Re: Rainbow bridge for Joey

2007-04-29 Thread PEC2851
Kelley, Oh, my heart is breaking [again, sadly], for you and your loss of Joey I included Joey in my daily prayers And, I know only too well what AIHA can do..(Absolutely horrible, to say the least) And, I went through this disease w/ a 130+ lb. Rottie. Can't even imagine

Re: I believe I am going to lose Tomi soon

2007-04-29 Thread Gina WN
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Gina C J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you all for your kind thoughts and suggestions for Tomi. He had a pretty good day yesterday, he was watching the birds outside the window for awhile and purring as I petted him. He was even

Re: I believe I am going to lose Tomi soon

2007-04-29 Thread elizabeth trent
Cassandra, Love to you and to Tomi. My heart hurts with you. elizabeth On 4/28/07, C J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you all for your kind thoughts and suggestions for Tomi. He had a pretty good day yesterday, he was watching the birds outside the window for awhile and purring as I

Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread wendy
Hi Cassandra, I am so sorry that Tomi is so ill. It does sound like his quality of life is declining quickly. It's a heartbreaking and confusing roller coaster to see our beloved furbabies enjoying life one day and the next, obviously in pain or stressed. If Tomi is going to pass, I hope that

From Michelle: Fwd: Re: mediastinal LSA --anyone have succes with treatment??

2007-04-29 Thread wendy
Note: forwarded message attached. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the

Fwd: [feline-hyperT] OT:2 Recalls-Harmony Farms Mulligan Stew/Canine Caviar

2007-04-29 Thread wendy
Note: forwarded message attached. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the

Re: Update Junior

2007-04-29 Thread catatonya
Hey Sally, It's nice to have some good news. I hope Junior continues to impove. tonya Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you every one for your help. I am not sure if Junior would still be here without your support. It is heart breaking to read about the losses in the

Re: [feline-hyperT] OT:2 Recalls-Harmony Farms Mulligan Stew/Canine Cavia

2007-04-29 Thread elizabeth trent
This is outrageous. On 4/29/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note: forwarded message attached. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~

Fwd: Itchmo Safety Alert: Melamine spiking widespread going on for years

2007-04-29 Thread TatorBunz
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OT: What really is in Dog Food could make you sick

2007-04-29 Thread TatorBunz
Sure one guy is selling a book, but knowing what I know now makes me shudder. _http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-food-secrets.php_ (http://www.thedogfoodconspiracy.com/dog-food-secrets.php) _http://www.fuzzyfaces.com/lfood2.html_ (http://www.fuzzyfaces.com/lfood2.html) Terrie

Re: Itchmo Safety Alert: Melamine spiking widespread going on for years

2007-04-29 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't want to minimize this, of course, but my first thought when they were blaming melamine was that if melamine was the problem, we'd probably all be dead anyway those of us from the 50s whose parents never fed us on anything BUT melamine once it became popular. i see in my mind, all

Re: I believe I am going to lose Tomi soon

2007-04-29 Thread catatonya
Cassandra, You and Tomi are in my thoughts and prayers. tonya Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh Cassandra, I am so sorry. Kelley On 4/29/07, elizabeth trent wrote: Cassandra, Love to you and to Tomi. My heart hurts with you. elizabeth On 4/28/07, C J wrote:

Re: OT - the new Calici scare - it's a scam! See my research...

2007-04-29 Thread Kelley Saveika
I actually know the person who posted that article to the Best Friends Network. She's a friend of mine; however, her vet is Dr. Norsworthy and she trusts him completely, much like I do my vet. If my vet told me my cat needed a vaccine for this condition, I would believe him. In fact, when she

Re: Rainbow bridge for Joey

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh, I'm so sorry! Phaewryn - Original Message - From: Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 12:55 AM Subject: Rainbow bridge for Joey He's gone. I took him to the ER and he went into cardiac arrest. We tried CPR for

Re: Urgent - Missing Mattie - need prayers and meditations please!

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Screened windows. STUPID! Gees, makes me realize I need to put that on my adoption application... Do you plan to open your windows this summer? Do you have screens? Do you believe screens will contain a cat? Would you be willing to staple chicken wire over your windows or agree to NOT open them

Re: Itchmo Safety Alert: Melamine spiking widespread going on foryears

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, that explains the rise in CRF over the years. Has anyone fwd'd this to the CRF groups? It would explain a lot of the high incidences of CRF in the past decade or so. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources - Original Message - From: [EMAIL

Re: OT Itchmo Safety Alert: Melamine spiking widespread going on foryears

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a friend here that will NOT eat anything that has been microwaved, NOR will she eat anything that has been stored in or cooked or served on anything other than glass. She says the chemicals in the plastics are killing us all. There's another reason for not microwaving things, something

Re: OT - the new Calici scare - it's a scam! See my research...

