Yay Hideyo!! Glad you got George, and very happy to hear about Squeaky! Kat (Mew Jersey)
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005, Hideyo Yamamoto wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:23:22 -0600 > From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: George update - part II > > Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much everyone for sending George and > myself a positive energy and prayer!! > > I finally CAUGHT George last night - I tell you it was one of the most > scary things I had to do (emotional wise). I knew that I was not going > to be given a second chance if I messed it up, but I also did not want > to regret by not trying since I did not know how long he was going to > come see me regularly like he has been for the past two weeks, which has > been a miracle to me as well. > > > > Anyway, I finally caught him in a fish net, and it was not a pretty site > - he got all tangled in a net and I had a very difficult time to > transfer him from the net to a dog trap - I had to tear up all the net > to get him out - but no matter how difficult it was, I was so determined > not to mess it up - I kept apologizing to George about scaring him like > this while I was doing it - poor baby, his mouth was bleeding from the > net - I felt so bad - but I somehow he knew that I was doing so to help > him (because he did not bite me (and he so could have), and let me > scratch his head during this trauma- > > > > He is in a crate right now, he ate all the food I gave to him last night > (chicken with broth) and even ate some dry food, too - I was very glad, > because some feral cats I rescue usually don't eat for at least 24 hour > or so due to the stress - > > > > I am planning to take him in to a vet soon, am not sure if I should have > them anesthetize him for a brief time so that they can draw a blood from > him and check him out thoroughly (I hate to do that to him), or try to > hold him without anesthesia which also can be stressful. He is not > neutered yet, but I would like to wait until his health recovers and I > know what we are dealing with before I have him go though the surgery. > > > > I also let Squeaky out from a crate (she is the one who has been tested > negative, positive, equivocal, and indeterminate and all that stuff on > FIV test since March) - she was in a crate for so long, I couldn't do it > to her anymore - I promised her a good life when I re-trapped her after > my neighbor dumped, and I feel like I was not keeping my promise to her > though I only mean to keep her in a crate for a very short amount of > time, and I did not expect this test results back that way for that long > - anyway, she IS finally OUT of a crate - when I did, I cried so hard, I > did not know why, but the tears couldn't stop falling - I guess I was > glad that she was finally out - she is very cute, she still goes back to > a crate to sleep as she feels safe there - but I am leaving the door > open so that she can go back and forth if she wants to - this morning I > found her on the bed with me, as soon as she saw me wake, she freaked > out and jumped down... > > > > Please pray that George's health will only get better going forward! > Thank you again everyone for your support! > > > > Hideyo > >
