I'm really happy to hear from the group. Bob, you are a wonderful guardian and I'm so happy you have a new kitty cat to watch over - no matter for how long! Right now, I don't have any FeLv kitties - FIV yes. I foster and volunteer for a couple local rescue groups and it's mega kitten season. Some of my foster friends are having heartbreak because of the loss of babies.- while others see the tragedy of overcrowded animal control facilities so there is killing. One friend asked about balance - how does one achieve balance - keep sanity - not become numb. How does one not feel hatred toward one's fellow man/woman when dumped babies are found - we do what we do because we care and we want to make a difference - even for a little while. It's pretty hard sometimes to let a foster go (adopted) one you raised from a tiny kitten - bottle feeding, cuddling and loving. Adopters are screened but unless they continue to keep up correspondence the I wonder is always hanging in your mind.
Siorry to ramble - guess I needed to get somethings off my mind - again Bob - happy tails!! Sandy W ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 8:57:31 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking In... People around here have a name for us - "Crazy cat lady". I gladly claim this title. ---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, you are a true hero to these little angels. It will absolutely hurt like > hell when you lose your new boy, and you know that, but you are a kind soul > who will take the pain to help these babies. Thank you for quoting me. It is > something I have said for a long time to explain my insanity to others, > especially my mom who couldn’t understand in the middle of all my sobbing > about losing another one, why I continued to do this to myself. > > I took home a little girl last year, who also had a diagnosis of cancer. The > shelter where she had been staying, was closing down and she was obviously > not adoptable. Someone at the shelter had heard of my reputation for being a > sap for hard luck cases, so I was contacted out of the blue and asked if I > would take her and let her live out her days sleeping on a comforter instead > of in a shelter. I agreed. After watching her for a while, and obtaining her > previous medical records and reviewing them, I was skeptical that she had > cancer. She wasn’t deteriorating, but she had a whole lot of serious pain > from something. Happily, after much running around and thousands of dollars, > we had her in for surgery in March and a piece of tissue was removed (a > remnant it appears, from an infected uterus which was removed) and I was so > gratified to see the immediate change in her personality. She immediately > brightened up - even played a bit - and started hanging around us instead of > being in a poor mood and sleeping alone upstairs all the time. She still has > pain but it has markedly reduced. > > Every once in a while - something disastrous turns good. I am crossing my > fingers for your new charge. > > Amani > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: May-26-17 3:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking In... > > So Glad to hear that no new " tragedies" have emerged of late and that Violet > loves her catnip!.. I love the image I conjur of her eating a leaf or two and > rolling in the Grass looking at you with her little head upside down.... It's > been only a few weeks since I lost my buddy Magellin and though it's not with > me on a daily basis I only have to encounter a surprise reminder to bring > tears to my eyes ( eg... needing to put some meds for myself into a container > and grabbing the nearest empty one which turned out to be Jelly's Mirtazapine > container... > virtually in a second the whole experience came rushing back... > attempting to get him to eat..watching him lose weight... syringe feeding > him... Friends ask me " why are you considering doing it again" and all I can > say is.... " It feels worse to NOT help than the pain of helping"... Amani > expressed a nice sentiment a few times when explaining to folks why she > continues to do what she does... > " If the people who care about cats don't help them it's certainly not going > to be the people who _ don't_ care about them" ( yes Amani I took a measure > of literary license in quoting you... Hope it's close : ) On Sunday I expect > to take home my new Foster... and older " Miracle" > survivor of some kind of traumatic encounter( we don't know what)... He was > traumatically brain injured and could barely walk when he first came to > us..when I drove him to the vet I was positive they would just put him > down... but he made a miraculous recovery and is now just the sweetest lap > cat you could know... but still not entirely steady on his feet.. In the last > few weeks he developed a tumor behind one of his eyes and it is the consensus > of two vets that it is a cancer that will kill him in a few months.... ( one > of the vets had a cat with the exact same situation and used a combination of > Sub Cu injectable alternative meds to keep the boy alive for an extra nine > months... I can't stand the idea of this sweet guy living out his remaining > days on the bottom level of cages just sleeping there with little attention > until he dies... He deserves to see the sun and to have someone to pet him > and know a home for at least a few months.... I'm hoping that knowing in > advance of taking him home that the only real surprise would be his actually > surviving that I won't have the same level of sadness that my others guys > engendered... Be that as it may... I'm doing it. > > > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:19 PM, [email protected] > wrote: > > > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Checking in... (Sheri Burbridge) > > 2. Re: Checking in... (Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium) > > 3. Re: Checking in... (Ardy Robertson) > > 4. Re: Checking in... (Sandy) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 01:27:25 +0000 > > From: Sheri Burbridge To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? We've been very > > busy here with the end of the school year, holidays, graduations, etc. > > > > My Violet is doing well, she seems happy and healthy although I'm > > struggling to find a healthy food that she likes. She loved the honest > > kitchen food when I first bought it but now isn't very excited to eat > > it. > > I'm going to check out other options at a local pet health food store > > this