Re: Georgie IS FOUND!!!

2005-08-10 Thread TatorBunz
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Interferon Omega

2005-08-10 Thread Lomaxturtle
Nina - The interferon omega is given differently depending on what they give it for. For Claicivirus they would give it orally usually but for FIV protocol it is injected - There is 5mu in a vial (5 vials = £170) and they need 1mu per kilo of body weight daily for 5 days then 2 weeks from

Re: Hi Everyone/Fleas

2005-08-10 Thread Kat
Hi Julie, It's good to hear from you again - in spite of all the $hi+ you've gone through this year. I can sympathize about the fleas!! I have one cat (semi feral - long hair) Meowmee who must have a flea allergy. She has scratched her neck area RAW. The others are just beginning to scratch

Re: Georgie IS FOUND!!!

2005-08-10 Thread Joan Doljan
I am so glad! Joan"MacKenzie, Kerry N." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all I just wanted to thank you all for all your prayers and support for Georgie--it worked!!! I got this email from Nancy today! (Of course, I asked for the "story" and that's in the 2nd email.) So good to hear this

Re: Hi Everyone/Fleas

2005-08-10 Thread TenHouseCats
most of the vets around here DON'T carry capstar, but a major breed rescue recommends it for any cat first coming into rescue with fleas--gets rids of them right away, so they don't bring any into the environment On 8/10/05, Kat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Julie, It's good to hear from

Re: To all who have taken in a stray...ie. everyone!

2005-08-10 Thread tamara stickler
too funny..and too true!Terri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So true Terri - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: OT: To all who have taken in a stray...ie. everyone! Stray Catby Francis

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
I am so sorry or your loss...what a terrible thing to go through.My heart goes out to you Cherie Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Had a Rotten day todayOne of our Male kittens ( 3.5 months old) died after his neuter,although everyone else seems fine, worried and keep checking them

Re: Georgie IS FOUND!!!

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Kerry, What wonderful news for your friends! Julie "MacKenzie, Kerry N." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all I just wanted to thank you all for all your prayers and support for Georgie--it worked!!! I got this email from Nancy today! (Of course, I asked for the "story" and that's in the 2nd

Re: Hi Everyone

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Dear Anne, Thanks so much for your kind words and thoughts. I'm so delighted for Sophie! She's an amazing little girl. Poor Jimi; stomatitis is just miserable. Give them all a big smooch from me! Love, Julie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julie, So good to hear from you! I can't even imagine how scary

Re: Hi Everyone

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Thanks, Terri! I've been speechless (hard to believe, I know!) more than once myself over the last few months! JulieTerri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, What can I say -- but it's so good to see you back on the list. Terri - Original Message - From: Julie Johnson To:

Re: Hi Everyone/Fleas

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Thanks so much for that suggestion; I've seen it in some of my catalogs but never knew anyone who actually used it; good to have experienced feedback! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: most of the vets around here DON'T carry capstar, but a major breedrescue recommends it for any cat first

Re: Hi Everyone

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Hi Nina, Thanks so much; it's great to be back among my friends. He definately had lots of good kitty vibes going on; in fact, he said one of the things that made it hard to sleep in the hospital was the absence of cats on the bed! I may have written about Tater Tot; he's from the litter of the

Re: Hi Everyone

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Thank you very much for that link, Jenn.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julie, here is the link to that support group with members that have blind cats. They are very nice people on there, and some of them have cats exactly like yours, with eyes that have been completely removed. The cat that used to

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Hi Terri, How terrible! Poor little fellow. Did they have any idea why he died? A reaction to the anesthesia or an underlying heart problem? I'm so sorry. And then to go in and find the big belly; again, I'm so sorry. One of my cats is currently in the hospital with fluid in the abdomen, too. It

Re: Hi Everyone/Fleas

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Thanks so much, Kat; it's great to be back among friends! Thanks for the info on Capstar, too; that's the second time it's been recommended to me. I'm going to have to get some. Mew Jersey has roughly the same weather pattern at Kat-necticut, and I think it must be the humidity that is

Interesting Brownie Info

2005-08-10 Thread Julie Johnson
Dear Friends, I mentioned yesterday that Brownie had his surgery and had both his eyes removed. According to the opthamologist, the eye with severe glaucoma likely caused him constant pain, not unlike migraine pain in humans because the structure of a cat's eye allows pressure from glaucoma to

Re: Interferon Omega

2005-08-10 Thread Nina
The two protocols that I have used were, 5 days straight, then eod for 7 days. That was the first time I used it. After that when symptoms presented, I'd just give the 5 days straight. I'm intrigued by the once-a-month idea. Thanks for the feedback. How's our boy today? Nina [EMAIL

Re: Hi Everyone

2005-08-10 Thread Nina
Julie, I'm not sure if we've discussed this before, but I am positive that what saved Gypsy's life from IBD was a raw diet. She was also on Pred and Flagil, and, well, you name it. The raw allowed her system to process food the way it's suppose to. I do remember you talking about removing

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread Nina
Oh Terri, how awful! I know from your previous post how terribly overwhelmed you are with rescue and to have something like this happen on top of it all! I'm so sorry. I do TNR too, and rescue so many that come to me and I'm ALWAYS nervous when the go to get neutered. Does the vet have any

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread Terri Durham-Stone
Hi I took him in and yes I know it was FIP (if you would of seen his stomach - like someone had blown a huge balloon up inside it and it was just an over night swelling up) and then the vet confirmed it (she pulled fluid out of tummy) ,,, we have had a lot of FIP kittens seems it is pretty bad

Re: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread maimaipg
You face such difficult decisions..I'm glad your little ones have someone who cares so much about them. They speak to your heart and let you know what is good for them. And they are grateful that you care so much. - Original Message - From: Terri Durham-Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Pos kittens - swollen belly

2005-08-10 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I am sorry for your loss, Terri. I feel your pain so very much, I lost one of my feral boys to FIP (supposedly never confirmed) a couple of years ago, his belly swelled up and he died within 72 hours - since I rescue, and 99% of the cats I have are corona titer positive (and some are very high) I