RE: Julie Johnson
Hi All, I dug thru some of my old e-mails and found this email for Julie: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This was used prior to the one James posted as her most recent: Julie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also found a couple of emails discussing vets/Marley fund where she mentioned the area she's from: Eastern CT. in the Willimantic/Mansfield area Hideyo, I hope this jives with what you've found so far. Kat (Mew Jersey) On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, James G. Wilson wrote: I found Julie's most recent email address for the group. It is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] She is apparently still subscribed to FeLVTalk. I hope this helps. Best wishes to all. James G. Wilson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.felineleukemia.org
Re: IMPORTANT - CLS Service Furkids
Good luck Belinda , thank you for the news on Bailey, thinking of youboth, love from Tabbs and Sandra, I am collecting the epogen today from the hospital chemist, so wish us luck with the treatment, I am still unsure if I am doing the correct thing, but know I will regret it, if Tabbs gets worst, One can not win. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cat-sculptures.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1126 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!
angels
Hello All, I'm just now catching up with all the posts. It's been busy around here. my prayers (and tears) are with allthose left behind as each little angel has moved on. please know what a source of hope and strength you are to me, my family and others whoare just learning about FeLV. Everyone in the house except the kitties has been sick with flue and i am getting over a light bought of pneumonia. nothing serious, mainly dealing w the frustration of getting tired so easily. I think we finally have things worked out with the Humane society here and surprisingly it was their vet who helped us. we're all going w the idea that the 8 have been mine all along since I've paid for food, vet bills ect through-out. the kitties were all spayed and neutered Wednesday, pogo is the only one with any problems. a slight fever, nausea and not keeping food downfor the last 3 days. she's on antibiotics and an anti nausea med and is starting to perk up. now ...if they'd just stop picking at their own stitches ! :) i've never been one to get wrapped up with "causes" and find it strange to be wishing i could do something tohelp more of these special critters.lol that in itselfproves they are little angels among us ! thank you all! Karen, Robert, Danielle, Chuck The Herd Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Re: CLS kids for Belinda
Orange Julius (OJ) Jan 31, 2006 FeLV+ Buffy Feb. 19, 2006 FeLV+ Hi Belinda Thankyou for doing the list for our lost kitties..It does help to see them remembered... And we are all keeping our paws crossed here for Bailey.. May he make a recovery and have a good length of time left with you... Tad and Marie
Re: IMPORTANT - CLS Service Furkids
Hi Belinda,so good to hear that Bailey is doing better.Here are a few of the kitties that have passed... Buster Jan.8 Fiv+ Moses Feb.6 Fiv felv+ Frances feb.6 liver failure Jewel Feb.13 felv+ Eddy Feb 20 Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Nina!!-- BelindaHappiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kitties ...http://www.bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittenshttp://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candle Light Servicehttp://www.bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design)http://HostDesign4U.com---BMK Designs (non-profit web sites)http://bmk.bemikitties.com Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.
Re: angels
Hi Karen, Hooray that there doesn't seem to be a problem with you keeping the kitties! If you're anything like me, they'd have to pry them out of your cold clammy hands to get them anyway! It's wonderful that they've all come through their surgeries okay. I'm glad that Pogo has started to feel better, (and the humans in the household too!). Bless you and your family a thousand times over for taking on this crew of sweethearts. It's a lot for one plate, but I can assure you from personal experience that the joys are worth whatever heartache may be in store. Give those angels a head butt from me! Nina clarissa- Floyd wrote: Hello All, I'm just now catching up with all the posts. It's been busy around here. my prayers (and tears) are with allthose left behind as each little angel has moved on. please know what a source of hope and strength you are to me, my family and others whoare just learning about FeLV. Everyone in the house except the kitties has been sick with flue and i am getting over a light bought of pneumonia. nothing serious, mainly dealing w the frustration of getting tired so easily. I think we finally have things worked out with the Humane society here and surprisingly it was their vet who helped us. we're all going w the idea that the 8 have been mine all along since I've paid for food, vet bills ect through-out. the kitties were all spayed and neutered Wednesday, pogo is the only one with any problems. a slight fever, nausea and not keeping food downfor the last 3 days. she's on antibiotics and an anti nausea med and is starting to perk up. now ...if they'd just stop picking at their own stitches ! :) i've never been one to get wrapped up with "causes" and find it strange to be wishing i could do something tohelp more of these special critters.lol that in itselfproves they are little angels among us ! thank you all! Karen, Robert, Danielle, Chuck The Herd Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Re: Brenda Smith
