RE: New to FeLV (Kat)
Hello, Kat: Manythanks for your warm welcome! I appreciate your heartening info re: exposure. It makes me feel a lot better. What Elvis' vet told my husband was, "He has a 50/50 chance." Which doesn't make any sense to me. A 50% chance of...what? Naturally, I intend to straighten this out tomorrow. I was happy to hear there are others who mix positives and negatives. If there were any possible way, I would separate. However, Elvis, being the Elvis that he is, is one of the most social cats there ever were. He could NEVER tolerate being away from the "action." And by "action", I mean "people." He accompanies us to the telephone, commenting while we're trying to converse. (He's a talker.) The doorbell sends him into transports of joy; old friends are always dear, but STRANGERSI've always been grateful that he can't reach our top latch, because he welcomes all comers. He's the only cat I've ever known that positively LOVES being in the car, despite its being only the ride to the doctor. Not that he has a fear of vets...quite the contrary! At the vet, he always sits primly; long legs perfectly straight in front, tail curled tightly around toes. In the seat next to mine. Where I try to pretend that I can't readthe signs forbidding such. Once, hearing his name called clearly, without 'our' last name attached, he calmly jumped down from his chair, and avidly followed the caller into the exam room.(!) Sorry to go on for so long! Frankly, I feel guilty about NOT separating, and so feel I must defend my position. Only to myself, evidently; you and others have been nothing but supportive of either choice. Elvis is not all that interested in the others, and the feeling is mutual, and so it is for HIS benefit that I hesitate to quarantine.Such a choice does not consider the others. Yet at the same time, I KNOW that such isolation would, from his point of view, be a fate worse than death. But is it fair to continue to expose the others? After all,don't 9 other lives outweigh...not that it is only numbers that count: "the good of the many, etc."...but he really COULDN'T stand it, so the only alternative would be...but, not THAT...still loves life, still as interested as ever, not even sick...but what if the others are negative?...would I not be responsible if other(s) turned positive later? how is THAT fair? but what can I do? not THAT.. GAWD I'm sure you all probably know THAT drill. Happy to hear that you're free of this blight! And so sorry for your losses. I'm glad you've stayed in the "community";please know that this first response, yours, lightened my load and encouraged me to keep reading. Thank you. Gia (O-klaw-homa)
Re: New to FeLV (Kat)
"But is it fair to continue to expose the others? After all,don't 9 other lives outweigh...not that it is only numbers that count: "the good of the many, etc."...but he really COULDN'T stand it, so the only alternative would be...but, not THAT...still loves life, still as interested as ever, not even sick...but what if the others are negative?...would I not be responsible if other(s) turned positive later? how is THAT fair? but what can I do? not THAT.. GAWD I'm sure you all probably know THAT drill." The others have already been exposed, if they were going to catch it, they probably would have already. Removing him now really wouldn't make MUCH of a difference. They either have strong immune systems and wont catch it (or have caught it and fought it off already), or they have weak immune systems and probably already have it. 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/Adopt 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 email me for the NEW address to send them to! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/174 - Release Date: 11/17/2005
RE: New to FeLV (Kat)
Gia Yes, agree, great stories--what a character Elvis is! And s smart! What a darling! Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:42 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: New to FeLV (Kat) Gia, LOLOLOLOL!!! I love the stories about Elvis, especially at the vet. He sounds like he has such personality!!! No wonder you love this kitty so --- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Kat: Many thanks for your warm welcome! I appreciate your heartening info re: exposure. It makes me feel a lot better. What Elvis' vet told my husband was, He has a 50/50 chance. Which doesn't make any sense to me. A 50% chance of...what? Naturally, I intend to straighten this out tomorrow. I was happy to hear there are others who mix positives and negatives. If there were any possible way, I would separate. However, Elvis, being the Elvis that he is, is one of the most social cats there ever were. He could NEVER tolerate being away from the action. And by action, I mean people. He accompanies us to the telephone, commenting while we're trying to converse. (He's a talker.) The doorbell sends him into transports of joy; old friends are always dear, but STRANGERSI've always been grateful that he can't reach our top latch, because he welcomes all comers. He's the only cat I've ever known that positively LOVES being in the car, despite its being only the ride to the doctor. Not that he has a fear of vets...quite the contrary! At the vet, he always sits primly; long legs perfectly straight in front, tail curled tightly around toes. In the seat next to mine. Where I try to pretend that I can't read the signs forbidding such. Once, hearing his name called clearly, without 'our' last name attached, he calmly jumped down from his chair, and avidly followed the caller into the exam room.(!) Sorry to go on for so long! Frankly, I feel guilty about NOT separating, and so feel I must defend my position. Only to myself, evidently; you and others have been nothing but supportive of either choice. Elvis is not all that interested in the others, and the feeling is mutual, and so it is for HIS benefit that I hesitate to quarantine. Such a choice does not consider the others. Yet at the same time, I KNOW that such isolation would, from his point of view, be a fate worse than death. But is it fair to continue to expose the others? After all, don't 9 other lives outweigh...not that it is only numbers that count: the good of the many, etcbut he really COULDN'T stand it, so the only alternative would be...but, not THAT...still loves life, still as interested as ever, not even sick...but what if the others are negative?...would I not be responsible if other(s) turned positive later? how is THAT fair? but what can I do? not THAT.. GAWD I'm sure you all probably know THAT drill. Happy to hear that you're free of this blight! And so sorry for your losses. I'm glad you've stayed in the community; please know that this first response, yours, lightened my load and encouraged me to keep reading. Thank you. Gia (O-klaw-homa) __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com hr IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw 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, Rowe Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor hr 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.
