and the real thing that people keep forgetting is that there are no guarantees for the kitties who DON'T have FeLV! your $2,500 showcat can fall over permanently from HCM, anyone can throw a blood clot, etc. same with people--if we stop loving other living things because they're gonna get sick and die, well, think about it....
MC On 5/9/07, Sheryl Spagg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks Nina. I actually called my vet and talked to my favorite vet tech and not once did she mention PTS. She explained to me about the disease and told me about a kitten she had that was positive and she had to find a home for but other than that there was NO talk of PTS. Any vet that tells people that has certainly not done their research...I am not a vet by any means, but there is no way I would put a cat/kittens to sleep because they have a 30% chance of getting sick...that is unreasonable in my eyes...I already have 4 cats of my own and of them 3 have issues (Diabetes & Seizures) so you never know if a cat is going to get sick or not...or a dog for that matter...it is life and you deal with it...you certainly don't give up! Sheryl --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hurray! Thank you for reminding me once again how > the rewards of being > a member of this list outweigh all the heartache we > endure. It's filled > with people just like the two of you. People that > put their intuition > and heart before the advice of others that don't > know any better, or > have found themselves in circumstances that they > feel force them to make > such drastic and final choices. One loving guardian > at a time, one > educated vet at a time, we are making a difference > in our world. > Much love, happiness and health to you and your > households, > Nina > > Sheryl Spagg wrote: > > Hi Deana, > > Like you, I am new to this as well. My friend and > I > > rescued a momma kitty with 6 kittens and a 6 month > old > > boy. The boy turned up negative but the momma > turned > > up positive. We were told by other rescuers to > have > > all of them PTS, but my friend and I just couldn't > do > > it. We didn't feel like we knew enough about this > > disease to take happy healthy kittens and have > them > > PTS. I am so glad I didn't do it because now that > I > > know more there is a huge chance these kittens can > > have great lives...their momma has no symptoms at > all > > so who knows if for one the test was right or if > the > > babies will even get it. We have actually already > > found homes for the boy and one of the babies in > the > > same home and the family has decided to give the > FeLV > > vaccine to their negative kitties...these cats can > and > > will have a better chance at life because we chose > not > > to PTS...keep up the good work with the > kittens...it > > is so worth it. > > Sheryl > > > > > > --- "Deana K. Wagoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> I am new to the list and need some advice. We > have > >> a number of ferals in our neighborhood and there > has > >> been an effort to trap/spay-neuter as many as > >> possible. I have been successful in turning two > of > >> them into great house cats. One was negative > and > >> vaccinated at 6 months of age. She is about 12 > >> months now. The other kitty is several years old > and > >> was spayed, but as far as I know she > wasnâEUR^(TM)t > >> tested. She lived on my patio for a year then > >> decided to be a house cat. I havenâEUR^(TM)t had > her > >> tested yet, but she is very healthy. I suspect > she > >> is a cat that ran off/got lost or was dumped. > She > >> is a Rag Doll and really doesnâEUR^(TM)t act like > a true > >> feral. > >> Another feral in the neighborhood had a little > late > >> last summer. Before I could capture these guys, > one > >> of the females got pregnant and delivered the > litter > >> of kittens on my patio. When the kittens were a > day > >> old, a neighborâEUR^(TM)s dog attacked the stray > mother > >> and got one of the kittens. The mother cat went > up > >> a tree, then took off. I tried to follow her, > with > >> no luck. I watched the kittens for about four > >> hours, and she never returned. We got some kmr > and > >> feed the 4 remaining kittens, continuing to watch > >> for her to return. She returned in the middle of > >> the night on Sunday night in a rain storm, > obviously > >> in bad shape. I just happened to look out when > I > >> was up in the middle of the night bottle feeding > the > >> kittens. I took her to the vet as soon they > opened > >> yesterday morning, but she died from the > injuries. > >> The vet suggested testing her for FeLV. (with > the > >> comment that if the cat was positive, you > wouldnâEUR^(TM)t > >> want to treat her any way.) The vet reported > there > >> was a negative test, then a second test was > >> positive. The vet then suggested that all of the > >> kittens be PTS immediately with the chance that > they > >> were positive. > >> > >> I havenâEUR^(TM)t had cats much for the last 20 > years, > >> although I grew up with cats- all before FeLV was > >> identified âEUR" so I am not familiar with it. > Based > >> on what I am reading, there are LOTS of questions > >> about test results/vaccinating/etc. > >> > >> We are bottle feeding the kittens and they are > >> growing like crazy, crawling all over the place > and > >> donâEUR^(TM)t appear at all sick. They were only > with > >> their mother just under 24 hours. (born last > >> Thursday.) > >> Is this common to just give up on the babies > without > >> knowing if they are positive or not? I would > >> appreciate any advice. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Deana > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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