Hi everyone,I am just in shock over this. I knew Brenda's last evaluation for her heart had been fine, and I didn't know she had been ill. Brenda was a wonderful person and I will miss her very much. I got to know her from babysitting Lovey and Merry before they moved on to Wisconsin. I spoke with her on the phone several times but never got to meet her in person. I read the message earlier this week and have not really known how to react. It seems somehow strange to be so attached to someone I've ony known online or on the phone, but I was very overwhelmed with grief and can only imagine how Brenda's family must feel at this time. Brenda was truly a blessing to everyone who knew her and I will miss her. Janine, please know that you can always contact any of us for help with the cats or anything you need.TonyaBelinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All,Brenda was indeed a heart transplant and was a longtime survivor. She has not been well for about 7 months and was going to the doctor but they were never able to find the reason for her not feeling well. Her heart was in great shape, Janine (her daughter) found out Saturday that her Mom had melenoma brain cancer. Janine told me that Brenda was failing this last week and passed quickly without pain. She mercifully didn't know what was happening.Yes Chris, she was a very loving and sweet person, always there to help anyone, human or animal alike. Janine will be taking care of all the pets they have, she has lived with her Mom and Dad for a while and they are a very close family. I have been meaning to call Brenda for a while and just haven't gotten to it with Bailey and all that has been going on here. Don't put things off, you just never know ... Brenda was a good friend, I will miss her.-- BelindaHappiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kitties ...http://www.bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittenshttp://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candle Light Servicehttp://www.bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design)http://HostDesign4U.com---BMK Designs (non-profit web sites)http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: CLS kids for Belinda
Rudy 2003 - February 15 , 2006 Thanks Belinda for doing this it means so much to have our babies remembered in a special way. I hope everything is good for you and your babies now. Sheila
Re: Thank You All!!!!!/Janine
Janine, We will miss your mother greatly here. I had the opportunity to speak with her a few times. She is such a wonderful woman. She had conquered so much in her lifetime. You and your father are in my thoughts and prayers. She is now with all of our kitties that have past on to the bridge telling them all how much they are missed by all. She was so valuable to us all here. I want to thank you for taking the time to write us all about your mother. She was loved by many of us as we loved her too. She had such a great love for kitties and did express her feelings more than once. Please take care of yourself and your father. Remember she is watching over the both of you. Hugs, Terrie Mohr (WA)-Original Message-From: Brenda K. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSent: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:21:42 -0600Subject: Thank You All! Dearest All,You have all had such wonderful things to say about my mom, THANK YOU!!! She loved all of you. She used to talk about all of you at different times. When I first moved back home in 2000, I would come downstairs and find her sitting here crying. I would be worried and ask her what was wrong and she would say "We lost another of our beloved kitty babies". She loved everyone of your babies as though they were her own.This battle with her health started at the end of July. She had had a cold. In August she went into Atrial Fibrillation and she had to be shocked back into rhythm. She had about a week of feeling better and then started feeling bad again. She went in and out of rhythm until we went again between Christmas and New Years to have her shocked again. We thought so many things, too much immune suppressant drugs making her sick, new drugs they gave her she was allergic too, I racked my brain trying to figure it out. She was very sick, throwing up, lost 22lbs, nothing tasted right or very good at all...I could go on and on.Little did we know until Saturday the 25th of February that mother had been suffering with the hideous melanoma brain cancer disease. She never knew, thankfully and she went very fast, but I was able to tell her and she acknowledged, that I loved her, dad loved her, and I would take care of all her babies and daddy. During this time we spent practically every minute together. I cooked, cleaned, served, her and tried to absolutely everything I could to make her day better and happy. We had a connection unlike most have ever seen or experienced. I lived and breathed for her. We