[Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless

Thu May 5 19:10:11 CDT 2016

I mix my positive with my 3 negatives and for 5 years, none of them have turned.  I agree that if she turned them over, he/she would be euthanized just because of the FELV.  It is a shame that more vets are not up to date on info about this.

---- "Katherine K." <kathstix at gmail.com> wrote: 
> I messaged with someone from the group who has talked to Sharon, although
> not in the last couple of days. She does not want to surrender her animals
> to Charleston Animal Society because they would require her to sign a form
> stating they could be euthanized if sick. She most likely has the FeLV
> positive cat mixed with the negatives. The positive cat needs vet care. She
> needs to rehome some of her pets because there are pet limits for most of
> the housing assistance places that were suggested by this other person. The
> positive cat is probably the least likely to find a home  (Assuming the
> other 4 are still negative) so maybe folks on this list can help network
> him. He is 9 yrs old, tuxedo, named Thomas. If you'd like a photo, email me
> off list.
> 
> Thank you Amani and Margo for your help so far!
> 
> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 2:13 PM, Rachel Dagner <rdagner at novahrc.com> wrote:
> 
> > I just looked up Rustic Hollow, what a wonderful place! I wish I could quit
> > my job and go live there myself! Or if one of these darn lotto tickets
> > would
> > come through I could start my own maybe Sandy Paws of Florida.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> > dlgegg at windstream.net
> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 1:57 PM
> > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> >
> > How well I know.  Having to pay for a new roof hs put me close to that
> > point.  I am minding my finances and not buying anything until I get past
> > the roof, hospital (fell and broke arm)copays.  It can happen so fast.
> > When
> > I get bck on my feet, will try to help her.  This has been my greatest
> > fear,
> > what would happen to my 4 cats if something hqppened to me.  Trying to set
> > up an account to transport them to Rustic Hollow and pay for their care
> > when
> > they get there.
> >
> > ---- Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Margo
> > >
> > > I intend to raise enough money to give them a decent enough cushion to
> > pay
> > > for those monthly amounts, for at least one year, and hopefully two. I am
> > > great at online auctions, so if they have those in the nearby
> > communities,
> > > I can easily pick up good furniture/dishes, etc., for low numbers, so
> > that
> > > shouldn’t be a big issue.
> > >
> > > I figure that this woman was renting so there must be some source of
> > money
> > > in the future. If she and her son have enough of a cushion, this helps
> > > people catch their breath and get back on their feet. It is easy to get a
> > > little bit behind every week on bills and expenses, until suddenly it
> > > becomes an insurmountable amount. If she was looking after these animals
> > > and her son, there was obviously some money for food, etc.
> > >
> > > Amani
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Margo
> > > Sent: May-05-16 12:01 PM
> > > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> > >
> > >
> > > I will be happy to help (although humans aren't usually my thing <g>).
> > >
> > > My concern is how the family will cope in the future. Can they afford the
> > > $350 a month, plus utilities, food and pet food? Would this be "rented"
> > to
> > > them, or lent, or rent with option? I'm not trying to be a wet blanket,
> > > but even tho I'm also in SC, I'm to far to be of actual on-site use.
> > >
> > > I just want to try to make this a re-homing, not just a foster situation.
> > > Told you people aren't my forte...
> > >
> > > Margo
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Amani Oakley
> > > Sent: May 5, 2016 11:32 AM
> > > To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>"
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Katherine
> > >
> > > I have not heard from Sharon, but I have heard back from my former client
> > > in South Carolina, who has done a lot of research for me (bless her soul)
> > > and come up with a number of options. The best one she presented to me
> > was
> > > a 2 bedroom used mobile home in Summerville for about $7,000 U.S. This is
> > > obviously quite inexpensive, and she says it probably needs new carpeting
> > > and a new air conditioning system, but probably for about $10,000 to
> > > $12,000 U.S., with furniture, it is a good option. There is also a
> > monthly
> > > fee for the lot, which is usually around $350 a month but it is already
> > in
> > > a trailer park and wouldn’t have to be moved.
> > >
> > > This is a totally do-able target number for me. If I can hear from her
> > > regarding whether she is in favour of this option, I can get to work to
> > > get that mobile home for her.
> > >
> > > I hate to rely upon you to be the go-between, and if you are unable to do
> > > that, I will have to venture onto Facebook, regardless of my concerns.
> > Let
> > > me know.
> > >
> > > Amani
> > >
> > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Katherine K.
> > > Sent: May-03-16 1:18 PM
> > > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> > >
> > > I hear you. I will private message her. I did find a GoFundMe page she
> > > started -- without much luck it seems.
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Amani Oakley
> > > <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > I don’t go on Facebook very often. I will try to get to it but I am not
> > > very comfortable with it – they keep way too much of your personal
> > > information and track everything about you. Can you privately message her
> > > and provide her with my email address? I don’t want it posted publicly
> > > since obviously, every single person in the world with a difficult
> > > situation will be contacting me and I harbour enough guilt in my soul as
> > > it is.
> > >
> > > Is there someone else in South Carolina, close to her, with whom I can
> > > collaborate to perhaps find a used trailer she can live in with the
> > > animals and her son? I would be willing to spearhead some fundraising.
> > >
> > > Amani
> > >
> > > From: Felvtalk
> > > [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org<mailto:
> > felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org>]
> > > On Behalf Of Katherine K.
> > > Sent: May-03-16 1:07 PM
> > >
> > > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> > >
> > > Hi Amani,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your message. I don't have an email or phone number for Sharon
> > > Follin Jowers, but if you are on Facebook, you can see the full
> > > conversation by joining the "Owners of FeLV+/FIV+ cats" group. It's a
> > > private group, so you need to join the group to see it.
> > >
> > > Once you are a member this link will take you to it:
> > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/26073442228/permalink/10154196067502229/
> > .
> > >
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Amani Oakley
> > > <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > I’m up in Canada so I can’t do much about finding a new home for the
> > > animals. However, I would like to see if we might be able to do something
> > > more permanent for a person with a good heart who keeps animals like
> > this.
> > > Can you put me in touch with her? Can you get more details?
> > >
> > > Amani
> > >
> > > From: Felvtalk
> > > [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org<mailto:
> > felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org>]
> > > On Behalf Of Katherine K.
> > > Sent: May-03-16 7:21 AM
> > > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> > >
> > >
> > > She lives in a motel room with five cats, a dog and I think her adult son
> > > too. I think efforts have been made to raise money for a rent deposit in
> > > the past for her but I am unclear on the history. She just posted a
> > > request for help with rehoming her animal(s).
> > >
> > > The FeLV cat has some blood in his stool but sounds healthy and playful
> > > otherwise.
> > >
> > > Any Charleston resources or rescues that I could pass along?
> > > On May 3, 2016 2:57 AM, "Amani Oakley"
> > > <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > Is it too late to help the owner keep her house?
> > >
> > > Amani
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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