serious side effects form Ivermectin

2006-09-17 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Hi, I just can’t remember who.. but someone who was on the list mentioned to me about her kittens/cats taking ivermectin – or something like her kitten licked the drug by accident and got really ill or even passed away from it.. do you remember who – I just wanted to know exactly what kind

RE: OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep!

2006-09-17 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
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 t

Re: Welcome Beatrix!

2006-09-17 Thread Gina WN
Bless you and Beatrix!  She is darling; I have s particular fondness for Torties!   Gina kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 09:14 AM 9/15/2006, you wrote:What absolutely wonderful newsKelly Good news, good news, I have good news! My vet gave the okay yesterday on bringing a new cat home - he

Re: Lucy

2006-09-17 Thread Gina WN
I'm keeping your Lucy in my prayers Michelle. I'd never heard of kitty IBD before joining this list.   Gina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:when she eats her raw food, the feline futures mixture that gets added has psyllium. I also add that to the baby food when she eats it.  When she eats the t

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
It took Ebony a year to stop snarling at me every time I were by.  And he was not in a cage and free to come and go pretty much as he pleased.  They settle on their schedule and 5 months is not a long time in a cat's mind.  The Royal Princess Kitty Katt chose to stay hidden for 3 months and

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
You can talk to your vet about mood altering drugs too.  Mi Tu was on a couple, including Prozac.  Sometimes they help and sometimes they don't.  My old standbys, Rescue Remedy, Feliway, and high powered catnip, could also help.                

Re: timing on FeLV+ test

2006-09-17 Thread Gina WN
So, is he saying that cats don't throw the virus, they just harbor FeLV in another compartment of the body?  I am confused.   Gina Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wrote to this person off list and asked them to clarify.  Here's his response:> Let me rephrase that: IFAs depend upon advanced st

RE: Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Sherry, I'm so sorry Lenny left for the Bridge.  Gentle journey to him and comfort to you.   Diane R.  

Re: OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep!

2006-09-17 Thread LVega50899
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 c

Re: Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread G. Lane
I'm so sorry - I love those black and white kitties. Gloria At 07:32 PM 9/17/2006, you 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 ad

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Susan Hoffman
"Never" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Maybe you just haven't found the solution yet.  Stay open to the possibilities.

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
He has been here 5 months now so he will never settle. Its a catch 22 cant put weight on him under stress cant adopt him out looking like he hasnt eaten in 5 monthssigh

Re: Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread Barb Moermond
I'm so sorry Sherry... GLOW to light his path and ease your heart...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 co

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Pam Norman
It sounds to me as if he feels that the cage is his safe place. Where he can be safe from all the other animals in the household. Is he a foster or what?  Are all the dogs & cats inside? Cause just in sheer numbers, I would imagine that would stress an already stressed out kitty.   If you can

RE: interferon and immunoregulin

2006-09-17 Thread G. Lane
yup, only alpha... At 07:37 PM 9/17/2006, you wrote: Interestins it only true for alpha? For VO as well? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of G. Lane Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: interferon

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Susan Hoffman
You can get Elavil compounded in a salve for transdermal application inside the ear.  Or oral prozac.  I would consider either as a short-term fix while he acclimated, maybe a couple of weeks just till he settles in a bit.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:It really does sound stress-related, which wo

RE: interferon and immunoregulin

2006-09-17 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Interestins it only true for alpha? For VO as well? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of G. Lane Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 6:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: interferon and immunoregulin 1) Someone in our cat rescue just c

Re: Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Michelle,I don't know how I do either.All I can say is that those sweet fuzzy faces keep me coming back.I know I have mentioned it before but there are several that I just love so much,I will be so distraught when the time comes for them to meet Maizee at the bridge.I am so lucky to have you wonder

Re: Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
I am so sorry, Sherry. I don't know how you handle it all. Michelle

Lenny

2006-09-17 Thread Sherry DeHaan
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

Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
It really does sound stress-related, which would be IBS, probably. I have never researched IBS because it's not what Lucy has. Maybe you should do an internet search on feline IBS and see what you come up with, both for diagnosis purposes and to see if they suggest anything helpful. Perhaps

Jimi the stressed out cat?

2006-09-17 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
Thanks Michelle, He has had two fecals both negative, did two rounds of metronidazole, one round of albon and of course wormer. He is a maine coon found dumped outside matted to the skin had to be shaved. Declawed. Its almost impossible for a rescue to be low stress on a high stress cat. At t

Re: interferon and immunoregulin

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Have not heard of the first claim, but that doesn't mean it's not true. How recent is the research, and can you get a citation from the person who called? I think we all should probably look at the research and see what it says, as many of us use interferon or think about using it. When I us

interferon and immunoregulin

2006-09-17 Thread G. Lane
1) Someone in our cat rescue just called me and said that there was some recent research indicating that constant dosing with interferon alpha can possibly cause the bone marrow to reduce the production of red blood cells. She said this is the justification for doing the 7 days on/ 7 days off

