I woke up this morning feeling overwhelmed and a bit sorry for myself.
Geeze, this poor woman puts me to shame! I'm sending prayers for her
family and a miracle for the placement of her beloved cats.
Nina
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe if four of us takes one kitty each ...
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jennifer Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: August 29, 2000 9:22:12 PM CDT
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [PurringPixieCatResource] 4 sweet leukemia kitties in a
desperate situation
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I am in desperate need of help for 4 sweet kitties who are positive
for FELV. I worked as a vet tech in Oklahoma City for 6 years.
During that time, I saw a lot of animals put to sleep that could
have lived long, healthy lives. I could not bear to see these 4
sweet leukemia cats be put to death who were not sick, they just
tested positive for leukemia. So, I took them home with me to keep
them from being euthanized. I also have other cats who are not
leukemia positive. I gave these leukemia cats a large bedroom where
they have been living for the past couple of years.
The problem I have now was totally unavoidable and unplanned. I
became pregnant with quadruplets, and I had enormous problems
throughout the pregnancy. I was hospitalized for 77 days, I went
into labor starting at 18 weeks. My 4 beautiful daughters were born
incredibly premature, and 3 of them died. I have one surviving
daughter who is on oxygen and suffers from respiratory distress
syndrome, she also has bronchio-pulmonary disease and requires a
heart monitor 24 hours a day, and she also has partial liver failure
and brittle bones. She spent 3 months in the hospital, too, and has
recently been released. I lost my job during all of this, and I
cannot go back to work because she cannot go to daycare with her
medical problems. We are now losing our house. I have found places
for all of my cats to go except the leukemia cats, and I cannot take
them with me to the inlaws' house. I have not had any luck in
finding a place for these sweet leukemia cats to go. I cannot allow
them to be put to sleep. I think it is just wrong. I love these
cats very much and they deserve to go to a place where they will be
loved and not put to death. If anyone can help these kitties,
please let me know as soon as possible. We do not have the money to
stay in this house and we are quickly running out of time and
options. (We are in Oklahoma City.)
Jennifer
