Hi all,
There is some information on the web regarding Metamucil and IBS
(www.metamucil.com - go figure!) and also at www.virginia.edu; in fact, I
copied the following blurb from their (University of Virginia) site:
Metamucil is the great equalizer; it loosens up constipation and firms up
Hi Lisa,
Thanks so much for your suggestions about getting supplements into Chappy;
he's being pretty obstinate about not eating any canned food, not even his
(formerly) favorite, chicken baby food. I literally have a bag of every
kitten chow known to man! He's an adult, but the vet said to
Hi All,
I went to the health food store at lunch to pick up some liquid l-lysine
they had ordered for me and I found information about a product they are
now carrying called 'Cellfood'. It's a dietary supplement with minerals,
electrolytes, enzymes, amino acids and dissolved oxygen. They have
Dear Tina,
I am so sorry for your loss; I'm sure she just went to the bridge gently in
her sleep. Do not beat yourself up about this; there is no right or wrong
and if you don't try treatments you'll never know. I had my sweet boy
Chappy euthanized on Monday and I've been in a constant state
Dear Sandii,
My heart breaks for you. I know how desperately hard it is to make that
final decision, but I hope you know that you did the kindest thing
possible. How lucky Tails was to have you to love him, care for him, and
when the time came, to choose the ultimate act of compassion.
You
Hi Yvonne,
Gee, the Littermaid is a great idea; I never even thought of it! Chip's
Dr. thinks it's IBDit's really wouldn't worry me if they had good
immune systems but I worry about everything with these guysand thanks
for the headbutts for Tommy!
He's my main-man (don't tell the
Hi Gloria,
I've gone as high as 3cc's 3-4 times a day if Luna gets into problem cycle;
according to my vet, it's a relatively benign medication and you can go
pretty high on the dosage. I'm just curious; what color is what you were
given and does it taste like vanilla? I picked up a refill
Hi All,
Since the thread last week indicating a vaccine on the horizon for FIV, I
have been dwelling on my own mixed feelings about vaccinations. I used to
be one of those owners who showed up religiously once a year with my cats
and if a vaccine was available, my cats got it. The nasal FIP
Thanks, Terrie. That site has a lot of good information.
Hi All,
I've got ringworm in the house; 6 cats with active problems and who knows
how many percolating. I had purchased some Program from California Vet
Supply to give to my feral cats that I can't use Frontline on; when it came
it was the large dog dosage (409.8 mg). I had subsequently come
Hi All,
I have cats who are related who have developed stomatitis (one at less than
one year of age). For those cats, there is obviously some genetic
predisposition to developing this disease. I have cats who have develeped
it who are not related and have contact with each other. I also have
Absolutely, Pam, the IFA test is the way to go at this point. Didn't even
think of doing that now, before repeating the ELISA, but it is a much
better plan.
Erika, Pam raised some very good real-world points about this situation if
the worst is true and mother and kittens are all infected.
Hi,
Since Valium has potent muscle-relaxing properties, I can see where it
might be helpful to get a cat to eat if the reason they are not eating is
pain or, more especially, nausea. About 20 years ago I had a severe viral
inner-ear infection; the vertigo and nausea were horrible and I had a
Hi All,
Here's a good website that has a lot of info regarding colloidal silver
(it's history is very interesting; I remember as a kid some of the
immigrants in our town would gather wild mushrooms and they cooked them
with a silver coin; if the coin turned black, the mushrooms were not to be
You GO Kellie! That's fantasitc, Denise.smooch her little kitty tummy
for me!
Julie
Hi Yvonne,
That's great! Our Boo-Boo did that once when we were first married; I
swear he was smirking when he finally sauntered out from under the bed
where he'd never gone before! And, he always came when called! Stinker!,
Get some rest and feel better!
Julie
Hi Carla,
I know what you mean; I've seen reports like that when the lottery gets
very high and I always get a kick out of people saying they'd travel,
because I was thinking, gee, with that kind of money I'd never leave home
and I could take a lot more animals because I'd have time and money!!
Dear Tonya,
I'm so sorry for your loss of CC; you gave her love and compassion and had
the
courage to not prolong her suffering for selfish reasons. She'll have a
wonderful
new life at the bridge with all our other babies. Take care of yourself
and
remember that she's watching over you.
Hi Helene,
Is Sam/Sammy short for Sampson? When I was growing up our two cats were
Sampson and Delilah! My mother named Delilah for that old Tom Jones song
(she named me after Julie Andrews who was on the radio singing songs from
'Camelot' when she was pregnant with me!), so, what else could
Hi Everyone,
You wouldn't believe the primitive way I've had to access email for the
last week+.yikes! Lost mail, filled mailbox, on and on...
