Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
My sister's name is Carmella! I think that's an excellent sign that the kitty Carmella would be a good sister too! Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: Tad, I am so happy to hear from you. I was thinking of writing you off the list but I didn't want to ask you to take this kitty. CJ was from this vet, Catherine Stiner and her receptionist Judy. They are so much more than my veterinary team, they are great friends and have helped me more than I can ever put into words. As far as getting along, I can pass on some e-mails from my vet so that you know everything I know. If you were planning to take her, we'd get her and do a fecal to make sure she is parasite free. She is fully vaccinated and has been on interferon for months. She has appeared completely healthy but is positive for both leukemia and FIV. As far as getting along, I know she is a barn cat and kind of shy. She isn't a fighter but has been picked on as far as I know. I have her brother and sister I think and they are very even tempered and love all my cats. Her name is Carmella and I have a picture I'll send you. Sorry for the late reply, just got home. I'll forward the e-mails to you and you can let me know what you think. Thanks for responding. Amy
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Amy,I have no help to offer. I'm sorry for all you're going through though. And don't ever feel like you have to justify yourself as to not taking in another cat. Most of the people on this list are in rescue and we know how it is. You have to try very hard to not feel guilty about this. You have a lot on your plate.I just want to add that I notice you have a yahoo email addy. Yahoo has been sending a TON of emails from the felv list to my bulk mail and I have been unknowingly deleted them. I went into bulk yesterday and marked felv list messages as NOT SPAM, but today your message was in bulk along with some I had sent to the list myself!So make sure your post shows up on the list and hopefully someone can help this cat.Take care, tonyaAmy Wilkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm writing as a follow up to an e-mail I sent theother day about a cat in Rochester, NY that needs anew home. As I mentioned, I have a dog with bonecancer and we went to see the vet today. She againasked what the chances are that I'll be able to find ahome for this cat in the next week or so. She hasbought a new house and will be moving in with a friendthat has healthy cats and is not ok with a positivekitty coming into the home. This cat has been livingat her parent's farm but she knows she can get her ifI find a home. As a vet, she can't just leave thiscat at the farm to fend for itself (nor would I wanther to) so the only option is for me to find a homefor the cat or for her to euthanize it. She is heartbroken and I'm still hopeful that I can find a homefor this cat. Does anybody have an opening or knowanybody that could take this cat? She will take careof all the vet care prior to sending the cat to makesure she is as healthy as can be. We will also takecare of arranging transportation. If it was any other time in my life I would take her,but my dog is very ill and I'm expecting a baby in 8weeks. I'm out of work because I'm violently sick andhave been for 32 weeks. My cats just cost me $700last week and I have another appointment for the otherones in August which will run me another $500-$600. My dog has cost me over $2000 this month and will costme between $2000 and $10,000 depending if we decide toamputate his leg. I just can't swing adding anotherpet with a baby on the way and the loss of one of ourincomes not to mention that we are just trying tominimize change and keep our Great Dane calm so hedoesn't injure the leg with the bone cancer. I knoweverybody is full but I promised my vet I would makeanother plea for help. I have tried everywhere Icould think of locally. Does anybody have anysuggestions??ThanksAmy __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Hi Honey, Gosh girl, you sure do have a lot on your plate. Thank you so much for doing your best to help this kitty. I remember you posting about her before, and I can hear how desperate you are to save her. First of all, if you aren't able to find her a placement, do your best to not burden yourself with guilt over her fate. I know how sad it is, I know what a helpless feeling it is when we do our best and still can't help, but you are not responsible for the sad state of affairs in this world. You are one of the good guys with an open heart and I hate to think of you suffering over things that you can't change. Where is this cat located again? Kerry was talking about a new sanctuary opening up in Chicago that will be taking in felv kitties. I don't know if they are up and running yet, but if they are just starting out, they may have some room. Someone on the list might be able to tell you about other sanctuaries that might take her. Have you talked