Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Homey
Got your hands full! I sure wish you luck with it. I'm typing slow as cat is sitting in front of the computer (and purring!)... Ever hear of "Petastic"? Great for dealing with stains/smells. They have a cat formula. Works great. Good luck to you and Homey! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Update on Homey My vt just called with the culture report and they found no bacteria. Did a culture for all of them. Sort of good news/bad news. He has an artcle and when finished reading it, will copy for me. She may have Pandora's syndrome or 1 of several other problems. We don't think it i this syndrome as se has a fairly "enriched" life. The whole house to roam, toys, 7 boxes, 8 beds to pick from + my bed and lap. When it is not raining, snowng or I am at home, she gets to go out and hunt or just lie in the sun on the deck( 53'x 8'). Toys all over the house, not to mention the other cats to case and play with. So now we are stating to look for other reasons the crystals keep coming back. I have statd adding vinegar to their drinking water and sice we like oranges and grapefruit, let her have a bit when I have mine in the morning. We are all on Hill's SD (1 can + 2 cns hot water). Then I spoon some into all bowls. They drink the liquid first and laer g back and eat the meat.! Trying to fin alternative to SD. Petsmart has Royal Canin so will try it next. Rigt now, t is cold, cloudy and I still haven't been abe to fix the garage door so won't be oing out for anything today. Please excuse the erros, Dee is helping me. She likes to stand on the desk and swish her tail back and forth. Ever try to see over a cat? Also have to wash all 8 bs as Homey pees in them during these bouts with the crystals. Have to spray with Natur's Miracle and let it sok for a couple of hours nd then wash. Can only get 2 in washer at a time so will be 4 loads and I still won't have my clothes washed. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals
In a way, I am glad I am nt working. This taking up a lot of my time between research, new feeding schedules and cleaning up after Homey's accidents does not leave much for anything else. Not o mention trips to the vet. "jbero tds.net" wrote: > I have 't been getting much either lately. Didn't even see your email > in response. > > As far raw diets go, I get nature's menu from a local store in > Wisconsin. You would probably have to order via the web and have it > sent. Otherwise, Bravo raw diet should be at most small holistic type > animal stores. You can do a google search for where bravo is sold in > your area. Fromm and Orijen should be at most of these types of > animal stores as well. As far as the cranberry goes, I got the > capsules with the powdered cranberry inside (you can get at any > grocery store for the most part). I put a very small amount (about > 1/8th of the capsule and mix it in with the moist or raw food. Some > cats absolutely refuse it so don't. If they absolutely refuse it, I > have used plain canned tuna and mixed it in that. Otherwise Fromm has > a diet with cranberry mixed in. > > I'm not a great fan of SD, but before I used the raw diet, I used the > C/D and it did work and they did eat it, but it's just not as good for > their overall health and the second I would use any other food the > crystals came back. Raw diet allows for a wide variety of food types. > Be warned, however, it will take one to two months before the problem > truely resolves. I would leave out dry food like Fromm or Orijen if > you do the grazing type feeding and then give raw every evening and > canned wet in the morning mixing in the cranberry whenever possible, > or some variation thereof. > > Hope that helps. > > Jenny > On 12/14/11, Edna Taylor wrote: > > > > I have not been getting any posts lately? I had to go back through my email > > to find this one > > > > > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> From: ccarlsb...@gmail.com > >> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:50:37 + > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals > >> > >> I get hills c/d at any vet I stop into. I live in Los angeles. It has > >> saved my Tweetys life! He eats nothing else. > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: > >> Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:39:51 > >> To: > >> Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Homey and her crystals > >> > >> Homey's crystals are struvite, very few calcte. She geets fitered water in > >> fountains along with e other 6 cats in my house. We have 8 litter boxes > >> tat are scooped out at least 2 times a day. I use a corncob litter because > >> it is biodegradeble, doesn't track more than clay and hadles odors very > >> well. I hadeveryone on Blue Buffalo Duck and sweet potato mixed 1/2 with > >> turkey and sweet potato becauseCasey has troube with the dck, think it is > >> to rich for her (14 years old). The food was dry. Vet now has her on > >> Hill's SD and gave her a shot of Convenia antibiotic to get her started > >> toward healing. He also did Cystocentesis ad sent urine sample off for > >> cultures (aerobic and anaerobic) to determine exactly which bacteria was > >> involved so he can giveherthe right antibiotic. The shot and SD seem to be > >> helping as urine balls in boxes re all close to normal size, This is the > >> 3rd timethis year, that s why he did the cultures. The last time, she > >> refused the SD, bt it had been sitting on the floor of he van onthe way > >> home so was nice and