Re: good vets for FeLV... a change to list

2005-02-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
Vets name is changed :) -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design)

Re: So Worried and Irritated

2005-02-18 Thread Barbara Lowe
i have never heard of giving a shot in the throat. new one for me. maybe he was doing it near her shoulder and from your husband's viewpoint(perhaps on other side of cat) it looked like the neck? i'll have to google that procedure

Re: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread Barbara Lowe
Yeay! heck with all the nurturing and rescuing you do, I coulda told ya your heart was beautiful barbara - Original Message - From: Brenda K. Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Del ; Peggy Dial ; Dale Thompson Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005

Re: So Worried and Irritated

2005-02-18 Thread tamara stickler
I don't know how exactly vitamin B is administered, but, if it is put into the vien, the vet was certainly shooting for the jugular vien. Many vets will bypass the veins in a cats leg...too hard to find esp. on senior cats the jugular vien is located on the right side of the throat.Kathy

Re: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread TatorBunz
Brenda, I'm so glad to hear your back and everything went as planned for you. I agree I don't sleep well in hotels or motels either. I bet your excited about your newcomers, huh? Anyway, have a good day and welcome back! Terrie MohrCheck site for available Siameses for adoption!More will be

Re: Feline Immune Support by Genesis

2005-02-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
www.genesisvet.com this link goes to a domain is for sale page, does anyone have the correct link? -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service

Re: OT: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Wonderful news, Brenda;-)) Glad to have you back Cherie"Brenda K. Smith" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All. Got back tonight very tired and sore. Neither my daughter nor myself sleep well in hotels so we were tired. Good news! The doctor who was doing my angiogram (who has done it many times

Re: OT: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread Julie Johnson
GREAT NEWS!!! Get some rest; there's just no place like your own bed, is there? Love, Julie"Brenda K. Smith" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All. Got back tonight very tired and sore. Neither my daughter nor myself sleep well in hotels so we were tired. Good news! The doctor who was doing my

Welcome back

2005-02-18 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Congratulations---that's such great news, Brenda. You must surely have been feeling very stressed beforehand---and now you must be just thrilled! Welcome back! Have fun with the new furballs! Kerry -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Julie Johnson
Hi Michelle, Charlie sounds like a great guy and with you in his corner, I'm sure things will work out very well for him! Since he is in close proximity to a sheep and a horse, is it possibly that they have some kind of a parasite that he's picked up? I'm thinking especially of lice, although

For kathy

2005-02-18 Thread Lernermichelle
kathy, I just subscribed to an FIV list serve to try to find Charlie a home, and the first post I received was someone talking about their cat Legolas! I was so confused for a second. I had never heard of a cat with that name before. Just wanted to let you know there is another out there

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Thanks, Julie. There was a ringworm epidemic at the shelter many months before Charlie got there, so maybe it is that. Though it does not look like ringworm, but from your post I guess sometimes maybe it doesn't look stereotypical. They did a skin scraping to check for mange, but I do not

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Julie Johnson
Michelle, I hereby ORDER you to have a great time this weekend; hope you go someplace wonderful, rest and relax, and find a chocolate mine! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Julie. There was a ringworm epidemic at the shelter many months before Charlie got there, so maybe it is that. Though it does

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Actually, going to visit my mom and my 28 year old horse in NJ. If everyone is healthy and mobile, that will be enough to please me. Michelle In a message dated 2/18/05 11:29:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michelle, I hereby ORDER you to have a great time this weekend; hope you go

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Lernermichelle
And I called and left a message at the shelter about the ringworm already. And am spending so much time getting things ready for the cat sitter (Gray is away too) that I am never going to even get out of the house! Michelle In a message dated 2/18/05 11:29:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: Ginger's mom

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Dear Hideyo: Whether or not Ginger's mom is FeLV+, if you are able to trap her and get her spayed, that is imperative. The fact Ginger is positive would make one suspicious and if her mom IS positive and that is why all or most of her kittens are not surviving, the continued stress of

Re: For Hideyo -- Your loss of Suzi

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Dear Hideyo: I did not mean to imply that you were wrong to want to pick Suzi up as soon as possible. When I am taking a cat to a regular vet (as opposed to being there, in person, and volunteering at one of our S/N events) I also want to bring my furkids home as soon as possible so I can

Re: Pred Question - Tonya

2005-02-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
No, not excessive scratching, but Joey does get little scabbies from scratching on the sides of his neck, no fur missing just scabs you can feel on his nick. The vet feels since all the tests and bloodowrk has come back normal, he has IBD and most likely food related. Bailey has the

RE: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Have a nice time seeing your mom and your horse, Michelle! Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:35 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help

San Fran feral champion

2005-02-18 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Sally First, thanks for explaining the San Francisco approach--I knew they had done good work, but I didn't have the facts. Would that every city would follow their lead. Secondly, are you able to pass on the name of the vet who started the feral program? If I get a chance to mention it in

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Michelle... I do hope someone comes forward to give Charlie a loving home and the special care he needs. Bless you (and Gray!) for being there to care for Charlie and try to help him find a better situation. Have a good visit and be sure to give your horse a carrot and a hug for me. I hope

Re: So Worried and Irritated (Cherie)

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Dear Cherie: You need to keep in mind that with antibiotics, one size doesn't fit all. Different antibiotics are indicated for different types of infections, depending on whether you are dealing with gram-negative or gram-posoitive bacteria, and some abx seem to be more indicated for

Re: So Worried and Irritated

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Dear Kathy: Can't think of what kind of injection would be given in the throat as even most IV injections are given in a leg vein as a first choice. I've had vets draw blood from the juglar vein in the neck on occasion, but it is my understanding that Vit.B injections are given subQ, so that

