Re: Bailey Update
Belinda I am sending prayers to you and Bailey,I hate to say it but it sounds like he is ready to be at peace,you have done so much for that wonderful guy.he is lucky to have you. SherryBelinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting.He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this???Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...--Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com---BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!
Re: Bailey Update
Dear Belinda, I am sitting here trying to hold back a deluge of tears as am reading about your sweet, loving Bailey'sdecline in condition. We have never met, but after being onthis sweet loving. caring list forso long. you and Bailey, seem to be the inspiration hope fort fomany guardians that are "fighting this fight". True inspiratiom you have taught, "Never say never". I have gained so much knowledge perspectiveabout this fateful, tragic disease. My entire whole perspective on this god-awful virus has changed drastically. I know DO have hope that some day we will find a cure...Due to dedication perseverance with heartftelt thanks to Bailey and you, and the countless others who have also went head on into battle with this disease, because of the undying love for their furchildren, I WILL continue tofight and pray for bothBailey and you..The battle continues, but I pray for a peacedul ending.The toll it has taken, both spiritually emotionally is just incredible. I pray for the peace you both deserve so much.. I pray the Higher Power that be, will be able to realize that your Darling Bailey and you have put up the hardest most sincere battle, and you BOTH need your rest, in whatever form it is granted. Belinda, I struggle as I write you this e-mail. It is ALL coming directly from my (breaking) heart I have ALWAYS believed in miracles and eternal life All bodies are simply vessels for our souls during their time on this earth The vessel may perish, but the soul is ETERNAL. Belinda, I will continue my prayersefor both you and Bailey. With such a "special"bond, perhaps this will be a "TRUE" miracle. Just be aware, mo matter what the outcome may be, Bailey will always be with you, eternally. The soul will show itself to you time and time again, "when" the timing is right. ad least expected.. This has been difficult to express, but words thoughts I had to express. Due to my love admiration, for Bailey and you. A very deep meaningful relationship... Godspeed... With my heatfelt thanks to be "includedon Bailey's journey, and the precious gift of your widsom frienship. BOTH irreplaceable gifts. With ALL my love, Patti P.S, ~"Never say never". and always continue to believe in miracles.
Re: Bailey Update
aw, belinda, i'm sorry--have you asked him what he wants to do? tho you will never be ready for him to go, perhaps he is... hardest thing i ever have to do is give them permission to continue their journey wherever it takes them, and assure them that they don't need to stayto take care of me... (usually, they send me another cat to do that for them!) On 2/3/06, Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting. He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this??? Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...-- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892
Belinda
Title: Message Belinda, My heart is breaking for both you and Bailey. I know, and so does Bailey, that you have done everything you could do for him, emotionally, medically and physically. I think that If it youthat it is histime to move on, please let him go, with all the love and compassion you have showered on him his whole life. He knows that he is one lucky boy and you and your family lucky and wonderful humans for giving him such a great life. Joan
Re: Bailey Update
Belinda, lots and lots of prayers coming from me and my gang to you and Bailey. It always hurts so much to see our babies seem to be slipping away and have that helpless feeling of not knowing what we can do. Give Bailey a hug from us.Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting.He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this???Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...--Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.comPost Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.comFeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/clsHostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com---BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Bailey Update
Prayers for you and your Bailey. Del - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro To: FeLV Talk List [New] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:51 PM Subject: Bailey Update Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting.He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this???Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...-- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for Sick Kitty Manual-written by YOU GUYS!!!
Hi Wendy,Would you be able to send me a copy of your new manual. I don't have much time to write on the message boards since I work so many hours but I just came on and saw your email about your new manual and it sounds great!!! Please send if you can.Thanks, Mia Mia Nicer Phone: (646) 226-3277 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.
Subject: Bailey Update
Belinda Sorry to hear that Bailey is still not feeling all that great. Thought not sure but since he is eating mostly liquid maybe he doesn't have any thing to hold the poop in? There is no consistence to hold it in? Not really sure. Can you give him something maybe to help bind him? I know that Blackberry tea is good for the runs and constipation. On the holistic group some told me that. Maybe try that if you can only get liquid into him. Potato water maybe would have the starchy hold for him. Not can not give any input on the medicines don't know anything about leukeran. Sending healing vibes, thoughts and prayers Baileys way. hugs Carla Message: 15 Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:51:00 -0800 From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bailey Update To: FeLV Talk List [New] felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting. He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this??? Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ... -- Belinda
Re: Bailey Update
Oh, Belinda...my heart is breaking all over again! :( Could Baily have cancer in his bowels? I'm no vet, but Ewok's situation is fresh on my mind...I will certainly keep you two in my thoughts... Jen But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys. --Chief Dan George - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, February 2, 2006 11:51 pm Subject: Bailey Update Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting. He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this??? Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ... -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie... Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here from Angel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge.. Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried when we picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe... The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly and he was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone around him so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needle with intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg and the needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they 1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side... At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realized it was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in the room with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and cried and looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly with everyone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made a be line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every night since.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system when he arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URI under control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was from the URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibiotic did take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we always gave him special attention to get him to eat... I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks... Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemic and a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight... We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Callie passed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his box and we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine was watery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incase he was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while and put a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he took his A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed like he was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew it was cancer taking him away I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to be with him again some day. Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Oh Tad, I am so sorry it was OJ's time. But I'm so proud of you and your wife for giving him and all the AW kitties a loving safe home before their journeys. I have no doubt whatsoever that he and Winky and Callie are reunited at the Bridge and will be there waiting for you... Our thoughts and tears are with you. GLOW to light his way and ease your painHUGSTad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie...Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here fromAngel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge..Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried whenwe picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe...The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly andhe was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone aroundhim so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needlewith intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg andthe needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side...At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realizedit was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in theroom with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and criedand looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly witheveryone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made abe line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every nightsince.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system whenhe arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URIunder control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was fromthe URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibioticdid take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we alwaysgave him special attention to get him to eat... I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks...Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemicand a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight...We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Calliepassed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his boxand we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine waswatery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incasehe was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while andput a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he tookhis A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed likehe was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew itwas cancer taking him away I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to bewith him again some day. Sleep well sweet OJBarb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."- Anonymous Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