2007-04-29 Thread MaryChristine
i'm willing to bet that what appeared in Cat Fancy is this: http://www.dvmnewsmagazine.com/dvm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=408460 which is a PRESS RELEASE. it is not news. it should not be read as news. * JUST

Re: OK, Herbie does not have mediastinal LSA -- but probably something in hishead/sinus area

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If it's just breathing issues, an emergency tracheotomy would be a immediate solution to that issue, though how cats do longer term with them I do not know. This is where a hole is cut in the throat to make a hole into the windpipe, thus letting the animal breathe through the neck area, instead

Re: OT - the new Calici scare - it's a scam! See my research...

2007-04-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am going to send my findings to best friends, as I believe they should remove the article from their website. I in no way blame your friend, mind you, she is the innocent victim of the drug company that is pushing their drugs at any cost. Please pass my email along to her though, she may not

angel wings: justice for the cats?

2007-04-29 Thread TenHouseCats
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/4896/TN/US/#UPDATES -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Urgent - Missing Mattie - need prayers and meditations please!

2007-04-29 Thread Kelly L
At 04:10 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote: What I have done that works great is first i use the animal screens and then I use either these metal things with holes drilled in an put them on all 4 corners at a 90 degree angle so the screens are impossible to push our...another option is that

Re: Itchmo Safety Alert: Melamine spiking widespread going on for years

2007-04-29 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Yeah, and you know, when I first saw melamine dishes again--after years of not seeing the stuff anywhere, there it was in Crate Barrel! Now on the back of anything it says, of COURSE, Made in China and Not for microwave use or something along those lines. Some of the shapes were really

Re: OK, Herbie does not have mediastinal LSA -- but probably something in his head/sinus area

2007-04-29 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Dear Tracy: Poor little one. Emergency vet sounds like the way to go. He can get some oxygen there and whatever else they can do to make him comfy. And more brains analyzing Herbie's situation will also help. They say that a death from emphysema where you get less and less air is one

Fwd: This is the original IHT article re: melamine spiking in China

2007-04-29 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Here is the original IHT story. Someone was smart enough to save it. Kiki Says: April 29th, 2007 at 2:28 pm Good thing I e-mailed it to myself as a text. Additive that tainted U.S. pet food is commonly used in China By David Barboza and Alexei Barrionuevo The New York Times Sunday, April

Re: Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread C J
Thank you. I think this weekend has been the hardest of my life. Oddly enough, Tomi was a little better today. I didn't expect him to make it through the night last night, but today, he actually walked out of the bedroom on his own. I don't believe he's actually better, though. He still

A little thing I made for Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread C J
I am not terribly artistic, but I finding spending some doing something like this a bit therapeutic. Tomi and Kisa (his best friend and fellow FeLV+). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Fyrwulf/FirstSpacetrip5.jpg I might get a print made eventually, to remind me of him. Cassandra

Re: A little thing I made for Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread Kelly L
At 06:41 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote: That is beautiful Simple beautiful!!! Kelly I am not terribly artistic, but I finding spending some doing something like this a bit therapeutic. Tomi and Kisa (his best friend and fellow FeLV+).

Re: A little thing I made for Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Oh my god Cassandra that is beautiful.Made me cry!! C J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not terribly artistic, but I finding spending some doing something like this a bit therapeutic. Tomi and Kisa (his best friend and fellow FeLV+).

Herbie is gone......

2007-04-29 Thread Tracy Weese
Herbie was in a lot of distress at home and so I took him to the emergency vet (also the place that just saw him on Friday), even after being stabilized in oxygen, he continue to go down hill. His heart was enlarged and we were very limited in what diagnostics could be done in light of the stress

Re: Herbie is gone......

2007-04-29 Thread Kelly L
At 09:06 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote: Tracy, I am so very sorry . It is so hard to watch them struggle to breathe and your act of kindness, even though it hurt terribly was the one thing to end his suffering, That is what love is all about, Putting their needs ahead of your own. I am so sorry

Re: Herbie is gone......

2007-04-29 Thread Lance
Tracy, Herbie had a special place in your heart, and he knew it. The Love Bug... I'm so sorry that Herbie is gone. You're in my prayers. Lance On Apr 29, 2007, at 11:06 PM, Tracy Weese wrote: Herbie was in a lot of distress at home and so I took him to the emergency vet (also the place

Re: A little thing I made for Tomi

2007-04-29 Thread Lance
I think the art is quite nice, but the best part, and the part that really got to me, is the picture of the best friends. I pray that Tomi will rebound. I'm with you about taking time off for an unwell cat. I've stayed home with Ember a few times, and if she ever needs me, I'll do it