That is terrible. I didn't realize this. I can't believe a vet wouldn't ever let Sugar out. I live in East Tennesee but Memphis is on the other side of the state.
Cindy Reasoner --- Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, unconscionable describes it completely! I was > working for a vet though, it wasn't my office, so I > had very little say in the matter. Before I worked > there, he NEVER got out of the cage, since I left, I > worry that is again still in that cage. I considered > breaking into the place and stealing him at one > point after I left. If anyone lives in Memphis TN. > and wants to try to free him (if we have any crazy > animal rights types on the group, LOL), I can give > you the address of the office, but it's been years > since I've been there, and I don't know if the > office is still there, or if Sugar is still there if > it is. He did save countless lives though, so at > least his life had/has a purpose.... If we could > create a national CAT blood bank, like now exists > for dogs, vets wouldn't have any excuse to make a > cat live that life. I'm sure that vet wasn't the > ONLY one with an office "blood donor" cat, though > most allow them to roam the office, not live in a > cage in the back. > > If you want, we can discuss it further on the Off > Topic list..... :) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (you have to be a member to > send to the group) > > Phaewryn > > Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! > http://ucat.us/adopt.html > Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency > Financial Assistance for cat owners: > http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html > Special Needs Cat Resources: > http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html > The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html > Find us on PETFINDER! > http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rosenfeldt, Diane > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 3:36 PM > Subject: RE: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry > > > Yeesh. Now you're making me feel sad for > Sugar.... Didn't that arrangement seem, well, > unconscionable? > > Diane R. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry > > > That kitten, I referred to earlier, it was a 7 > hemocrit, I guess I left that out in the message. > The vet was shocked it was alive, and we did rush a > blood transfusion, luckily (for us, not for poor > Sugar), we did keep a blood donor cat in the office. > The kitten went home the same day, after I defleaed > it using dish soap because it was too young for flea > shampoo. > > Poor Sugar, I always wonder what became of him > after I left, he was the blood donor cat, he lived > his life in a 2x2x2 cage in the kennel, except for > early mornings before we opened for about 1/2 hour, > and Sundays, while I was there cleaning kennels. > Beautiful long haired solid white deaf boy. > > Phaewryn > > Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat > Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html > Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency > Financial Assistance for cat owners: > http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html > Special Needs Cat Resources: > http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html > The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html > Find us on PETFINDER! > http://petfinder.com/shelters/VT44.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kelly > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 1:25 PM > Subject: Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry > > > At 10:09 AM 11/6/2006, you wrote: > > I am not really familiar enough to know, I just > know that the transfusion does buy you the time..and > then you can use some of these other ideas, Right > now Ido not thinkl you have the luxury of waiting > around, Just my opinion. > Kelly > > > > Thanks, Kelly. Have you ever had or heard of > a kitty coming back from a 7 hematocrit? > > kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 09:47 AM 11/6/2006, you wrote: > > > > With a crit of 7 I think stress may be > secondary. I would do the transfusion and try to buy > a bit of time...go from there. > > Kelly > > > Does anybody have any ideas? Susan(who > wrote a message today) has a critical situation with > her FELV baby Valley - a beautiful flame point > Siamese. Didn't want to miss out on any > suggestions, as it was a long message. Thanks - > Gloria > > > > On Nov 6, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Susan Loesch > wrote: > > ... > > And now Valley - please put him on the > special needs list - I need prayers or meditation or > chanting or whatever you believe in -- for a > remission for the feleuk crisis he is in. He is > another of my "library cats" who comes to work with > me. He was a rescue from a kill shelter about 5 > years ago - he was 1 or 2 at the time. Feleuk > positive. Looked like death warmed over but once > fattened up has been so healthy that I had him > retested last year to see if he'd reverted to neg. > > > > He began losing weight about 2 weeks ago > - gums pale as snow. Blood work shows a hematocrit > of 7 - almost not compatible with life. He is still > somewhat active - gets off the bed to go to the > litterbox and sometimes to the rest of the house. > Will eat if I put food in front of him. His vet > thought we could get a remission until the blood > work came back. He is getting raw liver, > Clindamycin, 5mg pred every day, PetTinic, > interferon. I have immunoregulin and could try > that. I asked about Epogen and the way my vet > explained it is that with feline leukemia, where the > bone marrow is basically "dead" and not going to > produce red cells, to give Epogen would be like > knocking on the door when nobody is home. We > decided against blood transfusions due to the stress > and the short term result. Does anyone have any > ideas? > > > > I apologize for the length of this. > Thanks for reading. > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: > 268.13.29/520 - Release Date: 11/6/2006 > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: > 268.13.29/520 - Release Date: 11/6/2006 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 > - Release Date: 11/4/2006 > > This electronic mail transmission and any > attachments are confidential and may be privileged. > > === message truncated ===> No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 - > Release Date: 11/4/2006 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? 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