My opinion only but, dry food is what makes most cats fat, dry really
isn't good for cats. It is mostly grains and carbohydrates and cats do
not need either and in fact cannot proccess them very well. When Buddie
was way over weight, she ate ONLY dry all her life, would not have
anything to d
Actually, DUH I have links to Brooklyn's Photos I can share...I forgot...
http://www.compassionateplanet.com/images/Kitty/IMG_1284.JPG
http://www.compassionateplanet.com/images/Kitty/IMG_1283.JPG
http://www.compassionateplanet.com/images/Kitty/IMG_1282.JPG
http://www.compassionateplanet.com/ima
Hi Rebecca,
Welcome to the group and what a lucky boy Brooklyn and the rest of
your gang is!! I have a free online community photo album you are
welcome to use to post pictures of all of your guys in. Just register
and post away.
http://albums.bemikitties.com
My Bailey my only positi
?? Thank
you SO much for having me, for being so welcoming and for the amazing and
wonderful abundance of guidance you have already given me.
Hugs,
Rebecca
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Hi Rebecca, that's so wonderful that you found Brooklyn, or rather he
found you! Just wanted to send a short note to say check into giving
him interferon - it's low-dose oral interferon. After my first
losses of my dear FELV cats, I started giving them interferon as a
way of enhancing the
There are some Vegans out there that don't seem to have health problems feeding
their
cats vegan diets, but I'm not too sure it's really a GOOD thing to do to a cat,
being, like you said, carnivores themselves. I definitely would not want to
press my
luck with turning a FELV+ cat vegan, it's just
In a message dated 11/22/05 3:03:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No cat
diseases are transmittable to dogs,
Ringworm - Zoonatic(sp?), can be transferred from one species to another,
nasty little fungus spores.
***Although ringworm isn't considered a common
condit
Antibiotics are clearly needed if it is a BAD infection in his foot. By bad, I
mean,
swollen, oozing, foul smelling, and painful. If it's just a little cut, I'd be
more
apt to treat it topically by washing it gently with antibacterial soap or
betadine
scrub and applying some kind of antibiotic o
No cat diseases are transmittable to dogs, and if he HAS rabies, he's going to
rapidly become sick and die within the next day or two, so it's likely he
doesn't
have that! However, I should mention that rabies vaccines are REQUIRED in most
states, and it's illegal not to have them done. If you don
Welcome to the group Rebecca. It sounds like you've done a great job so far in
welcoming this cat into your life. It sounds like you have a great positive
outlook,
and that you probably have a vet that is able to be worked with (since they
didn't
advise you to immediately kill this kitty like som
Wow, everyone is so welcoming and wonderful here. thank you so much. More about
my kittyman...His name is
Brooklyn P. O'Malley officially. LOL. My boyfriend named him Brooklyn because
it's a very very special place to us, the
P stands for Putty tat (doh) and O'Malley because he's got orange fur
Hi Rebecca, welcome to the group. I'm sorry that your very first kitty
has tested positive for felv. It sounds like he's quite a guy, that's
so cute that he already feels comfortable enough around your dogs to beg
alongside them! I like how you describe him as "perfect", I'm sure he
is! I u
Hideyo, I am so glad you addressed that, because I wondered for Cotton.
Sandy
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Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 6:01 PM
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Welcome to the list! I am glad that you are able to give
Hi Rebecca,
Welcome! I'm relatively new to the list as well, but I have been made to
feel very much at home.
I have Cotton, who I talk about a lot (he's orange too, under a year old,
and FeLV+). He has a boy who is my 17-year-old son. There are also 3 adult
established cats, Cricket, Miss and My
veggiepugs wrote:
Yes he is. So I shouldn't vaccinate?
Personally... I wouldn't...
My + kitty is still a Tom because I don't want to sedate for surgery. I
lost my Alphie to sedation for emergency surgery a year ago next week.
Chief (formerly known as TeeCee until my father adopted him!) is
e7sgqa/My
Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350
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Yes he is. So I shouldn't vaccinate?
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> From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: New Member
> Sent: Nov 21 '05 19:33
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> Well,,, realistically, if your kitty is going to be an indoor kitty, I
> don't see how your kitty are going to get rabies. I have 4 dogs and
> tons of
we really don't give antibiotics
to human babies unless it's critical..
Hideyo
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I know ther
paraistes? He is on clavamox now, if he had any
parasites, would this be taking care of it? Thanks!
Rebecca
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> From: Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: New Member
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> Just as FYI - I
s, but ISO only for the surgery.
And have a happy life with the kitty!
Hideyo
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Yamamoto
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 5:01 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
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Welcome to the l
Welcome to the list! I am glad that you are able to give him a good
home! We have lots and lots of caring and educated people on the list
so I hope you will write to us often.
My first recommendation is that please DO not give any vaccinations
(especially rabies) to this kitty. It is a personal
Yes he is. So I shouldn't vaccinate?