talked about everything in the world and all aspects of what she would want in case of her death. I feel like part of me is missing, but I smile knowing she now is no longer miserable. My beautiful mother gave me so much! My father and I have so many good memories, we are cherishing them all. If at anytime you have questions that I can help you with about the feline leukemia cats, I will try, but I am not my mom, though she taught me a lot. I believe, I will be handling the fund, so if anyone wants to send something as a memorial for my mom it will be used for the feline leukemia fund as she would have wanted.I would love any of you that have the poems she wrote for your pets to email them at anytime. I will post the one she wrote for me when I had my 16th birthday at a future date. Thank you to all of you for loving my mom and sharing yourselves and your babies with her, Love Janine-- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith "The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself." - ColetteDon't Take Your Organs To Heaven. Heaven Knows We Need Them Here.-- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/268 - Release Date: 2/23/2006
Some good news today
Hello and kitty-kisses to all, First let me say how grateful I am for the words of wisdom and comfort everyone has shared with me since little Paassht had to leave us. I haven't been responding to your posts because when I try to write, I just break down. I am starting to think nothing could have given us more time than we had. If you count the Horner's syndrome in 2004 as the first sign, which it might or might not have been, that was 16 months ago. And after she became symptomatic in September we had five more months. Most importantly it was almost all quality time for her. I do wish we had tried interferon back in 1999 when we found out she had FeLV, but it may not have been reasonable even then to expect any benefit. She was tested after her sister died suddenly of lymphoma. Vixen's little body was riddled with tumors and she was dead within 12 hours of the first signs of illness. I'd had them since they were born. There was probably never any chance of Paassht throwing off the virus. I talked with her current doctor today and she told me she would have referred us to a specialist if she thought there would be any benefit. I forgot how long she had been treating Paassht. In retrospect the conservative approach was on target. We didn't cause Paassht any unnecessary stress. If we had tried aggressive therapy it could possibly have cost us time, quality of life or both. I am having Paassht cremated and there is a wait of several days before her ashes are returned to us...she is with a wonderful lady who takes care of each little angel individually. I sense we will have some closure once this is done, although early next week is too far into the future to imagine. So finally, the good news I am writing to share. My attention has been on Paassht so I haven't mentioned my other cats or my dog. One of my cats, Kroger, is Paassht's mama. She tested negative for FeLV in 1999 but I wanted to be sure, so she was retested this morning. I also had my oldest, Corky, tested to be on the safe side. Corky will soon be 16 and we believe she is in early stage CRF. They are both ELISA negative for FeLV. We will have the rest of our gang tested in the near future but I considered these two to be highest risk. They are both ELISA negative for FeLV. We will have the rest of our gang tested in the near future but I considered these two to be highest risk. Corky: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/corky-chicago2.jpg Kroger: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/Kroger.jpg Becca Angel Paassht
Re: help with furkid food recomendations
I like Felidae, Innova, and Wellness. Wysong is a very good brand, but other than the dry food, my cats will not touch it. Innova EVO dry food they like ok and it is extremely high quality, with no grains. Proplan is pretty good, and I think cheaper than the others I mentioned. Michelle
Re: help with furkid food recomendations
Many of my friends feed raw--BARF diet. Honest Kitchen sells a dehydrated version for cats. So far mine two have refused it but, due to circumstances, they are used to eating Fancy Feast. They also eat EVO which is very high quality. It is supposed to be the next best thing to BARF. All I can tell you is that it is grain free and they eat a lot less of it than purina. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: clarissa- Floyd To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 3:06 PM Subject: help with furkid food recomendations all the posts i've read suggest feeding a high quality food. would ya'll suggest brands ect that your furkids do well with and like ? dry food as well as caned ? the last cat i had , PJ (paint job)lived to 16 and wouldn't eat anything but meowmix. the "herd" is currently eating a purina brand and having some problems with it (namely gas *WHEW* !!) i know Nothing about brands and quality of cat food. i know in the future i'llneed to change to caned food and other options based on their health but for now is there a dry food option that would be good for them ? cost at the moment is the biggest issue with 8 chowhounds and recovering financially from the spay/neuter cost. hmmm...also have to get them wormed and then vaccines, the s/n was the biggest issue so we could let the boys outa the cage ! (bandit kept falling outa the hammock) pogo, stitch, hudini, teddy, salem, bandit, oreo boots thank you for your time andrecomendations in this matter karen Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
