Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
Kerry, have you tried using the immuno-regulin? It seemed to help when Smokey was running fevers. The vet would tell me he had an infection somewhere but they never could find it. When I started him on the immuno-regulin it really seemed to help him. I am crossing my fingers but it has been 9 months since he had his last fever. I hope this might help. You and Bandy are in my prayers. I hope Bandy starts feeling better very very soon. Cindy Reasoner --- Kerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, he did good over the weekend until Tues..then the temp shot back up to 104.8. He had to go back to the vet on Tues for adequan injection so he got another round of dex, and 2 antibiotic injections..I guess the temp went back down as I can't check it at home right now due to some ear inflammation going on, too..I use the ear thermometer. He is eating good so far again and I will go back on Fri since the vet will be closed until Tues. after that..He will be re-checked and I hope he is on the mend this time...She also added clindamycin twice a day with the baytril..He has an infection going on somewhere, but not sure what or where. He is down to 6.25# now so that isn't good...He has lost 1 pound since Nov. 17. I hope I can get the wt back on him... Head butts to all, Kerry, Bandy and Inky __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
OT sort of--mail accounts
someone on one of my transport lists told me about gmail almost two years ago; it's google's answer to web mail, and it's become my main everyday account. it's quite different from other mail programs because it keeps everything by conversation, which makes it ideal for lists. it's POP compatible, so i back it up to thunderbird every day just in case (only once since march 2005 has their been a problem, and what was lost were some drafts, no actual mail), it uses google's search technology so it's much easier to find things in messages than it is in thunderbird, for example; has a 2GB storage limit (which they think is adequate--ha!), it has excellent spam-filtering built in, its filtering and labeling is a bit different than other programs but is adequate, and it's MUCH faster than yahoo and other similar web-based email programs. one of the things i like best about it is that i can mark a batch of stuff for deletion or moving, and stop and read one email without losing all the nice little checkmarks i've already made. it's by invitation only, still, unless you want to add it to your mobile phone (which is one step too far into the technological world for me), but i have 98 invites left--so if anyone wants to try it, let me know. MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Anne, Hideyo, Jimi and Lizzie - Transitions and loss
Oh Anne, Jimi Too Cool's picture is worth a 1000 words! He'd already stolen my heart, but one look at that photo tells me he had the perfect body to go with his personality. I love black cats. My first true love cat was a black 1/2 Siamese and Jimi's picture reminds me of him so much, (his name was Baron Von Troublemaker Kitty). I am so glad if my words and thoughts helped you in any way and would be honored if you wanted to share them. Feel free to share not only my name, but my email add with your friend. I would love to join you guys in your discussions about how to cope with our grief. MC has mentioned chat groups that deal with this sort of thing, but I've never taken the step to join. Thinking about death as another transition in life has helped me too. If you believe in reincarnation as well as life after death, then what we sometimes perceive as the final transition, becomes just another transition in the cycle of life. It brings me some comfort to think of death as yet another phase of life; another aspect to the process of the eternal ebb and flow. I'm glad to hear that Paolo is still with us, listening and caring. He and James seemed to hover above our list like earthly angels, ready to step in with guidance and a kind word. Much love to you and everyone on our beloved list this holiday season, Nina anne wrote: Dear Gloria, Nina and Faye, Thank you so much for your beautiful messages. Faye, thank you for coming forward just for my boy, and Gloria, as always, thank you. and Nina, always, too. Nina, I appreciated your thoughts about loss and transition so much. I have a long time internet friend with whom we have many discussions and are constantly trying to find a way to deal with this awful grief, not only for our own cats and dogs but for animals everywhere. She and I both have a lot of animal friends living with us (although I no longer take any in, due to financial problems, and haven't for a few years now) so we both know we will have to face many more heartwrenching goodbyes. Your thoughts were very helpful for me. If you don't mind, I would like to share them with my friend? I can leave your name and email off, of course, and just paste your comments, if that would be all right. Also, I got a very wonderful message from Paolo in Italy asking for pictures of Jimi Too Cool so I sent him a couple but wondered, like he wondered, if maybe any of you might like to see him, too. I don't know how to post pictures to this group but I did make a little web page for him a few years ago that has a picture of him on it, if anyone would like to see what he looked like. The address is http://ourworld.cs.com/annlmla2/myhomepage/cat.html Thanks, everyone, Anne and Simms and Sophie and Jimi Too Cool, in spirit, always, among other fur covered friends Nina wrote: Anne, Hideyo and to all of us who love so well, My deepest condolences on your loss. We all feel your pain of physical separation. It matters not whether it's 8 short months or 10 short years, we are never truly ready to say goodbye. I'm am constantly seeking answers and assistance to help me cope with such heart heavy loss. I'm still not clear, perhaps I'll never be, but I know it has to do with the law of balance. What fills up, must empty; joy is