Dear Lynne I can well imagine how you felt when you were given this news. I know almost nothing about FIP myself including how reliable such a diagnosis is but I see many of the good folks on this list who are informed have given you lots of good feedback. I know how very difficult (understatement) it is for you to suffer this double blow and we each have to deal with our special needs cats in our own way. My 2 cents worth: when I discovered 5 of my 3-month old rescue foster kittens had FeLV (at which point I realized they were no longer fosters but mine), and after the initial floods of tears had subsided and I had to get on with the practicals of looking after them, it made me feel good that I could care for them---that they would never to have to worry about finding shelter in sub-zero temperatures, foraging for food, or suffer e.g., untreated URIs again. Bad enough they had FeLV but far, far worse (to my mind) to suffer it on the street. Of course there were very, very painful times--some I still can't dwell on--but because they found me, I feel that at least they had quality of life while they were symptom-free. BooBoo has more love and devotion now than he ever dreamt possible! You have already given this little soul that came into your life more than many creatures, 2- and 4-legged, get in a lifetime. I love the fact that he found YOU. He sure knew what he was doing. If everyone in the world was like you and Bob, what a wonderful world this would truly be. hugs, Kerry ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: more bad news Well just when you think it can't get any worse it does. BooBoo's cytology came back today and he has FIP as well as feline leukemia. There was no bacteria in it. There is nothing left for us to do for him. There was no bacteria in the culture, just protein and fibres, because his blood vessels are leaky. The vet says all we can do is make him comfortable and at this point it is all about quality of life. He will continue to drain his lungs every week to 10 days and keep him on this antibiotic until it is finished and only Lasix once a day, which I guess does nothing for this lung fluid. If he becomes worse, ie he has to have the fluid drained more frequently then we will have to do the obvious. We will put on a good face for our dear boy and do everything we can to keep him with us as long as we can but it isn't looking too good at the moment. The vet said they had another cat in this week that tested positive for FIP but not leukemia. He said BooBoo has been hit with a double blow and unfortunately the end is near. I don't know if the Factor stuff will make it here before Boo dies but I'm trying to be realistic here now and face the inevitable. My husband and I are horribly sad about this but I'm getting angry now at these criminals who owned him and lied to me about his being healthy and vaccinated. We have several top notch lawyers in our practice who like me a lot and would do me a favor if I asked. I'm seriously considering consulting with one of them when this tragedy is over. Lynne _____________________________________________________________________________ Effective September 1, 2007, we have changed our name to Mayer Brown LLP. IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer Brown LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer Brown LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
