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Oh wow, he is so beautiful! Good luck Rusty Maybe somewhere down the road they can do the surgery to remove his penis that cures blockage issues I forget the technical tern just now. My tongue is numb I think I'm having an allergy... totally not related to this post, I just noticed it and wanted to share that personal info, LOL! Phaewryn PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!http://ucat.us/adopt.html DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital camera (for pictures) and HOMES for CATS! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.7/410 - Release Date: 8/5/2006
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Title: Message Maybe the thought ofthe poor cat having his penis removed is what made your tongue numb Or did you just eat something v. cold or v. spicy? Hope it comes back soon. I got a big shock when I first moved here and found my lips stopped working if I didn't cover them up from the windchill. Quite hard to communicate when your lips won't move. I would think it's the same when your tongue is numb. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 7:53 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Rusty Update... Oh wow, he is so beautiful! Good luck Rusty Maybe somewhere down the road they can do the surgery to remove his penis that cures blockage issues I forget the technical tern just now. My tongue is numb I think I'm having an allergy... totally not related to this post, I just noticed it and wanted to share that personal info, LOL! Phaewryn PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!http://ucat.us/adopt.html DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital camera (for pictures) and HOMES for CATS! IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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Chris, It's so exciting to hear that Rusty pulled through! Here's to finding his previous owners!!! :) Wendy --- Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So many folks here helped with some great advice for the person who rescued Rusty, the Katrina cat in MS. Wanted to give you all some great news. This is what I just got from Alexis: Thank you so much to everyone who has shown such concern for Rusty! This is one lucky little guy to have so many people praying for him. I have good news and bad news. Let's get the bad news out of the way. Rusty suffered permanent damage to his kidneys due to the blockage. There is no treatment for this. The trouble that he had with the crystals in his urine, bladder and kidney infection, and blockage of the ureter is likely to be recurrent throughout his life. He can ONLY eat prescription cat food. Also, his water consumption has to be measured and litter checked for crystals. His immune system is now compromised. He must be isolated from all other animals and live strictly indoors to avoid getting sick. Now for the good news! Rusty is not diabetic after all! More blood work was done right before he was discharged. His glucose levels had returned to the normal range! My vet said that it is somewhat common for extreme pain and stress to make the glucose levels shoot sky high (like our blood pressure can due to pain). It is wonderful that he only has to contend with the kidney/bladder issues. It was breaking my heart to think that I may have to inject him every day. I can just imagine him cursing the day he allowed me to pick him up. His appetite has returned. Actually, he eats like a pig! My daughter and I have completely fallen in love with him. He is so sweet! We are fully commited to giving him a forever home if we cannot find the owner. However, I am POSITIVE that this guy belonged to someone prior to Katrina. Here is some info that the vet told me that should help us in searching. Rusty is a genuine MALE CALICO. Apparently, only 1 out of every 10,000 calicos born is a male. My vet said that in the 15 yrs. that he has been in business - Rusty is the first male calico that he has ever seen! He estimated Rusty's age between 2 and 4 yrs. Also, Rusty was previously neutered. I had him tested for leukemia and AIDS. His tests came back negative. Given the amount of time that Rusty spent on the street, the vet believes that he must have been vaccinated prior to the storm. I am including some pictures of him, so that everyone can see who their prayers went to. I am so proud of how hard he fought to pull through all of this. Here's Rusty-the miracle cat! Keep your fingers crossed that we can find his original family---he's fought so hard.. Chris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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That Rusty is such a handsome man! How unique, a male calico! I'm so pleased to hear Alexis and her daughter have fallen in love him, (surprise, surprise!), and that he is ensured of a forever, loving home! Hooray! He sure does deserve some safety and stability after all he's fought his way through. Michelle was just saying that acupuncture has been shown to help with kidney problems. Could you pass this on to Alexis? Many holistic vets also offer this service, maybe she could call around and find out more about it? Keep us updated on Rusty, we've all fallen in love! Nina Chris wrote: So many folks here helped with some great advice for the person who rescued Rusty, the Katrina cat in MS. Wanted to give you all some great news This is what I just got from Alexis:
