-=> Janis Kracht wrote to Sean Dennis <=-   
      
    JK> That must feel great, I'm glad to hear that.  We had one sick kitty   
    JK> once that couldn't be helped, and it was really hard to watch him get   
    JK> so sick without a way to help (the vet thought he had some kind of   
    JK> feline aids but I'd never heard of such a thing before to be honest!).   
    JK> We had to have him put to sleep eventually since he was getting so bad   
    JK> as you can probably imagine.  Poor kitty was purring to the end while I   
    JK> held him, too.  That was roughest of all. Anyway, I'm really glad Felix   
    JK> is responding to the treatment and I hope all continues to go well.   
      
   Yeah, there is such a thing.  It's called feline immunodeficiency virus   
   (FIV).  It is contageous, however, there are vaccines for it that work well   
   in cats.  Your kitty was probably purring because he knew what was going to   
   happen and was at ease with it.  At least he is no longer suffering.   
      
   Now I need to get Felix to lose weight.  I am worried that he will develop   
   diabetes and that is bad enough in a human.  It's heartbreaking in an   
   animal.  I have cut down his food a lot, but with only 13' of walkable space   
   where he lives now, not much he can do for exercise.  I hope that will   
   change soon.   
      
    JK> That's a lot of work but hopefully it will pay off by the time you're   
    JK> done :)   
      
   It will.   
      
    JK> That's neat, I can picture him now .  Leo was a yellow tabby but   
    JK> long hair.  He didn't have the brains Felix seems to have though   
    JK> .   He ran away one day and I just have a feeling someone nabbed   
    JK> him because he was such a beautiful cat.   
      
   Yeah, that happens.  Felix has no desire to go outside.  It's warm inside   
   and he knows where the food bowl is. ;)   
      
    JK> Best of luck on your new job!   
      
   Thanks!  So far, so good.   
      
   --Sean   
      
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