I lost my Jake
I had to let Jake go. He kept getting worse and worse. He was barely moving, breathing really hard and panting, no control of his bodily functions...he was ready...I tried feeding him w/ a syringe and also with baby food. He wouldn't let me open his mouth and if I did manage to get some in there, it would just sit there...he wouldn't even swallow. He looked at me like why are you doing this to me. It killed me. I hope he knew that I was only trying to help him. His HCT was down to 8. He was miserable, and I decided that it was selfish to put him through more when it was so bleak. I wish I wish I wish I had caught it earlier and he would have had time to see if he could respond to the treatments he was getting. I am of course second guessing myself and wishing I could do things over again, etc. I know it's normal to do that, but it's so hard. By the time I finally let him go, he wasn't even there I don't think..empty look in his eyesI think he was already gone. I miss him so much. I only had 5 months with him but it was filled with so much joy. Jake (full name Jake Ryan after the character in the movie 16 Candles) was given up by his previous owner to a shelter. Not sure why, I guess you never do. The shelter usually puts down cats that are FELV+, but they fell in love with him and gave him a second chance. Jake is one of the friendliest, most playful, warm, sweetest cats around. The shelter gave him to the rescue group I used to volunteer for. I was looking to adopt a cat from the group since I was moving to NYC. I didn't set out for a FELV+, and didn't know anything about it, but he was just to precious to live the rest of his life in a cage, which is what was probably going to happen. So I took Jake with me, one of the best decisions I have made. He had a rough go, constantly fighting URIs, diarrhea, and finally the anemia. But he never lost his spirit. Everyone who met him fell in love. He didn't deserve to live such a short life (he was about 2 1/2), but I am glad I was able to make the end of it a happy one. He was so affectionate. Would literally rub everything in sight! My favorite thing was putting my knuckle a few inches above his head and he would get on two legs so he could rub. He just loved rubbing! He would also love climbing on my dresser while I was sleeping, and he was bored, and taking out my jewelry from my jewelry box and throwing it on the floor.it drove me crazy but I would give anything to be able to be driven crazy again! I posted some pictures of him: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm2424/sets/72057594074811372/show/ Thanks to all on this list for advice along the way. You all definitely helped him get over his URI, which made his last months much more pleasant. Marissa
Re: I lost my Jake
He spent the last part of his life loved. We have no clue what happened before he came to you and there is nothing you can/could do about that. You did every thing you could do and you did it all out of love. Jake knows this and is very grateful. You are right. He knew it was time to leave and that is why he didn't want to eat. But he gave you time to understand that for yourself. Hesends you tremendous love for what you gave him and for what you saved him from. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Marissa To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:13 PM Subject: I lost my Jake I had to let Jake go. He kept getting worse and worse. He was barely moving, breathing really hard and panting, no control of his bodily functions...he was ready...I tried feeding him w/ a syringe and also with baby food. He wouldn't let me open his mouth and if I did manage to get some in there, it would just sit there...he wouldn't even swallow. He looked at me like "why are you doing this to me." It killed me. I hope he knew that I was only trying to help him. His HCT was down to 8. He was miserable, and I decided that it was selfish to put him through more when it was so bleak. I wish I wish I wish I had caught it earlier and he would have had time to see if he could respond to the treatments he was getting. I am of course second guessing myself and wishing I could do things over again, etc. I know it's normal to do that, but it's so hard. By the time I finally let him go, he wasn't even there I don't think..empty look in his eyesI think he was already gone. I miss him so much. I only had 5 months with him but it was filled with so much joy. Jake (full name Jake Ryan after the character in the movie 16 Candles) was given up by his previous owner to a shelter. Not sure why, I guess you never do. The shelter usually puts down cats that are FELV+, but they fell in love with him and gave him a second chance. Jake is one of the friendliest, most playful, warm, sweetest cats around. The shelter gave him to the rescue group I used to volunteer for. I was looking to adopt a cat from the group since I was moving to NYC. I didn't set out for a FELV+, and didn't know anything about it, but he was just to precious to