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Samantha Awake

Posted by Betty (New Jersey, United States) on 11 June 2008 in Animal & Insect.

Samantha lost her eye when she encountered a bear in the woods in 1995.

Thank you for commenting. I don't always have time to answer, but I really appreciate every comment!

My granddaughter, Sammi, is just starting out in photography... please visit her blog at http://sammisblog.aminus3.com/

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Comments (28)

rem_la from villiers, France

ca doit pas etre facile pour lui de chasser les souris !

11 Jun 2008 12:49am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

I am so sorry about her :(
but nice shot :)

11 Jun 2008 1:45am

@Saeed: Thank you, Saeed.

Brian from United States

Aww thats sad, I'm amazed tho that a cat took on a bear. Cute capture!

11 Jun 2008 2:48am

@Brian: Actually, the bear took her on... swatted her into a tree or something else immovable, and that's how she lost her eye. But she lived to tell about it!

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Actually, she "once" caught a mouse in the house... years ago! She was so proud!

11 Jun 2008 4:35am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Good thing she has 9 lives! Sounds like quite a cat! You captured her well!

11 Jun 2008 5:39am

@Craig: I think she used all nine of them that day!

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

She looks content! She was lucky.

11 Jun 2008 6:11am

@Anita: She was very lucky!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Awww! bless her, she's a beautiful and very brave little lady.

11 Jun 2008 6:12am

@MaryB: The sad part is that she LOVED to be outside, even in snow... but after that she had to stay in. Vet said she had no depth perception and couldn't defend herself... plus, after that everything outside terrified her.

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Still a cute cat - did you ever try to give her a patch and see if she would act like a pirate? I wonder how many of her lives she used up with that bear encounter....

11 Jun 2008 6:14am

@Chris: Oh, a patch... wouldn't that make another great shot! :-)

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

Beautiful Samantha - it looks as though she still has eight of her nine lives!

11 Jun 2008 6:16am

@Judy: She had beautiful eyes, she's still beautifu to me!

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

a sad but interesting story. Love the detail!

11 Jun 2008 6:19am

@Michael Skorulski: Thanks, Michael.. not too sad, she's had a great life since then!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Oh, what a brave kitty. And I agree with Judy. How terrible a time that must have been.

11 Jun 2008 6:19am

@Viewfinder: When it happened, yes... my son was 17 at the time, and he helped me get her to the vet, which luckily was only two miles away!

Tracey from White Hall, United States

Now that is a survivor! I had a Samantha cat once too! She is beautiful!

11 Jun 2008 6:45am

@Tracey: Thank you, Tracey.

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Bit of an unfair fight!

11 Jun 2008 7:30am

@Alun Lambert: All my cats stay in the house now... cars, bears, I want them to be safe!

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

A bear...!! Unbelievable. As others have said, thank goodness for the 9 lives!

11 Jun 2008 7:47am

Sammi from New Jersey, United States

You think it was one of the bears that is living in the woods now? Or one of the ancestors? Pretty picture grandma!

11 Jun 2008 8:04am

@Sammi: Don't go in the woods, Sammi!!!

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

oh my gosh, you must have been heartbroken, it's so hard to bear when they suffer, thank God she had you to look out for her, I'd want to cuddle her all the time, she's beautiful :) poor sweetheart

11 Jun 2008 8:14am

@Lorraine: The whole thing was heartbreaking, she was perfectly fine when I came home from work, and 1/2 hour later she crawled up on the deck... injured. But she came through it and has been a wonderful pet!

Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States

aww poor kitty , she is a cutie though !

11 Jun 2008 8:42am

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Such a shame, but at least she is still here with you..!

11 Jun 2008 9:21am

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

A brave cat, to fight with a bear!

11 Jun 2008 9:22am

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

I must say that she is a lucky cat to have only lost an eye.

11 Jun 2008 10:00am

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Big mean horrible bear. Poor Sammi, what an awful experience for both of you. No wonder she is afraid to go out. Our kitties are so much safer when kept inside. I can tell that she is well loved and well taken care of. She is a beauty and she does have beautiful eyes. She reminds me of my Cleo which I will have to post some pictures of.

11 Jun 2008 10:40am

@Marion: I would love to see photos of Cleo!

MJ from Delaware, United States

great shot .... and such a nice cat....her colors are so pretty

11 Jun 2008 10:41am

@MJ: Thanks, MJ!

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Still a lovely cat and photo

11 Jun 2008 10:50am

@Peter Miller: Thank you, Peter.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Thats a shame for her, but I bet her one good eye is still sharper than mine.

11 Jun 2008 12:22pm

@Richard_Irwin: Mine, too!! :-)

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Only one eye but a lot of love from you i'm sure, and only that is irreplaceable.

11 Jun 2008 3:31pm

Sérgio Martins from Felgueiras, Portugal

nice capture

11 Jun 2008 5:43pm

@Sérgio Martins: Thank you.

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Bless her heart....

11 Jun 2008 9:26pm

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

still a beautiful cat! what a brave little cat!

17 Aug 2008 3:25am

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