Caroline,
I loved this story! How wonderful! If only we were all rich and could give our kitties their own rooms! That is so amazing! Id love to have hammocks and toy boxes for my furkids. I think Ill do something special for them this weekend. We arent rich, but Im sure we could come up with something fun. Angel was on top of the cupboards this morning hiding out from the scary (so-she thinks) new kitty which weighs 1/16 of her! That reminded me that I want to get some cat-walks made for them to prowl around on in the house. So happy for Baby though! Glad you posted that story. Try not to second-guess yourself about Monkee. I know its hard, but you did the best you could with what you knew, with what you had, and you did the best by Monkee who had a beautiful and happy home. I forgot to ask, how did your memorial / funeral service go for him? I cant remember if you posted about what you ended up doing. Sorry if you did and I missed it! Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline Kaufmann Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Update on Felv+ B/W Female kitty...good news! Great news! A while ago, when Monkee was still alive, I had posted about a B/W, long-haired, docile, sweet, female FelV+ cat (maybe a year old?) who my contact at the no-kill adoption agency had picked up from a colony downtown and had gotten fixed. She planned to re-release her, but she tested her for FeLV+ and FIV (which she never does), and she's Felv+. So shes had this dilemma about what to do and the cats been living in her bathroom since I think at least the end of June because she couldn't bring herself to re-release. Anyway, she got adopted last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn'tt believe it!!! She is now living in HUGE house in a really expensive part of townbasically, shes a rich kitty now! Theres a lady who currently has a male 8 yo Felv+ cat. Her son, whos in first grade, told her he wanted a kitty. She told him that they couldn'tt get a kitty because they have a Felv+ cat. Somehow, she must have contacted the adoption agency and actually asked for a Felv+ (which usually never happens). My contact took her the cat yesterday, so she got to see her huge house. The lady showed her around and then said: Now, let me show you Babys room! (the cat has been nicknamed Baby by my friend keeping her in the b-room). My friend was like, What?! Her room?! Yep. She has her OWN bedroom! Of course, Baby will have the run of the house too, since this lady has only Felv+ cats, but she also has her own separate bedroom. Apparently, it was all set up with her litter box and play toys and kitty-hammock. I was just so happy to hear that Baby doesn'tt have to go back outside and live out her life as a Downtown Louisville Colony cat , I almost cried. Thank god my contact held onto her and didn'tt break down and re-release. In further good news, I suspected this lady may have wanted another Felv+ cat because she hadnt lost one yet (I know, I was being negative and I shouldn'tt be like that). But apparently, she had one other than the 8 yo male that she recently lost- so she has been thru it and knows what shes getting into I guess. Also, I cant believe she has a Felv+ cat that is 8! Of course, I am jealous .I would have given anything to have had The Monkee for 8 years. My friend said the lady has her 8 yo on Interferon and she asked me if I had treated Monkee with that (no- only during chemo). That led to a discussion where I yet again lamented whether I did everything I could to prevent the FelV taking over while Monkee was still healthy, i.e., did we go to the right vet? Was his Vet proactive enough (I really can't decide about this one)? Were people proactively treating healthy Felv+ cats like they are now (with supplements and Interferon) 4 ½ years ago when I first found him (questioning whether the resources were available- I'd rather not know the answer to this one). Alas, answers to these questions don't really matter now and I know Monkee had a great life just another subtle instance that makes me doubt myself .but this isnt about me or Monkee, its about the fact that the B/W female got adopted and is going to be a rich-kitty and well-taken care of! Im so happy! -Caroline _____ Gear <http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575> up for Halo® 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer.
