AMEN!
---- Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: > Rachel my dear. You do not disappoint. Kittens need homes too. I have been > rescuing for years and years, and every once in a while I too decide it’s > time for a kitten. They perk up the whole household and it is a very > different experience than with an older cat. But seriously, it’s like picking > your favourite flower. They’re all beautiful, all have amazing unique > qualities, and all bring beauty and happiness into your life. You will be > smitten when you meet them, I am sure. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: June-11-16 9:45 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker > > Yes, the two I am looking at are girls as well and look very similar to > Tucker. I figure girls have way less of chance for getting blockages. I know > I will disappoint a lot of people on here, as well as some friends that do > rescue by admitting they are young kitties and not old. I do feel a lot of > guilt because I don't want any kitty to not have a home, but in the end it > needs to be my decision and I have thought about the pros and cons a great > deal. I wish I could save them all. I am praying my new kitty will get used > to riding in the car and will take her to work to get her used to it. Tucker > actually loved riding in the car, when he was homeless at work he used to > follow me to my car and put his paws up on the door ledge to get in. When I > did take him home he snuggled right in the crate and looked positively > content. I took him to the mountains on vacation. We had a nice cabin with a > huge screened porch so he could watch the wildlife. I also have the pet > tracking gps collar he had to wear on vacation just in case. I never left > Tucker or Daizy in the eleven years I had her with a sitter, where I go they > go or I just don't go, I don't trust anyone with my animals except my mom and > she lives in Texas. I want my new kitty to travel too if at all possible and > will work very hard to make this happen. I also hope to get her used to > brushing her teeth every night just like Daizy. And I hope that she and Daizy > will play together like she and Tucker did. I hope that Harry will fall in > love with her antics and cuteness like he did Tucker and come to appreciate > cats even more, and even fall in love with her. I meet them tomorrow and > hope I feel something when I do. I desperately need to heal from this aching > emptiness. One thing I know for sure is that my kitty will never see a > shelter again. Even if I die my family would never let that happen. It makes > me so mad that people adopt a pet only to later find it "inconvenient" for > whatever reason. They give up their animal yet end up getting another one > later. Pets are forever for better or worse. Anyways I hope everyone still > likes me even though I am looking at young kitties after all they need a good > home and life too and one will have that with me for all of her days. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 10, 2016, at 9:29 PM, Ardy Robertson > <ar...@centurytel.net<mailto:ar...@centurytel.net>> wrote: > Rachel – you sound like you are going through a lot of the feelings I had > after Tigger passed away. I quite accidentally looked over at the kitties in > PetSmart – I was NOT going to look at them that day. But Topaz looks very > similar to Tigger even though she is a girl and Tigg was a boy. That somehow > is comforting – even though I am determined to not compare the two of them. I > even had GUILT about liking Topaz. But I did feel like I had to get her out > of that glass enclosure, and heck – I have a big house, what’s wrong with > bringing one home. You will know if it is okay to help out another > kitty…….Ardy > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:50 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker > > I picked up Tucker’s ashes yesterday. I was really worried as I didn’t know > if it would make me feel better or worse. I haven’t eaten since Sunday my > appetite is nonexistent, I have managed to choke down a couple protein > shakes. My eyes are so swollen, I feel bad for anyone who has the misfortune > of looking at me, or being around me for that matter. Well, I of course cried > all of the way to the vets, and all the way home. But then I curled up in bed > with my little box of Tucker, and I actually did feel a little more at peace. > I laid there with him and went through my pictures again and talked to him > about all of my feelings and my love for him, about our memories and how much > I miss him. > > I have actually been in touch with a rescue group I found on pet finder, they > test every cat for FELV/FIV while many others don’t. I know that there is no > sure thing with testing, and I wouldn’t trade my time with Tucker for > anything in the world. I just know that emotionally and financially I am not > ready for FELV again right now. If it happens, just like with any illness, > then I deal with it, because that is what you do. I am going to Petsmart > over in Tampa on Sunday to meet their kitties, I have no idea if I will be > ready, or if this is what I desperately need to do to help me heal, but it > won’t hurt to go meet them and see how my heart feels. One of the greatest > gifts Tucker gave me is that “no cats” Harry, when I showed him a pictures of > a kitty on Pet finder he said “Is that the one you want to get?” So I know > now that I will never again have to live without the feel of that soft fur on > my face or the heart melting sound of purring in my ear. It is so hard > because I am scared to get one, and I am scared not to. I guess we will see > what happens… > > From: Felvtalk > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] > On Behalf Of Ardy Robertson > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 11:59 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker > > I’m just so happy that you had that kind of relationship with your fur-baby. > The memories are wonderful. I recently adopted another cat even though I said > I would not. No one will ever take Tigger’s place in my heart, but Topaz is > easing the pain. I may never have that bond that I had with Tigger or like > you had with Tucker, but I figured that was not a reason to not try again, > and with all the little homeless kitties, I think Tigger would have wanted me > to help another kitty. Certainly take your time, but I hope you can open your > heart again at some point. > > Ardy > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 7:22 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker > > Thank you everyone for your kind replies. I knew it was going to be hard for > me, it has been even harder than I ever imagined. I went through all of my > adorable pictures of him last night. Remembered him how he was and imagined > him that way again. He was such a cool and handsome little guy. I only had > him for a year and a half. In that time we went through so much. Emergency > vet visits, surgeries, worry. I wouldn't change it for the world though. He > touched my life and heart so much. I opted for a private cremation, so I can > keep him close to me always. I was the one person in his life that he loved > and adored more than anything, and he never doubted my love for him. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Katherine K. > <kaths...@gmail.com<mailto:kaths...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I'm sorry about Tucker and for the pain you feel. I hope the happy memories > you shared bring you comfort during this difficult time. We're here for you. > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Ardy Robertson > <ar...@centurytel.net<mailto:ar...@centurytel.net>> wrote: > I'm so sorry for your loss of Tucker. > > Ardy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>] > On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:33 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Tucker > I lost him yesterday morning. He was having a really hard time breathing due > to the tumor in his chest. It was time, they got me in right away. It was so > very hard to say goodbye. I haven't been able to quit crying since. > It's so unbelievably hard, even knowing that it would happen soon. I miss > him so much. Everything reminds me of him. I am at work luckily alone today, > and can't quit crying. I had him with me at work last week and he was laying > on my desk and purring and sleeping. It's just so hard to believe he is > gone. I sat in the parking lot at my vets for at least an hour with my car > door open, just in case he spirit needed to get inside and come home with > me. I know it will get better, but right now the pain is just unbearable. I > know that those here who have gone through this understand where I am right > now. > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