to Tad yet? (Sorry Tad, I just couldn't help myself). Prayers for being able to save your Great Dane's leg and a quick recovery. Love and blessings to your fur family and that lucky child you're carrying, Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: I'm writing as a follow up to an e-mail I sent the other day about a cat in Rochester, NY that needs a new home. As I mentioned, I have a dog with bone cancer and we went to see the vet today. She again asked what the chances are that I'll be able to find a home for this cat in the next week or so. She has bought a new house and will be moving in with a friend that has healthy cats and is not ok with a positive kitty coming into the home. This cat has been living at her parent's farm but she knows she can get her if I find a home. As a vet, she can't just leave this cat at the farm to fend for itself (nor would I want her to) so the only option is for me to find a home for the cat or for her to euthanize it. She is heart broken and I'm still hopeful that I can find a home for this cat. Does anybody have an opening or know anybody that could take this cat? She will take care of all the vet care prior to sending the cat to make sure she is as healthy as can be. We will also take care of arranging transportation. If it was any other time in my life I would take her, but my dog is very ill and I'm expecting a baby in 8 weeks. I'm out of work because I'm violently sick and have been for 32 weeks. My cats just cost me $700 last week and I have another appointment for the other ones in August which will run me another $500-$600. My dog has cost me over $2000 this month and will cost me between $2000 and $10,000 depending if we decide to amputate his leg. I just can't swing adding another pet with a baby on the way and the loss of one of our incomes not to mention that we are just trying to minimize change and keep our Great Dane calm so he doesn't injure the leg with the bone cancer. I know everybody is full but I promised my vet I would make another plea for help. I have tried everywhere I could think of locally. Does anybody have any suggestions?? Thanks Amy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Nina, Thanks for writing. As you can imagine, I'm feeling horribly guilty about this cat. My vet has asked me to help a few cats in the past (mostly from clients who didn't want to deal with a positive kitty) but this one is her cat and she has done so much for my babies that I feel I owe her one. I feel like I'll be letting her down if I can't find a home for this one after placing all the others. I can't help but hope that there is a home for this one, especially since I think I have her sister and brother as part of my crew. As far as justifying me not taking this one, I feel awful asking others to make room when I'm sure most of us are in the same spot, different situations perhaps, but overall just as full. I have never turned down taking one but I feel my Dane deserves to live out his remaining weeks or months in peace without introducing another cat and stirring up the mix. He's in rough shape and I'd never forgive myself if he broke his leg trying to play with a new house guest. God knows he loves his kitty companions. I have been trying to research sanctuaries as well but with not a lot of luck. I'm hoping somebody will have some places I might try. Thanks again Amy --- Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Honey, Gosh girl, you sure do have a lot on your plate. Thank you so much for doing your best to help this kitty. I remember you posting about her before, and I can hear how desperate you are to save her. First of all, if you aren't able to find her a placement, do your best to not burden yourself with guilt over her fate. I know how sad it is, I know what a helpless feeling it is when we do our best and still can't help, but you are not responsible for the sad state of affairs in this world. You are one of the good guys with an open heart and I hate to think of you suffering over things that you can't change. Where is this cat located again? Kerry was talking about a new sanctuary opening up in Chicago that will be taking in felv kitties. I don't know if they are up and running yet, but if they are just starting out, they may have some room. Someone on the list might be able to tell you about other sanctuaries that might take her. Have you talked to Tad yet? (Sorry Tad, I just couldn't help myself). Prayers for being able to save your Great Dane's leg and a quick recovery. Love and blessings to your fur family and that lucky child you're carrying, Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: I'm writing as a follow up to an e-mail I sent the other day about a cat in Rochester, NY that needs a new home. As I mentioned, I have a dog with bone cancer and we went to see the vet today. She again asked what the chances are that I'll be able to find a home for this cat in the next week or so. She has bought a new house and will be moving in with a