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Lynne I think you are awesome to offer to take the kitty that was just diagnosed felv+.I had a beautiful girl named Maizee Grace that battled 7 months.She went through chemo and all as a trooper.she didnt win the battle but I learned so much from my baby girl and now volunteer at a cat sanctuary for felv and fiv cats.I only adopt from there now.I did bring home another beaitiful baby girl Genevieve she lost her battle after being home with me for 4 1/2 months.But She lived at the sanctuary for over a year before that.When I had Maizee I did not have these wonderful people on the list to come to.But I found them afterwards and they helped me get through my grieving of Maizee and now all the losses I experience from volunteering.Good luck with your wonderful BooBoo.Bless you!! Sherry Lynne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ - The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
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This may be very true Jane. On the other hand it has crossed my mind that I personally am being taught some kind of lesson about the need to be sad. My mom passed away last year after a horrible 5 years of Alzheimer's. The final two years she was in a nursing home and the deterioration over that period of time was dramatic, to the point that one day when I went to visit her I walked right past her because she looked nothing like my mom. The night she died, my sister, brother and I stayed until her last breath. My siblings broke down crying but not me. I believe I made a sigh of relief and I have never shed a tear over her passing. I think it's because I had to be responsible for her care and I know I did all I could. The other two did little for her. I hope that when BooBoo's time comes I can let go as easily as I did with my mom but I doubt it. With these little guys we have to make the decisions about when they go. I won't let him suffer but it will be hard. We held our big Chuckie when he had to be euthanized, drove him home in the middle of the night and buried him in the pouring rain. That was 20 years ago and I still choke up when I think of him. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there.
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What a fabulous idea Jane! I'll do the same for my vet. I think he'd appreciate that. Thanks for the idea! Kerryx _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jane Lyons Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ _ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565 _ Effective September 1, 2007, we have changed our name to Mayer Brown LLP. IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer Brown LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer Brown LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
RE: for Lynne - good stories
It's clear you were the best daughter any mother could hope to have, Lynne. I'm so sorry for the pain that you and your mother went through. Life can be so hard, and so very hard to make sense of, especially when our loved ones suffer so terribly. I understand what you're saying about knowing you did all you could. That's the way I feel about my dad who passed away last April after a long and brave struggle with cancer. I also was with him when he drew his last breath, and his death had a profound effect on memade me realize even more the importance of making the most of each and every day---what's that saying? Live as though your days are numbered--because they are! Whenever my first cat, Katyis, comes to me for a cuddle when I'm busy in the kitchen---as is his habit!---I put aside what I'm doing and we have our cuddle. I don't want to look back on our time together when he's gone, and regret missed opportunities. I think I will feel about my Katyis the way you feel about your Chuckie. Kerry _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:13 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories This may be very true Jane. On the other hand it has crossed my mind that I personally am being taught some kind of lesson about the need to be sad. My mom passed away last year after a horrible 5 years of Alzheimer's. The final two years she was in a nursing home and the deterioration over that period of time was dramatic, to the point that one day when I went to visit her I walked right past her because she looked nothing like my mom. The night she died, my sister, brother and I stayed until her last breath. My siblings broke down crying but not me. I believe I made a sigh of relief and I have never shed a tear over her passing. I think it's because I had to be responsible for her care and I know I did all I could. The other two did little for her. I hope that when BooBoo's time comes I can let go as easily as I did with my mom but I doubt it. With these little guys we have to make the decisions about when they go. I won't let him suffer but it will be hard. We held our big Chuckie when he had to be euthanized, drove him home in the middle of the night and buried him in the pouring rain. That was 20 years ago and I still choke up when I think of him. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again
Re: for Lynne - good stories
I hear 'on the other hand' very clearly Lynne and you are so right. I suppose the only generalization to be made is that we care for these kitties deeply and they teach us what we need to know. I am sure the recent loss of your mother and the devastation of battling Alzheimer's has left you raw. I am very sorry. Jane On Feb 15, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Lynne wrote: This may be very true Jane. On the other hand it has crossed my mind that I personally am being taught some kind of lesson about the need to be sad. My mom passed away last year after a horrible 5 years of Alzheimer's. The final two years she was in a nursing home and the deterioration over that period of time was dramatic, to the point that one day when I went to visit her I walked right past her because she looked nothing like my mom. The night she died, my sister, brother and I stayed until her last breath. My siblings broke down crying but not me. I believe I made a sigh of relief and I have never shed a tear over her passing. I think it's because I had to be responsible for her care and I know I did all I could. The other two did little for her. I hope that when BooBoo's time comes I can let go as easily as I did with my mom but I doubt it. With these little guys we have to make the decisions about when they go. I won't let him suffer but it will be hard. We held our big Chuckie when he had to be euthanized, drove him home in the middle of the night and buried him in the pouring rain. That was 20 years ago and I still choke up when I think of him. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there.