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the board of directors of CaLiCo (Calico Liberation Coalition) would like to offer Rusty a lifetime membership. we are a radical, left-paw social and political organization dedicated to ending discrimination against the multi-colored (no, it is NOT always the calico's fault!), making the world more colorful, and, oh, yeah, world domination. we have no boy calicos in our group, so would be thrilled to have Rusty join us. (yeah, you could say the heat is getting to me, but we actually have a weekly Calico TUDE chat, and our own message boards at www.cathobbyist.com) On 8/1/06, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So many folks here helped with some great advice for the person who rescued Rusty, the Katrina cat in MS. Wanted to give you all some great news… This is what I just got from Alexis: Thank you so much to everyone who has shown such concern for Rusty! This is one lucky little guy to have so many people praying for him. I have good news and bad news. Let's get the bad news out of the way. Rusty suffered permanent damage to his kidneys due to the blockage. There is no treatment for this. The trouble that he had with thecrystals in his urine, bladder and kidney infection, and blockage of the ureter is likely to be recurrent throughout his life. He can ONLY eatprescription cat food. Also, his water consumption has to be measuredand litter checked for crystals. His immune system is now compromised. He must be isolated from all other animals and live strictly indoors toavoid getting sick. Now for the good news! Rusty is not diabetic after all! More bloodwork was done right before he was discharged. His glucose levels had returned to the normal range! My vet said that it is somewhat commonfor extreme pain and stress to make the glucose levels shoot sky high(like our blood pressure can due to pain). It is wonderful that he only has to contend with the kidney/bladder issues. It was breaking my heartto think that I may have to inject him every day. I can just imaginehim cursing the day he allowed me to pick him up. His appetite hasreturned. Actually, he eats like a pig! My daughter and I have completely fallen in love with him. He is so sweet! We are fullycommited to giving him a forever home if we cannot find the owner. However, I am POSITIVE that this guy belonged to someone prior toKatrina. Here is some info that the vet told me that should help us in searching.Rusty is a genuine MALE CALICO. Apparently, only 1 out of every 10,000calicos born is a male. My vet said that in the 15 yrs. that he hasbeen in business - Rusty is the first male calico that he has ever seen! He estimated Rusty's age between 2 and 4 yrs. Also, Rusty waspreviously neutered. I had him tested for leukemia and AIDS. His testscame back negative. Given the amount of time that Rusty spent on thestreet, the vet believes that he must have been vaccinated prior to the storm. I am including some pictures of him, so that everyone can seewho their prayers went to. I am so proud of how hard he fought to pullthrough all of this. Here's Rusty-the miracle cat! Keep your fingers crossed that we can find his original family---he's fought so hard…. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892
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That's the wonderful, I'm glad he is going to be OK, I can't believe anyone would have left him behind, could never do that to my furkids, under any circumstances. I remember one day we were out and on the way home, a firetruck passed us and then another, I jokingly said they were going in the direction of our home but that soon wasn't funny, they were going in the direction of our home, about 4 block away we couldn't drive any further I told Mike to pull over and told him I was running to the apartment to just get there when he could. The building next to ours was on fire and I ran upstairs before anyone could do anything about it, got all my cat carriers out and was just getting ready to get the furkids all rounded up when Mike called and said the fire was just about out. That was too close for comfort. -- 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
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Well, not everybody had the chance to get their animals, particularly in MS. The person in Biloxi who has been feeding Rusty and a bunch of other animals stayed during the hurricane, like most of his neighbors. They weren't on the water and they all figured they'd ride out the storm. As soon as the storm hit, a 32' storm surge engulfed the entire street. He had two cats--grabbed one under each arm and literally raced up to his attic/roof as the water was overtaking him. He made it out to the roof where he and the cats stayed waiting for the water to start receding. He was the only person on his street who survived. Thousands of people in New Orleans area stayed just because of their pets. Then they were ordered out and not allowed to take their pets. All those stories about animals being shot in front of their owners, owners being arrested, animals being pulled out of people's arms as they were boarding buses--they are indeed all true. Some have found their pets--but so many others are still looking... I sometimes think about how I'd get my 5 cats out in an emergency--we all know how they get 10' tall when they spot those carriers! Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:08 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Rusty Update... That's the wonderful, I'm glad he is going to be OK, I can't believe anyone would have left him behind, could never do that to my furkids, under any circumstances. I remember one day we were out and on the way home, a firetruck passed us and then another, I jokingly said they were going in the direction of our home but that soon wasn't funny, they were going in the direction of our home, about 4 block away we couldn't drive any further I told Mike to pull over and told him I was running to the apartment to just get there when he could. The building next to ours was on fire and I ran upstairs before anyone could do anything about it, got all my cat carriers out and was just getting ready to get the furkids all rounded up when Mike called and said the fire was just about out. That was too close for comfort. -- 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
