Re: [Felvtalk] Pain meds for arthritis

[Kathryn Hargreaves]

Glucosomine can take months to work.   It has to rebuild.   Take a look at
Dr. Jean Hofve's page:
http://www.facekitty.com/2009/04/arthritis-in-cats-holistic-tre.html for
some interesting information, especially Creak-away.   I was never happy
with the ingredients of GlycoFlex, so never gave it to any cats.


On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:39 AM, Tracey Shrout  wrote:

> Hi all, I have a positive kitty,  Abbey, who is about 5 years old.  She is
> very healthy except for having arthritis in her hip. I believe lack
> of nutrition as a kitten caused the poor development of her bones.  X-rays
> showed her hip bone was very squared and was likely causing her limp.  I
> started her on GlycoFlexii chewable treats about 6 weeks ago. They have
> glucosamine and other ingredients for joint support.  Her limp hasn't
> improved, and I think she may be in pain.  I am so leary of putting her on
> pain meds since she will surely have to be on them for life.  I want to
> start her out on the mildest possible meds.  I don't think she'll let me
> pill her either, that's why the soft chewables seemed to be ideal.  She
> doesn't have any teeth either...lost them all shortly after I got her.
> Have any of you used anything that has no side effects that might work for
> her?
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kittens with diarrhea

[Tracey Shrout]

Lucky cats...bless you for taking care of all of them. Needs to be more
people like you!

On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Lorrie  wrote:

> On 12-06, Tracey Shrout wrote:
> >Lorrie, glad to know they're better! But, as far as price goes, I can
> >make it for about $1.30/lb which equates to 45 cents for a 5.5 oz can
> >of 9 lives...dirt cheap for premium cat food. Anyway, I understand
> that
> >with 26 cats it would be pretty hard to make that much food...how do
> >you do it? Wow, that's a lot of cats!
>
> I rescue, and the numbers grew when homes couldn't be found. I only
> have 14 cats at home and I bought a large two story building and made
> it into a cageless shelter/sanctuary for the other cats.  Most of them
> are FelV, or old and debilitated. BTW, I am old and debilitated too :-)
> I'll be 80 years old in May, but I plan to keep on with this work as
> long as I can!
>
> Lorrie
>
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kittens with diarrhea

[Lorrie]

On 12-06, Tracey Shrout wrote:
>Lorrie, glad to know they're better! But, as far as price goes, I can
>make it for about $1.30/lb which equates to 45 cents for a 5.5 oz can
>of 9 lives...dirt cheap for premium cat food. Anyway, I understand that
>with 26 cats it would be pretty hard to make that much food...how do
>you do it? Wow, that's a lot of cats!

I rescue, and the numbers grew when homes couldn't be found. I only
have 14 cats at home and I bought a large two story building and made
it into a cageless shelter/sanctuary for the other cats.  Most of them
are FelV, or old and debilitated. BTW, I am old and debilitated too :-)
I'll be 80 years old in May, but I plan to keep on with this work as
long as I can! 

Lorrie


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