Have you checked with Susan re the seizures? They could be vaccine related.
On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:21 PM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: > > Well, I guess the lord truly does giveth and taketh away in a good > ways sometimes! Just as I am struggling to deal with my returned > foster suffering from seziures of unknown origin and reaching the > height of my stress...I also have the best news I have had in a long > time. My feleuk foster Manny has a home. A lady and her 14 yo son > were coming to look at him tonight at 6:00 and I had not allowed > myself to get excited about it b/c I am realistic. But they knew he > had feleuk and still wanted to see him (tho they have never had a > feleuk- had two cats that lived to be 18-20 that died a few months > ago a few mths apart). The son needed time to grieve but has > recently been asking for a cat. They just want 1 so a foster friend > suggested my Manny b/c I'm desperate to get him home b/c I just > don't have the set up for him to have much of a life here-- running > out of rooms! They have already been screened by the organization I > am adopting him thru or else they wouldn't have come to the house to > see him. AND they are cousins by marriage of one of my fellow > foster friends! Manny is the healthiest thing ever and he's > flourished in my care-- he's all muscle, not an ounce of fat, > vivacious, playful, tons of fun, and a complete alpha male who rules > humans and dogs-- whomever he is given the opportunity to interact > with!!! He's the smartest thing in this house and that includes the > dogs- of which one is very bright-- but Manny takes the cake in the > brains area. I love love love him and would so keep him if I hadn't > already had non-feleuk fosters and house cats and in particular > kitten fosters. > > So I didn't get my hopes up too much when they came to see him but > they asked all the right questions about feleuk and I think they > feel comfortable b/c they can rely on me and my experience since we > will have a very "open" adoption! She is a nurse so she has a great > base of knowledge for understanding his disease! I just want him to > have a home so I have told them that I will help personally with vet > bills so that he can have his red blood cells monitored every 6 > months and should he ever get sick- with the treatment. The > organization I am adopting him thru (I am working with another one > on the side now that I am very happy with) helps with vet bills in > all cases and will assist with his should he get sick!!!!!!!!! They > said they were told by another rescuer/foster in the organization > that they will just know the right cat for them when they see it and > they said "we just know it's him!" I just can't believe I got my > Manny a home!!!!!!!! I have a few days to spend with him to say > goodbye so I can ease myself into it-- they want to clean the house > for Manny and have to get a litterbox, etc. because they threw > things out. I just can't even explain to you how happy I am but I > know you all share my joy! Manny finally gets a young boy to PLAY > WITH, an entire house to romp in, and windows to bird watch from ALL > DAY (instead of just a few hours a day)!!!!!!!!! I couldn't > possibly want more for him. > > Caroline > _________________________________________________________________ > Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to > share. > http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
