it's the red gene, i'm told.... On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Amy Dalgliesh <ajdalgli...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> MaryChristine, > What is it about those sassy, fiesty, independant calico girls that makes > us love them so? We must be suckers for punishment, cause they sure do love > to dole it out. One of mine is ancient, weighs less than 6 lbs, toothless > and I still can't pill her. She's the smallest cat of the bunch, but she > can move a 15 lb male from his bowl of canned food just by staring at him. > I'm crazy about her and I celebrate her attitude. > > --- On Wed, 8/12/09, MaryChristine <twelvehousec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: MaryChristine <twelvehousec...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Thank you for your help > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 11:12 AM > > > i think it's really natural for us to want to try EVERYTHING to help our > beloved ones, even when, sometimes, it's in our best interests and not > really theirs. that's what i believe that i have learned from my cats in > their final days..... i know that, early on, i kept some of mine around > longer than i would do now, but not from meanness, rather from lack of > awareness. i had to learn... to separate out their needs from mine, to ask > them what they needed, to truly listen to what they were telling me. > > people learn at different rates; i try very hard (not always successfully, > as those reading another FeLV list can attest) not to judge others' > progress..... > > i actually have a kitty in terminal crf right now; she bit the hell out of > me the last two times i tried to hydrate her. she's my remaining heartcat, > and her refusing treatment is killing me--but how can i not honor her > choices, after all she's given me through the years? she's the official > international spokescat for the Calico Liberation Coalition, CaLiCo, a > 4-paw-declawed, harlequin girl that refuses to purr tho will, very > occasionally, practice Rhythmic Growling--to force her to do anything would > be an assault on her very cathood..... she's someplace close to 16 years > old, and has blessed my life with bite wounds and attiTUDE for over ten > years now--i adore her, and know completely that in her furry little > multicolored heart, she feels the same way toward me. i will do what is > best for her when her job on this earth is complete; no matter how much it > pains me--i know that she will tell me if she needs help, tho actually i'm > just hoping she'll allow me to be with her when the time comes, and not > just > leave me an email..... > > the wisest advice i've ever gotten, though, is that it's best to send them > across the bridge one day too soon, than five minutes too late. feeling > guilty about their, "not being ready," when they weren't yet suffering, is > pointless, but nothing compared to the knowledge that one has waited too > long..... > > sometimes, tho, we need to go through the latter to understand. we need to > be gentle with one another as we learn these horrible lessons. and hope > that > what we learn so painfully can help someone else learn them with less > difficulty. > > > > -- > Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! > Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... > > MaryChristine > Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org > ) > Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
