Re: CLS

2005-09-06 Thread Terri Durham-Stone


Hi Tanya, Hubby is fine - thank goodness, it was just a medicine
interaction - he sure scared me !!
No my kitties didn't come from Georgia, I try to name the litters
to match so we can keep them straight on who goes to who :)
Their Mom is Savannah and so I named the kits all different counties,
the only female is Marietta, I "used" to do genealogy and my family came
from Georgia, and also from SC, NC, TN, TX ... Marietta is a county
in GA that my "James" line came from.
Anyway, I am hoping that Marietta, Athens and Atlanta make it,
but I have my doubts because it seems that FIP is taking them one by one.
Oh and their brother Rome is the only one who tested negative, he seems
to be doing fine but I will have him re-tested in a few more weeks - he
is separated from his siblings.
Got to run - one of my kitties has a bad front leg and is going to the
vets this morning to get it amputated, but I know it is for the best,
we will keep him if he doesn't get adopted but 3 weeks ago we did adopt
a 3 legged - some people love the special needs.
Thank you
Terri


catatonya wrote:
I'm so sorry, Terri. "Albany", "Macon"
did these cats come from Georgia? How is your husband? tonya
Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For
another sibling of Albany - "Macon" he was just a little over 4
months FELV pos, he was pts on Thursday Sept 1st from FIP - he could
hardly walk and his eyes told me it was time - He is out of any pain
now
and with his brother and other friends.
4 left of the litter - there was only one that was negative for FELV
heavy heart in Oakdale, CA
Terri
ps trying to look at my glass half full - sometimes this is hard when
all this is happening
Terri Durham-Stone
Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter"
Live well, Love much, Laugh Often




--
Terri Durham-Stone
Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter"
Live well, Love much, Laugh Often



Sheila and Bubba

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Dear Sheila,

Bubba sounds like a complete character, hell-bent on spending those famous nine lives! I'm so very sorry for your loss; I know how hard it will be to not see him every day. He's there, though; all around you. In spirit and in your wonderful memories. Sending you a huge, warm hug.

Love, Julie
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

Re: CLS for Marie Cat

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Dear Tad,

I am so sorry to hear this news. Marie Cat was so very fortunate to have been rescued by you and to live out her life in comfort and with love.

I know how you'll miss her until you meet again.

Take care of yourself.

Love, Julie Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sadly my Marie Cat passed away quietly last evening..9/4/2005...She was a beautiful Russian Blue...She was my first FeLV+ cat..I brought her home almost 2 years ago to the dayShe was thought to be near 16 years old but she was picked up as a stray and we don't know for sure..I rescued her with a group of 4 cats all starving and eaten by fleas..Marie was very down and they didn't think she would survived the 300 mile trip home but i wanted to give her a chance...I didn't know they were FeLV+ until I took them to my vet and that is when I decided to start my FeLV+ room..I lost one of the kittens is a short time but her brother is still here...Marie has always acted like an old cat but got around and had her favorite spots in sunny windows and on the soft rug on the breeze way...She enjoyed both those spots yesterday...About a week ago she
 started drinking a lot of water and then throwing up...I put her on an A/D diet and she seemed fine for a couple days then started not eating...She excepted some from a suringe but not enough...Last evening she only wanted about 10 cc and then wanted to get in the window over my bed...I had to help her climb up there...She stayed there for a couple hours then came down beside me where she always slept and before long she had passed onI might have been able to do more to extend her life but she was old and she was comfortable and happy right up to the end...She was a very special cat, like all the others too, and she will remain in my heart foreverTad"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi
 (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

Re: CLS

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Oh, Terri, your heart must indeed be heavy. I am so sorry to hear about Macon. FIP is just absolutely hideous. 

I like to think of him running and playing with his brother and his friends at the Bridge; I hope you can take comfort in thinking of him there and know that he was so lucky to spend his too-short life with you.

