Re: Newbie question

2007-01-20 Thread Jennifer Madon
Great news! I am a little embarrassed to admit this but, I found the source of the pink puddle! I was washing dished last night and felt my sock get wet. I looked down and found a pink puddle but no midnight. A rink broke off of my sink and it is leaking. Somewhere between the leak and

Midnight and the mysterious puddle (was Newbie question)

2007-01-20 Thread Nina
Ha! What a relief! You're such a good kitty mom do be so diligent. I hope you stick around too. Thank you for letting us know the answer to the mystery. I'm so glad to hear it isn't coming from Midnight. He sounds like such a doll, and so do you. Nina Jennifer Madon wrote: Great news!

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-20 Thread TenHouseCats
amazing how we always blame the cats, huh? years ago, i was sitting in my bathroom one day, using the human litterbox, and something shook in another part of the house. immediately i wondered just what the heck they'd gotten into THIS time. found out later that our little midwest town had

Re: Midnight and the mysterious puddle (was Newbie question)

2007-01-20 Thread Jennifer Madon
Thank you! He made his first disaster this morning! I couldn't even get mad cause I was laughing so hard! He was sitting on the window sill, behind the mini blinds, watching the forbidden outside. My 5 yo jumped up on the couch and Midnight crouched into attack position. The first time my

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-20 Thread elizabeth trent
LOL I'm glad it wasn't from Midnight :0) On 1/20/07, Jennifer Madon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great news! I am a little embarrassed to admit this but, I found the source of the pink puddle! I was washing dished last night and felt my sock get wet. I looked down and found a pink puddle but

Re: Midnight and the mysterious puddle (was Newbie question)

2007-01-20 Thread elizabeth trent
LOL I have several sets of blinds complete with kitty holes :0) It's a security measuresomeone is always peering outside elizabeth On 1/20/07, Jennifer Madon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you! He made his first disaster this morning! I couldn't even get mad cause I was laughing so

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They sell optional large bases, which cost $15 extra, and that is an option I selected. It is very stable. Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library): http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Declawing Creates

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LOL! That's funny! Glad it wasn't the cat... though it could make the cat sick if he drinks it, so you should probably keep a towel down there to soak it up until you can get a plumber out to make the repairs! Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html

Re: Midnight and the mysterious puddle (was Newbie question)

2007-01-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yeah, my Miranda cat ATE all the blinds up to cat head height from the window sill, so now we keep them up about 18 inches from the sill... or she will eat them some more! She didn't actually consume them, she just chewed them all to shreds, pieces of plastic blinds all over the floor.

Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Jennifer Madon
Hi everyone! Let me start by saying that my name is Jennifer. I am new to the whole feline leukemia situation. We had a stray cat adopt us right after Christmas. When he wouldn't go away, we decided to adopt him. He is so sweet and loving, I am so glad my husband said yes!! We took him

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Nina
Hi Jennifer, I'm glad you found us and so very glad Midnight found you. I take it the antibiotics were for the abscess on his tail and not because he is displaying any other symptoms of illness? Did the infection clear up okay? How old does the vet think Midnight is? Adult, healthy cats

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Jennifer Madon
You are correct about the antibiotics were for the abscess, and the vet seemed sure they were cat bites. I never heard about a faint pos., just pos. The vet guessed he is about 8 months. He has no symptoms at all. The vet said that he was shocked when the test came back pos. They didn't

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pink tinged watery stuff is USUALLY vomit, and it turns pink when they have roundworms. I'd have him dewormed, if you haven't already (and don't freak out too much if you see spaghetti-like worms in the pink stuff somewhere down the road). It COULD be urine, but that would indicate an

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Nina
Thanks Phaewryn, I'd never noticed tinged vomit with roundworms, good to know. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pink tinged watery stuff is USUALLY vomit, and it turns pink when they have roundworms.

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Put his scratching posts close to the places he is currently scratching, and get some double sided tape to stick on the places you don't want him to scratch, cats HATE tape and sticky stuff. They make a product specifically for this if you can't find any good double sided tape locally:

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pizza crust wont hurt him if there's no garlic or onion on it. That's one of my cat's favorite treats! You can even leave a little sauce and cheese on it for him. A little belly wont hurt anything, morbid obesity can though. You just have to find a balance. A good rule is, if he starts to have

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Jennifer Madon
lol that is funny. forgive the poor typing. i am one handed now, cuddle time. he loves to bite me and chew my fingers, is this like teething? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pizza crust wont hurt him if there's no garlic or onion on it. That's one of my cat's favorite treats! You can even leave

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Jennifer Madon
I have to tell you that one of your links puts a little running cat in the top right corner... I have to wait till later to check that site out because every time I pull it up, Midnight sticks his nose to the screen. It must be a girl cat! LOL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put his scratching

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yeah, it's pretty scary to see too, a big pile of worms in a pool of pink tinged vomit, seen it a few times... and makes me gag every time... I can assist in surgery, but roundworms make me sick! One site sums it up when it says nothing seems to inspire as much dread and loathing as a pile of

Re: Newbie question (running cats)

2007-01-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ucat.us/smallcat.gif this one? If he likes it, you can use it to entertain him anytime you want! I have a cheetah too: http://ucat.us/bigcat.gif Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.html Special Needs Cat Links (and feline info library):

Re: Newbie question (running cats)

2007-01-18 Thread Jennifer Madon
LOL Midnight personally claims you as his best internet friend! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://ucat.us/smallcat.gif this one? If he likes it, you can use it to entertain him anytime you want! I have a cheetah too: http://ucat.us/bigcat.gif Phaewryn http://ucat.us Adopt a New England FIV+

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread elizabeth trent
Hiya Jennifer -- and welcome! Sounds like you've got a real snugglemuffin there :0) I bet he pulls through this. Five of my eight cats were strays...varying degrees of 'feral'...some are still very feral to anyone but me. A couple were very sick and beat up when they came to me and informed

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Belinda
Wow those scare me the bases look way too small, those look dangerous to me, they look like they would tip too easily. I say this because I know someone whose cat ran up one of those with the small base and it tipped over and broke the cats neck, I would be afraid use anything like that.

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Marylyn
, 2007 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Newbie question You are correct about the antibiotics were for the abscess, and the vet seemed sure they were cat bites. I never heard about a faint pos., just pos. The vet guessed he is about 8 months. He has no symptoms at all. The vet said that he was shocked

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Marylyn
. St. Francis - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:21 PM Subject: Re: Newbie question Pink tinged watery stuff is USUALLY vomit, and it turns pink when they have roundworms. I'd have him

Re: Newbie question

2007-01-18 Thread Marylyn
: Jennifer Madon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:50 PM Subject: Re: Newbie question lol that is funny. forgive the poor typing. i am one handed now, cuddle time. he loves to bite me and chew my fingers, is this like teething? [EMAIL PROTECTED