Re: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread Terri Brown
Awesome news, Brenda. I work in the transplant unit of a major health insurer paying transplant claims, so I know how important this was for you. I'm so happy everything is a-ok! =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha,

Re: So Worried and Irritated (Cherie)

2005-02-18 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Sally, Thanks for the info...I am a newer kid on the block, I am not sure why my vet likes Baytril, but every time my positive kitty gets sick that is what clears it up, we only do half a pill though. Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Cherie:You need to keep in mind that with antibiotics, one

Re: Feline Immune Support by Genesis

2005-02-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
Thanks Patti. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design)

Re: San Fran feral champion

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Hi Kerry... I can't remember if I ever sent you a message after Levi passed away. That was a crazy weekend for me and then we were having so many problems with the list and I was enduring my own kind of AOHell. When I couldn't log on, an outsourced consultant told me my AOL software was

Re: So Worried and Irritated (Cherie)

2005-02-18 Thread Skf95111
Dear Cherie: If that is what your vet prescribes, I am sure he/she has reasons for choosing that particular abx. It is an effective one and good for a wide range of applications as well as being and safer than some others. My mom is a licensed wildlife rehabber and primarily involved with

Re: San Fran feral champion

2005-02-18 Thread Nina
You see Sally, this is why I love you. Yeah! Let's hear it for feral lovers. I love this SF program, just wonderful to know there are humans out there who care. Any article or info you can share with me would be great to pass on to the cretins that think it is wiser to trap and kill,

Re: OT: Charlie (FIV+ in MA) needs help and a home

2005-02-18 Thread catatonya
My vet says turning the heat on in the winter can cause it because of both stirring up any allergens in the system and the dryness as well t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, good idea. Of course, Gray just bought him a ton of chicken food. The odd thing is that he came from a feral colony,

RE: So Worried and Irritated (Cherie)

2005-02-18 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Dear Cherie Sorry, I so dont meant to scare you, but my little boy who was 6 month old died from Baytrill he only had a light sneeze and was not FelV+ or anything he was eating and playing well, again just sneeze but as soon as I gave the pill to him, he stopped eating and died within

RE: San Fran feral champion

2005-02-18 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
It's pretty amazing - 90% of my cats are feral, and there are about a dozen of them that are still very feral - so feral that I cannot even touch or pet them (though I love them as much) - I can't imagine the dedication for the people who take care of Feral with feLV to give medications to - I am

RE: Ginger's appointment

2005-02-18 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Hi, Julie, thank you for your email. Thats another reason why I hesitate to bring Ginger in if my vet or vets tech assistant examined other kitties prior to Ginger, she could catch something either from their hand or clothes or thermometer, too I was going to bring Gingers own

RE: Ginger's appointment

2005-02-18 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I just cant remember what article suggested distilled over filtered given benefit of filtered water as you mentioned I think thats why I sticked to distilled water if I find it, I will definitely share! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: So Worried and Irritated (More ?s)

2005-02-18 Thread Kathy Koutsis
Well, Killian defineltly had a needle on the right side of her throat BUT it could very well be that she had blood drawn from that area because I know that she had bloodwork done. The area is shaved! I will have to ask my husband when he gets home if she had her Vitamin B shot there or blood drawn

RE: Ginger's appointment

2005-02-18 Thread catatonya
Distilled is best if you're dealing with kidney issues, or oxylate crystals. The trace minerals are removed from distilled water. The trace minerals can cause crystals and just more work in general for the kidneys... tHideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just can’t remember what

Re: So Worried and Irritated (More ?s)

2005-02-18 Thread catatonya
could be cephalexin (sp.,?). also, when my sister was pregnant she got her husband to do litterbox duty and voila!! They got a new littermaid!!! t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Kathy:If you are concerned, it is never a stupid question. There is nothing you can catch from Killian in the way of

RE: For Hideyo -- Your loss of Suzi

2005-02-18 Thread Karolyn Lount
Please don't blame yourself.Tthere is a strong chance that even if you had been there nothing could have been done to save her. Ever time a cat is Anesthesied there is a chance they may not make it.

Re: So Worried and Irritated

2005-02-18 Thread Wheezercat42
Kathy The only time my vet gets a needle near the neck is when they're drawing blood or giving meds directly in a vein. Generally, Vit. B is given in the butt (by my vets, anyway), and usually with other things - like an antibiotic or steroid to boost the effects. She may not have been due

Re: OT: I'M BACK!

2005-02-18 Thread AnnLmla2
That's wonderful news, Brenda! :-) Anne, Jimi Too Cool, Simms and Sophie among other furry friends in MI

Re: So Worried and Irritated (More ?s)

2005-02-18 Thread Gloria B. Lane
My guess would have been that he/she drew blood from the neck, otherwise it wouldn't have been shaved; and gave your husband some clavamox (needs refrigeration; clindamycin doesn't). Clavamox is so commonly given. And I usually give B-12 shots under the skin at the back of the neck, sort of.

Re: My Lucky is gone

2005-02-18 Thread Wheezercat42
Julie, I'm so sorry to hear about Lucky. My Lindsey had surgery for mammary cancer last month also - they had to remove the front and back chains on her left side, and two individual tumors on her right side. Like Lucky, she's seems to be doing well, but I've been watching for new lumps.

Re: OT: New addition

2005-02-18 Thread Karolyn Lount
I have found that my Fixed Toms make grate surogate mothers. My femals, at first, hiss as if to say get away you are not mine