Re: Spencer and irony

2006-09-13 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Nina, I hope Spencer is feeling better today..I have been trying to catch up on reading, but as usual, I'm behind..I did read this about the possibilty of Spencer having lymphoma..There really isn't too much expense to it to find out if it is lymphoma and you don't have to have sonograms or

Re: oxygen cage - Hideyo

2006-09-13 Thread Kerry Roach
I found several web sites by searching under feline asthma..Those are the ones that show the use of the tube and some other methods. Hope this helps. Kerry, Bandy and Inky Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min.

to kelly

2006-09-13 Thread Watsdadillyo
Thanks Kelly I am feeling better.. Crackers is sick for the first time in his life...a cold im thinking...i have a vet appointment tomorrow. I look at crackers as my first living on my own pet and my baby...I got him 5 yrs ago he has been with me my entire "adult" life. Since he was 9 weeks

Re: Oxygen tank - will this work

2006-09-13 Thread Carbonel
- Original Message - From: Hideyo Yamamoto To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: Oxygen tank - will this work Hi, I found this product to make an oxygen tank for my ayumi - is this

RE: oxygen cage - Hideyo

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Thank you so much, kerry for the precious information where did you get your oxgen? Some places dont need prescription,,but is there a better place to get it than others.?? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kerry Roach Sent: Wednesday, September 13,

RE: o/t established cat and new cat

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I also started using flower essence (5 different kinds) to reduce stress and helps get everyone get along better --- if you would like, I can get the names for you (I just don't remember in my head right now..) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: Spencer and irony

2006-09-13 Thread Nina
Kerry R, Oh my goodness, what you must have gone through re-living the experience of lymphoma with City Kitty right after you lost your mom to the same thing. It's as if City Kitty gave you the opportunity to try and extend her life to help you through your grief with your mom. I know from

RE: Spencer and irony

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nina, until Kerry gets you the information, heres a extract of information I found.. Cancer -Leukemia or Lymphoma Q: My cat has just been diagnosed with leukemia (blood cancer, not the virus). She is twelve years old and I was wondering what type of treatment there could be for her.

Re: Spencer and irony

2006-09-13 Thread Nina
Thanks Hideyo, Perhaps Kerry's vet was not as insistent on a definitive diagnosis as my vets are. Maybe the blood test showed a drastically elevated wbc and this was enough of an indication for her. Although, that seems hard to imagine since there are many reasons for an elevated wbc. Thank

Cracker's URI

2006-09-13 Thread Nina
Kayte, Have you looked into Immuno-Regulin yet? One of our list members used it subq, (under the skin injections) instead of the recommended IV (intravenous). I haven't tried it myself, but it might be in order for Cracker's URI. What has your vet prescribed? Did they put him on any

RE: o/t established cat and new cat

2006-09-13 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
thanks Hideyo---if she's receptive, I'll ask you for the names. Heck, I should probably get them for my own brood. We're having a few issues right now. Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, September 13,

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2006-09-13 Thread Susan Franklin
The flower essence is called Rescue Remedy - it's available from Drs. Foster _, online and supposedly at health food stores. It's liquid to put in water or on food or a spray (directly into the mouth). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/13/06 12:01:52 PM I also started using flower essence (5

RE: o/t established cat and new cat

2006-09-13 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Thanks Diane. Wonderful! -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane RosenfeldtSent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:45 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: o/t established cat and new cat My first instinct was to

RE: o/t established cat and new cat

2006-09-13 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Good point. Thanks for the reminder, Marylyn. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 11:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: o/t established cat and new cat When they are introduced please

Re: Cracker's URI

2006-09-13 Thread Tad Burnett
Nina and Kayte My 2 cents... I asked my new young vet to look into I R and she went to her same internet group that poo pooed DEX and got the word that it wasn't any better than interferon.. If you have been following my story you know what I am thinking about the decision to not give Leo

RE: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Hi, I only read a partial of this email string, but.. if your kitty is a little bit anemic, heart murmur is very common and if the grade is low like 1 or 2, dont be too concerned right now.. my Hannibal had low grade (2) heart murmur for a long time, and his heart got never