friend that has healthy cats and is not ok with a positive kitty coming into the home. This cat has been living at her parent's farm but she knows she can get her if I find a home. As a vet, she can't just leave this cat at the farm to fend for itself (nor would I want her to) so the only option is for me to find a home for the cat or for her to euthanize it. She is heart broken and I'm still hopeful that I can find a home for this cat. Does anybody have an opening or know anybody that could take this cat? She will take care of all the vet care prior to sending the cat to make sure she is as healthy as can be. We will also take care of arranging transportation. If it was any other time in my life I would take her, but my dog is very ill and I'm expecting a baby in 8 weeks. I'm out of work because I'm violently sick and have been for 32 weeks. My cats just cost me $700 last week and I have another appointment for the other ones in August which will run me another $500-$600. My dog has cost me over $2000 this month and will cost me between $2000 and $10,000 depending if we decide to amputate his leg. I just can't swing adding another pet with a baby on the way and the loss of one of our incomes not to mention that we are just trying to minimize change and keep our Great Dane calm so he doesn't injure the leg with the bone cancer. I know everybody is full but I promised my vet I would make another plea for help. I have tried everywhere I could think of locally. Does anybody have any suggestions?? Thanks Amy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Tonya, Thanks for the advice. I've been having to read all my e-mail out of my bulk folder as well so I know what you mean about people missing the posts. Amy --- catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amy, I have no help to offer. I'm sorry for all you're going through though. And don't ever feel like you have to justify yourself as to not taking in another cat. Most of the people on this list are in rescue and we know how it is. You have to try very hard to not feel guilty about this. You have a lot on your plate. I just want to add that I notice you have a yahoo email addy. Yahoo has been sending a TON of emails from the felv list to my bulk mail and I have been unknowingly deleted them. I went into bulk yesterday and marked felv list messages as NOT SPAM, but today your message was in bulk along with some I had sent to the list myself! So make sure your post shows up on the list and hopefully someone can help this cat. Take care, tonya Amy Wilkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm writing as a follow up to an e-mail I sent the other day about a cat in Rochester, NY that needs a new home. As I mentioned, I have a dog with bone cancer and we went to see the vet today. She again asked what the chances are that I'll be able to find a home for this cat in the next week or so. She has bought a new house and will be moving in with a friend that has healthy cats and is not ok with a positive kitty coming into the home. This cat has been living at her parent's farm but she knows she can get her if I find a home. As a vet, she can't just leave this cat at the farm to fend for itself (nor would I want her to) so the only option is for me to find a home for the cat or for her to euthanize it. She is heart broken and I'm still hopeful that I can find a home for this cat. Does anybody have an opening or know anybody that could take this cat? She will take care of all the vet care prior to sending the cat to make sure she is as healthy as can be. We will also take care of arranging transportation. If it was any other time in my life I would take her, but my dog is very ill and I'm expecting a baby in 8 weeks. I'm out of work because I'm violently sick and have been for 32 weeks. My cats just cost me $700 last week and I have another appointment for the other ones in August which will run me another $500-$600. My dog has cost me over $2000 this month and will cost me between $2000 and $10,000 depending if we decide to amputate his leg. I just can't swing adding another pet with a baby on the way and the loss of one of our incomes not to mention that we are just trying to minimize change and keep our Great Dane calm so he doesn't injure the leg with the bone cancer. I know everybody is full but I promised my vet I would make another plea for help. I have tried everywhere I could think of locally. Does anybody have any suggestions?? Thanks Amy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Does this kitty have a name? I know you will do everything you can to save her. I can't seem to come up with any suggestions that I'm sure you haven't thought about already. Your subject line says she's felv and fiv pos, is that right? I'll meditate on it and let you know if I come up with anything. You and she are in my prayers, Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: Nina, Thanks for writing. As you can imagine, I'm feeling horribly guilty about this cat.
