Almost the end of Samwise

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I took Samwise to the vet today for a pre-show pedicure. He was a super fine boy. It was a four-hour roundtrip, including two very slow boat rides in peasoup fog.

Then -- we finally got home. Due to the length of the trip to the vet I had put a small litter box in the carrier. As I was carrying him upstairs (our house is 8 ft. off the beach on pilings), just as I got to the last step the handle broke off the cat-carrier and carrier-with-Samwise went tumbling down the stairs, end over end, bouncing off each step enroute.

I thought that was the end of Samwise. What a mess -- it was like the poor fellow just went through a washing machine full of kitty-litter.

Attached is a photo taken from the top of the stairs looking down to where the cat carrier and Samwise finally stopped rolling and bouncing. Wow -- was I panicked!! (The photo is staged, of course, Samwise was at the time huddled under a bed being consoled by Miss Kitty).

Ann's reaction, of course, was, "You almost killed my baby!!!" Mine was, "Samwise obviously needs to go on a diet."

All is now cool. No harm to Samwise. He has had his favorite hobbit-dinner and Ann and I have had a couple of cocktails. The world is good.

Cheers,

Jim
 

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Oh, YIKES!!
Poor baby! Poor Jim! Poor Ann! Poor Miss Kitty!

I'm so glad to hear that all is returning to normal, and our lovely boy is unhurt (except perhaps for his dignity).
 

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Oh no!! Poor Samwise!
I'm glad he's ok. I'm sure it was traumatic for him, especially having just been to the vet. That's traumatic enough!
 

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Yikes...poor Samwise.
I'm glad he didn't get hurt.
 

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Poor Samwise. Feed him extra potatoes for his woes...
 

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Oh, no! I had something similar happen while walking up our vets' front steps three years ago - the handle on Jamie's carrier broke, and he went tumbling down. Now he has a medium-sized dog carrier ("up to 50 lbs.") with a shoulder strap and a handle, both of which I hang on to. It doesn't do wonders for my back, but is much sturdier than his old carrier (which was oversized, too, as it was meant for 2 - 3 (average) cats!) My mom has suggested luggage wheels, but that doesn't solve the problem of steps. I'm glad to hear you all got through the incident!
 

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Glad old sammy is ok,,, the little fat hobbitses must be gaining some weight from all the carbs in those taters!!
 

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Wow those steps look steep. Bless his heart..Samwise you are a brave little hobbit. Mom and Dad should give you extra treats tonight and they should have an extra cocktail to calm the nerves. Glad to hear that all are fine after that plunge.
 

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Awwww, poor Samwise! So glad he's okay!

I tripped and dropped poor Henry down the escalator at the subway station in his carrier when I was bringing him home from the shelter (I also managed to fall down it myself)
I just about died I was so upset, but Henry was unharmed.
 

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Poor Samwise. Glad he is fine and everyone else is as well. Give him plenty of snuggles.
 

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Oh no Samwise! I am SO glad he is ok!!!

Hmm, if he didn't hate going to the vets before, he sure will now
 

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OMG my heart skipped a beat reading your post. Thank god his alright. Poor guy...

Well thankfully he's "well-padded"
Chubby hobbits are cute, and so are kitties hehe.
 

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That poor kitty... although this does remind me that I need to get a new carrier for Gandalf. That's one of my great fears that the handle will break while I'm going up the stairs.
 
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