Re: Update on Kisa
Cassandra, You may want to approach your vet if you can use injectable famotodine for the vomiting. Also, the Baytril comes in injectable form as well. If she is not keeping food down, she is not going to keep the medication down either. I am so sorry that you and your cats are having such a rough patch! I hope everything works out! Sincerely, Precious Pets --- C J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, after going to the vet today, it's not looking good for Kisa. She has elevated bilirubin in her blood/urine, and elevated number of lymphocytes. Therefore they believe she has a liver disease, possibly lymphosarcoma. The only way they can tell for sure what the problem is with her liver is to do a biopsy which means surgery.They didn't suggest doing this though because of the FeLV and her immune system being compromised. They gave me prednisone and baytril for her, though i'm really not sure how she'll handle keeping those down when she is vomiting so easily. They're hoping the steroid will make her feel a little better and maybe regain some appetite. I've really got to try and get her to eat something, she hasn't eaten since Saturday night now. I don't understand why this is all happening at once. First I watched Tomi get sicker and sicker for nearly 2 months. As soon as he started getting better, Koda got sick with kidney and liver failure, and died. Now, barely a week later Kisa goes from being a super healthy and active cat to death's door. I haven't even had enough time to get used to Koda being gone, now its another crisis situation. This is all after having nothing but healthy, happy, and active cats for 12 years. I used to think how awful it would be if my house burned down while I was away and my 5 cats were inside. What is happening now is almost worse than that since it is so prolonged and i'm beginning to wonder if something I am doing is causing all this (like feeding raw food). I've always kept my cats indoors because I didn't want them to get run over by a car, etcbut they seem to be no safer indoors. Sorry for venting on you all, its just really starting to affect me, both emotionally and financially. Cassandra Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
Re: Mr. Spock L'il Abner
Dear Karen: Great news regarding your decision to adopt another FeLV+ cat! I am so sorry to hear about your Mr. Spock! I know it has been difficult losing him. I love the pictures! I especially love the close up of L'il Abner! I can see why the name Mr. Spock came to you. Good luck in your search for another FeLV+ cat! Precious Pets --- Karen Phil Masaoka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, We have decided to adopt another FELV+ cat for L'il Abner, hoping we won't lose this one too soon. It's been heartbreaking to lose Mr. Spock, as I'm sure you all know. Spock Abner were the best of pals. They would wrestle run all over and cuddle together and groom each other. Spock was just 6 months old when we adopted him, and we had him for one great year, before he started getting sick. He acted healthy playful like your usual kitten. He grew so big that he had to go on a diet! But even at his largest, he was still a kitten to us, with his cute crooked ear (thus the name Spock) kitten meow - his voice never changed. What a trooper! If you're interested in seeing some of my pictures, I've put Spock Abner pics at the beginning of my photo gallery here: http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/free/gallery.asp?memberID=151297. The next cat you see in the group is Bailey. She's the queen of the house lives upstairs. She wants nothing to do with the boys, and it's better for her that she's kept separated, as she has IBD and being exposed to FELV could complicate things. Here's hoping 2007 brings us many joys with our kitties! Karen If they don't have cats in heaven, I'm not going there. - Phil Masaoka __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT Help, I am so embarrassed
dear Kelley: What dosage per pound do you medicate? Is Panacur ok to use on kittens? I have never used it before. I have always use Flagy instead. Thanks! Precious Pets --- Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Panacur worked well for me. .1 ml per day for 3 days, then I am to repeat in 3 weeks. Which is next week now. On 11/10/06, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So how did you get your giardia under control? I'm doing metronidazole and panacur right now, and desperately trying to get the adoptables ready for adoption. *Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I *KNOW* my house stinks. I had a giardia outbreak, and even though it is over they have decided the floor is a better place to poop than the litterbox. At least it is solid now. I am gone from home 8-10 hours a day at work and they wreak havoc. I never let anyone come over unless they are a very, very close friend. I'm steam cleaning the carpets again this weekend... On 11/10/06, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it's not funny, but I'm laughing at the thought that we've found one more thing we all share in common: WE STINK! I too have become accustomed to the fragrances of my animals. I'm always asking trusted visitors, does my house stink?? Maybe we should have T shirts printed up, If you can smell Cat, then you're too close! Nina Susan Hoffman wrote: A hook and eye latch type lock is cheap and effective. I started doing this because one of my own little gremlins, Trixie, loved to go into the closet and remove EVERYTHING from all the shelves. *tamara stickler [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: Nina and others have mentioned keeping closet doors closed. But you may need to do more than that. I currently have a foster cat that is VERY adept at opening closet doors...aaand locking himself inside. (I've nicknamed him Tully after the character Lewis Tully in Ghostbusters who kept doing the same thing!) It's not that he Can't get outits just more fun to sit in there and howl until I come looking for him. My point being...you may want to rig the closet doors to be certain the cats can't possibly open them...Remember, they're cats..they're *SNEAKY!!!* *Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I'm wondering if one of your little angels is marking your closet. I'd get in there and make sure everything smells fresh and then keep those doors closed! Kelley Saveika wrote: My supervisor just called me in for a meeting and apparently people have been complaining that I smell like cat urine. I do have some sprayers. I wash my clothes with Oxyclean and I bathe every day, of course. I have only smelled cat urine on myself once and then I was aware of it. Could I smell bad and not know it? -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42297/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
Re: Giardia
Dear Kelley: I am sorry to hear that you have such a major chore on your hands! I know how you feel because I have been in your shoes! Your vet is right in regards that you can catch it! That is if you are really careless about handling dirty litter boxes and scoopers. My vets are like yours when it comes to treatment for Giardia. If one cat has it, the whole group of cats have it! All three of my vets believe that you have to treat the whole group of cats. I find that a daily check list of names helps to keep track of who I medicated while doing a group for that day. Good luck and happy pilling! Precious Pets --- Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, we've got giardia. My vet is giving me enough meds to treat all 30 cats. I haven't brought a new cat in since...May, I think. How could they get this without exposure to new cats? He says I can get it too, yay. -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com)
Re: UPDATE:Dukee 10/28/06
Terri: My several of my vets are against the FIP vaccine. One big problem with the vaccine is that if a cat has been exposed to FIP, the vaccine will bring it on! Also, the vaccine is only 50% effective. Even after living though a FIP out break and losing many cats, I am strongly against the using this vaccine. Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dukee is at the clinic as we speak. Believe me I rushed him A.S.A.P. when I got the call back. Please pray for him and send him positive energy! I had one of the Techs tell me also that he may not make it. That I needed to think quality verses quantity on him that I should put the money on the kitties that may need it. I told her we had thought of that. That is he does have FIP at least we are trying to help others. At this point I don't care! I'm having a hard time to compose my self. My heart is breaking and trying to keep from crying is one of the hardest things to do especially in the public eye and at home. For those of you that don't know about my Taz go to his link below under Pet Memorial. You will see why I'm skiddish about any kitty being put under. Dukee deserves this since he has been fighting to stay alive this long. I think the Tech realized what she says to me doesn't make a damn to me and to you guys. If he does make it I will be overjoyed but if not it will be part of a learning lesson for those of us on the list. I will get all records and any information to help others. The Veterinarian will do a panel and the tube inserting along with medicated intravenous feeding. They will keep Dukee over the weekend in which I'm not surprised I expected it. Can you guys tell me how you feel on the FIP vaccination? I know my reputable breeder friends are against the vaccination. I would like your out take on this. Thanks! Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: _https://www.paypal.com/_ (https://www.paypal.com/) _http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/_ (http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/) _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue) _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html) _http://www.felineleukemia.org/_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org/) _http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html_ (http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html) _http://www.petloss.com/_ (http://www.petloss.com/) __ Check out the New Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta)
Re: Some good news since Luna