Take care of yourself; sending lots of hugs.

Love, JulieTerri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For another sibling of Albany - "Macon" he was just a little over 4months FELV pos, he was pts on Thursday Sept 1st from FIP - he couldhardly walk and his eyes told me it was time - He is out of any pain nowand with his brother and other friends.4 left of the litter - there was only one that was negative for FELVheavy heart in Oakdale, CATerrips trying to look at my glass half full - sometimes this is hard whenall this is happeningTerri Durham-StoneSafe a Life "Spay and Neuter"Live well, Love much, Laugh Often"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come
 WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Hi All
I do not believe I am getting all the emails from the list still, and I have not had time to check the archives, to individually comment and offer condolences. 

I am so sorry for all of the recent losses, I light a candle for our dearly loved furrbabies that have taken the walk over the bridge, to that wonderous place on the other side, I hope one and all realize that they are never really truly gone, always loved and remebered by us the ones who they watched over and loved while they were a part of our enriched livesthey are truly healthy and happy now, eating the grass and playing with the bugs.

Again I offer my deepest condolences, and heartfelt huggs and headbutts to all
CherieHave a purrfect day
Cherie


Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Hi All
I do not believe I am getting all the emails from the list still, and I have not had time to check the archives, to individually comment and offer condolences. 

I am so sorry for all of the recent losses, I light a candle for our dearly loved furrbabies that have taken the walk over the bridge, to that wonderous place on the other side, I hope one and all realize that they are never really truly gone, always loved and remebered by us the ones who they watched over and loved while they were a part of our enriched livesthey are truly healthy and happy now, eating the grass and playing with the bugs.

Again I offer my deepest condolences, and heartfelt huggs and headbutts to all
CherieHave a purrfect day
Cherie


Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Hi All
I do not believe I am getting all the emails from the list still, and I have not had time to check the archives, to individually comment and offer condolences. 

I am so sorry for all of the recent losses, I light a candle for our dearly loved furrbabies that have taken the walk over the bridge, to that wonderous place on the other side, I hope one and all realize that they are never really truly gone, always loved and remebered by us the ones who they watched over and loved while they were a part of our enriched livesthey are truly healthy and happy now, eating the grass and playing with the bugs.

Again I offer my deepest condolences, and heartfelt huggs and headbutts to all
CherieHave a purrfect day
Cherie


Re: Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Sheila208
Cherie , I'm not getting all my mail either and I get multiple copies of some. Sheila


Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Hi Everyone,

I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.

Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.

Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.

I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.

Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your thoughts.

Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.
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Re: Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Cherie and Sheila, the same is happening to me. It'd odd, because some days I seem to get all the mail and others I quite obviously pick up in the middle of a thread.

Julie

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cherie , I'm not getting all my mail either and I get multiple copies of some. Sheila "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

GLOW for all...

2005-09-06 Thread TenHouseCats
i'm sorry that i haven't been responding personally to folks who are
grieving transitions and losses with their beloved furchildren, but
you are all in my thoughts and my heart.

my physical time right now is going toward Katrina animal-rescue work,
and i don't see that task ending anytime soon. so if i do NOT answer
individuals emails, it's not because i don't care...


-- 
MaryChristine

AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats
MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ: 289856892



Re: GLOW for all...

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
MaryChristine,

You save every animal you can! That's the priority! It's absolutely wonderful that you are able to do this! Sending you all best wishes.