I know I missed a lot, but have been trying to keep up with what Sherry
and Mickey are going through. I'm so glad you found us, Sherry, and it's
Sherry! All morning I've been dreading the mail that Mickey was gone and
I've been praying for a miracle since last night; my heart was breaking
thinking of how sad it is when you know it's their last night with you and
what the morning will bring.
You go! Hooray for Mickey!
Hi Sharon,
I hope so, too! Please don't feel guilty about Amelia; these ulcers are
horrendous and can be very unpredicatable. Paulie has been treated since
May and according to some information I have found, it's not unusual with
resistant ulcers to go on for up to 6 months! I am hoping the
Dear Friends,
On Saturday I found an unneutered adult male German Shepard running down
the road in front of my house. It looked like he had broken his chain but
it was actually a huge, heavy clip that evidently attached his choke collar
to his chain; it was so heavy that when he ran it hit him
Hey Jamie,
That's a wonderful story about your sister and the cats! Joe DIrt and
Office Space are 2 of my favorites, too! One of the guys here at work and
I have a running bit about 'where's my stapler'
Julie
Take care, Amber!
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Hi Yvonne,
Yep; that's Kinky!
Julie
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YES; the stovetop!!
See, now, one of the benefits of having a cat that
likes to pee on the stove is that I always have
something on the burners!!! How lucky am I??
Another heat-related problem: radiators. In my old
Victorian house they are cast iron and they will burn
you if you touch them. I
Hi Gloria!
What wonderful news! I'll bet Noki's going to be one
spoiled baby!! Hooray!
Julie
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stray/feral that I've
been feeding for several months. When I started, he
was just in kitten
hood.
Karen, I bet everything is going to work out fine.
What a good Mama-kitty; she knew he needed her.
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Hi Julie,
Thanks for asking, a woman I work with found a
kitten under her bushes and
too it to the emergency vet, it was the middle of
the night. Vet said baby
Sure, no problem.
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man
from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals
are treated.
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Dear Carla,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. What amazing
girls Bamama and you are; I guess that's why you were
destined to be together. You just have to be apart for
a while, now. I know you'll have so much to tell each
other when you meet again.
Take care and know that Bamama is
Oh, the things that bring us joy! Luna had an
excellent poop last weekok, so it was behind my
husband's chair...when she's gotta go, she's gotta go!
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by
man
from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a
Dear Joan,
How heartbreaking. After Lion King, you must feel
absolutely battered. Poor little Calvin; at least he
knew love in his brief life. Take care of yourself.
Julie
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by
man
from the cruelty of man.
Absolutely, Joan. We all need to get on the 'upswing'
of the pendulum!
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by
man
from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals
are treated.
Dear Friends,
This has been a truly horrible week for so many. I
get this online newsletter and it really lightened my
heart to read these good-news stories.
I hope it will do the same for you!!!
Hugs and headbutts to all!
Julie
Note: forwarded message attached.
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Dear Macarena,
What you did for Rocco is beyond wonderful! How lucky
he was to have crossed your path. I surely needed to
hear a story filled with such love and compassion and
a HAPPY ENDING!!
I know Rocco will be so happy to see you each month
and he will be forever grateful for his loving
Dear Karen,
Your instincts were right; sadly, we pay these people
huge sums of money for their knowledge and expertise
and find out the have no f-ing common sense.
It is really hard to express a bladder; I had to learn
to do it for Luna and I can't tell you the number of
times I just got too
Dear Friends,
My friend Hedi's dear boy BooBoo lost his fight with
this dreadful disease on Friday night (12-6-02). It
was sudden and unexpected; he had been really hanging
in there and we kept hoping and hoping that he could
turn around. It was not to be; Hedi is, of course,
devastated.
Could
Hi Jen,
I'm so sorry to hear about Ghost and I know how your
Mom is feeling; I send big, warm hugs to both. I
don't have experience with this type of paralysis, but
I know some can be temporary depending on the original
cause. It sounds like the vet is thinking it is
somehow cardiac in origin
Karen,
Possibly it's being used in combination with other
medications and not just on it's own? We used it to
treat Paulie's corneal ulcer (not as eyedrops, but
taken orally) along with several other medications
that the specialist prescribed.
Julie
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What a wonderful, wonderful gift!
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by
man
from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals
are treated.
