aLL OF MY CATS WERE EITHER FERAL OR STRAYS. tHEY SHOWED UP AND i KEPT THEM. ---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lorrie > > I totally agree with you. I too have seen people who will spend lavishly on > their own animals but wouldn't cross the street to help a homeless stray. But > Lorrie, I think those people are the minority. I think that once an animal > comes into your life and opens up your heart, it allows you to care a lot > more for the animals around you and be more empathetic about the plight of > animals other than your own. > > As I said in my earlier post, given the depths people will descend to, I > would never put it past some unscrupulous clinics to abuse donor cats for > blood transfusions, but I believe that most vets are pretty ethical people > and most animal owners are animal lovers so I would think that any abuses are > in the minority. I think it makes excellent sense to keep your concerns in > mind though Lorrie, and to ask a lot of questions to ensure that donor cats > are well cared for at any clinic where blood transfusions are offered. As I > mentioned, up here in Canada - even though I live close to Toronto which is > pretty much the "centre of the universe" in Canada - there are extremely few > clinics where blood transfusion is even offered, and most are these ER > clinics where they charge you $100 just for the privilege of sitting in their > waiting area! > > Amani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Lorrie > Sent: May-14-16 10:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tiffany > > > Post trimmed............. > > Thank you for writing to me, Amani. > I just wrote about my experience with blood donations, but I did want to > comment on the paragraph below. Sadly many clients who go to vet clinics do > not really love or care about cats other than their own. > They will pay huge vet bills to keep their own cats or dogs alive and yet > they would not help a stray cat or dog. I have seen so much of this during my > long life and it really upsets me. > > Lorrie > > On 05-13, Amani Oakley wrote: > > Lorrie > > > > Perhaps you have had a bad experience wherever you went, but it seems > > odd to me that a clinic would offer cat blood transfusions (which are > > pretty high end treatments) and not treat the cats well because owners > > who would and could spend that kind of money on their cats are > > obviously very very concerned about animal welfare and would expect > > and demand a certain level of ethical treatment of the donor cats. > > > > I wouldn't hesitate to transfuse a cat, if that was needed, but it is > > very expensive and out of the range of what most people can > > realistically afford. However, this is why I was so annoyed that no > > one told me about the Winstrol, because it probably could have saved > > me close to $10,000, not to mention the trauma of a transfusion on > > both donor and recipient! > > > > Amani > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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