[Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless

dlgegg at windstream.net dlgegg at windstream.net
Fri May 6 12:17:33 CDT 2016


For the uti/turvite crystals, try an eye dropper of Bragg's raw vinegar in his watr.  Harley had this problem and after I started the vinegar, no more problems with crystals.


---- Rachel Dagner <rdagner at novahrc.com> wrote: 
>  
Thank you everyone I am feeling better this morning your kind words mean the world to me.

One of my girlfriends had a double mastectomy and chemo and thank god she has been cancer free for four years. She also said if it comes back she will not do chemo again only alternative.

I might have already told you this so I am sorry if I am repeating (and that my post is so long!) Tucker had a urinary blockage, and it resulted in a catheter being placed at the emergency vet to save his life. When they removed the catheter he blocked right back up. I opted to do the pu surgery where they remove the penis and pull the urethra to make it wider, it was either this or put him down. A month or so after the surgery he blocked. I took him in and they could not insert a catheter, the hole had completely closed. I opted to redo the surgery, again it was life or death. The dr was worried he would not be able to pull the urethra any more as he really stretched it the first time. Luckily he was able to pull it past the stricture. Unfortunately the opening again closed quite a bit, even smaller than before surgeries, but he can still urinate.  He is prone to UTIs which causes crystals which in turn cause blockages. So I have an arsenal of meds on hand from my vet so I can treat him at the first sign of infection. He only eats him prescription food and I give him glucosamine every day. Needless to say I was in a constant state of worry even before the lymphoma diagnosis.
So if we didn't already have this life threatening problem and I hadn't already spent over 8,000 of my retirement money I probably would have jumped right on the chemo. 

And I still think anyone who's cats immunity is suffering because of felv should try the life gold, or ES clear.  It is $30 and lasts three months. It has a money back 90 day guarantee. I found this story on the Internet and decided to try the treatment plan. Yes, it might not work and chances are that I will lose my baby due to a blockage or the cancer but today he feels great, and I have a tiny bit of hope. Here is the link to the story it included chemo that unfortunately  didn't work and a last ditch effort holistic approach that by some miracle saved the day. 

http://www.naturalcatcareblog.com/2013/06/from-incurable-to-cancer-free-in-one-year-how-nate-the-cat-survived-high-grade-lymphoma/

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> On May 6, 2016, at 2:40 AM, <dlgegg at windstream.net> <dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
> 
> Do what you think is best for both of you.  I will always avoid chemo and the "proven" treatments because of my own experience with chemo.  I will never go through that again nor wold I put anyone I love through it.  Firt, all the chemos they used on me did not work, all that suffering for nothing.  My oncologist has agreed that if it comes back, she will follow me on my choice of alternaitive medicine.  Drs. only accept their ways, chemo, surgery and radiation.  
> 
> ---- Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote: 
>> I agree Rachel. We have all posted about different treatments, and our experiences with them, but it is up to everyone to decide how they want to proceed.
>> 
>> Amani
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of swacht
>> Sent: May-05-16 8:49 PM
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
>> 
>> Rachel please don’t apologize - I can't speak for everyone else - but I'll bet everyone has walked in your shoes - you have every right to be upset - it is a shame everyone doesn't understand - but this group does.  Hang in there.
>> Sandy W
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rachel Dagner
>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 8:39 PM
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
>> 
>> That is wonderful they stayed negative. My mom told me not to take in anymore strays after what I have been through with Tucker. And I admit it has been so hard and sad and stressful, not to mention crazy expensive. But if Tucker goes (ok now I am crying again!) , if another cat comes along and looks at me and asks for help I wouldn't hesitate, through health problems, heartache or whatever. I joined another support group today for lymphoma and I have gotten the opposite of support because I don't have him on chemo. I feel like I have gotten the opposite of support everywhere I have turned online, except my friends and family. I feel really hurt by how unfeeling humans can be. I guess that's why I love animals so much. Tucker is out here on my screened porch with me happy as a clam, probably wondering why I can't quit crying. It's time for me to give him his worst parent in the world treatment. Maybe I should get off of all of these "support" groups. They are making me miserable. Sorry, I know I totally barged in and vented on this post. I am just feeling really upset.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 5, 2016, at 8:10 PM, <dlgegg at windstream.net> 
>>> <dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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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