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30 Jun 2011
Hello Everyone,

This has been such a hard time for us and things are definitely changing. I have blogged about our situation here: Our Cat Story - Please Help Us Find Homes for the Rescues

So far, we have had many well wishes and hopes, but no one has emailed or contacted about the rescues. I am so anxious because I have called all of the no-kill shelters within 100 mile radius and none of them are taking pets. We are in a changing situation and need to find homes for these babies as soon as possible! It is so devastating and hard to part with them to begin with, and being rural limits our options so much. Please pass this on to those who are looking to adopt, these babies need GOOD homes, not some shelter or hillbilly that just wants an outdoor cat.

We are going through so much and really need support from other pet lovers who understand.

Angelique & Marvin
24 Aug 2010
We try so hard to do everything right. We pay all of our bills, on time and usually have nothing left over afterward, animals eat first. When we found 4 female kittens under the house we had just moved into temporarily, we took them in (including the mama, we already had three kitties of our own, Eloo, Axle and Perfecta or "Stinky La Ra") and had them spayed, and gave them their shots and tried to find homes for them, which was extremely difficult because we are rural. Mama Mina did finally get adopted out and is doing well, but we have had such a rough time along the way. This is why:

One of our older babies, Eloo recently passed away from cancer (we had to euthanize him). I won't go into that because it hurts terrible, but now, his brother is having dental issues causing him pain and obvious discomfort. When I called the vet this morning I learned it is going to cost me over $300 dollars for having the exam and possible tooth extraction! This is because he is over 6yrs old and needs bloodwork, more shots and etc. I was so excited when my Grandma sent me an extra $100 (she said to go out to eat with it, but how can I do that when my Axle is in pain!). I figured this would be more than enough for the exam and maybe a little more for the extraction. Tomorrow is payday, but we pay the mortgage and nothing will be left over but that $100 and I STILL can't get him any relief? I do not have the $300 dollars to fix this. How can I help him? I feel HELPLESS!!!!

This is on top of dealing with the new issues with the kittens, which began developing over time as they got older. EVERY one of them (all 4!) have the "rippling back" or Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome which causes them to bite themselves, lick, run around as if something is hurting them and when I try to comfort them, they run from me. This is horrible! I spoke with two different vets (both stated it was not hereditary, but this is bull-crap because Mama Mina had the same thing happen to her back, it rippled and she would "spook out". Both vets recommended having ALL FOUR babies (Haley, Tammy, Toni and Lulu) euthanized! WHAT! Are you freaking serious! We are NOT going to do this. They are young and there has to be something we can try! So far, Toni, LuLu and Haley experience the back rippling the worst. Tammy is the ONLY one of them that purrs and she does not experience this even close to the scale that Toni and others do. I feel so bad for them when I can't comfort them! It is obvious the disorder is hereditary, but the only way so far I have found to comfort them is with the laser light or something that will "distract" them long enough to make it stop. Sometimes this does not work when it is bad. Other times, Toni will climb into a pillowcase to try to hide from the rippling.

We live in the middle of nowhere with ZERO family and ZERO support system and I am really starting to feel alone and anxious. I am on SSD due to porphyria and feel so helpless I could scream! Why are we trying to do everything right, when everything seems to be so wrong all of the time? Why can't something positive happen? PLEASE!

Please keep our babies in your prayers, thoughts etc. I just want something good to happen!

Angelique & Marvin Welch

30 Nov 2009
Hello All,

Over the years Marvin and I have always wanted to build our babies an outdoor enclosure that included a totally covered area for their litter boxes too. When we were in our rental, it just was not going to happen. However, once we bought our property, one of the first "projects" was the enclosure, mainly because we had acquired 5 more kitties (Mina, Tammy, LuLu, Toni, and Haley). We already had Axle, Eloo (bless his little heart in heaven, we miss you Buddy Boo!!!!!), and Perfecta.

We needed something that could allow them to be outdoors AND a place for the pooper boxes.

So we started with this: (we call it the Kitty Krapper v 1.5, lol!)