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> From: Steph E Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: New Member
> Sent: Nov 21 '05 18:50
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> veggiepugs wrote:
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>
> > He seems otherwise healthy and is going
veggiepugs wrote:
He seems otherwise healthy and is going this saturday to see a vet for vaccines
and to be neutered and a general exam of his health.
Vaccines put my FELV+ into major failure... He got over it, but it was a
miracle he recovered. With the immune problems that FELV causes I w
Jenn,
I agree with you that FeLV isn't easy to catch and isn't cause for
immediate panic, but it can be caught among healthy normal adults. I don't
vaccinate for FeLV because my vet said that the vaccine doesn't boost immunity
enough to be worth the risks - once exposed, it only boosts im
I've had Bailey (my positive ) since he was 5 months old, he tested
positive then. He has been with the other cats who are all healthy and
vaccinated for all of his 10 years of life and I test all but Bailey
every year except this year (my vet did say I could skip the test since
in 10 years
Even then it isn't very likely, Joey and Bailey (my positive) always
groom each other and frequently have tongue to tongue contact because
they are both grooming each other at the same time. Joey has been PCR
tested and is negative.
--
Belinda
Happiness is being owned by cats ...
Be-Mi-Ki
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I
have to thank you all for the advice. I never expected to get so much
response. I want you all to know that you and your kitties are in my
pra
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He came to give you joy……
Chris
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Chris,
That makes me feel better. Thank you. Did you have to do anything
other than the vaccinations for the negative kitties? The vet told me
that it can be
I have to thank you all for the advice. I never expected to get so much response. I want you all to know that you and your kitties are in my prayers. I would like to know how to join the FIV yahoo group. I haven't even begun to research that one! So far we are all doing well here! Tom officia
Excuse my bluntness, but your vet seems like he
is trying to scare you, rather than give you any sound and helpful advice. The
FELV virus dies VERY quickly when exposed to air, such as in the dry kibble food
dish or a well maintained litterbox.
Very cautious sources claim that the virus might
onday, June 13, 2005 2:47 PM
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Hello Erika
Welcome from me too, and thank you for caring for little Tom and and
wanting to do the best for him. Don't worry---you will find a ton of support
and info from the wonderful folks here just like I did/do. I agree
Erika,
Have your Tinkerbell and Bernie had their shots? I've heard and read
that too, about FeLV being spread by mutual grooming, sharing food
dishes and litter boxes. I guess somewhere, somehow that was
documented, but a lot of the folks on this list mix, myself included,
and none of my nega
Chris,
That makes me feel better. Thank you. Did you have to do anything other than the vaccinations for the negative kitties? The vet told me that it can be passed if they eat from the same food dish. I assume yours do, and no problems? You are right that the FIV requires a puncture bite, so
n
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Tonya,
We think Tom is about 3. He has been hanging around our house for about a
year and a half, and has never looked like he was sick. We found out
about the FeLV and FIV
Tonya,
We think Tom is about 3. He has been hanging around our house for about a year and a half, and has never looked like he was sick. We found out about the FeLV and FIV when we took him to see about having him come in permanantly. Tinkerbelle, our female, is 6 and Bernie, the other boy is 4.
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Hi Erika,
Welcome the the list, although I'm sorry you had to find us. Right
now it sounds l
Welcome to the group. I'm one of the ones here
that does not feel it is necessary to separate FELV+ and negative healthy adult
cats. I can give you my personal mixed house-hold story if it will help you come
to a decision about it, let me know if you want to hear it. Are the other two
cats i
Hi Erika,
Welcome the the list, although I'm sorry you had to find us. Right now it sounds like you're doing about all you can. How old is Tom? What ages are the others? If possible, I would keep them all inside for now.
tonya[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Weclome,
I do not know about FIV but I do mix my positve FeLV kitty with my negatives. Indoors is great, hopefully we all can help youIs Tom sympomatic right now?
Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello,I am new to this service, so I hope I am doing this right... We just found out that our 3rd and
Welcome Michelle,
It is a bad situation finding us this way, but this group has helped me far more than words can say, I lost a FeLV+ cat January 3rd of this year, and since I have one more in my group, I do mix my + (Amber) with my negatives which are the number of 8 all together. In regards to FI
Michelle, FELV is NOT highly contagious in normal
situations where it is a FELV+ cat sharing a home with other
ADULT HEALTHY cats. It's almost unheard of for healthy adult cats to catch
FELV! The problem you face is that as far as immune systems go, your FIV cat IS
unhealthy (even though he
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Hi Michelle
Just wanted to say a particular welcome
to a fellow Brit (I live in US now) --
though I'm very sorry for the
reason you've had to find us.
You will find you're right---the group is
indeed a lifeline. I have learned so, so much more about FeLV (and other
cat issue
Hi Michelle,
You sound like such a goodhearted person. I'm sorry you lost your
"baby girl", and I'm sorry Bramble is so sick. It's so brave of you to
rescue these special needs kitties so soon after your loss.
Unfortunately folks on this side of the ocean don't have nearly enough
knowledge a
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