I love your email Jenny--it's a keeper for my file! It will be an inspiration for many occasions, including those times (like NOW) when I feel I'm being clubbed on the head by vet bills. I'm still chuckling at your first para. I had a friend-and-former-colleague, who has a fear and dislike of cats (yes, I know, incredible but true!) visit from London, England last week. She's not a really close friend, so until a couple of weeks ago, when I was obliged to explain to her why it might be preferable all round if she stayed elsewhere, she did not know I had one cat, never mind 7, including 4 FeLV pos who are quarantined in the guest room. She came to dinner the first night, met my neg cats, and caught a glimpse of one of the pos kitties when I opened the guest room door---as they're feral they'd mostly run and hid as soon as they knew a stranger was in the house. Anyway, now my closely-guarded secret is out---we have numerous mutual contacts in London, from my 'previous life' who have no idea I had turned into a crazy catwoman. I know my friend only too well---she's going to have a lot of fun regaling them about what's 'happened' to Kerry. She was quite touched actually by the FeLV situation (which surprised me, knowing how much she feared and dislike cats), so I think she will be quite kind at the same time. So hopefully homeless FeLV cats will get some good 'press' in London. Your mother sounds a lovely lady. Just like you! Thanks for sharing! Kerry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Faye Lewis Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; felvtalk@vlists.net Subject: Re: OT: What's you number?
Some members of my family are horrified. I have become what many women fear, over 40, never married with 9 cats. I love it. I am happy as a clam. Life is good. I do have the space for them. I have 10 acres but all of the kitties spend as much time as they want in the house. No one is positive yet. If one should go positive, they will be restricted to inside. The funny thing is that I can't really say that 9 is too many. It is all I can afford and won't be getting any more but I can't do without any of the ones I have. My bills get high sometimes but my mother once told me, "my mother raised 9 kids during the depression, I have faith that you can raise 9 cats in better times." It has been true. By the grace of God and my perpetual budgeting, they get what they need. 9 sounds like a lot but each one is so precious that I can't imagine life without any one of them. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: felvtalk@vlists.net >Subject: Re: OT: What's you number? >Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:54:31 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from vlists.net ([208.186.168.62]) by MC8-F26.hotmail.com with >Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:56:58 -0800 >Received: from localhost ([EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with >SMTP id j12FsvZ27645for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:54:57 >-0600 >Received: by vps.vlists.net (TLB v0.11a (1.26 tibbs 1998/09/22 04:41:41)); >Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:54:57 -0600 (CST) >Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id >j12Fsvx27571for felvtalk-utils; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:54:57 -0600 >Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com >[24.93.47.41])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j12Fslo27542for ><felvtalk@vlists.net>; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:54:47 -0600 >Received: from ms-mss-01 (ms-mss-01-smtp-b.texas.rr.com [10.93.38.16])by >ms-smtp-02-eri0.texas.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id >j12FsV8H002823for <felvtalk@vlists.net>; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:54:32 -0600 >(CST) >Received: from texas.rr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by >ms-mss-01.texas.rr.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep > 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for >felvtalk@vlists.net; Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:54:31 -0600 (CST) >Received: from [10.93.36.27] (Forwarded-For: [68.50.132.220]) by >ms-mss-01.texas.rr.com (mshttpd); Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:54:31 -0500 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEgp2NwwC5fmGh4F/iAUmMPInRhXxD2j6o= >X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003) >Content-language: en >X-Accept-Language: en >X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine >Virus-Information: Virus Scanned By VLists.Net For Your Protection. >Virus-Status: VLists.Net Found No Virus >Spam-Status: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-2.592, required 5,BAYES_00 >-2.60, NO_REAL_NAME 0.01) >Precedence: list >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Feb 2005 15:56:58.0268 (UTC) >FILETIME=[D34EE5C0:01C5093F] > >We've got 7 cats! I *attempted* to put my foot down at 2, then 4, then >when we found out our kittens had FeLV, we weren't going to let them go >anywhere (we had homes for 3 of the 5...the crazy thing is, as they got >closer and closer to the age where they could be adopted out, I was wishing >for some way that we could keep them all...I just couldn't part with my >babies! So when we found out they had Feleuk, we knew we couldn't possibly >jeopardize the health of the other cats in the homes that they were going >to...so, in a way, I got my wish and we kept them all...Fate has a twisted >sense of humor, sometimes! :) )...Anyway, with the kittens, the number >briefly went up to 7, then we lost their mom...so, we decided no more than >6...and it was like that for awhile until Mags came along! :) > >Now, we're back up to 7 cats, 2 dogs and one bearded dragon! :) > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Cherie A Gabbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005 9:39 am >Subject: OT: What's you number? > > > Hi All, > > I have 5 kitties right now, and I am debating on taking in 2 or 3 > > more, just out of curiosity what kind of numbers do you all > > have...that would bring my count to 7 or 8, with a dog and a 5 > > year old son, just curious? > > > > Thanks > > Cherie > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
