Vinnie (RB)

The poor fella! He went into his retirement after doing the stuff he loved
though, and must have known you were there to help love him and take are care
of him. He'll be healthy there in the Elysian Plains though, and I'm sure
there will be some fresh prawns for the catching. Purring for you and Joan...

Blessed be,
Baha

Lesley wrote:
Hi All

Yes I am very sorry to add to the doom and gloom but Vinnie the elderly black
FIV cat I sponsored has followed too many others recently across the Bridge .
Apparently he developed a very agressive tumour in his mouth but was
comfortable, the day before he died, he enjoyed sunning himself in the garden
and tucked into some prawns but the next day he deteriorated so much that
Joan (his fosterer) took him to the vets to be helped over the Bridge

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On 3 Nov, 15:51, (Gandalf) wrote:

Sadly, an elderly FIV cat has about zero chance of being adopted.

Apprently he had been the adored pet of an old lady until he was 14-15
and she died and the fosterer took him in

But it sounds like he had a very good life (prawns!) at his foster home.

He had a garden to lie in (fenced off so he couldn't get out), prawns,
a bed (theirs he claimed it for himself in the day) and I suspect a
lot of love from Joan who after all had him for just short of 4 years

I am glad that he lived to be an 'elderly cat', not always the case with
FIV cats :-(

He was either almost 18 or almost 19 when he crossed the Bridge so for
an FIV cat he had a good innings- I will mention him if anyone says
they couldn't take on an FIV cat because they might die young

(When I am older I plan to adopt older cats (If Bast will let me-She
has a way of sending cats to me!) and would have no problem with an
FIV cat- when we were catless we very nearly did adopt an FIV cat but
this woman I worked with had a stray with some unexpected kittens that
if she couldn't home them were going to a pet shop)

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs i.e. two of those unexpected kittens

Lesley via CatKB.com wrote:
So sorry to hear of Vinnie's passing. Purrs for his journey and a "good
on ya" for your continued sponsorship.

Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

"Lesley via CatKB.com" u27720@uwe wrote in message
news:7a9bfc9e885a2@uwe...
Hi All

Yes I am very sorry to add to the doom and gloom but Vinnie the elderly
black
FIV cat I sponsored has followed too many others recently across the
Bridge .
Apparently he developed a very agressive tumour in his mouth but was
comfortable, the day before he died, he enjoyed sunning himself in the
garden
and tucked into some prawns but the next day he deteriorated so much that
Joan (his fosterer) took him to the vets to be helped over the Bridge

Sorry to hear about Vinnie. I'm sure his life was enhanced by your
sponsorship (maybe it paid for his prawns..)

Tweed

Lesley via CatKB.com wrote:

Hi All

Yes I am very sorry to add to the doom and gloom but Vinnie the elderly black
FIV cat I sponsored has followed too many others recently across the Bridge .
Apparently he developed a very agressive tumour in his mouth but was
comfortable, the day before he died, he enjoyed sunning himself in the garden
and tucked into some prawns but the next day he deteriorated so much that
Joan (his fosterer) took him to the vets to be helped over the Bridge

There must be a queue to get over the Bridge at the moment!

Joan told me I could pick another cat to sponsor at no extra charge but
looking at them I couldn't decide which of the five FIV cats to sponsor
next so....I am now sponsoring, Do'Nut, Breezer, Gingha, Peppermint and Rolo!
(It's only 5.00 a year per cat)

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


You made Vinnie's last weeks better, Lesley. Thank you so much for
sponsoring five FIV kitties.
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

Lesley wrote:

I would love to be saying I have taken all five in- it would mean I
had a huge house and a lot of money! If my lottery numbers come up
tonight...well I've always said I'd move somewhere with room for more
cats maybe even start my own shelter except of course, I would
probably fall in love with them all and refuse to rehome them,

Funnily enough this happened to a friend of Dave's in Canada, he loved
animals so much he started to run a pet shop thinking this would
satisfy his love for animals and give him a decent income. So he took
over this place, a nice well run shop complete with a flat over the
shop. He then realised some of the "stock" he had inherited was
sitting in cages.....

After a night or so he thought if he brought the kittens and puppies
upstairs at night he could socialise them and they would be easier to
sell if they were used to being handled and being in contact with
people...

You can guess where this is going can;'t you? His pet shop now has 2
dogs and 2 cats running around and the others he kept until the ideal
homes (which he checked) came up, sometimes he didn't even charge (one
of the kittens called Sammy stayed until he was 6 years old and had
become very friendly with an elderly couple who came in a lot for
stuff for their old cat.and when they came in to tell him their cat
has crossed the Bridge he simply handed Sammy to them and told them to
take him home if they wanted, which they did, he even gave them the
carrier- he reckons Sammy knew they'd be perfect and was waiting in
the wings, he lives with them now a spoilt beloved and doted on owner)

His business thrives but he won't deal in live animals he'd adopt them
all!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


What a heart-warming story! Dave's friend is a wonderful person.
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

On 8 Nov, 14:28, polonca12000 wrote:


What a heart-warming story! Dave's friend is a wonderful person.


He says he's a complete softie! He just couldn't bear to sit in a warm
flat while the "stock" were sitting in cold cages so yeah he thought a
little socialisation and training might make the "stock" more
saleable....who was he trying to kid?

He still uses a couple of the cages through because he's become the
local guy for orphaned or unwanted dogs and cats. Last time we heard
as well as his own pets he had a stray dog with a broken leg in one
cage and an unwanted cat with her kittens in another but of course
both upstairs in the warm

The nice thing is he gets a living out of it because he knows so much
about various animals that everyone comes to him for advice and he
also is responsible for several successful rehomes and helps local
fosterers be put in touch with people wanting cats etc. He can do the
initial assessment and let the fosterer know if he thinks he's found a
good match and he's rarely wrong.

It probably helps that this is the only pet shop in town but he
reckons it's just good business practice- he gets a cat/dog whatever
(He rehomed an iguana) into a loving home then the slaves will be
coming back time and time again for food, toys etc

Yeah right I'm fooled!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs