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| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
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| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
| Total number of notes: | 28858 |
501.0. "A note to The Creator....with love..." by DELNI::JMCDONOUGH () Fri Feb 19 1993 07:21
I'm writing this note in a forum to an audience who I know
understands YOUR ways even though we may not all understand YOUR
reasons...
This is a message to say "Thank You, God", for giving us the
our little girl,"Cookie"....to love, care for and protect. I knew when
we took her in that she'd tested Positive for FeLV, and that there was
no assurance that she'd be with us for any specific time. We've done
this with FeLV kids before, and we accepted the time that YOU would
allow us to have with her...
It seems that now that time is over... She always was sort of aloof,
except when she wanted attention, so not seeing her around for a day or
two wasn't unusual.. But last night I saw her for the first time in
a couple of days, and my chest tightened up....I've seen this change
before, and it's a shock each time. Cookie has, I'm almost sure, been
attacked by this damnable, vicious, killer that she's had in her little
body since her birth. She's lost weight, her fur has lost 'tone', and
she has lost much of the color in her usually sparkling eyes...when
light reflects from them now, instead of being perky and black, they
seem to be a dull pink... Although she still gets around O.K., she
doesn't really seem very happy...
So tommorrow we'll take her to the Vet...with yearning hopes that
what I suspect is not true..and that she can be cured from whatever it
is that she has contracted.....but also with the more realistic
understanding that we may have to say 'goodbye' and perform that last
and most painful(for us) act of kindness and compassion for her sake.
I'm really hurting right now...but I also have to remember the great
4.5 years she's had with us...and all of her little traits...such as
refusing to drink from the cat's water dish, preferring instead to use
the dog's big pan...how she made "best buddies" with our 80+ pound
mixed breed male dog....and how he loved this little 7 pound cat as she
did him...how they'd sleep together, her head resting on his neck as he
gently held her between his paws.. How her and her 'roommate', Stormy,
used to lie together with their front legs around each other giving
each other 'baths' with their tongues for hours...and how they used to
play 'follow the leader' at 2:30 in the morning...
Yes, "THANK YOU".....for although we humans are going to really miss
that sweet little face, and those silly little quirks that made her so
special, we know that she had a good life for the time that you gave
her to us.. I wish she could have been with us for 20 years, but that
isn't my decision to make...
Sometimes---especially when something like this happens---we wonder
why we take these unfortunate little FeLV+ kittens into our lives...the
pain of losing them so soon is always there... But then we think of
what would have happened if nobody would have given them a home...and
it makes the reason pretty clear.
Cookie, we're gonna miss you...and we'll hurt for a long time over
the loss....and we will remember you always..and we WILL NOT be going
around looking for another poor little waif in distress... BUT....I
know in the back of my mind that one WILL find us...I'll drive into
some dark parking lot and a dirty, scared little tyke will come from
under a car, 'mew'ing plaitively....or I'll be walking down some lonely
street, and one will sidle up to me from some alley or trashcan....or
someone will call me with a desperate sound in their voice....and we'll
be taking in a 'new kid' to care for and love... Nothing could ever
replace Cookie...but that isn't the deal here....ALL of my 'kids' are
unique and special in their own ways...and there'll always be some room
in our hearts for the next one... I guess that's one of the reasons YOU
put us here, huh???
Love......
John & Julie
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| 501.1 | | MAYES::MERRITT | Kitty City | Fri Feb 19 1993 07:35 | 19 |
| My heart is with you.....and I use to love all your Cookie stories.
She is a sweet girl...and you have been wonderful parents to her.
Your right John...if you didn't take her in...she would have never
seen love and wouldn't have spent four years in your house which
she probably figured was heaven anyways. I'm sure she appreciated
the life you have given her and in return she has given you many
wonderful memories to cherish.
But again...I will still pray that this office visit will come with
wonderful news that it isn't this dreadful desease taking over...but
only something that is very treatable. I have seen it happen at
our Feluk house at our shelter.....we have all said our Goodbys to
certain cats...only to find him perky and back to themselves in a
few weeks.!! My fingers will be crossed....and my heart is with you!
Please keep us posted.....
Sandy
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| 501.2 | Prayers for Cookie.. | SALEM::SHAW | | Fri Feb 19 1993 07:58 | 6 |
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John, With tears in my eyes, fingers crossed and prayers for Cookie.
She sounds like such a little darling. Your note refreshed all the
memories of my little Robin which had the same faith.
Shaw
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| 501.3 | I extend my sympathy to you and Julie... | GAVEL::FALLON | | Fri Feb 19 1993 09:45 | 6 |
| John and Julie,
I have also enjoyed your many stories and will look forward to the new
ones eagerly. My heart goes out to the both of you. I am sorry.
Karen and all her little Moonsta's
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| 501.4 | Parting is such sweet sorrow | NETWKS::GASKELL | | Mon Feb 22 1993 09:29 | 7 |
| I am thankful for every kitty that has come my way. I miss everyone
when they leave for the great mouse patch in the sky. Everyday I thank
the creator of cats for sending me the bunch I have now.
I hope another kitty comes along to fill the space left by Cookie.
I am sure that there are many cats out there who deserves to know you.
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| 501.5 | Better news than we expected... | DELNI::JMCDONOUGH | | Tue Feb 23 1993 07:19 | 36 |
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The new is not good, but it's not quite as bad as I'd thought it
was going to be....
Cookie was taken to our Vet on Saturday moring, and she was
diagnosed as having an infection that is often caused by the FeLV
virus.
The infection typically attacks the eyes, which is the reason for
the milky-pink look of her pupils. A secondary infection also appears
to have formed in her mouth.
She was given a strong antibiotic injection, and also was put on an
oral antibiotic..(The pink stuff with the eyedropper...)
By Sunday morning, there was already a remarkable difference in
her!! She eats, moves areound again, actually came onto the couch and
snuggled up against me on Sunday night...and licked her dog-buddy,
Teddy's face for about 5 minutes...
I hope I'm not seeing things, but it SEEMS that the milky-pink is
getting smaller and her black pupils are returning to normal. The Vet
said that the infection in the eyes usually results in blindness, but
Cookie does seem to be seeing O.K....she gets around without any
problems, seems to be in no distress, sits and does her 'baths' after
eating, and all-in-all is back to her old self.. We're very cautiously
optimistic....maybe she's a better little fighter than we gave her
credit for..
IF...and I sure hope it does not come to this...but IF she does go
blind evenutally, we'll cope with it as long as she has a good quality
of life...I know people who have blind doga sn cats, and it just means
that you don't rearrange the furniture and such...
John & Julie...
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| 501.6 | | GOOEY::JUDY | That's Ms. Bitch to you! | Tue Feb 23 1993 07:35 | 9 |
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John,
Mary's Beth is certain proof of that! Best of luck
to Cookie.....
JJ
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| 501.7 | | MAGEE::MERRITT | Kitty City | Fri Feb 26 1993 08:59 | 16 |
| John and Julie....even though it was not great news...you guys
must be on cloud nine!! Little Cookie seems like a tough little
nut and my guess is she will get over this with the Amoxi and
fingers are crossed she can stay healthy for quite awhile longer.
I find working with the Feluk + cats at our shelter...the
key is to try and treat any infections right away.....and we do
have a few that get infections in the mouth on occasion...but
we don't see many eye problems.
I know Cookie was always treated great...but I bet she is being
treated like a QUEEN right now!!!!
Sandy
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| 501.8 | | DELNI::JMCDONOUGH | | Mon Mar 08 1993 14:54 | 11 |
| Well, she's back to her old Cookster-self again!! Not a trace of a
spot in either eye...and she's back to playing with Rudi, our
Mini-Dachshund again...they roll around on the floor, holding onto each
other with their front paws...
The Vet said that the best thing about this was that she was running
a sligh fever....its when they get low temp that the damned FeLV virus
has a tendency to take over. We do have some antibiotic eye ointment to
administer, but not a big problem...
JMcD
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| 501.9 | very ggod new! | GAVEL::FALLON | | Wed Mar 10 1993 11:33 | 3 |
| John,
I am happy for you that you will have more time :'}
Karen
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