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Prayers for my cat [serious post]
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Posted on 01/24/2002 8:55:23 PM PST by Don Joe

Please pray for her, she is not doing well. I am afraid she will not live through the night. We are very worried for her.


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To: Don Joe
Prayers for your kitty Jesse.
21 posted on 01/24/2002 9:30:10 PM PST by paix
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To: Don Joe
Bless her furry little heart! Hope she gets better...I don't know what I'd do without my kitties.
22 posted on 01/24/2002 9:31:33 PM PST by Deport Billary
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To: Don Joe
Best wishes for your cat Don Joe, although if I may say so, have you considered having your cat put down, if she is suffering and in pain?

My family had our dog put down about six months ago, we still miss her every day, but it was the kindest thing to do for her.

Cheers, Slapper.

23 posted on 01/24/2002 9:31:36 PM PST by Slapper
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To: cincinnati_Steve
You're welcome. I have many stories about the affection cats and dogs show eachother, but for tonight we'll keep praying for "Jessie".
24 posted on 01/24/2002 9:35:17 PM PST by seeker41
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To: seeker41
We have 13. They came to us one by one, mostly thrown out by people, in rough shape when we got them. Three have FeLV that they got from one who tested negative when we got her, but I guess it was dormant. We keep them isolated in the bedroom. One of them is grandfather to another, from before we got him. (they are all spayed/neutered) A relative came over one day with a box, said here's a gift, and there was a scruffy little calico girl with a million fleas, she took her from the people who had "adopted" (but not spayed) my boy's daughter.

He is a "people cat". Every night when I climb into bed, he comes running up purring and woofing, and crawls under the blanket and curls up next to me. If he can't get in, he taps me on the nose to get me to wake up and let him in.

He doesn't like other cats, but he immediately took to his little granddaughter. I am certain taht he could tell she was his, maybe from smell or instinct. She would lurk and then pounce and tackle him when he'd walk by, and he'd play right along. He'd fall on his side with a thump as if she'd knocked him over, and wrassle with her. He'd grab her and kick her with his back feet, and you could see how he was being so careful to be gentle. He would share his milk with her, they'd both drink together from the bowl. No other cat ever dared get near him, but he really loved her. He'd groom her and nap cuddle up with her.

It broke our hearts when he tested positve and had to be separated from her, but then several months later, she got down to skin and bones, and the vet tested her, and she tested positive too. She hadn't been spayed yet, because we wait until they're grown a bit -- if you spay or neuter them when they are tiny, their urethras will be stunted, adn they are susceptible to deadly urinary tract infections when they are older and nothing can be done for them.

I told the vet to spay her, because I had my fingers crossed that the reason she was skin and bones was becaue of enlarged ovaries. We had seen it before a couple of times. The vet thought I was nuts, and insisted she was wasting away from FeLV, and said if she operated on her she might not live the night. I knew there was nothing to lose at that point, an d said to do it. Within a week she was putting weight back n, and now she is downright chubby. The silver lining is that she is now with her grampa in the bedroom with us. The three of them are doing very well, and I know that cats with that disease can live for ten or more years if they have a low stress environment.

I've seen cats make remarkable recoveries, and I am hoping that Jessie will ride this out and hold on until she can get the upper hand and start putting on weight. We are giving her colloidal silver and acidophilous as well as the high nutrient food, and I have faith that she can recover if she can get past this crisis, but it is very grim right now and I don't kid myself. My wife spent a long time crying over her this evening, I tried to be the strong one for her, but now she's asleep and I'm nto doing so well. I am afraid for my little girl, she means an awful lot to us, and to her kitty friends.

My kids are grown and moved away, and don't have much time for their old dad, but my pets are truly friends. They follow me around so that they can sit by me, they reach out to tap me as I walk by, so that I'll stop and pet them and talk with them, and I can tell you that anyone who says that cats only act nice when they want to be fed doesn't know what they're taling about.

We have a huge 100+ pound rottweiler/lab (also a throw-away taht "came to us"), he is completely in love with his kitties. He is very protective of them, and loves licking them and nuzzling them.

26 posted on 01/24/2002 9:36:48 PM PST by Don Joe
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To: Don Joe
I'm sorry your cat is ill and I will definitely say a prayer for him. I can also empathize with you. My seven year old cat (I've him him since he was born) was pretty sick about three weeks ago, and we thought he wasn't going to make it. He is only now beginning to act his normal self. I hope your cat pulls through.
27 posted on 01/24/2002 9:37:40 PM PST by dougherty
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To: Don Joe
Hey DJ,
Repogirl and I will keep you and your cat in our prayers tonight.
God bless,
Big Guy and Rusty 99, Repogirl, (Mingus, Thelonius and Rocket J)
28 posted on 01/24/2002 9:40:18 PM PST by Big Guy and Rusty 99
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To: Don Joe
You won't get any taunts from me. I understand how much love a person can have for a pet....I love my dog like my child.