Dear Kris: What wonderful students you have! That was so sweet and kind of them! They must feel and think highly of you to show these acts of thoughtfullness and kindness! You are truly rich with good people in your life! I love the name Gabriel! Good luck with your new kitten! Precious Pets --- Kris KuKulakkukulpicklesahoo.com wrote: Hello Everyone, It's been almost a week without Luna. I still hurt, but have had something wonderful come out of this. I teach, and when I found out last Friday my little Luna's prognosis, I had a classroom full of students; my third period. They saw my reaction (I'm terrible at hiding how I feel). They had a ton of questions which I answered. Anyway, the weekend passed and on Monday, they wanted to know how Luna was. I told them. They were so sympathetic and all wanted to hug me (they're 6thth graders) that it made me cry. The following day, Tuesday, I had a bunch of homemade sympathy cards. Also, one student brought me a dozen roses and a homemade card which he and his mom signed. To let you know how much more wonderful they are, apparently, behind my back, they were plotting to get me another kitty. The guidance counselor wanted to know if I was going to do something with cats in my class because many kids were asking her about them. Anyway, it turns out that one student had a kitten left from a litter that they couldn't find a home for. The kids decided that would be my new cat. The child along with her parents brought the kitten to my house Tuesday evening. How sweet is that? It's so nice to know that so many people care. I named him Gabriel after God's messenger angel. I felt the name was appropriate. I students were all angels and the kitty is a wonderful gift. Kris __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Update: :( (not looking good) Sorry So Long! (Belinda)
Dear Terrie: Michelle is right regarding that there is no definite test for FIP. The test that majority of the vets recommend is a test for Corona viruses. The vets think there is over 250 different types of Corona viruses in the world and maybe more then that have not be discovered. Most cats have been exposed to a Corona virus at one point or another. Personally myself, if one of our cats may be suspected to have gotten FIP, I will not use this test! Most URIs are Corona virus based. Actually, there is research being done by a vet who is developing a new test for FIP. I know that my vet past me the letter from this vet about a year ago. This vet was requesting specimens from other vets that had clients whose cats had been exposed and had died from FIP. The tissue specimens could only be harvested after the cat is died. I called and talked this vet inquiring about testing cats that had been exposed to FIP and survived for three years. This vet is not taking any blood specimens from live cats that have been exposed to FIP. That was my problem. You see I lived though a FIP outbreak for four months about four years ago. It was the worst time in my life! I never want to live though a FIP outbreak again! I held too many cats and kittens that had to be put down due to FIP and some of them were my own. I use to let my foster cats free roam with my personal cats. Never again! All foster cats are now living in a separate room with their own cages. Do my reminding cats have FIP? Who knows! They are healthly and happy and showing no signs of FIP going on four years now! There is hope for any cats that you have that are not showing signs of FIP. Just take one day at a time! Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Terrie, There is no test for FIP. Only for corona viruses, of which there are many and most cats test positive for them. FIP is a mutation of a corona virus. It in itself is not contagious. Some of the corona viruses are treatable with antibiotica, like toxoplasmosis is a corona virus, I think. If this is FIP, you absolutely should not assume your others have or will get it. That is not how it works. Michelle __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Joy
Dear Sherry: I am sorry to hear that another kitty is sick! I hope she will recover. Joy and you will be in my thoughts! Precious Pets --- Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we go again,Joy is one of our sanctuary kitties that has been fostered for awile now.Well she is at the clinic with the same problem as Max,ulcers in her mouth.She isn't eating.Jen will know tomorrow if she will pull through.Please add her to your prayers.She was the first cat that I saw in the window just before I started volunteering.she is a sweet tortie. sherry - Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: VERY impt note about chipping Re: HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY!!!!
Avid micro-chipping registration fee is $15.00 per animal. Avid has a registration program for eight pets for the total cost of $40.00. This is even worth using if you only have three animals because you save $5.00. There is a $4.00 surcharge for every time you update your personal information. If I am not mistaken Avid is the number one micro-chip company in the United States being used by animal shelters and rescue groups. Home Again is the second leading micro-chip company being used. I know in Chicago, Illinois that the city's animal control and Anti-cruelty Society (the biggest non-government agency) use Avid micro-chips on their animals. The group I volunteer for Precious Pets, Almost Home uses the Avid micro-chips in their rescue pets. You may want to check the shelters and rescue groups in your area to see what brand of micro-chips they are using. You see Avid micro-chip scanners do not read the Home Again micro-chips and vice a verse. There is a universal micro-chip scanner that can pick up all different types of micro-chips. The problem is that most shelters and rescue groups do not have one! The universal micro-chip scanner is very expensive! Since I started doing rescue, I encourage anybody that ask me about it to have their pet micro-chip! Food for thought! Precious Pets P. S. I am behind in reading the groups' posts. So my apologies in advance if this information has been posted already! --- Barb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is VERY VERY important for those about to chip or who have chipped and haven't followed through. It does no good to have the chip put in your cat/pet if you do not register it with your cat's/pet's information with the company! There is a small-ish one time fee per chip of about $12 (that's what it was when I had my boys chipped) Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous - Original Message From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:08:23 PM Subject: Re: HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY Thank you so much for posting the news right away!! I'm beside myself with joy!! I'm going to get everyone that hasn't been micro chipped done asap. Hooray!! This is such an affirmation, I'm telling you, this group has the ear of the Angels. Finally, I'm looking forward to a good nights sleep. Much love everybody, Nina Gary Murphy wrote: BEATRIX IS FOUND Microchip company called Leslie because chip was listed as stolen, young girl has her, said Bea came right up to her, friendly, so that's good, not traumatized. Beth __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Need immediate thoughts for Satch and Beatrix
Dear Leslie: My poor dear! You must be sick with worry! I know that I would be! I do not have much time to read the post these days let alone respond. I have been following this all day hoping to have time to respond! I will be praying that your cats will be found soon and safely returned to you! Precious Pets --- Leslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please bear with me here in writing this, I didn't know how hard it would be to put into words. I spend my weekends at my boyfriend's house and take the cats with me (they love him and his dog, and I don't like leaving them). Monday mornings I pack everything up including the cats, go back in to say goodbye to Ed, and then drive the 20 minutes home. This morning I loaded in my groceries, my school books, the cats, go back in kiss Ed goodbye, grab my breakfast in a tupperware from the fridge and go back outside to find someone in my car backing it out of the driveway. The doors were unlocked, but there was no key inside it, so they must have hotwired it. I ran at the car backing up, yelling, hey and get out and banging on the windshield, I in fact, smashed the tupperware against it, having no other weapons (eggs went everywhere), but they kept going. I yelled that there are cats in there, but they didn't stop. Ed heard me yelling and by the time I got back inside, he was on the phone with 911. As indoor cats they don't wear collars, though both are microchipped. They ride well in the car as long as they're loose, so they were loose. I don't know which is more likely, them to get thrown out, or to be kept in. Satch is probably talking the thief's ear off because he didn't get fed before we left. I am so scared that they'll have been thrown out. Satch is a big guy, was found on the streets, he can handle what is likely to present itself to him, but the kittenoh you guys, I'm so scared. I would have thought they'd be a theft deterrant. He threw my book bag out the window across from a nearby park, I have no idea why that item of all that he could have (my overnight bag, grocery bags, etc), and figure that it's God's way of saying that even through this stress I still have to study. ha. Ironically the 20 lb biology book was probably the most valuable item in the car, not that its street value would amount to much. Naturally, I've spent the morning searching that area to see if the cats might have been tossed there, too, but haven't found anything. Satch knows his name and comes to it, so I hope that they at least stay together. Pray that the police call ( I have Ed's cell phone, mine was in the car, but maybe they'll be able to use it's tracking device to locate it ), and pray that they have good news. Picture Satch and Beatrix oblivious to my concerns and sleeping on the back seat, or hanging out on a nice porch waiting for me to find them. Pray that they not be stressed, but get back to me after a harmless adventure on their end. please pray that I see them again and that they are unharmed. Thank you all so much, Leslie __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stolen car (non)update - another idea
