*Karen, bless you and your husband for opening your hearts to another FeLV kitty! * *Leslie =^..^=*
On 12/25/06, Karen & Phil Masaoka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Near Denver CO -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephanie E Caldwell Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 9:53 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Seeking a pal for L'il Abner Where are you at Karen? Steph Karen & Phil Masaoka wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm Karen - I'm new here. > I've been reading about poor Bandy & Tiny & have tears in my eyes. I > feel so sad for you guys. > We lost our baby, Mr. Spock, a week ago. He was just 6 months when we > got him & was FELV+ and had a great year with us and his best pal L'il > Abner (also FELV+). Then he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and he did > very well with chemotherapy for almost two months; then a sudden > decline. We were very saddened to lose him; he was my little baby & > such a trooper to put up with everything he went through recently. > And he went through so much. (Can I attach a picture to this forum?) > > Now Abner is super-depressed. We have to get him another pal ASAP. > But it's so costly (emotionally & financially) to lose a cat every > year (we also lost Max a year ago). > > My vet says we could get a healthy cat & she can inject him with a > great FELV vaccine & he has 85% chance of not getting the virus. But > we could never forgive ourselves if he got sick. So Phil, my husband, > says let's get a healthy cat that's about to be euthanized and then we > would at least be saving him for awhile even if he DOES get the virus. > Problem is, vet says to keep new cat separate from Abner for 25 days & > then she'll inject him again, and THEN they can be together. But > Abner's sooooo depressed, I don't think he can last that long. So > we'll have to get another FELV cat for him -- any thoughts as to > whether a 4-yr-old may live longer than a 1-yr-old diagnosed with the > FELV virus? What's the longest life you know of in a FELV+ indoor cat? > > I think this is a great support group. > Karen >
-- Leslie =^..^= To leave the world a better place - whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or an improved social condition - that is to have succeeded. That only one life breathed easier because you lived - that is success. ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
