heather, i'm so sorry about sissy leaving--sometimes they just really need to be with one another, i think.
GLOW that their reunion be joyful, and to heal your heart. MC 2008/6/28 Debbie Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Heather, I would like to introduce myself...I joined a couple of week > back. I have been fostering/rescuing kittehs for the past 11 years in the > Sanford/Orlando area. My first and only experience with Felv was not too > long ago...and frankly, I knew next to nothing about the > dise...ase...imagine my horror in finding out that an adult cat can throw > the virus!! Mr. Thomas, a gorgeous cat who wandered into my life, turned > out to be +...after they did his neuter....myvet at the time told me he > could NOT be outdoors anymore....and that he was putting all of my other 13 > rescues at risk if I kept him inside...I find myself wondering if this > darling young fellow might have survived...had I just researched a little > more...I found may sanctuaries and shelters that would take FIV cats, but > not one that would help with Felv.....my heart still aches for Mr. Thomas. > Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am close by if you should ever > need anything. > > Debbie (COL) > "You gotta bloom where you're planted!" > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:42:56 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Sissy has joined Hobbs, 6/27/08 > > > With much sadness, I wanted to share with everyone that Hobbs' sister, > Sissy, has now joined him. The loss of her dear brother affected Sissy > very much, which was to be expected as they were quite bonded, and she began > to take a similar road as Hobbs did in his final days. Their people-Mom > Jann had wanted to avoid Sissy suffering as she felt Hobbs did, and had > planned for her to cross this morning, though unfortunately they had a very > bad night, and stayed the night in the garage together, where Sissy had > actually been spending a lot of time lately. > > I apologize that I haven't been active since the outpouring of support from > you all regarding the loss of Hobbs, unfortunately the following week we > lost another FELV+ rescue, Shennanigans (whom a friend in another city had > given a home to for these last 3 months), and also a dear Torti rescue named > Freckles who we found living in a woman's yard, very ill and with an old & > very uncomfortable injury. She was such a sweet, beautiful kitty and her > spirit really touched us all very much, a rescue was assisting with her > medical care but force feeding with her injury was very stressful for > Freckles, and her caregiver, and given the severity of her illness (which > prevented her from being a candidate for surgery for her long-healed injury, > unless she made a remarkable recovery), they felt it was best to release her > from her pain. I found out after the fact and have struggled with it ever > since as I feel I didn't do enough for her, soon enough, and wonder if > things could have been different. > > Shennanigans was a beautiful little charcoal grey long haired kitty whom we > found outside at my vets, likely dumped around Febuary. She appeared to be > only 4 - 5 months old, though we aren't really sure. The woman who she > went to live with said her vet thought she might be older than we initially > thought, she wasn't spayed when we found her and I still think she was a > pretty young kitty. Her initial FELV test was a "weak"+. > > I really should have posted about Shennanigans here but was fairly numb > with all of the loss. I was not the direct caregiver, but the rescuer, > for these kitties so can only imagine what my friends have been going > through as they loved them all dearly. Even if it was only for 3 months, I > know Shennanigans spent those last 3 months sleeping in a bed with someone, > though she was afraid of the other cats. > > What Jann did for Hobbs and Sissy, giving two little FELV+ kittens a home > which is so hard to find, I will be eternally grateful for. I hate the > pain it's caused her, yet she is such a giving soul and does nothing but > thank me for entrusting her with their care and for the precious time she > had with them over this last year. While I am always full of doubts as to > how I handle things, I am so confident in the wonderful, loving happy lives > they had with Jann, no matter how short. I just hate how painful the "end" > has been. She still has their Mother, a double+ kitty I found at my "new" > job with an eye & ear injury, she has outlived all of her kittens--I found > them all last April under a trailer behind my new office. I had moved > accross campus after almost 20 years in the same building, and kept looking > for a "sign from God" as to whether I should make the move...when I found > Mom & her babies, and their testing status, I knew had anyone else found > them they'd most likely have immediately been put down, and that they were > the "sign" I was looking for. > > We also have a new Leuk+ rescue, this poor kitty had scabies so bad his > eyes were crusted shut (and still are quite infected), a friend made a > heroic rescue standing on a truck and plucking this kitty out of a tree, and > it hit hard when we found out he was leuk+. We are still looking for a > home for him, and he is still boarding at the vets being treated (3 weeks > now), but we are glad we've had the chance to give him the chance he > deserves to feel good love and care. > > Well I am sorry as this must be a very sad update...but I know you all will > keep Sissy, Hobbs, Shennangans, and Jann & Kate the loving humans they've > left behind, in your close thoughts and prayers. Please add them to the > candle light memorial service. > > Thank you all for giving kitties with leukemia a chance, no one should have > to lose the chance to know love just because of what is in their blood. > > Heather > Tampa, FL > > ------------------------------ > Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! > <http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine go to my blog for updates: if you don't have the address, then you're not supposed to.
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