lily of the valley: June 1, 2001

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Friday June 1, 2001

01/VI/01 - Good news, Bad news !?!

amancay * cam: friday, june 01, 2001 - 1:59:35 pm

Little did I ever realize that all the emotion I encurr simply watching Emergency Vets... would be magnified more than a zillion times the day I had to actually experience any of it myself directly.

I'm a bit of a wreck, I had to take Murray in today because I was worried he was having some "bottom" problems... to make a long story short, I'm going to share the conversation that follwed the appointment, with my co-cat loving pal Alicia:

there's more where that came from...

Princess Leia says:

I have bad and good news... Alicia says:

give me the good first

please Princess Leia says:

ok... then the bad and then the other good... Alicia says:

sounds good-ish
Princess Leia says:

Murray does NOT have LilG's anal gland problema Alicia says:

good! Princess Leia says:

Murray DOES have feline leukemia Alicia says:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Princess Leia says:

Teenie got the vaccine early enough and long enough before I got Murray that she should be ok Alicia says:

It's contagious? Princess Leia says:

yeah

like Hiv and other immune defieciencies...

through bodily fluids...

sharing water bowls... licking each other, bites... feces... Alicia says:

icky Princess Leia says:

Poor vet lady only works there once a week and it was her second day @ Tucker Alicia says:

that's awful Princess Leia says:

not what I'd expected from todat's vet visit THAT's for sure! Alicia says:

so what happens now? Princess Leia says:

wait... and see... they're gonna give me a medicine in saline solution to give him drops everyday for a week every other week, and then as needed... to help boost the immune system

and it only costs $15 for a butt lot that last forever since you only give a smidgen! Alicia says:

well that's good at least! Princess Leia says:

yeah... and she said that if they had tested him before they let me adopt him they just would have killed him then... so he's been able to live a happy life now and maybe could live a lot longer too... Alicia says:

ohmigosh Princess Leia says:

needless to say, I'm a bit of a wreck... Alicia says:

he could have died! Princess Leia says:

I just remember when I first got him and he was all sickly, and the cat lady asked me if I wanted to bring him back...

that even then made me cry!

ok... sorry to tell you all that online... probably better that way so you don't see my sorry face trying to get it all out! Alicia says:

i imagine it's quite an ordeal Princess Leia says:

On a lighter note... late last night I wrote a new epinion (on our fab food feeder) and posted it as part of a write off [http://manky.epinions.com/content_25008574084] Alicia says:

i am so glad you took murray home...imagine if he had gotten sick there!

it's so great that he ended up so comfortably with you in a happy home Princess Leia says:

me too!

why thank you! Alicia says:

i am so exhausted Princess Leia says:

and with great friends like Lil G and Nala to tell him all about the latest and greatest revalations in kitty food, treats, toys, and litter!

ditto!

So that was the sum of my day... a bit of a bummer, yet full of hope and prayers!

'Cat Krap' sig in orange hues - 'amancay'

Today's trivia: What flavor jellybean did Jelly Belly create for former President Reagan?

previous answer:
Teenie's says "teenie @amancay.com" while Murray's is, obviously, "murray @amancay.com"

& winner:
Canela Limay Wood even though she had a bit of a spelling problem!

journals i'm reading metrocake head space

Quote for Today
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winne The Bear "POOH!"

Praying for
Murray

...enough already!

scribbled by manky @ 0:00:01

this has been a kitty-babies entry

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