[Felvtalk] Tigger

[Rain Tyler]

Ardy,

I am so sorry about Tigger.  You certainly fought the good fight and gave him 
more time.  He sounds like a very special cat who was much loved.   He was very 
lucky to have had you.  

Rain


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> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger
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> Sorry for your loss, not much tht can be said to ease the loss, but will keep 
> you in my prayers.
> 
> 
>  Ardy Robertson  wrote: 
>> Hi Rachel and everyone on this site,
> 
> Amusing story (kind of - after the happy ending) about Tucker's Saturday 
> morning stroll and then asking for a snack!
> 
> Unfortunately, I lost my baby boy Tigger last Friday evening. I have not been 
> able to talk much about it since then, but since you asked, and also since I 
> have been planning to send a message about him, here goes  Tigger was 
> doing wonderfully up until about Thursday afternoon, improving every day, 
> eating on his own, not dependent on his pain medication for nearly a month. 
> His bloodwork was absolutely astonishing to say the least from the nearly 
> flatline it had been! Even the pathologist at the lab put a note on his 
> report that he re-ran the tests because he could not believe what he was 
> seeing -- Tigg's non-regenerative leukemia was now regenerative!! Thursday 
> evening, he didn't seem quite comfortable, and by Friday morning he did not 
> want anything to eat and I started to worry. My husband watched him during 
> the day on Friday and I came home early from work because I was worried. He 
> passed away quietly at home, with us stroking him and telling him how much we 
> love him. 
 I 
> am so thankful that I did not have to take him in to be put down. He did not 
> like going to the vet at all and he was terrified of shots and needles such 
> as blood draws.
> 
> I do feel that if I had started him on the Winstrol and Prednisolone sooner, 
> along with a diet of the Hills Prescription A/D canned food he may have made 
> it. I also now know that had I used the antibiotic Doxycycline rather than 
> Convenia, it may have helped to prevent the virus from replicating. There are 
> a lot of "what ifs" and "if onlys" but I do feel wholeheartedly that the 
> Winstrol was what kept him going from early March until now. I also know that 
> the veterinary field offers no other alternative in my area, other than 
> euthanization which I would not consider doing to this wonderful little 
> orange furball who rescued us five and a half years ago.
> 
> I also appreciate very much the time and effort Amani put in to help me with 
> her experience of successfully treating an FeLV positive kitty, her expertise 
> in interpreting lab results, and her friendship in supporting me on the 
> roller coaster of his illness, cheering with me at his achievements, laughing 
> with me at his antics, and finally crying with me as I lost him.
> 
> For me, there will be other kitties perhaps. I do have two others, but there 
> will never ever be anything close to another cat like our Tigger Babe. Yes, 
> we can keep the bathroom doors open now and not have shredded TP, we can open 
> windows and doors and not get scratch marks in the screens, we don't have to 
> lock the door when we're gone because we are crazy cat-people and afraid he 
> would get out and be lost, we don't have to put chairs in front of the 
> cupboard doors so he doesn't go in them, we don't have exorbitant vet bills, 
> but I would gladly go back to all of that to have him back.
> 
> I thank everyone who commented on things to try to help him, for all your 
> suggestions - I did try several of them. For now, I just have to remember the 
> five wonderful years Tigger spent with us!
> 
> Thank you,
> Ardy
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Rachel Dagner
> Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 1:05 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger
> 
> My 

Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger

[dlgegg]

Sorry for your loss, not much tht can be said to ease the loss, but will keep 
you in my prayers.


 Ardy Robertson  wrote: 
> Hi Rachel and everyone on this site,

Amusing story (kind of - after the happy ending) about Tucker's Saturday 
morning stroll and then asking for a snack!

Unfortunately, I lost my baby boy Tigger last Friday evening. I have not been 
able to talk much about it since then, but since you asked, and also since I 
have been planning to send a message about him, here goes  Tigger was doing 
wonderfully up until about Thursday afternoon, improving every day, eating on 
his own, not dependent on his pain medication for nearly a month. His bloodwork 
was absolutely astonishing to say the least from the nearly flatline it had 
been! Even the pathologist at the lab put a note on his report that he re-ran 
the tests because he could not believe what he was seeing -- Tigg's 
non-regenerative leukemia was now regenerative!! Thursday evening, he didn't 
seem quite comfortable, and by Friday morning he did not want anything to eat 
and I started to worry. My husband watched him during the day on Friday and I 
came home early from work because I was worried. He passed away quietly at 
home, with us stroking him and telling him how much we love him. I am so 
thankful that I did not have to take him in to be put down. He did not like 
going to the vet at all and he was terrified of shots and needles such as blood 
draws.

I do feel that if I had started him on the Winstrol and Prednisolone sooner, 
along with a diet of the Hills Prescription A/D canned food he may have made 
it. I also now know that had I used the antibiotic Doxycycline rather than 
Convenia, it may have helped to prevent the virus from replicating. There are a 
lot of "what ifs" and "if onlys" but I do feel wholeheartedly that the Winstrol 
was what kept him going from early March until now. I also know that the 
veterinary field offers no other alternative in my area, other than 
euthanization which I would not consider doing to this wonderful little orange 
furball who rescued us five and a half years ago.

I also appreciate very much the time and effort Amani put in to help me with 
her experience of successfully treating an FeLV positive kitty, her expertise 
in interpreting lab results, and her friendship in supporting me on the roller 
coaster of his illness, cheering with me at his achievements, laughing with me 
at his antics, and finally crying with me as I lost him.

