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    We send our prayers and thoughts to your friend and his poor kitten,
    Nancy.
    
    Pat, Holly, Buffy, D.P., Thai, Jamie, Midnight (& Cookie)
    

    Se send our love and strength to fight.
    Karen RSW +5
    

    prayers and good thoughts
    
    Giudi +3

    Please also add us to the list of people/kitties sending good thoughts,
    well wishes and prayers.
    
    Heather + Muffy, Oscar, Pandora + Cocoa

    Us too.
    
    Sweetie, Holly, Little Bit, and their Mom
    

    Us too..
    Kate, Happy, Preschie

    Don't give up we are all praying with you.
    
    Diane, Bonnie, Lucifer, and Snowball.  (plus a couple of humans)
    

    Hugs and good thoughts from the UK.
    Paws and fingers crossed.
    
    Lisa plus Pookie, Rolf and Florence.
    

    I called my friend last night to tell him that we're all praying
    and to find out how the kitten is doing.  He seemed to think that
    the kitten is a bit better - and that perhaps the prayers and
    positive thinking were helping.  He said that before when he picked
    the kitten up its head would just flop, now the kitten holds his
    head up when he's picked up and looks around with more interest
    in its environment.
    
    He is keeping the kitten separated from the other cats.  He has
    a screen door on his bedroom.  Unfortunately at this point all
    have been exposed.  
    
    Keep up the good work guys and I"ll keep passing the encouragement
    on to my friend.  At this point I almost think its more important
    to keep my friend thinking positive than anything else.  If anyone
    can pull this kitten through its him because only he can give this
    kitten that special LOVE.
      Thanks
       Nancy DC
    

    Nancy,  Please tell your friend that our thoughts, prayers,
    and love are with him and his kitty.  
    
    Sandy and her crew.
    
    

    From all of us, too!
    
    Lynne & Casey, B.K., Pepper, Rusty & the orange visitor

    And us too!
    
    				Andrea, Bigfoot, Loki & Midnight

    Thanks all.  I have printed off your replies (minus the node name and
    username of course, and will give them to my friend.  I know it always
    helps to know you're not alone.
      Nancy DC

    Nancy,
    
    Any news on the little critter? I sure hope the little fur face pulls
    thru! Kitty kisses from me & Tabitha, that should help a lot, cuz she's 
    a little love bug!
    
    Bonnie

    Nancy,
    
    I just read this note and will definitely say a special prayer for
    the little darling tonight.  Sounds like the kitten is showing some
    improvement.  I hope the improvements keep coming on.  
    
    Sandi & Black Thunder, White Lightning, DejaVu, Patches & Storm
         and Grey the stray
    

    Nancy,
    
    I just read this note and I hope your friend's kitten is doing much
    better.  Love and prayers, and crossed paws and purrs coming from Calif.  
    
    Steffi & Misty, Lizette, Misha, & Marnie

    I talked to my friend again last night.  The kitten is still hanging
    in there and continues to make progress at an excruciatingly slow
    pace.  We both agree, however, that as long as the kitten continues
    to move in the right direction my friend will keep trying.
    
    The kitten is showing much more interest in his surroundings and is
    eating better.  He's also trying to get to the catbox now rather than
    just urinating on the 1/2 diaper that my friend was keeping under the
    kitten's back end.  He seems to have full control of his tail and some
    of the muscles at the base of the tail.  He's well hydrated (my friend
    has been giving him lactated ringers twice/day) and my friend has
    decreased the amount of additional fluids he's injecting because its
    no longer necessary to give that much.
    
    So keep up the prayers, they seem to be helping.  
      Nancy DC

    Nancy
    
    One more prayer from Spookie, Murphy and myself.
    
    
    kitty-kisses and hugs from us all.
    
    Tracy, Spookie and Murphy
    

    
    Prayers and warm thoughts...
    'gail

    Well, you guys must be doing something right because this little
    guy is still hanging in there and he's improving.  Its been two
    weeks now and he's able to sit up on his "elbows" and look around.
    He also now attempts to get to the catbox and can balance more
    easily when my friend holds him up.   
    
    His appetite is much improved and he doesn't require anywhere near
    as much supplimental fluids as he did.  ALso he seems to have more
    sensation in his back legs.  My friend has been giving the kitten
    physical therapy every day and now when he grips the kitten's back
    legs and stretches them out the kitten will give a strong pull and
    pull them back in.  This is a fairly new development.  
    
