Hey
Barbara--I just wanted to apologize for my outburst! Thank you for being
so kind (to me as well as Tom)...Now that I'm thinking a little more
rationally... ;) Do you have Tom separated from your other cats? I'm
assuming you probably already do...the FeLV virus is actually a very fragile
virus that dies pretty quickly outside of its host. If he's separated,
your other cats have a near 0 chance of catching it (especially if they are
healthy, vaccinated adult cats...even if not vaccinated, they stand an excellent
chance of never catching it). But I can absolutely understand not wanting
to take the risk with your resident cats...I actually mix my positive cats with
my negative cats (the negatives ARE vaccinated) and have never had a negative
turn up positive!
I know
there ain't much room at most FeLV kitty inns...but have you tried Joy Eubanks
at the Marley Fund? You can contact her through her website www.marleyfund.com. I'd suggest Best
Friends, but I don't think anyone's been able to get an FeLV cat in there
yet...they're at maximum capacity!
Give
Tom a big hug from me...and don't be too persuaded by the statistics that your
vet may be giving you about the life spans of FeLV cats! Most cats don't
die of the virus itself, rather, they succumb to conditions that take advantage
of their compromised immunes systems (cancer is the first thing that comes to
mind). Take care and please let us know if you have any questions at all
about FeLV!
Jen
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Baass
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 7:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: TOMI know how you feel Jen, I am very sorry. I keep saying that I am going to put Tom down and then I find my self making the time longer. My other kitties will get this and Tom has already over stayed. He only has about another year & a half if even that and I keep thinking that I might be doing him a favor. Felv is a painful death to have to go through. I love Tom to death and I don't know what to do because of my other cats that are non-positive.Barbara
Jen Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I'm sorry, am I being overly sensitive here, but after being on this list for sometime and sharing the tears of those who have fought to the very end for their babies lives...it's posts like these that really tap into a deep-seated resentment of some kind...I know you mean well, Barbara, and perhaps it's just bad timing after reading Nina's post about Jazz (I'm crying my eyeballs out)...but to read that someone would willingly put down a perfectly healthy FeLV baby like this...I don't know, maybe I should take a break...I really feel like I'm losing it sometimes! :(Jen-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: TOMI need to find Tom a good home with another positive kitty or I have no choice but to put him to sleep. I have 4 non-positive kitties and my vet said I must place him some where to be with another of his own kind or by his self. PLEASE help save Tom and let him live out the rest of his life in comfort. I will provide all food and littler.Barbara Baass835-2484
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