Agreed, I feel very sad about this - MC has been a wonderful member
for quite a while, and a wealth of good information. We've had a
great group for so long. There are many times that we need to be
gentle with each other. Need to remember that all we see here are
typed messages, and there's lots more going on with each one than
that. But I'm glad you're here and think things will settle down.
Glad to hear about MeME. I have a sick Li Won (mouth), Toby (mouth),
Rufus(diabetes) and Hambone(uri and whatever) - none are FELV however.
Wondering what you did for the stomatitis...?
Gloria
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Jane Lyons
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: goodbye.
I'm not sure what is going on here, but for a new person (me) it is very
sad since I've come to rely on this list as a lifeline for my Felv
positive cat.
I use two vets, one of them well known nationally, and neither of
them have the
knowledge and experience that you guys (collectively) have of Feline Leukemia.
This is a priceless resource, especially for people like myself, who
come here shell
shocked and need to hear the reality from the "frontline", not
theory nor statistics.
My little cat, who came from an over burdened colony situation,
having been thrown
on their porch from a moving car, is so much better and it is
largely the result of the
information that I got here. Also, I was so grateful to be able to
express the grief and
fear I initially felt, knowing I was with people who really loved
their cats, and who would
(hopefully) understand.
It must be difficult repeating the same information over and over
again, and having to
adjust to a lot of personalities and dysfunction, but if the bottom
line is helping cats,
your time is not in vain.
I came here four weeks ago with a kitten suffering from giardia,
stomatitis, very badly
swollen glands, constant sneezing, runny nose, diarrhea and very
poor appetite.
I am happy to report we now have formed stools, no swollen glands,
an occasional sneeze
and wet nose and a ravenous appetite. The stomatitis seems to be
healed on the bottom
of her mouth, although the top is still red, but not as inflamed as
it had been. For the first
time in her little life she seems comfortable and very content.
I hope things here can be worked out. We are very grateful to all of you.
Jane (and a much improved MeMe)
