Karolyn,
I am so sorry about Coco. I have a cat Dusty, who was feral when I brought her in about 7 years ago. She lived in a sliding door closet for probably a year, finally came out and then about 3 years later, one day, just started head bumping me. Since then she loves her pets, but still cannot be held for any length of time. I think it is quite a tribute when they decide we are "good" enough to trust. Take care and I am glad that Coco found a caring and trusting person to share her life.
Joan
Terri Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Terri Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Big hugs to you on your loss.Goodnight, sweet Coco.......=^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^=Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/
My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/
My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350----- Original Message -----From: Karolyn LountSent: Monday, October 25, 2004 5:46 AMSubject: CocoFri.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 t! he 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.
