-=> 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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