Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Lynda Wilson
Amen to that! - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine There are times that I think they are more civilized than humans are. At lease, they are more honest! If you step on a cat's tail, you know it will bite or

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread dlgegg
There are times that I think they are more civilized than humans are. At lease, they are more honest! If you step on a cat's tail, you know it will bite or at least scratch you. Marcia Baronda wrote: > That infuriates me. Such a waste of life! Sometimes I think the wildlife > should b

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread dlgegg
Sounds like the mayor of silex. They moved the town up on the hill because it kept geting flooded. The had written rules about what you could and could not do, like no one could have more than 1 dog and no one could have a fenced area with dog houses. Dogs have to be kept in house and walked

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Lynda Wilson
Mountain Lion? Holy smoke, 1 utility pole to the next is still too close for me!! You definitely must live in the mountainssounds beautiful though!! - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine And moma fox has a d

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread dlgegg
Got to talk to the boy about that. Would be easier on my babies and cheaper. He knows I bring them in at the first hint of a problem so he would not have to worry about them never being seen. He said once that if everyone took te care I do of my babies, there woul b o sick cats and dogs aroun

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread dlgegg
And moma fox has a den just 30 feet from my deck plus raccoons come up to eat left over seed birds leave. Also possums and everything else around hre. Only one that doesnot come real close to the house is my mountain lion, he stays the distance from 1 utility pole to the next one. Mar

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread MaiMaiPG
According to Fish and Wildlife, there is no way to treat wild raccoonsno comment. On Jan 5, 2012, at 5:56 PM, GRAS wrote: That's right, and looking at them, you can't tell which it is - but without treatment, it kills them just like rabies does. -Original Message- From: felv

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread GRAS
That's right, and looking at them, you can't tell which it is - but without treatment, it kills them just like rabies does. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 3:13

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia
That all depends on your city laws. For instance our small town only recognizes the three year vac good for 2 years. ThAts laws being made by people that don't know what they're talking about!! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2012, at 8:01 AM, GRAS wrote: > But if you "ask" for the 3-yr vaccine

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread MaiMaiPG
To make matters worse, raccoons get canine distemper which a lot of people assume is rabies and... On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:31 AM, GRAS wrote: Sorry, in my haste to write, I made a mistake: I meant VIRGINIA! They hunters did that in the late 80s, so the big rabies outbreak in the East

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia Baronda
Oh, Thank you for the info. I'm going to do some reading on this(-: Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:31 AM, GRAS wrote: > Sorry, in my haste to write, I made a mistake: I meant VIRGINIA! > They hunters did that in the late 80

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia Baronda
That infuriates me. Such a waste of life! Sometimes I think the wildlife should be armed! Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:31 AM, GRAS wrote: > Sorry, in my haste to write, I made a mistake: I meant VIRGINIA! > They hunters d

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread GRAS
Sorry, in my haste to write, I made a mistake: I meant VIRGINIA! They hunters did that in the late 80s, so the big rabies outbreak in the East happened in the early 90s, almost all the raccoons were killed, whether sick or not. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia Baronda
Damn hunters!! That makes me sick. And sooo lame. Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:05 AM, GRAS wrote: > The Mid-Atlantic strain of rabies was brought to the East by hunters, after > destroying local raccoons, wanted more raccoo

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread GRAS
The Mid-Atlantic strain of rabies was brought to the East by hunters, after destroying local raccoons, wanted more raccoons to kill, so they brought them from Virginal and surrounding states. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukem

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread GRAS
The excuse is that if vaccines weren't required yearly, pet owners wouldn't bring in their animals for checking their health. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Marcia Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 9

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia
I just did some reading on rabies and it appears that mice and other rodents don't carry Rabies. Raccoons foxes and bats look to be the heaviest carriers. The East coast, for some reason is the largest region of raccoons carrying rabies! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 4, 2012, at 6:48 PM, wrote:

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread Marcia
The Rabiies vac is definitely a state thing, Then ultimately County by county. Makes no sense does it? If it was really about protection then ALL counties should require it. Rabid animals don't care about crossing a county line!! As far as vets giving core vaccines once a year, in my opinion it

Re: [Felvtalk] Rabies vaccine

2012-01-05 Thread GRAS
But if you "ask" for the 3-yr vaccine, you won't have to do it every year! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:49 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] News from Winn Foundation on Possible Treatment of FeLV

2012-01-05 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
Oh also, perhaps you've already discussed http://www.lukaska.com/portfolio/brochures/LTCI-product-brochure.pdf ? On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Kathryn Hargreaves wrote: > I wonder if Dr. Sam Chachoua would be able to help with Felv, as he has > helped with other retroviruses---or at least their

Re: [Felvtalk] News from Winn Foundation on Possible Treatment of FeLV

2012-01-05 Thread Maureen Olvey
This is very encouraging. I hope it turns out to be a wonder drug that could save a lot of lives. Keep praying. “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basi