Leslie, It makes me smile to read about Satch and Beatrix playing happily together. I am a big believer that animals need to be in pairs (unless you've got one that doesn't like cats-hehe). Bless you for taking Beatrix in!
:) Wendy --- Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nina, > So good to have you back. I've been thinking a lot > of you and Spencer while > you weren't able to write. I'm so glad that you've > won this time with him > (we're winning, we're winning!) - each battle is a > war, you have every > reason to celebrate and hope. (I do agree with > Michelle, though, keep on > with the Dex - deal with the next turn when it > comes, we're not approaching > "long term" yet.) > > I know that you and yours will make the best > decision about the pups and > have the wisdom to be okay with whatever that turns > out to be. You ballast > the crew, so acknowledging the benefit that the > young ones gave your > sheperd, and then how the peace will be good too, is > just as acceptable as > deciding that the universe tends toward chaos anyway > (that's the 2nd Law of > Thermodynamics, so I have proof on this one!) so why > fight it? > > Anyway, the Great Cat Meet went down so smoothly and > the roly poly cats have > not stopped yet. Funny because Satch is three times > bigger than her, so she > just launches herself at him in whatever manner she > can. The best is when > they are at stand off (you know, both a foot apart, > one paw raised, ready > and waiting for the next flurry of action) and she > jumps into him, wrapping > all four paws around him as she's so small, and off > they go. He takes the > high road in their gallomping trans-apartment > travails and she goes under > things as he's too big to take her route and she's > too small to make the > leaps he pulls off. > > I wish that I knew how to get pictures to you guys, > because they are really > too cute. She's like a younger sibling, following > him everywhere, to the > scratching post, into the litterbox, when he drinks > water, she drinks water, > etc. The only thing that she won't let him do is > sleep. But he is much > calmer now than he was, less clingy (though still > cuddly), it's nice to see > him get all of his energy out and happy. > > About Satch's cough, the vet determined it to be > asthma instigated by the > URI, so we're treating for that and it's going well. > Anyone with tips about > asthmatic cats, please pipe in! > > Leslie > > > > > From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Those who don't use Interferon > > > > So, Leslie, > > Tell us do! How did the introductions go?? > > > > Hideyo, what side effects are you talking about > with interferon use? I > > know you mentioned that before, but I hadn't heard > any other mention of > > it. Every vet I've talked to has either been for > it's use, or at least > > been convinced that it wasn't harmful in any way. > > > > I've always used human interferon when my cats > become symptomatic. > > Because of the resistance factor, I thought it was > better, (just in case > > it does help boost their immune response), to use > it when they need it > > most. Gloria could be right in using it > continuously. Who the hell > > knows? The unpredictability of this disease keeps > us guessing and > > relying on instinct and faith to do our best to > combat it. > > Nina > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