Love, Julie TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i'm sorry that i haven't been responding personally to folks who aregrieving transitions and losses with their beloved furchildren, butyou are all in my thoughts and my heart.my physical time right now is going toward Katrina animal-rescue work,and i don't see that task ending anytime soon. so if i do NOT answerindividuals emails, it's not because i don't care...-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you
 need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

To the Group

2005-09-06 Thread Sheila208
 I Want to agree with everyone that Belinda is an Angel. So is James and everyone who works so hard that we can have a place to come together to help our special babies. I also want to thank everybody for there condolences concerning Bubba.It means so much that you care. Tad and Marie, I'm so sorry for your loss. You are a tower of strength to keep going through these losses and still be able to open your heart to other Felv and special needs kitties. I don't know if I have that strength. With each loss I feel like giving up.
 I have been having trouble with mail so if I have missed so one please forgive me and know that I pray for our group and there families everyday. Sheila
 
 


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread felv



Oh Julie, I'm so sorry to hear all of the bad news. I don't know if you are 
soliciting advice, but if so:

Mandy: I don't think I would put her through that surgery. I think I would 
watch her closely, and when she begins to have trouble eating, or shows obvious 
signs of pain, I would euthanise her. It just sounds like it's not something 
that you can fix, and even trying to sounds like it would cause her more 
suffering than prolonging any good times.

Paulie: I would just let he be himself. It is likely, with him being feral, 
that some day he might just not show up for his feeding, and will go off under 
some house or bush to die, but I think trying to prolong his life would cause 
him much stress, and only buy him a few months, if he is in failure.

Cosmo: Hard to say what to do, but if he is not in any pain, I see no 
reason to put him through surgery. I know your radiologist said it couldn't be 
splinted, but handicapped pets is JUST about to release a NEW improved splint 
for pets, and maybe the new design could work in this case where the old way 
wont help. From their September newsletter: 
"Orthopedic knee, hock, and wrist braces: 
I know that several people are waiting for our braces. Were 'almost 
there.' We're completing our final research on the product and will be putting 
up the site, we expect, within a few weeks. We just need to make sure they're 
right."
And here is the link to their original design, possible your vet was unaware 
it existed?
http://www.handicappedpets.com/splints/
Keep an eye on this page, it should appear here when they release the new 
design braces:
http://www.handicappedpets.com/products.htm

Good luck Julie, I know it's alot to handle at one time, you're doing 
so good to be as calm and thinking so clearly as you are!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Del Daniels



Julie, you really have an overwhelming situation 
with so many seriously ill at the same time. I am so sorry. Sending 
you big hugs, Del

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Julie 
  Johnson 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:08 
  AM
  Subject: Sad News
  
  Hi Everyone,
  
  I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are 
  back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her 
  tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is 
  very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing 
  part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this 
  extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I 
  understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet 
  little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but 
  does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are 
  nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or 
  not do.
  
  Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal 
  failure.
  He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need 
  to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal 
  ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a 
  projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to 
  keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like 
  himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.
  
  Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, 
  it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and 
  he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I 
  have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put 
  more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position 
  which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not 
  sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any 
  pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try 
  to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.
  
  I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so 
  many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill 
  all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not 
  faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose 
  one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.
  
  Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your 
  thoughts.
  
  Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the 
  more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " 
  "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by 
  the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi 
  (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about 
  de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.
  
  
  Click here to donate to the 
  Hurricane Katrina relief effort.


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Sheila208
Oh Julie what a terrible time you are having. How do you cope with so many heartaches at one time? I know that what ever you decide to do, it will be the best for Mandy,Paulie and Cosmo. God bless you. Sheila


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Barb Moermond
Oh Julie,
I'm so sorry the medical news is so poor I'm positive you will make the right decisions for each of your babies based on who they are and what they can and can't handle. We are all with you and your husband always, supporting and caring.
HUGSJulie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.

Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.

Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.

I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.

Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your thoughts.

Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.


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Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Thank you, Jenn for all your kind words and for those great links; I will be sure to get the information to my vet. It helps to have loving people who are of the same mind confirm what you know somewhere deep inside to be the best course of action. Given the prognosis for Mandy, I don't think I can put her through the surgery. I lost my Lucky to mammary cancer earlier this year and she had a pretty good prognosis; after the surgery they felt she had about 6-12 months of good life. The cancer hadn't spread to her lungs or any vital organs; in less than 2 months, she was filled with cancer.