Leslie: I think Nina has a good suggestion regarding calling the phone. You can also have people text message your phone as well. The person may read the text messages since this does not require speaking into the phone. I recent lost my cell phone at Jewel Grocery Store when grocery shopping. Since I use my cell phone for rescue and the rescue group business, I get alot of phone calls. Well after a short period of time, one of my friends call my direct home number and told me that my cell phone was at Jewel. I did not even notice that I had lost the cell phone. I just thought that it was being a quiet night?? You see my cell phone ringer for caller I.D. is a recording of six 10 day old baby kittens screaming to be feed. So say the least, Jewel was delighted to hear from me and that I was coming to get the phone. The phone was driving them crazy and Jewel's customer service text message my friend that I had lost my phone. That night was busy with phone calls that was screaming baby kittens to be feed! So maybe the person that took the car may get curious about all the phone calls and text messages. Maybe the person will try to read the text messages and see they are about the cats. I know it is a long shot but it happen to me! Precious Pets P. S. Another suggestion would be to offer a reward for their safe return in the text messages. --- Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes Kelly, post the numbers to the local media for Leslie and I for one will call and plead for them to run the story. I had another idea, Leslie. Why don't you place a box ad in the paper? You should put one in the lost/found section as well, but find out how much it costs to place an ad somewhere in the paper itself. When you get the salesperson on the phone, tell them your story and see if they will put someone on the phone who might find it newsworthy. I'd start with something like, Cats with medical condition abducted in stolen car!. Offer a reward. Describe the car. Don't just write emails, keep calling the TV stations and the newspapers. Go down there if you have to. This is off the wall, but have you thought about calling your cell phone and see if someone answers? I'm just sick thinking about those sweet angels and what you and they are going through. Did you get my post about the animal communicators? You may think I'm nuts, but what can it hurt to try it? Big hugs, Nina __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Satch and Bea Lost postings
What about PETS911.org?? This is a PETsMART site that is similiar to Petfinder. Precious Pets --- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far, I've got them on Petfinder.com, missingpet.net, and AnimalPlanet. I've also written to the Humane Society for Southwest Wahington and an animal welfare group in Vancouver called JAWS to notify them and ask for help. I'll update the online listings with photos as soon as you can send them to me tomorrow. They HAVE to feel all this energy from people across the country guiding them back to safety. Hugs, Beth __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Satch and Bea Lost postings
Correction it is Pets911.com. Here is the link: http://www.pets911.com/index.php Precious Pets --- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, but his site is Florida only as far as I can tell... Original Message: What about PETS911.org?? This is a PETsMART site that is similiar to Petfinder. Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: A very nice thing happened today
By the way, the food should be good for six months after the expiration date. By law, nothing can be sold past it's expiration date! The stores have to pull it from it's shelves and dispose of it. Whenever something like that happens, I am feeling that somebody up there decide to make my day! I love people like that! I am so happy for you! Precious Pets --- Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the feed store to buy Felidae and was talking to the owner about my cats. He GAVE me a case and a half of the big cans of Felidae that is expiring in NovemberI think I can use it all by then or come close. If not, some of my friends who feed ferals can use it. He would not even take a donation receipt. -- Vist the Austin Siamese Rescue store and save a kitty life! http://www.cafepress.com/austinsiamese http://astore.amazon.com/austinsiamese-20 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Lenny
Dear Sherry: I am sorry that you lost another one! I am in rescue as well and I do not how you do it! I have a hard enough time dealing with the occassional outbreak of FIP or Feline Distemper. I cannot imagine dealing on a daily basis like you do with cats that have Leukemia and FIV. Rescue is hard enough work especially your type of rescue! You have a special place in heaven waiting for you! Hang in there! Precious Pets --- Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just found out like 15 minutes ago that big sweet Lenny has passed today from felv.He was a handsome black and white boy who was very laid back.I will miss that beautiful baby. Belinda could you add him to the CLS? Thank you all so much for being here for me. Sherry - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep!
When are you going to go and see the cat? Good luck! Precious Pets --- Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Lori. I was going to see the cat and talk to the girl (ideally without her BF around) to find out more about the cat and situation - I really cannot afford to take more animals here - but I know in my heart, that if I find out that they are really going to take the cat to the vet to PTS, I will be getting the cat from their hand in heart beat..if you know what I mean.. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:45 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep! Hideyo, I agree with you one hundred percent, there are too many idiots in the world that have that kind of logic. This is the type of situation that makes me so angry! I think they need to start putting people to sleep, just the way they think is just ridiculous. They dont care about their cat to begin with if this is the attitude they are taking. I have heard so many stories of this that I feel like I am going crazy. Hideyo I know you will do your best to have the poor kitty placed. God knows what will happen if they have to move again and the next place wont take cats at all. I am very concerned about that situation, it is just a horrible cycle of cruelness. I wish you the best, I know that something good will become of this. Lori v. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Lucy again
Dear Michelle: If you find that you need pred after this refill let me know. I probably can be of some help! I have the pred in 5 mgs tablets. I hope the transition for Lucy and you goes smoothly! Best wishes! Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. The vet said he will refill for me at least one more time but to try to reduce it as fast as I can without it bothering her. I had put her on 11.25 mg/day and went to 10 mg/day yesterday and today she has blood on her stool and is eating a little less again. But solid stools and acting frisky, so hope she is just adjusting. Michelle In a message dated 9/9/2006 3:40:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is no point in stressing Lucy if you don't have to. I wonder if there are other sources of pred. Do you have a farm/seed store around. Sometimes they have meds for livestock OTC that would require a prescription for a pet. I don't know but it would be worth a call. Lots of prayers for Lucy and all the others. And for you and all the other caregivers. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Lucy again
I just want to specify that I have the Prednisolone in 5 mg tablets if that is what you need. Also, from my experience you are suppose to decrease the dosage of the Pred slowly. Stages of decreasment would be for periods of two to three weeks. Precious Pets --- Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have prednisolone in 5 mg tablets. I like it better than prednisone because it's not metabolized by the liver my Paddy, even tho his liver values are fine, has a very old liver at 21 1/2 years. I almost never use prednisone anymore, only prednisolone, they are identical except for that one thing. Pam - Original Message - From: Precious Pets, Almost Home [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:20 AM Subject: Re: Lucy again Dear Michelle: If you find that you need pred after this refill let me know. I probably can be of some help! I have the pred in 5 mgs tablets. I hope the transition for Lucy and you goes smoothly! Best wishes! Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. The vet said he will refill for me at least one more time but to try to reduce it as fast as I can without it bothering her. I had put her on 11.25 mg/day and went to 10 mg/day yesterday and today she has blood on her stool and is eating a little less again. But solid stools and acting frisky, so hope she is just adjusting. Michelle In a message dated 9/9/2006 3:40:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is no point in stressing Lucy if you don't have to. I wonder if there are other sources of pred. Do you have a farm/seed store around. Sometimes they have meds for livestock OTC that would require a prescription for a pet. I don't know but it would be worth a call. Lots of prayers for Lucy and all the others. And for you and all the other caregivers. __ 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
Re: ayumi Update
Dear Hideyo: I hope that it is the medication that is causing the problem. That would be fastest solution to figuring this out. When do you go back for a recheck? I hope she continues in looking and acting normal. Good luck! Precious Pets --- Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I took her back to recheck her PCV this morning --- it was still 21 this morning. The vet suggest that I stop using benezpril (ACE inhibitor) I am using for her heart condition for now.. as she never has seen this happens in cats, but she read that benzepril sometimes inhibit reproduction of red cell counts in human.. and she thinks that it's very strange her PCV drops that much within the last two months and she is not showing any symptoms of being ill..let's pray that that is the cause of the lab result.. thank you. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: The vet I had taken Angel to...
