I know my vets were relieved when I decided not to kill Dixie Louise because she tested positive. She was a throw away without a name when I took her in to be spayed. They tested her because I was going to take her to my farm when the house is finished and, unfortunately, she tested positive. They kept her for a few days while I thought things out and found a way to keep her away from Kitty and still not turn her loose with the other ferals/throw aways. She is living in the garage for the time being, doing very well and they are working with me to keep her healthy. They have been great. Even figured out how to spay her and take care of her post op without exposing other cats or putting her in a kennel where she would hear dogs. By the way, she did not need to be spayed. They could not find a spay scar but humored me when I asked for a blood hormone test to make sure she was intact. She had been spayed by a previous caregiver. The test is expensive but well worth it for a cat that is FeLV + or has any other problem that the stress of surgery could aggravate (providing there is some reason to believe the cat may have been spayed).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tad Burnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:21 AM Subject: Re: Wrongful death of cat > The 1st time I brought a rescue in that tested POS my vet said that > ethically > he had to advise me to PTS...I didn't say anything for a minute and he said > he would give me a few minutes and walked out of the room...When he came > back I said I don't think I can do that...He knew I had a number of NEG. > cats in my house...I asked him what I could do....His face lit up and he > sat down with me and work up a plan on how I could divide my house > and keep the FeLV+ cats with very little risk to my NEG. cats.... > > I think most vets would rather not PTS healthy cats....but he did need > to know that I was willing to make a commitment to prevent the spread > of the disease.... > I think some states have their own laws governing this too....And also > read the fine print if you bring a cat to a vet using county backed money > such as low cost neuter...You maybe signing away your rights to say > no to PTS.... > Tad > > Gloria Lane wrote: > > > Me too...grab kitty and run. > > > > On Oct 19, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Cherie A Gabbert wrote: > > > >> Great Suggestions, she definately needs to bring someones attention > >> to this. I think if someone said I HAD to surrender any of my > >> cats....I would grab the cat and run...now that poses a pretty funny > >> picture in my mind ;-)) > >> > >> maimaipg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Three suggestions: Report > >> the matter to the state vet association--not the > >> local one. Contact the Texas version of the Attorney General's Office > >> Comsumer Protection Division (cats are property in most places----- > >> ok we > >> know better but the law doesn't). Find out who, in the local media, > >> is a > >> pet lover and have a long conversation with him/her/them. Investigative > >> reporters and let me help reporters/columists can be a lot of help in > >> alerting the general public. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: > >> To: > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 5:53 AM > >> Subject: Wrongful death of cat > >> > >> > >> > I had to post this because I couldn't believe what I was reading. > >> > It is FIV and not FeLV but still this place is supposed to be a > >> humane > >> society and they would treat FeLV in the same way. The message came > >> from a > >> lady on the FIV group and it really did sicken me. If anyone wants > >> to post > >> her with advice I'll get her email address. > >> > > >> > hello,my name is angela and i am new to the group,sadly i join you > >> under > >> bad cercumstances.i live in pasadena,texas and just yesterday i took > >> my 6 > >> month old cat to the houston humane society's wellness clinic to be > >> tested > >> and recive his shots.they told me he tested positive for fiv and > >> that it was > >> highly contagous and he could not live with it.they said i had to > >> sign him > >> over to them to be put to sleep.i cant even begain to tell you how > >> devistated i was,so reluctintly i gave him to them. later on i was > >> looking > >> around on the net and found out this was > >> > not true at all! i even call several vets they all informed me > >> that i had > >> many options other than death.now i am even more devistated,why > >> would the > >> houmane society do this? they never told me i had other options,had > >> they i > >> never would have put him down,i am both heart broken and very mad.i am > >> trying to find out what action if any i can take to make sure they > >> never do > >> this to another cat and person again!!!!! if you have any info or idea > >> please let me know,i could really use the help and support! > >> > thank you,angela > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Have a purrfect day > >> Cherie > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