Prayers have been sent for you & your cat. God loves all of his animals too.

29 posted on 01/24/2002 9:42:45 PM PST by Peace4EarthNow
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To: Alarm Clock
"and away from other cats. "

By the time it showed up in the test she'd already been exposed to the others for a couple of years, so the consensus seems to be that they are OK. What they don't tell you about these horrible diseases (apart from many cats having natural immunities to them) is that they can hide from diagnosis until too late to do effective quarantines. We keep the three with FeLV away from the others but we know that it probably doesn't matter, because they were all together for so long before the disease showed up in tthe tests. (After the first tested positive we had them all tested.)

We had most of them innoculated for FeLV but the vets talked us out of it because they are inside-only. I wish we hadn't listened to the vets.

We plan on having them all tested again at some point because it is not uncommon for cats to eventually fight off FeLV and be cured of it, and they're all very healthy except for Jessie, and even she tested negative when the vet ran a suite of tests on her a month or so ago. We were hoping it was thyroid, fearing it was FeLV, not expecting FIP or Coronavirus. (The tests can't really tell one coronavirus from another, all they can tell is that thecat has been exposed to "a" coronoavirus at some point, which may or may not have been FIP.)

30 posted on 01/24/2002 9:46:15 PM PST by Don Joe
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To: Don Joe
I know how you feel. My beloved cat died from cancer ; I still miss him. : - (

Sounds like your Jessie is another very special kitty. Prayers for her, and you too , my dear.

32 posted on 01/24/2002 9:46:43 PM PST by nopardons
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To: cincinnati_Steve
It is so funny to see that cat curled up next to this huge dog

I know. My sister has a big pit bull, a poodle and a big fat orange tabby cat. They jump into bed with my sister and her husband at night to sleep, and the pit bull and cat curl up together. I know pit bulls have a bad repuation, but this one, although he will bark at strangers, is a big baby to those he is familiar with. Whenever I go into her house he's jumping up at me, licking me, and when I sit down he tries to climb into my lap.

33 posted on 01/24/2002 9:47:05 PM PST by dougherty
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To: Don Joe
Don, you are the only person I know who has more kitties then me. LOL

What wonderful knowledge you have and such a kind heart. You must have a million stories.

We have a white cat who tested positive for Feline Lukemia several years ago and before beginning the foster home process had "Lilly" tested two times, both tests came back negative. She is still wandering around at 14 so I know miracles happen.

I have had two cats go into acute liver failure, managed to save one by force feeding with a large syring twice daily with the Science A/D food. We also had to give "Stripe" IV's w/drug cocktails twice daily for a month. She lived and is doing wonderful. She came to us as a stray, we fed here for a year outside trying to coax her to us, it finally worked. She had three babies and we kept two sons.

Anyway we will all pray for "Jessie:, let us know how she does. Take care.

35 posted on 01/24/2002 9:53:39 PM PST by seeker41
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To: Don Joe
BTW, All mine are indoor cats also. Only one goes outside with me ONLY to wander in the fenced back yard, then we go back inside. I don't believe in letting cats wander in the neighborhood.
36 posted on 01/24/2002 9:58:32 PM PST by seeker41
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To: Don Joe
I am sitting here with my cat and praying that that your sweet little kitty makes it. I lost my ten year old cat from luekemia last year and found my new one three blocks from my home in July. He saw me and followed me home. The vet said he was six months old when I found him. I am sure it is my Katzi come back.
37 posted on 01/24/2002 9:59:36 PM PST by broomhilda
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To: dougherty;Don Joe;MD5
Dang. Y'all are making me teary-eyed. I love animals, and can't stand to think of a family member being in pain. It brings back memories of my dad dying two years ago...I would have given anything not to have him suffer.

MD5, having a cat for 20 years and losing him is exactly like losing a child you nurtured and raised, but to a greater extent. A son by that time actually shuns close contact or interaction...a pet only gets more attached (note that I don't think kids ever get less "worthy", only that they get focused on "making their own way", while pets always need and appreciate you!)

Don Joe, I can personally say that your plea has made my evening, week, and year. It stirs compassion in me that the political discussions tend to dampen. Thanks. I will dream of a faceless Jessie this night. God bless her, you, and yours.

38 posted on 01/24/2002 10:05:02 PM PST by cincinnati_Steve
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To: Don Joe
May the Lord touch your beloved Jessie, Don Joe, and encourage and comfort your hearts ...

Pegita

40 posted on 01/24/2002 10:10:34 PM PST by Pegita
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