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Lynne, I don't think you're alone in reacting the way you did at your mom's death. I'm sorry that she, and you, had to go through 5 years of that kind of hell. My mother died a few years ago, after 3 years in a nursing home, and at the end was so far from what she had been a few years before that we were probably both relieved. When the first cat I owned by myself, Saavik, died, I was sad but also a little relieved, since I had been worried, as she aged, about losing her and then it happened (acute renal failure, so not a lot of warning) and I cried, a lot (and still do sometimes when I think of her), but that part of it was over and I'd lived through it. My other cat was quite a bit younger, so I knew that barring calamity I wouldn't have to worry about THAT for a while again, and it was a relief. Now HE's getting up there, and there have been others in between, and it turns out you do get past the sadness. The same wonderful woman that Jane mentions, Nina, also brought me to this list with my stray Patches, and had a lot of wise words for me all through our ordeal together, which was actually only a matter of weeks. The circumstances of Patches' entering the lives of me and my housemate Gail were so odd that I do tend to believe Nina when she told me he'd been sent to us. It was 3 a.m. on the Sunday before July 4, which was on a Tuesday that year. I just happened to be awake at that outlandish hour, and noticed one of my cats howling at something outside. I went to the enclosed porch to investigate, and there was this big disheveled boy demanding attention! So we brought him in, and got him cleaned up and de-matted -- he had mats so huge they were like big angel wings, and must have been hurting him terribly. I think now that he came to us because we would clean him up, make him comfortable and love him for the little time it turned out he had. I don't think we'd have been great FeLV mommies in the long run -- with the supplements and the vet visits and the top-of-line food, and we had 4 other cats we'd have had to have vaccinated regularly and our resources are okay but not endless -- but he didn't need us in the long run. We beat ourselves up considerably that we weren't able to save him by the sheer force of our will, but possibly that was Patches' lesson to us, that you can't, always. ;-) Diane From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:13 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories This may be very true Jane. On the other hand it has crossed my mind that I personally am being taught some kind of lesson about the need to be sad. My mom passed away last year after a horrible 5 years of Alzheimer's. The final two years she was in a nursing home and the deterioration over that period of time was dramatic, to the point that one day when I went to visit her I walked right past her because she looked nothing like my mom. The night she died, my sister, brother and I stayed until her last breath. My siblings broke down crying but not me. I believe I made a sigh of relief and I have never shed a tear over her passing. I think it's because I had to be responsible for her care and I know I did all I could. The other two did little for her. I hope that when BooBoo's time comes I can let go as easily as I did with my mom but I doubt it. With these little guys we have to make the decisions about when they go. I won't let him suffer but it will be hard. We held our big Chuckie when he had to be euthanized, drove him home in the middle of the night and buried him in the pouring rain. That was 20 years ago and I still choke up when I think of him. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us
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Kerry, I do the same thing with Lennie, give him the time he demands. I'll be reading the paper and suddenly he wants to sleep on my lap. I think I can count the times he's sat on me during his 19 years. He's a guys cat. Always preferred my son, then when he moved away, my husband. I would try to coax him onto my lap but the little creep would jump up on the couch, walk toward me, put his two front paws on my lap, turn around and sit on Bob. Suddenly he likes my lap when I'm busy. But I indulge him. He won't be around all that much longer. BooBoo is becoming the same type of guy. Although he sleeps beside me on the bed, if he hears Bob downstairs he runs to the end of the bed waiting for him to come up. In the morning he walks up to his face and blats in it because he wants Bob to feed him, not me. Strange little guys. Lynne - Original Message - From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: RE: for Lynne - good stories It's clear you were the best daughter any mother could hope to have, Lynne. I'm so sorry for the pain that you and your mother went through. Life can be so hard, and so very hard to make sense of, especially when our loved ones suffer so terribly. I understand what you're saying about knowing you did all you could. That's the way I feel about my dad who passed away last April after a long and brave struggle with cancer. I also was with him when he drew his last breath, and his death had a profound effect on memade me realize even more the importance of making the most of each and every day---what's that saying? Live as though your days are numbered--because they are! Whenever my first cat, Katyis, comes to me for a cuddle when I'm busy in the kitchen---as is his habit!