tempered with sorrow. Those of us with open hearts and arms seem to suffer the most. It helps me to always remember that the suffering we bare is commiserate with the bliss we experience. The simple bliss of loving, of nurturing, of respecting and sharing our lives with those that give all those things in return. I recently read something that keeps going through my mind. Something about transitions... The transition from infancy to childhood; from childhood to adulthood; from adulthood to old age and infirmary, and then the final stage of transition to the spiritual plane. Of course so many of our babies don't complete all the earthly transitions of development. Perhaps these special beings are evolved enough to not require all that each transition has to teach us. Perhaps our life spans are different because none of them need as much earthly time to accomplish their goals. In any case, being forced to deal with their loss has helped me see that they never truly leave us. Whatever our beliefs, it's obvious through loving observation that other species usually have a different comprehension about what is important in life. They live in the moment and don't dwell on regrets. Certainly they are more accepting of what life sends their way. I have resolved to be grateful for all they have to teach me. To celebrate each moment I share with them in the physical and remember that whatever form it takes, that celebration continues as long as we hold them in our hearts. Dying is not the enemy; ignorance and indifference are. As long as we remain open to all they have to give us, our sorrow will never be
looking for a darn good neurologist in the area of CO, AZ
Hi, if you know a good veterinary neurologist in the state of Colorado or Arizona that you know of - please let me know.
RE: Please add Jimi Too Cool to the CLS
Anne, what a great picture of Jimi Too Cool - his pic fits his name. I am so sorry you lost him. It is always too soon. Rosenfeldt, Diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What an adorable picture, Anne! Thanks for sharing it. He really does look just Too Cool. Diane R. - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of anne Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Please add Jimi Too Cool to the CLS Dear Gloria, Nina and Faye, Thank you so much for your beautiful messages. Faye, thank you for coming forward just for my boy, and Gloria, as always, thank you. and Nina, always, too. Nina, I appreciated your thoughts about loss and transition so much. I have a long time internet friend with whom we have many discussions and are constantly trying to find a way to deal with this awful grief, not only for our own cats and dogs but for animals everywhere. She and I both have a lot of animal friends living with us (although I no longer take any in, due to financial problems, and haven't for a few years now) so we both know we will have to face many more heartwrenching goodbyes. Your thoughts were very helpful for me. If you don't mind, I would like to share them with my friend? I can leave your name and email off, of course, and just paste your comments, if that would be all right. Also, I got a very wonderful message from Paolo in Italy asking for pictures of Jimi Too Cool so I sent him a couple but wondered, like he wondered, if maybe any of you might like to see him, too. I don't know how to post pictures to this group but I did make a little web page for him a few years ago that has a picture of him on it, if anyone would like to see what he looked like. The address is http://ourworld.cs.com/annlmla2/myhomepage/cat.html Thanks, everyone, Anne and Simms and Sophie and Jimi Too Cool, in spirit, always, among other fur covered friends This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged.They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
Re: FeLVTalk
What's a person to do Patti Hi Patti, I would try gmail, or some other web-based mail. I use gmail and have no major problems getting the felv list mail, or any other mail. It is sometimes a little slow in getting to me, but that's about it. -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
I had to take Bandy back to the vet today. His temp was already back up to 103.8. Also, he has runny stool now worse than before..He has never had this...So she changed his meds again and didn't want to give another dex inj so I suggested depo-medrol...so we will see what that does..Anyway, she called his internal med spec and she is out till Tues but we could have gotten into another doctor on Fri, but I can't go as it is about 8 hrs up and back..so I hope I am doing the right thing by waiting for his regular specialist. She added doxycycline to his meds along with metronidazole..He got some more fluids since we were there...I am beginning to think he has a gastro problem now and really hope it isn't lymphoma..I hope it is just an infection..since all the blood work was normal maybe it will end up being an intestinal infection... Anyway, thanks for your continued prayers for my Bandy.. Merry Christmas to you all, Kerry, Bandy and Inky __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy -- Cindy
Kerry, There is NO danger to using I-R with steroids. The reason the instructions for I-R say to go off steroids 7 days beforehand is to ensure the I-R is fully effective, since steroids can lower immune response. Lucy was on steroids when she got I-R, and Mike Lees, the vet from Ohio who wrote the article on the website about I-R, said he sometimes uses the two in conjunction. There is no bad interaction between them. Lucy was on 7.5 mg/day of pred when she got the I-R, and it only took two .25 ml doses of I-R to kick her URI completely,. and it was mostly gone after the first dose. Michelle In a message dated 12/21/2006 3:19:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cindy, Thanks for the info..I think I wish now that I had already used the IR, but since he is on steroids now, we can't use it..until he has been off them for at least 7 days..So I don't know what to do about it now, but wait to see the specialist on Tues.. Anyway, thanks again. Kerry, Bandy and Inky