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Thank God my furkids aren't that bad, in fact most of mine come out to see what is is going on and even get in the carrier to snoop, usually not the one that is going to the vet though, they always know don't they??!! -- 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
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Listen, I figured out long ago that our cats all speak English but don't want us to know. Just say the word, dinner, food, carrier, treat, and they react!!! If they so much as hear the carrier coming down from the shelf closet, they all head for the hills! Of course, I have one who delights in waiting til he sees one of the other cats being put in the carrier and immediately goes up to the close carrier to taunt the poor 'victim'--makes for some interesting howls! Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Rusty Update... Thank God my furkids aren't that bad, in fact most of mine come out to see what is is going on and even get in the carrier to snoop, usually not the one that is going to the vet though, they always know don't they??!! -- 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
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Isn't that the truth! People just don't give them credit for being as smart as they are. In a message dated 8/1/2006 3:29:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Listen, I figured out long ago that our cats all speak English but don'twant us to know. Just say the word, dinner, food, carrier, treat, and theyreact!!! If they so much as hear the carrier coming down from the shelfcloset, they all head for the hills! Of course, I have one who delights inwaiting til he sees one of the other cats being put in the carrier andimmediately goes up to the close carrier to taunt the poor 'victim'--makesfor some interesting howls!Chris[EMAIL PROTECTED]-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BelindaSent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:20 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: Rusty Update... Thank God my furkids aren't that bad, in fact most of mine come out to see what is is going on and even get in the carrier to snoop, usually not the one that is going to the vet though, they always know don't they??!!-- Belindahappiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kittieshttp://bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittenshttp://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candlelight Servicehttp://bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design]http://HostDesign4U.comBMK Designs [non-profit animals websites]http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Rusty Update...
So many folks here helped with some great advice for the person who rescued Rusty, the Katrina cat in MS. Wanted to give you all some great news This is what I just got from Alexis: Thank you so much to everyone who has shown such concern for Rusty! This is one lucky little guy to have so many people praying for him. I have good news and bad news. Let's get the bad news out of the way. Rusty suffered permanent damage to his kidneys due to the blockage. There is no treatment for this. The trouble that he had with the crystals in his urine, bladder and kidney infection, and blockage of the ureter is likely to be recurrent throughout his life. He can ONLY eat prescription cat food. Also, his water consumption has to be measured and litter checked for crystals. His immune system is now compromised. He must be isolated from all other animals and live strictly indoors to avoid getting sick. Now for the good news! Rusty is not diabetic after all! More blood work was done right before he was discharged. His glucose levels had returned to the normal range! My vet said that it is somewhat common for extreme pain and stress to make the glucose levels shoot sky high (like our blood pressure can due to pain). It is wonderful that he only has to contend with the kidney/bladder issues. It was breaking my heart to think that I may have to inject him every day. I can just imagine him cursing the day he allowed me to pick him up. His appetite has returned. Actually, he eats like a pig! My daughter and I have completely fallen in love with him. He is so sweet! We are fully commited to giving him a forever home if we cannot find the owner. However, I am POSITIVE that this guy belonged to someone prior to Katrina. Here is some info that the vet told me that should help us in searching. Rusty is a genuine MALE CALICO. Apparently, only 1 out of every 10,000 calicos born is a male. My vet said that in the 15 yrs. that he has been in business - Rusty is the first male calico that he has ever seen! He estimated Rusty's age between 2 and 4 yrs. Also, Rusty was previously neutered. I had him tested for leukemia and AIDS. His tests came back negative. Given the amount of time that Rusty spent on the street, the vet believes that he must have been vaccinated prior to the storm. I am including some pictures of him, so that everyone can see who their prayers went to. I am so proud of how hard he fought to pull through all of this. Heres Rusty-the miracle cat! Keep your fingers crossed that we can find his original family---hes fought so hard. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