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
oy vey, diagnosis is invasive, generally, and thus Lucy never has had a proper one. To actually diagnose, they need to do an endoscapy, and sometimes they can not definitively diagnose that way either and so need to biopsy a full section of the intestine, which means surgery.  What I did wit

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
How is IBD diagnosed? Blood Work? I have a new rescue I am thinking he might have it but then again he is declawed has litterbox issues and is scared of his own shadow,   Thanks Karen

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
I have tried adding more fiber in the past and it seemed to make it worse. I think it you overdo fiber it actually makes stool looser. Michelle   In a message dated 9/17/2006 7:14:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It did with Mai Mai for a while.  The increased fiber

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Kelley Saveika
I have an IBD kitty and flagyl almost completely stops her symptoms.  She even starts going in the litterbox again. In her case, fiber has not helped at all.  I expect they are all different. On 9/17/06, Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It did with Mai Mai for a while.  The increased fiber did

Re: IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
It did with Mai Mai for a while.  The increased fiber did more good though.  Just thinking...what would happen if you added a pinch more fiber to her diet?  I have no idea why I am obsessing on the fiber issue but I am.  I am learning to listen to the unknown and pass it on therefore I never

IBD and metronidazole

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
another question-- I was doing some more research on IBD (basically re-reading, since I think I have researched it so much I have found everything out there) and was reminded that metronidazole (flagyl) can be helpful with large intestine IBD and colitis. I originally had not thought it helpe

IBD and eating grass

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Lucy just had totally liquid stool with a clump of grass in it. When her IBD (hopefully that is all it is and not lymphoma) gets worse, she wants to eat grass, I assume because it makes her feel nauseous. She then gets liquid diarrhea with grass in it. I don't know if the liquid diarrhea woul

Re: Lucy

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
when she eats her raw food, the feline futures mixture that gets added has psyllium. I also add that to the baby food when she eats it.  When she eats the turkey mush, that has rice bran added for fiber, as well as probiotics.   All of this used to help, everything just seems to help less an

Re: Lucy

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
Have you tried Apple Pectin to firm the stool?  That or even psyllium might help.  It did with Mai Mai (dog) and the Royal Princess Kitty Katt.  I know it sounds counterproductive but both my regular vets and alternative vets recommend a small increase in fiber with IBD.  They also recommend

Lucy

2006-09-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Lucy is still acting very perky and normal, but now has soft stool even on 12.5 mg/day of pred and is not eating normally again, though with encouragement will eat an almost normal amount (a whole jar of baby food once a day plus some turkey mush and sometimes a few bites of raw food). I deci

To Barb Re: ot - prayers please

2006-09-17 Thread wendy
Hey Barb, Prayers going out to Little Lady. I hope she starts responding more to you. Please keep us posted. :) Wendy --- Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Belinda, > Could Little Lady be added to the prayer list? > When I got home from class last night there was a > pretty little

Re: OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep!

2006-09-17 Thread kelly
At 09:50 AM 9/17/2006, you wrote: You can assist her in placing the cat..Even offer to pay for the add,,,or pay to have it borded somewhere but please do not bring it home unless you are prepared to adopt it out immediately,,,find a friend to take it temporarily,,,find a foster,,Yell at her BF f

OT:my neighbour is moving and putting her own cat to sleep!

2006-09-17 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Yesterday, my neighbour college student girl came over and ask if I could adopt one of her cats,, she has two and she is moving into a place where they only allow one cat -- what type of logic is this?  Then, I asked what she is going to do if she cannot find a home and her BF said to me..

OT Fwd:TRANS SECOND TRY! SUNDAY 9/24 IL/IN/KY/TN/GA - Crystal Lake, IL to Powder Springs, GA

2006-09-17 Thread Gloria Lane
Begin forwarded message:From: Linda Mercer/Purebred Cat Breed Rescue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: September 15, 2006 6:26:51 PM CDTTo: Recipient list suppressed:;Subject: SECOND TRY! TRANS SUNDAY 9/24 IL/IN/KY/TN/GA - Crystal Lake, IL to Powder Springs, GA This is a second attempt to get these cats to

Re: Spencer and making decisions (was my vet's office called)

2006-09-17 Thread Gina WN
Nina, you and Spencer were meant to have this time together and I think you are right in wanting to make it quality time.  I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.   Gina Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Everyone,That was my first reaction too.  I even said to the vet's assistant that I

Re: Question re rabies vaccine

2006-09-17 Thread Gina WN
Rabies vaccination of cats is "advised" but not required in California.  I looked for local laws for my county (El Dorado) but couldn't find any.   :) Gina Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Diane,I would avoid giving Missy any more rabies vaccinations. Did you say you are in CA? I don't think the

Re: multiple FELV in one house?

2006-09-17 Thread Marylyn
Have you shared with AJ the Rainbow Bridge poem?  It has comforted a lot of people, including myself, at these awful times.  He is so young to learn about the uncertainties of life.  He is the right age to learn about giving to those who most need love and care.  Blessings to him.