RE: Smoking cats and Lymphoma

[Diane Rosenfeldt]

Congratulations, Elizabeth.  Good for you, for your own sake and the sake of
your kitties.  Think of them snuggling with you whenever you're tempted.

Diane R.
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  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of elizabeth trent
  Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 2:52 PM
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
  Subject: Smoking cats and Lymphoma


  This is a bit long...but I felt it was important and needed to be
addressed.  If you have time..and especially if you smoke - I hope you will
take the time to read this.

  I am here to confess that I have been a horrible mommy to my cats.

  Oh my heart has been in the right place -- I love them all dearly and
there is no amount of money or time I wouldn't spend to take care of each
and every one of them.  It's not that.  It's something deeper and more
sinister:

  my nicotine addiction.

  Thirty-three years of nicotine addiction (it began at age 11not the
best age to make decisions that will drastically effect your life and health
and that of those around you (it's not my parent's fault...I take full
responsibility).

  I have been nicotine-free for seven days now and it is the hardest thing
I've ever done.  Yes, I am psychotic...but I can still support myself. ;-)

  There is no logic to addictionif there were...nobody would smoke.  If
you've never smoked...for God's sake and your own - don't.  The power of
addiction is totally underrated and it is more dangerous than you know.

  I'm taking this new drug - Chantix - and without it, I doubt I would have
been this successful.  That and a lot of support from friends, family, my
cats, and coworkers - and  visualizing that the cravings are coming from
outside of myself...and I am surrounded by violet light that burns the
cravings away as they try to attack.  Visualizations are so powerful...but I
digress.

  How have I have been such a bad mommy?  Well...if you've ever
smoked...inside your car or your house...you know how this ugly brown film
builds up on the windows and your curtains, your upholstery, etc.  If you
smoke in your house...well...that nasty brown film goes right on your cat's
fur.  Your cat is a fastidious groomer and ingests that smoke particulate.

  Would you feed nicotine resin to your dear kitty?  Didn't think so...God
forbid!  But I did..and I didn't even realize it at the time.  How dumb
could I be?

  Oh I've been very conscious of my horrible habit...I have three ionic
breeze air purifiers...never smoked in the bedroom where they cats
sleep...always had doors open and a breeze coming through when I
smoked...opened the chimney flu and tried to blow the smoke up there and
keep fans going.  Who was I kidding???

  The other morning I woke up and thoughtwhat IS that smell???  It
smells like cookies.  What was it?  Only an unlit scented candle in the next
room.  I thought you had to pick up those things and hold them to your nose
to smell them.

  Not smoking has really opened my eyes to how stinky my house is and how I
was really doing NOTHING to protect my dear children.

  Now that I have been nicotine-free for a week...Mama Kitty...my FeVL+
kitty who would only come inside in bad weather and when it was cold and
rainy...now wants to stay inside with me even when the weather is nice!  She
would stay in my lap or on my shoulder constantly..loves me so much...and
the other seven kitties are sticking so close to my side.  It's like we're
all being introduced to each other for the first time.  The kitties have
been more supportive than anybody -- it's like they know exactly what is
going on and they totally approve.  It's like they really know and
understand what I am going through and want to help.  Call me crazy if you
want...I know what I'm talking about ;-)

  Let me just leave you with this interview I found at
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/catcancer.html

  and a few links to articles.  And thank you very much for listeningand
I ask you to please forgive me for not taking better care of my dearest
babies.

   n this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss another reason to stop
smoking.
  D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we tell you a
fact that  many people are already aware of, and then surprise you with
the follow-up. Ready?

  Y: Ready.

  D: Smoking causes cancer.

  Y: Well, stop the presses. Tell me something I didn't know.

  D: In your cat.

  Y: What? Smoking causes cancer in your cat? But Mister Wuffles doesn't
smoke!

  D: But you do.

  Y: No I don't!

  D: Play along.

  Y: Oh . . . oh, yeah, I guess I do smoke.

  D: Well, if you smoke, then your cat smokes second-hand.

