I too have come to think of FeLV babies as having a shorter life span.
They're like sweet butterflies, beautiful, vivid, full of life and then
gone. When I hear of a 6 year old positive, I find myself thinking, oh,
if only my little loves can make it that long. I think that's part of
what makes them so precious, we're always aware that they may not have
long to be with us. It makes me appreciate every day, every snuggle.
When I first learned my bottle babies were positive, I went through a
mourning period, as if they were already gone. I know that's not what
they want. They want us to enjoy our time together, without dread,
without grief. Now, when I look at my angels it's with appreciation for
every moment. When I occasionally find my eyes welling with tears, I
remind myself that one of the great lessons all animals have to teach
us, is to live in the moment. None of us knows what tomorrow will bring.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anne, I am so sorry. The first time I lost a cat to FeLV I could not really
believe it was going to happen, because she was only 3 and I had never lost an
animal that young. Sine then I lost an 18 month old. It is a horrible thing.
I have almost come to think of cats with feLV as having a whole different life
expectancy than other cats. Otherwise it is impossible to cope with the loss
of such young life.
Michelle
