Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread MaiMaiPG
Those would make nice outdoor shelters...weighted of course. On Jul 8, 2011, at 8:30 PM, dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net wrote: Styrofoam? Harley and Dee would make hash out of them in no time. If it resist the claws, it gets clawed to death. Natalie at...@optonline.net

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Cindy McHugh
When I was caring for a feral colony, I got a bunch of the styrofoam coolers that steaks were shipped in, cut a small hole in one side, anchored the top, and put them out for shelters in the winter. The cats used them and they lasted a long time. Cindy - Original Message - From:

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
The smelly poop cat (Ophelia) is very healthy for her age - not even any renal problems; she just doesn't assimilate the food properly - eats and poopsshe is NOT FIV/FeLV+ Oh, YES, I DO wake up to Ophelia's aroma - and her litter box is in a bathroom far awaypast our bathroom, a

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
I don't like that one, eater - I just add baking soda to refresh the litter and over wet areas where the litter was removed - it helps a lot! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent:

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Lynda Wilson
Have you tried Fortiflora? - Original Message - From: Natalie at...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter = The smelly poop cat (Ophelia) is very healthy for her age - not even any renal problems;

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
Yes, I have tried it - it costs a lot more than just good old plain probiotics/acidophilus and cats immediately detect it in the food - won't touch it! I think it's just one more way for the company and vets to make money on a product specifically for cats. -Original Message- From:

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Lynda Wilson
You're right, but my cat loved it. - Original Message - From: Natalie at...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter = Yes, I have tried it - it costs a lot more than just good old plain

[Felvtalk] Why do cats eat grass?

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
Why Do Cats Eat Grass? By Kathy Blumenstock, Animal Planet How often have you seen your cat happily chewing on blades of fresh green grass, and wondered why? You dish up the choicest cat food and offer gourmet treats, yet given the chance, Kitty chows down on the lawn as if she's a

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread Lorrie
On 07-08, MaiMaiPG wrote: There is 124 acres to put it on. Poop gets pitched into unused fields--far from the house. I can't see a difference between theirs and that of the numerous cats who stray this way/deer/buzzards/turkey etc. The pee turns the pellets into sawdust. It may sound

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter dangers

2011-07-09 Thread Lorrie
I've often wondered and worried about this chemical stuff in the clumping litter. A friend of mine uses ground chicken corn. Have any of you tried this? She says it's not only safer but much less expensive. Lorrie Kitty Litter with a Serious Warning Vets have been reporting more and

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2011-07-09 Thread Lorrie
I used it a few years ago. My cats liked the Feline Pine that was shredded up and scoopable, but they refused to use the pellets. The Wheat litter is good but too expensive when you have as many cats as I have. Fortunately my cats only use their litter boxes at night when they are inside, or

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter

2011-07-09 Thread Lorrie
That's the best compliment ever. A friend recently came in my house and said she couldn't even tell I had cats, and I have 15, so I must be scooping the litter boxes often enough. On 07-08, Maureen Olvey wrote: If your friends come to your house and leave rather quickly then it might smell.

Re: [Felvtalk] Pungent Odor

2011-07-09 Thread Lorrie
On 07-08, Natalie wrote: We have an almost 19 yr old cat - I swear, I should market the smell of her poop: It could raise the dead! It is so potent, that I wait at night until she makes one or two before I go to bed.I bet she could win the International smelliest poop contest! I've got

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter dangers

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
Sodium bentonite is a real danger - the other stuff, not so much, may just be irritating and dusty. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 9:16 AM To:

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter

2011-07-09 Thread Lynda Wilson
Yes it is the best compliment, Maureen rocks! Wow! You are diligent keeping those litter boxes cleaned out. I bet your kitties love you more for that! Lorrie, what a caring and loving person you are to have 15 cats! I would have that many if I did not have a husband, lol! (Note: my husband

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread molveywda
That's just not right to mention ice cream and cat poop in the same sentence! I was kind of hoping it was the FIV but if not I need to look into it. Thanks for mentioning the probiotics. Maybe I'll try it. sent from my ATT Smartphone by HTC - Reply message - From: Natalie

Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: Pebbles - dlgegg

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
I commend you for sticking with your baby. I am sure she repaid you with bushels of love and great memories. Unless you can't afford to feed your own family, never give up on an animal because of money. If you can't afford to keep the, find someone who can and will Lynda Wilson

Re: [Felvtalk] UTI Question

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
Another way to identfy urine tract problem is to observe the size of clumps in the ltter box. If you find very small ones, isolate the cats 1 by 1 and check the clumps in the box. Then you gather a sample and go to the vet. That is how i found out about Bobby and Homey Caspercat

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
Guess I have a stronger stomach, but then I was the one who could go from disecting a frog into the cafeteria and eat lunch. molvey...@hotmail.com molvey...@hotmail.com wrote: That's just not right to mention ice cream and cat poop in the same sentence! I was kind of hoping it was

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
A lot of people tell me that. Does that say something about the way they are being treated ? If you are going to have cats and litter boxes and a family, then you have to keep them scooped. Just one of the prices we pay for cats. Lynda Wilson longhornf...@verizon.net wrote: Yes it

Re: [Felvtalk] Pungent Odor

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
ONe thing you never want to feed them is Mackeral. It makes for a real stinky poop and gas. Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: On 07-08, Natalie wrote: We have an almost 19 yr old cat - I swear, I should market the smell of her poop: It could raise the dead! It is so potent,

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
Mine prefer outside unless it is bad weather or very hot. They go to the woods for a couple of mice, voles, moles or shrews, do their business and come back to the deck where their water bowl is, find a comfortable spot and take a nap. Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: I used it

Re: [Felvtalk] Why do cats eat grass?