I am so sorry, Tad. I had an Orange Julius who was so special and who I lost a year ago Christmas - so reading about your OJ made me doubly sad. Maybe the two OJ's are playing together now.Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie...Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here fromAngel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge..Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried whenwe picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe...The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly andhe was in pain and it was time to let him go...It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone aroundhim so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needlewith intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg andthe needle was inserted...Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side...At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realizedit was because he was so happy to have human touch again...The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in theroom with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and criedand looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly witheveryone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made abe line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every nightsince..The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system whenhe arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URIunder control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was fromthe URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibioticdid take care of that...Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we alwaysgave him special attention to get him to eat...I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks...Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemicand a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight...We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Calliepassed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his boxand we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine waswatery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incasehe was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while andput a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he tookhis A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed likehe was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew itwas cancer taking him awayI miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to bewith him again some day.Sleep well sweet OJ
RE: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Title: Message Tad, What a special tribute to a special friend. I am so sorry for your loss. Joan -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan LoeschSent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:56 AMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)I am so sorry, Tad. I had an Orange Julius who was so special and who I lost a year ago Christmas - so reading about your OJ made me doubly sad. Maybe the two OJ's are playing together now.Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie...Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here fromAngel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge..Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried whenwe picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe...The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly andhe was in pain and it was time to let him go...It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone aroundhim so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needlewith intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg andthe needle was inserted...Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side...At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realizedit was because he was so happy to have human touch again...The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in theroom with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and criedand looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly witheveryone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made abe line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every nightsince..The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system whenhe arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URIunder control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was fromthe URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibioticdid take care of that...Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we alwaysgave him special attention to get him to eat...I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks...Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemicand a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight...We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Calliepassed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his boxand we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine waswatery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incasehe was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while andput a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he tookhis A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed likehe was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew itwas cancer taking him awayI miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to bewith him again some day.Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
God bless you Tad,I know the pain you are feeling SherryTad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie...Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here fromAngel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge..Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried whenwe picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe...The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly andhe was in pain and it was time to let him go...It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone aroundhim so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needlewith intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg andthe needle was inserted...Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side...At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realizedit was because he was so happy to have human touch again...The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in theroom with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and criedand looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly witheveryone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made abe line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every nightsince..The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system whenhe arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URIunder control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was fromthe URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibioticdid take care of that...Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we alwaysgave him special attention to get him to eat...I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks...Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemicand a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight...We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Calliepassed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his boxand we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine waswatery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incasehe was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while andput a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he tookhis A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed likehe was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew itwas cancer taking him awayI miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to bewith him again some day.Sleep well sweet OJ Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses.
Re: Bailey Update
Oh Belinda, it doesn't sound good. It doesn't sound like he's responding to the meds and 20mg of Pred seems like so much! Do you have high hopes for the leukeran? I don't know girl, I hate to think it, I know how much you want him to get better, but I know first hand from seeing Gypsy in the condition you describe just how horrendous it is. What do his eyes tell you when you ask him if he wants to keep fighting? My prayers and tears are with you. You're his Mommy, I know how much you love him, whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be the right decision for the two of you. Blessings and love to you both, Nina Belinda Sauro wrote: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting. He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this??? Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ... -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
I got the date wrong...It was Tuesday but that was Jan. 31, 2006... He was a very special friend and I haven't been able to put his passing in writing until now and it still was very hard Tad Tad Burnett wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie... Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here from Angel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge.. Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried when we picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe... The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly and he was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone around him so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needle with intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg and the needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they 1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side... At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realized it was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in the room with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and cried and looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly with everyone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made a be line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every night since.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system when he arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URI under control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was from the URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibiotic did take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we always gave him special attention to get him to eat... I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks... Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemic and a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight... We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Callie passed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his box and we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine was watery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incase he was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while and put a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he took his A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed like he was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew it was cancer taking him away I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to be with him again some day. Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Aww Tad, such a sweet little Angel. I could just see him making that first dash to your bed. How blessed he was to have a guardian like you that was able to read him so well. He must have missed Winky and Callie so much, they must have been calling to him. He probably stuck around as long as he did to bask, just a little bit longer, in your love. Now he's surrounded by love. I can only imagine how immense your's and Marie's hearts must be to face this kind of tragedy over and over again. It's an honor to know that people like you exist. You do such important work, your home is like a safe haven hospice for so many. What a glorious reunion it will be the day you join all those that wait for you. There are so many loving, appreciative souls to meow you over. My tears and thoughts are with you, blessings and protective light to you and all of yours, Nina Tad Burnett wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie... Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here from Angel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge.. Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried when we picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe... The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly and he was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone around him so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needle with intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg and the needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they 1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side... At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realized it was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in the room with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and cried and looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly with everyone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made a be line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every night since.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system when he arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URI under control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was from the URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibiotic did take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we always gave him special attention to get him to eat... I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks... Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemic and a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight... We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Callie passed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his box and we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine was watery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incase he was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while and put a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he took his A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed like he was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew it was cancer taking him away I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to be with him again some day. Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: Bandy has an eye infection
Kerry, The hazy spot does sound like uveitis to me, but that is the only eye condition I have experience with so it is possible that it is a symptom of other things that I don't know about too. So who knows if I am right or not. Buddy was on oral pred also, but that was because he had either lymphoma or FIP and was terminally ill. He was on a lot of steroids (dex and depo eventually) his last few months. Whether they helped with his eye or not, I don't know. I think that prednisolone eye drops helped the most-- definitely more than the ointment did. But he was only supposed to get those drops short-term and when I stopped them the cloudiness increased again, so I went back to using them again even though I was not supposed to, because it kept him more comfortable and he did not have much time left. I think you need to be more careful with Bandy, because hopefully he does not have a terminal condition right now and will be around long enough that bad effects of meds could catch up with him. But you might want to ask about prednisolone drops for a few days (I think it was for 10 days or something like that). When I said to watch the other eye, I just meant to look at it closely every day and if he gets any symptoms in it to talk to the vet right away about treating it. There are so many things that can cause a runny eye in a cat that it might seem normal to take a wait and see approach if it is not bothering him, but if he does have uveitis you want to make sure you treat right away. However, I don't mean to make you feel panicked about it. I have this feeling mostly from Pepsi, my horse, because she lost her sight in that eye due to her uveitis going undiagnosed and untreated for too long. But I am pretty sure the uveitis affects horses more quickly than it does cats-- they call it "moon blindness" in horses because it tends to come on quickly and cause blindness. Did you so an internet search on feline uveitis? You might find some info that way that could help you figure out if it is what he has, and if so info on treating it. Good luck, Michelle In a message dated 2/2/2006 8:45:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Michelle for the info...but what do I look for in the other eye? He had no signs of anything the day before so this came on rather sudden...That day I found his eye runny and all cloudy...Now, it isn't running anymore and hasn't really since I started the meds, but in the bottom of it inside the eye ball itself is a hazy spot...She didn't call it uveitis either, but I didn't know to ask that at the time either...she has an eye chart in the exam room and his eye didn't look like any of them...there were more than 20 different kitty eye disorders on that chart...Also, the first day his eye wouldn't dilate either and now it does and just has that spot (which looks like it is inside the eye ball). It is sorta brownish/grey...He is playing and eating good again...only that one day was he out of it, but his temp was up, too..Wonder if I should give him about 10 days of pred, too? 5mg for 5 days then 2.5 mg for another 5 days..as I did read about this after you mentioned it to me...and it did say in some places that oral steroids were needed on occasion...just wondering if you did this, too.. I know it is another mystery in Bandy's situation... I am giving him 500 to 1000mg of lysine a day now, too...should have done that all along, but just didn't know it..Since the other kitties eat with him, I figured it would be good for them as well...they are all on the same supplements since they do eat together...Little Rascal needs his heart supps. so most of the same can be used for both him and Bandy.. Let me know what you think. Thanks again, kerry and bandy
Re: Bailey Update
Belinda I know how you are feeling...I have been reading your posts about Bailey over the past few weeks and thinking how close they were to my OJ I have been hoping for a miracle for our kitties and I am still hoping for Bailey...And hoping that someday we will find the key to beat this thing... Tad Nina wrote: Oh Belinda, it doesn't sound good. It doesn't sound like he's responding to the meds and 20mg of Pred seems like so much! Do you have high hopes for the leukeran? I don't know girl, I hate to think it, I know how much you want him to get better, but I know first hand from seeing Gypsy in the condition you describe just how horrendous it is. What do his eyes tell you when you ask him if he wants to keep fighting? My prayers and tears are with you. You're his Mommy, I know how much you love him, whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be the right decision for the two of you. Blessings and love to you both, Nina Belinda Sauro wrote: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting. He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this??? Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ... -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
RE: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Tad, After what OJ and his kitty friends went through in Angel Wings, please take some comfort in knowing that your love and comfort was the most important thing that anyone ever gave them. The love OJ gave back is a measure of the love he received Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tad Burnett Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:21 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ) I got the date wrong...It was Tuesday but that was Jan. 31, 2006... He was a very special friend and I haven't been able to put his passing in writing until now and it still was very hard Tad Tad Burnett wrote: Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie... Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here from Angel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge.. Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried when we picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe... The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly and he was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone around him so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needle with intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg and the needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they 1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side... At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realized it was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in the room with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and cried and looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly with everyone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made a be line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every night since.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system when he arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URI under control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was from the URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibiotic did take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we always gave him special attention to get him to eat... I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks... Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemic and a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight... We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Callie passed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his box and we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine was watery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incase he was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while and put a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he took his A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed like he was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew it was cancer taking him away I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to be with him again some day. Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: Another disaster/TONYA
Tonya do take care of yourself! I hope you get to feeling better soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers. In a message dated 2/2/2006 4:57:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: WHY DO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUCH IDIOTS IN THIS WORLD I am so sorry you are going through all of this. I have not been well and finally went and got a thyroid panel run for myself with an endocrinologist. Well, my TSH was 65.45, and the doctor said it should be 1 or 2. lol. I'm on 137 mg of levoxyl. (The same amount as my aunt who had her thyroidremoved due to cancer). All that to say that I've been sleeping pretty much around the clock. The house is a mess, and the bills have not been paid. I started med.s on Monday and hope to feel like a real person again soon. As soon as I get my check books balanced and my late bills paid I am planning to send you some money for your defense. I have some set aside, I just haven't had time to sit and write out checks, get to the post office for stamps, etc... I am off on Monday to go back to the doctor to start more med.s and get more results, etc so I have a long weekend to hopefully get my butt in gear. You are in my thoughts and prayers. If money will take care of this problem, we will come up with the money on this list. And I believe in your 'cause' on this one. It's for you, but it's also for everyone who has to deal with this kind of crap about limits. Yes, I know I'm not a lawyer, but it's freakin' UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Maybe when I retire from teaching and don't have to worry about my job I can just travel around the country and b*tch slap people like you're dealing with. lol. take care, tonya Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
Re: Bandy has an eye infection
Do you mix it with chicken baby food? That's how I get mine to take supplements, and they will take almost anything that way, knock on wood. But you can also pill lysine -- the pills are so big that I could not believe this was possible when someone told me, but I have coated lysine in baby food and pilled them with a half a pill at a time on occasion and it has been ok. Michelle In a message dated 2/2/2006 10:33:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mine aren't nearly so good at eating sup laced food!