I can't terrorize Paulie just to keep him with me a bit longer.

Thanks again for your support.

Love, Julie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:




Oh Julie, I'm so sorry to hear all of the bad news. I don't know if you are soliciting advice, but if so:

Mandy: I don't think I would put her through that surgery. I think I would watch her closely, and when she begins to have trouble eating, or shows obvious signs of pain, I would euthanise her. It just sounds like it's not something that you can fix, and even trying to sounds like it would cause her more suffering than prolonging any good times.

Paulie: I would just let he be himself. It is likely, with him being feral, that some day he might just not show up for his feeding, and will go off under some house or bush to die, but I think trying to prolong his life would cause him much stress, and only buy him a few months, if he is in failure.

Cosmo: Hard to say what to do, but if he is not in any pain, I see no reason to put him through surgery. I know your radiologist said it couldn't be splinted, but handicapped pets is JUST about to release a NEW improved splint for pets, and maybe the new design could work in this case where the old way wont help. From their September newsletter: 
"Orthopedic knee, hock, and wrist braces: I know that several people are waiting for our braces. Were 'almost there.' We're completing our final research on the product and will be putting up the site, we expect, within a few weeks. We just need to make sure they're right."
And here is the link to their original design, possible your vet was unaware it existed?
http://www.handicappedpets.com/splints/
Keep an eye on this page, it should appear here when they release the new design braces:
http://www.handicappedpets.com/products.htm

Good luck Julie, I know it's alot to handle at one time, you're doing so good to be as calm and thinking so clearly as you are!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of difference for that one animal."~~~I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of
 formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/90 - Release Date: 9/5/2005"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 

Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Julie Johnson
Thanks so much, Del; love those hugsDel Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:




Julie, you really have an overwhelming situation with so many seriously ill at the same time. I am so sorry. Sending you big hugs, Del

- Original Message - 
From: Julie Johnson 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:08 AM
Subject: Sad News

Hi Everyone,

I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.

Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.

Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.

I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.

Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your thoughts.

Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet. 


Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort."I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.
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Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Kerry Roach

Hi Julie,
I am sorry to hear about your kitties...I do understand as I have several on meds at this time and it can be overwhelming that's for sure...
I wanted to let you know that I had a kitty several yrs ago with an in-operable tumor on the back of her tongue...We put her on 20mg. of pred a day for the inflammation as she could not be force feed or medicated...I would hide the pills in her food and she would eat them..I think she had so much steroid that her appetite was always great..She lived another 3 yrs with this tumor...It was awful looking, too...She would sometimes choke and have a difficult time eating..as we did get some of the inflammation down she would even eat some dry food at times...It seems as if she just learned to cope with it the best way she could...She wasn't FeLV+ though so if your kitty is, I don't know about all the pred..I know the steroids are awful to use, but I guess sometimes we have to use them...
We have you in our thoughts and prayers.. 
Kerry and Bandy
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Re: Recent Losses

2005-09-06 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
At least I am not the only one
Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cherie , I'm not getting all my mail either and I get multiple copies of some. Sheila Have a purrfect day
Cherie


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Lernermichelle


Holy cow, Julie, you are dealing with a lot. I recently went through something like this with multiple animal illnesses and losses, and I know that it is barely survivable. Hang in there. I have no idea why these things happen in groups and at first I thought it was just me and my family, but I have been hearing it a lot lately. It is really weird. All I can say is take a hot bath every once in while, get a massage if you can afford it (unlikely given all the vet bills, but if you can spare $35 for a half hour massage it can really help with the stress), and try to get some sleep while you can. That's about all I can say. And pray, even if you are not religious. I can't explain it but it helps.
Love,
Michelle


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Terri Brown




Positive thoughts coming your way for the whole clowder...

