Sorry I offended you but I stand by not using chorine bleach around a cat.
Further I believe vinegar is a commonly used disinfectant. Again, sorry I
don't live up to your high standards.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Nina
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: James are you out there?
Wendy,
The two latest examples that have come to my attention are the suggestions to
substitute vinegar for bleach when disinfecting for possible panluek
contamination, (with a mention that most infectious diseases don't last long in
the environment) and the use of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension,
(steroid eye med), for all leukemia-positive patients who exhibit eye problems,
(dangerous side effects can occur esp when the eye is lacerated). I'm not
saying that we should know all the ramifications regarding everything we
suggest in our efforts to help, what I am saying is that what is posted should
be clarified with a disclaimer when we are not sure. It is always better to
'back up' our statements with links to studies that illustrate our viewpoints
regardless of our certainty. We must always keep in mind that while many of us
have been dealing with this insidious disease long enough to be confident in
treating less serious maladies at home, there are those that are not
experienced enough to recognize what is potentially dangerous and what is not.
I have said many times that when dealing with felv pos kitties, it is never a
good idea to take a 'wait and see' approach. When we post advice with an
authoritative tone it may dissuade someone from making a potentially life
saving visit to the vet.
I certainly do hope that you are right and that I am over reacting about the
danger to this list. If you re-read my post when going digest you will see
that my being overwhelmed personally was only one of the reasons I stated for
leaving. We had recently lost a long time valuable member because of hurt
feelings, and for me, the list was beginning to lose what was always one of
it's most valuable benefits; the feeling of safety and belonging that we felt
in coming together for the common good of helping and caring for our sick fur
babies. This forum is difficult enough on our emotional sensibilities without
attacking each other or pointing judgmental fingers at those who's beliefs and
circumstances are different than our own.
Nina
Subject: Re: James are you out there?
From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:28:20 -0700 (PDT)
To: [email protected]
Nina,
As much as I love you, I do not agree with your saying that incorrect
information is being presented as matter-of-fact. Can you please post specific
examples of this happening? Anytime this does happen, usually someone here can
clarify. I have not gone anywhere, am here every single day, and have not seen
this happening as you say. Yes, it's true that many long time members are not
around, but we don't know all the reasons for each one's absence. I know
Elizabeth left because of personal reasons, and you said you had a lot going on
recently so were going digest for a while. As someone who is very active on
this site, I was disappointed to read your post because I do not feel the same
way you do. Some OT, yes, BUT, fortunately we aren't seeing much going on in
the way of people needing FeLV help, so the OT does help keep the group active
when there is not a lot going on. I agree that the mean spirited stuff should
not happen, however, there are only three instances that I know of in the past
year, all three in the past 3 months, and 2 of those have been resolved and the
other I believe the same in a matter of days. I do not see that this list is
in the danger that you do. There are people here to help when help is needed.
Respectfully,
:)
Wendy
