Hideyo,
I would just like to second what others have said. I would trust you
with any one of my cats - and that is saying quite a lot. The love you
have given these kitties is the greatest gift and you made their lives
better.
Sending love and healing to you and to Olive.
elizabeth
In a message dated 11/5/2006 9:05:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
hideyo,
dearest,
please stop beating yourself up.
FIP may be
stress-ACTIVATED, it is not stress-created. if all these
kitties came from
the same colony, it's far more likely that you're
dealing with the genetic
aspect of the condition. as others have said,
FIP is a MUTATED form of the
corona virus and is not, in and of
itself, an infectious disease. think
about it--if FIP itself were
transmissible, there would BE no sanctuaries
or no-kill shelters
around--all the cats would have gotten FIP and gone to
the bridge. we
had 600 cats at the sanctuary, and you can just bet that
most if not
all of those cats would have shown a high corona titre (they
say that
up to 80% or something of HUMANS would show a high titre, too,
if
testing was regular....)--and tho we lost kitties to FIP, it was
a
very small percentage--and often it WAS within family groups.
we
just never know when we bring in a cat what its genetic history is,
and the
more cats we have, the more likely we are to have some who
will have the
predisposition for the mutated virus. it's terrible that
you have had to go
through this, but please don't keep blaming
yourself.
MC
On
11/5/06, Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi, everyone I just cremated my little Dharma this
morning --- before I had
> a chance to sit down and think of all the
memories of my little special
> Dharma ---and before I had a chance to
cry.... my little feral kitty, Olive
> now has FIP... and I just found
it out..and I am just devasted all over
> again.
>
> Olive
is my feral kitty who is now about a year old and who came from the
>
same colony as Dharma and Naomi. Since she is a feral kitty, I really
did
> not know how sick she was and it's my fault not paying attention
to her
> more..she had a seizure tonght -- and I held her and noticed
that she had
> lost lots of weight and very dehydrated.. and she must be
very weak as she
> let me hold her.. I gave her 250 ml of subQ fluid as
she was extremely
> dehydrated and hot -- and I ran to the emergency
clinic after that..and
> asked them to run a blood work-------I was so
praying that it's not FIP --
> then, I waited and finally talk to the
doctor regarding blood work and it
> was very similar to Peter's blood
work --the doctor did not know exactly
> what it was-- she said either
cancer or FIP...her gloublin is elevated and
> alubmin is decreased, her
total bilrbrin is elevated.. and mos of the liver
> (ALT and AST) were
very elevated. .she was not anemic (PCV=31) -- she
> thought I really
coudln't treat her since she was feral and suggest
> euthanaisa.. but I
said no.. I want to bring her home and try everything I
> can.. she just
was walking around and eating until earlier today...so I
> brought
her home as I knew she would be better off coming home as
there
> wasnt' anything they could do for her specifically. I held
her for a long
> time.. she is just very sweet..
>
>
>
I did not know ir I coule syringe feed her,, but she let me and she ate
very
> well.. she is just very sweet little gir.. she is black/white
taxido girl...
> sthe bad new is since then, she had three more
seizures.. I really did not
> want to give her valium as she already has
liver issue.. but I coudln't let
> her keep having a seizure so I gave a
little bit of valium to see if it will
> help not to have seizure
anymore..
>
> Everyone.. I am now convinced that I am the one who
is producing this
> disease fo rmy kitties -- I know that FIP is stress
induced disease.. and
> all of the kitties who have had FIP were not
corona virus posivite kitties
> and the become exposed due to all my
others who have been.. and all of the
> kitties who have had FIP have
been here less than year.. and my envrinment
> has caused them to die --
Dr. Ishidaalso mentioned something similar when I
> first
explained how many kitties I have had FIP -- as much as he admired
>
what I do. .he thought that I was causing FIP among my cats.. and I have
to
> agree -- it's too much of price to pay and they did not deserve to
die.. I
> had a good intension but it was not good enough and I am very
responsible of
> all the deaths so I really am not any kind of hero.. if
I did not bring them
> home,, they would not have gotten FIP ...I don't
regret that the fact thatI
> had an opportunity to have met them.. but
had no right to bring my house
> which is considered to be a very high
risk for FIP .. they did not ask for
> that...
>
> Everyone,
please pray and send a good positive healinng energy to my little
>
Olive.. I started on FOI tonight and am hoping that it will make her
feel
> better - again I have not given up regardlesss of whatever the
disease might
> be.. I still belive in power of intensions and miracle
if that's what it
> takes.. I juar have to be calm and sending her a
good thought..
>
> again thank you very much for all your support
and I am sorry for asking for
> more prayers before I had a chance to
thank you for all your kind words you
> have sent to me and
dharma..
>
>
> Hideyo
>
>
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& Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The
Difference....
MaryChristine
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