Zorro sounds like a wonderful kittie boy. Sorry for your loss, Ken. On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 3:54 AM, Marlene Snowman <tessie1...@icloud.com> wrote:
> Ken, I am so very sorry for your loss. Zorro was lucky to have found you > to love him for your year or so. I’m sure he came into your life for a very > good reason. > > I am fortunate to still have my Bear for now two years, despite her > starting off with many ailments plus FeLV having the vet immediately > suggest euthanize as the only option. I was pleasantly surprised to see her > put on a little more weight and reach 7 pounds this week. > > I am grateful for all the lovely souls who see other options, despite > financial and great emotional toll in loving these wonderful fur babies. > > Marlene > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 17, 2017, at 12:29 AM, Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> > wrote: > > > > Ken, > > > > I am very sad to hear about your loss of Zorro. FeLV is a terrible > disease that robs us of our beautiful furbabies, far far too soon. I am > thrilled, though, that there are people like you out there who care and > take the necessary steps to make little lives worth living, and lets these > little babies know what love is, on their time on earth. > > > > Amani > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > Of kresch...@mchsi.com > > Sent: October-16-17 11:24 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: [Felvtalk] He went on his own time. . . > > > > Good Evening to all who just responded to Robert's "Anyone still there" > email. This is my first post and I stumbled upon this site in my frantic > effort to get info on FelV. Our tuxedo, Zorro, was with us barely a year > when FelV took him in less than two weeks. I first saw him among the weeds > and shrubs of my lower garden as he darted about, perhaps pursuing a field > mouse. Over the next few weeks I steadily coaxed him closer to the house > with food, water and my appearances. Eventually he was on the back porch > daily meowing for breakfast and our Teddy Bear dog, Oliver, watched Zorro > eat from the other side of the screen door. By late September Zorro was > eating in the house, finding the litter box and purring so loudly he could > be heard from ten feet away. > > > > Zorro was neutered, vaccinated and checked over and quickly became the > kindest, most lovable cat I've ever had and at 70 I've had a few! We all > spent a wonderful year plus together and Oliver became so accepting of > Zorro that he allowed himself to be groomed my him. All this came crashing > down six weeks ago. Zorro slept more, did not jump into bed with me and > though he ate, he ate in little spurts. We took him in, tried some > antibiotics first since he had a fever but nothing changed. Then the blood > tests; then the devastating news: FeLV. The Vet suggested we consider > putting Zorro down since it was incurable. I said Zorro will decide that > action. For the next ten days we bought time with Zorro using a > coticosteroid via pills. But the inevitable came suddenly three Monday > evenings back. Zorro was slowly walking and then just laid down. His > breathing became labored and I lay down next to him whispering in his ears > and stroking his side. I told him to go, he'd done it on his terms and w > > ithing five minutes he was still. > > > > We've buried him with his bed and special blanket to cover him and keep > the soil off. He's now beneath a tree near where I first saw him. > > > > Ken Resch > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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