Dear Kelley,
Your pain says you "failed him" - But you gave him more love & care than he would have gotten from anyone else. Cats are stoic by nature - they don't show illness until it's in the advanced state (I've been there too - we all have). It's so easy to look back & say "I should have..." It's not so easy to recognize it as it happens. Yes, have your other FeLV+ kitty checked out - it will help ease your mind & heart. But please do not think you have "failed" any of them. Your love is more important than anything to them.
Sending you gentle hugs & purrs from my 'crew' to help ease your pain. We understand.
Kat (Mew Jersey)
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 3:49 PM
From: "Kelley S" <moonv...@gmail.com>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Merlin has gone to the bridge
From: "Kelley S" <moonv...@gmail.com>
To: felvtalk <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Merlin has gone to the bridge
I failed him. I did not notice his symptoms in time. Now I have his "sister" (not blood related" by herself. She is going to be miserable,she does not like to be alone. I had an appointment for 2 other cats on Monday. I am switching her out with one of them so that I can get her completely checked out. Not that heart failure is contagious, but I need to be more on top of my FELV+ cats, or now, cat. I can't do this anymore, I don't know how yall do it. I don't have "too many" cats overall, but I do think I have "too many" to handle many chronically ill (or potentially chronically ill). I guess any cat is "potentially chronically ill." By the way, I fell even more in love with this doctor when he told me he had taken home 2 FELV+ kittens from the clinic and they died before 10 months old. I read between the lines that someone wanted their FELV+ kittens euthanized or did not want them when they tested pos.
_______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.orgOn Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote:
Kelley, I am so, so sorry to hear about Merlin. Thanks for doing your best and taking care of him as you did. Sometimes love just isn't enough to keep them here, and they have to move on to the next realm. Out of our sight and hearing, but never disconnected from our hearts.
Soft headbonks and purrs from FeLV+ Brock and me, and my Murrlin too.
Marsha
On 9/27/2015 2:08 PM, Kelley S wrote:They say his heart gave out.
Kelley
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