Hello Everyone,
A few months ago I posted that we had lost our cat Pooh to a diabetes complication. I had so many nice responses and a few mentioned that when the time was right   God would send another 4 legged friend my way. Well, guess what I found at my doorstep a week ago. A very lovable but quite dirty and hungry kitty. The poor fellow ate 6 cans of food in one day. Anyway, today I brought him to the vet ( and you can imagine how attached I am at this point) and although he is healthy, he tested positive for FIV which is similiar to HIV in humans. My dilema was what to do at this point. Here I have this 1 yr old kitty purring in my arms as the vet tells me his results. I have another cat at home who is negative and that was the dilema. After some thought I decided to go ahead and keep him and the vet said the chances of my other cat contrating is remote as long as he does not get bitten by the new cat. We have to keep any eye on them but since neither is agressive it should not be a issue. Right now my new kitty is being "fixed" and declawed ( I know some may not agree with that but the vet said it will cut down on chances of transmission if they fight)
So am I a complete idiot or what. I have such a soft spot for animals and the thought of putting the little guy down just killed me. I actually bit my nails off making the decision. If anyone out there has any FIV cats please send me a private message here and let me know how you deal with it. I don't want to clog up the board with this but would be interested in hearing some others stories. I am interested in holistic treatment also.
Thanks for listening.
Teresa

Have a great day Dom. I wish you  a day full of surprises and fun.
Teresa

And here I thought it was all part of her Method acting ...

BTW, are you the former Teresa (whom I know) with a slightly different name?  Has anyone else on board changed their name?

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Yes Vlad, it is me Teresa. I am on a Bruce Springsteen fixasion right now and have changed my name to Teresalita in honor of the Bruce song Rosalita. Bruce is one of my favorite people. This past December I have passed the 80th show mark for concerts of Bruce. Not a day goes by that my friends ask me if I am going to another Bruce show. Nothing planned right now but I hope to see him again in the early spring.

Related to this, does anyone else think Diana Millay mumbles?  I don't usually have too much difficulty understanding anyone else on the show, but she doesn't seem to enunciate and also has odd emphases and ups and downs in her delivery.

Yes, I notice it all the time. In fact, at this past October's Halloween party, I sat down next to her to talk about her trip to Romania and not only does she mumble but she speaks very quickly. I found myself just nodding alot. It must just be her natural way of speaking.

Hello Jennifer,
I hope you birthday is full of nice surprises. Have a terrific day!
Teresa

My wish for 2003 would be peace first and then I would wish for some things for myself :-)
I have a few wishes and resolutions going on right now and I plan on working very hard to make sure they happen.
On a sad note, my year is not ending well. Our beloved cat Pooh died unexpectantly yesterday after becoming ill on Christmas Eve. He was a diabetic but had daily insulin shots. We took him to the vet Thursday and he said he had water in his lungs and gave us medication. By 7:00 am Friday he was having seizures and passed away as my sister pulled into the parking lot at the vets office. He would have been 6yrs this year. We will miss him greatly as he was quite a good companion and brought us great joy.
Teresa

I was at a holiday party last night and we were talking about how nice Indianapolis is. I've visited there on several occasions and was quite impressed.
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday filled with special memories. Tomorrow night I am getting together with work friends for a happy hour get together and then we are taking a carriage ride around downtown. It should be fun as long as the rain holds up.
Peace always,
Teresa

I'll add my "ditto" here too. Thanks for everything, it has been a fun year here.
PS- To Connie: That photo would make a great holiday card!