RE: Another disaster
I do have a pretty good feeling that the moratorium on the 10% should pass - just because no one could explain how they came up with it, and the city attorney also agreed that it's a silly rule... I was actually reading the transcript from my hearing, and towards the end, he actually stipulated to the fact that the pet limit law isn't effective way to control the problems among the irregular ownership -- my main concern is that I don't know if I want a permit or not - currently if you do get a permit, you are also agreeing to let them in your house without any advance notice and I refuse to let anyone in without any appointment in advance - I have had so much bad experience with them, and I don't trust them.. so.. I am not sure what I will do and what options I have -- I think I want to continue with appeal in case the city councilor does not agree with taking out the limit law, which is a good possibility to me. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:29 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Another disaster That's very good news Michelle, let's hope Merry is right. Thanks for posting it to the list. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hideyo, Merry just called me to update me on your case, and she seems very positive about the moratorium on the 10% rule getting passed soon and you getting a permit and the city dropping the criminal charge and civil case. We all need to keep our fingers crossed, of course, because it's not over til it's over and things always seem to happen. But Merry really does feel pretty certain that at some point this will all go away, at least for you. There will still be the need to lobby agains the limit law of course, but let's hope she's right about your case! Michelle
RE: Another disaster
Tonya, I am sorry that you have not been feeling well I will be praying that you will get better very very soon! Thank you for your prayers! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:57 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Another disaster WHY DO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUCH IDIOTS IN THIS WORLD I am so sorry you are going through all of this. I have not been well and finally went and got a thyroid panel run for myself with an endocrinologist. Well, my TSH was 65.45, and the doctor said it should be 1 or 2. lol. I'm on 137 mg of levoxyl. (The same amount as my aunt who had her thyroidremoved due to cancer). All that to say that I've been sleeping pretty much around the clock. The house is a mess, and the bills have not been paid. I started med.s on Monday and hope to feel like a real person again soon. As soon as I get my check books balanced and my late bills paid I am planning to send you some money for your defense. I have some set aside, I just haven't had time to sit and write out checks, get to the post office for stamps, etc... I am off on Monday to go back to the doctor to start more med.s and get more results, etc so I have a long weekend to hopefully get my butt in gear. You are in my thoughts and prayers. If money will take care of this problem, we will come up with the money on this list. And I believe in your 'cause' on this one. It's for you, but it's also for everyone who has to deal with this kind of crap about limits. Yes, I know I'm not a lawyer, but it's freakin' UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Maybe when I retire from teaching and don't have to worry about my job I can just travel around the country and b*tch slap people like you're dealing with. lol. take care, tonya Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geez. What a witch. It sounds like you could document a history of harrassment-type behavior. Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know.. Greg thinks it should come from a lawyer one time she (Camille) hosed one of my neighbors dogs in a very cold winter because he barked a little bit (he was a small Scottish dog), anyway, my neighbor reported her to police for cruelty to animals and she backed down on her dogs.. she used to through sticks and rocks in my yard when I had dogs --- she hates dogs and thats how this whole thing got started. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Loesch Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:13 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Another disaster Hideyo, this is awful. Could your lawyer not write the letter to her - it seems to me that a letter from him would carry more weight. To the neighborhood guy, also. This is harassment. Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, everyone, someone (2 different reports) complaints about my cats again to the animal control today and they are completely false report and I am so mad and sad and scared at the same time. I am pretty sure that the person who made one of the complaints is the same person who did to create all this problem as it was still anonymous and she knew all the details which I doubt anyone else knows.. anyway,,, I think she had one of the really mean neighbors association of VP guy to also to call (because they were made on the same day, and how coincident is that?) --- anyway, the complaints are I have over 100 cats, and the smell of urine is so excessive and they are both lie! I asked the officer who came to investigate to tell me if he smells anything, he said not at all he was going to give me another citation for the violation on the number, and I asked him to talk to Director of Animal services as my case in on pending right now .. and he dismissed these climes. But I am soo scared that what this woman (Camille) is going to do to hurt me and hurt my cats she does not even live in this area anymore.. but she is so obsessed to hurt me. Making a false report is a felony and my criminal lawyer suggests that I write her a letter warning that I will file a law suit if she does not stop --- I also have to now deal with this mean neighborhood association guy as to why he made a false report (how in the heck he came up with the fact that I have over 100 cats even if I did, there is no way that he can see them they are all indoor kitties --) Everyone, please pray for me and my babies safety.. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:53 PM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Kitty with sudden back leg problem Sounds like Ataxia. Tidge had it towards the end of her FIV. There are different causes of it including tumor or disk problems. Sometimes with FIV the infection
Re: Bailey Update
God, Belinda, I am so sorry to hear this. I have thought about him often. It does sound like there is cancer somewhere in him. Lymphoma can be hard to find, though. They can do a full-body x-ray, or they can try the first drug in the chemo series (starts with an E and is a shot with no side effects, just kills lymphoma, can't remember the name of it) to see if he responds to it. You might ask about trying that. I think at this point I might try giving him a dex/depo combination shot. I thought it was wise not to do such strong steroids when he seemed to be responding to the Epogen and other drugs and was given a 6 months+ prognosis. But he does not sound well. I think that I would try either the chemo drug I referenced above (it really does not do anything but kill lymphoma-- it is specfic to the lymphoma cells) and/or a combo shot of 1/2 cc dex and 1/2 cc depo and see if they help. Those steroids help them feel better with a lot of conditions, but if it is lymphoma the steroids will also shrink it for a while. Mostly, though, I would just do it to make him feel better. I am so sorry that he and you are going through this. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 12:51:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting.He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this???Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...-- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ...
