Jason,my heart goes out to you and your wife,also to Mozart(love the name,I had a wonderful boy named Amadeus).I know the pain you are feeling.I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.Hugs to you. Sherry
"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way" --- On Sat, 1/16/10, Jason Michael Canon <j...@canon.org> wrote: From: Jason Michael Canon <j...@canon.org> Subject: [Felvtalk] Mozart Update To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 3:05 PM Today, I spent an hour digging a grave to hold the body of my beloved Mozart. God only knows why he is still alive but I don't intend to have another untimely period of snow and ice stop me from giving him the burial he deserves. Regretfully, I don't own a pyramid for his body like the ancient Egyptian kings provided for their beloved cats. However, I dug the best grave that I possibly could, in one of his favorite locations, and today my wife is buying the finest shroud to place his body in. Our original plan for the day was to have him put to sleep and bury him this afternoon but none of the local vets were available so we will probably do everything possible to keep him alive until next Saturday when our vet will be back in town and can come to our home. Mozart was diagnosed positive with FeLV in November 2009. Within 2 days of the diagnosis we put him on Imulan LTCI shots. Unfortunately, we started him on 1 shot per week and continued with that for 6 weeks. He began to go downhill quickly during the Christmas break so we increased the LTCI shots to 3 per week but he has continued to loose weight and the shots are helping less and less. He is skin and bone but still has the most incredible will to live! He just will not give up and his courage further confirms what I already know about him being a truly outstanding example of the strength, stamina, and independence of his Bengal cat heritage. I am so fortunate to have enjoyed his company for over 10 years and will never forget how much he taught me nor underestimate the additional knowledge he had to share with me. Thanks to everyone in this loving supportive group for allowing me to be here. It is possible to feel joy even in times of sorrow when you are blessed as much as I have received. _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