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
I really do not see what you can do at this point other than try the I-R. Nothing else seems to be working well for him, and I-R has helped all the other cats on this list who have had similar symptoms. I know I am at risk of sounding like a broken record at this point, and I am feeling like one, so I will stop writing emails about this. But I tell you, when I have been sick this year, I have been wishing I could get someone to shoot me up with I-R. Michelle In a message dated 12/21/2006 3:17:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I had to take Bandy back to the vet today. His temp was already back up to 103.8. Also, he has runny stool now worse than before..He has never had this...So she changed his meds again and didn't want to give another dex inj so I suggested depo-medrol...so we will see what that does..Anyway, she called his internal med spec and she is out till Tues but we could have gotten into another doctor on Fri, but I can't go as it is about 8 hrs up and back..so I hope I am doing the right thing by waiting for his regular specialist. She added doxycycline to his meds along with metronidazole..He got some more fluids since we were there...I am beginning to think he has a gastro problem now and really hope it isn't lymphoma..I hope it is just an infection..since all the blood work was normal maybe it will end up being an intestinal infection... Anyway, thanks for your continued prayers for my Bandy.. Merry Christmas to you all, Kerry, Bandy and Inky
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
When Smokey first started taking the IR he would also get a shot of Winstrol every other week for about 2 months. The vet said it would help him to feel better. I can't remember what Winstrol is now. I have found that memory isn't what it use to be. I hope you can try the IR. Bandy is in my prayers. Cindy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I lied-- one more email. If your vet is hesitant to use I-R with steroids, have him call the vet in Ohio, Dr. Mike Lees, who wrote the article. The name of his hospital is, I think, on the article (on _www.felineleukemia.org_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org) ) or some contact info of some sort, since that is how I found him when I called him. He was very nice and willing to talk and share his experiences with I-R, and with I-R combined with steroids. ok, now I really won't write any more on this. Michelle __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Patty's addy for cards and letters/Attn: Belinda(list) all that sent cards
Patti, I am behind on emails, and just read about Cornelius. I am so sorry. I lost my dog Chip in the same way-- we were on a walk and she fell over, cried out once, and was gone. They said it must have been a heart problem. It is such a shock, I know. I have not seen any update on Puma. Did I miss one? Sorry you are having such a hard time. I am glad you are able to be at home with your cats, and so the ferals can continue to give you hell for not bringing their wet food on time. Michelle
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
Kerry, Has he been checked for pancreatitis, Bailey was getting fevers and had diarrhea forever when he had the pancreatitis that turned out to be cancer of the pancreas? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
Winstrol and an anabolic steroid. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
RE: Prayers needed for Bandy
Hi Cindy Do you use the immuno-regulin when needed or are you on a maintenance dose for Smokey? My cats have finished their preliminary protocol. The vet plans a monthly dosage. In the meantime Junior got sick, now Tiny seems to have the URI. Tiny's cold is not as bad. He does seem a bit pale(his noses is not as pink). I may have him tested or checked for anemia when he goes back on the 5th of January. Kelly I also want to talk to my vet about the alferon, but am unclear how she needs to write the prescription. Thanks for any help here. I am crossing my fingers that I do not have to take Tiny to the vet before his scheduled visit. He seems to be holding his own. Sally -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cindy reasoner Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:02 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Prayers needed for Bandy Kerry, have you tried using the immuno-regulin? It seemed to help when Smokey was running fevers. The vet would tell me he had an infection somewhere but they never could find it. When I started him on the immuno-regulin it really seemed to help him. I am crossing my fingers but it has been 9 months since he had his last fever. I hope this might help. You and Bandy are in my prayers. I hope Bandy starts feeling better very very soon. Cindy Reasoner Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Prayers needed for Bandy
At 12:46 PM 12/21/2006, you wrote: think it is an anabolic steriod... When Smokey first started taking the IR he would also get a shot of Winstrol every other week for about 2 months. The vet said it would help him to feel better. I can't remember what Winstrol is now. I have found that memory isn't what it use to be. I hope you can try the IR. Bandy is in my prayers. Cindy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I lied-- one more email. If your vet is hesitant to use I-R with steroids, have him call the vet in Ohio, Dr. Mike Lees, who wrote the article. The name of his hospital is, I think, on the article (on _www.felineleukemia.org_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org) ) or some contact info of some sort, since that is how I found him when I called him. He was very nice and willing to talk and share his experiences with I-R, and with I-R combined with steroids. ok, now I really won't write any more on this. Michelle __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/594 - Release Date: 12/20/2006