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Hi Nancy,
Do you think she could have had a bout of diarrhea?
The only thing I can think of is that sometimes after
that they will over-groom and have kind of a
greasy/wet look to the fur on their butt.
Julie
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Dear Macarena,
I am so sorry about Murci; I am glad that he had you
with him to show him true love for once in his too
brief life. Thank-you for caring for him and helping
him.
I'm sorry to hear about Romana; I will be keeping you
all in my thoughts and hoping that you will soon get
her
Paolo; just what I wanted to know! I should have kept
reading before replying!
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are
Paolo,
Thanks so much for that information. I am very
interested in seeing what this would do with herpes
and calici viruses. Peek-a-Boo is going to need
another depo-medrol shot for her stomatitis; she is my
cat who did not have resolution from extraction of all
the teeth. Calici virus is a
Hi Everyone,
I recently joined the Holisticat list and I was
looking at the site of Dr. Jean Hofve who was
referenced in a post:
www.littebigcat.com
and here is a quote from one of her articles regarding
feeding:
'Change brands or flavors of dry food every three to
four months to avoid
Hi Denise,
These could be caused by many things and Meechie's age
is not necessarily a contributing factor (I'm giving
that vet a day-late kick in the butt from across the
country). Someone else suggested her blood sugar; did
he even check that? Typically, she wouldn't have come
out of it
Dear Friends,
My friend Hedi is asking for prayers for Teddy. He is
a cat who was abandoned by his former owners and has
been roaming the neighborhood all winter. She fed him
but he was so stressed from being abandoned he would
run from her. These same people had a Persian cat who
was sick and
Hi Everyone,
I was thrilled when I found out! He came though with
flying colors! What a relief. The surgery to drain
the hematoma went well and he is home, but not himself
at all. I finally took the e-collar off yesterday and
he ate; he was totally miserable in it and couldn't
manage to eat
Hi Candi,
I am so sorry about Reb. I see him running free on
the shore of the beautiful rainbow sea.
Take care, Julie
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to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can
Dear Susan,
I am so sorry Janie had to leave. Her sister was
there with all our other kids, to welcome her and show
her to the best, fluffiest clouds ('specially reserved
for newcomers to get an excellent cat-nap before
non-stop butterfly chasing).
Take care; I will light a candle for Janie.
Hi Marc,
I'm glad to hear that Theo is slowly improving. Are
they positive it could not be a disk? I know it's not
terribly common in cats, but my Cock-a-Poo (Misty; one
of the best dogs ever!) had a disk get out of whack
and she was in agony and unable to eat, or drink or
walk. This was
Joan,
Please give my condolences to Bob on his loss of Neko;
how heartbreaking. I will light a candle for him
tonight.
Julie
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to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral
Wow! I think that's very encouraging. Especially in
light of the documented use!
So, do we need to get copies of the packaging or is
this kind of information available at their website.
Paolo, do you think you or your vet could write a
letter indicating that the stomatis is Micia was also
Hi Rachel,
I'm so upset about Poochie. I don't usually believe
in medication to modify behaviour but has it ever been
tried for Poochie? Maybe it would help?
I don't knowI can't get him out of my mind and I'm
racking my brain trying to think of anything!
Julie
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I hold that, the more
Wonderful! Go, Sunrise, go!
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I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated.
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Yep, I've had pretty good luck with mine, too. It
definately makes a difference and some cats are more
sensitive than others (Romeo peed on the box when I
was plugging it in!) but it's knocked down a lot of
marking and a lot of
hissy-fit-i-hate-you-why-did-my-mom-bring-you-home
kind of stuff.
Got your big hug, Denise and I surely needed it. It's
never easy and I waffled so many times over the last 3
or so weeks. I'd think it was time, and then she'd
dive into a can of Fancy Feast, and we'd go on for
another few days. She ate almost nothing yesterday;
like one bite and just turned
Oh, how sad. At least she had a happy year with loving parents (not even going to comment on the cretin who she got her from).
I hope she joins soon; I'm not quite clear if the regular vet who diagnosed leukemia meant that it was feline leukemia as opposed to a cancerous leukemia that might not
Hi Bonnie,
Please send Jezebel and your brother my best wishes for a speedy resolution. Poor girl!
