Re: [Felvtalk] Second Chance Meows Sanctuary - THANK YOU!
Thank-you, Georgetta, for sharing this story, for going to the ends of the earth to help Wisp and Michael for giving Wisp a forever home! Happy! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of G Brickey Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:50 PM To: FeLV List Cc: orphankitt...@yahoogroups.com; feral cats list Subject: [Felvtalk] Second Chance Meows Sanctuary - THANK YOU! Hi list, I just saw a post on the FeLV group list where someone was saying how depressing the posts on the FeLV list could be... I know much of the news seems to be sad, especially when cats pass on, but I wanted to post my heartfelt thanks to Michael and his family at Second Chance Meows for finding a spot in their home for my FeLV+ kitten "Wisp". He responded to my posted plea a few weeks ago about finding a placement for my little 6 month old foster tabby girl who had just gotten her FeLV confirmation - second test. I was being pressured by other fostering friends to euthanize her and was resisting since she was currently so healthy, loving, and playful, except for a tendency toward constipation. I foster many many neonatal kittens each year for a So. Cal. rescue group, so it was imperative for the potential wellbeing and lives of so many other incoming kittens that I find a safe place for Wisp to live so as not unwittingly endanger my other fosters. I had her in the best quarantine I could manage, but everyone knows that kittens are both inquisitive and ingenious... so I knew it could be a big problem when they got to the climbing age. I had contacted a couple of other shelters, but they were just not a good fit for her for various reasons. I had just taken in 5 newborn kittens and was getting pretty desperate when I joined this group and googled for information and discovered Snowball's story. Well, to make a long story short, Michael agreed to take Wisp, and my husband and I, with Wisp in a large wire crate in the back seat, made the long trek from Ventura to Reno, via I-5 - about 9 or 10 hours of driving... some of it behind a snowplow and praying all the time that we could make it through in our old Subaru... without any snowchains onboard...we eventually arrived and Wisp received a warm welcome from Michael and his wife and one of their other FeLV+ cats. We stayed for over an hour and got to meet almost all the other kitties (one was a bit shy and out of sight) and see where Wisp would be living whatever days, months, or years that she will be allowed by her Creator and of course to talk to Michael and his family and watch him expertly assess our kitten. I just had a call from Michael and Wisp is having the time of her life. She doesn't have the run of the whole home yet, but what she does have even right now is one heck of a lot better than a 7 by 3 by 2 foot cage on sawhorses in my livingroom! Michael told us that the bowel issues are resolving and she is looking great and acting very happy. I miss her, but I KNOW this is the most perfect placement I could have found for her... a loving home with other FeLV+ cats she can socialize with and someone who is knowledgeable about FeLV+ and a family that will take care of her for as long as she lives. Thank you from the bottom of my heart - Michael, Char, and family! Sincerely, Georgetta (with 11 neonatal fosters - gotta go feed!) bye for now! _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28 326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ___ 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] Second Chance Meows Sanctuary - THANK YOU!
Hi list, I just saw a post on the FeLV group list where someone was saying how depressing the posts on the FeLV list could be... I know much of the news seems to be sad, especially when cats pass on, but I wanted to post my heartfelt thanks to Michael and his family at Second Chance Meows for finding a spot in their home for my FeLV+ kitten "Wisp". He responded to my posted plea a few weeks ago about finding a placement for my little 6 month old foster tabby girl who had just gotten her FeLV confirmation - second test. I was being pressured by other fostering friends to euthanize her and was resisting since she was currently so healthy, loving, and playful, except for a tendency toward constipation. I foster many many neonatal kittens each year for a So. Cal. rescue group, so it was imperative for the potential wellbeing and lives of so many other incoming kittens that I find a safe place for Wisp to live so as not unwittingly endanger my other fosters. I had her in the best quarantine I could manage, but everyone knows that kittens are both inquisitive and ingenious... so I knew it could be a big problem when they got to the climbing age. I had contacted a couple of other shelters, but they were just not a good fit for her for various reasons. I had just taken in 5 newborn kittens and was getting pretty desperate when I joined this group and googled for information and discovered Snowball's story. Well, to make a long story short, Michael agreed to take Wisp, and my husband and I, with Wisp in a large wire crate in the back seat, made the long trek from Ventura to Reno, via I-5 - about 9 or 10 hours of driving... some of it behind a snowplow and praying all the time that we could make it through in our old Subaru... without any snowchains onboard...we eventually arrived and Wisp received a warm welcome from Michael and his wife and one of their other FeLV+ cats. We stayed for over an hour and got to meet almost all the other kitties (one was a bit shy and out of sight) and see where Wisp would be living whatever days, months, or