Karolyn I too am sorry to hear of the sad news of Coco passing away.
I have read a few emails and I am glad to hear that you are not beating yourself up for Coca catching felv. I think it was great that she was a feral cat that you took into your home and saved her and gave her a great home and love for they time she spent with you. This in a way reminds me of Bamama who ended up being fiv+. I had her for years we tested for felv but never fiv so when I found out she was fiv+ and was at full blown aids I always wished I had known more or did something different but bottom line I saved her from the horrors of the outside she had a good life and was happy while she was with me for 10years. I am sure Coco is telling her her old feral friends at the bridge how much luckier she was to have found you and will watch over you and the rest of the gang while she is perched on her new cloud with her pretty little angel wings. My heart goes out to you Carla Date sent: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 02:57:15 -0700 (PDT) From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Coco To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Karolyn, > > I'm so sorry to hear this news. There's no way of knowing how she > became positive, I guess, since she's tested so negative so many > times. I hope you aren't beating yourself up about mixing. I have a > feeling that there are many people who think they are not mixing but > really are because of how this disease quarantines itself in organs > and bone marrow. It's so sad. I'm glad Coco had a chance to have > such a good life with you to the end. > > Tonya > > Karolyn Lount <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fri.afternoon Coco, my 10yr. old FeLV Neg passed over the bridge. As > many of you know I often send "Reply" messages that I have mixed my > Neg. & Pos. for many yrs. and had never had a Neg. turn Pos. after > they came out with the vaccine against Felv. Over 3 weeks ago she > became very sick with an URI. I had to take her to the Vet where she > had Meds. & IV's. On a Mon. morning he called that I could pick her up > and bring her home. I was unable to pick her up until Tue. He called > me Mon. afternoon and said she had reverted and not to pick her up. I > was able to bring her home on Fri. and she was fine for a couple of > days then back to the vet. More IV's, not eating, etc. About every 4 > days she would appear to be OK then she would revert again. A Blood > Panel was done and other various test and every thing came back with > "Glowing Colors". We were at a loose as to what was going on. So off > to a Specialist I took her. Before she got sick she was over weight > and there was not enough loose skin to "Scruff her" By this last Fri > her skin was just hanging on her so I was scared she might get a Fatty > Liver. It turn out she was Pos. in her Bone Marrow and there was no > way of knowing how many yrs. she had been Pos. Every test she had ever > had always came back Neg. And in all those 10yrs. she had never been > sick a day. She was so far gone she had to be helped over the bridge. > She was a Feral when I got her , at 6mos. of age. It took 4 yrs before > she would let ne touch her. The last 2yrs she would get up on the > table and But Heads with me 3 or 4 times a day. and every morning when > I got up she would run into the bedroom in front of my feet (I am > wheelchair bound) and would not move until I patted her several times > and a couple of mos. ago she climbed up on the bed to sleep with me. I > have a very high bed and she was to fat to leap on it. I could hear > her climbing up the bedding to get there. She still would not let me > pick her up. The last time she had to go to the vet I sat her carrier > on the floor and she ran into it. > > >