warm. She and others ate it up. I also got some SD > >> dry just in case she decides she does not like the canned. Thought about > >> mixing dry into wet. Where can I get these other foods you menioned? As to > >> cranberry, tried giving her some and only way to get it in her was to > >> spend 20 minutes trying to catch her and rub t on her feet. Then she > >> avoids me for at least 1 hr afterwards. > >> > >> "jbero tds.net" wrote: > >> > Forgive me as I have missed the beginning of this email thread. With > >> > respect to urinary crystals diet is huge. Every cat that has ever > >> > been brought to me with crystals has responded to diet with complete > >> > eradication of crystals (make sure you know what type of crystals > >> > you're dealing though). Raw diet is the key. If you can't do raw, > >> > the high quality canned foods like Fromm, Go, Wellness work quite > >> > well. You can still do some dry but it has to be the good stuff - > >> > Orijen or Fromm would be my recommendation. I always add some > >> > cranberry to it if they'll take it just to avoid UTIs. It takes about > >> > four weeks if the crystals are bad and in the meantime you have to > >> > make sure they do not become obstructed (that often takes vet strength > >> > food or catheter or suprapubic taps. > >> > > >> > Hope this helps. > >> > > >> > Jenny > >> > > >> > On 12/8/
[Felvtalk] Update on Homey
My vt just called with the culture report and they found no bacteria. Did a culture for all of them. Sort of good news/bad news. He has an artcle and when finished reading it, will copy for me. She may have Pandora's syndrome or 1 of several other problems. We don't think it i this syndrome as se has a fairly "enriched" life. The whole house to roam, toys, 7 boxes, 8 beds to pick from + my bed and lap. When it is not raining, snowng or I am at home, she gets to go out and hunt or just lie in the sun on the deck( 53'x 8'). Toys all over the house, not to mention the other cats to case and play with. So now we are stating to look for other reasons the crystals keep coming back. I have statd adding vinegar to their drinking water and sice we like oranges and grapefruit, let her have a bit when I have mine in the morning. We are all on Hill's SD (1 can + 2 cns hot water). Then I spoon some into all bowls. They drink the liquid first and laer g back and eat the meat. Trying to fin alternative to SD. Petsmart has Royal Canin so will try it next. Rigt now, t is cold, cloudy and I still haven't been abe to fix the garage door so won't be oing out for anything today. Please excuse the erros, Dee is helping me. She likes to stand on the desk and swish her tail back and forth. Ever try to see over a cat? Also have to wash all 8 bs as Homey pees in them during these bouts with the crystals. Have to spray with Natur's Miracle and let it sok for a couple of hours nd then wash. Can only get 2 in washer at a time so will be 4 loads and I still won't have my clothes washed. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] testing
I know I have not been on line as much, spending too much time getting car, garage door fixed and Homey to vet. Lorrie wrote: > Hi James. Mail lhas been coming thru, but a bit less > than usual. I think this is because people are frantically > rushing around during the holiday season. Not me.. > > My idea of a perfect Christmas is a quiet day at home with our > 15 rescued cats. > > Merry Christmas to you and yours. > > Lorrie > > On 12-14, James G Wilson wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > Sorry for the extra mail. Just testing to be sure the list is > > working as it should. Haven't seen any traffic for a few > > days now. Hope all is well with everyone. Best wishes. > > > > James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] testing
I'm with you Lorrie. We "opted out" of the hustle and bustle of buying gifts for each other and others in 2008 when Frank was laid off 3 days before Christmas :( Now, we spend time with family and friends and our furbabies but we do not buy into the commercialism that Christmas has become. Edna > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:16:38 -0500 > From: felineres...@frontier.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] testing > > Hi James. Mail lhas been coming thru, but a bit less > than usual. I think this is because people are frantically > rushing around during the holiday season. Not me.. > > My idea of a perfect Christmas is a quiet day at home with our > 15 rescued cats. > > Merry Christmas to you and yours. > > Lorrie > > On 12-14, James G Wilson wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > Sorry for the extra mail. Just testing to be sure the list is > > working as it should. Haven't seen any traffic for a few > > days now. Hope all is well with everyone. Best wishes. > > > > James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] testing
Hi James. Mail lhas been coming thru, but a bit less than usual. I think this is because people are frantically rushing around during the holiday season. Not me.. My idea of a perfect Christmas is a quiet day at home with our 15 rescued cats. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Lorrie On 12-14, James G Wilson wrote: > Hey all, > > Sorry for the extra mail. Just testing to be sure the list is > working as it should. Haven't seen any traffic for a few > days now. Hope all is well with everyone. Best wishes. > > James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://fusion2.fusionhost.com/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