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and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^=

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  - Original Message - 
  From: Julie Johnson 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:08 
  AM
  Subject: Sad News
  
  Hi Everyone,
  
  I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are 
  back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her 
  tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is 
  very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing 
  part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this 
  extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I 
  understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet 
  little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but 
  does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are 
  nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or 
  not do.
  
  Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal 
  failure.
  He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need 
  to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal 
  ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a 
  projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to 
  keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like 
  himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.
  
  Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, 
  it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and 
  he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I 
  have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put 
  more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position 
  which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not 
  sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any 
  pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try 
  to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.
  
  I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so 
  many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill 
  all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not 
  faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose 
  one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.
  
  Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your 
  thoughts.
  
  Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the 
  more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " 
  "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by 
  the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi 
  (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about 
  de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet. 
  
  
  Click here to donate to the 
  Hurricane Katrina relief effort.


Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread Susan Loesch
Oh, Julie, such a lot of bad stuff all at once. Hugs and healing wishes to Mandy, Paulie and Cosmo.Julie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.

Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.

Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.

I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.

Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your thoughts.

Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.


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Re: CLS

2005-09-06 Thread maimaipg



Some people have very large hearts---including those who 
rescue. 

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Terri 
  Durham-Stone 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:13 
  AM
  Subject: Re: CLS
  Hi Tanya, Hubby is fine - thank goodness, it was 
  just a medicine interaction - he sure scared me !! No my kitties didn't 
  come from Georgia, I try to name the litters to match so we can keep 
  them straight on who goes to who :) Their Mom is Savannah and so I named 
  the kits all different counties, the only female is Marietta, I "used" 
  to do genealogy and my family came from Georgia, and also from SC, NC, TN, TX 
  ... Marietta is a county in GA that my "James" line came from. 
  Anyway, I am hoping that Marietta, Athens and Atlanta make it, 
  but I have my doubts because it seems that FIP is taking them one by 
  one. Oh and their brother Rome is the only one who tested negative, he 
  seems to be doing fine but I will have him re-tested in a few more weeks - he 
  is separated from his siblings. 
  Got to run - one of my kitties has a bad front leg and is going to the vets 
  this morning to get it amputated, but I know it is for the best, 
  we will keep him if he doesn't get adopted but 3 weeks ago we did adopt a 3 
  legged - some people love the special needs. Thank you Terri 

  catatonya wrote: 
  I'm so sorry, Terri. "Albany", 
"Macon" did these cats come from Georgia? How is your husband? 
tonya 
Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
For 
  another sibling of Albany - "Macon" he was just a little over 4 months 
  FELV pos, he was pts on Thursday Sept 1st from FIP - he could hardly 
  walk and his eyes told me it was time - He is out of any pain now and 
  with his brother and other friends. 4 left of the litter - there was 
  only one that was negative for FELV 
  heavy heart in Oakdale, CA Terri ps trying to look at my glass 
  half full - sometimes this is hard when all this is happening 
  Terri Durham-Stone Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, 
  Love much, Laugh Often   
  -- Terri Durham-Stone Safe a 
  Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, Love much, Laugh Often  



Re: CLS

2005-09-06 Thread catatonya
Good news about your husband. I'm from Marietta. LOL!

