Hello to All...
I recently took a cat my brother had rescued from some neighborhood kids who
were abusing and kicking him. He had fleas, worms and ear mites and was near
death. My brother and his wife nursed him back to physical health, but he was
terrified of people. They had been calling
I've had 2 cats die in the last two months, I am so sad to say.
Please add to the bridge list. They were not FELV.
Angel Moon was a 5-6 year old siamese girl, died Dec 14. She was a
shy, scaredy cat - would come out to ask for food and go Meow-Meow,
but wouldn't have any thing to do
Prayers for your and your angels. I hope the necropsy gives you some
answers...
Laurie
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From: Gloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:10 AM
Subject: Please add to the Bridge List
I've had 2 cats die in the
I;m so sorry, Gloria. Gentle Bridge vibes to both your girls. I hope you
find out what happened to Miss Hendrix. Hugs.
Diane R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria Lane
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:10 AM
To:
Hi Sue,
I think it's great that you've given Buzz a new lease on life. It amazes
and
disgusts me that anyone would abuse an animal. Thanks to you and your
brother's family for taking care of him.
I will say that, as someone who has to isolate a wonderful, sweet FeLV+
girl, I don't think it's
Oh Gloria, heartbreaking enough to lose Angel Moon so recently, but now
to find Miss Hendrix has passed, and so suddenly and shockingly. I
really am so sorry. Each of them sounds such an adorable sweetie in her
own way. It's just so difficult when they endear themselves to us--and
then they're
I agree with everything Lance said. I foster kittens and also have regular
house cats and the fosters have a room- my bedroom which is actually 2 rooms
put together-- that they live in. As long as they have their clean environment
(which I have to keep clean because it's my room!) and play
Hi Lynne. Thanks for taking in this baby and doing all that you have for him.
I think that's great. Definitely keep him if he is asymptomatic right now.
Any vet that recommends a cat that has tested positive for Felv ONE TIME and is
asymptomatic is a quack (in my opinion). The veterinary
Thanks so much, Kerry - They were both adorable in their own ways, and
Hendrix had a possibility for adoption - someone wanted an FIV cat
and Hendrix was FIV and really easy and friendly. Sigh. I appreciate
your kind words so much.
Gloria
On Feb 6, 2008, at 10:14 AM, MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Thanks so much, Laurie - I'll let the group know about the necropsy.
Hendrix was FIV, which I forgot to mention. But my FIV cats just go
on and on and on, so... very sad.
Gloria
On Feb 6, 2008, at 8:39 AM, laurieskatz wrote:
Prayers for your and your angels. I hope the necropsy gives
Thanks, Diane - I appreciate the kind words; Hendrix was a wonderful
kitty, very near to getting adopted too, which is unusual for an FIV
kitty.
Gloria
On Feb 6, 2008, at 8:47 AM, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote:
I;m so sorry, Gloria. Gentle Bridge vibes to both your girls. I
hope you
find
Hello all. Sadly I have to report that my sweet foster kitten Brumley is gone.
I know that so many of you championed his cause and helped me with his very
intensive care that started the minute I took him home from the condo at the
store on Dec. 22. I so wanted him to be a success story
Caroline, I am so very sorry for your loss. What a wonderful guardian you have
been for your Brumley. This disease is new to me and my new Himalayan and I'm
learning so much from this group already. Again my heartfelt condolences.
Lynne
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From: Caroline
Thank you Caroline. You make a very good point. I do intend to have him
retested in a few months. I work in the medical field and am somewhat familiar
with false positives and inadequate testing. I'm not gonna let one simple
test decide that he has this disease. However, even if he does
Thank you Lynne. I want to make sure you understand though that Brumley was
not an FELV cat. Altho some of the vets that saw him thought he was presenting
with FELV typical symptoms (the eye), he was tested twice- once at 2 lbs by the
shelter- and once by me at 6 mths of age, so if he had
Oh Caroline, I am so, so sorry. Brumley was such a special, brave little
fellow, such a trooper. And you were surely his guardian angel. You
really did him proud. No one could have done more for Brumley than you
did---no one. It's really amazing and wonderful that he was so content
and loving of
That's great! Your medical training will come in very handy then because this
virus is such a virus in the true sense of the term. That's how my Monkee
could present as absolutely healthy for 4 years (not even a UTI or upper
respiratory infection!- nothing) and then suddenly be struck down
Your comment I know it shouldn't but we treat our cats like little
gods. made me smile Lynne. I'm completely shameless about treating
mine like little gods and goddesses. As long as they're not too mean to
each other, and don't run the risk of harming themselves, I pretty well
let em get away
Caroline,I am so sorry about sweet little Brumley.He was so lucky to have you
here for him.and it is good to hear that Monkee was there to greet him.Hugs to
you!!
