On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:01:01 -0700, Kazimere wrote:

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm also sorry that some people chose to give
you a hard time about the declawing, many people do it, you could just as
well been having his teeth cleaned or some other procedure. I can only
dread what you must be feeling right now. My kitten was recently
diagnosed with cancer (feline lymphosarcoma). Since then I have been
reading a lot about feline health. I was really worried about
vaccinations because she is also 16 years old. She is 100% in doors.
Everything I have found, and from conversations with 2 vet specialists
(internal medicine and oncologist), all signs point to NO on vaccinations.
The vets said her risk for getting one of the diseases was so small
compared to the risk of her potential reaction to a vaccine, considering
her age and cancer.

This happened because from day one until forever, things will happen every
day that humans cannot understand. Now that I know Kazimere and I have
about 2 years left together, and not the 10 I was truly expecting, I have
asked myself a thousand times, "Why?" Why does this special living
creature that makes my life so wonderful have to leave? No answer can stop
your heart from breaking. The only thing I can do is to be grateful that
with all the millions and millions of factors affecting every tiny aspect
of life, Kazimere and I found each other, on the same continent, state,
city, etc. All the stars were aligned just perfectly to create the
circumstances that allowed me to love her for the next 16+ years. When
things like that happen, no one ever asks "Why"? So when I ask myself why
she has to go, I tell myself, the same reason your life was blessed with
her, and that works for me. If you need someone to talk to, you can visit
my site, it's about Kazimere and what we are going through. You can email
me from there, I would be happy to talk to you. I really hope this helped
you. Also, try to take solace in the fact that he knew you loved him.
http://kazimere.blogspot.com/


".....Rise up slowly, Angel, It's hard to let you go..."
Sincere condolences. MLB