Taylor, I am glad they are willing to keep him the
3-days, with me testing him Thursday I know they will
keep him alive and he may warm up.
At my house right now, keeping him would be hard,
especially, if he is wild. I work a lot and my kitties
are all on schedules , because I now must divide my
time up for my six negatives and my one positive
kitty. I have seven kitties. I do not believe in
mixing negatives and positives, even if everyone is
vaccinated...
I will see if Marmalade will give me hope that I can
get through to him. I know he might be willing to
negotiate...I felt that right after he was caught...If
he would talk to me in a sweet kitty voice, I know, he
will be telling me he is going to be trying to get
along with people.I'll visit him tomorrow. He , has
been completely quiet with me last night, but the lady
at the shelter said, this morning he was howling at
her... They had kept him in his trap all
night...Therefore, she considered him to be "wild". We
do have three days...This town does not have any type
of feral cat people/ program.
I did just start researching FIV online and am soaking
up info. I think I first thought of you guys , because
the support here is so wonderful...and this list gives
people hope...
Thank you, Glenda
--- Taylor Scobie Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Glenda, if the little wild orange guy Marmalade is
> clean can you--or
> someone else--take him? Sometimes a cat that seems
> wild in a shelter
> is merely scared to death, as for instance he calmed
> right down when
> you spoke quietly to him. Bless you for taking him
> to be tested.
> You've done a very good deed. If he is positive it
> does not
> automatically mean little Feeto (WHAT a superb name!
> I love it!)
> will get anything OR he may get something and throw
> it off. It's
> much easier for an older cat's immune system to
> throw off a virus
> than, say, a kitten given FeLV by its mother--their
> immune systems
> are hardly fully developed so it's harder for them
> to mount an immune
> response to invaders.
>
> By the way, this month's Scientific American has a
> big article on how
> cancer cells hijack the human immune system to use
> it for their ends
> and new chemotherapy protocols in the works.
> Extremely informative.
> Also a great learning tool about the immune system
> of mammmals like
> us AND kitties.
>
> "Consciousness is Causal
> and Physicality is its
> Manifestation."
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2007, at 7:18 PM, glenda Goodman wrote:
>
> >
> > --- 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
>
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