I'm so sorry, Heather. It sounds like you are doing the exact right thing for Bashful now. Gentlest of Bridge vibes to her, and hopes for a passing free from fear and full of the knowledge that she was loved.
Diane R. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 12:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Duke, Melanie Subject: [Felvtalk] Bashful to cross at 2:15 today (EST) Tampa, FL I haven't posted much lately, sadly have had quite a few rescue losses in the last months as well as rescue "emergencies" which has me so behind on all fronts.... However, one of our dear, fairly elderly university campus ferals, Bashful, will be crossing this afternoon and I wanted to share her story so that many thoughts will be with her. Bashful's caregiver has been taking care of her for at least 10 years, she disappeared a couple of weeks ago which was attributed to roofers at the Library where she has lived for so many years. When she showed back up she was clearly in dire need of help. Elaine her caregiver called me for help trapping, 2 friends and I set out without much success the first two days--it was heartbreaking, she was half under the drop trap the first night but just a bit of food made her choke & cough so horribly, we had tears in our eyes just hearing & watching. Her neck was very, very swollen impairing her ability to eat and walk. We got her 2 nights later, began b/w, exam....cytology via needle aspirate confirmed a high grade, aggressive lymphoma. We discussed the possibility of chemo but Bashful is very feral and already unhappy even being at the vet, it was clear this was not going to be a way to give her quality time and that she was already in a very bad state. One of my good campus friends who came to the call to help drop trap is leaving now to be with Bashful for her final moments. Bashful was not FELV+ (likely was FIV+), but I know many here can sympathize with the dreadful diagnosis of lymphoma. We treat feral cats for illnesses as much as we possibly can, I've actually got 14 campus feral kitty Bobbye on my porch now for that reason (CRF, FIV+, along with Toxoplasmosis & possible eye tumor which has not progressed--she's done well other than not liking the fluids of course)....but it just didn't seem there were any way we could put Bashful through chemo, weekly vet visits, and possibly never feeling good enough for the time to have been of quality for her. She is very stressed at my vet and we hope things go as peacefully as possible this afternoon. Go with love, sweet Bashful, and know how badly we wanted to help you--you will not be forgotten. Heather _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