That was sweet of your vet to think of you! It is so encouraging that your vet thinks of you so highly and supports you! You are very lucky! --- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think it's really wonderful when vets acknowledge our loss.. my vet is so wonderful that i keep wishing that there was something that i could do to show him how much i appreciate him. last holiday season, i actually found a hallmark card for our favorite vet, and i got him a tree ornament (an unbreakable cat one!)--i think i'll do that every year since sending flowers doesn't seem appropriate! (one of his clients last christmas sent him a $20 check, for him to use for any needy cat/client--he applied it to my balance, because he thought she'd approve of what i was doing) i wonder what i'll do when he retires? -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: Need feedback please
Dear Belinda: I personally do not think your letter was rude in anyway! You were sharing information that you knew. This individual obviously has some issues! I would encourage you to continue educating those individuals that are trying to help rehome cats that are inexperience at it. If these individuals truly love cats and want to help them, they will welcome the information that you will provide. You go girl!! Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Every once in a while I get people who post to the Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP and put free for the fee, it clearly say's at the TOP of the page this is not allowed, so I send them a drafted letter which I'm copying below with the reply I got from the person I sent it to. Please tell me if my letter is rude because that obviously isn't my intention and I don't want to scare anyone away BUT I do want them to realize how dangerous it is to post a pet for FREE. My letter follow below: Hi Kathy, Belinda here, I admin the ads, and there are no Free To Good Home ads allowed, none is the same as FREE. This is very dangerous for the cat, there are all kinds of lunatics out there. I don't think you want Tiger to end up being ripped to shreds by a Pit Bull in training to fight, or to spend his last few minutes on earth petrified while a snake squeezes the life out of him and devours him. Or maybe a sick, demented person who scours ads daily looking for an animal to torture and beat until they tire of them and finally put them out of their misery by killing them. Then there's the buncher who looks for free or cheap pets to take to labs where they are experimented on and then killed when they have served their purpose, these bunchers get anywhere from $30 to $100 dollars a pet from these labs. Giving an animal away FREE is very dangerous for that animal and I personally would rather euthanise a pet than take a chance that they could end up in some horrible situation like those I described. I get emails every single day about some poor pet that has endured horrible things until they finally died or were killed. I have even been told by some of my rescues how a whole family will come to look at an adoptee making them appear quite normal, only to find out later the pet was tortured again and again until it finally died or was killed. Please, please be very, very careful who you hand Tiger over to, he is depending on you to make sure he is safe when he goes to his new home!! Thank you. I'm not saying this to be mean, believe me I know these kinds of things happen a hundred times a day to innocent animals. I've changed your ad to negotiable. Please read these links for more info about how dangerous this is for the cat: http://www.theanimalspirit.com/adopt.html http://www.petrescue.com/library/free-pet.htm http://www.parrett.net/animalaid/free.html I belong to a group of people who are all owned by FeLV+/FIV, most if not all have other cats who are negative. Some let their cats mix some don't, it's a personal preference thing. I personally had 6 cats, my Bailey was my FeLV positive, he was + at 5 months of age. I just lost him last month to anemia at 11 years of age, he wasn't sick for all of those years. I just lost him in May after a 5 month illness to what turned out to be cancer. He lived, ate, slept, played with, groomed and on occasion had spats with all his vaccinated, negative housemates for all those years and nobody ever got it from him. It is almost impossible for a healthy, adult cat to get it from a positive and if they ever did the healthy adult cats immune system would fight it off. The bottom line is it isn't as contagious as most vets would have you believe. AND FIV is even less contagious and harder to give to another cat as it takes a deep bite wound to for it to be even possible to transmit it from one cat to another. If your interested in checking the group out you can do that here: http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Please feel free to contact me anytime. 253 891-1197 Here's someone named Davids reply, just got it: oh wow that was rude. did you think it was absolutely needed to go on for 3 paragraphs about what COULD happen to him. i think you are the demented one! these people will get there hands on animals no matter what i say in my ad or what i don't say. but thanks for the help, i guess. i have decided to keep him so take it off all way, creep! I'm afraid my reply was rude, I just am tired of people not reading or following directions and then yelling at me for it when I point it out, I lost it this time :( I'm really tired of people like you who are *too lazy to read or if you
Re: Worms and Wormer Question
LOL!! You sick kitty! Ha! Ha! Precious Pets, Almost Home --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I prefer Droncit or Drontal, as it gets tapeworms, in addition to all the others too, where most other dewormers don't get the tape worms. The two most common in cats are roundworms and tapeworms, but they can get any type that dogs get, I believe. Hookworms, whipworms, etc. Roundworms are the ones the puke up in piles and look like spaghetti. Tape worms are the ones you see crawling out their butts that look like white rice. Yummy, who wants some carbs now?! LOL! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html The Sofa Poem: http://ucat.us/sofapoem.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program: http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more! It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: Re: Question #7: Carriers
Cool!! I never seen one like this! I like this! Precious Pets --- Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure I bought it on eBay, here it is, I don't think I bought it from them, I paid a little more ($70.00) I love it!! I bought it when Bailey got sick. http://cgi.ebay.com/RED-PET-TREX-3-IN-1-STROLLER-CARRIER-CAR-SEAT-DOG-CAT_W0QQitemZ280018536990QQihZ018QQcategoryZ116380QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem click here if link doesn't work http://cgi.ebay.com/RED-PET-TREX-3-IN-1-STROLLER-CARRIER-CAR-SEAT-DOG-CAT_W0QQitemZ280018536990QQihZ018QQcategoryZ116380QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I use mine all the time. I link it because it comes apart and can be used as a regular carrier, most of the others don't. Here is a link to other varieties: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40satitle=pet+stroller -- 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Question #2: Grooming
I agreed with MC observations and suggestions regarding grooming! You have to go on what each individual cat likes when it comes to different grooming tasks! I find that most cats in general like to be brushed. Brushing can be a positive bonding experience for you and the cat. MC's suggestion regarding the Zoom Groom is correct. My cats love the Zoom Groom when I have time to use it. I usually brush only the cats that are long hair or are fat. Fat cats have a difficult time grooming their hind end due to their weight and get knotted up. Cat rescue keeps me pretty busy! I think my rescues get more attention then my own personal cats! I feel guilty alot of times regarding not having enough time for my own cats. Baths are a different story! Usually that is the worldwide wrestling of human verses kitty! I will not give a bath to a cat or kitten unless they are dirty from dirt, grease, urine, feces or other substances. I specialize in orphan kittens under the age of 4 weeks. That is when I give alot of baths. My last litter of kittens that was three days old when I got them required three baths a day! Talk about dish pan hands! Nail clipping usually is done in sessions. If I can get two to three nails clipped, I count my blessings! If I get a whole paw or two, I feel truly lucky and I am off to play the lottery! I try to remember to clip nails once a month with the rescues. My own personal cats is when their nails catch on me or anything else! I have the best success when I go to the vet. The cats are so upset about not being home that they will let me clip all four paws! I do not have time to brush teeth with any of the cats, rescues or private! I have heard that once a day is good! With my FIV cats (private and rescues), I will use a dental variety (regular or prescription) dry food to help with their teeth. Ear cleaning is done only when necessity! My personal cats ears rarely get cleaned because usually do not need it. The rescue cats ears are checked, elevated and cleaned once when coming in. If infected, they are treated for the infection until it clears up and left alone afterward. You have to be careful about ear cleaning! Too much ear cleaning can cause a yeast infection! Precious Pets --- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: combing/brushing has a lot to do with the particular cat--i have persians and dlhs, so we sit around and knit ourselves together. i am incapable of holding a cat without checking for mats, and starting out detangling with fingers i have brushes and combs all over the house (those that the cats haven't hidden on me, at least, including next to the bed. last year, i broke down and bought a clipper, because matted persians will allow clipping WAY before they'll accept having the knots removed less mechanically! with short-haired cats, brushing isn't AS vital, however, if you go and get yourself a Zoom Groom, which most cats LOVE, you'll be amazed at how much stuff is hanging out on your short-haired cat! in fact, i'm almost convinced that short-hairs shed MORE than long-hairs do. prices vary, but it shouldn't be much more than this:http://www.petcarecentral.com/ko-117.html i've had cats who hate being brushed FIGHT over whose turn is next with one of these. they're useless for long coats, tho. if you've got a kitty with only a few mats, use baby powder and sort of rub it into the mat--that breaks them up and makes brushing/combing them out much easier. detangling sprays are available, too, but the baby powder actually works almost as well. i clip their claws when they start sticking to things---me, the furniture, the screens, etc. i rarely clip rear claws. it's important to keep an eye on claws because they can grow back into the pads and cause infections/pain. i haven't done a full-body bath on a cat in years. with the persians, well, when there's diarrhea, it gets ripe pretty easily, so partial baths are occasionally necessary. if the offending substance has already dried, i'll usually use the clippers instead of trying to rehydrate the mess. teeth. well, i know that i SHOULD be brushing their teeth, but i just haven't been able to bring myself to doing it. rita from purrever ranch mentioned recently about adding ground-up bones to food to remove tartar--i'd like more info on that! i pretty much ignore their ears until they let me know there's a problem; usually if its anything, it's earmites, and i give them a dose of ivermectin. MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Question #2: Grooming
