Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Kat
I found out (first hand) that bears like it too!! I had been ordering mine online before it became available in my local stores, and one day the delivery was left on my porch while I was at work. Being tired when I got home, I figured I'd bring the box in after dinner - but before I got the

Re: Lucy update

2006-07-05 Thread Belinda
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RE: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nina, I was using it for years until my distributor continued to carry (since I buy stuff from a wholesale distributors) you can get petsmart, petco.. or now just about most of pet supplies.. I use sweet scoop, which is much cheaper than worlds best ---I personally prefer worlds best,, but with

RE: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Also, Dr Elleys (sp?) cat litter is a clay litter, but does not contain silica, and therefore its supposed to be safe.. and much much cheaper than any other kinds.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 3:22

RE: Nina - silica

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nina, silica is dangerous.. thats what they use to keep the food dry (comes in a package with a bag of food --- says dont eat it From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:57 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re:

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Thanks Hideyo, I did a search on "sweet scoop". It's actually spelled "Swheat Scoop", a little clever word play, as if English isn't confusing enough! I was surprised to find out just how great a hazard the regular clumping litter can be, (thanks again Michelle), and I don't want to support

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread moonvine
- Original Message - From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2006 11:43 am Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Thanks Hideyo, I did a search on sweet scoop. It's actually spelled Swheat Scoop*, *a

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
I just called Sally to ask her about which litter she uses, (many of you guys probably remember "Sally from San Jose" that used to be on the list). She had a very sad time with kitten mortality not too long ago and I just wanted to make sure she wasn't using the hazardous litters. I should

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Kat
Nina, There are 2 kinds of crumbles - one of them is laced with antibiotics, so double check when you call around. Kat (Mew Jersey) On Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Nina wrote: Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:53:23 -0700 From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To:

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Thanks Kat! The chicken feed certainly wouldn't work for Michelle, or anyone that might have a rodent problem. I can just see the little guys lined up at the buffet. Was it someone on the list that wrote about weevils being a problem with wheat litter? You'd think I had tons of time on my

RE: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Does corn chicken feed clump? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:53 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health I just called Sally to ask her

Re: Check out Clumping Clay Kitty Litters and Your Cat's Health

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Sally says it does. Not as well as clumping litter, but enough to make scooping urine possible. She says it stays cleaner than regular clay litter too. I'm going to try it. You might want to consider trying it since it costs so much less. Did you read Kat's warning to be sure the chicken feed

RE: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Doljan, Joan
Title: Message I used it, but I had been using World's Best before then. It is lots cheaper, but I found it tracked too much and did not hold up as well as World's Best. Even though, World's Best costs a bit more, I found with the Chicken Crumbles,I was always mopping and dumping I switched

RE: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Title: Message I know what you mean.. I used one of the wheat clumping litter which did not clump well at all (not swheat sccop) I got so frustrated I spend about $700 on just litter because of the volume I have with swheat scoop --- its cheaper than worlds best..at least..

Re: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Thanks Joan. It sure would be nice to find convenient, safe, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive products. I hadn't thought about it, but I guess it's rare to find all four in a product of any kind. Maybe white vinegar! Nina Doljan, Joan wrote: Message I used it, but I had

RE: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Title: Message Just as FYI one of my old distributors is actually in the process of manufacturing new corn based litter it works just like world best litter I have actually tried them as a test sample for a couple of times they are very good.. and the pricing is supposed to be much

OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Hi Michelle, I had been avoiding using antihistamine for Starman's itching because, well, mostly because I hate to medicate period. Have you heard anything detrimental about long term use in controlling Patches' itching with it? I was looking for information about possible side effects, long

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Lernermichelle
Nina, Patches actually doesn't itch. It's anxiety, a compulsive habit, rather than due to itching. The benadryl is given in a very small dose, transdermally in her ears, as an anti-anxiety drug rather than as an antihistimine. She sometimes licks anyway (I haven't seen her do it in a long

To Michelle

2006-07-05 Thread wendy
Hi Michelle, I have been out of town for several days and am just now catching up on my email. I am sorry you are having a scare with Lucy, but it sounds like things are going a lot better since last week. I hope she continues to improve. Please let us know what the vet says tomorrow. Prayers

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Nina
Sweet little girl. I'm so glad you found each other. Don't you just wish we could coo and stroke their anxieties away? So I take it that you haven't found any cause for concern with ongoing dosing? You've got me thinking... My main man cat, Instigator, has been anxious and concerned about

Re: Hannibal departed to his new wonderful life... - thank you for all your prayers.

2006-07-05 Thread catatonya
Hideyo,I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my first kitty ever to CRF. It's hard.tonyaHideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi, everyone, I first wanted to thank you all for all the prayers and encouragement and support for Hannibal – a little less than 24 hours ago, he

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Lernermichelle
Does chlortrimiteton have tranquilizing effects like Benadryl? I know Benadryl makes me sleepy, and I figured that is why it works for patches, though it does not make her sleepy. I have not seen or heard of any bad effects. Did you read something specific about it? Michelle In a message

Re: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Marylyn
Title: Message Has any one found a way to keep weevils out of the Swheat Scoop? I really like it but the insects drove me crazy (not to mention my cats). So many of you seem to use it I just have to ask. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Marylyn
Have you considered a holistic vet? Mine used laser on some scars Dixie Louise has and it really seems to have helped. Rescue Remedy and other flower essences have also worked. Guess I am looking for a cure instead of a patch. The little ones from the streets need so much and are so

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Marylyn
My holistic vet is concerned that antihistamines have been linked to cancer..we were talking about an entirely different topic. Dixie was scratching for totally unknown reasons and was about as raw as she could get. We were using chlortrimiton to break the cycle of scratch, itch,

RE: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Title: Message Maybe I am blind.. I am not seeing any weevils are the insects in the bag? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:25 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Chicken Crumbles Has any

Re: Chicken Crumbles

2006-07-05 Thread Marylyn
Title: Message I opened several boxes at my home and they were full of the little dudes. The company assured me they did not leave the factory that way but they sure did come to my home with them. I don't know if they were infested at the stores (multiple) I bought the boxes at or what.I

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Lernermichelle
The scar is not noticeable under her fur, and I don't think it bothers her at all. The benadryl and felliway seem to work well for her. I am so used to using both of them that it does not seem like a big deal, and I have never thought that low dose benadryl is a problem. Do you think it is

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Lernermichelle
the side effects lists for both of these are kind of scary. It's odd. I almost always do side effects research before starting them on anything, but it never even occurred to me to research the benadryl. She is on a very small dosage (I think it's equivalent to 1/6 of the smallest over the

Re: OT - Itchy cats antihistamine and other treatments

2006-07-05 Thread Lernermichelle
I think that the dose Patches is on for anxiety is lower than an anti-itch dose. It is a very low dose. What you say worries me. But with her FeLV, I also worry that stress can trigger her virus and cause her to get lymphoma, which has happened with my other cats, and the benadryl reduces