Well, I have always wanted to have@ least one felv+ cat, now I have 4 w/ the
possibility of 12 more soon.
I never would commit to taking one, because I am the type of purrson who
always wants to "make sure I am ready".
My first one was Lola, I had commited to taking her from the pound, then she
tested pos., and I felt an obligation to give her a good life, for however
long I had her.
It was "well, now is the time. You put your name on her to pull, she is your
responsibility."
If you have ever pulled from a high kill pound, you know that the only other
option for the animal, espeically a felv+ cat, is death.
Spacewise, I was not ready, she had to live in a bathroom for a few months
until we moved, along w/ Serenity while we had her & then Ursula.
It was a big bathroom, but still a bathroom.
And I am a firm believer that it is not just research and meds that will
help prolong your felv+ cat's life, but the simple joys like being able to
watch the birds, soft music, etc...... Anything that could be called
"quality of life".........
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: "dede hicken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Ki is an Angel
I wish I could say I deliberately did this. I swore I
never would. When these 4 kitens came into foster
care, they neded a home for 2 of them...I got to
choose. I picked the 2 tabbies.After I had them 2
weeks, I noticed Ki had 2 huge nodes in his neck. We
treated that, and tested him...Surprise. I was
shocked and frightened. I'm not sure I would have
volontarity done this. I have 3 FIV cats. One of
them is diabetic, one has stomatitis. I have another
with severe stomatitis, and one asthmatic.
I go from day to day. Life is a gift. When I take a
furkid, it is a commitment for better or worse, in
sickness and in health so to speak. You cn't throw
them away because they are not pefect.
I have been truly blessed by my fur-family
Dede (who is sorry for the chit chat)
--- Susan Dubose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And thank you.
>
> When I lost Serenity, I felt like the floor opened
> me up and swallowed me.
>
> Like I said, I had only had her 5 months, and my vet
> and his wife (who have
> several felv+ cats, and Dr. Smith is constantly
> doing research, even @ 73
> yrs.) warned me that when she becomes symptomatic,
> she could go very fast,
> it just depends.
>
> I was soooo glad they were there for me.
>
> Felv+, I have been told, can kill a cat so many
> different ways.......
>
> Or, their body can go, but the mind is sharp as a
> tack.
>
> I have a good client that has only had felv+ cats,
> his limit is 3.
>
> The reason being, 4 is an unlucky number for him, if
> he has 3 and gets a
> 4th, one dies really soon afterwards.
>
> He is an international pilot for UPS, and has been
> for 25+ yrs. (cha
> ching....$$$$$)
>
> He is down to one felv+ cat, and he has "sworn off".
>
> Ever seen a very big, macho Texas man cry like a
> baby while holding his cat
> @ the vet's?
>
> Not pretty.
>
> The good thing is, he only has been working 10 days
> per month (10 days on,
> 20 days off), and when Chairman Meow leaves him, he
> plans to work more and
> donate a lot more money.
>
> In otherwords, he has been just working his minimum
> to be w/ his cats, but
> once they are all gone, he will fly more and of
> course, have more money.
>
> Right now he is a very big donor, always there for
> my "project kitties".....
>
> When he retires in a few years, he really hopes to
> start a sanctuary, and he
> will have a lot of people to help him.
>
> I don't know, I have always said that, it takes a
> very special purrson to
> have a felv+ cat, unconditional love, also......
>
> LOTS of people are even "afraid" of them.
>
> I recently had 2 people over on separate occasions
> that would not even enter
> my felv+ room, they just looked through the door.
>
> They were really afraid of taking it home to their
> cats.
>
> I understand that it is a very "delicate"
> virus........
>
> I just call them my little "bubble kitties".........
> :)...
> Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
> www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
> www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
> www.shadowcats.net
> "As Cleopatra lay
> in state,
> Faithful Bast at
> her side did wait,
> Purring welcomes
> of soft applause,
> Ever guarding
> with sharpened claws."
> Trajan
> Tennent
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dede hicken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Ki is an Angel
>
>
> Thanks Susan. I know you are right. One can only
> take so much exposure to Corona when your immune
> system is not so great. I just don't get why some
> get
> it and some don't. I suppose if I could answer
> that,
> I'd get the Pulitzer.
>
> I will always wonder, though, if I had isolated him
> with a smaller number of cats....Oh well, I will
> never
> know. And here i was worried that he'd infect
> someone. They are so fragile.
>
> Sorry about your little one, too. Ki came to me in
> July, too. He was only 12 wks old. It just takes
> time, I guess.
>
> Dede
>
>
>
>
"When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the
service of your God"
Mosiah 2:17
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