[Felvtalk] Cats as "property"

[Jane Gannon]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jane Gannon" <straycats at roadrunner.com>
To: <felinerescue at frontier.com>; <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats as "property"


> Last year I noticed that several of my cats had anisocoria (one pupil is 
> larger that the other) and one of them was loosing weight.  I researched 
> on line and found that this can happen in FELV+ cats.  I had them tested 
> and they were all positive.  I have a large cat family and then had 
> everyone tested, half were positve and half were negative.   I vacinated 
> the negatives and have let them all live together.  After 6 months I had 
> one negative retested and he was still negative.  In October I wrote to 
> you that one of my young ones was lethagic, not eating and had a fever. 
> He ended up getting FIP and I had him euthanised last week.  HIs brother 
> had to be euthanised in June.  He had  many problems, but in the end he 
> had severe neurological problems and could no longer walk.  I have another 
> one now that is loosing weight, his rbc count is getting lower but he is 
> acting fine.  I want to know more info about Winstrol, my vet does not 
> have a problem using it.  How long can a cat be on it and how long does it 
> help?  Do I have to keep taking them in for blood tests?  How expensive is 
> it?
>
> ---- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lorrie" <felinerescue at frontier.com>
> To: <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2015 5:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats as "property"
>
>
>> On 10-24, dlgegg at windstream.net wrote:
>>
>>> It is a shame that cats and dogs, any animal is "just property".
>>> That reduces them to almost 'nothing in the law's eyes.  As
>>> property, do they not have any value?  They deserve respect at the
>>> very least.  Any one tell me my cats are just property and not
>>> deserving of love, respect and proper care had better be prepared
>>> to run as fast as he can.  Someone once said he would use them for
>>> target practice.  I told him he would be lying on the ground next
>>> to them.
>> -
>> I rescue abandoned cats and kittens and last year I found a calico
>> kitten about 8 or 9 weeks old. She was walking down the street right
>> in the middle of town and this creep saw her at the same time and
>> wanted to feed her to his "pet python". Well you can be sure he
>> didn't get this poor baby. She is still with us, spayed, happy and
>> loved.
>> -
>> Lorrie
>>
>>
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