Are you part of any rescue lists? There are rescue transport lists with
networks all over. There is even an air transport for animals. I'll see if I
can find some info for you.
If not, I'd be more than willing to send you a little money to help with gas.
Beth
Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well Cassidy has to go to Best Friends soon after May 1st. They
cant wait until July 1st for me to get a second IFA, but they said theyd keep
him apart from the other FeLV cats if there was any doubt as to his status.
But, I wonder what they consider doubt. Id hate to expose him and he turns up
negative in the future.
And then theres the problem of funding the trip. I dont know how to come up
with just the gas money before May 1st! Do you guys know of any place to turn
to for help in a hurry? I figure it will cost me at least $240 for gas round
trip. Plus, according to Map Quest, the drive is a little over 18 hours!
Thatll mean lodging along the way and at the destination. Then lodging on the
way home unless I can get someone to take turns driving/sleeping. I know! Maybe
Ill just hitch a ride with a trucker! Theyre used to long days like that!
(Just kidding of course).
Then theres the fact that I still dont have his first IFA test results
(just the Elisa). Im so frustrated by my vets office! I like my vet quite a
bit, but some of the helpers are a bunch of, pardon me, morons! Im sure I
couldnt do theyre jobs, but I know I could keep things straight. They told me
today that the lab work for Cassidys IFA got lost in the mail, at the lab,
somewhere. My guess is they forgot to send it, and now they need another
sample. Who knows, but now were really pushing the deadline for his trip to
Utah. They want him to come in on Monday since they wont send to the lab until
next week anyway. I think that if they wont put a rush on it (like tomorrow),
then Ill just have to find a vet who will.
Furthermore, I called this morning about my two rescues in the garage. One
has the squirts, but I cant figure out which one. I can never catch them in
the act! I wanted to know what I should do, and I also called to get Bandits
Prozac refilled. Okay, the receptionist takes down the info, and says theyll
call back.
So, I finally get a call back late in the afternoon (I had called early in
the morning). The message they left was something about Bandit needing blood
drawn again (but Cassidys the one who actually needs it), and the rest of the
message said that the food I wanted would be there in the morning. What?!?! I
didnt ask for food; Cassidy needs the blood work; what about the diarrhea?;
what about the Prozac? Grrrr! Sorry Im ranting, but seriously! So, I called
back and politely explained the real situation. Sometimes one of the workers
there (or several) just seem like complete space-cadets! I know we all have off
days, but they seem to more than most. If I didnt like my vet so much
well, I
suppose there are other likeable vets around
I just hate to travel too far
since the car ride is usually traumatizing enough.
Thanks for listening to me complain. I needed to vent. I know many of you are
going through much worse situations and are dealing with a lot of sadness, so
Im sorry if my complaints seem trivial!
Im still not sure what Ill do with Cassidy. Im just hoping his IFA comes
back negative, but I know thats not going to happen. But, hes so healthy now,
I just hope he has a wonderfully, long life.
Melissa
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