Re: Litterboxes/baking soda

2007-10-20 Thread wendy
You guys are probably going to think I'm crazy, but I actually use baking soda for deodorant. I've been trying to find a good deodorant that does not contain aluminum, which is supposed to be bad for us, and never could. Anything I did find did not work very well. I was reading online about d

Re: Autumn - Again

2007-10-20 Thread laurieskatz
Hi. I just saw this. These were Isabella's exact symptoms. She had a high temp (got all the way to 107) and she was stiff (she acted like something on her side hurt and she would move with stiff legs ~ she would roll on her back and try push off from the wall to get up) and it looked like she wa

Re: Autumn - Again

2007-10-20 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Susan, I am behind on emails. I hope Autumn is holding her own. My vet never was on board for interferon, I may use that later on. When Junior was first dx w felv he ran fevers as high as 106.5. I was told they could be deadly. I could not euthanize my precious baby as was suggested. I went to

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread Marylyn
Before I started with the silica mixture I used it all the time.still do if I have a feral cooped up for some reason (spay/sick). I am not a big fan of chemical additions and most deodorizers have some type of anti-bacterial agent or a perfuming agent in them. None of the cats who have liv

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread OfALegend
In a message dated 10/20/2007 4:38:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sam's Club has 12 lb bags of A & H baking soda for about $4.00. You guys just mix the baking soda in the litter? Do you think that works as well as the litter box deodorizer you buy in cans? I mi

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread OfALegend
In a message dated 10/20/2007 4:18:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: None of this does anything for keeping down on garbage.. which I think explains why my trash collectors put everyone else's garbage cans neatly back in their driveway, while mine are the only ones

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread Marylyn
Sam's Club has 12 lb bags of A & H baking soda for about $4.00. 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: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread TatorBunz
Hi all, I use Wood Pellets for my rescues and Fresh Step for my personal cats. When it is time to dispose of the dirty litter that consist of the pellets I take it outside and dump it all over in the back. I live on 3 acres it is absorbed into the ground and it also fertilizes the area for the

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread Neffie Barker
This is very creative, haven't heard of that before. Resourceful! I may have to try it. Though I wonder how many cats you have, and how long this method lasts between changings? By the way, hi everyone! This is my first post here. My name is Neffie, and I'm from Ohio. I have 5 cats of my own, an

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread C & J
I used to use only clumping clay litter, and was never that happy with it. It's terribly dusty, and I found it smelled even when it was fairly fresh. When my anemic kitty started eating it, I tried some alternatives. Now, my favorite as far as price and ease of use is: a rubbermaid container,

Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations

2007-10-20 Thread OfALegend
In a message dated 10/20/2007 1:42:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did not think it possible to send photos to the list. Laurie, I'm not sure. Possibly because I inserted the pictures in the email instead of attaching them as files? You might try that.

Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations

2007-10-20 Thread laurieskatz
I would vaccinate for feleuk in that case L - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 11:30 AM Subject: Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations In a message dated 10/20/2007 1:22:09 P.M. Eastern Dayl

Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations

2007-10-20 Thread Jane Lyons
I did not think it possible to send photos to the list. On Oct 20, 2007, at 1:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/20/2007 1:22:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello. My vet does only one vaccination at a time and does them separately from the spay/n

Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations

2007-10-20 Thread OfALegend
In a message dated 10/20/2007 1:22:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello. My vet does only one vaccination at a time and does them separately from the spay/neuter. He goes 2-4 weeks between each vaccination and the altering. Is there any point in vaccinating him fo

Re: Whitey's Test Results and vaccinations

2007-10-20 Thread laurieskatz
Hello. My vet does only one vaccination at a time and does them separately from the spay/neuter. He goes 2-4 weeks between each vaccination and the altering. Is there any point in vaccinating him for feline leukemia? I would be hesitant, I guess. Just my opinion. I only do the distemper series a

Re: Whitey's Test Results

2007-10-20 Thread Jane Lyons
Michael I agree with Wendy. At his age and condition I would say no to vaccs for now. Here is a link to some articles on vaccinations: http:// www.dogshowjournal.com/AURA/vaccinate.htm How were you able to post his photo to us? Jane On Oct 20, 2007, at 12:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Whitey's Test Results

2007-10-20 Thread OfALegend
In a message dated 10/20/2007 11:24:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wow Michael! The things we do for our kitties! I am so glad his test was negative! It sounds like you are exstatic! The only thing I am wondering now is if it's too soon to do his vaccines. Is

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread gblane
I use the Paw POints to buy little too... Gloria Wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I > use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty play sacks, etc.  I > just a new kitty house for Ensie and paid about $5 for shipping

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread gblane
I use the Paw POints to buy little too... Gloria Wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I > use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty play sacks, etc.  I > just a new kitty house for Ensie and paid about $5 for shipping

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread wendy
Another thing that is a bonus for me is that Fresh Step has Paw Points, and I use those to buy kitty houses, books, kitty play sacks, etc. I just a new kitty house for Ensie and paid about $5 for shipping for it. It 'cost' about 600 Paw Points, which I get in about two months (50 Paw Points pe

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread wendy
If you have a Petsmart or Petco sales flyer, or even Dollar General, Wal-Mart will match the prices. Often, sales at other places can be better than Wal-Mart, which is GREAT! :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the onl

Re: Litterboxes

2007-10-20 Thread wendy
Hi Michael, I have vacillated on the litter issue quite a bit in the past year. We had a conversation here a while back about how clumping litters can cause issues in cats' stomachs because they lick the litter off their feet. So I got scared and switched to SweatScoop, a wheat based litter.

Re: Whitey's Test Results

2007-10-20 Thread wendy
Wow Michael! The things we do for our kitties! I am so glad his test was negative! It sounds like you are exstatic! The only thing I am wondering now is if it's too soon to do his vaccines. Is he feeling really good and not sick at all? I worry about that because the vaccines make some kit