Thank you On my way there now.
Kat On 7/11/11, Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Go to groups.yahoo.com & search for it. It is for individuals needing help > with pets. No rescue groups. > > katskat1 <katsk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Beth and Natalie >> >>Thanks for the ideas. I had heard of Chipin but not the Animal Wish >>List. Do I just do a search on Animal Wish List to find it? >> >>I didn't want to "beg", if feels weird but if these kids need it I >>guess I can learn. My vet is helping me as much as she can but is a >>small town vet with no receptionist, no nothing. Her office is in an >>old house in town, one exam room and a countertop with file cabinets >>behind it for paperwork. Surgery is done in a small room in the >>basement with her mom helping to monitor heart/breathing, etc. Sounds >>hookie but she does good work. And she cares. Asking the $ be sent >>directly to her is perfect! I may give it a shot. >> >>Kat >> >>On 7/10/11, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >>> Use www.chipin.com - very easy and people do contribute to just about >>> anything! >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth >>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:19 AM >>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>> >>> Try putting a plea for vet help on Animal Wish List. It's a Yahoo Group. >>> Have funds go directly to the vet. Most vets will work with u on >>> payments. >>> >>> katskat1 <katsk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Thanks to all I have decided if I can find the $ I am going to take >>>>Luke to the vet and have some/all of her rotten teeth removed. She is >>>>obviously in discomfort and her breath has gotten progressively worse. >>>> She is ratty looking and apparently has been sickly for a long time >>>>before I started feeding her as a stray but she still wants to live. >>>> >>>>I was very apprehensive about doing this to a cat that stays outside - >>>>has to - won't come in, fights to get back out and my inside cats are >>>>ALL negatives. But she sticks around and I don't have many options. >>>> >>>>Now, if only I could successfully medicate her. She will not eat >>>>anything, kitten milk replacement, dry/wet food, treats, NOTHING with >>>>any med of any kind. Trying to syringe her is like fighting a wind >>>>storm with lots of claws and then we are both so stressed we are >>>>breathing hard. Not good for her. Or me. So I am trying to give her >>>>quality of whatever life she has........ >>>> >>>>Hopefully yanking rotten, loose teeth will help. >>>> >>>>kat >>>> >>>>On 7/8/11, MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> His tongue does not hang out the side of his mouth nor does he look >>>>> like he is panting....and he does look adorable. Sorry to give any >>>>> other impression. >>>>> On Jul 8, 2011, at 1:53 AM, Natalie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The hanging out tongue must be something other than missing teeth. >>>>>> We have >>>>>> quite a few cats with no teeth, and their tongues don't hang out the >>>>>> side of >>>>>> their mouths, if anything, the tips of the tongue might stick out in >>>>>> front - >>>>>> and looks adorable. We have some real oldtimers here - started out >>>>>> feral >>>>>> and are mushes now..... >>>>>> Life with bad teeth must be absolutely horrible and painful I am >>>>>> always >>>>>> surprised how toothless cats just love dry food! >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:31 PM >>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>>> >>>>>> Pretty Boy, a feral who hangs around and who is very loved, was live >>>>>> trapped for neutering. The vet called me after they put him >>>>>> under...he had shuttered in pain when they put a tube in his mouth. >>>>>> She checked his teeth and they were totally awful. Most of them were >>>>>> pulled. The only side effect is that his tongue hangs out a lot of >>>>>> the time...no teeth to help him keep it in...or maybe he is expressing >>>>>> his opinion. He eats both canned and dry food with the rest of the >>>>>> clan and is so handsome. He is probably 13-14 years old (per vet) and >>>>>> is a total doll. Like the rest of the clan, he is not touchable most >>>>>> of the time. He fusses and fumes and catches ground squirrels and >>>>>> others who are stupid enough to come into an area guarded by numerous >>>>>> cats. Removing his teeth has definitely improved the quality if not >>>>>> quantity of his life. As far as I know, none of the clan is FeLV+. >>>>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, in cats (and in humans) the constant infections and abscesses >>>>>>> in a bad >>>>>>> mouth of teeth have all sorts of dire consequences in the rest of >>>>>>> the body's >>>>>>> systems. I have never heard anyone who regretted having some or all >>>>>>> of their >>>>>>> babies' teeth pulled in the interests of clearing up stomatitis, etc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Diane R. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:00 AM >>>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, we have had 3 cases (2 rescues of mine, one a friend's so I >>>>>>> don't know >>>>>>> his testing status, he could be FIV+ though, he was a big male >>>>>>> brought in >>>>>>> from the streets) of full mouth extractions that resulted in a very >>>>>>> sick >>>>>>> kitty soon becoming a 'brand new cat". One is a year out from the >>>>>>> extraction, the other is 2 years out, both are doing so well! Both >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> those guys were negative. My friend's kitty is doing wonderfully, >>>>>>> too, and >>>>>>> his full mouth extraction was done by our humane society low-cost >>>>>>> clinic for >>>>>>> a fraction of what my guys were done for--most low cost clinics >>>>>>> probably >>>>>>> can't do that, though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All 3 of these guys now also eat dry food, by their own liking, I >>>>>>> couldn't >>>>>>> believe it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Your cats had stomatitis? And it helped having all teeth removed? >>>>>>>> The problem with doing this to a cat with immunodeficiencies is >>>>>>>> (ours >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> FIV+, which is better than FeLV+) obviously slightly more risky! It >>>>>>>> FIV+does >>>>>>>> sound rather drastic, doesn't it? >>>>>>>> We have several old cats without teeth, and they look like they're >>>>>>>> chomping a way at dry food...they just swallow it and love it more >>>>>>>> than canned food at times. >>>>>>>> Natalie >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather >>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:18 AM >>>>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hope the DMG proves to be helpful, but just thought I'd mention >>>>>>>> the 3 >>>>>>>> we've had who had full mouth extractions were like new cats >>>>>>>> afterwards, and have done wonderfully ever since. They were not >>>>>>>> FELV >>>>>>>> cats, though. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Has any vet ever suggested using DMG (N, N-DIMETHYLGLYCINE)for >>>>>>>>> FeLV+ >>>>>>>> cats? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I AM USING IT ON A FIV+ CAT THAT HAS PAINFUL STOMATITIS IN THE >>>>>>>>> MOUTH, TO THE POINT WHERE HE COULDN'T EAT; FIV/FeLV+ cats often get >>>>>>>>> that condition, and unfortunately, the only suggested and >>>>>>>>> supposedly >>>>>>>>> appropriate thing is to have their teeth pulled by a specialist, >>>>>>>>> with special emphasis on >>>>>>>> cleaning >>>>>>>>> out the areas extremely well. My vet says that he doesn't like >>>>>>>>> doing it because often it doesn't help at all, so we are trying >>>>>>>>> DMG. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am using the liquid form, but it apparently also comes in >>>>>>>>> different forms. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It has many clinical uses and a variety of applications: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.goodsearch.com/search.aspx?keywords=N%2C+N- >>>>>>>>> DIMETHYLGLYCIN >>>>>>>>> E >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.o >>>>>>>>> rg >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Felvtalk mailing list >>>>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Felvtalk mailing list >>Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