I never thought about the flea comb for basic grooming for the short hair cats! I got to try that. ROFL regarding the force! Boy is that true! Precious Pets --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh - I was going to say too...most of my cats have short hair (two don't)..but for the short-haired guys I got a very fine-toothed flea comb in the doggy section of PetSmart. You would be amazed how much hair you can comb out of a short-haired cat! It really gets down to the undercoat too...especially on their back near their tail. I comb them out about once a week...and I'm talking big handfulls of hair off of each one. Yeah - I know I'm a nut...but I'm totally allergic to cats and have eight in my house. The thing is though - my quality of life would diminish so much without my babies LOL I'm not going to live in a bubble. Using that flea comb and keeping everything washed frequently in hot water makes all the difference in the world. Have benedryl - will travel! LOL Something very remarkable happens when I bathe a cat (which is like - never -- has to be a good reason). It is as though both me and the cat grow these huge, powerful energy fields of opposite polarity. The force is so strong that the cat instantly attaches to me, my head, my legs. It defies the laws of physics! Talk about bonding... elizabeth :0) *Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate.* -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 2:16 PM Subject: Re: Question #2: Grooming combing/brushing has a lot to do with the particular cat--i have persians and dlhs, so we sit around and knit ourselves together. i am incapable of holding a cat without checking for mats, and starting out detangling with fingers i have brushes and combs all over the house (those that the cats haven't hidden on me, at least, including next to the bed. last year, i broke down and bought a clipper, because matted persians will allow clipping WAY before they'll accept having the knots removed less mechanically!with short-haired cats, brushing isn't AS vital, however, if you go and get yourself a Zoom Groom, which most cats LOVE, you'll be amazed at how much stuff is hanging out on your short-haired cat! in fact, i'm almost convinced that short-hairs shed MORE than long-hairs do. prices vary, but it shouldn't be much more than this: http://www.petcarecentral.com/ko-117.html i've had cats who hate being brushed FIGHT over whose turn is next with one of these. they're useless for long coats, tho. if you've got a kitty with only a few mats, use baby powder and sort of rub it into the mat--that breaks them up and makes brushing/combing them out much easier. detangling sprays are available, too, but the baby powder actually works almost as well.i clip their claws when they start sticking to things---me, the furniture, the screens, etc. i rarely clip rear claws. it's important to keep an eye on claws because they can grow back into the pads and cause infections/pain. i haven't done a full-body bath on a cat in years. with the persians, well, when there's diarrhea, it gets ripe pretty easily, so partial baths are occasionally necessary. if the offending substance has already dried, i'll usually use the clippers instead of trying to rehydrate the mess.teeth. well, i know that i SHOULD be brushing their teeth, but i just haven't been able to bring myself to doing it. rita from purrever ranch mentioned recently about adding ground-up bones to food to remove tartar--i'd like more info on that!i pretty much ignore their ears until they let me know there's a problem; usually if its anything, it's earmites, and i give them a dose of ivermectin. MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: Re: Wendy - How's your husband's back?
Wendy: I am glad to hear that your husband is responding to his treatment! It is so hard living with someone that is in constant pain! I know because my husband was in constant pain too! At least, your husband found treatment and is dealing with it. Until two months ago that is all I had to deal with. Now I cannot remember the last time he complained about his back. My husband suffered a stroke and is now wheelchair bound and is para lazed almost 3/4 of his right side. The only part of his right side of his body that was not totally affected was the right side of his head! That another reason on top of every else that I do not have much time laterly! Precious Pets --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Nina, How are you? I hope everything is going well. Thanks for asking about my husband. He's doing ok. The spinal decompression is actually working, believe it or not. One of two herniated disks has moved off the sciatic after 10 treatments. We know this because he has stopped having the pain shooting down the buttocks and back of the thigh. All he has now is pain in his calf/ankle. He has 10 more treatments to go. I am thinking this is going to be a great week for him. I can't wait until he's pain free. I love him and shouldn't complain, but it's hard to live with someone who is groaning all the time and/or on painkillers. Does that sound horrible? It probably does. I guess I'm venting a bit, and of course, feel bad about that, but it's true. We were in CVS one day filling a hydrocodone prescrip for him, and he was on valium, and he thought he was being funny by asking very loudly in front of about 15 customers if we needed any Trojans while standing by the condom aisle. :O. He would NEVER do something like that off meds. LOL. So things are finally looking up. Hopefully, I will not strangle him before he is pain free. :) Wendy __ 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
I Thought I Was Getting Caught Up!!
Greetings! I will have to say that this board can be quite a surprise! Here I am thinking yesterday morning that I am getting caught up with my e-mail from the board. I leave to take care of my husband before his first rehab session and escort him to rehab. I come back yesterday evening and my box is overflowing!! LOL Boy, you guys were busy bees yesterday! Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: :-(
Great Signature Line! I have always felt that way! Precious Pets --- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hope you noticed my new signature line--seems particularly appropriate for you tonight! MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Frustrated with Vets in AZ
Dear Karen: You may want to talk to the vet personally instead. The first thing I thought was the receptionist new or fairly new? The receptionist could be uninformed! I use several vets all the time. I can spot the new personnel just by the way they handle me in different situations. Actually, at my favorite vet clinic for the longest I could not stand the desk personnel. I had to learn to ignore them because I love the vets themselves! Now that the desk personnel got to know me which took a considerable period of time, they are wonderful! I especially can tell when there is new personnel at the desk there because of their attitude. I mostly lurk on this list because of the amount of rescue work I do. There is some weeks that I can read the messages everyday and some weeks I do not have time to read any! Excuse me of for asking this question! I do not know if you do cat rescue or not? Do you know any local volunteers for cat rescue in your area? They may know a vet to recommend that will treat your kitties.I have had customers from the PETsMART where we use their adoption center call me to ask me what vet I use for my cats. I am more then happy to call them back and refer a vet according to their cat(s) needs. I hope you find a vet soon that you will feel comfortable and secure with treating your cats! Precious Pets --- kandbz_ mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As some of you know, I have been looking for a good, knowledgeable vet for Angel, who tested positive for Felv. Anyway, my sister had to take her dog to a vet today (not her usual vet, but they agreed to get her dog in pretty quickly). My sister called me after they got home and said she was talking to the receptionist about me looking for a vet to treat my felv pos. kitten. Right away, the lady told my sister that I need to be careful because the disease is so contagious that my other two cats can get it just from being in the same room as Angel. My sister explained to her that I feed and water them all in separate dishes and they don't play together or groom each other or anything. The receptionist said still, just them all being in the same room together can spread it. How frustrating...I am starting to think that I may have to take Angel to another state to get her a vet who knows something about this disease. LOL!! Just had to share with you all...Have a great day! Karen - Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Everybody Cross Your Fingers, Tones And Paws For Sheri!!
