Re: [Felvtalk] LTIC/Imulan & Losing kitties

2008-11-25 Thread Amber Gilewski
Hello everyone, I am new to this listserv, but wanted to thank all of you in advance for your insights and kindness! I recently adopted 2 FeLV positive cats, Neo and Parker (1 in April and 1 in September). I knew their lives would be cut short by the illness, but wanted to give them a happy, c

Re: [Felvtalk] Thank you everyone!

2008-11-28 Thread Amber Gilewski
I just wanted to thank everyone who posted in response to my "LTIC/Imulan & Losing Kitties" message. Your support and well wishes were wonderful and encouraging! Others who don't know much about FeLV can have some interesting responses sometimes. I had one of my neighbors come over to feed ou

Re: [Felvtalk] LTCI Response

2008-11-28 Thread Amber Gilewski
Christy, I'm so sorry to hear about your little Gray Kitty! When our cat Parker died earlier this month, I found out about LTCI afterwards. I wondered if I would have known about it sooner if I could have given him this medicine to help him. He was severely anemic towards the end with no red

Re: [Felvtalk] Losing Kitties reply to Tonya

2008-12-01 Thread Amber Gilewski
Tonya, Wow! I didn't know that FeLV cats could live as long as your cats have! That's amazing. As you've stated, you never really know how long you'll have with them. What cute names you've chosen for your felines! I don't know if I mentioned it before, but I got my second cat (that died re

Re: [Felvtalk] Gloria & Passing of B.B.

2008-12-04 Thread Amber Gilewski
Gloria, I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your precious B.B.! It sounds like you took really good care of him in his time of need. My heart and sincerest condolences go out to you. I empathize with you deeply as I recently lost one of our FeLV cats as well on Nov. 8th. May happy mem