If you were given the choice between:
Living a disease free life with no one to love you, no home to keep you warm
when it was cold or cool when it was hot, no food that you did not find
yourself, dogs chasing you, cars, mean people who took pleasure in causing you
pain. Where you had to find shelter from the rain where ever you could and
hope to find clean water sometimes and drinking from mud puddles if you were
lucky the rest of the time. Fill in all the rest. You know them as well as I
do.
Or
Living a life full of love with good food and shelter and play things and the
chance of an awful disease but one where a person would do everything for you
possible then, if you wanted help, would help you leave this world peacefully
and painlessly.
Which life would you chose? I know which one I would take.
This is not to say you should not attempt to get this disease under control. I
know that you are doing everything you know to do. Do you have an alternative
or holistic vet? If not, you may want to look into that. For some reason an
angel is sitting on my shoulder says tell her to try Just Born. It has
colostrum and, aside from the obvious use with new born kittens, is used with
cats who are stressed out or pregnant. The powder is very affordable (forget
the ready mix with a house full of cats). Dixie likes both but eats the dry
mixed in her cat food. This is just a thought but ........well, I have to pass
it on.
And you do not know that they come disease free. There are so many things that
can weaken the immune system (a reason for checking out an alternative vet).
All you can truly say is that they tested negative.
Try to be more gentle with yourself. You are using all your energy kicking
yourself. You need that energy to love and care for the little ones.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Hideyo Yamamoto
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 3:05 AM
Subject: RE: another despair - prayer for Rikki - ARF/FIP?
What a nice things to say, Marlyn - you are making me cry more..
It's very difficult with this diseases - as they did not come diseased before
they came to my house - FIP is a disease that produced by multihouse cat
household - so I am the main part of the reasons why they have had this disease
and I just can't change that..
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 1:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: another despair - prayer for Rikki - ARF/FIP?
Rikki is proof that there is a god. Who else could ensure that such a loving
little one could find a safe, caring home with someone strong enough to handle
all the problems he and his friends have? And who else could give you the
strength to care for his creations, little critters that have been abandoned or
abused or simply uncared for?
I really understand what you mean and you have been hit hard. I don't know
why these things happen. I am confident that some of us are made to suffer
horribly to care for those who need our care. It doesn't seem right at all but
it is the way it is. We would all like a world that was perfect---no pain, no
suffering, no broken hearts. I believe we will find that world when we finally
leave this one. I don't know all the various religious takes on this. I just
know that Rikki is a little bit of God sent to comfort you and love you and for
you to care for and love. As are all the other little ones who have found you.
When he returns to God he will sit on His/Her lap and purr and tell Him/Her
how wonderful you have been. God has a very big lap. He/She has to have with
all the little ones telling Him/Her how great you are. They will also tell
Him/Her how very sad you are and He/She will send you added strength and peace.
They will visit you often if you let them. You see, they are truly God's
Angels.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Hideyo Yamamoto
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 2:09 AM
Subject: RE: another despair - prayer for Rikki - ARF/FIP?
Thank you, Marylyn -it's strange when you feel that you don't have any
tears left.. there are still more - I want tobe storong for my Rikki- I am just
mad at the world right now.. including myself - I am just killing all of babies
and cannot stop it from happening.If there is god, I want to beg so badly not
to take anyone away from to this awful disease anymore.. I just can't stand it.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 1:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: another despair - prayer for Rikki - ARF/FIP?
May all the angels watch after you and Rikki. He is so lucky to have you
and he knows it. He does not want you to be sad and he doesn't want to be the
cause of that sadness. Little darlings that come to us the way he came to you
know so much and love so genuinely. Peace to you both and all the other
little ones.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Hideyo Yamamoto
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] ; CRF Family
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 1:54 AM
Subject: another despair - prayer for Rikki - ARF/FIP?
Hi, please pray for my most gentle kitty, Rikki - Rikki was abandoned by
someone who lived at an apartment where I was renting several years ago,, they
left him behind.. he was living under the bush until I decided to bring him
home - he somehow was tested incorrectly as FIV a few years ago, but it turned
out false positive and he has been such a sweet and kind addition to my family
-
A several months ago, I noticed that he started losing weight, and did a
couple of blood work and they always come back pretty normal.. most of my
kitties have high globulin - so FIP is never completely ignored.. but I have
had lots of corona virus cats for the past 7 years or so.. so I had stopped
worrying about FIP - until a few months ago, when I started losing my babies
one after the other to FIP -
My vet thinks that ARF is a result of FIP - and he maybe losing sight
gradually (not to due to BP -as it's normal) - it also happens with FIP -
He has been on IV all day today and I am bringing back tomorrow day time
to get some more --- I just feel so helpless - I am so devastated and cannot
even cry -
Everyone please pray that a miracle will happen and my Rikki will feel
better - he does not deserve this.
Hideyo
