Re: Churchill Please add to the CLS

2006-08-28 Thread Samiluke
Wishing Churchill a wonderful time at the Bridge until you meet again...take care. Yvonne

Re: Popeye has gone to the bridge

2006-08-28 Thread Samiluke
Tonya, I am so very sorry about Popeye also sorry for what you had to go thru w/ your principal. I will never understand how people can be so cold. My manager had a similar experience at work when her dog went to the Bridge. Take extra good care of yourself know that we are here for you

Re: Question #7: Carriers

2006-08-28 Thread Gina WN
Excellent advice![EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the person who wrote that sounds like a moron. What the hell difference does all that make, in her opinion? A cat that doesn't want to go into a kennel isn't going to be any easier to get in from the top than from the side, they have good

Re: To Gina: Re: OT: Re: Question #3: Supplements

2006-08-28 Thread Gina WN
Hi Wendy,I've been offering her the dry foodas a supplement to the wet food (as was recommended by my vet) for about two months. She never turned her nose up at wet food before. She was on Science Diet(wet and also dry seperately). When I transitioned her over to Innova (wet)she loved it and

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread Gina WN
I will keep you both in my prayers.Gina[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy was doing great recovering from her last IBD relapse, and I had just tapered down to 2.5 mg/day (started at 12.5 and reduced by 1.25 per week). And then she relapsed again. Liquid diarrhea and little interest in food.

Re: Inky update

2006-08-28 Thread Kerry Roach
Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts for Inky..I guess we are holding our own for now..He had 150ml sub-q fluids on Fri..and was to have more on Sunday, but since he is eating and drinking now and we go to the vet on Monday, I thought we would wait for her to check him out..It really

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread Gloria Lane
Prayers and best wishes for your Lucy's recovery to perfect health! in memory of my little 18 yr old Lucy who died a while back.GloriaOn Aug 27, 2006, at 8:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy was doing great recovering from her last IBD relapse, and I had just tapered down to 2.5 mg/day (started

RE: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Sending lots of positive healing vibes for Lucy. She couldn't be in better hands or have a more caring/loving mom, that's for sure. Kerry M. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, August 27,

RE: Smokey is Coughing

2006-08-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
http://www.alohapetservices.com/pet_cpr.html Hi Dee I did a quick net search and found this (see para below) from the website above, but i don't know how authoritative it is. I recall counting my healthy cat's rate and it being in the 30s or even higher, I *think*. Do you have any other cats

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread wendy
Hey Michelle, I don't know how your email addy got blocked but I went through my blocked addies, and sure enough, there you were! So now I can read your stuff. I am sorry to hear that Lucy is doing a little worse with her IBD. Prayers going out to her. :) Wendy

Re: Treating nose sore

2006-08-28 Thread wendy
Hi Giselle, I have no advice to offer, other than go see a good vet about this. Do you think it could be ringworm? You'll want to nip this in the bud immediately. Welcome to the group! :) Wendy --- G D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hello everyone, I've been a

Re: Bacardi

2006-08-28 Thread wendy
Hi Abby, I'm sorry to hear about your kitten's diagnosis, but this is the place for you to be for now. How old is Bacardi (I'm assuming that's her name from the subject line, but I wasn't sure whether it was that or if you were just drinking a lot of Bacardi after getting her diagnosis-hehe)?

Hip problems?

2006-08-28 Thread kandbz_ mom
Does anyone know if hip problems are associated with FeLV? Angel went to bed just fine and got up in the morning almost unable to walk. It's as if her legs are coming out from under her. We have an appointment with a new vet today @ 3:00. I am hoping for good news. I have no idea what could've

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread Belinda
I have a Wahl grooming set I bought at Walmart for about $30.00 and cut off any mats, my long hairs DO NOT like brushing, but in a few minutes I can clip off the mats or areas that they don't clean good. Cody's my over weight guy and it's not going to be long before I have to clip the fur

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
yep, i have one of those, too--i have one that's cordless OR corded, and that makes chasing them down really easy. they really do NOT mind the clippers once they get used to the sound of it. i must admit, tho, that my first trial last summer, on a shaded-silver persian was far more traumatic

RE: Hip problems?