Re: Belinda
Belinda, a bunch of people have said maybe it is time for Bailey to go. I did not get the impression from your post that you are there yet, but I have my own feelings about such things which might make me interpret things differently. I just want to say that if you are there, I hope you will try the steroid shots first to see if they make him feel better. Simon got a good month from getting those shots (which then enabled him to get more chemo, which probably also helped) and went from almost dead to running around and literally climbing up a wall into the ceiling one day. I am not saying that would necessarily happen with Bailey, but I always feel that if a cat is at the point that euthanasia is being considered, then what is the downside of trying the steroids to see if it will give them more quality time. Anyway, I did not think you were there yet anyway, but just wanted to add that. Michelle
Re: Bailey Update/Belinda
Belinda, Poor Bailey.I'm so sorry he isn't getting better and fading away before your eyes. My heart goes all out to him and you. He will be in my thoughts and prayers. I know it is hard on you. If his time is near at least you will be with him. It sounds like he is barely hanging on. You have been a wonderful Mom to him. He has been a poster furbaby for this group. I have read over the course of time about him since I joined back in 2000 I think. I send a bunch of hugs and headpats to him. I will light a candle for him and send a prayer to him. In a message dated 2/2/2006 9:51:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...-- Belinda Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
Ending (?) of my disaster withe the neighbor
This is a bit strange ending but heres what happened with the neighborhood guy (VP of the neighborhood association guy, Jason) who made a false report on me to the animal control on behalf of my immediate neighbor who did not have guts to admit himself Greg had already talked to one of his friends, Bill who is also on the board of the neighborhood association a couple nights ago and asked him to give him a call if Jason guy ever bring it up to my situation at the board meeting. So, Bill called Greg this morning and they had a meeting last night and he did bring my stuff up and heres what happened. Jason said that I had 30 to 100 cats and he is frustrated because Animal control is not doing anything about it and he asked the board if they want to try to do something about it. And none of the rest of the board members did not feel that my situation or property were any issues whatsoever, so they all disagreed with Jason and did not want to do anything about it so he got even more frustrated, and he resigned the position as VP and blamed it on me - So, Bill called to thank me because everyone hated him, now because of me, he resigned the position. And they are grateful. How funny, huh? He also complained to them that I terrorized his wife when I came over to his house, which is a complete lie I just went over to his house and talked to his wife since he was not home and , I asked his wife if I could leave my phone number and that was all it and his wife was actually very sweet - and it was a short but pleasant conversation (they had a cat, and I even complimented on their cat how cute he was..) Greg and I think he needs some heavy medication if he is not already because he obviously has a way of seeing things very differently from what happened (when we went to knock the door, he also said that we were terrorizing and banging the door and called the police..) Anyway, no one really believed what Jason said and I think he was also frustrated about it as well.. so now he is not even on the board.. I hope he does not try to do anything further to my cats thats all I am worried about but for now,, things turned out this way.. strange, but I am not complaining J
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
I am so sorry, Tad. My god, you have been through so much. Michelle
Re: Ending (?) of my disaster withe the neighbor
He also complained to them that I terrorized his wife when I came over to his house Hideyo, I can't believe the crap you have to deal with. The above sentence is so ridiculous it would have made me laugh out loud, except his perceptions are so off that it's scary rather than funny. Something is very wrong with this guy and he's chosen you to focus his frustration on. It's making me very uncomfortable knowing just how off base he is. People like this rarely take responsibility for the disappointments in their lives and now he probably thinks it's your fault that he lost his "position of power". I know you will be taking added precautions to keep your family safe, but I won't feel truly comfortable until all this blows over. I hate the idea of you having to keep looking over your shoulder. What the heck was that comment you made about Greg's car getting shot at? Did you say it happened more than once? Did it happen outside the house? You may want to think about filing a report with the police to start documenting some of this stuff. Keep safe, Nina
RE: Ending (?) of my disaster withe the neighbor
Actually, it was my immediate neighbors)s car (who is a friend of Jason guy) which got shot --- and not Gregs Greg and I were worried about he would think that we had something to do with it.. because this happened right after we had a conversation regarding me being reported on From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:25 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Ending (?) of my disaster withe the neighbor He also complained to them that I terrorized his wife when I came over to his house Hideyo, I can't believe the crap you have to deal with. The above sentence is so ridiculous it would have made me laugh out loud, except his perceptions are so off that it's scary rather than funny. Something is very wrong with this guy and he's chosen you to focus his frustration on. It's making me very uncomfortable knowing just how off base he is. People like this rarely take responsibility for the disappointments in their lives and now he probably thinks it's your fault that he lost his position of power. I know you will be taking added precautions to keep your family safe, but I won't feel truly comfortable until all this blows over. I hate the idea of you having to keep looking over your shoulder. What the heck was that comment you made about Greg's car getting shot at? Did you say it happened more than once? Did it happen outside the house? You may want to think about filing a report with the police to start documenting some of this stuff. Keep safe, Nina
Re: Another disaster
Hideyo, I understand not wanting to agree to allowing impromptu inspections of your property, but if a permit would protect your right to keep your animals, it might be worth the possibility that someone will drop in. You could always just not answer the door when/if they show up unannounced. I have the feeling that the authorities won't be harassing you, they may or may not come to inspect your house once this is all settled. It's probably intended as a way to check up on complaints should they arise. You must be so sick of all this. My stomach hurts for you and I'm not even having to deal with it. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HIdeyo, I wrote you an email offlist about this too. If the new ordinance passes, your argument about the old ordinance will not apply anyway, because the language will be different. I would take the permit if they give it to you and then continue fighting in the city council to get an ordinance with no limit passed. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 12:45:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think I want to continue with appeal in case the city councilor does not agree with taking out the limit law, which is a good possibility to me.
