Re: a little help with litter training the new cat

2006-03-26 Thread Gloria Lane
Also - has he had anything to deal with intestinal parasites?  Might talk to the vet and get something for parasites - or get a stool test.  Think our rescue uses Drontal and Flagyl before adopting out, for that sort of thing.   It's not unusual for cats coming out of rescue to have that sort of

Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread Gloria Lane
Please add my friend's cat Tad (not FELV) to the Candlelight list. Tad was older - about 16, a pretty yellow-orange cat with a sweet disposition. He was injured while being outdoors several weeks ago. My friend said he was going to keep Tad inside after that, but they didn't. There was

Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Thank you everyone for your help and prayers! Yesterday I went over to my sister's to help her implement all your wonderful suggestions, (another one we got off-list was to spray my sister's urine around the perimeter of the house!). I began combing my sister's yard, and her adjacent

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread TenHouseCats
hip hip meow! i'm SO happy to hear this. ask barb, last night i was so worried when you hadn't posted anything that i was having trouble getting to sleep! On 3/26/06, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you everyone for your help and prayers!Yesterday I went over tomy sister's to help her

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
MC, You're so sweet! I should have posted last night, but the night before I couldn't get to sleep until 3am, (worrying about the little stinker), and we covered alot of ground in Connie's neighborhood! I was so exhausted that I just couldn't face anything but a meal and bed. Knowing you

Re: Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Gloria, I'm sorry to hear about Tad. You're friend must be so upset with his parents because of what happened. It's so sad that not everyone is as understanding and indulgent about living with a loved one that happens to be a different species. I wonder if your friend will consider having

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Lance Linimon
YES YES! I am so happy to read this Tux was in my prayers yesterday and today. I'm ecstatic that he's back with his people, and that this story had a happy ending. Cheers, Lance

Re: Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread TenHouseCats
aw, gloria, i'm sorry. how awful this must be for your friend. i echo everything nina said (specially about putting the parents out in the yard). GLOW to guide tad to the bridge, and to help heal all the sadness this has evoked.-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Thank you Lance. I'm sure that your good thoughts, along with so many others, helped Tux finally come out of hiding. Thanks everyone for indulging me with this way OT thread. Nina Lance Linimon wrote: YES YES! I am so happy to read this Tux was in my prayers yesterday and

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Hi Karen, Yes, the IO is the stuff that hasn't yet been approved by the FDA yet and is administered subq. You have to get a special dispensation from the FDA and I ordered mine from the UK. It is pricey. When I was getting it for Grace and Jazz it was costing me about $700 bucks with exchange

Re: a little help with litter training the new cat

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Hi Jeni, I'm sorry Yodel is having difficulties adjusting :(. You didn't mention if Yodel's stool is normal looking, or if it is loose. I'm wondering if using the bathtub had to do with seeking privacy. He might have felt safer when in, um, such a vulnerable position, having the walls of

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Yep, poor little lamb wasn't far at all! I wonder if he's exasperated with us for being so lousy at hide and seek! N BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: Nina, that's wonderful news! I guess this is one more recommendation for the theory that often lost kitties are not far away. Bonnie

Jackson Co Shelter, MI selling pets for research?

2006-03-26 Thread Chris
This was posted on one of my Katrina boardsI went to the Website and they do say in their section on euthanization that for a small fee, they will NOT sell the animal for research! I know they are not the only animal control facility that does this but for folks in MI, a heads up!

Re: Jackson Co Shelter, MI selling pets for research?

2006-03-26 Thread TenHouseCats
oh, darling, we in michigan are VERY well aware of this-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread TenHouseCats
good chance, i bet--and hissed that he wasn't missed enough! (in his little mind, at least!) On 3/26/06, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, poor little lamb wasn't far at all!I wonder if he's exasperatedwith us for being so lousy at hide and seek! NBONNIE J KALMBACH wrote:Nina, that's wonderful

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
Would it help if I flew to pick it up? I fly free

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
700.00 worth give a take is this a one time thing or do they have to stay on it everyday forever like the regular interferon. Karen

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Marylyn
Thank God. I have been so worried about Tux. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who

Re: a little help with litter training the new cat

2006-03-26 Thread Marylyn
Just ideas that I may have already posted: Try a fairly large Rubbermaid container with an unscented litter. The high sides may provide security as Nina has suggested. You could try it with and/or without the lid on it. My cats had scented litter. I strongly urge you not to use it. Arm

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread Marylyn
I imagine he is wondering what the ^*(()^ took you all so long to find him. No cat would take that long to find a friend. :)) If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread Lance
the outcome was simply a miracle on paws... What was the outcome? Is there a thread I should check to read more about it? Paolo or anyone else can reply to me here or off-list at my address if this has been discussed very much. I'm new to the list, as my cat recently tested positive with

RE: Jackson Co Shelter, MI selling pets for research?