Sherry
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Gloria I am so sorry to hear of your Angel Moon and Miss Hendrix passing.They
sound like they were wonderful babies and were very lucky to have you.Hugs to
you.
Sherry
Gloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've had 2 cats die in the last two months, I am so sad to say.
Please add to the
Gloria, that's a lot of grief to shoulder. I'm so sorry for your losses.
Lynne
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From: Sherry DeHaan
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: Please add to the Bridge List
Gloria I am so sorry to hear of
Caroline, I am so sorry. I think losing one we've nursed intently is especially
hard. I am sure you are exhausted. I find Monkee's visit a comfort and
assurance that he was waiting for Brumley. I had a visit from Teddy around the
time Keisha died.
Be gentle with yourself and know that you gave
I'm so sorry. He died loved and cared for. That may not be much
comfort to you right now but it was to Brumley.
On Feb 6, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote:
Caroline,I am so sorry about sweet little Brumley.He was so lucky to
have you here for him.and it is good to hear that Monkee was
I am so sorry. Losing one is bad enough. Losing two???
On Feb 6, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Gloria Lane wrote:
I've had 2 cats die in the last two months, I am so sad to say.
Please add to the bridge list. They were not FELV.
Angel Moon was a 5-6 year old siamese girl, died Dec 14. She was a
Hey guys. Below is a message from one of the members of the FIP support group
I recently joined on behalf of Brumley. I asked her again for her referral to
the sites devoted to better diet and nutrition for cats. I planned to join
once things calmed down with Brumley because keeping up with
Check out, also, www.catinfo.org and www.catnutrition.org for info on raw diets
and even some reviews on various commercial canned foods. I figure we wouldn't
live long or be healthy if we ate potato chips all the time.
Laurie
- Original Message -
From: Caroline Kaufmann
To:
Thank you for your advise about Buzz, and I am so very sorry about your
Brumley. What an aching empty place they leave in your heart when they are
gone! It sounds like he couldn't have been in a better place for his last
months, though. I just joined this group and I think the first thing I
Sue, you cracked me up with your description of Charlie! My Frankie has asthma.
So did Teddy and Keisha. Sometimes Frankie's eye runs. Is Charlie on inhaled
meds? Frankie is and this has all but stopped his attacks. What a blessing as
he is also blind.
My friend had a feline leukemia negative
I was reading Lynne's postings about her new cat being neutered this weekend -
I just wanted to pass along a little ifo I had received from a society in
Missouri.
I was looking to adopt a FeLV kitty (to be a friend to my other FeLV) and I
was inquiring about cats that they had. I asked
I was also thinking of Lynne's kitty having surgery this week and was
hoping that no vaccinations will be given to a
kitty who is immune compromised and faced with the stress of surgery.
(2 cents)
Jane
On Feb 6, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Dorothy Noble wrote:
I was reading Lynne's postings
Dorothy, believe me, this is weighing heavy on my mind. He's scheduled to go
in this Friday. The vet assured me he was healthy and up to it. If it were a
spaying I probably would definitely be worried since I think it is a more
complicated surgery. I still have tomorrow to reconsider. I
Jane, the vet told me he was going to hold off on any immunizations and when
and if we did do them, they would have to be ordered because he wouldn't be
getting the same vaccinations as a healthy cat. I'm wondering if the regular
immunizations are live viruses and perhaps cats with feline
You know, neutering a male is much less invasive then a female. I've had
all mine neutered/spayed-my own opinion is that the risk of being unneutered
far outweighs the risk of neutering. There is always some risk to any
anesthesia, whether it be a FELV + or not.
Christiane Biagi
Lynne, my friend has all her feline leukemia kitties altered. I think one, in
20 years, had a problem.
At least for a female, our vet believes the stress of the regular heat cycle
would be greater than that of the spay. And you are right that an unneutered
male is at risk of certain
Thank you Laurie for your input. My husband and I have been discussing this
and he's of the opinion that the cat is healthy now so what would we wait for.
Apparently when he lived at his previous owners he was always escaping and
wanting to get out. That's how we came to know him. He spent
Lynne, I agree with your husband. You'd hate to not even have the option later.
Perhaps you can keep it low stress by bringing him back home as soon as the vet
can release him (if one of you can work it out to pick him up).
L
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From: Lynne
To:
Lynne just make sure that that 'everyone' knows that there are to be
no vaccinations. You'll have time to
research which, if any vaccinations, he should have in the future.
We'll send you good thoughts on Friday. I am
sure he will be fine.
I'll find links for good research on vaccinations
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