live the rest of his life in a cage, which is what was probably going to happen. So I took Jake with me, one of the best decisions I have made. He had a rough go, constantly fighting URIs, diarrhea, and finally the anemia. But he never lost his spirit. Everyone who met him fell in love. He didn't deserve to live such a short life (he was about 2 1/2), but I am glad I was able to make the end of it a happy one. He was so affectionate. Would literally rub everything in sight! My favorite thing was putting my knuckle a few inches above his head and he would get on two legs so he could rub. He just loved rubbing! He would also love climbing on my dresser while I was sleeping, and he was bored, and taking out my jewelry from my jewelry box and throwing it on the floor.it drove me crazy but I would give anything to be able to be driven crazy again! I posted some pictures of him: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm2424/sets/72057594074811372/show/ Thanks to all on this list for advice along the way. You all definitely helped him get over his URI, which made his last months much more pleasant. Marissa
Re: I lost my Jake
Aw Marissa, I'm so sorry about Jake. You two tried so hard. I know you gave him much more quality time than he would have had without you, probably even more than he would have wanted without you. The amount of time we share doesn't make the difference of how much we grieve, unconditional, eternal love can take only moments to blossom in our hearts. The way you describe the connection between the two of you, I'm absolutely sure that he knew everything you did was to try and help him get better. I started to cry looking at the pictures of sweet Jake you posted. It's so obvious what an adorable little soul he is. It's true that we all second guess ourselves after the fact, at least Jake helped you to see that it was indeed his time to go, (the vacant look, not swallowing when fed), and I hope you can take some comfort in knowing, (however much you regret the fact of it), that you gave him the oh so difficult unselfish gift of love in helping him cross. Rest easy now sweet little Jake, Mommy loves you and always will. What a blessing that he came into your life, for you and for him. I know you're not anywhere near ready, but when you are, consider giving another deserving soul a place in your heart and home. Think of it as a continuing legacy of love from your Angel boy Jake. With much love to you in your sorrow Marissa, Nina Marissa wrote: I had to let Jake go. He kept getting worse and worse. He was barely moving, breathing really hard and panting, no control of his bodily functions...he was ready...I tried feeding him w/ a syringe and also with baby food. He wouldn't let me open his mouth and if I did manage to get some in there, it would just sit there...he wouldn't even swallow. He looked at me like why are you doing this to me. It killed me. I hope he knew that I was only trying to help him. His HCT was down to 8. He was miserable, and I decided that it was selfish to put him through more when it was so bleak. I wish I wish I wish I had caught it earlier and he would have had time to see if he could respond to the treatments he was getting. I am of course second guessing myself and wishing I could do things over again, etc. I know it's normal to do that, but it's so hard. By the time I finally let him go, he wasn't even there I don't think..empty look in his eyesI think he was already gone. I miss him so much. I only had 5 months with him but it was filled with so much joy. Jake (full name Jake Ryan after the character in the movie 16 Candles) was given up by his previous owner to a shelter. Not sure why, I guess you never do. The shelter usually puts down cats that are FELV+, but they fell in love with him and gave him a second chance. Jake is one of the friendliest, most playful, warm, sweetest cats around. The shelter gave him to the rescue group I used to volunteer for. I was looking to adopt a cat from the group since I was moving to NYC. I didn't set out for a FELV+, and didn't know anything about it, but he was just to precious to live the rest of his life in a cage, which is what was probably going to happen. So I took Jake with me, one of the best decisions I have made. He had a rough go, constantly fighting URIs, diarrhea, and finally the anemia. But he never lost his spirit. Everyone who met him fell in love. He didn't deserve to live such a short life (he was about 2 1/2), but I am glad I was able to make the end of it a happy one. He was so affectionate. Would literally rub everything in sight! My favorite thing was putting my knuckle a few inches above his head and he would get on two legs so he could rub. He just loved rubbing! He would also love climbing on my dresser while I was sleeping, and he was bored, and taking out my jewelry from my jewelry box and throwing it on the floor.it drove me crazy but I would give anything to be able to be driven crazy again! I posted some pictures of him: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm2424/sets/72057594074811372/show/ Thanks to all on this list for advice along the way. You all definitely helped him get over his URI, which made his last months much more pleasant. Marissa
Re: help with furkid food recomendations
