Re: Some good news today
Catching up on email... wendy wrote: Kroger looks just like Paassht-she's such a cutie. Did you find her in the Kroger parking lot? She was from a litter of kittens dumped there. The manager brought them in and was giving them away along with little paper sacks of chow. My precious Tigger had died suddenly the day before and an ex-boyfriend was in the right place at the right time. I would despise him, but I can't completely because he brought me Kroger and she in turn gave me Paassht to love. We are still missing her very acutely. The house has never been so quiet...we had never lived here without her until now. Kroger is spending a lot of time sitting with me and Corky and Chandra have been sleeping on our pillows, but no one has stepped up to the task of warming my shoulder. Here is a brief introduction of my gang, everyone but Io has a picture at http://photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/. Oliver Twist - 13 yrs in July. Dumped as a kitten in 100+ degree heat, then luckily found and brought to me by a friend. Red white tuxedo LH. Sierra - 12 years in July. Adopted from a local shelter as a pup. Labrador Retriever/American Eskimo mix, vastly outnumbered and probably a little confused. Corky - about 16 years, adopted in 2000 at age 10 because her owners decided to travel after they retired and made no provisions for their cats. Fortunately the neighbors were looking out for them. Kroger - 10 years, see above. Sonic - exact age unknown, almost 7 years with us. She was living underneath a storage shed in the Sonic parking lot and we convinced her to get in the car and come home. Pastel red white bobtail, v. round! Chandra - exact age unknown, just over 6 years with us, shelter impulse rescue (I picked her up just to give her some love and she hugged my neck!). Grey tabby with huge golden eyes, hence I named her for the Hindu moon god. Io aka Baby Bear - almost 5 years. Rescued as a kitten from the verge of a busy freeway. Tiny, shiny black with a very Siamese-y build. Kerby aka Little Man - just over 1 year. Rescued from the kerb in a friend's apartment complex. We think he was waiting for us. Silver classic tabby, anything but little! And if you count the big semiferal neighborhood cat we feed when he shows up hungry on our front steps, Buddy, who started letting us pet him in 2004. It's now to the point where I can pick him up and give him a brief exam (Buddy Check) to look for new injuries...he is, erm, intact and very much a fighter. If I'm quick about it I can put a little Bag Balm on his wounds. Becca
Re: Some good news today
Cute pics Becca! I still can't get over Paassht and Kroger's beautiful faces. I hope this email finds you well. :) Wendy --- Becca DuBose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Catching up on email... wendy wrote: Kroger looks just like Paassht-she's such a cutie. Did you find her in the Kroger parking lot? She was from a litter of kittens dumped there. The manager brought them in and was giving them away along with little paper sacks of chow. My precious Tigger had died suddenly the day before and an ex-boyfriend was in the right place at the right time. I would despise him, but I can't completely because he brought me Kroger and she in turn gave me Paassht to love. We are still missing her very acutely. The house has never been so quiet...we had never lived here without her until now. Kroger is spending a lot of time sitting with me and Corky and Chandra have been sleeping on our pillows, but no one has stepped up to the task of warming my shoulder. Here is a brief introduction of my gang, everyone but Io has a picture at http://photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/. Oliver Twist - 13 yrs in July. Dumped as a kitten in 100+ degree heat, then luckily found and brought to me by a friend. Red white tuxedo LH. Sierra - 12 years in July. Adopted from a local shelter as a pup. Labrador Retriever/American Eskimo mix, vastly outnumbered and probably a little confused. Corky - about 16 years, adopted in 2000 at age 10 because her owners decided to travel after they retired and made no provisions for their cats. Fortunately the neighbors were looking out for them. Kroger - 10 years, see above. Sonic - exact age unknown, almost 7 years with us. She was living underneath a storage shed in the Sonic parking lot and we convinced her to get in the car and come home. Pastel red white bobtail, v. round! Chandra - exact age unknown, just over 6 years with us, shelter impulse rescue (I picked her up just to give her some love and she hugged my neck!). Grey tabby with huge golden eyes, hence I named her for the Hindu moon god. Io aka Baby Bear - almost 5 years. Rescued as a kitten from the verge of a busy freeway. Tiny, shiny black with a very Siamese-y build. Kerby aka Little Man - just over 1 year. Rescued from the kerb in a friend's apartment complex. We think he was waiting for us. Silver classic tabby, anything but little! And if you count the big semiferal neighborhood cat we feed when he shows up hungry on our front steps, Buddy, who started letting us pet him in 2004. It's now to the point where I can pick him up and give him a brief exam (Buddy Check) to look for new injuries...he is, erm, intact and very much a fighter. If I'm quick about it I can put a little Bag Balm on his wounds. Becca __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Some good news today
Hi Becca, So good to hear from you. I'm glad that Kroger and Corky have tested negative for FeLV. What a relief! Kroger looks just like Paassht-she's such a cutie. Did you find her in the Kroger parking lot? You sound like you are in a better place now, emotionally. It's so amazing what a little time will do for us in healing our hearts, thank goodness. I hope you have a great week Becca. :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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