---I put aside what I'm doing and we have our cuddle. I don't want to look back on our time together when he's gone, and regret missed opportunities. I think I will feel about my Katyis the way you feel about your Chuckie. Kerry -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:13 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories This may be very true Jane. On the other hand it has crossed my mind that I personally am being taught some kind of lesson about the need to be sad. My mom passed away last year after a horrible 5 years of Alzheimer's. The final two years she was in a nursing home and the deterioration over that period of time was dramatic, to the point that one day when I went to visit her I walked right past her because she looked nothing like my mom. The night she died, my sister, brother and I stayed until her last breath. My siblings broke down crying but not me. I believe I made a sigh of relief and I have never shed a tear over her passing. I think it's because I had to be responsible for her care and I know I did all I could. The other two did little for her. I hope that when BooBoo's time comes I can let go as easily as I did with my mom but I doubt it. With these little guys we have to make the decisions about when they go. I won't let him suffer but it will be hard. We held our big Chuckie when he had to be euthanized, drove him home in the middle of the night and buried him in the pouring rain. That was 20 years ago and I still choke up when I think of him. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:19 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday
Re: for Lynne - good stories ~ Kerry, please add mine?
Please add mine, too. Squeaky and Stripes lived to ages 22 and 16, respectively. I adopted them at ages 9 and 7 years. Their prior owner was going to EU them because her new stepdaughter was allergic. They were FeLV positive. Stripes was symptomatic on and off and Squeaky was healthy until his final 3 weeks of life. They were large boyes ~ 15 lbs each. They were absolute loves. And, Isabella was rescued May 2007. She tested positive twice. She was very sick. Temp of 107, unexplained tremors, enlarged spleen and anemia. We almost lost her several times. She screamed if you tried to touch her. She was miserable. She never lost her will to eat, thank goodness. BellaBoo, as her adoptive mom calls her, thrives now and has doubled her weight. She lives alone with her mama who is my good friend and cat sitter. Laurie, Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Original Message - From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:59 AM Subject: for Lynne - good stories Lynne, I thought you might like to see this compilation of affirming stories from current and one-time listmembers that I put together in 2006. (Sheila and Michelle, I'll add yours if that's ok!) Kerry Bailey, diagnosed FeLV+ at 5 months of age, will turn 11 years old in May of 2006. He has 5 housemates, all of whom are negative and FeLV vaccinated--they eat, sleep, and play together, groom each other, and on the rare occasion have disagreements. In the almost 11 years that they have all lived together nobody else has become positive. Belinda, Sumner, WA [Belinda is a co-founder of felineleukemia.org and unstinting in her work on behalf of FeLV cats] ~ When I found Wowie outside my office in November, 2005 and adopted him, knowing he had FeLV, I thought I might have to distance myself from the situation, but I knew that no one would give him a better home than I could. Today Wowie is thriving and I wouldn't trade anything in the world for the love and joy this cat has brought into my life. I feel lucky every single day...just ask anyone I keep blabbing to about him! No matter how long his life may be, I will always be grateful for the time he has been a part of my life and know that because I gave him a chance, he has lived a more comfortable, warmer, loved existence in my home. And boy, does he show that he appreciates it! Rebecca Ulloa, Massapequa, NY ~ We have THREE cats with FeLV. Peridot is a beautiful orange tabby and he came to us over 7 years ago. The vet estimated his age then at about 4. He is now at least 11 years old and is as healthy as any other cat. He has had no symptoms. My mother and I rescued FeLV kitties Lovey and Merry from Georgia in February last year and they are now over 2 years old and both healthy without any symptoms. They all interact with our other three cats without any problem. My non-FeLV cats receive their shots each year, my FeLV cats receive Interferon daily, and all of them get a dose of L-Lysine daily. I expect all of them to live a nice long healthy life. Janine, Herbster, WI ~ Samantha, Ariele and Salome came to me as kittens. I didn't know they were FeLV positive until later. Samantha lived till she was 3, Ariele lived till she was 4 1/2 and Salome lived until 9 1/2. Salome was our joy and the kitty love of my husband's life. Siggie, almost 6, a negative cat, lived alongside of all of the FeLV+ cats, kept up to date with the FeLV booster. He remains negative to this day. Terri Brown, Trenton, NJ I have a wonderful, loving former throw away named