ANNALISSE:

Dear Sweet Annalisse, a little senior MC Mix, came into our lives in August, 2005 after being pulled from an animal shelter when her elderly owner died.  She spent some time with a couple of different foster homes, got very sick and spent some more time at Dr. Thompson’s veterinary clinic being tested and treated and ultimately diagnosed with lymphoma. Maine Coon Adoptions didn’t have the funds to test her further or pay for expensive treatments.  Besides, her little immune system was pretty compromised and she wouldn’t have been able to handle any really ambitious treatments.  So they called on me to bring her into our home and provide little Anna with “hospice” for the remainder of her life, however long that may be. 

We were told she was maybe ten years old, but she seemed much older, she was so thin and boney.  Who knows what her life was like before ending up in the shelter, but with us she was sweet, loved affection, and meowed loudly to demand food or attention.  My husband and I gave her lots of attention, nourishment, and meds for her thyroid condition, hoping to make her life comfortable and pleasant until she died.  Annalisse left this world peacefully in December, 2005, and we can only hope she did so without pain and discomfort.  I can honestly say I believe she was happy here, as long as she had her Ocean Whitefish and Tuna, her warming blankie, and our warm laps to curl up with each evening during her brief stay with us.

--Kat and Alan Kantor, Sparks, Nevada, Spring 2006