MC - your words mean so much. Four of my babies lived outside in the wild when they decided they would move in here (I had nothing to do with it LOL) Othello moved in on Samhain...just walked right in the front door 'trick or treat'. He is such an incredible spirit. Shakiti tore a hole in the storm door and lodged himself between the doors. I wouldn't have known if Phelix hadn't told me...the minute I opened the door - Shakiti ran in and he has had NO interest in leaving since. Lexie walked right up and stood on his hind legs to give me kitty head butts. I am so blessed. Tori is Mama Kitty's baby...she is very special.
I have a friend who is a healer and reiki master since the 60s (she is a retired nurse and never advertises her skills - but she should!) - she is one of the most remarkable people I know. Since her very real death experience - she sees things that most people can't. She isn't a cat person per se - but she says that cats don't decide to live with you by accident...there is always a reason. (She also says that I have a lot of Quan Yin energy that she hasn't seen in a very long time - I have no idea what that means LOL) I just feel honored that Mama Kitty chose to spend her time here. She made my life better...although as someone here in the group said recently -- that time you spent caring for them leaves such an empty space. Please kiss Gypsy and your other babies for me. elizabeth On 4/1/07, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
my dear, many of us here no longer have FeLVs physically with us--if you were to leave us, it would only compound the loss! i hope you will send us photos of mama kitty's resting space as the seasons change--what an incredibly beautiful place it is just in imagination! many TNR programs release FeLVs back to the colony, where everyone has already been exposed and most will probably have thrown it off. i'm glad that zulu is allowing you to feed him, even if it is on his terms. maybe someday he'll do what some ferals do--just walk in the door and say, "okay, i trust you now." ::::waves to whitey, at phaewyrn's place ::::: and i'm especially happy that mama is keeping your company; she reminding you of just how important your love was to her, as hers was to you. love is love, no matter the form. (and ghost cats generally are a bit neater than their earthly counterparts.) MC On 4/1/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you. > > I am such an independent cuss -- never thought I would need support from > anyone but you all have done so much to help me through Mama Kitty's illness > and her death. This group has been a valuable source of information and > comfort. I've come to think of you as family and I just can't see > unsubscribing at this point. I hope it is ok to stay. > > I do have one FeVL+ interest. One of my ferals that I've been feeding > for a couple of years -- I named him Zulu -- was captured and neutered by my > neighbor (who is involved with cat rescue) last year. He tested positive > for FeVL and they would not allow him to be PTS (I am grateful to them for > that). He is so very feral that there was no hope of ever being able to > adopt him. We all wrestled with the decision but we decided to return him > to the wild. We are well outside of the city limits and reasoned that since > he is neutered he would be far less likely to bite anyone. They clipped his > ear to indicate that he was neutered and vaccinated. The decision to set > him free was a controversial one -- but I've seen too many cats here have to > live their lives in cages and I pleaded with the cat rescue to set him free > and they agreed. We have one neighbor here who has outside kitties - and we > contacted him first and sent him a lot of information on FeVL+ (although he > was already very well educated) and he agreed that for our Zulu in this > situation - this was by far the best decision. > > Since they released Zulu, I've constantly kept good food in the bistro > here at Liz's Kitty Boutique and Day Spa (and sometimes infirmary). He has > a healthy appetite and eats very well. Zulu will now let me stand within > one foot of the door (inside) while he eats (outside)..but he is constantly > on guard to see if he needs to flee for his life. I give him as much peace > as possible since meals should be eaten in peace. If we were ever to test > him again, we would have to trap him - and he is now very wise to that. I > figure the best I can do is keep giving him quality food and clean water and > sneak in supplements when I can. > > As I grieve it is good to know that there are so many of you who do > understand. There is nothing more heart wrenching than literally burying > someone you love. I can't remember if I told you but one neighbor gave me a > beautiful granite stone that he found in Colorado the week before - it is > about a foot wide and made of granite. This stone marks Mama's > grave...along with a beautiful gift from another neighbor: she brought Mama > a beautiful copper shepherd's hook...from this hangs a stone bird bath from > a black chain that hangs low beside Mama Kitty's grave. Mama did so love to > watch the birdies. > > Mama's grave is surrounded by roses -- not just the wonderful perfectly > formed Hybrid Tea roses for cutting (only fragrant ones planted here) -- but > also several OGRs (Old Garden Roses) that are so wonderfully fragrant - like > Bayse's purple (a rugosa) and some beautiful pink and fragrant pink bourbon > roses..two Loetta Liggett's...can't name them all. Clematis' wind up the > old roses that bloom once so that there are blooms on them throughout the > season There are also daffodils, irises and beautiful pink and white > impatiens. I planted a mini rose beside her grave this weekend - a prolific > bloomer..fragrant and a soft peach color..delicate and beautiful like she > was. I've been thinking of getting some guardian figures to protect her > grave -- like Bastet or some lions...but I mostly want for it to be > beautiful and peaceful and a place that calms the spirit of all who visit. > The place where she is buried will be the most beautiful part of this yard. > It meant so much to me that my parents asked if they could come over to see > where she is buried. They cried with me. I am so very fortunate to be > surrounded by love. > > I cannot tell you how many times this weekend I have seen Mama Kitty > with me as I was sitting on her porch. I see her everywhere. I know she is > with me. > > Thanks for listening to me ramble...and most of all, thank you to all of > you. i love you all so much. > elizabeth > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
