined box ready to do battle against the invaders from Pompey. :happy:

 

[Ex-Member1]

Great news Rob, I am sure he will do the necessary this afternoon. COYBB