Re: Way OT: Far out

2007-09-01 Thread Susan Dubose
Last week I was caring for one of my client's felv+kitties, 
"The Chairman" AKAS "Chairman Meow", AKAS "Rothchild" and he was unusually 
active.

I was spying on him while I prepared his lunch,he was jumping in the air and 
running around..actin' all crazyso cute!

Then I see that he is batting a snake around, poor thing was almost dead from 
his pawing and tossin' it up in the air.

I quickly grabbed it and put it outside, he proceeded to walk around and meow, 
singin' for his snake, looking for it even under the rug

His new Native American name is "One who dances w/Snakes.."

Told ya, kitties have many names, many purrsonalities in them there tiny furry 
little bodies...

Many names indeed.

Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
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  - Original Message - 
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  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 11:45 AM
  Subject: Re: Way OT: Far out


  Wow that is amazing and made me have a shiver down my spine. Last week I was 
taking my Puppy Blue for a 2 am walk. It was dark and I walked right into a 
fresh web> Oh it was so "wet and sticky". I ran into the house and showered 
quickly hoping no spidars were in my hair. Thanks for sharing. 
  P.s. You can tell I am a big baby when it comes to spidars! LOL
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Re: Update on Olive: Dilemma...

2007-09-01 Thread Belinda

   This is totally and absolutely incorrect

but warned me that it usually only works a couple times because an immunity 
develops
please ask him to do some research on this, I know from experience of my 
own cat and hundreds of people on the anemia list with cats getting 
epogen, procrit and the news drug for anemia, starts with an A and I 
can't think of the name right now, that it is less than 30% of cats that 
may develope a reaction and then only after an average of 4 or more 
months of bein on the drug!  AND when that happens your just 
basically back where you started and the epogen doesn't work anymore.


As I said Bailey was on it 6 MONTHS with NO problems, sorry to yell but 
it seems like nobody is listening half the time and a cats life is at 
stake


So . try and possibly save your cat  don't try and your cat dies 
FOR SURE, for me the choice is very easy.


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Re: Way OT: Far out

2007-09-01 Thread Watsdadillyo
Wow that is amazing and made me have a shiver down my spine. Last week I  was 
taking my Puppy Blue for a 2 am walk. It was dark and I walked right into a  
fresh web> Oh it was so "wet and sticky". I ran into the house and showered  
quickly hoping no spidars were in my hair. Thanks for sharing. 
P.s. You can tell I am a big baby when it comes to spidars! LOL
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RE: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Watsdadillyo
Oh megan, My heart breaks for you. Little Olive was indeed a beautiful girl  
as her siblings. She is out of pain. May your heart heal fast and memories  
always fill your heart with absolute love.
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Way OT: Far out

2007-09-01 Thread Susan Dubose
Even Spiders Know Everythings Bigger in Texas
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14094404&sc=emaf 


What's really interesting is that these particuliarly spiders are not "social" 
by nature...


Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent





Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread glenda Goodman
Megan,
 I'm so sorry. She was a beautiful little girl. It is
so unfair. Her siblings are very beautiful too. Make
sure you give them extra vitamins and iron just to
make sure they stay strong. I think it is very lucky
they have tested negative. This means they did not
contract this disease through their mom. 
You have been a great joy to me, just because it is so
wonderful to see a person so full of love and
compassion. People like the people here on this list
do restore my faith in people. There is so much
unkindness in this world. Hearing about how all this
has ended did break my heart. My eyes get cleaned out
every morning here...I know we were all hoping so
badly everything would turn out perfect. Your other
little guys deserve your attention now. I'm sure this
has been awful for them too. 
You have learned so much here ,as have we all. You
have also made a lot of friends. I'm sure you will
always be able to find a friend here who will remember
you. 
I really loved your pictures! They were very easy to
access too! Thank you Megan. Now it is back to
thinking about school. You will have a wonderful life.
Sending our love and best wishes always, Glenda and
family
--- Megan Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was
> probably the toughest decision 
> of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the
> first being to decide to let 
> Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day
> yesterday and today with 
> her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My
> roommate and I sat by her 
> for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to
> go, that she'd take one last 
> looking like she'd already passed. At one point she
> looked like she was really 
> gone, aside from the very slight rising of her
> chest, and then she rolled over 
> and stretched out, almost as if she were alright...
> it was heartbreaking.
> 
> This morning I had thought about trying to save her,
> but in my heart I feel 
> that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps
> there was a slight chance 
> I truly could have saved her and reversed the
> anemia--but I have a feeling it 
> wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want
> to put Olive through more 
> suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but
> if I had tried to keep 
> her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my
> own selfish reasons. I will 
> miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out
> easy. I am sorry that I 
> could not give her a longer life, but at least the
> one she had was a great 
> one. She was one of the best kitties ever.
> 
> The vet called me this afternoon asking for an
> update, and I told him of my 
> decision, but that I still didn't know which way to
> go about it. He told me 
> he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so
> I told him I might call 
> back. After discussing it with my roommate and
> boyfriend, I called back. It 
> was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last
> meal of tuna before 
> parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and
> I was happy to see her 
> gobble up quite a bit of it.
> 
> Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on
> left, Kudzu on right)
> 
> She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many
> good photos of her...
> 
> Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean
> to come off as ungrateful 
> in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain,
> and so confused. I'm 
> feeling better now, because I know I did the right
> thing, as awful as it was.
> 
> I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may
> eventually leave this list, 
> as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for
> some time being... But I'll 
> stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.
> 
> -Megan
> 
> 
> 
> 



