If you have a long standing relationship with the vet he may come to the house
or you may have vets in the area that do housecalls. There might be a vet tech
who is willing to come to your home and drive you to the vet's with Charity.
This is awful. My prayers for you and your little friends. This is
distressing all of them.
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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 7:45 AM
Subject: PLEASE Pray for my Charity....
As most of you remember, Charity ["feral" mom dumped w/ babies] & I have a
long & controversial history...... [She got out of taped-up box, so I had Timmy
& Thomas as bottle babies..... ]
I was able to trap her, but she "escaped" while I was cleaning her crate
[post spaying thank heavens]. I decided not to re-trap her since I had a
special area for ALL the strays/ferals here. And, also, she had me in ER so
many times....... Clearly, she disliked humans, and after being tossed out like
trash I couldn't blame her..... I believed she had been somebody's cat once
upon a time & when she had babies, well, they DUMPED them!!!! (Education IS
the key..... Spay/Neuter all your babies....)
So, I believed as long as she always had food & shelter [here], it would be
less stressful than trying to re-trap her. And, she had her constant
companion, Black Bart........
However, life can change so fast.......
I had my MVA, my room mate was NOT tending my stray/feral area & when I
finally got home from hosp., o my way to Dr. I saw Charity running across the
very heavily traveled, busy road I live on!!!! So, despite all my "handicaps"
I made a promise right then that I would tend to my stray/feral area... Even
opened up the barn so they could get indoors when weather turned bad......
So, I was very concerned about the cats I'd been tending to, but, I managed
to "hobble" out to barn area to feed & water, put "fresh" bedding out, etc.
(And barn is W-A-Y back in yard, never a problem before MVA, but after, well,
it's very difficult for me to get there....) But, da_n it, I made a promise to
these "lost souls"......
I was thrilled when I saw Charity & Bart back in the area...... Made me even
more determined to get out there so they wouldn't wander & get killed on the
road......
Which I did. But, the snow and ice this winter really made it even more
difficult...... But, despite my problems, I kept barn open, re-insulated spots,
etc. NOT EASY, but I somehow managed to get it done.....
After all, I made a promise........
So, one snowy night early Feb.. while I was out walking my Rottie, [Lady]Bug,
who's bigger than me no less, lo & behold, guess who stalks me out????? Miss
Charity........ Now mind you, Bug is deaf, I'm almost blind [great
combination, huh?]....... I heard this pitiful plea, couldn't see "who" it
was, but Bug, who lives & loves all my furbabies, saw her {Charity}, went
totally ballistic - strange cat in her territory....... When I finally
realized it was Charity, I was mortified to say the least........Just imagine
the thoughts running thru my head - me falling, Bug getting off leash &
Charity's demise.......ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC, & that's putting it mildly......
Somehow I managed to get Bug back into house..... But sweet Charity was on a
mission....... She NEVER gave up, and actually came & "waited" for me on back
porch - something she never did!!!!! So, when I went back out, w/ a carrier
no less, I decided the time was right...... But, not having any strength on my
right arm, it was a disaster, to say the least.....Neither of us would give
up......And, she "insisted" I hobble on the snow/ice out to barn!!!!! She was
patient w/ me, but a tad irritated...... She knew what she had to do....
So, we finally get out to barn, where I thanked the lord I had my recliner
[Boy, did I ever need that!!!]
Lo & behold!!!! My Bart was there!!!!! And obviously in VERY poor shape!
And, this mean 'ole intact feral came right up to me, rubbing my legs!!!!! I
was shocked!!!!! He had never approached me prior, always "ran off" when he
caught a mere glance, and now he was almost a love muffin. Something was
off..... Big time....
He looked very ill - skinny, bloated in abdomen, you name it, .... I
actually though e was another stray/feral - until I saw his " shrunken"
equipment... Then I just knew it was our Bart..... So, I set him up, made an
emergency appt. & deep down inside, my heart was broken......
While waiting the 2 days for appt., , he ate very well, turned into a
love-muffin, I kind of got my hopes up...BIG MISTAKE!!
At my vet, Dr. V. started to drain fluid, I finally asked him to stop.
Also, Bart was pale white, all over almost.... NOT a good sign.
He was also "mostly" blind...... Among numerous "other" things....
NO WAY TO "EXIST".............
So, I made the dreaded decision.....Very, very hard. but thought Bart would
NOT have the [or any] quality of life..... [And, he was an "old" man.....]
Ok, now to Charity.....We DID have a vet. appt.soon after, but I had to
cancel because three was NO way to get her in carrier....Wane a compete exam,
including BW, but never got there. And, she was doing so well. My primary
concern was Puma, I must admit...
Now get this..... Thurs. PM she wouldn't [hardly] touch her wet food... So I
pulled a "Puma, Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys - NO GO.!!!!!!! But, when I
pulled out the people tuna, she did eat that. However, ;last night, Friday,
she ate NOTHING, NADA, ZILCH!!!!! [Been up w/ her ALL night......] I did give
her sub-q fluids, she "seemed" to perk up for awhile, maybe 15 minutes!!!!!!
But, she is crying, as if in pain......... NEEDS to get to vet ASAP!!!!
Here's my rant -
1) I CAN'T DRIVE!!!
2) Mom is helping Aunt move......
3) Rescue buddy has to take her mom to Dr
4) Room Mate - Don't even ask........
5) Neighbors out of town
6) Daughter is in Mexico.... Wonderful thing..... Working w/ Wild Animal Zoo
for 6 credits for college..... (Only 5 others, nationwide chosen, and, guess
what???? She's going into veterinary medicine!!! AM I A PROUD MOTHER???? OF
COURSE.........
Just checked [again, I check every 30 minutes or less] on Charity..... She's
still w/ me, but has ben "limp" since around 2:00 AM........
What's a Mom to do? And, besides all else, this [whatever it may be] came on
so suddenly!!!! She's not pale, lke Bart, from anemia & I don't feed my babies
"junk", and she's the only one w/ such severe problems.....
All this time I was so worried about Puma. HAH!!! He'll probably outlive
all of us [humans].
Sorry so long.... Had to rant.....
Hugs,
Patti & her gang
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