    So keep doing what your doing because its helping.   This leads me
    to question whether the diagnosis of FIP was correct.  I don't think
    so.
    
    BTW - the kitten's temp has been normal consistently for quite a while
    now.
      My friend asked me to extend his gratitude to you for your support.
      Nancy DC

    
    
    	Yay!  here's hoping this little critter keeps up with
    	his improvement.!!
    
    	JJ and the gang have their paws crossed.
    

    Way to go, little kitten!
    

    hip Hip HORRAY!!!!!  Way to go Sweetie!  Keep up the good work.
    
    Lisa & Flirtaysha

    Thoughts and prayers will continue until this litten kitten
    has the strength to start running around terrorizing everything
    in site.  This is what kittens are for and  I bet your friend 
    can't wait for that day to come.   
    
    Happy to hear he is comming along. Maybe our prayers are helping...
    but I give alot of credit to your friend and of course to the 
    kitty who won't give up.
    
    Sandy (Tamba, Poco, Barkley, Dewey, Agnes, Chloe, and Abby)
    
    
    

         Thoughts and prayers from our house too.  Keep up the good work!
    
    				- Andrea, Bigfoot, Loki & Midnight

    
    That's great news!
    What a little fighter, huh?
    Keep it up!
    'gail (and Christie and Spike-cat)
    

    .. that is good news..
    Kate, Happy, Preschie

    Well, after so much effort and struggle, Torry passed away on Sunday
    evening.  My friend thinks that as a result of the limited diet he
    was on (baby food, nutrical, "fluids") that his electrolites became
    depleted.  He had started giving Torry "pedialite" and the response
    was good.  He was showing much more movement and coordination.  
    Unfortunately by that time Torry hadn't had a bowel movement in 
    nine days.  An enema didn't help.  My friend feels that he died
    from a bowel obstruction.  
    
    He did not want an autopsy performed and burried Torry in the backyard
    next to his beloved dog Sybil and cat Jiggs.  He has lost all three of
    them within a year.  
    
    My friend is feeling very depressed right now and somewhat angry with
    the veterinary profession.  Tufts wouldn't deal with him after he 
    brought Torry home.  They just kept referring him back to his own
    vets and he feels that his own vets messed up by not picking up on
    the electrolite deficiency.  It was another breeder who suggested that
    and judging from Torry's reaction to the pedialites, my friend feels
    that the breeder was on the right track.  It was just too little too
    late.
    
    He also feels relatively sure that this was not FIP as Torry's temp
    had been back to normal for quite a while and his symptoms did not
    match what he was reading in the Cornell book and other books about
    FIP.
    
    I don't think he'll ever know what was wrong with Torry.  After so  
    long a battle he's just exhausted.  He just kept saying how unfair
    it was that of the nine months Torry was alive, he was sick for
    4 of them.  He never had a chance to live.
    
    Torry's name has been added to the Silver Lining Memorial List.
    He had a strong little spirit, much stronger than his little body.
    
    Nancy DC

    Please send my sincere condolences to your friend.  Oh how sad to
    lose Torry after such a tough fight.  I'm sure your friend did 
    all he could do (probably even more..) to help his buddy.  Boy
    losing your best three friends in less then a year...must be
    real tough.
    
    Torry is at peace now and no longer struggling. He is with many of
    our other loved ones.
    
    Sandy (and the crew)

    
    	Nancy,
    
    	Please tell your friend how sorry I am and I know where
    	he's coming from.  We don't know what killed Dukie either.
    
    	JJ
    

         Nancy, please send my deepest sympathies to your friend too. 
    Having dealt with sick cats before, I know how hard the struggle can
    be.  It hurts right now, but hopefully time will heal the hurt and
    there will be some good memories.
    
    					- Andrea

    Nancy, we are  feel so sorry.. please give your friend  hugs from us.
    Kate, Happy, and Preschie..

    Hi Nancy,
      We're sorry too...This little tyke put up such a brave fight for so
    long....It's so sad when this happens.  Tell your friend to take care,
    and that we are all thinking of him.
    
    Heather + Muffy,Oscar,Pandora + Cocoa

    I was so sad to hear about this little cat losing his fight.  Please
    pass on our condolences to your friend.
    
    Best wishes
    
    Karen (and Georgie)