What a sweet story, Amanda. I can tell you loved her very much.
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
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From: Amanda K. Payne <amandak.pa...@gmail.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] A Tribute to Polli
Bonnie,
It brings a smile to my face thinking of Polli disease-free. FeLV robbed her
of so much and every day she was ill, I just wanted to make her better so she
could enjoy the things she once loved. I can only hope that somewhere, she's
fetching toy mice again and singing for treats. Thank you for your sweet words
and blessings. We appreciate it during these difficult times.
Best,
-Amanda
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote:
Amanda, your heart-felt words bring tears to my eyes. A sweet tribute to a
deserving being. Blessings to you and your wonderful man during this difficult
time. And Polli…we know she now can be pain and disease free in the land of
rainbows.
>Peace
>Bonnie
>
>From:Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amanda
>K. Payne
>Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 7:35 PM
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: [Felvtalk] A Tribute to Polli
>
>It was just another hot August morning when our upstairs neighbors frantically
>called my boyfriend. He went out to see what was wrong and came back,
>worried. He told me I needed to come check something out. Concerned, I went
>into the foyer and frantically running around and mewing was a tiny gray and
>white kitten with huge white paws.
>
>That was the morning we first met Polli. She was dirty, blanketed with fleas
>and had a terrible URI that had glued her little eyes shut. Our neighbors
>couldn’t keep her due to a cat-aggressive dog and my boyfriend wasn’t a pet
>person who was absolutely against us having another cat. However, we live in
>a city with high kill shelters and there was no way this little cat would make
>it out alive. Without a second thought, I rushed her into our home and called
>the local vet. I promised my guy that once she recovered, I would find a new
>home for her. Who knew that within those two weeks it took for her to become
>healthy and strong that she would have also stolen our hearts, officially
>making my boyfriend a “cat person.” Or as he would say, “a Polli person.”
>
>Since August of 2012, we have been the lucky guardians of this sweet girl.
>Polli, named for her polydactyl paws and the gray dot on her pink nose that
>reminded us of the dot on a lower-case ‘i’, was like no other cat I have
>known. As a friend once said, she has the sweetest soul of any creature he
>has ever met. She rushed to greet whomever came to our home, spent countless
>hours sprawled out across my boyfriend’s chest and would wake me at 6:30 every
>morning by sweetly meeping at our bedroom door, waiting to come in to lay in
>my arms and chew on my hair before falling back asleep.
>
>Since her diagnosis in March, the little cat we love slowly faded. Even though
>the vet gave her just two weeks, she fought on for close to four months,
>earning her the nickname, “Tiny Brawler”. During those months, we let our
>hearts spill forth and gave her so much love and affection. Windows were left
>open for her to rest in, plates full of treats and wet food were always
>present and not a day went by that we didn’t kiss her little head and tell her
>what a wonderful cat she was. Her strong will to live and give love was no
>match for the terrible ways FeLV ravaged her body. We wanted her to leave
>this earth knowing love and comfort and assisted her passing this afternoon.
>Her spirit left this earth as her body laid in one of her favorite spots in
>our kitchen with both my guy and I petting and kissing her.
>
>Her life, though short, was filled with love, a full belly and warm home that
>will feel empty without her. To my sweet Polli, may your spirit soar high
>with birds and find its place at the Rainbow Bridge. You will be forever
>missed and loved by so many people, especially Austin and I.
>
>-Amanda
>
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