Re: [Felvtalk] Our sweet boy Spats is sick

2009-04-16 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Elisa, I can't give you any guidance on the drugs, but I know others will jump in on them. But if you don't want to keep your kitties apart, and more importantly if you think it will stress Spats to be apart from your other boy, you should let them hang out as usual. If for no other reason than i

[Felvtalk] Our sweet boy Spats is sick

2009-04-16 Thread griscome
Hello, I'm hoping someone here can give us some information or insight. Our little tuxedo boy is 8 years old and has been healthy until recently.? He started hiding out and just not acting his usual sweet self, so we took him to the doc.? He was given antibiotics for a week and still not well - b

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-16 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
Thanks Diane. From: Diane Rosenfeldt To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Petey Oh, darn it. Condolences to Petey's mom, and gentlest of Bridge vibes to Petey. Diane R. -Original Message-

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-16 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
You're so right. Thanks Lorrie. From: Lorrie To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:17:48 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Petey I'm so sorry about Petey. These losses are so hard on us, and it never gets any easier no matter how many times

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Lewis Faye
I second Lorrie's advice. I now have a mama with 3 kittensthat were unusually large when born.  My vet said that as long as they weren't crying for more than a few minutes, they were well-fed. I suggest some plain yogurt and kitten food for the mother.  --- On Thu, 4/16/09, Lorrie wrote: Fr

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-16 Thread Lorrie
I'm so sorry about Petey. These losses are so hard on us, and it never gets any easier no matter how many times we go thru it. Lorrie > On 04-16, Kerry MacKenzie wrote: I just got the very sad news that > Petey was put to sleep this morning. I want to thank everyone for > their feedback and s

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-16 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Oh, darn it. Condolences to Petey's mom, and gentlest of Bridge vibes to Petey. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kerry MacKenzie Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:57 PM To: felvtalk@felineleuke

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Lorrie
If the babies are fat, and healthy looking and not crying. They are fine. Hungry kittens will cry, and if these kittens were born April 1st, they will keep mom cat drained of milk as fast as she makes it. Lorrie On 04-16, sheila...@aol.com wrote: Hello all . I haven't posted in a > while but h

[Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-16 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
I just got the very sad news that Petey was put to sleep this morning. I want to thank everyone for their feedback and support yesterday. Petey's mom is also the new mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be (gently) encouraging her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill until yest

Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

2009-04-16 Thread gblane
I may haev mentioned, we've seen this a few times in FIV and FELV cats. I had an older FIV cat with high blood pressure who had uneven pupils. Gloria Heather wrote : > I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause > uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities

Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

2009-04-16 Thread gblane
I may haev mentioned, we've seen this a few times in FIV and FELV cats. I had an older FIV cat with high blood pressure who had uneven pupils. Gloria Heather wrote : > I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause > uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Debbie Harrison
Also, just to add to the good advice, I offer dry and wet food at all times Debbie (COL) "The time is always right to do what is right" - Martin Luther King > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:34:02 -0700 > From: sin...@sbcglobal.net > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] St

Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

2009-04-16 Thread Heather
I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Lorrie wrote: > Giselle, In my previous e-mail I neglected to mention this cat > I rescued had an injury to his head just above the eye th

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Samuel Thomas
For right now I would say this is normal, the kittens have drained their mother of the current supply of milk. Put the mother cat on a Premium Kitten Food, Royal Canin Baby Cat is what I have used in the past. Make sure the mother cat has plenty of water to drink. If she will drink it give her

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
I have heard that you can give quick nourishment to a newborn by putting a little corn syrup on its gums -- not sure if this is appropriate to this situation, but the idea is that it absorbs into the system without the kib having to expend energy digesting it. If it turns out there is some problem

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Debbie Harrison
If the babies aren't crying like they are in distress, and they are moving about with a normal amount of energy, then give momma another day or socolostrum comes in prior to the milkand it is all they need until then. IF you are truly worried, you could offer them a teeny bit of KMR fr

[Felvtalk] Stray

2009-04-16 Thread Sheila208
Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading everyday. All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I had a stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and two hours later she gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. When I was petti