Heather, I am sorry for your recent losses. Lighting a candle for all of them. Sharyl
--- On Wed, 8/19/09, Heather <furrygi...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Heather <furrygi...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Skittles (adding Tippy, Bobbi & Tabby Male) > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 1:28 PM > I really appreciate it, and you're > right I should have posted about her > separately. > > I found out Monday...I shouldn't blame, liver issues are so > serious it could > be she just wasn't going to make it, but the fact that she > was even running > around with my friend's other cats recently, really seemed > like she was > through the worst...and it does seem there were things not > done as needed. > > She beat a "positive" test...to me was a survivor in that > regard, and this > never should have happened. > > My bf and I care for many (20+) feral cat colonies, and > this past weekend, > someone's kitty was hit and killed at our colony, coming to > eat....this > guilt will stay with me forever. It is a > problem/dangerous area, awful > feeding spot, and we'd seen this coming as he just wasn't > afraid of cars at > all. I even spoke with his owner about it several > months ago, asking if she > thought I could or should move the feeding to the duplex > property, though > she felt the property owners & residents wouldn't go > for it, which was what > I also thought, as there just is no good place with cover > there to feed. > > I was so upset the night I told her that my bf had found > him, I never found > out his name but need to. He was a sweet, skittish > medium haired tabby...a > young male. > > She did not blame us, I guess having outside cats all her > life has lost > others, but I will always feel responsible. > > In May we lost a very sweet colony kitty, Tippy, to > lymphoma (she was > negative and young, it was terrible, we couldn't even give > her any quality > time, she was gasping for air even on oxygen) and I tried > to post but the > post was so long I don't believe it made it to the list. > > We also had to, at long last, say goodbye to Bobbi, my 15 > year old "retired" > FIV+/toxo/CRF campus kitty. She was a > spunky, valiant golden-auburn Torbie > with a bob/half tail and we treasure the 9 months of her > retirement at our > place where a vet tech helped us care for her. > We hope she knew she was > loved and enjoyed her time. A urinary > issue made it impossible to keep her > comfortable and we had to let her go. > > Thank you all for listening to my losses....I feel bad for > rarely posting, > keeping up with work & so many colonies & > rescues....it is impossible. > > Just knowing there are others here who, like me, believe > the "underdog" > (ahem Undercat) always deserves as much of a chance at life > and love as the > rest, is a comfort, and I'm always glad to hear of another > FELV or FIV kitty > who got to live out their life happily. > > Thanks again- > > Heather > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Diane Rosenfeldt > <drosenfe...@wi.rr.com>wrote: > > > Heather, I'm so sorry you lost Skittles. > She sounds like a wonderful > > little girl. I'm so sorry the people in charge > of caring for her let her > > down, that is so sad. Gentle Bridge vibes to her > and hugs to you for > > caring > > so much. > > > > (I thought she deserved a heading of her own...) > > > > Diane R. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