week to see if I can find something she likes. > > > > I got a tattoo for Mo about a week ago. I felt like it was the closure > > I was looking for and the artist even let me put his ashes into the > > ink. > > I > > know he is always with me now but I'm still very emotional about the > > whole ordeal. It's been two months but still feels so raw. > > > > I hope all of you and all your fur babies are doing well, I just > > wanted to pop on and say "hey". I'm so glad to be heading towards > > summer and back in my garden again. It keeps my mind busy and is so > > cathartic. We planted catnip for Violet, she absolutely loves it! It's > > so funny to watch her bliss out when she eats a leaf or two? > > > > Best wishes, > > Sheri > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > scrubbed... > > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 11:30:25 +0000 > > From: "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" > > > > To: "'[email protected]'" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking > > in... > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I like that idea of the tattoo, very nice. My baby Skylar is still > > doing well and healthy. > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Sheri Burbridge > > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:27 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > > > Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? We've been very > > busy here with the end of the school year, holidays, graduations, etc. > > > > My Violet is doing well, she seems happy and healthy although I'm > > struggling to find a healthy food that she likes. She loved the honest > > kitchen food when I first bought it but now isn't very excited to eat > > it. I'm going to check out other options at a local pet health food > > store this week to see if I can find something she likes. > > > > I got a tattoo for Mo about a week ago. I felt like it was the closure > > I was looking for and the artist even let me put his ashes into the > > ink. I know he is always with me now but I'm still very emotional > > about the whole ordeal. It's been two months but still feels so raw. > > > > I hope all of you and all your fur babies are doing well, I just > > wanted to pop on and say "hey". I'm so glad to be heading towards > > summer and back in my garden again. It keeps my mind busy and is so > > cathartic. We planted catnip for Violet, she absolutely loves it! It's > > so funny to watch her bliss out when she eats a leaf or two? > > > > Best wishes, > > Sheri > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > scrubbed... > > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 21:08:27 -0500 > > From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Best of luck with little Violet!! > > > > > > Ardy > > > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Sheri Burbridge > > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:27 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > > > > > Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? We've been very > > busy here with the end of the school year, holidays, graduations, etc. > > > > > > My Violet is doing well, she seems happy and healthy although I'm > > struggling to find a healthy food that she likes. She loved the honest > > kitchen food when I first bought it but now isn't very excited to eat > > it. I'm going to check out other options at a local pet health food > > store this week to see if I can find something she likes. > > > > I got a tattoo for Mo about a week ago. I felt like it was the closure > > I was looking for and the artist even let me put his ashes into the > > ink. I know he is always with me now but I'm still very emotional > > about the whole ordeal. It's been two months but still feels so raw. > > > > > > I hope all of you and all your fur babies are doing well, I just > > wanted to pop on and say "hey". I'm so glad to be heading towards > > summer and back in my garden again. It keeps my mind busy and is so > > cathartic. We planted catnip for Violet, she absolutely loves it! It's > > so funny to watch her bliss out when she eats a leaf or two? > > > > > > Best wishes, > > Sheri > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > scrubbed... > > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 16:19:15 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Sandy To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Happy to hear Violet is doing well - happy tails! Hope everyone has a > > safe weekend! Sandy W > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Ardy Robertson" To: [email protected] Sent: > > Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:08:27 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking > > in... > > > > > > Best of luck with little Violet!! > > > > > > Ardy > > > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Sheri Burbridge Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:27 PM To: > > [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in... > > > > > > Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? We've been very > > busy here with the end of the school year, holidays, graduations, etc. > > > > > > > > > > My Violet is doing well, she seems happy and healthy although I'm > > struggling to find a healthy food that she likes. She loved the honest > > kitchen food when I first bought it but now isn't very excited to eat > > it. I'm going to check out other options at a local pet health food > > store this week to see if I can find something she likes. > > > > > > > > > > I got a tattoo for Mo about a week ago. I felt like it was the closure > > I was looking for and the artist even let me put his ashes into the > > ink. I know he is always with me now but I'm still very emotional > > about the whole ordeal. It's been two months but still feels so raw. > > > > > > > > > > I hope all of you and all your fur babies are doing well, I just > > wanted to pop on and say "hey". I'm so glad to be heading towards > > summer and back in my garden again. It keeps my mind busy and is so > > cathartic. We planted catnip for Violet, she absolutely loves it! It's > > so funny to watch her bliss out when she eats a leaf or two ? > > > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Sheri > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > scrubbed... > > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 37, Issue 2 > > *************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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