[Felvtalk] Yogi's Passing

[Sherri Godschalk]

Bob, I am so sorry about Yogi. Thank you so much for giving him a warm
loving home and giving such good care. I have been where you are and know
how bad you are hurting. Know you did right by him and did all you could
do. I am sure he knew it. Peace to you

Sherri and Bogey

On 1/30/17, 7:31 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of ROBERT CHAPEL"
<felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org on behalf of bchapel at optonline.net>
wrote:

>Over the months some of you might recall my little guy Yogi for whom I
>had asked advice ( mostly about his eyes) on several occassions and most
>recently for suggestions related to making money to be able to keep
>treating him..
>Well my little Yogi passed away in my arms on Sunday morning....He had
>started to go downhill a few weeks ago when his HCT dropped over a few
>weeks to 14....   I did manage to get my hands on some Winstrol thanks
>to the efforts of others on this forum to whom I am eternally grateful
>but he faded too fast for it to have adequate effect ( or he simply was
>not one of the cats that was going to respond to it)
>He got to pass peacefully at home on the bed that he knew so well and
>with the hand of the guy that loved him and worked to keep him alive all
>these months stroking him..  I had actually made arrangements to put him
>down later that day after seeing the condition he was in that morning.
>I'm SO glad I didn't have to keep that appointment.
>It's been a tough go...   The little guy never really knew more than a
>few months of health.
>There was , honestly, nothing really remarkable about him ...just a
>ratty little skinny thing with one clouded over eye.... but he was a
>sweet gentle little soul that never so much as  attempted to scratch me
>despite all the things I had to put him through to keep him alive....
>There was almost nothing left of him at the end ( started with him at 6
>months old and 7.5 lbs and progressively over a year lost 3 lbs ( about
>40% of his body weight .  I probably would have put him down on at least
>3 occassions if it wasn't for all the good advice and suggestions I got
>from all of you that helped me press on .
>So now I go from hurting every day watching him go downhill to the one
>big hurt of losing him....  it will pass in a bit of time( though
>certainly not today!) and it gives me the opportunity to give a home to
>another FeLV Cat that would have spent it's life in a cage...... and to
>give a playmate to my still healthy guy who is still very much a Kitten
>in his actions and DYING to have someone to play with...this time I will
>FOSTER so that I don't go broke with cat care if the next little
>guy/girl starts to go south well ahead of time...
>Thanks to  all of you for being there for FeLV cats...  You all are the
>one bit of luck the kitties who have come under your care have had....
>
>Bob
>Warwick NY
>
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