Re: Continuation.......Explanation
Sorry about my rant... Just had lots to write about And, it's late(early), been a LONG day, so I'll re-post what NEVER did go through, [Can't believe [the beginning of] this did.. Hugs, Patti her gang ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Re: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sherrydj88/my_photos
Sherry, She IS beautful, Also, so happy to hear you posting something SO wonderful!! Hugs, Patti her gang ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Idexx Non Profit Pricing for Combo Tests?
Does anyone have a link to this information? I can't find it on the Idexx site. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
Re: Continuation.......Explanation
I was wondering about what happened to the rest of your post. It seemed like I was missing something :-) I hope you are feeling better this morning. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about my rant... Just had lots to write about And, it's late(early), been a LONG day, so I'll re-post what NEVER did go through, [Can't believe [the beginning of] this did.. Hugs, Patti her gang See what's free at AOL.com http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF0002000503.
To Lance: Re: Ember update
Hi Lance, It sounds like you had some mixed news at the vets, some good, some bad. I think it's fantastic that Ember is not anemic. I would much rather be dealing with WBC issues than RBC issues, since low WBC could be so many different things, some easily corrected. I don't know of any vets who have had VO experience, but you might post that as the subject heading if you don't get good response to this post. I think you are doing exactly the right thing by doing your own research and looking to talk with people who have experience with the VO. I think people from the UK have an advantage on us when it comes to that. I could cross post this if you'd like me to on the hyperT site I belong to. There are a lot of UK members there that might be able to help you out or cross post elsewhere. You might also consider calling or writing to one of the veterinary colleges about this. I wrote Dr. August at Texas AM University concerning the overdosing of newly diagnosed hyperthyroid kitties back in February, and he called me. He's over feline internal medicine, very active in the veterinary community, a very nice man, and might be able to point you in the right direction. I had to write to him because they would not put me through to his voicemail when I called because I was not a student or a vet. It was a bit frustrating, but since I'm a better writer than speaker, it probably worked out better. Keep us posted on Ember. I bet she will gain her weight back in no time! :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Cassidy's IFA is positive
Hey Melissa, This is so strange. I just emailed you off-list about Cassidy's results. I'm really sorry he tested positive. You might consider calling BF instead of emailing. It might be quicker. I have the number if you need it. I was thinking the other day about tornadoes. We've had several here recently. We even had one touch down just south of our house in our little community when I was in San Antonio week before last! I started thinking if another one comes, how am I going to get 7 cats, 3 large dogs, my 250 lb. husband, and myself into our small bathroom, AND put a mattress over us all?!!! I don't even think a mattress would fit in that small bathroom, much less all of us! We don't even have 7 cat carriers. 3 at the most, so that would be really interesting. We'd have to have carriers because of the dogs, so I'm guessing I need to pick up a few more just to be safe. I so wish we had a tornado shelter. Maybe I'll get out there with one of my larger cooking spoons and start digging...lol. :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Survey on IFA's turning negative
Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
Hey Wendy, I don't know the answer to your question, but does this mean BF will not adopt out positive cats? Kelley On 4/23/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
Not at all. They do adopt out FeLV babies and I think its great! Thanks for pointing this out since my post was a bit misleading-sorry about that. Joanie did say that unfortunately, they usually do have openings at Casa de Calmar because of losses. She said that's the only place that's like that at BF. :) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Wendy, I don't know the answer to your question, but does this mean BF will not adopt out positive cats? Kelley On 4/23/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
I don't know how or if this will address your question but at the sanctuary I was involved w/ we always used Elisa first. Then, If we got positive results on Elisa, we always retested w/ IFA. And, any cat in question was always kept in isolation no matter what the IFA results were. And, then, we always re-tested, again, w/ IFA. We always believed IFA to be the most accurate, and, yes, costly.. If the 2nd IFA came back +, then we did home those babies in our Felv area[s]. If negative, baby was put up for adoption [w/ ALL vet history given]. And no matter what the results were, I'm just happy those babies had a home for life. Be it adoption or life at the farm... Don't know if this helps any, but just wanted to share my history w/ IFA testing Hugs, Patti her gang ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Cranberry Supplement
The Super Wal-mart Center where I used purchase my Spring Valley 475 mg of Natural Whole Herb Cranberry Fruit capsules has been discontinued. I need to find an equal replacement. Where to you buy your Cranberry supplements at? I need Cranberry in a capsule form and withOUT additinal vitamins/supplements mixed in i.e. vitamin C, vitamin E, Blueberry, etc. I paid $9.96 for 250 capsules. I have already checked out Puritan's Pride for Cranberry and they do not offer a 100% pure Cranberry capsule. All of their Cranberry produts are mixed with other vitamins and/or supplements. Any ideas? Lora __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
help wanted! (no, not the paying kind)
as most of you know by this time, i am rather involved in rescue work. right now, i need someone who is willing to post FeLV and FIV kitties to all the various lists and websites available when the info is sent to me. i'm so behind in things, and so much is going on right now with cats in crisis that i can't always get to it right away, and we all know what that means for their special-needs cats! it means joining a batch of yahoo lists--some of you already belong to some/all of them; and/or posting to a number of non-list sites. phaewyrn's got the most updated list of places on her site, and i can walk anyone with the time through the process at each site. it's not hard, just a bit time-consuming. i know that others on the lists have done this as kitties have wandered through their lists, but it would be really helpful if we had a designated poster so that these kids would find homes we have two FIVs in a gassing shelter in GA right now, and a purebred ragdoll FeLV, um, someplace else undesirable thanks! MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
kitty not eating
Hello everyone, My cat recently was dx with feline leukemia. So far Chica tests negative. The sick cat is three and Chica is two. Cakooie, the male will not eat at all. Any advice about feeding? The vet says his white blood cell count is high and there isn't much to do now but to make him feel comfortable. He does seem to be drinking a bit and is walking around. Do vitamins help? What about high calorie supplements? Mary - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
Ringo Please add to the CLS :(
I just found out tonight that Jen had to let Ringo go to the bridge.She tried everything for him this weekend.He was a tiger with very thick dark stripes.Had a bit of an attitude at first but then he came around. Sherry - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
Re: Survey on IFA's turning negative
I was wondering this exact question tonight. Our group has a pos kitten, about 6 mos, who IFA tested pos 2 months ago. Any chance at all he will retest IFA negative? The poor kitten is in a kitty condo. It has a hammock and he can look out a window but he so lonely, he wimpers when he sees another cat. Not one of us has a room without cats in it. And he's not tame enough yet for most people. Beautiful, long haired kitten, too - it's heartbreaking. Janine --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, Survey question: Have any of you ever had a cat that tested positive on the IFA eventually test negative at a later date? I called and spoke with Joanie at Best Friends, the woman who is normally at Casa de Calmar. I asked her about testing procedures, because I was considering having Toshie retested to see if she was still positive so I could possibly adopt her. Joanie told me that they have had cats that have arrived at Best Friends that subsequently sero-converted (what we refer to as 'throwing the virus'). She said that if a cat tests positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, that they do have a chance to sero-convert. They do not place these cats in Casa de Calmar, the FeLV unit, nor do they mix them with any other cats, as they can possibly infect others or their own sero-conversion can be affected by further exposure to FeLV. As long as they keep testing positive on Elisa but negative on IFA, they are tested every six weeks until they get a negative or positive IFA. If negative, they are mixed with the general population and put up for adoption. If positive, the virus is already in their bone marrow, which means to the veterinary community that they can never sero-convert, and they are then placed in Casa de Calmar. Thus, my question above. I am wondering if these testing guidelines hold true 100% of the time. Thanks, :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
