Thank-you, Georgetta, for sharing this story, for going to the ends of the
earth to help Wisp and Michael for giving Wisp a forever home!
Happy!
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of G Brickey
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:50 PM
To: FeLV List
Cc: orphankitt...@yahoogroups.com; feral cats list
Subject: [Felvtalk] Second Chance Meows Sanctuary - THANK YOU!
Hi list,
I just saw a post on the FeLV group list where someone was saying how
depressing the posts on the FeLV list could be... I know much of the news
seems to be sad, especially when cats pass on, but I wanted to post my
heartfelt thanks to Michael and his family at Second Chance Meows for
finding a spot in their home for my FeLV+ kitten Wisp.
He responded to my posted plea a few weeks ago about finding a placement for
my little 6 month old foster tabby girl who had just gotten her FeLV
confirmation - second test. I was being pressured by other fostering
friends to euthanize her and was resisting since she was currently so
healthy, loving, and playful, except for a tendency toward constipation.
I foster many many neonatal kittens each year for a So. Cal. rescue group,
so it was imperative for the potential wellbeing and lives of so many other
incoming kittens that I find a safe place for Wisp to live so as not
unwittingly endanger my other fosters. I had her in the best quarantine I
could manage, but everyone knows that kittens are both inquisitive and
ingenious... so I knew it could be a big problem when they got to the
climbing age. I had contacted a couple of other shelters, but they were
just not a good fit for her for various reasons. I had just taken in 5
newborn kittens and was getting pretty desperate when I joined this group
and googled for information and discovered Snowball's story.
Well, to make a long story short, Michael agreed to take Wisp, and my
husband and I, with Wisp in a large wire crate in the back seat, made the
long trek from Ventura to Reno, via I-5 - about 9 or 10 hours of driving...
some of it behind a snowplow and praying all the time that we could make it
through in our old Subaru... without any snowchains onboard...we eventually
arrived and Wisp received a warm welcome from Michael and his wife and one
of their other FeLV+ cats. We stayed for over an hour and got to meet
almost all the other kitties (one was a bit shy and out of sight) and see
where Wisp would be living whatever days, months, or years that she will be
allowed by her Creator and of course to talk to Michael and his family and
watch him expertly assess our kitten.
I just had a call from Michael and Wisp is having the time of her life. She
doesn't have the run of the whole home yet, but what she does have even
right now is one heck of a lot better than a 7 by 3 by 2 foot cage on
sawhorses in my livingroom! Michael told us that the bowel issues are
resolving and she is looking great and acting very happy. I miss her, but I
KNOW this is the most perfect placement I could have found for her... a
loving home with other FeLV+ cats she can socialize with and someone who is
knowledgeable about FeLV+ and a family that will take care of her for as
long as she lives.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart - Michael, Char, and family!
Sincerely,
Georgetta (with 11 neonatal fosters - gotta go feed!) bye for now!
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