[Felvtalk] Lend me a Kitten..

[Margo]

http://www.catquotes.com/lendmeakitten.htm

I often change it around to fit the loss, but it's sad and hopeful at the same time...

And I cry every time 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ardy Robertson <ardyr at centurytel.net>
>Sent: May 21, 2016 10:25 AM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>
>Hi Marsha,
>I'm so sorry about everything going on with you. That "counselor" was, in my
>opinion, very harsh. Who wants common sense if it doesn't make your heart
>break when you lose a pet or are sad about one that is ill. He needs
>compassion -- you don't need more sense.
>
>Something that really helped me when Tigger passed away is the poem someone
>posted called "Lend Me A Kitten"....... I go back and re-read it all the
>time. It is so true!!
>
>If you don't have a copy of it, let me know and I will send it to you.
>
>Ardy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>Marsha
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:57 AM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>
>Sandy, I don't plan on seeing him again, except maybe when I am up to it, to
>tell him how I felt.  I did write a review in HealthGrades on him.  The one
>other person gave him 5 stars.  I keep a journal for each of my cats (I use
>Microsoft OneNote), writing down cute things they did, or interactions with
>other cats.  And when I am caring for a cat that is ill, the journaling is
>daily...what they ate, when they ate, how they seem to be feeling, physical
>activity, etc.  Noelle has her final appointment late this afternoon, near
>the end of the vet's day so we can have an unhurried time, not squeezed
>between. She is laying on the bed behind me right now.
>
>I named my Noelle because I got her in December.  She was eating food at the
>colony I cared for.  A little friendlier than normal feral, but I don't
>think she'd ever lived indoors before, and when she was spayed, the vet
>noted she had previously been pregnant. Possibly she had been a barn cat,
>since I lived at the edge of town adjacent to two farms.  No one claimed
>her.  She is probably related to several of my other cats, including FeLV+
>Milkdud, who passed away 2 years ago around this time.  
>Noelle tested negative for FeLV twice.  She was the first of the colony that
>I took in. She is a calico, large patches of gray and orange tabby over
>white.
>
>Marsha
>
>On 5/19/2016 10:03 AM, swacht wrote:
>> Marsha, I'm so sorry for your loss. I really don't know if I'd 
>> continue with this "counselor".  Would you be comfortable with keeping 
>> a daily journal - write about your grief - write about Noelle ( I have 
>> a cat named Noelle) - write about 1 thing that gives you a good feeling.
>> For me, I found writing helped with my losses.  Please give it a try.
>> Sandy W
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Dagner
>> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 7:45 AM
>> To: Margo ; felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>>
>> Margo are you a nurse? Pets or people? I am thinking pets since you 
>> said you have assisted with transfusions.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On May 19, 2016, at 7:16 AM, Margo <toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Marsha, I'm so sorry.
>>>
>>> What this "counselor" lacks is compassion. And any empathy for 
>>> others. He does NOT belong in this profession. He needs to go dig 
>>> ditches, somewhere far from actual humans.
>>>
>>> Common sense doesn't seem to have much to do with this. You are 
>>> struggling with grief, anxiety and hopelessness. Basically he told 
>>> you to pic yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again.
>>> I'm surprised he didn't sing it :(
>>>
>>> Can you switch "counselors"? What kind of qualifications does this 
>>> ...man...hold?
>>>
>>> I have more, but want you to know that you're not alone...there any 
>>> many "common sense"less people in the world, and they make it a much 
>>> better place...
>>>
>>> Back after rounds
>>>
>>> Margo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Marsha <martia at lynxe.com>
>>>> Sent: May 18, 2016 8:55 PM
>>>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol
>>>>
>>>> I went to a counselor last month to help me cope with all that is on 
>>>> my plate.  During the 2nd session (1st one was the intake), he 
>>>> informed me that I lacked common sense (regarding money and 
>>>> animals). Then he said he loves animals too, and everybody lacks 
>>>> common sense in some way - some drink too much, some eat too much, 
>>>> etc.  When I told him that I wasn't looking for any more cats to take
>in, he said, "Good for you!"
>>>> All my brain processed was the word "good", which made his statement 
>>>> come across as highly judgemental.  I was more anxious and feeling 
>>>> more hopeless after I left.  Two things I was seeking help for.  I 
>>>> don't need that kind of help.  I am pretty sure that lacking common 
>>>> sense is not a diagnosis in any way.  And even if it was, how would 
>>>> you treat it?
>>>> Plus
>>>> I was very depressed and crying because the last time I saw this 
>>>> counselor was the day before Brock died, and I still have Noelle to 
>>>> care for (sinus cancer).  I would like to tell him that HE lacked 
>>>> common sense in saying such things to someone in the throes of 
>>>> depression.
>>>>
>>>> Marsha
>>>>
>
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