Re: [Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten

2017-04-14 Thread Sheri Burbridge
Beautiful poem, thank you

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017, 11:47 AM Sandy <swacht1...@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Thank you - and with kitten season in full bloom there will certainly be
> more to "rescue".
> Sandy W
>
> --
> *From: *"Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net>
> *To: *felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Sent: *Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:31:29 AM
> *Subject: *[Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten
>
>
> Due to what our group is going through right now with some of our ailing
> furbabies, it seems appropriate for this poem that helped me so much when
> we reached the end with our precious Tigger… the author is unknown.
>
>
>
> LEND ME A KITTEN….
>
> I will lend you a kitten for awhile, God said.
> For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead.
> Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three.
> But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me?
>
> He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief
> You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
> I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return.
> But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn.
>
> I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true.
> And from the folks that crowd life's land, I have chosen you.
> Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain?
> Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again?
>
> I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'.
> For all the joys this kitten brings, the risk of grief we'll run.
> We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may.
> And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.
>
> But should you call him back, much sooner than we planned,
> We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
> If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve,
> Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve.
> When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife,
> Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life.
>
>
>
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Re: [Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten

2017-04-13 Thread Sandy

Thank you - and with kitten season in full bloom there will certainly be more 
to "rescue". 
Sandy W 

- Original Message -

From: "Ardy Robertson" <ar...@centurytel.net> 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:31:29 AM 
Subject: [Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten 



Due to what our group is going through right now with some of our ailing 
furbabies, it seems appropriate for this poem that helped me so much when we 
reached the end with our precious Tigger… the author is unknown. 



LEND ME A KITTEN…. 

I will lend you a kitten for awhile, God said. 
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead. 
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three. 
But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me? 

He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief 
You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief. 
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return. 
But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn. 

I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true. 
And from the folks that crowd life's land, I have chosen you. 
Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain? 
Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again? 

I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'. 
For all the joys this kitten brings, the risk of grief we'll run. 
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may. 
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay. 

But should you call him back, much sooner than we planned, 
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand. 
If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve, 
Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve. 
When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife, 
Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life. 



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[Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten

2017-04-13 Thread Ardy Robertson
Due to what our group is going through right now with some of our ailing
furbabies, it seems appropriate for this poem that helped me so much when we
reached the end with our precious Tigger. the author is unknown.

 

LEND ME A KITTEN..

I will lend you a kitten for awhile, God said.
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three.
But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me?

He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief
You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn.

I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true.
And from the folks that crowd life's land, I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain?
Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again?

I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'.
For all the joys this kitten brings, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.

But should you call him back, much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve,
Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve.
When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife,
Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life.

 

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[Felvtalk] Lend Me A Kitten

2017-01-30 Thread Ardy Robertson
As we all grieve Yogi's passing.here is a poem someone from this group sent 
me when I lost Tigger to FeLV. It helps me whenever I read it.

"Lend Me a Kitten"

I will lend you a kitten for awhile, God said.
For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three.
But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me?

He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief
You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn.

I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true.
And from the folks that crowd life's land, I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain?
Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again?

I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'.
For all the joys this kitten brings, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.

But should you call him back, much sooner than we planned,
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve,
Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve.
When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife,
Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life.
 Author Unknown


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[Felvtalk] Lend me a Kitten..

2016-05-21 Thread Margo


http://www.catquotes.com/lendmeakitten.htm

I often change it around to fit the loss, but it's sad and hopeful at the same 
time...

And I cry every time 

-Original Message-
>From: Ardy Robertson 
>Sent: May 21, 2016 10:25 AM
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>
>Hi Marsha,
>I'm so sorry about everything going on with you. That "counselor" was, in my
>opinion, very harsh. Who wants common sense if it doesn't make your heart
>break when you lose a pet or are sad about one that is ill. He needs
>compassion -- you don't need more sense.
>
>Something that really helped me when Tigger passed away is the poem someone
>posted called "Lend Me A Kitten"... I go back and re-read it all the
>time. It is so true!!
>
>If you don't have a copy of it, let me know and I will send it to you.
>
>Ardy
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>Marsha
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:57 AM
>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>
>Sandy, I don't plan on seeing him again, except maybe when I am up to it, to
>tell him how I felt.  I did write a review in HealthGrades on him.  The one
>other person gave him 5 stars.  I keep a journal for each of my cats (I use
>Microsoft OneNote), writing down cute things they did, or interactions with
>other cats.  And when I am caring for a cat that is ill, the journaling is
>daily...what they ate, when they ate, how they seem to be feeling, physical
>activity, etc.  Noelle has her final appointment late this afternoon, near
>the end of the vet's day so we can have an unhurried time, not squeezed
>between. She is laying on the bed behind me right now.
>
>I named my Noelle because I got her in December.  She was eating food at the
>colony I cared for.  A little friendlier than normal feral, but I don't
>think she'd ever lived indoors before, and when she was spayed, the vet
>noted she had previously been pregnant. Possibly she had been a barn cat,
>since I lived at the edge of town adjacent to two farms.  No one claimed
>her.  She is probably related to several of my other cats, including FeLV+
>Milkdud, who passed away 2 years ago around this time.  
>Noelle tested negative for FeLV twice.  She was the first of the colony that
>I took in. She is a calico, large patches of gray and orange tabby over
>white.
>
>Marsha
>
>On 5/19/2016 10:03 AM, swacht wrote:
>> Marsha, I'm so sorry for your loss. I really don't know if I'd 
>> continue with this "counselor".  Would you be comfortable with keeping 
>> a daily journal - write about your grief - write about Noelle ( I have 
>> a cat named Noelle) - write about 1 thing that gives you a good feeling.
>> For me, I found writing helped with my losses.  Please give it a try.
>> Sandy W
>>
>> -Original Message- From: Rachel Dagner
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 7:45 AM
>> To: Margo ; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>>
>> Margo are you a nurse? Pets or people? I am thinking pets since you 
>> said you have assisted with transfusions.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On May 19, 2016, at 7:16 AM, Margo 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Marsha, I'm so sorry.
>>>
>>> What this "counselor" lacks is compassion. And any empathy for 
>>> others. He does NOT belong in this profession. He needs to go dig 
>>> ditches, somewhere far from actual humans.
>>>
>>> Common sense doesn't seem to have much to do with this. You are 
>>> struggling with grief, anxiety and hopelessness. Basically he told 
>>> you to pic yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again.
>>> I'm surprised he didn't sing it :(
>>>
>>> Can you switch "counselors"? What kind of qualifications does this 
>>> ...man...hold?
>>>
>>> I have more, but want you to know that you're not alone...there any 
>>> many "common sense"less people in the world, and they make it a much 
>>> better place...
>>>
>>> Back after rounds
>>>
>>> Margo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
 From: Marsha 
 Sent: May 18, 2016 8:55 PM
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol

 I went to a counselor last month to help me cope with all that is on 
 my plate.  During the 2nd session (1st one was the intake), he 
 informed me that I lacked common sense (regarding money and 
 animals). Then he said he loves animals too, and everybody lacks 
 common sense in some way - some drink too much, some eat too much, 
 etc.  When I told him that I wasn't looking for any more cats to take
>in, he said, "Good for you!"
 All my brain processed was the word "good", which made his statement 
 come across as highly judgemental.  I was more anxious and feeling 
 more hopeless after I left.  Two things I was seeking help for.  I 
 don't need that kind of help.  I am pretty sure that lacking common 
 sense is