2006-08-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Hi. (Sorry, I don't know your name. ) The same thing happened to one of my positives, Caramel, but Caramel was withdrawn for several months beforehand and stopped eating a few days prior. I hope that because Angel has been fine right up till now that it's not serious. It's

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread Belinda
yep, i have one of those, too--i have one that's cordless OR corded, and that makes chasing them down really easy.. Sounds like the same one, keeps the charge for a long time too. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable

Satch update and some much needed cuteness

2006-08-28 Thread Leslie
Hi everyone, I'm back from visiting family and Satch is definitely better. His appetite is almost normal now. Still with the cough, but that should probably linger for a while. I wanted to let you all know how he faired. I think that he'll be busy stomping around for some time yet, I hope. I can't

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread Roxane Baldwin
I have him back on commerical CF. He seems really normal but his eye has been normal since that one day. When he eye was dilated, he did a lot of head shaking but I thought he as having trouble focusing.Roxane[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is he getting a commercial cat food, or a Taurine

Re: Satch update and some much needed cuteness

2006-08-28 Thread wendy
Leslie, Yea!!! I am so happy to hear that Satch is almost back to normal. I am glad you got to spend time with your family and at the same time, that Satch only improved. You are truly blessed. BTW, those bunnies are SOO cute! I love the disapproving theme. My mom used to have a red

RE: Satch update and some much needed cuteness

2006-08-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Wonderful!! -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LeslieSent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:50 PMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Satch update and some much needed cuteness Hi everyone, I'm back from visiting family and

How did Slinky do?

2006-08-28 Thread wendy
Hi Marissa, I was wondering how Slinky did while you were gone? I just read your post, so it's a little late for prayer, but I am hoping he did fantastic! :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't have real answers, but i know that one of my older girls had an eye-dilation problem that was gone by the time the vet got here--she had no signs or symptoms of anything else, and there hasn't been a recurrence. arh. On 8/28/06, Roxane Baldwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
gee, belinda, do you sleep with yours on the bed next to you, too? probably not, you have a human companion! On 8/28/06, Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yep, i have one of those, too--i have one that's cordless OR corded, and that makes chasing them down really easy.. Sounds like the same one,

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
I hope Lucy works through this newest bout of IBD. I know it's frustrating.t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy was doing great recovering from her last IBD relapse, and I had just tapered down to 2.5 mg/day (started at 12.5 and reduced by 1.25 per week). And then she relapsed again.

Re: Smokey is Coughing

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
I've never heard of coughing being related to either treatment. I really don't know. I hope Smokey is feeling better soon. tonyaDee Evan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Smokey started his Doxy regiment last Wednesday for his Hemobart. I started him on his Interferon this morning (Sunday). The vet

Re: Popeye has gone to the bridge

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
Thank you. I've been on-off a lot recently too. t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I've been offline all week, so I know this is coming a bit late. Phaewryn No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database:

Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
First of all, I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list lately. As always, my prayers are with you and your furbabies. I got some bad news about Spencer yesterday. For about five days before I took him to the Internist on Friday, he'd been showing symptoms... Clear discharge

Re: Popeye has gone to the bridge

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
Tonya, I'm sorry about Popeye and that horrible woman that gave you so much grief on top of losing him. I hope by now you are coping better. Hugs to you sweetie, hang in there, Nina

Re: To Tonya Re: Popeye has gone to the bridge

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
Thanks Wendy. We're very slowly getting used to Popeye not being around. He was always underfoot. Yes, it's true about the politics. And I teach in Georgia where there are NO teacher unions. That's why we can be treated however the principal wants to treat us. She is new, and I hope there won't be

Re: Inky update

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
Kerry, I'm glad to hear that Inky is holding his own. It's really good news that he's eating more. I'm sorry I didn't write sooner, I've been dealing with a lot of stuff right now too. Isn't he funny that he likes french fries? Really good news about Bandy continuing to do well too. I

Re: Popeye has gone to the bridge

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
Thanks Yvonne.t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tonya,I am so very sorry about Popeye also sorry for what you had to go thru w/ your principal. I will never understand how people can be so cold. My manager had a similar experience at work when her dog went to the Bridge. Take extra good care

Re: Ordering interferon- Nina

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
Hi Kiley, I was always able to get human interferon from my Internist's office. I think Phaewryn wrote and told you to ask your vet to dilute it for you. I hope you've found a way to get some by now. Nina Kiley Dozier-Bosanko wrote: Nina, Did you (or anyone else) ever find anywhere other

Re: Inky update

2006-08-28 Thread catatonya
Great news, Kerry! You are the best mom!tKerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts for Inky..I guess we are holding our own for now..He had 150ml sub-q fluids on Fri..and was to have more on Sunday, but since he is eating and drinking now and we go to

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
Good vibes and prayers for both you and Lucy. Is the tapering of the Pred the only thing that you can point to that caused her relapse? She relapsed at 2.5mg, or she was doing fine until you tried lowering it still further? Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy was doing great recovering from

Re: advice re sedation for kitten on long trip

2006-08-28 Thread Nina
Hi Kerry, I'm sorry I didn't respond to your email earlier. I did just read Hideyo's response, and I agree with her. The kitty will be traveling in the cabin with your friend right? Mild sedation sometimes has the opposite effect on kitties than what we'd hope for, (I learned that the hard

Re: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Lance
Prayers for Spencer, and for you as well, Nina.

