I am so sorry to hear about Pookie. That is horrible what happened. You are in my prayers.
Cindy --- Kerry MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Belinda, > Can you please add my darling negative foster kitty > Pookie to the CLS. > Pookie was euthanized on Monday March 27 (read on > for the way this was mishandled by the clinic, which > will haunt me for the rest of my life). > Pookie was 16 or 17 and had chronic renal failure. > He had also been deaf all his life--he was white > with blue eyes, and apparently white cats with blue > eyes are often deaf. I took him to the animal > hospital associated with the shelter on Monday > morning as his breathing seemed labored and he > didn't seem to want to eat (he ate from my fingers > in the end) or drink. I fully expected to take him > home again. > A terrible thing happened at the clinic. Even though > I remained in the waiting area of the clinic and had > even told the intake receptionist when she asked if > it was a drop-off that I was not going anywhere, the > vet euthanized Pookie without telling me. He > apparently had tumors and fluid on the lungs. > (Obviously I never saw the X-rays either.) > I don't have to explain to anyone on this list how > that felt. That I wasn't there to hold and comfort > him in his ultimate time of need--even though I was > just feet away--will haunt me forever. > I wrote a strong letter to the clinic owners the > next day, copying the shelter CEO (PAWS), and wrote > a second letter today in response to theirs, which > raises more questions than it answers. > Pookie was a wonderful little guy, bearing his > illness and his subQs with fortitude and dignity. He > had had a hard life. His guardian, a domestic > violence victim, had fled their home last summer > with Pookie. She and Pookie lived in a car for some > time; it was so hot that she was buying ice bags to > keep them both cool. She found her way to a women's > shelter, but as they wouldn't take pets, he was > transferred to Paws. An observant volunteer noticed > he was withdrawn and pushed the shelter director to > get him fostered with me (apparently it wasn't > straightforward--lot of bad feeling between the > volunteer and the director). I am so glad that she > did that. Pookie was a joy to have around. I was > very concerend about my cats bullying him--he was > skin and bone and must have weighed about 5 or 6 > lb--but he soon ruled the roost in our house using > brain, since he no longer had the benefit of brawn, > and had even young thug Tiger whipped into shape > within days. > The last night he soent here, Sunday, he slept, for > the first time, curled around my head, with his > little paws gripping my hair. He also had this cute > little habit of licking my hands and arms. Although > I had the privilege of sharing my home with Pookie > for only 5 months (apart from a short break when he > went back to his original guardian--it didn't work > out) he was the most physically affectionate and > loving of all my cats. I loved the little fellow > dearly and miss him very much. For such a little > fellow he truly has left a huge gap. > Kerry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Belinda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 2:11 AM > Subject: Important > > > > Hi All, > > Not sure if I've written to this group yet or > not, the days are all > > blurring together. My hard drive on my computer > died last week and I > > lost all of my emails and a few other things. I > don't know who had > > written to add a furchild to the list (I had > forgotten my own password > > and it took my 2 days to figure it out and be able > to check my email again). > > > > I need anyone with a furchild that passed last > week and this week to > > resend it so I can add them to the service, please > send dates and if > > they were FeLV positive or not thanks. That's 5 > things in a row that > > have gone wrong since the year started, though it > was suppose to come in > > 3's??!! > > > > I will try and check my email atleast once a day > after I get home from > > the hospital, if anything is urgent please mark it > as such so I will > > give it attention first. Ok, time to feed Bailey > and get to bed, will > > get the service tomorrow after I get he furkids to > add. Take care all. > > > > -- > > Belinda > > Happiness is being owned by cats ... > > > > Be-Mi-Kitties ... > > http://www.bemikitties.com > > > > Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens > > http://adopt.bemikitties.com > > > > FeLV Candle Light Service > > http://www.bemikitties.com/cls > > > > HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web > design) > > http://HostDesign4U.com > > > > ----------- > > > > BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) > > http://bmk.bemikitties.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
