It's been really tough on the list lately. It's so discouraging and sad
sometimes. I really appreciated Jamie's sentiments about how special
all positives are and the incredible changes they bring to our lives. I
wouldn't trade the heartache, as devastating as it has been, because
knowing them, and getting to know all of you and the angels on this list
through your posts, have led me down avenues of self discovery I never
would have made without you. I'm a different person, (better, I think),
because of finding a box of FelV bottle babies.
It makes me so unhappy to think of the cats that are pts, (esp the
asymptomatic ones), as soon as a diagnosis is made. I made an analogy
the other day to someone about Great Danes. They are such wonderful,
loving giants. Such gentle and intuitive spirits. They're downfall,
imo, is that they have very short life spans, (5-7 years). Still, you
don't hear vets saying, well, he's 3 years old now, he doesn't have much
time left, I think we should think about euthanasia.
It's so important that we, along with doing everything in our power to
bring about a cure, educate those who hear "FelV" and think, well then,
that's it, it's all over. We know better, and it's up to us to help
others understand.
Much love to you all, and thank you,
Nina