Here's my 2 cents: If you need to shop Petsmart, in order of my personal preference: Blue Buffalo Royal Canin Nutro If you can find a retailer (not in order of preference because they're all good): Precise Eagle Pack Inova Wellness California Natural If you have the time and the money, try raw. I don't do raw because I don't have the time or the money, but I'm sure someone on the list knows of a recipe if you're interested in trying raw. My girls won't touch raw, but the boys love raw chicken. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, Dori and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 Earth and Family Safe Products! http://www.moreinfo247.com/9162990/VCLNice Offers! www.niceoffers.com/9162990 Buy Avon Online! http://www.youravon.com/theresabrown Fire your Boss! http://www.moreinfo247.com/9162990/HFB - Original Message - From: clarissa- Floyd To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 4:06 PM Subject: help with furkid food recomendations all the posts i've read suggest feeding a high quality food. would ya'll suggest brands ect that your furkids do well with and like ? dry food as well as caned ? the last cat i had , PJ (paint job)lived to 16 and wouldn't eat anything but meowmix. the "herd" is currently eating a purina brand and having some problems with it (namely gas *WHEW* !!) i know Nothing about brands and quality of cat food. i know in the future i'llneed to change to caned food and other options based on their health but for now is there a dry food option that would be good for them ? cost at the moment is the biggest issue with 8 chowhounds and recovering financially from the spay/neuter cost. hmmm...also have to get them wormed and then vaccines, the s/n was the biggest issue so we could let the boys outa the cage ! (bandit kept falling outa the hammock) pogo, stitch, hudini, teddy, salem, bandit, oreo boots thank you for your time andrecomendations in this matter karen Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Re: I lost my Jake
Marissa,I am sitting here crying like a baby after seeing Jake Ryan's beautiful pictures. He looks so much like My Rudy except she had a white nose. I know the pain you are going through 5 months is just not enough time. I wish you could have had 13 years like I did with my Rudy. You will be in my prayers. Sheila
Re: I lost my Jake
Marissa,hugs to you in this sad time.Jake was a very handsome guy and he was lucky you were his mom.I only had my Maizee Grace for 13 1/2 months before I had to let her go.Bless you. SherryMarissa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I had to let Jake go. He kept getting worse and worse. He was barely moving, breathing really hard and panting, no control of his bodily functions...he was ready...I tried feeding him w/ a syringe and also with baby food. He wouldn't let me open his mouth and if I did manage to get some in there, it would just sit there...he wouldn't even swallow. He looked at me like "why are you doing this to me." It killed me. I hope he knew that I was only trying to help him. His HCT was down to 8. He was miserable, and I decided that it was selfish to put him through more when it was so bleak. I wish I wish I wish I had caught it earlier and he would have had time to see if he could respond to the treatments he was getting. I am of course second guessing myself and wishing I could do things over again, etc. I know it's normal to do that, but it's so hard. By the time I finally let him go, he wasn't even there I don't think..empty look in his eyesI think he was already gone. I miss him so much. I only had 5 months with him but it was filled with so much joy. Jake (full name Jake Ryan after the character in the movie 16 Candles) was given up by his previous owner to a shelter. Not sure why, I guess you never do. The shelter usually puts down cats that are FELV+, but they fell in love with him and gave him a second chance. Jake is one of the friendliest, most playful, warm, sweetest cats around. The shelter gave him to the rescue group I used to volunteer for. I was looking to adopt a cat from the group since I was moving to NYC. I didn't set out for a FELV+, and didn't know anything about it, but he was just to precious to live the rest of his life in a cage, which is what was probably going to happen. So I took Jake with me, one of the best decisions I have made. He had a rough go, constantly fighting URIs, diarrhea, and finally the anemia. But he never lost his spirit. Everyone who met him fell in love. He didn't deserve to live such a short life (he was about 2 1/2), but I am glad I was able to make the end of it a happy one. He was so affectionate. Would literally rub everything in sight! My favorite thing was putting my knuckle a few inches above his head and he would get on two legs so he could rub. He just loved rubbing! He would also love climbing on my dresser while I was sleeping, and he was bored, and taking out my jewelry from my jewelry box and throwing it on the floor.it drove me crazy but I would give anything to be able to be driven crazy again! I posted some pictures of him: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm2424/sets/72057594074811372/show/ Thanks to all on this list for advice along the way. You all definitely helped him get over his URI, which made his last months much more pleasant. Marissa Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.