This was an 8 x 4 unit made with plywood, 4 x 4 posts, screen, sheet metal, and a few other things. We put a cat door in the wall and used an insulated tube (abt. 16 inches in diameter) for them to get from the pet door to the unit. We also cut a window in the side and I can open one end to enter to get the boxes and clean them. We put peel & stick tile inside for easy clean up.

We just recently finished (finally Yeah!) the outdoor part for them so they can enjoy being outside, but safe from predators (we live where coyotes and owls can prey on domestic animals, so we keep them indoors).



It is the 8 x 4 unit now all screened in on both sides and on bottom. All of it is screened with 1/2 inch mesh and regular screen. We used 2 x 2's and 1 x 2's. Along the top we used some shade cloth to provide more shade for them. They are on the side of the house that gets the most shade (since we live in the desert) and so it is the perfect spot for them. We threw a scratch post made of pine in there and they are loving it!

Mina was adopted out recently to a wonderful kitty lover (she is now in charge of computer operations at her new home) so we now have 7 babies (including the dog, making 6 kitties), and hence, 6 litter boxes inside the unit.

There is a 7-8 inch concrete ledge on that side of the house that is inside the enclosure that they use to lay on and chill out. So far, everyone loved it the minute we opened the hole again for re-entry.

I wanted to share these, just in case someone else was thinking of doing an enclosure. We will share anything we learned from this, so email me anytime (angelique@porphyrins.org). We had read and seen pictures of others online and received inspiration from their ideas. I think this is a great alternative for letting them outdoors completely.

I hope you all enjoy these!!!



Above is Tammy checking me out on the other side smile.gif



Above is a view of a few kitties checking out the new stuff smile.gif
14 Sep 2009
Hello Everyone,

Ever since the passing of our little buddy Eloo last year, things have not been the same in our household. Shortly before his passing, we took in a mother kitty (Mina) and her 4 baby girls. We had them ALL spayed and given their shots. However, Axle, Eloo's brother has such animosity for Mina that I can only assume he thinks she has something to do with Eloo being gone. His behavior is so unlike him (he now pulls out his furr when he is angry and gives dirty looks). He attacks her and both of them are miserable around each other.

With hard thinking, we decided our best option would be to find Mina a new home. She is very laid back and would not be traumatized by a change. However, I am unsure where to put up adoption signs/posts. We live in a SUPER small town and have tried to adopt her out here, but we are just not in the right area I suppose (we are in the middle of nowhere to be honest). We would like to adopt Mina out to a VERY loving home. I chose to post here because the only people who are going to post here are those that truly love their babies. We love Mina, but also understand that she deserves better than Axles cranky bullcrap.

Mina is a GREAT cat! She is friendly, playful, talkative (she says "em k"), and gets along well with our other animals besides Axle. Axle is my 'heart' animal so him being upset with Mina after Eloo's passing has been EXTREMELY hard. His behavior is completely different and it saddens me to think of how things used to be when Eloo was here.

Mina is mostly an indoor kitty but she does like to go out in the mornings for a few to fetch things like lizards and such. She was spayed in 2008 and we have the records from that and her shots. The vet said she had a "BB" stuck in her tail and somewhere else, but said that as long as they did not bother her, there would be no reason to put her under to retrieve them. We found her when she BROUGHT her FOUR baby girls to our front porch. At the time we were in a temporary rental house before purchasing our current property. We took them in and tried to adopt them out as well, but as I stated, we are in a difficult area and I REFUSE to take kitties to the shelters if they need a home.

If anyone knows of a SAFE, LOVING place to post Mina's pic and information for adoption, please let me know. If any of you are interested, throw me an email at angelique@porphyrins.org and I will get back with you asap.


Angelique (Mama to Eloo, Axle, Perfecta, Haley, Tammy, Toni, LuLu, Judah, and Mamma Mina)


24 Feb 2009
I tried to post this last night, but I am a dork and could not log in...

I was so out of my head during this awful time that I got the day wrong on my original posts about Eloo. His transformation occurred on 1/23/2009, not the 22nd. Our little Buddy Boo Eloo had to be put down due to a tumor on his eye that we later learned afterwards was cancer. He was less than eight years old, but he lived a great life and even to the end he was purring.