RE: Another disaster
I know -- realistically, they don't - I know a few bunch who has the permit and they never show up unless it's time for renewal or something ---here's what I am worried about.. getting a permit meaning they can also revoke it.. I have so many different harassment with my situation and I don't trust people - they can make this complete lie report and make me look bad.. and I also don't trust the animal control guy, the guy who made an inspection on my house lied during his testimony about a lot of stuff, and I feel vulnerable for my cats,, I don't want to have something that they can take away and sometimes I don't have a control over because people lie - I don't want the safety of my cat to be at their mercy - Also, I have a friend who also have about 20 cats, and they thought she was a hoarder (with no any good reason), so they sent 6 officers to her house and started opening her every single closet door and refrigerator (hoping to find a dead cat??) and everything, during the process she lost one of her kitty, she must have gotten so scared and ran away from the house as they were not careful about the closing the doors they open.. this kitty had never been outside in her life.. now it's so cold out there and she does not know how to survive.. I cry for this kitty .. and I couldn't bear the thought of losing mine because they are not careful.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:32 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Another disaster Hideyo, I understand not wanting to agree to allowing impromptu inspections of your property, but if a permit would protect your right to keep your animals, it might be worth the possibility that someone will drop in. You could always just not answer the door when/if they show up unannounced. I have the feeling that the authorities won't be harassing you, they may or may not come to inspect your house once this is all settled. It's probably intended as a way to check up on complaints should they arise. You must be so sick of all this. My stomach hurts for you and I'm not even having to deal with it. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HIdeyo, I wrote you an email offlist about this too. If the new ordinance passes, your argument about the old ordinance will not apply anyway, because the language will be different. I would take the permit if they give it to you and then continue fighting in the city council to get an ordinance with no limit passed. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 12:45:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think I want to continue with appeal in case the city councilor does not agree with taking out the limit law, which is a good possibility to me.
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
you guys are gonna be mugged by kitties when it's your time to go to the bridge! i'm so glad all these wonderful cats had you to love them so--thank you. GLOW for your hearts to heal gently, and that they remain always big enough for the next one in need. MC-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892
Re: Belinda
PS. I am not ready to give up yet, I just can't figure out what to do for him, I will ask my vet again about the steriod, and also the leukeran before he has been on the pred too long for it to have full effect. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
RE: Belinda
Dear Belinda - I am praying and sending a healing energy for Bailey --- If you are not ready, I am sure that Bailey is not ready, either. When Garfunkle was suffering, I know everyone (the vets) thought I should euthanize him, but I was not ready.. then he bounced back which was a miracle and was able to spend additional time with him --- so, I will be Praying that a miracle will happened for you and him. I tried Vaseline on their bottom when it's read from diarrhea and I think it helps them not be so painful down there.. Sending positive healing energy to precious little life of Bailey.. Hugs to you and Bailey with all my love, Hideyo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:56 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Belinda PS. I am not ready to give up yet, I just can't figure out what to do for him, I will ask my vet again about the steriod, and also the leukeran before he has been on the pred too long for it to have full effect. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Another disaster
If they revoked a permit you could challenge that in court, and have the fight be about that. I understand your fear based on what happened to your friend. That is truly horrible. I wonder if, based on this having happened, you can get something in writing with the permit, like they can show up unannounced but can only enter if you are there and must allow you to open and close all doors in order to prevent your cats from getting outside, etc. In a message dated 2/3/2006 1:40:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know -- realistically, they don't - I know a few bunch who has thepermit and they never show up unless it's time for renewal or something---here's what I am worried about.. getting a permit meaning they canalso revoke it.. I have so many different harassment with my situationand I don't trust people - they can make this complete lie report andmake me look bad.. and I also don't trust the animal control guy, theguy who made an inspection on my house lied during his testimony about alot of stuff, and I feel vulnerable for my cats,, I don't want to havesomething that they can take away and sometimes I don't have a controlover because people "lie" - I don't want the safety of my cat to be attheir mercy -Also, I have a friend who also have about 20 cats, and they thought shewas a hoarder (with no any good reason), so they sent 6 officers to herhouse and started opening her every single closet door and refrigerator(hoping to find a dead cat??) and everything, during the process shelost one of her kitty, she must have gotten so scared and ran away fromthe house as they were not careful about the closing the doors theyopen.. this kitty had never been outside in her life.. now it's so coldout there and she does not know how to survive.. I cry for this kitty ..and I couldn't bear the thought of losing mine because they are notcareful..
Re: Belinda
Prayers and healing energy for you and Bailey. I'm surrounded by furry miracles, I believe in them wholeheartedly. Did you try the aloe gel for his sore bottom? Nina Belinda Sauro wrote: PS. I am not ready to give up yet, I just can't figure out what to do for him, I will ask my vet again about the steriod, and also the leukeran before he has been on the pred too long for it to have full effect.