Hey Everybody! We got a nibble for Sheri last night! A woman called my voice mail inquiring how urgent was Sheri situation. I explained that recently, Sheri's foster home gave us notice that she had to be out before the Labor Day weekend. The foster home shorten the amount of time they originally given us! Which means she would be put back in a cage which is ideally not something we want to do! The woman asked if Sheri was in any threat of being put to sleep which I explained no. We were hoping to place Sheri directly from the foster home to her forever home to minimize her stress. The woman talked with me for about an hour. She has a FeLV household and she seems to be quite cat suave'! We are suppose to meet tonight at the foster home to meet the prospective owners and to show Sheri. Sheri is a little shy! She will not show well outside of her regular environment besides her stress will go up! So cross your fingers, toes, paws and whatever you can think of for Sheri that this goes well! By the way, Sheri is listed on the FeLV adoption board if you want to see her. Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Frustrated with Vets in AZ
Hi, Nina! Thanks for that suggestion! I did not think about that! I will try to remember that! That is a wonderful suggestion! Precious Pets --- Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Karen, Ask your vet for a referral to a board certified Internist. All vets have specialty clinics that they send their patients to when there's a condition that GP medicine can't deal with. There is a much better chance that an Internist will be better educated on felv. The Internist might be able to recommend a GP vet for you too. Precious Pets is right, receptionists sometimes spout info when they should be keeping their mouths shut. Make sure you speak directly to a vet and educate them and the staff about felv whenever possible. I know a lot of folks on the list have been happy with an ignorant vet that was compassionate, willing to learn and willing to listen. I'm still looking for a GP vet that I can trust and count on so I understand your frustration. Nina kandbz_ mom wrote: As some of you know, I have been looking for a good, knowledgeable vet for Angel, who tested positive for Felv. Anyway, my sister had to take her dog to a vet today (not her usual vet, but they agreed to get her dog in pretty quickly). My sister called me after they got home and said she was talking to the receptionist about me looking for a vet to treat my felv pos. kitten. Right away, the lady told my sister that I need to be careful because the disease is so contagious that my other two cats can get it just from being in the same room as Angel. My sister explained to her that I feed and water them all in separate dishes and they don't play together or groom each other or anything. The receptionist said still, just them all being in the same room together can spread it. How frustrating...I am starting to think that I may have to take Angel to another state to get her a vet who knows something about this disease. LOL!! Just had to share with you all...Have a great day! Karen Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Kitten love, part 2
I like that idea of the cats in the glass-fronted bookcases so the breakables can be out! LOL Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: at one point, i considered putting the cats into the glass-fronted bookcases just so i could leave the breakables out... and i should have qualified my original note: i, too, will get up for serious fights or if it sounds like someone's hurt. with more than a dozen long-haired cats in the house, if i got up for every hairball, i'd NEVER get any sleep. and with that many long-hairs, stepping in haiballs is just a given not pleasant, mind you, but expected. On 8/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MC wrote: unless it's the sound of breaking glass, i no longer respond to the night-time sounds of many cats You mean you keep GLASS stuff? In your HOUSE?! LOL... oh the folly! I've had the cats knock things over so loudly in the night that it made me and Jeff both shock awake in bed, sitting up in a panic... and then he says What was that?!!, and my response: Oh, its just the cats breaking things.. And then we go back to sleep, LOL! I only get up if it sounds like it could have caused a kitty injury... you know, after having TWO with broken backs, I tend to be a bit paranoid now. I used to think cats were invincible, now I'm always paranoid about them getting hurt. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Please shop online through i-give and support the Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program: http://www.igive.com/FVEAP Shop at GREAT stores, like Drs. Foster Smith, Pet Food Direct, Musician's Friend, and LOTS more! It doesn't cost you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006 -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Patches
Dear Diane: I am so sorry to hear your news! My heart breaks! It is a very difficult deceision to help our love ones cross over the bridge! Trust that he is happy and pain free! Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- Diane Rosenfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This morning my housemate Gail and I had to make the decision to help Patches to the Bridge. As you know, he's been refusing all food -- or he'd taste it once and then the next time ignore it. In the past few days it became apparent that swallowing was becoming an issue, so we took him to the vet this morning. The vet said his lymph nodes were swollen and he seemed to be in pretty classic crash mode, and rather than put him through more unpleasantness with syringing and pills, we chose to let him go. We stayed with him until he was gone, quickly and peacefully. When he came to us, he was filthy and full of vermin, and it was days before he would let us touch the parts of his body where the mats had been. When he left, at least, he was clean and loved to be petted all over. This at least we could do for him, and give him all the love and care we could. This morning, I told him that if it turns out he gets another time around, he should come back to us. He was a dear little soul, and we will miss him. Gentlest of Bridge vibes to our Patches. I want to thank everybody here for their support and caring and wonderful information during this brief sojourn with Patches. You have all been beyond great. Diane R. ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = Nice kitty! -- Prof. Radcliffe Emerson The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Dexter
Dear Sherry: Tell Dexter mom to just take one day at a time! It is amazing how the days add up into months! Trust me, I know from fresh experience! My partner/roommate that does rescue with me had a 16 year old cat named Boomer with congestive heart failure. Last November of 2005, the specialist gave Boomer two to four months to live. We give him his medication and let him eat anything and everything on the kitchen table. Boomer just left us last Wednesday. Boomer lived five months more then the specialist expected! We brought home Popeye's chicken late Wednesday night after doing an adoption and checking on our cats at the PETsMART Adoption Center. Boomer had his favorite chicken and proceeded to go back to his resting place. He threw a blood clot and his back legs became paralyzed. We picked him up and started for the emergency room. We just got around the corner from the emergency room and he died in my arms. It is hard to go into the kitchen now! I expect to see Boomer on the kitchen table waiting for his Sheba like every morning before his death! He will be missed! I started writing this to assure you that you may have more time with Dexter. Not expecting that reaccounting that night would bring tears. I have not cried since that night for Boomer but writing this has brought back the tears! Hopefully, Dexter will live longer then estimated and you and his mother will have more days then expected to enjoy him! I am off to find some tissue! Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your good wishes for Dexter,at least his mom is a vet,so he has on the spot care. :) Sherry Kerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good wishes for Dexter from us...You know Lil Rascal was only given maybe a few days to a week to live with congestive heart failure, and he lived 6 1/2 months...guess that is almost like a person living several yrs with it...So what I learned from it, they can live quite a normal life with the treatments. Kerry and Bandy - Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. - Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT:Kitten love!
Good Morning! I am still trying to wake up this morning in Chicago, Illinois. I am waiting for the morning coffee to be done and decide to check the e-mail. Thanks for the morning smile! Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I'm up early as I have to work all weekend and I just have to tell someone how darling my kittens are. I worked late yesterday, got in dead tired at 10:30 and went into the bedroom to set the alarm. The 4 newly unsequestered kittens came racing in and lined up in a row on the edge of the bed to get a treat. (we've been luring them into the room at night by shaking the treat bag, guess they've got that lesson down pat!) I turned off the light and layed down, hubby stayed up to watch Letterman, but fell asleep in the lazy boy out in the tv room. Some time latter I woke up plastered with kittens. One laying on top of each arm, one on my back, and Will on my head, and all of them purring like crazy!!! Even on not much sleep, this was just pure bliss. Normally they sleep in bed, but I'll only have one at a time snuggled up to me. Guess they missed me while I was working late... I adore my kittens! Beth [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: As always, Patches
I use Cyproheptadine all the time for our cats that are sick from bad URI's to FIP. Actually my vet just prescribed it for my baby kitten of five weeks that weighs just a pound. She is having issues eating right now. Precious Pets, Almost Home Association --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cyproheptadine is a prescription appetite stimulant. Do not get the liquid; it's as bad as the cherry stuff that Phaewryn ended up with. Tastes NASTY!!! It's all I can offer right now. I hope this turns around soon and Patches starts eating again. :) Wendy --- Diane Rosenfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My housemate Gail and I are at our wits' end. He just will not eat. We have tried every combination of approaches we possibly can with every combination of food that we can. We gave him the liver shake on Saturday and he wolfed it down, and the next meal he refused it but ate some regular canned food and some crunchies, and then after that, nothing. We syringed him with the liver stuff a couple times, and then A/D, offering them in a bowl first, or offering tuna food or tuna juice, and still he barely sniffs at things. He has taken a couple of treats, but no longer jumps eagerly into our laps for them. Gail works first shift and I work 8-4:30 in another town, so the only time we are at home together is about 4 hours at night. Feeding him is definitely a two-person job, so except for weekends and days like this (I'm home sick) we've got to cram a day's worth of food into that little time. When our Luc wouldn't eat, we had him intubated so that one person could feed him a few times a day, but that nearly broke our bank and we can't afford to do that for this little guy. What kills me is he doesn't like us too much any more, because of necessity, every time we go into his room it's to do something bad to him. And I keep thinking about what somebody said here about cats not understanding future, it's all now, and all his nows really suck. I really wish I knew why he came to us -- to be saved, or to have a comfortable and loving place to pass. I could live with it, if it's the latter, but if it is, he must feel like he's in Hell. Plus, today I have a sore throat and the beginnings of a cold, and I'm worried about making him worse. It's sort of moot because Gail can't feed him alone, but it's just another thing to obsess about. Sorry this is so gloomy, but this is really wearing us all down. In case anybody has some words of wisdom: His eyes are still somewhat runny, though not as bad as before. Vet had us discontinue the eyedrops, and she supplemented the last few Orbax with Clavamox twice a day (at least he's easy to pill alone). (We were at the vet's on Saturday, right after he seemed to be starting to eat again.) He seems to keep down the great majority of what we feed him. At least once per feeding his little tongue comes out and it looks like he's going to hurl, but then he burps and is okay. We have crunchies available all the time, no inroads into them for days, same with water, although there's considerable water in the A/D when we syringe it. His poop is runny, understandably. I would be most grateful if anybody has some fresh ideas. :-) Diane R. ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = Nice kitty! -- Prof. Radcliffe Emerson The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = __ 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
Sheri - Urgent - Needs a Home!
