Re: life spans of positives

[Nina]

My positives all came from the same litter rescued at 2/12 weeks.  We're 
pretty sure they were born with it, or were exposed in the short time 
before they were rescued.  Flash died suddenly at 8 mos., his sister 
Molly, about 2 months later, they were both placed in the same home to 
very loving, caring guardians.  The remaining kittens are now 16 
months.  Lucky is still going strong in another home and has never shown 
any symptoms; he hasn't been tested for FeLV.  Tim has tested negative 
and has never been sick either.  You know about Jazz and Grace.  I'm 
sure I would have lost both of them by now, if I hadn't been on top of 
it every time they got sick.  I am also convinced that VO, Dox, (or the 
combination) has saved Grace on more than one occasion, and Jazz 
recovered with just the VO at least once.  I'm constantly holding my 
breath with both of them.
Nina

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If it is not too hard, could people let me know the ages of their positives 
now, and the ages of positives who have passed? I keep being told that I was 
being unrealistic in my hope that Simon, and my others, would live longer than 
they did. I had heard of positives living as long as 14.  My Jo died at age 3, 
Buddy at age 18 months, and Simon was around 4.  My largest grief right now is 
about his suffering and what he went through, but I am also so grief-stricken 
at how short his life was. And it was short, very short, at 4 years old, when 
cats can live to 20. But I also feel like it was short for a positive, like I 
should have been able to help him live longer than that. I am trying to 
assess my expectations of this, regarding my remaining positives as well, and so 
just want to know what the age spans really are for positives who are well 
cared-for, so maybe I can be more honest with myself about what truly can be 
expected.
Thanks,
Michelle