We FINALLY received his ashes on Friday. It took almost a month. Neither one of us wants to “open” the little white sealed box that we were given…I guess we were expecting some corked nice looking genie vase looking earn and not this creepy white plastic box. Marv picked him up when they called to say he was ready and said he was find until they handed him this box. What a horrible feeling knowing this was what was left of our Buddy Boo. But both of us also know it is not him and that his spirit is in the Rainbow for sure (read below).

So much has happened that I meant to write about, but had no strength to come here and post. I have to be honest and say that when I do come to the forum, I end up crying so hard I cannot even breathe. I cannot help but read the posts and I feel so terrible for the losses and for our own. I will never understand why expressing pain (crying, sobbing) can be just as painful as the pain itself. Does anyone else get sick? Look like you got hit with golf balls in the face that stuck there?

However, it has become a little easier with time. I still am not able to look at his pictures, but I can think of him a little easier without the tears rolling uncontrollably every day. We will probably never get rid of his hairy, furry office chair either. So instead, I wanted to come here and pass on what happened the day that Eloo passed.

On our way home from the vet, with sobs and empty cage, both of us were upset because neither of us wanted Eloo to be put down on a crappy rainy gray day, but that is how it ended up. So while driving, we were crying and once we got to our driveway (we live in the middle of nowhere), a rainbow (double) appeared in the East. It was gorgeous and I immediately felt it was a sign from Eloo that he was ok and after reading posts here about the Rainbow Bridge, it was confirmed that everything was cool, it just still hurt REAL BAD.

Then, maybe one or two days later, I was looking out towards our barn because I saw a tail scurrying in the door. Sometimes there is a gray foofer (kitty, hubby and I call kitties foofers) that hangs out looking for birds. However, it was not gray foofy, it was an orange kitty just like Eloo! I ran out the back door as soon as I saw it come out, but he was gone.

Since then I mostly have feelings that I am hearing him meowing at the door and since I woke up so early to feed him when he slept in our RV, I still get up early and feel like I need to do the same things I did. Now when I go outside it is quiet, no Eloo purring and hanging out with me in the sun for belly rubs...

Another odd feeling I have when I am outside, I want to call for him and hear his name. We used to “sing” his name to songs (mostly to the tune of a Cake song called “Never There”) We would sing to him, “Ewoo, Ewooo, Ewooo, Woooo, Ewooo” and he loved it!

He ALWAYS came when he was called. Also, now that he is gone, I have noticed right away how much he purred compared to the others. He purred the most of all of our foofers! (We have a whole crew of rescues that are now spoiled rotten! Our Buppy Judah (dog), Eloo’s brother Axle, Perfecta, Mina, Haley, Toni, Tammy and Lewie (girl we thought was a boy, but the name stuck). Whenever we went to the vet and they listened to Eloo with the scope, he was always purring and they could not hear anything else.

I wanted to share a few of these things that I thought were signs that Eloo was all right. We both still miss him terribly and will for the rest of our lives I am sure. Eloo was one in a million as they ALL are!

Again, to those who are facing the possibility of euthanasia, we had to have Eloo euthanized and even though we could hardly bear it, it was done much more humanely and quickly than I could have imagined. I seriously told my husband I wanted to go to the vet when it was my time too. It was very difficult emotionally to keep composed, but I cannot stress enough how I wish other pets of mine could have experienced euthanasia as opposed to the horrible deaths I feel they endured (one hit by car and the vet at the time recommended I keep him alive for two days and would get better but he was definitely in pain and I was too stupid and young to know I didn’t have to listen to him, another kitty named Little Guy [I see another on here with a Little Guy too!], I was manipulated into believing a stomach tube for feeding would help him, only his health decreased so violently I ended up feeling guilty for not euthanizing him before it got so bad).

Thanks all for being animal lovers and for being supportive during the worst times most of us have ever experienced. I swear I would go insane if I thought you guys did not exist!

BTW, anyone in Arizona? We are in Willcox.

Angelique
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