Sheri is a Russian Blue copy cat. She is absolutely gorgeous with big golden eyes! Sheri is about 9 months old. She has been tested with a IDEXX Snap Test and a IFA and has come up positive on both for FeLV. Sheri is such a sweetie! She just wants to be loved and wants to have someone that she can call her own! She is a little nervous at first but quickly warms up to you. Then you cannot get rid of her! Unfortunately, her foster home is retiring to Texas in a couple of weeks. We need to find her a forever home or a foster home as soon as possible! For more details and to see pictures of sweet Sheri click on the link: a href=http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6610816;http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6610816/aCrossposting is welcome! Contact Ro at (773) 212-0010. For the fastest response to your questions or inquiries, please call! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: KMR labels - who needs them?
Thanks for posting this information. I have been saving my labels for the past month from my recent litter of bottle babies. Precious Pets, Almost Home Association __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Question about home test kits
Good question! I have not heard of any home test kits. The only quick test that I knew of was the IDEXX Snap test that most vets and shelters have on hand at their facilities. It is too bad that the shelter that you have been working with will not help! The rescue group that I work with helped me to qualify for the IDEXX Snap test program. This way my partner in crime and I could purchse the IDEXX Snap test at a discount rate and test anywhere we want. We order the IDEXX Snap test kits from a veterinary supply company. We did have to open an account with the veteriary supply company. The Shelter Director had to fill out portions of the paperwork. Also, one of the veterinaries that we work with helped us by filling out the other portion of the paperwork. It was a real pain in the ass!! Pardon my french! It was well worth it in the end! We also end up ordering the IDEXX Snap tests for Giardia too. This test can be done anywhere as well! By the way, roughly, where are you located? Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: Bandy has ringworm on his nose
Kerry: Did your vet do bloodwork before prescribing oral medication for Brandy? Which ringworm oral medication did the vet prescribe? Also, you are in Chicago right? Who is your vet? I am located in Chicago as well. Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Eloise Test Little Known Fact
Dear Carrie: When did the kittens get tested? Was it when they first came in? There is a little known fact about the Eloise test that I have not seen mentioned here. So I am going to mention this information just in case it has not been posted. If a cat or kitten is exposed to FIV or FeLK 30 to 45 days before an Eloise test, the virus will not show up on the Eloise test. Unfortunately, I found out this information the hard way myself. One day, five years ago, the Shelter Director called me with a litter of kittens that was five days old. Their mother was feral and the Shelter Director was trying to trap her. Would I foster the litter of kittens and their mother when caught. I agreed. The litter of kittens had to be bottle feed for about three days until their feral mother was finally caught and went to the vet. She went to the vet to have her medical done before coming into my house. Her Idexx Snap test came up negative. Well six months later, when the kittens went in to get their medical done for adoption. One of the kitten came up positive for FIV. The feral mother went back in to the vet immediately for retesting. She came up positive for FIV as well. Normally that would be no problem since FIV is so hard to catch being a weak virus. The problem was that Lucky, the kitten that was positive had been escaping out of the bedroom. He figured out that the screen door that covered the bedroom door opening was only propped up and not totally secured. So he would climb up the to the top of the screen door and use his weight to pull the top of the screen door away from the opening of the doorway. Then he would climb over the top of the screen door as the screen door close gently on his body. He would squeeze the middle of his torso and legs though. I was seriously considering a name change for Lucky at that time to Houdini! LOL Well Lucky had been playing with my own cats whenever he could get out. Well to say the least, I was hysterical at the time that my cats were now exposed to FIV! I rushed everybody to the the vet and had everybody tested. The whole time being an emotional wreck! All my cats came up negative. After that I was trying to figuare out how Ashley, the feral mom came up positive for FIV. That is when I discovered this little known fact about the Eloise test that nobody tells you unless you ask! So Ashley (the feral mother) and Lucky live with me. Ashley is still quite feral. Lucky being hand raised is the sweetest cat ever! Here is Lucky's pictures if you want to see him: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ppahchgo/album?.dir=1d11re2.src=phstore=prodid=.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ppahchgo/my_photos I am so sorry that your are experiencing this type of situation. Remember to just take one day at a time when dealing with this. Precious Pets, Almost Home Association __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stray - CLS
DearLori:I mostly lurk with very little time to respond to the e-mails. I belong to many groups but do not have much time to keep up with them all. I had to respond to your e-mail regarding your final life chapter with Stray.My heart goes out to you and poor Stray! I am so sorry that both of you had your timetogether cut short unexpectedly! Youdid the best for him even though it was painful ordeal and final decisionforyou and your family! You can take comfort that he had you at his time of crisis and were able to provide for him at the end. Stray and you were both lucky to have each other even though it was for a short period. Just take one dayat a time.Precious Pets, Almost Home Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.
Time Is Running Out For Magoo!
Greetings! I mostly lurk since most of my time is spent on rescue of homeless cats and kittens on the north side of Chicago.I am lucky if I have time to read my e-mail let alone be able to respond! This e-mail came to me this morning. Cindy has been trying to find a foster or a forever home for Magoo for some time now. Cindy is connected with PAWS in Chicago, Illinois. Cindy posted Magoo's picture and an ad for him on the FeLV+ adoptable list awhile ago with no luck! She is really desperate now due to his situation! Is there anybody on the list that has an opening for another FeLV+ soul? I do not know if she is willing to transport out of state. That would have to be discussed with her. Unfortunately, I do not have any foster home openings at the present time. I am struggling right now finding foster homes for pregnant or nursing moms with kittens, litters of nursing kittens or stray adoptable kittens. My only two foster homes that have a FeLK+ cat or kitten are not taking in anymore right now. Actually, one household has been shut down due to one of the two FeLV+ cats has died from FIP. Actually, if I did have an opening, the rescue group that I volunteer for needs a foster or forever home for Romeo. Romeo has been on the FeLV+ adoptable list for some time as well! You can see Romeo's picture there as well. Romeo's time is running out as well! The last update I received was a couple of months. That update was that Romeo was going to need another foster home sometime in April. I will have to check with the shelter director today regarding an update on Romeo. Another thing on my list of to dos. I am cutting and pasting Cindy's message to my e-mail. If I forward her e-mail in my posting, the posting is too big due to a picture that is incorporate as part as her e-mail and not as an attachment. You can see Magoo's picture on the FeLV+ adoptable list board. Thanks everybody for your time and attention! Precious Pets, Almost Home Cindy wrote:...You've probably seen this picture before, and maybe even more than once. That's because Magoo, who is Feline Leukemia positive, is still in need of a new home. Permanent or another temporary foster situation, it really doesn't matter. In two weeks time, Magoo will be homeless once again. As it is, his current foster is on an extended trip, and Magoo is alone in an empty apartment, waiting for the friend who comes to feed him. Even this very unsatisfactory arrangement is going to end soon. I had promised this sweet, sweet boy a better life when I took him in last January. I told him he deserved a loving home where he would be adored and cherished, and I think he almost believed me for awhile. I know. There are so many in need. But SOMEONE within sight of these words is meant to help Magoo. Please, SOMEONE, he's waiting for you, and he's running out of time. Thank you, Cindy Ruback [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Pics Of Maizee Grace
Dear Sherry:The pictures are cute! My favorites are "Peek-A-Boo" and "Do You Like My Earrings?". Maizee was quite the looker!Precious Pets Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.
