RE: Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message My heart goes out to all of you--Jamie, Marlene and Michelle. I just wanted toadd thatI think it is a tremendous amount to ask, to expect a grieving pet owner to go to the vet clinic and pick up the ashes ofa beloved pet, when every other time you went through that door it

Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread Barbara Lowe
just a thought, i give one of my cats (who is negative for leuekmia) postassium citrate to ward off any more bouts of his oxalate crystals. the other cats get MegaC plus but that's not advised for oxalate. I buy it in capsule form and fortunately this cat, Puff, loves those Pill Pockets i get at

Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread Barbara Lowe
and after reading the starving cat posts, maybe getting nutra-cal into Jersey might be a good idea? - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 12:34 AM Subject: Re: Jersey Hi Stan, Jersey's potassium

RE: Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
maybe this will help. I hope it doesn't hurt. But I always looked forward to going to pick up my babies' ashes. I felt glad to bring them home, and I didn't like them being away. Maybe, well of course I AM crazy, but I felt just like when I had to leave them for procedures, etc... when they were

Re: Recent losses - Lisa

2005-05-28 Thread Nina
And Lisa too. I'm sure Kerry meant to include you in this. It's been such a horrendous week for all of us sharing in your grief. Nina MacKenzie, Kerry N. wrote: Message My heart goes out to all of you--Jamie, Marlene and Michelle. I just wanted toadd thatI think it is a tremendous

RE: Recent losses - Lisa

2005-05-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Yes, it goes without saying that my heart goes out to everyone who's had losses, including Lisa and Michael who suffered their losses so very, veryrecently too. Kerry -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NinaSent: Saturday,

Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
How long has Jersey not been able to use his back legs? tBarbara Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just a thought, i give one of my cats (who is negative for leuekmia)postassium citrate to ward off any more bouts of his oxalate crystals. theother cats get MegaC plus but that's not advised for

RE: Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
You're right about the education, Nina---I phone-interviewed a petsitter last night--a petsitter who purportedly also volunteers for the cat shelter where I found my FeLV kitties. (The kitties did not come *from* the cat shelter, but from a woman who was hoping, in vain as it turned out, that the

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2005-05-28 Thread tatorbunz
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Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread stany petrov
Barbara, I have Jersey from the semi- beginning when he was a baby. I just learned him to walk outside and get home. I lived in Brooklyn for 1 and a halfyears before I moved to Ohio. Here, he was fine till late January when he started sneezing and one of his eyes got red. The temp. was high. I

Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread Barbara Lowe
the coincidence today--while walking my dog around my neighborhood--another neighbor came up to warn me he recently had to take his dog to the ER for treatment for the raccoon caused disease--and the dog's symptoms sound alot like Jersey's. the disease sounds like lepto-something. also the

Re: Jersey

2005-05-28 Thread Nina
Hi Stan, I don't have anything to add that might help with Jersey's trouble. I wish I did. I just wanted you to know that I'm sending good thoughts your way and pray you find a way to help him get better. You're a wonderful cat-dad, Jersey is lucky to have someone who loves him so much.

Re: stitch

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
Hi, I'm very behind on my email, but I'm so sorry to read that Stitch didn't make it. He is at rest now. You certainly did everything you could, and I hope that you've been getting some rest yourself now as you said. Again, I'm so sorry you had to lose your friend. tonya"[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread Belinda Sauro
I'm the same way I want my babies home as soon as possible. I have a shelf next to my grandfather clock for my furkids. My Dad is on my computer desk. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens

Re: Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread Jamie Laws
Nina, Funny you should say that. I don't know if I have mentioned it since re-joining the List, but one of my dogs IS a Great Dane. And he turned 3 last month. They have actually upped the lifespan average to 7-10 years IF they are well cared for. This is true of all the giant breeds- they have

Re: Recent Losses

2005-05-28 Thread Jamie Laws
I'm sorry! I think Kerry was just responding to my post which did not include Lisa. I am trying to keep track of everything but again, the digest mode makes it more of a process. At least for me. It is just really sad that there are SO MANY losses that I could actually miss one. So Lisa, I am

Re: Jamie

2005-05-28 Thread Jamie Laws
I know they will be ok. Her message did say that they were there, but it was no rush and just to come in when I am ready. After all that they witnessed, I know that they know I will NOT be one of those owners who doesn't show up! I will probably go get them on Monday if they are open. For some odd

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed

2005-05-28 Thread felv
Hi Laurie. I've named her "Bones". She's going to live, in fact she's looking very good now. All rehydrated and eating well on her own now. I'm awaiting funds to get her to the vet, I wont have any money until Wednesday. However, she seems to be MUCH improved with just some home nursing. My

OT: GA Kitten Faces Gas

2005-05-28 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
PLEASE CROSS POST PLEASE NOTE: SWEET SWEET PHOTO AVAILABLE Forwarded Message: PLEASE CONTACT COWETA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL TO ADOPT THIS PET: 770-254-3735 http://www.shelterrescue.org/id4.html From: Julie Webb Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:59 PM GA. - Coweta - PRECIOUS LITTLE BABY

RE: OT cat-safe roach control

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
Another thing I used to do to help with ants at our place in the lake is this. I would wipe all the counters, doorframes, etc with soapy water and not rinse them. Use a lemon scented dishwashing liquid or lemon scented bleach or lemon whatever. Evidently insects don't like the citrus scent. I

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
Gosh Jenn! I hate to sound picky, but now your font is so small I can't see it without moving my face right up to the screen??? On a more important note. Be sure you're careful when you put up the notices. If someone calls you want to check THEM out before you tell them you have the cat. You

Re Recent losses

2005-05-28 Thread anzajaguar
In a message dated 5/28/2005 10:57:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As to the ashes thing. I never walked in there with any hope really. Not in my situation. My fear is that since this was my first experience at this vet, I will have a negative connotation

remembrances

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
Another thing I do now when I lose one of my babies is to save a clipping of their hair. I put it in the top of the container with their ashes. I know it sounds weird, but for some reason I like to have that remembrance. (If you've never opened one of those containers, the cremains are in another

RE..emergency on starved cat

2005-05-28 Thread anzajaguar
In a message dated 5/28/2005 11:34:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Leave yourself a way out. I doubt very seriously she belonged to a decent owner or she wouldn't have been in that condition. There could be a legitimate reason, but usually when you find an

Re: remembrances

2005-05-28 Thread TenHouseCats
i've saved clippings from my cat's fur, too... and the hair jewellery was very common--here's a page of info on it (lark publishing put out a book about making it not too many years ago) http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/VictHair.html -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN:

Re: RE..emergency on starved cat

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
You're right. It 'can' happen. Unfortunately, as many strays as I've taken in there have only ever been 1 or 2 I've found that had 'good' parents actually looking for them. The cat Lovey, that Brenda just took in got into that position. Someone found him in a storm, felv positive, not neutered,

Re: remembrances

2005-05-28 Thread catatonya
Thank you for the link. I'm from Georgia, and I was surprised I had never heard of it before. It's very interesting I think! tTenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've saved clippings from my cat's fur, too...and the hair jewellery was very common--here's a page of info onit (lark publishing

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed

2005-05-28 Thread felv
I look at it this way... if they wanted the cat in the first place, they would have posted her as missing at all the local vet's offices, so I've done enough already. I just went to tend to her, and she can't get up. Her back is very unstable now. She is going to need surgery to stabilize