For me, there will be other kitties perhaps. I do have two others, but there 
will never ever be anything close to another cat like our Tigger Babe. Yes, we 
can keep the bathroom doors open now and not have shredded TP, we can open 
windows and doors and not get scratch marks in the screens, we don't have to 
lock the door when we're gone because we are crazy cat-people and afraid he 
would get out and be lost, we don't have to put chairs in front of the cupboard 
doors so he doesn't go in them, we don't have exorbitant vet bills, but I would 
gladly go back to all of that to have him back.

I thank everyone who commented on things to try to help him, for all your 
suggestions - I did try several of them. For now, I just have to remember the 
five wonderful years Tigger spent with us!

Thank you,
Ardy


-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Rachel 
Dagner
Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 1:05 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger

My boyfriend accidentally let him out Saturday morning (he is one sneaky
cat)
and I spent an hour and a half following him around and trying to get him, 
tried every trick in the book, I was upset because I was just about to do his 
supplements when he made his escape. He stayed well out of reach chasing 
lizards and bugs and very much enjoying himself with no concern for my worries. 
I finally gave up and decided to work in the yard thinking he would get curious 
and I could snatch him. My neighbor comes over and asked me if I know he's out 
and I tell her yes and that I can't get him, that it is impossible. She says to 
let her try, she walks over to my door I had open for him and says come here 
Tucker. He walks right in the door and she closes it behind him. I think she 
was pretty surprised by the big hug I gave her.
Then I came in and he acted as if nothing had happened and told me he would 
like a snack.

Has anyone heard from Ardy about Tigger. I hope he is continuing to improve...

-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amani 
Oakley
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 12:13 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Urinary Tract Issues

Hi Rachel

There are TWO types of steroids. Prednisone is corticosteroid. Winstrol is an 
anabolic steroid. In contrast to anabolic steroids, corticosteroids like 
Prednisone are used in 

Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger

[Rachel Dagner]

I am so very sorry Ardy. What a blessing that he got to be at home and with his 
family at the end. Feline Leukemia is a hard battle to fight, and a million 
times harder to win. I hope that someday they do more research on  Winstrol and 
other protocols that will help those like us in the future. Tigger was so lucky 
to have you as his mommy, you went above and beyond what many would do for 
their kitty, you fought a good fight, you should not question it for even one 
second. I believe with all of my heart that our spirits human and furry alike 
are always here with us, and that when it is our time we will all be reunited. 
I pray that time and all of your wonderful memories of Tigger will help to ease 
your pain. 

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> On May 9, 2016, at 11:31 PM, Amani Oakley  wrote:
> 
> I am still beyond heart-broken at Tigger's loss. Ardy was and is amazing - so 
> dedicated and loving to Tigger. As that sad and so-true saying goes, "if love 
> could have saved you, you would have lived forever". 
> 
> Amani
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Ardy 
> Robertson
> Sent: May-09-16 8:52 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger
> 
> Hi Rachel and everyone on this site,
> 
> Amusing story (kind of - after the happy ending) about Tucker's Saturday 
> morning stroll and then asking for a snack!
> 
> Unfortunately, I lost my baby boy Tigger last Friday evening. I have not been 
> able to talk much about it since then, but since you asked, and also since I 
> have been planning to send a message about him, here goes  Tigger was 
> doing wonderfully up until about Thursday afternoon, improving every day, 
> eating on his own, not dependent on his pain medication for nearly a month. 
> His bloodwork was absolutely astonishing to say the least from the nearly 
> flatline it had been! Even the pathologist at the lab put a note on his 
> report that he re-ran the tests because he could not believe what he was 
> seeing -- Tigg's non-regenerative leukemia was now regenerative!! Thursday 
> evening, he didn't seem quite comfortable, and by Friday morning he did not 
> want anything to eat and I started to worry. My husband watched him during 
> the day on Friday and I came home early from work because I was worried. He 
> passed away quietly at home, with us stroking him and telling him how much we 
> love him. I am so thankful that I did not have to take him in to be put down. 
> He did not like going to the vet at all and he was terrified of shots and 
> needles such as blood draws.
> 
> I do feel that if I had started him on the Winstrol and Prednisolone sooner, 
> along with a diet of the Hills Prescription A/D canned food he may have made 
> it. I also now know that had I used the antibiotic Doxycycline rather than 
> Convenia, it may have helped to prevent the virus from replicating. There are 
> a lot of "what ifs" and "if onlys" but I do feel wholeheartedly that the 
> Winstrol was what kept him going from early March until now. I also know that 
> the veterinary field offers no other alternative in my area, other than 
> euthanization which I would not consider doing to this wonderful little 
> orange furball who rescued us five and a half years ago.
> 
> I also appreciate very much the time and effort Amani put in to help me with 
> her experience of successfully treating an FeLV positive kitty, her expertise 
> in interpreting lab results, and her friendship in supporting me on the 
> roller coaster of his illness, cheering with me at his achievements, laughing 
> with me at his antics, and finally crying with me as I lost him.
> 
> For me, there will be other kitties perhaps. I do have two others, but there 
> will never ever be anything close to another cat like our Tigger Babe. Yes, 
> we can keep the bathroom doors open now and not have shredded TP, we can open 
> windows and doors and not get scratch marks in the screens, we don't have to 
> lock the door when we're gone because we are crazy cat-people and afraid he 
> would get out and be lost, we don't have to put chairs in front of the 
> cupboard doors so he doesn't go in them, we don't have exorbitant vet bills, 
> but I would gladly go back to all of that to have him back.
> 
> I thank everyone who commented on things to try to help him, for all your 
> suggestions - I did try several of them. For now, I just have to remember the 
> five wonderful years Tigger spent with us!
> 
> Thank you,
> Ardy
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Rachel Dagner
> Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 1:05 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker escapade, & Tigger
> 
> My boyfriend accidentally let him out Saturday morning (he is one sneaky
> cat)
> and I spent an hour and a half following him around and trying to get