   

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Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Jane Lyons


I am so sorry Megan. It is heartbreaking. Olive was lucky to have  
found you

to experience your love and care. She was a beautiful kittie.

Jane



tunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was
probably the toughest decision
of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the
first being to decide to let
Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day
yesterday and today with
her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My
roommate and I sat by her
for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to
go, that she'd take one last
looking like she'd already passed. At one point she
looked like she was really
gone, aside from the very slight rising of her
chest, and then she rolled over
and stretched out, almost as if she were alright...
it was heartbreaking.

This morning I had thought about trying to save her,
but in my heart I feel
that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps
there was a slight chance
I truly could have saved her and reversed the
anemia--but I have a feeling it
wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want
to put Olive through more
suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but
if I had tried to keep
her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my
own selfish reasons. I will
miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out
easy. I am sorry that I
could not give her a longer life, but at least the
one she had was a great
one. She was one of the best kitties ever.

The vet called me this afternoon asking for an
update, and I told him of my
decision, but that I still didn't know which way to
go about it. He told me
he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so
I told him I might call
back. After discussing it with my roommate and
boyfriend, I called back. It
was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last
meal of tuna before
parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and
I was happy to see her
gobble up quite a bit of it.

Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on
left, Kudzu on right)

She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many
good photos of her...

Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean
to come off as ungrateful
in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain,
and so confused. I'm
feeling better now, because I know I did the right
thing, as awful as it was.

I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may
eventually leave this list,
as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for
some time being... But I'll
stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.

-Megan







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the service of your God"

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Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread dede hicken
Oh Megan, I am so sorry.  I know what you went
through.  I never had a chance to think about euth for
Ki.  It happened so fast.  He was only 14 mo, and it
WAS too young to die.  Olive looks just like my little
Anklet...that cute little white spot on their jaw.

God grant you peace,
Dede



--- Megan Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was
> probably the toughest decision 
> of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the
> first being to decide to let 
> Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day
> yesterday and today with 
> her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My
> roommate and I sat by her 
> for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to
> go, that she'd take one last 
> looking like she'd already passed. At one point she
> looked like she was really 
> gone, aside from the very slight rising of her
> chest, and then she rolled over 
> and stretched out, almost as if she were alright...
> it was heartbreaking.
> 
> This morning I had thought about trying to save her,
> but in my heart I feel 
> that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps
> there was a slight chance 
> I truly could have saved her and reversed the
> anemia--but I have a feeling it 
> wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want
> to put Olive through more 
> suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but
> if I had tried to keep 
> her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my
> own selfish reasons. I will 
> miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out
> easy. I am sorry that I 
> could not give her a longer life, but at least the
> one she had was a great 
> one. She was one of the best kitties ever.
> 
> The vet called me this afternoon asking for an
> update, and I told him of my 
> decision, but that I still didn't know which way to
> go about it. He told me 
> he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so
> I told him I might call 
> back. After discussing it with my roommate and
> boyfriend, I called back. It 
> was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last
> meal of tuna before 
> parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and
> I was happy to see her 
> gobble up quite a bit of it.
> 
> Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
> http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on
> left, Kudzu on right)
> 
> She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many
> good photos of her...
> 
> Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean
> to come off as ungrateful 
> in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain,
> and so confused. I'm 
> feeling better now, because I know I did the right
> thing, as awful as it was.
> 
> I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may
> eventually leave this list, 
> as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for
> some time being... But I'll 
> stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.
> 
> -Megan
> 
> 
> 
> 


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of your God"
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Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Megan I am so sorry you lost sweet little Olive.she was adorable.Hugs to you
  Sherry

Megan Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was probably the toughest decision 
of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the first being to decide to let 
Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day yesterday and today with 
her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My roommate and I sat by her 
for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to go, that she'd take one last 
looking like she'd already passed. At one point she looked like she was really 
gone, aside from the very slight rising of her chest, and then she rolled over 
and stretched out, almost as if she were alright... it was heartbreaking.