tonyaTerri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Tanya, Hubby is fine - thank goodness, it was just a medicine interaction - he sure scared me !! No my kitties didn't come from Georgia, I try to name the litters to match so we can keep them straight on who goes to who :) Their Mom is Savannah and so I named the kits all different counties, the only female is Marietta, I "used" to do genealogy and my family came from Georgia, and also from SC, NC, TN, TX ... Marietta is a county in GA that my "James" line came from. Anyway, I am hoping that Marietta, Athens and Atlanta make it, but I have my doubts because it seems that FIP is taking them one by one. Oh and their brother Rome is the only one who tested negative, he seems to be doing fine but I will have him re-tested in a few more weeks - he is separated from his siblings. 
Got to run - one of my kitties has a bad front leg and is going to the vets this morning to get it amputated, but I know it is for the best, we will keep him if he doesn't get adopted but 3 weeks ago we did adopt a 3 legged - some people love the special needs. Thank you Terri   
catatonya wrote: 
I'm so sorry, Terri. "Albany", "Macon" did these cats come from Georgia? How is your husband? tonya 
Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
For another sibling of Albany - "Macon" he was just a little over 4 months FELV pos, he was pts on Thursday Sept 1st from FIP - he could hardly walk and his eyes told me it was time - He is out of any pain now and with his brother and other friends. 4 left of the litter - there was only one that was negative for FELV 
heavy heart in Oakdale, CA Terri ps trying to look at my glass half full - sometimes this is hard when all this is happening 
Terri Durham-Stone Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, Love much, Laugh Often   -- Terri Durham-Stone Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, Love much, Laugh Often  

Terri

2005-09-06 Thread catatonya
I hope your baby's surgery goes well tomorrow. 

tonyaTerri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Tanya, Hubby is fine - thank goodness, it was just a medicine interaction - he sure scared me !! No my kitties didn't come from Georgia, I try to name the litters to match so we can keep them straight on who goes to who :) Their Mom is Savannah and so I named the kits all different counties, the only female is Marietta, I "used" to do genealogy and my family came from Georgia, and also from SC, NC, TN, TX ... Marietta is a county in GA that my "James" line came from. Anyway, I am hoping that Marietta, Athens and Atlanta make it, but I have my doubts because it seems that FIP is taking them one by one. Oh and their brother Rome is the only one who tested negative, he seems to be doing fine but I will have him re-tested in a few more weeks - he is separated from his siblings. 
Got to run - one of my kitties has a bad front leg and is going to the vets this morning to get it amputated, but I know it is for the best, we will keep him if he doesn't get adopted but 3 weeks ago we did adopt a 3 legged - some people love the special needs. Thank you Terri   
catatonya wrote: 
I'm so sorry, Terri. "Albany", "Macon" did these cats come from Georgia? How is your husband? tonya 
Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
For another sibling of Albany - "Macon" he was just a little over 4 months FELV pos, he was pts on Thursday Sept 1st from FIP - he could hardly walk and his eyes told me it was time - He is out of any pain now and with his brother and other friends. 4 left of the litter - there was only one that was negative for FELV 
heavy heart in Oakdale, CA Terri ps trying to look at my glass half full - sometimes this is hard when all this is happening 
Terri Durham-Stone Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, Love much, Laugh Often   -- Terri Durham-Stone Safe a Life "Spay and Neuter" Live well, Love much, Laugh Often  

Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread catatonya
Julie,

I'm sorry for all you are going through right now. It really gets tough as your cats start to age. I'm dealing with some of that now with my crew. You just have to do the best you can knowing each cat as well as you do. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
tonyaJulie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I have somesad news to share. First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. The entire back of her tongue is involved. We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, indeed. The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy. Even with this extreme treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I understand sometimes within just a couple of months. Mandy is a sweet little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but does not like being handled. Medicating her and syringe-feeding are nearly impossible.I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.

Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to keep him in his own room to get treatment. When he had the corneal ulcer, it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected outcome. For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit longer. He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.

Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, it cannot be splinted. He would need surgery to have the bones fused and he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist. I have to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this position which is not much different than it would be after surgery. Again, not sure how we will proceed for him. Hedoes not seem to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not make a peep or try to pull his paw away. He just obviously favors the leg.

I'm just overwhelmed by all this. It's breaking my heart. Having so many cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before. I've not faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though. I suppose one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.

Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my "kids" in your thoughts.

Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it isto protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.