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Hi Amy and Nina I have been reading all this... Would this vet be one of the ones CJ is named after ??? I guess I broke my mold and adopted a double pos. a short while ago and she seems as healthy as a horse and doing fine with my indoor colony of now 11... She had a little trouble with others getting too close especially at feeding time but now is pretty well adjusted... She looks like she could be Switters twin... If I were to take this cat do you think she would adjust easily to the crowd here??? And I guess you have had her long enough so we can be fairly sure she wouldn't bring anything else here that could be disastrous to my cats here Let me know what you think.. Tad Nina wrote: Does this kitty have a name? I know you will do everything you can to save her. I can't seem to come up with any suggestions that I'm sure you haven't thought about already. Your subject line says she's felv and fiv pos, is that right? I'll meditate on it and let you know if I come up with anything. You and she are in my prayers, Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: Nina, Thanks for writing. As you can imagine, I'm feeling horribly guilty about this cat.
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
I love you too Tad!tNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tad,Have I told you lately that I love you??NinaTad Burnett wrote: Hi Amy and Nina I have been reading all this... Would this vet be one of the ones CJ is named after ??? I guess I broke my mold and adopted a double pos. a short while ago and she seems as healthy as a horse and doing fine with my indoor colony of now 11... She had a little trouble with others getting too close especially at feeding time but now is pretty well adjusted... She looks like she could be Switters twin... If I were to take this cat do you think she would adjust easily to the crowd here??? And I guess you have had her long enough so we can be fairly sure she wouldn't bring anything else here that could be disastrous to my cats here Let me know what you think.. Tad
RE: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Oh my gosh.. Tadyou are making me cry --- I thought of so hard that I should offer to take herbut I know that you will be able to offer a better home for her.. I dont if there is anything I can do to help transport.. or anything.. Tad.. you are my hero.. Thank you so very much.. Hideyo From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:46 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent I love you too Tad! t Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tad, Have I told you lately that I love you?? Nina Tad Burnett wrote: Hi Amy and Nina I have been reading all this... Would this vet be one of the ones CJ is named after ??? I guess I broke my mold and adopted a double pos. a short while ago and she seems as healthy as a horse and doing fine with my indoor colony of now 11... She had a little trouble with others getting too close especially at feeding time but now is pretty well adjusted... She looks like she could be Switters twin... If I were to take this cat do you think she would adjust easily to the crowd here??? And I guess you have had her long enough so we can be fairly sure she wouldn't bring anything else here that could be disastrous to my cats here Let me know what you think.. Tad
Re: FeLV/FIV Positive Kitty Needs Home - Urgent
Tad, I am so happy to hear from you. I was thinking of writing you off the list but I didn't want to ask you to take this kitty. CJ was from this vet, Catherine Stiner and her receptionist Judy. They are so much more than my veterinary team, they are great friends and have helped me more than I can ever put into words. As far as getting along, I can pass on some e-mails from my vet so that you know everything I know. If you were planning to take her, we'd get her and do a fecal to make sure she is parasite free. She is fully vaccinated and has been on interferon for months. She has appeared completely healthy but is positive for both leukemia and FIV. As far as getting along, I know she is a barn cat and kind of shy. She isn't a fighter but has been picked on as far as I know. I have her brother and sister I think and they are very even tempered and love all my cats. Her name is Carmella and I have a picture I'll send you. Sorry for the late reply, just got home. I'll forward the e-mails to you and you can let me know what you think. Thanks for responding. Amy --- Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Amy and Nina I have been reading all this... Would this vet be one of the ones CJ is named after ??? I guess I broke my mold and adopted a double pos. a short while ago and she seems as healthy as a horse and doing fine with my indoor colony of now 11... She had a little trouble with others getting too close especially at feeding time but now is pretty well adjusted... She looks like she could be Switters twin... If I were to take this cat do you think she would adjust easily to the crowd here??? And I guess you have had her long enough so we can be fairly sure she wouldn't bring anything else here that could be disastrous to my cats here Let me know what you think.. Tad Nina wrote: Does this kitty have a name? I know you will do everything you can to save her. I can't seem to come up with any suggestions that I'm sure you haven't thought about already. Your subject line says she's felv and fiv pos, is that right? I'll meditate on it and let you know if I come up with anything. You and she are in my prayers, Nina Amy Wilkins wrote: Nina, Thanks for writing. As you can imagine, I'm feeling horribly guilty about this cat. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