I think your brother is on the right track; I would take the risk and go with the exploratory surgery. Anesthesia options today are more varied than in the past and the vets sound compassionate and
Thanks for forwarding that, Joan. "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Do you
Hi Carolyn,
Thanks for the carrier suggestion; it might work for some of my others, but Maestro gets so incredibly stressed that I'd need 8 hands to sit him in the bottom and get the top on! He's petrified of men; he doesn't run and hide anymore if my husband goes in to visit with Ziggy, but he
Oh, Anne, what a wonderful story about CoCo! I went and looked at her and she is beautiful! The gentleman who paid the money for her surgery is surely an angel! It restores my faith in humanity!
If you check out www.petdiabetes.org, they have lots of resources and information about home testing.
Yup; don't care where! Luna could poop on my head! Actually, when Wayne first came to us, he had some really violent diarrhea. He was nervous around the other cats. He slept on my head at night. You get the picture. I swear he looked embarrassed..
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature,
Thanks Anne; my W's are all in an uproar! (I'm knocking wood that Woolly-Bully doesn't make things come in 3's!!)
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by
Oh, Anne, that's excellent! I know, I had a hard time with Tommy when I started, but I practiced on myself and got to the point where I knew I wasn't hurting him, but it was still psychologically hard!
It's really helpful! Big kiss from my CoCo(Bear) to CoCo (don't tell her he's a c-a-t!!!)
Lisa, that's great All best wishes and hoping for a negative test!"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas
Dear Friends,
Thanks for all your good wishes and the contacts that you forwarded to me. Unfortunately, when I went home on Friday at lunch to check on him, I could see he was going downhill. I called my vet who gave me another wildlife rehabilitor who is only a town away. I called right away,
Hi Everyone,
I had another person with an FIV+ cat referred to me yesterday. This situation is so sad; the people moved away and left the cat behind. This dear lady, Anita, has been giving him treats and attention for some time anyway since he appeared to prefer her company. Well, when she
Wow, that's really interesting, Carla. We are so lucky to have this group and all this experience!
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its
Hi Amy,
As so many others have said, 'welcome', but I'm sorry you had to find us.
Homer sounds like a wonderful guy and he is surely lucky to have you as a Mom!
You've received wonderful suggestions; and I think all your questions were answered except for the administration of the Interferon. It
Hi Gloria,
Thanks for thinking of us 'back east'!
Joan, I'm glad you're fine, but being in an office (windows? what are they?) with no A/C is horrible. Hoping you get through the day OK, and get home to a power-filled weekend!
Carla, are you there? New Jersey seems to have sporadic problems.
My
Hey!
You GO Mittens! Sounds like things are getting better!
Just wanted you and Belinda to know that I sent my 'package' out last night while sniffing my moonflowers! The first two opened and I knew I had to use them!
Wednesday night, I gave Mojo the night off and Tommy helped me with the
Hi Lisa,
Good thoughts on the way; is she on Lysine? That could be an enormous help.
Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are
Hi Karolyn,
CRF stands for chronic renal failure; it's a catch-all term for degraded kidney function with progressive loss of all function.
Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its
Hi Karolyn,
Just go to www.felineleukmeia.org
(the home page for the list) and you can click on the archives.
Also, if your vet suspects any involvement with Shadow's kidneys, there is a Yahoo group for CRF pets. I got a lot of good information there.
Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a
Hi Amber,
Yes, at this point whatever she will eat is the top priority. Suzie-Q would only eat Whiskas pouch food when she was really failing, so that's what she got. And, her Whiskas treats. She had to eat and it's more important that they eat SOMETHING, but I know how frustrating it is.
The
Dear Chere,
Poor Gideon; YOU are the angel that's going to rescue him. All best wishes for a safe and successful trip!
Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be
Great news, Tanya! I totally forgot about the Epsom Salts! They are excellent to add to the hot water.
Sort of funny (to me, it was,) but I once had a bite on an index finger and I didn't feel like getting a whole bowl, so I got a coffee mug and put hot water and Epsom Salts. Now, when I was a
Hi Carla,
I KNEW I had this info somewhere! There is an organization called H.O.R.S.E. in NW Connecticut. It stands for Humane Organization Representing Suffering Equines and they reportedly work miracles.
They don't have a website, but their phone number is 860-868-1960.
Maybe they can help,
Hi Lisa,
Sorry to hear about Akira; poor little girl. There could be a number of things going on from a virus, to something she ate (perhaps non-food), etc.
I think I would bring her in to the vet if you can get an appointment.
Hugs and prayers on the way, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a
Hi Gloria,
So happy you're back. I can't imagine all you have been though and I'm glad you are home.
Poor Nicky! I bet the stress of having you gone is what caused his little slide. He should pick up now that you're back!
