<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>Marsha,</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">I would like to thank you for your suggestions, help and support. Even though you may not agree with everything I'm saying, you have been very respectful and helpful. It is most appreciated.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family:
HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;">Amy</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Marsha <martia@lynxe.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 14, 2014 1:15 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Felvtalk] 5 leukemia positive kittens<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Some adopters may make a
donation to the organization they adopt a <br clear="none">zero-fee cat from. I did. You might make a cat low or no fee, but say, <br clear="none">"donations gratefully accepted". If you list on PetFinder, consider <br clear="none">adding FeLV+ to the heading, besides just listing them as "special <br clear="none">needs". Some people are looking specifically for a FeLV+ cat as a <br clear="none">companion for one they already have, and not putting that in the heading <br clear="none">forces those people to sift through every special needs listing to find <br clear="none">the FeLV+ kitty. I turned to PetFinder after having no luck locally <br clear="none">finding a companion for Harley, and did a search by zip code. I <br clear="none">specified "up to 100 miles", and that's how I found Brock. Actually, <br clear="none">113 miles away, but the search goes by zip code.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">There are
also some listings here (up for adoption or looking to adopt <br clear="none">FeLV, FIV, FIP +): <br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.bemikitties.com/felv/cgi-bin/suite/classifieds/classifieds.cgi" target="_blank">http://www.bemikitties.com/felv/cgi-bin/suite/classifieds/classifieds.cgi</a><br clear="none">You can also get to that by the felineleukemia.org website.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">One other place to list is the PurringPixie yahoo group.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Marsha<br clear="none">(with Harley & Brock)<br clear="none"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yqt4984750248" id="yqtfd61694"><br clear="none">On 11/14/2014 11:05 AM, Katherine K. wrote:<br clear="none">> Amy,<br clear="none">> I wish you the best of luck in placing these kittens. I had a litter <br clear="none">> of 4 positive kittens and tried very hard to find good homes for them, <br clear="none">> with no luck, so they
lived with me until they passed away, most <br clear="none">> before they were 1 year old. It was a very busy year, but they were a <br clear="none">> lovely little group and it was nice seeing them stay together as a <br clear="none">> family for the time they had.<br clear="none">> I have to agree with Kelley that a $115 adoption fee in reality is not <br clear="none">> likely to help you get them placed in homes. In my experience, people <br clear="none">> just don't want to adopt and get attached to, much less pay a fee for, <br clear="none">> a kitty who will probably not live long. I was lucky enough to be <br clear="none">> working with a larger rescue organization who covered their shots, <br clear="none">> spay/neuters and testing expenses. I just provided the home, food, <br clear="none">> love and tears :)<br clear="none">> I suggest making flyers with the best photos you can get, and make <br
clear="none">> them sound very friendly and loving. Play the sympathy card for all <br clear="none">> it's worth! :)<br clear="none">><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Felvtalk mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" href="mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org" target="_blank">http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>