This morning I had thought about trying to save her, but in my heart I feel 
that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps there was a slight chance 
I truly could have saved her and reversed the anemia--but I have a feeling it 
wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want to put Olive through more 
suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but if I had tried to keep 
her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my own selfish reasons. I will 
miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out easy. I am sorry that I 
could not give her a longer life, but at least the one she had was a great 
one. She was one of the best kitties ever.

The vet called me this afternoon asking for an update, and I told him of my 
decision, but that I still didn't know which way to go about it. He told me 
he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so I told him I might call 
back. After discussing it with my roommate and boyfriend, I called back. It 
was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last meal of tuna before 
parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and I was happy to see her 
gobble up quite a bit of it.

Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on left, Kudzu on right)

She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many good photos of her...

Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean to come off as ungrateful 
in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain, and so confused. I'm 
feeling better now, because I know I did the right thing, as awful as it was.

I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may eventually leave this list, 
as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for some time being... But I'll 
stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.

-Megan





   
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Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Susan Dubose
Ahhh, a beautiful little tuxie girl.

Siamese & tuxies, my favorites.  :)

Tuxies are all dressed up in their party clothes all the time..

But I love them all.

Thank you for sharing her photos w/us.

Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent




- Original Message - 
From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "felvtalk" 
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Goodbye, Olive...


Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was probably the toughest decision
of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the first being to decide to 
let
Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day yesterday and today 
with
her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My roommate and I sat by 
her
for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to go, that she'd take one 
last
looking like she'd already passed. At one point she looked like she was 
really
gone, aside from the very slight rising of her chest, and then she rolled 
over
and stretched out, almost as if she were alright... it was heartbreaking.

This morning I had thought about trying to save her, but in my heart I feel
that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps there was a slight 
chance
I truly could have saved her and reversed the anemia--but I have a feeling 
it
wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want to put Olive through 
more
suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but if I had tried to keep
her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my own selfish reasons. I 
will
miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out easy. I am sorry that I
could not give her a longer life, but at least the one she had was a great
one. She was one of the best kitties ever.

The vet called me this afternoon asking for an update, and I told him of my
decision, but that I still didn't know which way to go about it. He told me
he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so I told him I might call
back. After discussing it with my roommate and boyfriend, I called back. It
was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last meal of tuna before
parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and I was happy to see her
gobble up quite a bit of it.

Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on left, Kudzu on right)

She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many good photos of her...

Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean to come off as 
ungrateful
in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain, and so confused. I'm
feeling better now, because I know I did the right thing, as awful as it 
was.

I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may eventually leave this list,
as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for some time being... But 
I'll
stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.

-Megan





Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Susan Dubose
I'm so sorry, Megan.

She was a very lucky cat to have you.

And we are all so blessed to have them in our lives for the short time that 
we do.

Please take care of yourself.


Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent




- Original Message - 
From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "felvtalk" 
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Goodbye, Olive...


Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was probably the toughest decision
of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the first being to decide to 
let
Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day yesterday and today 
with
her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My roommate and I sat by 
her
for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to go, that she'd take one 
last
looking like she'd already passed. At one point she looked like she was 
really
gone, aside from the very slight rising of her chest, and then she rolled 
over
and stretched out, almost as if she were alright... it was heartbreaking.

This morning I had thought about trying to save her, but in my heart I feel
that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps there was a slight 
chance
I truly could have saved her and reversed the anemia--but I have a feeling 
it
wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want to put Olive through 
more
suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but if I had tried to keep
her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my own selfish reasons. I 
will
miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out easy. I am sorry that I
could not give her a longer life, but at least the one she had was a great
one. She was one of the best kitties ever.

The vet called me this afternoon asking for an update, and I told him of my
decision, but that I still didn't know which way to go about it. He told me
he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so I told him I might call
back. After discussing it with my roommate and boyfriend, I called back. It
was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last meal of tuna before
parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and I was happy to see her
gobble up quite a bit of it.

Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on left, Kudzu on right)

She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many good photos of her...

Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean to come off as 
ungrateful
in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain, and so confused. I'm
feeling better now, because I know I did the right thing, as awful as it 
was.

I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may eventually leave this list,
as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for some time being... But 
I'll
stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.

-Megan





Re: papillon, part 2

2007-09-01 Thread Susan Dubose
It's a fairly new immune boosting drug from what I have gathered.