Re: I lost my Jake
Marissa, I'm so sorry... Jake sounds a little like Paassht. It's like they know they only have a little while to show us they love us. Becca Angel Paassht
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Hi all, it's been a rough week all over it seems. This morning, my mom and stepdad had their kitty Tigger put to sleep. She was nearly 17 and had been with them since early-mid kittenhood. One night during a snowstorm, my stepdad had just closed the shop and was standing at the truck door when a little rub was felt on his ankle and tiny squeaking was heard. This little white and buff kitten with very noticeable injuries was at his feet. Naturally, he scooped her up and brought her home. They called her Fart for quite a while - any of you who have rescued mal- and/or under-nourished kits know this well:) She was a very pretty kitty, small head and delicate facial features, tiny feet, long legs:) sort of built like a race horse. She was an excellent hunter and lap-warmer. But those injuries had long-term effects. The soft tissue of her right wrist had completely worn out due to her limping from the old injury on her left shoulder/leg. She was flat footed on that paw. She also developed spinal arthritis, as another kitty of my mom's had. With that, it's only a matter of time before the nerves just don't work in the hind quarters. Mom had tremendous guilt about old Samantha; she'd waited far too long to help her. Tigger hadn't progressed nearly as far as Sam had, but she was declining rapidly. She wasn't playing on her own anymore, and she'd previously spent hours amusing herself with string tied to the back of a rocking chair. She was allowing Bozo to groom her for longer and longer sessions which was simply unheard of - Bozo was an interloper, no matter how many mice he caught for her! She also didn't know whether or not she'd made it to the box - messes in the vicinity etc. But what was far more worrying is that when she did make it to the box and stepped in a clump, she couldn't feel the debris on her foot - which of course dried on like cement - and therefore wasn't grooming her feet. The deafness she'd developed and the weakening eyesight weren't important, but when they lose their grooming and their playing Tigger had an amazing run of years considering the start she had and fortunately, my mom will have no serious second-guessing about doing it too soon (the vet agreed with the decision, which helped) or guilt about doing it too late and making Tigger suffer unnecessarily (like with Sam). It's the hardest decision we have to make, but the grief is worth it - all the moments of joy and love far outweigh the pain of losing a friend.. eventually anyway. So Belinda, if you could please add to the FeLV- list, Tigger, loved by Maggie and Dale. It was this morning, March 4.As always, I'm so glad I know all of you:) you bring joy and understanding and compassion to the world.PSBandit says rppp to everyoneBarb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."- Anonymous__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: I lost my Jake
Marissa,I am so sorry that Jake's time had come. That decision is a blessing and a curse; we can help end their pain and pass with dignity, but we have to make the decision to lose a loved one. Your pictures of him are wonderful, he was a beautiful boy and sounds just delightful to have lived with. GLOW to guide his path and ease your painOur thoughts and tears are with you.HUGS.Marissa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to let Jake go. He kept getting worse and worse. He was barely moving, breathing really hard and panting, no control of his bodily functions...he was ready...I tried feeding him w/ a syringe and also with baby food. He wouldn't let me open his mouth and if I did manage to get some in there, it would just sit there...he wouldn't even swallow. He looked at me like "why are you doing this to me." It killed me. I hope he knew that I was only trying to help him. His HCT was down to 8. He was miserable, and I decided that it was selfish to put him through more when it was so bleak. I wish I wish I wish I had caught it earlier and he would have had time to see if he could respond to the treatments he was getting. I am of course second guessing myself and wishing I could do things over again, etc. I know it's normal to do that, but it's so hard. By the time I finally let him go, he wasn't even there I don't think..empty look in his eyesI think he was already gone. I miss him so much. I only had 5 months with him but it was filled with so much joy. Jake (full name Jake Ryan after the character in the movie 16 Candles) was given up by his previous owner to a shelter. Not sure why, I guess you never do. The shelter usually puts down cats that are FELV+, but they fell in love with him and gave him a second chance. Jake is one of the friendliest, most playful, warm, sweetest cats around. The shelter gave him to the rescue group I used to volunteer for. I was looking to adopt a cat from the group since I was moving to NYC. I didn't set out for a FELV+, and didn't know anything about it, but he was just to precious to live the rest of his life in a cage, which is what was probably going to happen. So I took Jake with me, one of the best decisions I have made. He had a rough go, constantly fighting URIs, diarrhea, and finally the anemia. But he never lost his spirit. Everyone who met him fell in love. He didn't deserve to live such a short life (he was about 2 1/2), but I am glad I was able to make the end of it a happy one. He was so affectionate. Would literally rub everything in sight! My favorite thing was putting my knuckle a few inches above his head and he would get on two legs so he could rub. He just loved rubbing! He would also love climbing on my dresser while I was sleeping, and he was bored, and taking out my jewelry from my jewelry box and throwing it on the floor.it drove me crazy but I would give anything to be able to be driven crazy again! I posted some pictures of him: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm2424/sets/72057594074811372/show/ Thanks to all on this list for advice along the way. You all definitely helped him get over his URI, which made his last months much more pleasant. Marissa Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.
