I KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO LIVE TO SUE, BUT WHEN I GO TO A SHELTER FOR AN ANIMAL AND I AM BITTEN WHILE HOLDING OR PETTING SAID ANIMAL, I ASSUME THAT IT IS MY FAULT, NOT THE SHELTER'S. IN FACT, I PLANNED ON ADOPTING A MANX THAT WAS DIABETIC AND NEEDED SPECIAL CARE. TOOK MY REMAINING BOY TO MEET HER ON HER TURF TO SEE HOW THEY REACTED TO EACH OTHER. WELL, ALL WAS FINE UNTIL SHE HISSED AND SWATTED AT HIM AND HE RAN UNDER A DESK, GOT TANGLED UP IN PC CORDS AND WHEN I TRIED TO GET HIM OUT, HE LET ME HAVE IT BUT GOOD. WE GOT IT BANDAGED UP, I WENT TO WALMART, GOT SOME PEROXIDE AND BANDAGES ALONG WITH SOME BETADINE WHICH HOSPITAL HAS USED ON ME BEFORE FOR A BITE. I WENT HOME, TREATED IT AND THAT WAS THAT. THEY CALLED ME A COUPLE OF TIME TO SEE HOW I WAS AND DID I WANT THEM TO REPORT TO INSURANCE. I KNOW THEY WERE WORRIED THAT I WOULD SUE. BUT THAT IS THE RISK YOU TAKE WITH ANIMALS. IT WAS MY FAULT, I SHOULD HAVE WAITED A BIT FOR HIM TO CAL DOWN AND MADE SURE HIS LEGS WERE FREE OF THE CORDS. SO NOW, I HAVE A NEW SCAR, BIG DEAL. ---- Cougar Clan <[email protected]> wrote: > On the insurance issue...please try to get something that covers > people who visit. Cats scratch and they bite. I had two surgeries on > a finger that one little girl who was defending herself broke. Had it > been on someone else's property or had she been an owned cat, that > person and not my insurance would have footed the bills .....even > though it was my fault I was bitten. My insurance company called with > zillions of questions to make sure they could not put the bill off on > someone else. I've been nipped and scratched by my own cats too with > no problem but there are so many mean-spirited people and you are > doing a wonderful thing......... > > > > On Jul 2, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Natalie wrote: > > > I operate my 501 (c) (3) cat rescue group from home; we have regular > > home > > insurance and an umbrella to cover any volunteers, workers and > > people who > > come to adopt. We have never even been asked about the state of > > health of > > all the cats - they don't care. We have a small number of FIV/FeLV > > positive > > cats and many more healthy cats. I never planned it that way, but > > since they > > were rescues, I wasn't going to kill them or not accept them....so > > here I > > am. It really did sound to me that they may have been under the > > impression > > that the cats were to be insured, is that possible? I can't think > > of any > > other reason for anyone giving a hoot about the health of cats at a > > shelter, > > wherever it may be!!! Natalie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:21 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Chris > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV Shelter Insurance HELP! > > > > ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE KENNEL PACK IS ASSOCIATED WITH PETA WITH THEIR > > ATTITUDE > > TOWARDS FELV POS CATS. THEY NEED AN UPDATE FROM A VET ABOUT POS AND > > NEG > > FELV CATS. SINCE THE VIRUS DOES NOT LIVE LONG OUTSIDE THE > > HOST(AFTER IT IS > > DRIED OUT), MY VET SAID MAIN PROBLEM WOULD BE IF THEY GOT INTO A REAL > > KNOCKDOWN FIGHT AND BIT EACH OTHER . THAT WAY THE SALIVA FROM POS > > CAT COULD > > ENTER BLOODSTREAM O NEG CAT AND CAUSE A PROBLEM. SO, IF YOU KEEP > > THEM IN > > SEPERATE ROOMS, YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. > > ---- Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You might want to try some of the places that do keep AND adopt out > >> FELV + > > and neg cats. Sounds a bit crazy to me that they wouldn't give you > > insurance. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Marnie Miszewski <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Jun 30, 2010 1:57 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [Felvtalk] FELV Shelter Insurance HELP! > >>> > >>> I need Liability insurance. I tried Kennel Pack and they sent me an > > apology > >>> letter. They won't insure me because I adopt out healthy cats and > >>> keep > > FELV > >>> positive cats in the same building. It's not like I keep them > >>> together. > > They > >>> each have their own cageless room. I also had to promise never to > >>> adopt > > out > >>> the FELV positive cats for them to even consider me and still they > > wouldn't > >>> insure me. I know some of you do this, so I'm hoping you can point > >>> me in > > the > >>> direction of people who are a little more understanding to the > >>> needs of > >>> these kitties. It isn't fair to discriminate against me or these > >>> animals. > > I > >>> just want to provide a no kill place for them to live and help > >>> find homes > >>> for all of the kitties if possible. :-( > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> THANKS!! > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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