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
On the lighter side, I have seen them eat grasshppers and crickets. That I don't see much reason for. They get their protein from their food and it doesn't have scratchy legs to deal with. Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: Why Do Cats Eat Grass? By Kathy Blumenstock,

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter =

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
Just like humans, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Lynda Wilson longhornf...@verizon.net wrote: You're right, but my cat loved it. - Original Message - From: Natalie at...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:42 AM

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter and Cali are together now

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
All of these egulations, etc. are making someone money somewere. It is protecting th US coporations who would loose mooney for one and I am sure someone else is lning his/her pockets. Just as with human meds. And then, after all that research even tho it is harmful to the consumer, the FDA

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
The fluids escaping is a normal thing. This happened wen my father passed and he was not moved. This is a part of life and I would not miss being there for hiim just because it made it hard for me. Our thoughts must be with our loved ones, not ourselves, no matter how hard it is. Knowing

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter and Cali are together now

2011-07-09 Thread Natalie
And then there is the herbal tonic made from Chaparral, Neem, Androgravis, and Graviola, that you can make yourself and take every day - it is used to cure cancers or keep cancer under control or not getting cancer for people and animals. Why not start with healthy eating, minerals and vitamins

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter and Cali are together now

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
I am. Ever once i a while I give in and eat a hotdog, then I put them in the freezer for 6 or 8 months and give in again. Sort of like my White Castle hamburgers. They were once called belly bombers for a reason, but they taste so good. All those grilled onions which I order extra on mine.

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter and Cali are together now

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
Don't ever make a tea of Chaparral, it is so bad tasting. Tried it once, no more! Could make a monkey climb up a tree backwards. Androgravis is not too good either. Best to disguise those 2. Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: And then there is the herbal tonic made from Chaparral,

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
One thing Ihave learned since being a part of this group is that they are the most caring, loving people I have ever known. It seems that when someone loves and cares for an animal, they have a greater abundance of love for everyone, including people. I am glad to have found all of you and

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter

2011-07-09 Thread molveywda
A few years back I had to euthanize a kitty that had FIP. He did have fluid in his lungs but it did not come out when he was euthanised so if Dexter had fluid come out it doesn't mean that he for sure had it in his lungs. It's kind of weird how some release bodily fluids when they die and

Re: [Felvtalk] CAT FOOD RECALL

2011-07-09 Thread dlgegg
iS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ROUND OF DOG/CAT FOOD RECALLS LIKE THE LAST ONE? It is getting to be as bad as human foods. Timeto start growing our own for ourselves and our pets. Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com wrote: Salmonella dlg...@windstream.net wrote: Why are the being recalled?

Re: [Felvtalk] Why do cats eat grass?

2011-07-09 Thread molveywda
My cats will eat bugs after they are done chasing and torturing them. I assumed it was because their instinct tells them to devour their prey. It's disgusting. I have to turn away. sent from my ATT Smartphone by HTC - Reply message - From: dlgegg dlg...@windstream.net Date: Sat, Jul

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter and Cali are together now

2011-07-09 Thread katskat1
Ben, I cried when you wrote about Dexter. He sounds like he fought til he just got too tired and did what he could to let you know it was time for him to move on. It is so hard to make that choice. Makes you feel like you are 'playing' God sometimes but I think He knows and gives us that

Re: [Felvtalk] Pet meds for humans

2011-07-09 Thread katskat1
Tee Hee... I will pretend I didn't get these emails. I will also pretend I have never done that kind of thing myself. What else can you do when the Government/FDA works so hard to protect ourselves from ourselves? (also known as make money) Kat On 7/7/11, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com

Re: [Felvtalk] DMG

2011-07-09 Thread katskat1
Thanks to all I have decided if I can find the $ I am going to take Luke to the vet and have some/all of her rotten teeth removed. She is obviously in discomfort and her breath has gotten progressively worse. She is ratty looking and apparently has been sickly for a long time before I started

Re: [Felvtalk] Clumping litter dangers

2011-07-09 Thread Beth Noren
Yes, I've used Dumor brand Starter/Grower Chick Feed. I get it from Tractor Supply Co., think it was $13.00 for 50lbs? last time I got it. It's a bit of a hike to TSC, so I don't always use it. Plus. my husband complains that it doesn't handle odor well enough. Pros: 1.price 2.low dust