Re: Bailey has gone home

2006-05-08 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Belinda, I am so sorry for your loss. You were a wonderful mother to Bailey. I am sure if he had any pain it was overshadowed by the love he could feel from you. My thoughts are with you. Love Janine -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com

Re: For Belinda, Rebecca, Janine, Marylyn, Clarissa, Becca

2006-04-19 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi Kerry, I live in Herbster, Wisconsin. It is a very tiny little town in northern Wi. Thanks Janine -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself. - Colette

Re: CLS Service - Monday April 10, 2006

2006-04-11 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Thank you so much Belinda, I went to the service for the first time to see Miss Priss's name and having mom's name on there too was just wonderful. Will write more soon, again, THANK YOU!!! Janine -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com

Perry is 11 years old!!!!

2006-04-10 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Dear Kerry, My mother was Brenda Smith, I am Janine Smith, and she would have wanted me to write to you for this cause. We have THREE cats with FelV. Peridot is a beautiful orange tabby and he came to us over 7 years ago and he was around four the vet thought. He is now at least 11 years old

Kerry and Belinda and all

2006-04-05 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kerry, I am so sorry you lost your pet that way! I would be livid. I am sure Pookie is with all the other sweet babies, playing and jumping around like the kittens thay all were. Belinda, I must have missed the email about your surgery I hope you are okay? Take care and heal fast.

Thank You All!!!!!

2006-03-02 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Dearest All, You have all had such wonderful things to say about my mom, THANK YOU!!! She loved all of you. She used to talk about all of you at different times. When I first moved back home in 2000, I would come downstairs and find her sitting here crying. I would be worried and ask her

Additional Info

2006-03-02 Thread Brenda K. Smith
To all, I forgot to say, we will be having a Celebration of Life Extravaganza, for my mother Brenda Kay Smith, in a month or two. This is per her instructions. There is not to be any funeral, we are to have a party with all her favorite food and drink, wear only bright happy colors and

Re: Georgie IS FOUND!!!

2005-08-16 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kerry.. Please tell your friend Nancy that I had tears running down my face reading her email. I am so very happy that Georgie is back. Tell her I said prayers for her, Georgie and family. -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith

Sophie, Stomatitis, etc.

2005-08-16 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Anne... I am so glad that Sophie is doing so well. You know don't you that she is our (the list) cat also? :) She is a real miracle kitty. Happy Simms is doing well and send prayers for Jimi's stomatitis to be cured. My diabetic kitty, Little Boy, had stomatitis and it took trial and

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-16 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Terri. I am so very sorry you lost your little male after his neuter. That is so heartbreaking. Also, so sorry about little Albany you lost to FIP. That is by far, to me, the most devastating cat illness. Sending you positive and healing thoughts. -- Brenda.

Tater Tot Update - Response - LONG!

2005-08-12 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Julie. I don't post much, but try to follow along as much as I can. I wanted to tell you a story about my Ticker kitty a few years ago. When she was about 12 years old, one evening I realized that she had been very quiet and lethargic all day. I believe I checked her temp and it was

Re: Animal Rescue SIte

2005-08-06 Thread Brenda K. Smith
I checked the fine print for the Animal Rescue and Handicapped Pet sites and they only allow one click per day for Animal Rescue and one viewing per day for Handicapped Pet. I spoke out of turn because I often click late at night before midnight and then click earlier in the day the next day,

Re: Deirdre interferon - advice needed

2005-07-25 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kathy. I have three positive cats on the human (Alpha A) Interferon. I give 1 ml daily which is the newest protocol as far as I know. The research found that Interferon does not stay in the body long and by using 7 days on and then 7 days off, the effects are being negated on the 7 days

Re: Need advice for FELV+ 6 week old kitten!

2005-07-14 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Thanks, Tonya. -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith "The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself." - Colette Don't Take Your Organs To Heaven. Heaven Knows We Need Them Here. catatonya

Re: Need advice for FELV+ 6 week old kitten!

2005-07-12 Thread Brenda K. Smith
for using it against FELV. www.belfield.com, I think. Re when to retest, I don't recall - seems like it's 90 days... Again, was it a light positive or a strong positive? Gloria On Jul 11, 2005, at 5:42 PM, Brenda K. Smith wrote: Hi All.. I have a friend who's mother in Oregon rescue

Need advice for FELV+ 6 week old kitten!

2005-07-11 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All.. I have a friend who's mother in Oregon rescued a little boy kitten who is about 6 weeks old now. Last week he tested positive for felv on the in office test. I don't know if it was the Snap or Elisa. The lady, Margaret, said they also sent out a sample to be tested at a lab. I

Re: OT- Fun Quiz

2005-06-16 Thread Brenda K. Smith
LOL...me too - I need to be very, very afraid! lol Thanks for the laugh, Tonya. -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself. - Colette Don't Take Your

Re: Any more animal communication questions?

2005-06-15 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kat.. I'm sorry, but I never did get to welcome you. Although I have been a member of this most wonderful, supportive community for 7-1/2 years, I find it very hard to keep up with the List and everything else that goes on around my life. I do try to skim the List daily and send mental

OT: St. Francis Medallions, was: - Blind Kitten Very Sad

2005-06-14 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Jen.. I think this is a very loving suggestion on your part. I have been called St. Francis like many, many times throughout my animal welfare and rescue life by grateful people and organizations and, although I am not a Catholic nor an Episcopalion, I always felt highly complimented. I,

Re: fever down!

