Beth, I am sorry to hear about sweet Alice. What a wonderful month she must have had with you! She probably thought she was already in Heaven! Bless you for doing that for her and be comforted by your recent memories of her.
:) Wendy --- Gary Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I am the newbie from a few weeks back that had a > litter of five, with one FeLV positive. I was > trying to find a home for her so that she could live > out her life unsequestered, but didn't realize how > terribly difficult that is. Nina, you wrote then > that perhaps she had found her way to me for a > reason, and that her home was meant to be with me. > I believe you were right. I never did find anyone > else to love her, thank goodness, because she worked > her way right into my heart. For the past month I > have spent all my free time with her, taking her > outside on a leash every evening and playing with > her, snuggling with her, and just enjoying her > company, knowing that her time may be short. > Unfortunately, it was very short. She came down > with a high fever, antibiotics helped for a few > days, but she began to swell with abdominal fluid > and spiked a 106 degree temperature. FIP is likely, > but not confirmed. An aspiration of the fluid > showed it to be yellow, but not as dark a yellow as > is normally seen with FIP, so it was inconclusive. > She was suffering, struggling for each breath, I am > missing her terribly, but I couldn't let her keep on > like that. She crossed over at 10:30 this morning. > I have read with sorrow of the recent struggles and > losses on this list (dear Ceasar!), how you folks in > rescue have the strength to go through this over and > over, I don't know. Bless you all, and thank you > for all the advice and encouragement. > > Peace, > Beth > > > > Peace, > > > Gary Murphy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