Re: Need help and prayers for my sister's lost cat
Nina: The first three things that cats look for when they get lost are food, water and shelter. Your sister has put food out already from your previous post. Make sure there is food and water in the front of the house and the back of the house. Take a cat carrier or two and place them need the front and the back of the house. Also, who is Tuxs favorite person in the house? Put dirty laundry from that person in the cat carrier(s). Put anything smelly of that person in the cat carrier(s), a dirty t-shirt or underwear. Put the cat carrier(s) near the doors of the house in the front and back. Also, you can put them near the brushes of the house in the front and back. That will take care of the food, water and shelter. Make sure that the food and water are fresh every morning and evening. Also, you also need to let Tux know where home is. You need to mark Tuxs territory. Take used litter from Tuxs litter box and sprinkle it around the house and yard. You want to make sure to use the urine soak litter first then the clean litter in the litter box last. This will help Tux realize that this is his home or territory. Also, cats are nocturnal. Your sister needs to go out in the early morning and early evening to look for Tux. Is Tux chipped? You need to contact the micro-chip company and have a red flag posted by his micro-chip number indicating that he is lost. Also, your sister needs to physical check her local animal control or pound every two to three days. She needs to file a lost pet report with them or drop off a flyer to them. Also, animal controls and/or city pounds, are under staffed and overwhelmed. Most likely, you will not get a call from your local animal control or city pound. It is critical that you sister physical checks her local animal control or city pound for Tux. I cannot stress how important it is that she physical checks for him. DO NOT COUNT ON YOUR LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROL OR CITY POUND TO CONTACT HER!! Have your sister mail out flyers to all the vets in the area with a picture. Since you mentioned that it is a rural area, she may want to send flyers out to the regular vets and emergency vets in the surrounding cities, suburbs or counties. This is just in case; a Good Samaritan picks up Tux and takes him to their vet out of the immediate area. Post lost ads on Petfinder, Pets911 and any other lost pet internet site. When at Petfinder get the name and addresses of local shelters and rescue groups in the surrounding area or counties. Send flyers to them. I would send an e-mail as well. If time is limited, I would mail the flyers first. Usually, shelters and rescue groups are also understaffed and overwhelmed. Unless the shelter or rescue group has a dedicated volunteer that's monitor the web site, your e-mail will not be noticed! Also, when you are at the local animal control or pound, you can inquire about getting another trap or two. Some animal controls or pounds will lend you a trap or two with a security deposit. If animal control or pound does not have any, I would contact your local shelter or rescue group and inquiry. I would put out more then one trap myself. I hope this helps in finding Tux. He will be in my thoughts and I hope he is found soon! Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: map of FELVtalk members - Frapper.com
Greetings: I have been lurking. I usually only have time to read the posts. My time is so limited so I do not post often. I went to the Frapper site to check it out and to see where the other members are located at. What an interesting site!! I posted my location and posted Ms. Gobbles's pictures there too. She is the kitty saying hello from the windy city. Precious Pets __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
New and hoping to learn!
Greetings! I have been lurking around reading the messages. I joined hoping to learn more about Feline Leukemia. I have been doing volunteer rescue for the past five years mostly for cats with a foster home/rescue group. I do everything from rescuing the cats to screening and finding them homes and everything in between. I specialize in orphan kittens especially bottle babies. Not that I choose that but that it has been chosen for me by a higher power! I have been lucky and had only three cases of Feline Leukemia to deal with. two were adults and the other is a kitten. One adult was placed with another rescue group. I have placed the adult in a foster home just recently in the past three months. The kitten, Sheri is currently with me right now! I am hoping to learn more about Feline Leukemia from individuals that are actually caring for cats and kittens affected by it. I do not know anybody that owns any cats or kittens that have it. The vet I am using I like! Actually, she is the best that I found concerning cats. My concern is that I am not getting enough information regarding Feline Leukemia. The vet did advise to provide an environment with a minimum amount of stress, a good quality food and no access to the outside.Other then that, I have been left on my own! Since I am personally responsible in all areas concerning the one adult and the kitten, Sheri, I searching for additional information for provide the optima care for them. The foster home has a Leukemia infected cat already. The owners are inexperience regarding the special needs of a cat infected with Leukemia. The sole caregiver for the cats is the wife. I provide the dry food for my foster cat for many reasons. The main reason is because the wife's food choice for her own Leukemia infected cat, I would feed only to feral cats if I had a limited income. I am trying to provide educational information regarding Feline Leukemia to them to assist them in the care of their cat besides the foster cat. I really like her and appreciate that she has taken in my foster cat! The wife has offered to take care of the foster cat indefinitely until I can find her a forever home. Sheri is six to eight months old. Unfortunately, since I do alot of fostering, she is caged confined. Especially, since I foster kittens, I cannot exposure them to her because they are not fully vaccinated yet. I do not have pictures yet of her but will soon. I have a friend that does pet photography on the side. She is coming over this week to take her pictures for me. I will be posting Sheri's pictures for adoption in the future after further testing in 60 days. I am hoping to learn more about the Transfer Factor as a supplemental tool besides anything else. I usually do not have time to respond to the posts that I receive. I lucky enough to be able to read all the posts. My time is mostly tied up in rescue. So I am lucky to be able to lurk! So that this lurker's story! Have a good weekend! Precious Pet, Almost Home __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Heart Murmur
Since the vet has discover a heart murmur, a echocardiogram is necessary to determine what is causing it. Depending on what is causing the heart murmur and how minor or major the cause is, will determine if they can do surgery and what type of anesthesia the cat can get. The echocardiogram is only necessary if your cat needs surgery of any type! Most vets will strongly suggest the echocardiogram if you considering surgery. At the same time, the vets will tell you if you do the surgery without the echocardiogram, they cannot be responsibly if any complications happen during or after the surgery. Some anesthesia can cause further health complications (temporary or permanent) after surgery depending on what is causing the heart murmur. In the past year, my own personal cat and a rescue dog that I was taking care of had heart murmurs. This is the information that I gathered from my experiences with them. I would wait until Wowie gets over his eye infection before considering any type of surgery. Since I do rescue, I am never sure if a cat is going to come up positive for FIV or FeLV when they go in to be spayed or neutered. My biggest concern when taking them in is that they are not sick from anything like a URI. An eye infection would make me hold off doing any type of surgery. The few cats that have come up FeLV+ and got spayed or neutered, did not get sick afterwards. Two of them were females and spaying is more stressful because they have to open up the females' bodies. Males have it so much easily because the reproduction parts are outside of the body. I take my cats and dogs to a low cost spay and neutered facility. They test the cats prior to surgery for FIV and FeLV. Then they do the spays or neuters right afterwards. Also, They are on a time schedule and they do males first. It is so much easier to neutered males and it only takes three minutes to neutered the males. My apologies in advance if I missed something. I am a new member of only about a week. So they could be something I missed like how long you had Wowie and his previous illnesses. Good luck! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
