Re: Good Report

2006-05-22 Thread Jennifer Ross
So glad to hear Mama Kitty's good news! Hope things continue to go well![EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last week on Tuesday, MK (mama kitty)was diagnosed with FeVL+. She was very anemic and had lost 14% of her body weight (1 and 1/4th lbs). Her 3rd eyelids spanned about 1/2 of her eyes.That

Re: The Photo Of Bailey I Was Talking About (my sign)

2006-05-19 Thread Jennifer Ross
What an amazing and inspirational picture! How wonderful to have had an opportunity to share that with Bailey (and to have a copy to cherish!) My husband saw it on the computer when I was looking at it and not knowing the story thought that it was beautiful. Of course, knowing the story makes it

my first sign from Allie

2006-05-18 Thread Jennifer Ross
Well, Allie has already shown me her presence and that she is watching over me. When doing laundry today I was emptying out my husband's pants pockets as always and found a tiny scrap of paper. I sent it aside to throw away along with everything else. When I looked at it again a few hours later I

Re: Demetri

2006-05-18 Thread Jennifer Ross
I will be thinking of all your sweet babies, especially Demetri. I know just how you feel since I just lost Allie to the fight with FELV and FIV. The combo of these diseases is so stressful to our little ones and it is so heartbreaking to see them every time they get sick. I am hoping Demetri is

Allie has said good-bye

2006-05-17 Thread Jennifer Ross
First of all, thank you all for all your prayers and good wishes. You are an amazing group of people and Allie and I are blessed to have had you in our lives. As you know from my last post, we made the decision to help Allie cross the bridge on Monday because she had declined so much over the

RE: 5 day old kitten -- please pray for her

2006-05-17 Thread Jennifer Ross
Poor baby! Bless you for taking in this little one and caring for her! I will be thinking of both of you!Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi, my neighbor found a two day old kitten a couple of days ago and I have been trying to hand raise this baby bottle feeding her every three

Update on Allie

2006-05-15 Thread Jennifer Ross
I honestly never understood what you all meant by you will know when it is time, but it's true, our cats do have a way of telling us (this is the first sick cat I have ever cared for, so this is a totally new experience for me all around...). Allie has rapidly been declining over the past few days

Re: Prayers for Allie

2006-05-12 Thread Jennifer Ross
t home. Cindy --- Jennifer Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Allie was back at the vet today with 105 fever- came down to 102.5 with Metacam (kitty NSAID) and sq fluids. I did get the vet to show me how to give the sq fluids, so I can administer them now if she stops eating and drinki

Re: A new story of Gurfunkle

2006-05-12 Thread Jennifer Ross
That is a truly powerful and amazing story. You should be proud that you played such a special role in Garfunkle's life! He was blessed to have you love him so deeply.Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Some of you might remember about my beloved Garfunkle who crossed the

Re: OT: sedative before flying (ACE)

2006-05-11 Thread Jennifer Ross
I have never heard of ACE, but did have a friend who used Benadryl to transport a cat in the cabin of an airplane. She had to give it pretty early before the flight, but the cat was apparently OK during the whole flight (2-3 hours). Don't know the dose though, so I would check with your

Re: VERY Important if you give L-lysine to your kitties

2006-05-10 Thread Jennifer Ross
Is L-lysine recommended for FELV cats? What does it do to help them? This is a new one for me... wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys,I just read in two different places so far that if youare giving cats L-lysine that is originally intendedfor humans, make sure it does not contain

Re: Please add Papoose to CLS

2006-05-10 Thread Jennifer Ross
So sorry to hear about your little one. I'm glad he didn't suffer, though I know it was a difficult decision to make. Take comfort in knowing he is now in a place with no more suffering and he is now always with you, watching over you. JENI RECA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I put Papoose feluk

Re: new diagnosis (sub-q links)

2006-05-09 Thread Jennifer Ross
Thanks for the helpful websites. I am actually a nurse, so could probably get the supplies needed from work and this makes me more comfortable even considering doing the procedure, but our four-legged friends are very different than humans! So I appreciate seeing how easy (if Allie would stay

Re: is vitamin C out?

2006-05-09 Thread Jennifer Ross
In humans regular vitamin C can help to boost the immune system (this is why it is often taken at the first sign of a cold, etc. because the virus often lasts a shorter time and is less severe). Again, not sure how well this transfers to cats, but as long as it is not harmful to the cat, I would

Re: Henry and Omar

2006-05-07 Thread Jennifer Ross
Sherry, So sorry to hear of the loss of you 2 little ones. I am thinking of you. JenSherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:This volunteering is getting so hard to do,We lost our sweet wonderful Henry and our beautiful blue eyed siamese manx to felv yesterday.Omar had the most beautiful aqua

Re: Bailey has gone home

2006-05-07 Thread Jennifer Ross
Belinda, I am so sorry to hear about Bailey. But it sounds like he was ready and it was his time. I sounds like you are already finding comfort in knowing he is in a better place now where there is no more suffering. We are all thinking of you! JenBelinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bailey left us

Re: Long Introduction

2006-05-07 Thread Jennifer Ross
Ashleigh,So sorry to hear about your little one. It is always difficult to our 4-legged friends, especially if it is unexpected. Take comfort in knowing that Pepper is in a better place with no more suffering and now is always with you.I, like you, am new to this group and to FELV. My

Re: new diagnosis

2006-05-05 Thread Jennifer Ross
Thanks for your advice and support. It's so nice not to be going through this alone! And all of you who have experienced this are the best sources of knowledge available. Hearing how many kitties are still thriving is reassuring, though my heart goes out to those that are suffering or have left

Re:Was appropriate calorie in take for a kitty - Now Bailey's Diagnosis

2006-05-05 Thread Jennifer Ross
I hope everything goes well for Bailey! I am an RN, so I am familiar with all these diagnoses for humans, but not as they pertain to our 4-legged friends. Treasure tonight with him and keep telling him how much you love him!Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is such a scary diagnosis.

new diagnosis

2006-05-04 Thread Jennifer Ross
My 10 year old domestic short hair just got diagnosed with FIV and FELV last week. She was lethargic, not eating and drinking, etc which is why I brought her in and how we found out the diagnosis. She ended up with a 105.9 fever and was hospitalized for several days with IV fluids and antibiotics.