My vet has his felv+ cats on it and he thinks it is helping them.

Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent




  - Original Message - 
  From: Taylor Scobie Humphrey 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 1:54 AM
  Subject: Re: papillon, part 2


  Okay, have I been asleep?  (Ans:  probably!)  What's the T-cyte drug?




  "Consciousness is Causal 
   and Physicality is its
   Manifestation."




  On Aug 31, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Susan Dubose wrote:


I talked to Dr.Smith today about my Pappy, he wants me to bring him for a 
thorough exam ASAP.

He says that the thing w/felv+cats, you have to watch them very 
carefully,more so than other cats, of course, because cats are so good about 
"hiding" their medical problems.

And when their behavior changes, that's always cause for alarm.

I have back to back petsitting next week ( w/lots of special needs pets) 
due to a holiday and I will be lucky if I even get to eat in a timely fashion.

Probably will just eat in my car as usual.

Talk about pressure.

My vet is a 70+mile round trip, also.

The good thing is that I can always take him there, drop him off,and he 
will be in good hands, I know.

Then just pick him up when I can.

On another note, Dr. & Mrs.Smith are getting a total of 8 felv+ cats from 
the FLOCK fiasco,due to arrive next week.

Best Friends, in return , is taking about 7 or 8 highly adoptable kittens, 
all about 8 weeks old.

They are so cute!

They were dumped @ the shelter in 2 filthy carriers, all very sick 
w/URI,parasites & diarhea.

I saw them today, what little pistols!

They are rip, roaring & ready to gooo!

I miss having kittens.  :(

My kitten foster space has been made into the felv+ suite..

All of the Smiths' felv+cats are on the T-Cyte drug, and it's seems to be 
working and it's available for sale.

Sheila said in the past they have given them all interferon, but it just 
didn't seem to do much.


Susan J. DuBose  >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
  "As Cleopatra lay in state,
   Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
   Purring welcomes of soft applause,
   Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
 Trajan Tennent









Re: Goodbye, Olive...

2007-09-01 Thread Marylyn
Hang around a while.  The support here is great and you sound like you 
really need it.


Olive is beautiful and very grateful that you loved her and took good care 
of her.  Let her visit you and calm you.just ask her to drop in one 
night while you are asleep and receptive to her.







If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of 
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with 
their fellow man.
 St. 
Francis
- Original Message - 
From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "felvtalk" 
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Goodbye, Olive...


Unfortunately, I had to resort to PTS. It was probably the toughest 
decision
of my life--or at least, the second toughest, the first being to decide to 
let
Olive go in the first place. I spent most of the day yesterday and today 
with
her, and it was miserable watching her fade away. My roommate and I sat by 
her
for hours today. I kept thinking she was about to go, that she'd take one 
last
looking like she'd already passed. At one point she looked like she was 
really
gone, aside from the very slight rising of her chest, and then she rolled 
over

and stretched out, almost as if she were alright... it was heartbreaking.

This morning I had thought about trying to save her, but in my heart I 
feel
that it would have done more harm than good. Perhaps there was a slight 
chance
I truly could have saved her and reversed the anemia--but I have a feeling 
it
wouldn't have worked out that way, and I didn't want to put Olive through 
more
suffering. She was too young to succumb to this, but if I had tried to 
keep
her alive, I feel that it would've been out of my own selfish reasons. I 
will

miss her so much, but I am glad that she went out easy. I am sorry that I
could not give her a longer life, but at least the one she had was a great
one. She was one of the best kitties ever.

The vet called me this afternoon asking for an update, and I told him of 
my
decision, but that I still didn't know which way to go about it. He told 
me
he'd be at the clinic for about 20 more minutes, so I told him I might 
call
back. After discussing it with my roommate and boyfriend, I called back. 
It

was terrible. But at least Olive got to enjoy a last meal of tuna before
parting this world. She'd not eaten in a while, and I was happy to see her
gobble up quite a bit of it.

Here are some photos of Olive, if you're interested:
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/olive2.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/babyolive.JPG
http://web.utk.edu/~mheikkin/kittens.JPG (Juniper on left, Kudzu on right)

She was not very photogenic, so I don't have many good photos of her...

Thank you guys for all of your help. I did not mean to come off as 
ungrateful

in one of my previous emails. I was in so much pain, and so confused. I'm
feeling better now, because I know I did the right thing, as awful as it 
was.


I wish you and all your kitties good luck. I may eventually leave this 
list,
as I should hopefully no longer have use of it for some time being... But 
I'll

stay on for a bit. Thank you, everyone, so much.

-Megan