Dixie Louise. We are not real sure how old she is but I suspect about 2 years old. She was tested for FeLV + in June 2005 when I took her to the vet to be spayed. She lived on my mother's patio and in a pine thicket for several months (including the entire winter in a Rubbermaid shelter) before I took her to the vets'. She is an indoor cat now and has been since she tested. She has had no real health issues. She is one of the sweetest cats I have ever known. My vets have assured me that FeLV is not a death sentence and were visibly relieved when I decided to keep the little homeless cat instead of having her killed. Marylyn I adopted Cricket as a kitten and he was 2 when I found out he was FeLV positive. Cricket lived a good life until he was 4.5 years old. He was such a special kitty--he liked to shower, LOVED to play, slept with my husband and I every night, and just captured my heart from the start. I miss him terribly, but despite the pain of losing him, I will never regret adopting him. Wendy E., Dallas, TX ~ My first FeLV cat was Calawalla Banana Booboo. She was outside my house, playing regularly, when I began feeding her and took her inside. I couldn't believe it when the vet said that she tested positive for FeLV.
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Please do. Sheila **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565)
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Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker _http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/_ (http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/) _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue) _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html) _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html) _http://www.felineleukemia.org/_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org/) _http://www.petloss.com/_ (http://www.petloss.com/) TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS _https://www.paypal.com/_ (https://www.paypal.com/) **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565)
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Thank you Kerry. This is a Valentine's Day present. I tried to reply to you, but my message was held by the moderator for being too long. Could I send this to the 'other' FeLV list? It is a wonderful message for all people who are in love with FeLV kitties. Thanks Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 10:59 AM, MacKenzie, Kerry N. wrote: Lynne, I thought you might like to see this compilation of affirming stories from current and one-time listmembers that I put together in 2006. (Sheila and Michelle, I'll add yours if that's ok!) Kerry
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I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there.
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Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there.
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Great Lynne ...that would be wonderful. You've found a good vet! Not too long ago, when I was as 'shell shocked' as you are now, a woman (Nina) who was on this list told me that it is her belief that these Felv kitties are often 'sent' to us to teach us how to let go of our fear of loss, and how to live as they do, in the moment. I've found it to be so true. I hope with some time, you'll feel that way about BooBoo. It will get better. 0It sounds as though you and your husband are going to give him every thing you can to fight this battle. He's so lucky to have found you. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Lynne wrote: Jane, I think that's a wonderful idea. I was telling our vet about the good stories tonight and he was very interested. We've determined this is a really terrific guy we've found. He's attempting to adopt out a just diagnosed FelV cat because as he confided to us tonight, he just loves this cat and doesn't want to see her put down. Like I mentioned, if that is what the owners decide to do, we've told him we will take her. Lynne - Original Message - From: Jane Lyons To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: Re: for Lynne - good stories I've just printed out a bunch of copies of the good stories. I'm going to give them to my vet when I stop in to get DMG tomorrow. Vets should have hopeful stories to share with clients who were as devastated as we all were. Thanks again, Kerry. It was so good of you to put these together. Jane On Feb 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry, Thanks for adding the stories as I remember them when I joined many moons ago. It is refreshing to see this again. Still say that when the cure or vaccine to help the kitties I will eat a piece of Cheesecake as part of celebrating. (I can't stand the stuff...yuck) But will do it for the ones we have lost and for the current ones battling this horrible disease. The day will come when a cure will happen but not soon enough for me. Bless all of you of caring and loving your Felv kitties! TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Terrie Mohr-Forker http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html http://www.felineleukemia.org/ http://www.petloss.com/ TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS https://www.paypal.com/ The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there.