Belinda
Belinda, I hope you didn't get the wrong idea of what I posted. I wasn't insinuating that you let Bailey go. When the time is right you will know. Please do everything possible for him when he has had enough he will tell you. He remains in my thoughts and prayers. Bless you! Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
Re: was Belinda - NOW to everyone
Nina, No he is getting animax creme for his bottom and I have something else on order that is a barrier creme to keep the feces and urine off his skin to keep it from getting irratated. Should get that tomorrow I hope, if not Monday, but by then if the diarrhea is gone he should be OK from that. I want to thank everyone for the prayers and positive energy, I am a BIG believer in positive energy working magic, miracles wahtever you want to call it, so keep them coming. Tad I'm so sorry to hear about OJ, was he anemic too? They turn so fast and by the time you are aware of it they are in trouble. My thoughts are with you and Marie on your loss, you have had so many so close together, don't know if I could do it. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: Belinda
Belinda, Dexamethasone and Depomedrol are much more powerful than prednisolone. Buddy, Josephine, and Simon were all on pred initially (Jo and Buddy at 20 mg/day for a while), but it did not make anywhere near the kind of difference as the dex/depo shots did. I believe the same was true for Jen's Ewok. I would try them. I seriously would also ask to try the first of the chemo drugs, again can not remember the name but starts with E, because it can not hurt, I do not think, and if it helps you will know it is probably lymphoma and can treat as such. No, Simon did not waste away much. He started to, but when he rebounded from the steroids and chemo he actually started gaining weight. But he had multicentric lymphoma in his bone marrow and liver, and it did not really affect his appetite accept when he was jaundiced, and did not cause much muscle wasting either. Jo and Buddy both had terrible weight loss and muscle wasting. Jo had lymphoma in her kidneys and intestines. Buddy was never definitively diagnosed-- he had no masses anywhere, and at the time I did not know how to humanely go about finding if there was cancer in any of his organs, so we just treated him with steroids. In the beginning Buddy was actually eating normally but still losing weight. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 1:54:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Michelle, No it isn't time for considering letting him go, I just don't know what else we can try, the prdnisolone is the thing that is suppose to help with this anemia and from what I can tell so far it isn't. he did just get over the diarrhea yesterday so he had that for a long, long time and I'm sure that has really drained him. It's the shape his body seems to be in that really has me worried. Every cat I have ever had get cancer looked exactly like this, bony even when getting enough food and acting fairly normal, Buddie was like this when she had cancer and she was having a very good quality of life, just bony.He has no energy although he is out in the room, instead of laying in the carrier all the time. He has been out in the open since yesterday and coincidentally also when the diarrhea was for the most part gone (he had one bowel movement that was mostly solid but had some runny at the end of it yesterday or this morning, I can't even remember). HIs bottom is still alittle red and inflamed but so much better than it was. He gets his epogen tonight which will make 4 complete weeks.Was Simon wasting away, in the photos he looked pretty good?
Re: Belinda
No, no Terrie I didn't take your post in that way, I'm just thinking outloud trying to figure out why he is so lethargic and physically wasting away, and the only thing I know of that does that is cancer. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Subject: RE: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Tad I am sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. Carla Subject: RE: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ) To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID:
Re: Bailey Update
Ditto. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Del H. Daniels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Bailey Update Prayers for you and your Bailey. Del - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro To: FeLV Talk List [New] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:51 PM Subject: Bailey Update Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away. He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day. His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel movement. He is sooo bony and his muscle is all but gone on him, he is wasting away and I am starting to think there is cancer somewhere that we haven't found. He has that cancer look (wasting away). He potties wherever he wants and still just lays around. I'm really worried about him, he seems so depressed. We are suppose to do bloodwork in a week but I don't know that I want to wait that long. Our last option is to add leukeran to the prednisolone he is getting.He will be laying somewhere and when he gets up there is usually a little poop there, so it is still coming out of him involuntarily, he doesn't seem to have any control over it sometimes. Anyone know what may be causing this???Prayers are really needed, my baby is slipping away from me and I don't know what to do ...-- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design) http://HostDesign4U.com --- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Poor baby. Hugs to you Tad. You'll see him again. Goodnight, sweet OJ... =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Tad Burnett To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ) Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends Winky and Callie...Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived here fromAngel Wings and now they are all back together at the Rainbow Bridge..Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... He cried whenwe picked him up refused to take any food from his syringe...The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge suddenly andhe was in pain and it was time to let him go... It was so hard because he seemed to love life and everyone aroundhim so much...He sat on the table and watched the doc prepare his needlewith intense interest and he purred for the tech as she shaved his leg andthe needle was inserted... Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings rescue that when they1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just flopped on his side...At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but then they realizedit was because he was so happy to have human touch again... The 1st night he was here and I had him in the introduction cage in theroom with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he cried and criedand looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed so friendly witheveryone that I gave in and opened the door and sure enough he made abe line for the bed and he has been there right next to me every nightsince.. The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his immune system whenhe arrived here as he had to constantly be on antibiotics to keep URIunder control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and that was fromthe URI had gotten into the hair bones in his nose... A strong antibioticdid take care of that... Because of his chronic URI he never had much appetite and we alwaysgave him special attention to get him to eat...I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few weeks...Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was very anemicand a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started loosing weight...We gave him special food and he was doing better and then Calliepassed...It was right after that that he started peeing outside his boxand we had him tested but nothing showed except that his urine waswatery and we gave him something to make it a little more acid incasehe was getting crystals build up... He seemed better for a while andput a little weight back on but then he started to eat less again but he tookhis A/D food without complaining from a syringe...With that it seemed likehe was getting but he was getting skinnyer and skinnyer and we knew itwas cancer taking him awayI miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I do hope I will get to bewith him again some day.Sleep well sweet OJ