years that she will be allowed by her Creator and of course to talk to Michael and his family and watch him expertly assess our kitten. I just had a call from Michael and Wisp is having the time of her life. She doesn't have the run of the whole home yet, but what she does have even right now is one heck of a lot better than a 7 by 3 by 2 foot cage on sawhorses in my livingroom! Michael told us that the bowel issues are resolving and she is looking great and acting very happy. I miss her, but I KNOW this is the most perfect placement I could have found for her... a loving home with other FeLV+ cats she can socialize with and someone who is knowledgeable about FeLV+ and a family that will take care of her for as long as she lives. Thank you from the bottom of my heart - Michael, Char, and family! Sincerely, Georgetta (with 11 neonatal fosters - gotta go feed!) bye for now! _ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Donations
I think people should be aware of where their money goes when they donate to national charities Little of it goes to help animals and most of it goes to the administrators, who get fat salaries and never have to see what we rescue people deal with day after day. The only organizations I give to now are Alley Cat Allies and Alley Cat Rescue. I gave to PETA for years, but we all know about them now, and they don't get a cent from me or most of us who are aware of what they do to cats! On 04-10, MaryChristine wrote: > (every time you click on the animal-rescue site's feed-an-animal > app, you're supporting one of the places that takes adoptables from > the southern states. and every time you send money to the national > SPCA or HSUS, you are NOT helping animals, merely helping the > administrators of these groups that do NOT do direct care, justify > their salaries and advertising budgets. find a good local rescue or > shelter -- and remember that there is NO national oversight agency > for humane societies or spcas, ANYONE can call themselves by either > name -- and help out there. time with the critters, money, running > errands--there is SO much that needs doing, and a place for > everyone. just pick the correct place to put your energy) > > sorry. > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] shelters and rescues
It seems to be the same all over the country. Most people really don't worry about what happens to all those kittens they allow their pets to have. They always have money for everything else, but use the excuse they can't afford to spay their cat, so those poor little kittens are either dumped or given to anyone who will take them off their hands. We live in a rural area and our only animal shelter is the county shelter, and they just announced they will no long take kittens! I wonder if they think this will force people to neuter or spay. It won't of course, and when I think of all those kittens being born at this time of the year I am devastated. Not that our shelter was a good one anyway. They euthanize by gassing the animals and then incinerating them. I thought gassing was outlawed but apparently not. It's heartbreaking. Sounds like the shelters in GA are just as bad or worse. > unless we pay to have the cats vetted, then they sell those cats > for $150 and pocket every dime. Now that's a crappy rescue. There > are some bad shelters here in GA. I won't mention any names, > but there are several I've heard of that IMMEDIATELY take owner > surrendered animals to the back and put them down. Those pets never > even get a chance to be adopted. It may be different in other areas > of the country, but most GA shelters?have high euthanasia rates > relative to adoption rates. There are no no-kill county shelters in > GA; to label a shelter as "bad" because they are forced to > euthanize is just unfair. Nobody wants to do it; everyone is > miserable and snippy and cranky on euthanasia day, even the ones > who have to take antidepressants?as a result.?We only euthanize one > day a week, our director puts down as few animals?as possible,?and > some days we've been back at capacity by the end of the day, the > turn-ins are so bad.?Intakes are high?- several times we've had 30 > or so owner-surrendered animals come in within just a couple of > hours. Adoptions are slow, nobody wants cats or larger > dogs,?only?small dogs, puppies and sometimes kittens (mostly at > Christmas).?Just today we had 8 cats turned in - one is diabetic > and was surrendered because the owner didn't want to pay for > insulin shots. Pathetic. She just kept screaming at me, "I can't > afford to take her to the vet! I can't pay for it!" I charged her a > $40 euthanasia fee - we will try to get that cat out of there, but > that owner needed to pay for something. One day somebody turned in > 15 cats because they were moving. It's so discouraging, they keep > coming in and coming in, and we've been getting pregnant cats and > kittens like crazy over the past 2 months, and this kitten season > will be a bloodbath. This is the time of year when I have to > imagine a zipper over my mouth because I get so fed up with these > people, nasty stuff just slips on out. Our director will not > euthanize cats with FeLV and FIV. We adopt them out. He knows that > I have cats with both and he knows that they can have a great > quality of life. Sorry for venting, I just get tired of being told > - from both the public and from people in rescue - that "you kill > animals there." If they have a solution for dealing?with all the > so-called strays and owner surrenders and accidental litters, we > would be happy to hear about it. > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
