Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-06 Thread felv
Leslie... I feel for you. What I've come to realize is that you just know when that certain cat needs to come home with you. Everything else all falls to the side... the test results, the costs, the special needs... none of that really matters. Your heart tells you what your actions should

RE: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-06 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message PS, Prozac works wonders for the grieving process, makes life bearable when you lose one. I take it for about 6 months after I lose a baby.. then taper myself off when I can go to sleep without crying every night or breaking down in the middle of a work day for several

RE: Introduction and new cat question - My experience - sorry guys it's long

2006-08-03 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Thanks Belinda--I'm keeping this in a special folder for future ref! Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Introduction and new cat question - My

RE: Introduction and new cat question - My experience - sorry guys it's long

2006-08-03 Thread Chris
: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Introduction and new cat question - My experience - sorry guys it's long Leslie, Negative cats can live with positive cats? I'd love to hear more about this from anyone that has/is successfully done

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2006-08-03 Thread wendy
Hey Leslie, You're right, the FeLV vaccinations aren't 100% effective. I think it's more like 80% or so; not sure. But the vaccinations, coupled with the fact that FeLV is NOT easy to spread, makes for a good combination when mixing pos's and neg's. My cats (3; one very geriatric) lived with

Re: Introduction and new cat question - My experience - sorry guys it's l...

2006-08-03 Thread TatorBunz
Very well said! In a message dated 8/3/2006 6:30:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Leslie, Negative cats can live with positive cats? I'd love to hear more about this from anyone that has/is successfully done it.To answer your question, I have over the course of the last

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-02 Thread wendy
Hey Leslie, Not a weird question at all. I think if you can handle the stress yourself if you lost any more and you know Satchmo would love another friend, then adopting would be right. Only you can know if you can keep giving of yourself. I have about 9 negatives, so adopting a positive right

RE: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-02 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
posted on your decision! Kerry From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LeslieSent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:32 PMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: Introduction and new cat question Kerry, Thank you so much for your thoughts. You are right, to have a support

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-02 Thread Leslie
Hi, Maggie, when you suggest getting an older cat, I am on board with that, that is a good idea. I know that kittens are more susceptible, but you always hope, don't you? :) So Trixie now has a littermate with her at the Humane Society, one that show that they have Manx in them, because she has

Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread Leslie
Hello, My name is Leslie. My cat's name is Satchmo. He's 6 years old, I adopted him at 5 years old knowing that he had feline leukemia. My question is about adopting him a friend. Now the background. Four years ago I adopted Sushi, a 2 yr old DSH that had been rescued from a house full of cats.

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread catatonya
If I could financially afford it then yes, I would take another. Welcome to the group!tonyaLeslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hello, My name is Leslie. My cat's name is Satchmo. He's 6 years old, I adopted him at 5 years old knowing that he had feline leukemia. My question is about adopting

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread TatorBunz
It's great to have you on this group! Best group of people around as you will find out in time. I'm in WA. myself. The Humane Society you volunteer at is one of the few I have respect for because they genuinely care about the animals. I have worked with them in the past on Siamese at the

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread Nina
Oh Leslie, have you ever found the right group of people!! We so get the my heart expands until it feels like it's going to explode thing! What can I tell you that you don't already know? Adopting these angels, giving them a chance at life and love in a caring environment, isn't that what

RE: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
nal Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LeslieSent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:26 PMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Introduction and new cat question Hello, My name is Leslie. My cat's name is Satchmo. He's 6 years old, I adopted him at 5 years old knowin

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread TatorBunz
Kerry that was very well said! That's great news about the final kitten! In a message dated 8/1/2006 2:26:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Welcome Leslie! It's good to have you on board, although I'm sorry for the reason you've had to find us. I think you just

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread Terri Brown
Message - From: Nina To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 4:57 PM Subject: Re: Introduction and new cat question Oh Leslie, have you ever found the right group of people!! We so get the "my heart expands until it feels like it's

RE: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread Leslie
Kerry, Thank you so much for your thoughts. You are right, to have a support group would make a big difference. What I wonder is, if I lost Satch, would I adopt another FeLV+ cat? I like taking in the hard-to-adopt animals, because it does feel so good, so I think that I might, but I'm not sure -

Re: Introduction and new cat question

2006-08-01 Thread TatorBunz
Yes, she is a doll! She looks like my Torti named "Buggy" if you like to see a photo of her let me know I can send a photo to you or anyone. She was a rescue too at the age of 5 weeks old. I've had her for 4 yrs now. Terrie Mohr-ForkerTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE

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2005-12-20 Thread Gloria Lane
I'd agree with spaying the FELV kitty, and that's what I've done. I took in a little 8 month old FELV kitty who was pregnant, and my choice was to have her spayed. She came thru it with flying colors. I give my FELV kitties daily interferon, to boost the immune system. Gloria On Dec 15,

Re: cat question

2005-12-15 Thread wendy
Janet, I have to agree with everything that Nina said. Having the cat spayed would probably be the humane thing to do. My cat Cricket was born with Feline Leukemia; his mother had it. I would like to urge you to consider keeping this cat if you are at all attached to it, and caring for it

Re: cat question

2005-12-15 Thread janine paton
Hi Janet, That simple act of rescue can certainly become complicated. I joined this list months ago after trapping a litter of feral positive kittens. I was looking for sound advice, which I got, and I should really sign off the list now since I can't keep up with the volume of emails but I

RE: cat question

2005-12-15 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: cat question Janet, I have to agree with everything that Nina said. Having the cat spayed would probably be the humane thing to do. My cat Cricket was born with Feline Leukemia; his mother had it. I would like to urge you to consider keeping this cat if you

cat question

2005-12-14 Thread Squigglechick
Hello, Two weeks ago I took a cat in that had been abandoned. Today, I took her to the vet and found out she was tested as positive for feline leukemia. I also found out today that she is pregnant. I have a 15 year old cat that does not have leukemia. Thus, I cannot keep this new cat but I

Re: cat question

2005-12-14 Thread Terri Brown
/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:45 PM Subject: cat question Hello, Two weeks ago I took a cat in that had been abandoned. Today, I took her to the vet and found

Re: cat question

2005-12-14 Thread Nina
Janet, As Terri and Tonya have already mentioned, many of us mix adult negs that have been vaccinated with pos. It's a judgement call and of course no matter what our success rate in doing this is, there's no safer protection for your elderly cat than to not mix them together. That's what most