  Y: Second-hand smoke. I always thought that was no big deal.

  D: Think again. Second-hand smoke is a serious risk. And, if you are
smoking regularly  inside your home, your cat is breathing in all that
smoke, too. Beyond that, your cat  is ingesting smoke every time it
grooms.

  Y: Ingesting smoke?

  D: Tiny p

Re: Please add to CLS -- Alberta

[Gloria B. Lane]

I'm so sorry, Kerry -

Gloria
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kerry Roach 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:42 AM
  Subject: Please add to CLS -- Alberta


  Hi Belinda,
  I lost my 15 yr old Alberta early Friday morning..She is a negative kitty.  
Please add her to the CLS.  
  Thanks so much,
  Kerry, Angel Bandy, Inky and Angel Alberta
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Re: Please add to CLS -- Alberta

[Barb Moermond]

Oh Kerry, I am so sorry... GLOW to light her path and ease your heart.
 
Barb+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

- Original Message 
From: Kerry Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2007 6:42:26 AM
Subject: Please add to CLS -- Alberta

Hi Belinda,
  I lost my 15 yr old Alberta early Friday morning..She is a negative kitty.  
Please add her to the CLS.  
  Thanks so much,
  Kerry, Angel Bandy, Inky and Angel Alberta
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Re: Pilling made easy

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Cool! I can wait! Make sure you send it to me when you get it! [EMAIL 
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Phaewryn

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The easy way out has a bad reputation.
Why would anyone take the hard way out?
"The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping out the 
window."

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Re: Pilling made easy

[Kelly L]

At 06:14 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote:

She said she would check for me ,,It may take a few days or so,,,
Kelly


Do you have a link on where to buy this clamp? Or could you get the 
info from your

vet? I'll add it to my website in the sub-Q section.

Phaewryn

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Why would anyone take the hard way out?
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Re: Marley,Ambrose and Yule

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Sending healing energy for Marley, Ambrose, and Yule!

Phaewryn

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Why would anyone take the hard way out?
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Re: Pilling made easy

[Kelly L]

At 05:39 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote:


They actually sell a clamp made for that purpose,,great for so much 
more than giving sub q's

Kelly



Yeah, it's been outlined on the CRF website for years now, it's called the
"clothespin technique".
http://www.felinecrf.org/giving_sub-qs_syringe.htm#clothes_peg_trick

Phaewryn

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The easy way out has a bad reputation.
Why would anyone take the hard way out?
"The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping 
out the window."


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Re: Junior/pumpkin

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I would remove the blind eye if your vet thinks he would be strong enough
for the surgery, it's pointless to keep a source of pain which serves no
purpose other than to create pain. Blind cats really do very well, I know
you don't want it to come to that, but blind and comfortable would be
preferable to being able to see "a little" with constant pain.
http://blindcatrescue.com/moreinfo.html
http://www.bestfriendspetcare.com/cat-behavior/blindcats.cfm
Handicats2 is a great support group for handicapped cats, several members
have blind cats there, and can answer any questions you may have:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HANDICATS2/ (one member even runs the
blind cat rescue)


Phaewryn

http://ucat.us

The easy way out has a bad reputation.
Why would anyone take the hard way out?
"The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping out the
window."

Quote by: Les U. Knight

Re: Pilling made easy

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Yeah, it's been outlined on the CRF website for years now, it's called the
"clothespin technique".
http://www.felinecrf.org/giving_sub-qs_syringe.htm#clothes_peg_trick

Phaewryn

http://ucat.us

The easy way out has a bad reputation.
Why would anyone take the hard way out?
"The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping out the 
window."

Quote by: Les U. Knight

Re: Pilling made easy

[Belinda]

  I used the clothes pin trick with Fred while he was getting used to 
subq's.  He would bite me so I put three or four, even up to five 
clothes pins on his scruff anf he couldn't turn enough to bit me.  He 
never laid down but he would sit still and after a week or so I didn't 
have to use the clothes pins anymore, now he just sits while I give his 
fluids.