2006-03-26 Thread Chris
Didnt mean to offend anybody in Michigantoo sadly, I know they are not uniquejust never quite seen it posted right out there like that! Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Sunday,

Re: Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread Terri Brown
I'm with Nina. When his folks get old and too much to handle, how about sticking them in the back yard and letting them sleep out there. Terri - Original Message - From: Nina To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Add

Re: Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread Lance
I'm sorry to hear about this, too. Anything that can be prevented by something as simple as keeping the cat indoors makes it hard to handle. As you said, Tad did have a long life. That's something to be happy about, though he should have had more time. I hope your friend is hanging in

Re: Jackson Co Shelter, MI selling pets for research?

2006-03-26 Thread TenHouseCats
nothing that anyone has been able to do far has made any difference; they just don't care and clearly aren't concerned with what other people might think i think it's good that people get to see such arrogance, actually On 3/26/06, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't mean to offend

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help - Lance

2006-03-26 Thread Nina
Lance tell us about your kitty and how you found out he/she is positive. Is he asymptomatic, (seemingly healthy)? How old is he, etc? When I first found out my bottle babies had felv, I started researching like a mad woman, (as everyone on this list has done), and found out about Interferon

Maizee Grace

2006-03-26 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Hi all,I just needed to tell someone that I am having a really bad missing my baby girl cry.This happens every so often but not as much as it used to.I knew EVERYONE here would understand. She has been gone almost 5 months and it still hurts so much. I have had many cats in my life come and go,but

Re: Tux is home!

2006-03-26 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 3/26/06 12:27:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hooray! It's so nice to have a happy ending Oh Nina.. How woderful for Tux, your sister, you and all involved in the efforts to bring Tux home!!! I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS!!! Patti her Motley Crew

Re: Maizee Grace

2006-03-26 Thread Chris Behnke
Just the other day, I had a good missing-my-baby-cry too. Sylvester has been gone since last June and some days it still hits me really hard. I also lost a sweet baby about 4 years ago (exactly 4 years in just a few days) so this time of the year is still really hard for me. Sylvester had

Re: Maizee Grace

2006-03-26 Thread Lance
Sherry, I understand. I've lost some very close feline friends. It's not something that can be gotten over easily, because we always love them. Our love for them continues, even when they aren't here to receive it. Sometimes, something hits us out of the blue that makes us desperately

Re: Maizee Grace

2006-03-26 Thread Lance
I should note that I was actually addressing both Sherry and Chris. I was crying too, so things might not have come out right. Take care. Lance

Re: Maizee Grace

2006-03-26 Thread Sherry DeHaan
thank you Chris and Lance for your comforting wordsLance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should note that I was actually addressing both Sherry and Chris. I was crying too, so things might not have come out right. Take care.Lance Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+

Ember

2006-03-26 Thread Lance
Three weeks ago, my mom took her 2 year old cat, Sadie, to the vet. Sadie had not been eating as well as usual, was getting noticeably thinner, and was listless. This had only been going on for a week or so. She obviously didn't feel good. Sadie tested positive for feline leukemia. The

Re: Ember

2006-03-26 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Lance my prayers and thoughts are with you and Ember (pretty name).Felv is such a sad thing to go through,at least for me and Maizee it was.But I have heard stories on here of cats with felv living long happy lives.I hope Ember can be one of the lucky ones. When I found out Maizee was felv+ I was

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread gblane
Hey Lance, glad to see you made it to this list... Gloria in Little Rock At 04:38 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote: the outcome was simply a miracle on paws... What was the outcome? Is there a thread I should check to read more about it? Paolo or anyone else can reply to me here or off-list at my

Re: Add Tad to the CLS

2006-03-26 Thread gblane
It was hard on him to lose Tad, and hard for me too - I was so angry and sad and all that. Just hope that they've learned something about taking care of cats. We buried Tad this afternoon, in a lovely place, with stones on top, I got out a nice old pillow case with pretty embroidery. Sigh.

Re: Jackson Co Shelter, MI selling pets for research?

2006-03-26 Thread gblane
I tried to send them a message, but their web site had a technical difficulty. Maybe they really don't want people to contact them. Gloria At 06:07 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote: nothing that anyone has been able to do far has made any difference; they just don't care and clearly aren't

Re: Interferon Omega - info for person wanting help

2006-03-26 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
Hi Lance, Sorry you have to be here but welcome !