If that tooth can't come out, I'm not really sure what to do for the gum
Hi Keith,
Since Rasputin had access to outdoors, it's possible that he has been repeatedly exposed since 1996. The ELISA test indicates exposure, not infection, so it may not have been a false positive after all.No vaccine is 100% effective and some folks feelthe FeLV vaccine has a moreunreliable
Hi Kathy!
Boy, Sunny and Spike Dude sure seem to be cut from the same cloth!
His antics sound so funny and so like Sunny; we tell her she's just eccectric!
On Saturday we culminated weeks of sorting through the house, basement, garage, etc. and did a major dump run (we have THE most restrictive
Hi Bonnie,
Thanks for passing that along; I'm in Connecticut and haven't heard a word about this. I have forwarded all the information to Channel 3 in Hartford. The weather man is a great animal lover and I asked that he get the word out.
Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more
Dear Tracy,
Good thoughts and warm hugs on the way for you and Boy at this difficult time.
I hope you can find comfort in knowing that the 3 three years of his life spent with you were surely the best of his life.
Take care.
Love, Julie"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more
Hi Everyone,
I know many of you use homeopathy for yourselves and your pets and I have a question. I know that many of thehomeopathic remedies I've looked at direct you to dissolve the treatment in the mouth or under the tongue. If you are dosing a cat, how do you get the maximum benefit from
Hi Ioana,
As many have said, sorry you had to find us, but you'll never find amore knowledgable, compassionate group of people anywhere!
You've received so many good suggestions! Absolutely the L-Lysine and you might also want to investigate Transfer Factor and DMG; both are immune system
Dear Denise,
Prayers on the way for the tiny ones! Let us know howthey are doing.
Take care, Julie
p.s. Can you hear me screaming?"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral
Hi,
A standard between the tests (ELISA looks for exposure and IFA looks for infections: I remember the difference with "E" for exposure, "I" for infection...the old brain cells ain't what they used to be! ) is90 days.
Some vets will suggest 30 or 60 days, but you might not get a good result
Hi Rachel!
So happy to have you back! I'm so sorry for your losses, but I'm delighted to hear that Avalina is well and that you and the rest of the 'crew' are fine.
Julie
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The
Dear Friends,
I work for a University and imagine how interested I was to find an article about a pioneer in the research of viruses and interferon in the campus newspaper! The article included a bit of information that I didn't know and thought you might find interesting:
'The chills or fever
Hi,
You've received excellent advice from so many members. Is your primary cat an indoor cat who goes out under supervision or an indoor/outdoor cat.
One thing to remember that vets don't often communicate well, is that there is NO vaccine for anything that is 100% effective. It's unlikely, but
Hi Everyone,
I had Peek-a-Boo at the vet last week because it was time for her annual senior bloodwork and I had also felt a small mass low in her belly; near the pevic region.
Thankfully, the mass seems to be a miss-shapen fat pocket, although we will watch it closely. Her bloodwork also looks
Dear Friends,
Doesanyone have experience with an FeLV+ cat who becomes anorexic for no apparent reason? My friend Joan took in a pair of young FeLV+ cats about 2 months ago. One male and one female. They were spayed and neutered and given their shots and seemed asymptomatic and fine; playful and
I know we've had a big number of losses due to FIP on the list. It's frightening to think it may be mutating into a more virulent strain.
When I talked to Dr. Foley on the radio program, she felt that there was promise in using the feline interferon as a treatment, although no real research has
Dear Joan,
Please tell Eirene how very sorry I am about Mindy; I hope the passing was peaceful and I'm glad they were together.
I hope that 18.5 years of wonderful memories will be a comfort to her.
Take care, JulieJoan Doljan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Belinda,
Can you please add my friend
Dear Gloria,
I am so very sorry that Cala has gone. My heart just aches for all the losses you have suffered in such a short time. I am comforted by thinking of Cala romping with her friends, leaping from cloud to cloud, and trying to decide between shrimp and lobster for snacktime.
I know they
Hi Michelle,
Nothing is ringing a bell here unless you are talking about 'pill pockets'
(www.pillpockets.com) which are treats specially made to conceal medication.
I'm sorry you are going thru such tough times right now with your dogs; sending healing vibes and best wishes.
Take care, Julie
Dear Kerry,
Thanks so much for all your kind words and for thinking of Eduardo! He has just settled in; he has his spot and the others have theirs and (KNOCK WOOD!) they seem to have figured everything out. It's not the solution I hoped for, but I am hoping in time I can get him into the house
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