Re: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread ETrent
Prayers going up for you and Spencer. elizabeth In a message dated 8/28/2006 3:42:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: First of all, I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list lately. As always, my prayers are with you and your furbabies.I got some bad

Re: IFA kittens, retest at 6 mo 1 yr? Or is IFA positive final?

2006-08-28 Thread felv
That was what I thought, thus my note to people that they SHOULD be retested later. Ok, thanks guys! Just wanted to be sure I was right. :) So, next question, does an IFA indeed indicate the virus is in the bone marrow, or is this lady just whacked? I thought the IFA, being a blood test,

Re: Smokey is Coughing

2006-08-28 Thread felv
I think any respiratory distress calls for a chest x-ray, personally. Better safe than sorry. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: IFA kittens, retest at 6 mo 1 yr? Or is IFA positive final?

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
really good question, and one i've been wondering about and meaning to ask--i've often heard about FeLV supposedly, being in the bone marrow, but never have been clear if that's what the IFA tests, or if there's another test that can actually determine that--and that, even if it IS in the bone

Re: Inky update

2006-08-28 Thread felv
Well, good luck Kerry, you know we are all pulling for both of your boys, they've both become like family to most of us over the years. That page on food analysis' I posted should help you with choosing foods that are the right levels for Inky's many issues. Sometimes you have to sacrifice

Re: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Prayers and good thoughts are coming for you and Spencer SherryNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of all, I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list lately. As always, my prayers are with you and your furbabies.I got some bad news about Spencer yesterday. For about five days before

Subject: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Gary Murphy
Nina, Prayers going out for Spencer, I hope he is shifting it a bit on his own and feeling better. Best wishes, Beth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message: 15 Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:41:56 -0700 From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bad news about Spencer To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org, Darla [EMAIL

Re: Smokey is Coughing (my cat's respiratory rates)

2006-08-28 Thread felv
Miranda is 21 (asleep) Tigger is 21 (resting and looking at me) Tang is 49 (freaking about because I was hovering over him) Mythic is 28 (resting, best I could count with him scratching and wiggling) Doobie is 51 (he associates me with food, so he was sniffing for food the whole time and

Re: Hip problems?

2006-08-28 Thread felv
That sounds like a low Potassium level (or possibly a high Phosphorus level, or both), yes, can be FELV associated (since FELV effects such a wide range of bodily functions in various cats), as well as kidney, diabetes, or any other number of related diseases in cats. Also seen in Heart

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread felv
Has he been checked for earmites, and had his ears cleaned recently? Could be that simple. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread kandbz_ mom
Well, Angel's "hip" problem turned out to not be her hip. The vet felt a big, swollen bump near her bottom and tail. He took a syringe and drained out a bunch of white colored stuff. He looked at it under the microscope and thinks it is cancer cells. He says she is in a lot of pain and this would

Re: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
oh, i'm so sorry, karen--how heartbreaking for both of you. talk to her, and really listen--she will tell you if she wants you to continue to treat her or to just love her until it's her time to go on On 8/28/06, kandbz_ mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Angel's hip problem turned

Re: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread Lernermichelle
Karen, you are in my thoughts and prayers, but I recommend you take her to a specialist at least once, for diagnosis. Your vet might be right, or he might be wrong. A bad vet said my horse Shire had a cancerous tumor on his neck when I was young and that he needed to be euthanized before it

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-28 Thread Lernermichelle
It happened at 2.5. The only other thing that happened is that I gave her, stupidly, a couple pieces of dry Evo. She used to be able to tolerate it well, until her relapse in July, and I was worried she was not getting enough vitamins because she had stopped wanting the organ portion of her

Re: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Lernermichelle
Sending good thoughts and vibes. If one of my cats became anemic at this point I would probably try acemannan, epogen, or immuno-regulin, or a combo of two of these with some steroids, as it seems to have helped others on the list. Unless it is due to lymphoma, in which case steroids and

Re: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread felv
Cancer in that area doesn't have a good outcome often, as it interferes with elimination. If she's in pain, and you vet comes back with positive results for cancer, I'd consider euthanasia. You can fight it, but if she is in that much pain.. do you really want to prolong it? Phaewryn Please

RE: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Karen, I'm so sorry that Angel isn't doing well. I know you'll do the best you can for her. Hugs to you both. Diane R.

RE: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Nina, here's hoping that your fears are unfounded. Comfort vibes to you and Spencer. Diane R.

Re: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread kandbz_ mom
Phaewryn,That is my thought, exactly. I would love to keep her alive with me but I want what is best for her. The vet said she may not even be able to go to the bathroom by herself..that I may have to pick her up and put her in the litterbox and then take her out-for the rest of her life. He

Re: Bad news about Spencer

2006-08-28 Thread Gina WN
I will keep you both in my prayers. Let us know what you find out about Spencer.Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of all, I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list lately. As always, my prayers are with you and your furbabies.I got some bad news about Spencer yesterday. For about