RE: Please add Snowball to CLS Belinda

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Kerry – I just can’t believe this is happening – I have to re-read your postings about three times to see if I am reading it correctly – I am so very sorry, sometimes I wonder if God exist – this is not right, you can’t lose Flavia and Snowball so suddenly so close to each other  - the only thing I can think of is that Snowball is such a gentle soul, he could not let Flavia cross the bridge all by herself – so he decided to join her - the only comforting thing is that now they are not alone – they are together – but still doesn’t justify what happened – I am so mad, Kerry, so mad about the disease – this is just too much –I HATE THIS DISEASE!!!!!!!!!!!   But I know Snowball and Flavia are no longer in pain – their souls are probably doing just fine – (I know it sounds strange, but I hope you know what I mean) – they are right next each other and next to you….   I will be so praying Momcat and Mickey are going to be just fine while you are gone..   Loves and hugs to you, Snowball, Flavia, Momcat and Mickey   Hideyo From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kerry MacKenzie Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 5:27 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Please add Snowball to CLS Belinda   It's been a painful day. I lost my gentle giant Snowball this afternoon. I never expected that. He was breathing rapidly when I got home from the clinic. I thought at first he was stressed because of losing his girlfriend Flavia. I couldn't take the risk, tho, so I rushed him to the clinic. His lungs were full of fluid. Only 25 per cent was not full and even that was compromised. I discussed it with the same vet I saw this morning. I couldn't risk him dying while I was gone, and that seemed a very real possibility. Snowball was the biggest cat, a flamepoint, but he wouldn't hurt a soul. He was terribly timid. He stopped playing a couple of months ago, but I thought it was a lazy phase, because he had been pretty lazy before. The other little ones would enjoy batting him when he was below them on the tree. He never batted them back. he was too gentle. He knew he could squash them if he wanted too, but he didn't want to hurt them. I'm in shock for Snowball, and I guess Flavia, tho she has been so ill, and I need to process it. Please send prayers for my remaining Mickey and Momcat. They are going to be feeling very down and scared, and I'm scared they'll stop eating. I haven't read your replies yet because I just got back, and I have to leave in 30 mins, and I haven't finished packing. But there were lots--I'm so grateful. I'll read them when I get back. love and hugs to all Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Please add Flavia to CLS Belinda   I'm sorry, Kerry.  If her PCV plummeted that fast, she probably either had a bleed somewhere or was killing off her own red blood cells (hemolytic anemia).  That is what they told me with Simon when he went from 16 to 8 overnight.  Michelle