Dear Lora: So what is your price range?? I have told you that I am quite sure Jasmine would be willing to work with you in terms of a discount, give time to make payment or maybe even for gratis, but you can't just sit there and say it isn't possible when you haven't even tried. I sent Jasmine an e-mail and forwarded to her your original post to the talklist about Dartagnan.
I've also indicated to you that there is a student of AC who might be willing to help you at no charge (just in return for an evaluation) if she is not too busy. I sent Madelina an email and briefly described your problem. I am hoping that she will contact you. Most people don't become AC'ers because they are out to make big bucks like Sonja Fitzpatrick who is on TV and popular with the Hollywood set (she gets something like $350 per consult or more!). But they do deserve to be compensated for their services, just like anyone else. I dare say you have spent hundreds on vet calls that have told you virtually nothing. You've considered spending money on more tests, or diapers or Prozac, etc. etc. yet you insist you can't afford to give Dartagnan a chance to tell you his side of the story?!!? You say you've spent thousands on repairing the damage he's done to your house and are just about ready to send him on the big sleep if he doesn't change his ways. A 30-minute consult would probably cost between $40-75, and there is a good chance that if you explain your dire circumstances, someone like Jasmine or Patricia, who are both very compassionate people, would be very understanding and be willing to help you for whatever you could afford to pay. Believe me, saving a cat from being PTS because he is being misunderstood, perhaps, is more important to them than making a few $. If you are able to understand WHY Dartagnan is doing what he is doing, won't it be easier to decide what to do about it? Can you imagine what it must be like for animals when we are so dense and just don't understand what they are trying so hard to tell us? I am trying to get ready to go out of town tonight and don't have any more time or I could tell you about some of my experiences with animal communication. It is not hokus pokus, it is a very real phenomena. If I had a choice between winning the lottery and being able to communicate psychically with animals, I would choose the latter, in a heartbeat. I daresay you are probably a lot better off financially than I am, but if I have to make a choice between taking one of my cats to a vet or "talking" to them when faced with a situation that baffles me, I have found my money much better spend in "talking" to the cat first. Would you like to go to a doctor that you could not communicate with and have him/her prescribe medications and treatment just by looking at you? Would you want to be in a courtroom and not be able to speak in your own defense nor have a lawyer who could speak on your behalf, with your life hanging in the balance?? I wish I had a few extra dollars...I would gladly pay to give Datagnan a chance to express himself, but I am unemployed with umpteen furry mouths to feed and so far in the hole $-wise right now I don't want to think about it. I do hope you will decide to make an effort to follow up on the suggestions more than one of us has given you and find a way to "talk" directly with Dartagnan. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and hoping you will get some answers to your problem. Take care... Sally in San Jose
