head tilt/dialated eye

2006-08-27 Thread l.j. crabtree
i am in lurk mode, but my darling minnie ( who is 11) is coming towards the bridge and has a bit of this syptom too. my awesome vet says that her cancer has proabably metastisized ...weirdly enough, my mother who had cancer had this sort of affect as well much love and head bonks to all LJ

michelle/minnie

2006-07-03 Thread l.j. crabtree
ya know, i have wondered the same thing (if minnie was felv when i got her).she had her first buncha shots from the vet and then her spay i just gave her thre shots she needed from then on as i did not want to over-immunize her has she was never outdoors she was always kinda small and

michelle/nina/belinda/marilyn - my minnie

2006-07-02 Thread l.j. crabtree
thank you s much girlies will have to wait until tomorrow to see if the vet has any of the science diet a/d but will try the baby meats and maybe some of the pached ground chicken. minnie has never had a huge appetite...but she does have to have some protein. i am still trying to syringe

minnie

2006-07-02 Thread l.j. crabtree
minnie wasjust treated less than two weeks ago for an abdominal abcess; i noticed that she hadn't had a bowel movement for a few days and took her into animal emergency two drain tubes were put in and some oral antibiotics...also fluids as her system was weak from the high fever she did

michelle/water and food

2006-07-01 Thread l.j. crabtree
I would definitely syringe feed her. Not just a little though. You want totry to get 100 cc's per day into her. I would do it in meals of 20-30 cc's at a time. A/D is what they usually use. You can use baby food short-term. thank you so much michelle i have a smaller type syringe at home

dehydration

2006-06-30 Thread l.j. crabtree
hoow do y'all keep your kitlets hydrated when they don't seem to want to drink? i do syringe minnie some at thome, but have been having to take her 2 times a week or every other day for sub-Q fluids :( her appetite sucks as well but keep trying... how much water should you try to get into

michelle/dehydration

2006-06-30 Thread l.j. crabtree
you are a peach for answering i took minnie in today for a sub-Q...she was so fretting about this. i know that i most definitely do not want her to fret and stress.. for a million reasons my doc who is awesome... said she would teach me. she is out on holiday and

help!

2006-06-25 Thread l.j. crabtree
when she was disgnosed about 6 months ago i prescribed to your list and she seemed to be doing we got much information to make living with he felv better.my 9 yr. old Felv kitten is very ill...we had a very stressful appointment and will never go back to that vet again, even though he came

Re: patty/dmg

2006-02-10 Thread l.j. crabtree
thanks so much, patty!my friend sent me the tablets should i just not use them and order the liquid? the dosing part did seem kind of skewed... "up to 40 pounds = i 125mg tablet'" yikes! minne is is about 6-7 pounds!!! that might be a little excessive, eh?thanks for the link! you

dmg

2006-02-09 Thread l.j. crabtree
Hey peeps...has anyone used DMG as a suppliment to boost the immune system?i received some from a friend ( couldn't find any around here ) and wasn't sure about dosages and or ways to administer...these are 125 mg tablets in foil packs...many thanks and please know i keep all the

Re:sick kitty manual

2006-01-31 Thread l.j. crabtree
OOoohhhHHHhh Wendy!!you are so generous to share this with us i would love to have one to use with my bunch of little knucklehaids... hehehemy addy is [EMAIL PROTECTED]BIG thanks and head bonks from the furball gang

Re: nina/starman

2006-01-26 Thread l.j. crabtree
ninai am living vicariously through your adventures wih star.!! heheheheweirdly enuf i reckon it is because i am preparing for a *star* of my own, at some point! with flava it was a second recovery..the nasty dogs down the road had grabbed her by the head and were flinging

Re: vit c/ gloria

2006-01-25 Thread l.j. crabtree
hugs glo!i have started with this... now comes my dumb question for the day...since it is powdered how do i know how much is 250 mg? must have been looking out the window that day in chemestry class...hehehe can i just mix it in their food?i RUN home everyday to

Re: kerry/vit c and such

2006-01-25 Thread l.j. crabtree
Hey Kerry!thanks so much for the information re: the interferon an bovine colostrum...y'all are the most generous group of peeps ever... going to go look onlinewith great respect...LJ

Re: nina/transfer factor

2006-01-25 Thread l.j. crabtree
Nina...i follow with awe and admiration in your day to day with that Starman!!! He is an awesome boy, and his "mom" is AMAZINGG! is it ok to use the transfer factor with other stuff ( considering interferon and have started vit c) y'all are da bombbonks to all! LJ

michelle/tonya/interferon

2006-01-24 Thread l.j. crabtree
MUWAHHH!!! from minnie!!! thanks ladies for this wonderful info!!! i will see what i can do independently and also check with the vet..would giving vit c interfere with this?has anyone ever used goldenseal extract ( in glycerine) or is it sorta sketchy for cat kids with that whole

wendy

2006-01-23 Thread l.j. crabtree
hehehe...nopers Wendy... I live in the beautiful Blue Ridge of Virginia!alongs with Kokopelli (10), Minnehaha (9), Lila (5) and Flava (1)...

Re: Laura/interferon treatments

2006-01-23 Thread l.j. crabtree
hello laura! i am so happy for you and your furbaby! i hope they continue to get healthier and healthier. i am new to all of this as my Minne was just diagnosed

michelle/interferon

2006-01-23 Thread l.j. crabtree
thank you michelle i am going to meet with a new vet this week will they order the interferon or is this something i should do for them to administer yes i am a goober...lolthanks so much...you can never know how important this is to me or my cat kids...how many

Re: dr. belfield report/belinda

2006-01-22 Thread l.j. crabtree
thank you, belinda, for sharing this! my little minne was just diagnaosed FELV last friday and i am scurrying to find wisdom regarding suppliments and diethugs... LJ[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions toFelvtalk@felineleukemia.orgTo subscribe or unsubscribe