--- glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:11:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: OT: need a little quick advice here...
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>
> Hi Everyone,
> Well there are two subjects here I want to get
> advice
> and support on.
> Today my very wonderful vet called me to ask if I
> knew
> of a rescue facility that took FIV+ kitties. It
> seems
> a couple of her clients came in today and received
> the
> bad news that their two kittens had tested positive
> for FIV. She told me, the people who had the kittens
> were sisters and both very bright, educated
> gals...one
> being an attorney, even...so, obviously having good
> minds, I am hoping, they might give our group here
> a
> visit and be interested in learning, from this very
> progressive site...I will be talking to them later
> today and try to convince them not to panic and not
> opt to have their kittens put down. I do not know of
> any rescue groups that would take these
> kittens...This
> is what they had asked my vet, Dr. Kim Collet, here,
> in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, if she knew of a rescue
> organization they could turn these kittens over to.
>
> They do have other cats that share the household.
> The
> kittens are only about 12-weeks old. Can you guys
> flood me with some helpful information for these
> gals,
> so we can give them some hope for their kittens and
> make them realize there are options...I'm hoping
> they
> might be willing to sign on to this list,but if not
> I
> will at least forward them some good information
> from
> you guys...
> These two ladies are in their late twenties or early
> thirties...I asked my vet how old they were...We are
> here in farm country where 90% of the vets still
> believe, with all their heart, the only real option,
> is putting positive cats down...
> Now, for my second little problem I'm dealing with
> today: My pride and joy, kitty, Feeto, was at the
> base
> of my step, outside my door about 6-days ago. My son
> had let him outside...It was evening...I do know
> better than to let my kitties outside at night...but
> with my positive kitty and having to be on crazy
> schedules...and keeping everyone seperated, Feeto
> had
> been locked up all day. OK, well the worst
> happened...almost the worst...THERE WAS A STRANGE
> KITTY OUTSIDE IN OUR YARD. HE WAS VERY INTENT ON
> FINDING A GOOD HOME WHERE HE MIGHT BE LOVED AND FED.
>
> FEETO IS MY LITTLE HERO. HE TAKES CARE OF OUR YARD
> AND
> HIS KITTY FAMILY. FEETO CHASED THAT STRANGE KITTY
> AWAY. HOWEVER , BEFORE IT WAS OVER, THERE WAS A
> BATTLE. THE BATTLE GROUND WAS COVERED IN WHITE AND
> ORANGE FUR THE NEXT DAY. FEETO IS A BROWN TABBY WITH
> 24 VERY SHARP CLAWS. IT WAS OVER ALMOST BEFORE IT
> BEGAN, BUT I WAS SICK KNOWING THERE WAS NO WAY MY
> FEETO DID NOT SUFFER A BITE SOMEWHERE ON HIS BODY. A
> FEW DAYS LATER, I FOUND IT, THE BITE. FEETO'S CHEEK
> WAS ALL PUFFED UP. IT DRAINED THAT NIGHT AND THE
> NEXT
> DAY HE WAS ON ANTIBIOTICS...JUST TO BE SURE. A WEEK
> EARLIER I HAD BOUGHT A CAT TRAP AND HAD BEEN TRYING
> TO
> TRAP THE STRANGE CAT...NO LUCK UNTIL LAST NIGHT.
> WELL,
> TODAY, THE STRANGE CAT IS AT OUR LOCAL SHELTER. HE
> IS
> A PRETTY CAT , BUT THEY SAID HE IS IN WITH THE WILD
> CATS. HE WILL BE PUT DOWN. I WANT TO NAME HIM
> MARMALADE.HE DESERVES A NAME... HE HISSED AT ME LAST
> NIGHT, BUT SETTLED DOWN AFTER I TALKED, QUIETLY TO
> HIM. THEN THE POLICEMAN TOOK HIM AND HAULED HIM OFF
> TO
> THE SHELTER. I WAS TOLD THEY WILL KEEP HIM 3-DAYS.
> THEN HE WILL BE PUT DOWN.
> I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY FEETO HAVING BEEN BITTEN,
> SO I HAVE GOTTEN PERMISSION TO TAKE HIM, MARMALADE,
> IN
> TO BE TESTED FOR FeLV AND FIV. I TOLD MY FRIEND, IF
> HE
> TESTS CLEAN, IT IS VERY SAD HE WILL BE PUT DOWN, A
> BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY CAT...HE ONLY NEEDS A LITTLE
> TIME TO BE SOCIALIZED. WE HAVE NO OPTIONS
> ,WHATSOEVER,HERE, FOR "WILD" KITTIES. MY BRAIN WILL
> BE
> WORKING OVERTIME ON WAYS TO SAVE THIS CAT,
> ESPECIALLY, IF HE TESTS NEGATIVE...MAYBE I CAN BUY
> HIM
> A LITTLE TIME...I DO KNOW, I PROBABLY DRIVE MY
> SHELTER
> HERE A LITTLE CRAZY, BUT OUR HEARTS ARE REALLY ALL
> IN
> THE SAME PLACE, SO WE AT LEAST DO UNDERSTAND EACH
> OTHER. WE HAVE A VERY LOVING SHELTER HERE, BUT IT IS
> ALWAYS A MATTER OF MONEY AND SPACE...
> I WILL APPRECIATE ALL FEEDBACK.
> I GUESS MOSTLY, I NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL
> THESE
> LADIES THAT HAVE THE FIV+ KITTENS. I WILL ALSO NEED
> A
> LITTLE EDUCATING ABOUT CAT BITES AND WHAT TO EXPECT
> IF
> THIS CAT THAT BIT MY FEETO TESTS POSITIVE FOR FIV.
> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR GETTING THROUGH THIS LONG
> RAMBLING POST...
> GLENDA
>
>
>
>
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