Dede, I am so so sorry to hear about Ki. You are in my thoughts.
Cindy Reasoner --- dede hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out > Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. > http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
