Blessings to all of you who have helped this wonderful little girl.
My Dixie left this world a long time before I wanted but she had a
couple of wonderful years that most cats would exchange several of
their 9 lives for. I would encourage them to see if there is a
holistic vet in the area who works with a regular vet. I truly
believe my holistic vet (who chose holistic work after practicing
conventional vet work) with helping Dixie have a wonderful quality of
life and letting her leave this world with as little trauma (to her---
not to me) as possible. She worked closely with my regular vets and,
together, my little girl went from being a feral/throw-away who was
expected to leave this world in a very few months to a wonderful,
confident girl who had EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! for about three years.
There was a lot of pain for me, Dixie's fans and all the vets when she
left this world (by the way, she did it on her own--not interested in
being anywhere near a vet thank you). There was a lot of relief from
the same people when I took death off the table for Dixie after she
came into my life...she did have a wonderful support group. She has
been gone three years (yes, that seems to be a constant number in my
life) and I miss her so much but wouldn't trade anything for the
wonderful time I have with her.
On Jun 6, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Pam Norman wrote:
Sabrina in one lucky girl. We had originally hoped & prayed we
could find someone who would give her a temporary room for the
period of time needed for testing to determine whether she could
beat this thing. We sent out SO many emails & talked to SO many
people. Contacted all the networks we with. But over the weekend,
the golden goose flew over & laid the proverbial egg on us. Not only
does Sabrina get a room, she gets a home!
This is a young couple who live in Spring Green, WI, where Mew Haven
& I am. The woman is the daughter of one of my good friends & a
nicer, more warm family could never be asked for. They had two
Siamese cats that they lost last year so Shelley asked a lot of
questions about Sabrina & about the disease. I told her everything
I knew which i s what I posted here initially. That Sabrina might
not live long but on the other hand with good care & a stress free
environment, she might beat it & live a long healthy life. Or she
might just be a carrier & live many years. I pointed out that there
are no guarantees with any pets & that there are FeLeuk kitties that
live longer than non-FeLeuk kitties.
Shelley's & Mark's girls are 13 & 16. Both Shelley & Mark love cats
& so do the girls but it was the girls' decision because losing
their Siamese last year had been very hard on them. I was
absolutely fine with that & told Shelley to tell the girls that it
is possible that they might have to say goodbye sooner than they
want but on the other hand this is a chance for both of them to play
a huge role in the life of one little special needs cat. And as it
turns out, it's what they want to do! They are both very excited.
And as Vicki, Shelley's mom told me, there could not possibly be a
kitty who will be loved more than Sabrina will be.
But listen to THIS! The girls wanted to know if it would be ok if
they changed her name to Eleanor. For Eleanor Roosevelt who was
such a strong woman! Do these kids get it or not?????????!!!!!!
They do! I am so grateful.
Sabrina/Eleanor is being spayed this week & will have her IFA done.
My friend who works MH with me & I will drive up & get Eleanor a
week from today.
So far so beautifully good!
Pam
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