Re: Belinda--Elspar
I think Elspar is the one Michelle is thinking of! Ewok did well on that one and Ceenu or CCNU when the other chemo drugs stopped working. But I believe the oncologist started him on Elspar first thing just to get the tumor to shrink and then we started the regular protocol. You'll know pretty quickly if it works or not...and if it doesn't, I would definitely do the steroid combo that Michelle suggested...it works unbelievably fast and gave Ewok a good week in between treatments (and he was close to the end)! But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys. --Chief Dan George - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, February 3, 2006 2:00 pm Subject: Re: Belinda Belinda, Dexamethasone and Depomedrol are much more powerful than prednisolone. Buddy, Josephine, and Simon were all on pred initially (Jo and Buddy at 20 mg/day for a while), but it did not make anywhere near the kind of difference as the dex/depo shots did. I believe the same was true for Jen's Ewok. I would try them. I seriously would also ask to try the first of the chemo drugs, again can not remember the name but starts with E, because it can not hurt, I do not think, and if it helps you will know it is probably lymphoma and can treat as such. No, Simon did not waste away much. He started to, but when he rebounded from the steroids and chemo he actually started gaining weight. But he had multicentric lymphoma in his bone marrow and liver, and it did not really affect his appetite accept when he was jaundiced, and did not cause much muscle wasting either. Jo and Buddy both had terrible weight loss and muscle wasting. Jo had lymphoma in her kidneys and intestines. Buddy was never definitively diagnosed-- he had no masses anywhere, and at the time I did not know how to humanely go about finding if there was cancer in any of his organs, so we just treated him with steroids. In the beginning Buddy was actually eating normally but still losing weight. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 1:54:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Michelle, No it isn't time for considering letting him go, I just don't know what else we can try, the prdnisolone is the thing that is suppose to help with this anemia and from what I can tell so far it isn't. he did just get over the diarrhea yesterday so he had that for a long, long time and I'm sure that has really drained him. It's the shape his body seems to be in that really has me worried. Every cat I have ever had get cancer looked exactly like this, bony even when getting enough food and acting fairly normal, Buddie was like this when she had cancer and she was having a very good quality of life, just bony. He has no energy although he is out in the room, instead of laying in the carrier all the time. He has been out in the open since yesterday and coincidentally also when the diarrhea was for the most part gone (he had one bowel movement that was mostly solid but had some runny at the end of it yesterday or this morning, I can't even remember). HIs bottom is still alittle red and inflamed but so much better than it was. He gets his epogen tonight which will make 4 complete weeks. Was Simon wasting away, in the photos he looked pretty good?
Re: Subject: RE: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Tad, I'm so sorry to hear about OJ You and Marie are in my thoughts and prayers. Bless you for giving the Angel Wing kitties love and a place to call home. Giving the love they deserved. Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
Re: Another disaster
I totally understand how you are feeling and I completely agree with you, but you can not let that feeling dictate how you act right now. The point right now is not to show them what jerks they are, but to protect your cats. Your decisions about what to do need to be based on what is least risky for your cats and yourself, not what has the most chance to show the city that they are wrong. If you make decisions based on what is least risky, you may still be able to get everything you want, by getting rid of the city's claims against you and then getting the city council to get rid of the limit law, which would mean no permits necessary and no inspections. You do not want to let your anger make you do something that has a bigger risk of losing, like going to court. If you can resolve something outside of court, you should do it because the result is more certain. You never know what will happen in court. As angry as you are now, I think you will feel worse if you go through a court case when you do not have to and the judge says everything the city is doing is fine. Michelle In a message dated 2/3/2006 2:19:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From the very beginning to now, the city has this very attitude about “we are doing you a favor” – “we are making things easy for you” – or “we are bending our rules for you’ type of attitude – therefore I should be so grateful … and tell you the truth, they are NOT – they are not doing anything to help my situation personally – if they are not seizing my cats, it’s because they can’t do so legally based on what the laws currently allows or don’t allow (the law allows to take a custody of animals only when their safety and welfare is at risk), but not because they are trying to be nice to me.. but they are claiming so, and it makes me sick! If they are going to put 10% monitraum on the ordinance, it’s because they just realized how stupid it is and it does not make sense to anyone who has a bit piece of brain, and not because they are trying to do me a favor. I had asked so many different people in the city to help me out to bend the rule before it came to this far, and none of them went beyond of anything to help my situation out --- they all basically said.. well – that’s the law, sorry, there’s nothing we can do --- so I guess I am feeling a bit rebellious against them, because they keep telling me that I should be grateful – for what??? Not for killing my healthy, well loved and taken care of cats?? - the word “permit’ itself makes me feel sick --- I just don’t feel like I need their permission – I know this might not be the most politically smart way of thinking.. I am just so mad and bitter with them for twisting everything -
Re: CLS for Orange Julius (OJ)
Tad: My heartfelt prayers and condolences for the loss of OJ. (I too had a special one named Orange Julius and hearing of your loss reminded me of the beautiful bond we shared and how sad his crossing was). I am so glad that you listened to your heart and let him spend the nights with you. I know from his reaction that at one time he had had that special bond and was so happy to have had the opportunity before he crossed to shareit with someone who loved him again. Telling us that touched my heart so deeply. We all know that we should quarantine for the safety of the others, but sometimes we have to disregard logic and listen with our hearts as you did. It also sounds like as much as OJ wanted to be here with you and tried so hard, his body had taken too much abuse and since his heart was deeplyintertwined with the companions who had gone before him, he wanted to be with them again. I know that he loved you and that you loved him, but he needed to go to be with his friends where they and allyour other special angels will wait for you. Tad, you are a very special person. You opened your home and your hearts to the babies from Angel Wings knowing that you wouldmore than likely painfully say goodbye tosome of these babies too soon. Your love was the first that many had known in a verylong time, if ever, and you gave them your final gift of love - a gentle, peaceful, dignified crossing. My prayers to give you strength to continue your good work. The babies need you. Run with the wind Angel Orange Julius.. -- /mari (SpiritCat)Until there are none, adopt one.SpiritCat and the Mooseheart Mumpkeesof southeastern Texas[EMAIL PROTECTED]