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Re: Sad News

2005-09-06 Thread gblane
Julie - my heart goes out to you.  Sending lots of prayers, good wishes and 
positive vibes.  Thinking of you -


Gloria


At 08:21 PM 9/6/2005, you wrote:

Julie,

I'm sorry for all you are going through right now.  It really gets tough 
as your cats start to age.  I'm dealing with some of that now with my 
crew.  You just have to do the best you can knowing each cat as well as 
you do.  You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

tonya

Julie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I have some sad news to share.  First, Mandy's biopsies are back and she 
has oral squamous cell carcinoma.  The entire back of her tongue is 
involved.  We are consulting a surgeon, but her prognosis is very poor, 
indeed.  The surgery would be horrendous (possibly removing part of her 
jaw, too), followed by radiation therapy.  Even with this extreme 
treatment, the recurrance rate for this kind of cancer is very high; I 
understand sometimes within just a couple of months.  Mandy is a sweet 
little girl (Tater Tot's sister) who loves to come visit on her terms, but 
does not like being handled.  Medicating her and syringe-feeding are 
nearly impossible.  I'm not sure at this point what we will do or not do.


Paulie, (the father of Mandy and Tater) is 7 years old and is in renal 
failure.
He is feral and although I can capture him when I have to, I would need to 
keep him in his own room to get treatment.  When he had the corneal ulcer, 
it was a much different story and we had a treatment plan and a projected 
outcome.  For CRF, I can't see imposing that on him just to keep him a bit 
longer.  He is eating again and seems a bit more like himself (won't let 
me pet him!) so we'll just see how he does.


Cosmo has a dislocated ankle and according to the consulting radiologist, 
it cannot be splinted.  He would need surgery to have the bones fused and 
he would then have a stiff leg that he couldn't bend at the wrist.  I have 
to investigate this more, because we all agree that he is starting to put 
more weight on the leg and the bones may actually be fusing in this 
position which is not much different than it would be after 
surgery.  Again, not sure how we will proceed for him.  He does not seem 
to be in any pain; you can move his leg every which-way and he does not 
make a peep or try to pull his paw away.  He just obviously favors the leg.


I'm just overwhelmed by all this.  It's breaking my heart. Having so many 
cats, I knew that a day would likely come when I had several who were ill 
all at the same time, and that has certainly happened before.  I've not 
faced or dealt with so many probably being terminal, though.  I suppose 
one can never fully prepare for that emotionally.


Thanks for listening, everyone, and please keep my kids in your thoughts.

Love, Julie


I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. 

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated.

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)


Paws Come WITH Claws!!!

If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your 
decision to acquire a pet.



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Hurricane Katrina relief effort.





Fwd: Re: Oklahoma City - 4 sweet leukemia kitties in a desperate situation

2005-09-06 Thread gblane
Hey guys - we'd like to take only 2 of these 4 kitties here in Little Rock 
- she's desperate in Oklahoma City, and I'm looking for anyone open to 
taking an FELV kitty into their home -  Thanks


Gloria





Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:32:23 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
From: Jennifer Dennis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Oklahoma City - 4 sweet leukemia kitties in a 
desperate  situation

X-FID: BA285063-5BCE-11D4-AF8D-0050DAC67E11

Dear Gloria,

I was just wondering if you and Susan might still be interested in 
adopting any of my leukemia kitties.  I got an email from Best Friends in 
Kanab, Utah, and I sent them additional info and pictures but I never 
heard back from them.  We are starting to get very desperate.  I just 
can't put these kitties to sleep, but I am out of time and out of other 
options.  I am trying to buy time, but my electricity is due to be shut 
off now and I am having trouble affording food for these kitties.  My 
daughter needs special formula which costs about $7.50 per day (almost 
enough money for an 18 lb bag of Meow Mix...) plus she needs medications 
and we are having to pay 100% because my husband makes $1500 too much per 
year to qualify for Medicaid and his employer does not offer health 
insurance.  We are really in a bad situation.  I know the timing of this 
is terrible too, it almost leaves these cats with no hope of being saved 
because of all of the poor animals displaced by Katrina, who are also in 
desperate need of a place to go.   I hope you can help.  Please let me 
know if you can.  My husband is planning to take them to be put to sleep 
or else take them to the pound this coming weekend if I don't place 
them.  I will bring them to you if you can take them.