2005-06-12 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kristi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well i just took it again and it was 100.8 so i think we beat it, the 2nd antibiotic must have done the trick, she hates it though, takes the others great. she is such an angel and has put up with everything with out a single complaint (accept the new

Re: Thank you - Jada gets to compete on Friday

2005-05-04 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Joan. Who decides who is Best In Show? I voted everyday since you posted this and several friends and relatives voted for her also. :) -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat

Re: o/t blockage question

2005-04-18 Thread Brenda K. Smith
r run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself." - Colette From: Brenda K. Smith To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:36 AM Subject: Re: o/t blockage question Kerry. Removing a cat's penis is called an Ur

Re: o/t blockage question

2005-04-17 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Kerry. Removing a cat's penis is called an Urethrostomy and in my experience is only done as a last resort when a cat keeps blocking several times no matter what the treatment. In other words, as a last resort. I was a veterinary technician for many years and only assisted in one

Re: TOM - LONG!

2005-04-10 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Barbara I have been on this list since 1997, and I mostly lurk in the last couple of years. In November, 1997, I live trapped an orange tabby male who had been hanging around our woods. I took him to my vet to be neutered and check for Feline Leukemia. She did the Elisa test and it came

Re: OT:Check out Alliance for Animals: Action Alerts (Cat Hunting in WI.)

2005-03-11 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All Could whomever first emailed this story to the list please post it again? I seem to have lost it and I want to send it on to all my cat loving friends. Thank you. -- Brenda. http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith "The

OT: To Tonya - Lovey and Merry Home! :) - Third Act! LONG!

2005-03-11 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Tonya No, I didn't get your reply. Before today I had only two replies from off list, Jenny and one of the drivers on the transport. As I replied to Del I just wanted to make sure all the people who helped with Lovey and Merry and were interested in their welfare would get the "rest of

Re: Lovey and Merry Home! :) - Third Act! LONG!

2005-03-10 Thread Brenda K. Smith
ate little kitties. I hope you're all having a chance to enjoy life now after that exhausting and stressful trip! take care, Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brenda K. Smith Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:33 PM To: felvtalk@felinele

OT: ONLY THREE SHORT LEGS LEFT! 3/12/05 (NC and PA needed) PLS HELP]

2005-03-10 Thread Brenda K. Smith
PLEASE CROSS POST WIDELY! Original Message Subject: [billyboard] ONLY THREE SHORT LEGS LEFT! 3/12/05 (NC and PA needed) PLS HELP Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:04:56 -0800 (PST) From: Karrie Noble [EMAIL

OT: Lovey and Merry Home! :) - Third Act! LONG!

2005-03-03 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All.. Peggy, would you please pass this on to Tinley? Thanks. Also, thank you Dan for your leg of the trip. I understand it wasn't so special. :) You are a good man. I left off with going to meet Tom at the Wisconsin Dells. We arrived between 10:00 and 10:30 PM. We had a few

OT: I'M BACK! Thank you.

2005-02-20 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Barbara, Terrie M., Tonya, Del, Cherie, Julie, Kerry, Terrie B., Anne, Dale and Peggy. Thank you all so much for your good wishes sending me on my way to Minneapolis for the angiogram and all the warm wishes welcoming me back. I hope I didn't forget anybody. I am feeling much better and

OT: Felv+ Cat Transport West Frankfort, IL - Herbster, WI - FILLED!!

2005-02-20 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hey Everybody!! Good new! Yippee!!! The legs are filled again! Thank you for everybody's help. Instead of a 248 total miles leg for us, we are doing a 648 total miles to get Lovey and Merry. We will be going tomorrow and meeting one of our drivers in Portage, WI. I guess you can tell we want

Re: for Tonya re Lovey/Del

2005-02-19 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Tonya. Yes, Del has the babies and they are fine. She thinks they are wonderful. I just know you miss Lovey especially :) and Merry. I have to get to bed in case we go today to get them. There is a big winter snow storm brewing which is supposed to hit southern Wisconsin and northern

OT: I'M BACK!

2005-02-17 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All. Got back tonight very tired and sore. Neither my daughter nor myself sleep well in hotels so we were tired. Good news! The doctor who was doing my angiogram (who has done it many times through the years) was saying wow - beautiful, just what I want to see - perfect, etc. while

OT: Will be away!

2005-02-15 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All. Just wanted to let everybody know that my daughter and I will be leaving tomorrow late morning for Minneapolis. I have to have an angiogram Thursday morning related to being a heart transplant patient. I know I don't write much, but with all this going on with the transport of

Re: FILLED - Athens, GA - Paducah, KY - Fri 2/18

2005-02-13 Thread Brenda K. Smith
Hi All. Just wanted to make sure you all knew that the entire transport of Lovey from GA to WI to my home has been completed. Yippee! Still awaiting word to see if Merry is also going to be ours and join the transport. Thank you all so much. We all keep saying that this group of