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[Sally]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. 

 

Junior peed this morning a good amount, so I knew that was not his problem
yesterday. I gave him pumpkin this morning and some probiotics last night.
He pooped tonight a small amount and no straining. It was sort of hard. That
is how Spikes poops are all the time. I feel like that was his problem. I
will continue the pumpkin until I am sure he is over his constipation. I
guess I will let him keep the litter box in my room as well. He still uses
the one in the utility room. 

 

He stopped grooming again. I think in part because of the constipation. He
also does not like the ointment I have to put in his eyes. I understand the
Atropine is very bitter. You can see him say YUCK! His eyes look inflamed,
but maybe not as swollen. It will take a few days to tell. It seems like you
fix one problem and then there is another problem.

 

Thanks

 

Sally Davis

 

 

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Re: Marley,Ambrose and Yule

[Lance]

Prayers for these three to feel better soon.

Lance

Marley,Ambrose and Yule

[Sherry DeHaan]

Hi all just wanted to ask for healing prayers for these wonderful boys.Marley 
my beautiful fuzzy black boy is under the weather yet again and Ambrose a very 
handsome Hurricane Katrina survivor is not feeling well.And Yule one of our new 
x-mas kitties also needs prayers.Thank you all so much and prayers and hugs to 
all of you.
  Sherry

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Re: can one tell if a kitty has a fever...

[Lance]

Thanks, Phaewryn and Karen. I've actually noticed warm paws on one of  
our negs who is otherwise very healthy, so I think I was jumping the  
gun on worrying about fever with Ember. She has had some diarrhea  
over the last two weeks, so I've been a bit more sensitive about  
things like possible fever than I normally am. At this point, Ember  
seems to be responding well to one tablespoon of pumpkin in her food.  
I hope and pray that she's over it.



Lance

RE: Please add to CLS -- Alberta

[Lance]

Kerry,

I'm saddened to hear that you are going through this again so soon  
after your beloved Bandy passed on. I'll be praying for you. I hope  
that, as time goes on, your days will brighten, and that the love you  
had for them, and they for you, will comfort you always.


Lance

Smoking cats and Lymphoma

[elizabeth trent]

This is a bit long...but I felt it was important and needed to be
addressed.  If you have time..and especially if you smoke - I hope you will
take the time to read this.

I am here to confess that I have been a horrible mommy to my cats.

Oh my heart has been in the right place -- I love them all dearly and there
is no amount of money or time I wouldn't spend to take care of each and
every one of them.  It's not that.  It's something deeper and more
sinister:

my nicotine addiction.

Thirty-three years of nicotine addiction (it began at age 11not the best
age to make decisions that will drastically effect your life and health and
that of those around you (it's not my parent's fault...I take full
responsibility).

I have been nicotine-free for seven days now and it is the hardest thing
I've ever done.  Yes, I am psychotic...but I can still support myself. ;-)

There is no logic to addictionif there were...nobody would smoke.  If
you've never smoked...for God's sake and your own - don't.  The power of
addiction is totally underrated and it is more dangerous than you know.

I'm taking this new drug - Chantix - and without it, I doubt I would have
been this successful.  That and a lot of support from friends, family, my
cats, and coworkers - and  visualizing that the cravings are coming from
outside of myself...and I am surrounded by violet light that burns the
cravings away as they try to attack.  Visualizations are so powerful...but I
digress.

How have I have been such a bad mommy?  Well...if you've ever
smoked...inside your car or your house...you know how this ugly brown film
builds up on the windows and your curtains, your upholstery, etc.  If you
smoke in your house...well...that nasty brown film goes right on your cat's
fur.  Your cat is a fastidious groomer and ingests that smoke particulate.

Would you feed nicotine resin to your dear kitty?  Didn't think so...God
forbid!  But I did..and I didn't even realize it at the time.  How dumb
could I be?

Oh I've been very conscious of my horrible habit...I have three ionic breeze
air purifiers...never smoked in the bedroom where they cats sleep...always
had doors open and a breeze coming through when I smoked...opened the
chimney flu and tried to blow the smoke up there and keep fans going.  Who
was I kidding???