RE: Spencer and irony

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nina, Ayumi did go through ultrasound and they did not shave her.. so its not that uncommon not to shave, so please ask you do not want to.. they are not painful, but uncomfortable (where they had her lay) so she did not like it very much you can sit right besides Spencer, I did with

Re: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling

2006-09-13 Thread Tad Burnett
Yes... Heart murmurs seem to go along with something being off in a blood work up count... I have seen it along with kidney failure... It might be worth having a blood work up to see if there is anything that you could start working on before it gets too bad.. Tad Hideyo Yamamoto wrote:

RE: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Also, if X ray show any abnormality (fluid in lungs or enlarged heart), then ultrasound might be necessary to determine the cause of murmur, too. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tad Burnett Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:52 PM To:

Re: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling

2006-09-13 Thread Carbonel
- Original Message - From: Tad Burnett To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling Yes... Heart murmurs seem to go along with something being off in a blood work up count... I have seen it along with kidney

Re: Diane - heart murmurs and pilling

2006-09-13 Thread Tad Burnett
I agree with Anema and heart mummer showing together... But isn't anemia also a result of poor blood condition ??? Tad Carbonel wrote: - Original Message - From: Tad Burnett To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: Diane - heart

OT: air travel with pets

2006-09-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
This topic came up earlier, if I remember correctly. There is an article on flying with pets in the September issue of Consumer Reports, p.8 called When the Fur Flies. The article mentions a web-site of the Department of Transportation which lists incidents:

Re: oxygen cage - Hideyo

2006-09-13 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi, I just happened to have 2 people that worked for me with husbands that are on oxygen at home..(portable) so they both had extra tanks and loaned them to me with the tube. They even offered to refill them with their prescriptions but I never had to refill them..They usually lasts for 6 hrs

RE: Oxygen tank - will this work - To Joe

2006-09-13 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Thank you very much for all the information I must be a bit dull as I am still confused as to what I need to do could you help me set this up step by step? Do I need presdcriptions from my vet? If so, what do I need prescriptions for? size E O2 cylinder does it come empty? If

Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey

2006-09-13 Thread Dee Evan
Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been checking any of our messages lately. We are perplexed by Smokey's breathing issues. We have had him to the vet 3-4 times in the past month trying to figure out what is going on. We did another chest x-ray. There is no fluid around his lungs but his lungs

Re: I'm glad you're sitting down - Spencer

2006-09-13 Thread catatonya
Nina,I'm glad Spencer came home. I don't know what he's thinking, but I'm glad he decided he wants to be with you. Maybe he just wanted a little gad about because he knows he's sick. Thinking of you. tNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You people are not going to believe this. Spencer has come

RE: HACKING???

2006-09-13 Thread catatonya
I agree it's probably only a hairball. Prayers coming for your father.tonyaChris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hairball hairball hairball. At some point, he’ll spit up this yuky looking hariball and go on his merry way. Don’t worry..if he’s eating and just going about his business,

Re: Cannot Diagnose Breathing Issue with Smokey

2006-09-13 Thread Nina
Check out Hideyo's posts about the at home oxygen tank. Maybe something like that would help his breathing. Could it be something like asthma, or some sort of allergy? Has he gotten better on since you started the Dox? Hemobart is hard to detect. I'm not sure what cloudiness around his

Re: I'm glad you're sitting down - Spencer - my vet's office called

2006-09-13 Thread Nina
Thanks Tonya. It was nice to re-read my post about Spencer coming home. I'd almost forgotten the terrible time we went through with him going missing. No matter what happens, no matter what I decide, I'll always be grateful that he came back into my life and we've been given this wonderful

RE: HACKING???

2006-09-13 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Kayte, I'm sending prayers for your dad for a successful operation and speedy recovery. Kerry M. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonyaSent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:18 PMTo:

RE: I'm glad you're sitting down - Spencer - my vet's office called

2006-09-13 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Nina, either I'm reading this wrong, or this is unacceptable. You've been so protective of Spencer's stress level vis a vis the vet, and now you have to bring him in just to *talk* to the vet?? Did the assistant say the vet was going to do any tests or anything, or just talk to you about