Jennifer
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oklahoma City



---Original Message---

From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 08/31/05 22:34:58
To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Oklahoma City - 4 sweet leukemia kitties in a desperate situation

Hi Jennifer - just wanted you to know that we're in Little Rock and trying
to help your kitties.  I have 2 FELV kitties and  Susan has several, and
were hoping to take one each, and find a couple of people to take the other
two.

Have you had any other responses?

So sorry you're having to give them up and go thru all this -

Gloria Lane
Teamfurr.org
Little Rock, Arkansas




Begin forwarded message:

From: Jennifer Dennis mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: August 29, 2000 9:22:12 PM CDT
To: 
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject: [PurringPixieCatResource] 4 sweet leukemia kitties in a
desperate situation
Reply-To: 
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]


Hi,

I am in desperate need of help for 4 sweet kitties who are positive
for FELV.  I worked as a vet tech in Oklahoma City for 6 years.
During that time, I saw a lot of animals put to sleep that could
have lived long, healthy lives.  I could not bear to see these 4
sweet leukemia cats be put to death who were not sick, they just
tested positive for leukemia.  So, I took them home with me to keep
them from being euthanized.  I also have other cats who are not
leukemia positive.  I gave these leukemia cats a large bedroom
where they have been living for the past couple of years.

The problem I have now was totally unavoidable and unplanned.  I
became pregnant with quadruplets, and I had enormous problems
throughout the pregnancy.  I was hospitalized for 77 days, I went
into labor starting at 18 weeks.  My 4 beautiful daughters were
born incredibly premature, and 3 of them died.  I have one
surviving daughter who is on oxygen and suffers from respiratory
distress syndrome, she also has bronchio-pulmonary disease and
requires a heart monitor 24 hours a day, and she also has partial
liver failure and brittle bones.  She spent 3 months in the
hospital, too, and has recently been released.  I lost my job
during all of this, and I cannot go back to work because she cannot
go to daycare with her medical problems.  We are now losing our
house.  I have found places for all of my cats to go except the
leukemia cats, and I cannot take them with me to the inlaws'
house.  I have not had any luck in finding a place for these sweet
leukemia cats to go.  I cannot allow them to be put to sleep.  I
think it is just wrong.  I love these cats very much and they
deserve to go to a place where they will be loved and not put to
death.  If anyone can help these kitties, please let me know as
soon as possible.  We do not have the money to stay in this house
and we are quickly running out of time and options.  (We are in
Oklahoma City.)

Jennifer



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lost emails

2005-09-06 Thread catatonya
A lot of my mail from the list has been ending up in my bulk mail. Have you checked there?

tCherie A Gabbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

At least I am not the only one
Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cherie , I'm not getting all my mail either and I get multiple copies of some. Sheila 
Have a purrfect day
Cherie


Re: CLS

2005-09-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
  I'm so sorry Terri, I have added little Macon to the service, may his 
little spirit fly free, happy and healthy again ...


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URGENT- FELV and FIV pos cats in danger of euthanisa

2005-09-06 Thread Jenn



http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlhttp://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html
All of the cats on the FIVwebpage are in danger of euthanasia within 
the next few days. Camille and Trixie on the FELV page are in danger of 
euthanasia within the next few days. The shelter they are at has had a lot of 
sick cats come in, and they need room in isolation for them, and these guys are 
taking up all their space.

If anyone could take a cat, this is their last chance. Contact info is on 
the webpage, or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843
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We are looking for homes for 2 FELV+ cats http://FELVadopt.html They may be in 
euthanized if we cant find homes for them. They're very loving cats. Thank you 
for your time.