The other morning I woke up and thoughtwhat IS that smell???  It smells
like cookies.  What was it?  Only an unlit scented candle in the next room.
I thought you had to pick up those things and hold them to your nose to
smell them.

Not smoking has really opened my eyes to how stinky my house is and how I
was really doing NOTHING to protect my dear children.

Now that I have been nicotine-free for a week...Mama Kitty...my FeVL+ kitty
who would only come inside in bad weather and when it was cold and
rainy...now wants to stay inside with me even when the weather is nice!  She
would stay in my lap or on my shoulder constantly..loves me so much...and
the other seven kitties are sticking so close to my side.  It's like we're
all being introduced to each other for the first time.  The kitties have
been more supportive than anybody -- it's like they know exactly what is
going on and they totally approve.  It's like they really know and
understand what I am going through and want to help.  Call me crazy if you
want...I know what I'm talking about ;-)

Let me just leave you with this interview I found at
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/catcancer.html

and a few links to articles.  And thank you very much for listeningand I
ask you to please forgive me for not taking better care of my dearest
babies.

[image: O] n this Moment of Science Don and Yael discuss another reason to
stop smoking.

D: Time once again for What You Didn't Know. This is where we tell you a
fact that  many people are already aware of, and then surprise you with
the follow-up. Ready?

Y: Ready.

D: Smoking causes cancer.

Y: Well, stop the presses. Tell me something I didn't know.

D: In your cat.

Y: What? Smoking causes cancer in your cat? But Mister Wuffles doesn't
smoke!

D: But you do.

Y: No I don't!

D: Play along.

Y: Oh . . . oh, yeah, I guess I do smoke.

D: Well, if you smoke, then your cat smokes second-hand.

Y: Second-hand smoke. I always thought that was no big deal.

D: Think again. Second-hand smoke is a serious risk. And, if you are smoking
regularly  inside your home, your cat is breathing in all that smoke,
too. Beyond that, your cat  is ingesting smoke every time it grooms.

Y: Ingesting smoke?

D: Tiny particles of smoke float in the air and stick onto things they come
in contact  with. That includes your cat's fur. Then, when your cat
licks its fur, it eats those particles. These are very unhealthful things.

Y: Come on. What's the worst that can happen?

D: A survey done on hospitalized cats at the Tufts University School of
Veterinary Medicine found eighty cats that came from smoking environments
had developed smoking-rela

Re: Pilling made easy

[elizabeth trent]

That is amazing!

On 1/7/07, Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Believe it or nota few days ago my cat friend was shown by our
vet a simple solution for difficult cats, They have a clamp,,,sort of
like a clothes pin and the just grab some fur like scuffing a cat and
the can lays down completely submissive,,, She said the clothes pind
works just as well, Well being a skeptic a took one of my plastic
clothes pins and went around to several cats,, It works No
fight,, no claws,,they just lie down and even roll on their sides,,,I
guess it is that Mama's got me instinct,,,
Kelly
www.kellyscats.zoomshare.com

RE: Junior/pumpkin

[Sally]

It is a Long Island Cheese, a very long keeping winter squash/pumpkin. I did
not notice any mold on it. I did scrub it b4 cooking. I also gave him half
an amoxicillin my vet told me it causes mucus which helps with elimination.
He peed well today. I had moved his litter box the utility room a week ago.
Maybe he did not like that so for now it is back in my room. I have to go to
work hopefully no problems while I am gone. I gave him his eye medicine. The
left eye is the worse. It is also his blind side. It is red and inflamed. I
don't think it was bulging as much as it had been.

 

Thanks

 

Sally Davis

 

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:51 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Junior

 

yeah, just be sure it hasn't molded, cats are sensitive to mold.


Phaewryn

 

http://ucat.us

 

The easy way out has a bad reputation.
Why would anyone take the hard way out?
"The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way out. I'm jumping out the
window."

 

Quote by: Les U. Knight