Re: [Felvtalk] OT-diatomaceous earth - warning
I really have not had any problem with fleas or ticks so far, just buffalo gnats and now that the weather is warmer, they seem to be gone. Possible problem: I have 3 that do not go out at all, don't even ask. Also, we have an open floor plan meaning no doors except bathrooms and the cats can open them. Mostly I am worried about the cracks under the baseboards. Guess I could put the inside guys in carriers while I was doing this, but how long? Could I maybe use a wet Swiffer mop to get any off the floor and leave what fell between cracks? Most of the house is quarry tile and bedrooms are wood laminate. Lee Evans wrote: > It does have a drying effect on human skin so be sure to wash your hands, > arms, whatever it contacts. That's how this stuff works. It dries out the > fleas. Their underside is soft and it simply dehydrates them like prunes. > Don't use a flour sifter. What I did was take a tablespoon and place it on my > shed floor (where the fleas were really rocking and rolling and the cats were > itching and scritching) and with a regular broom swept it slowly and gently > from side to side and into the baseboard around the floor. I have lino but > it's also old and slight separations between the each glued down part. So > then I kept the cats out for 24 hours (do in good weather if you have an > outside enclosure attached to a cat room) and next day, no polka dots on my > pants, no flea bites. Yes, you can spread it outside but again, don't poof it > into the air if you are sensitive and don't do on windy day. Flea Busters is > also good but it's boric acid or borax, not good for cats > to lick from their fur. With diatomaceous earth, you don't have to wait > several days. Fleas are gone over night. However, make sure you don't inhale > or you will get all dried out. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! > > From: "dlg...@windstream.net" >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 5:50 PM >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT-diatomaceous earth - warning > > >I was really thinking of using it in the yard and on the deck and seeing how >that worked. So far last year and this year we have had NO FLEA OR TICK >PROBLEMS. The cats only go out on the deck, except Harley. He goes into the >woods, but has only had 2 ticks and no sign of fleas. KNOCK ON WOOD. >nOW IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION FOR BUFFALO GNATS. They raise huge welts on me >and so I spend most of my time indoors until they are gone. They usually >disappear when it starts getting hot. > > > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
Amanda, I am so sorry that Polli got such bad news, but it seems that you have the right vet now. Any future cats or dogs will have a better chance. You have tried your best and I do believe your decision is right. You want to keep her with you, but this is best for her. My prayers are with your both. Bonnie Hogue wrote: > Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli. I'll say a prayer for her, that her > journey and transition are easy. And for you, that the pain of loss heals > quickly. > > Bonnie > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Amanda K. Payne > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI. > She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who > would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments. > > > > We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of > town. He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get > her over this URI. However, he noticed that her belly is distended. He did > a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with > before). Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her > body is shutting down. > > > > We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon. > She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help > her go. > > > > Please keep us in your thoughts. > > > > Best, > > -Amanda > > > > -- > "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand > Russell > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli. I'll say a prayer for her, that her journey and transition are easy. And for you, that the pain of loss heals quickly. Bonnie From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amanda K. Payne Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News Hi everyone, We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI. She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments. We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of town. He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get her over this URI. However, he noticed that her belly is distended. He did a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with before). Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her body is shutting down. We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon. She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help her go. Please keep us in your thoughts. Best, -Amanda -- "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Bad News
Hi everyone, We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI. She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments. We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of town. He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get her over this URI. However, he noticed that her belly is distended. He did a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with before). Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her body is shutting down. We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon. She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help her go. Please keep us in your thoughts. Best, -Amanda -- "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Leaving the group
Terri I have one right now that loves tomatoes! So unusual! I also have to hide mine or there will be BIG bites taken out of every one. And canned tomatoes, she licks the can! Terri, I have no positive cats right now either, but I love all of these people. And the combined knowledge here about ANYTHING feline, is phenomenal. Please take care. Sent from my iPad On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:56 AM, "Terri Brown" wrote: > LOL Lee! Siggie LOVED tomatoes. I could never figure that outbut he > would eat them! Anytime I made tomato sauce for pasta, he'd pester me to > death and wouldn't leave me alone until I gave him a little piece of the > tomato! > > The first time I discovered his love for tomatoes, he did to a bag of them > what your baby did to the bread! I went to bed with garden fresh tomatoes in > a bag on the table (given to me by a friend), and the next morning, there > were chewed up, gutted tomatoes all over the apartment! > > LOL > > Terri > - Original Message - > From: Lee Evans > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leaving the group > > Terri - I just love that Tomato Vampire that you added to Siggie angel's > name. I still have a vampire cat. He's a bread vampire. I cannot leave an > unguarded loaf of bread anywhere in sight. He once got into the laundry room > where I left a couple of bags of groceries, including a bag with a loaf of > whole wheat bread. When I returned, you can guess what had happened. Bread > EVERYWHERE! Slices on the washing machine, on the dryer, mixed in with a > turned over bag of clothes to be washed, all with bite marks. The Bread > Vampire had struck big time. His real name is Bitsie. A tuxedo darling. I > wouldn't trade him for all the loaves of bread in Whole Foods Market. > > > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > neighbors too! > > > From: Terri Brown > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 6:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leaving the group > > I haven't had any FeLV+ cats since 2005, and I'm still lurking about! > > This is the best list -- some of the folks here have been here a long > time. > > =^..^= Terri, Guinevere, Travis, Dori, Kimiko and 8 furangels: Ruthie, > Samantha, > Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome, Sammi and Siggie the Tomato > Vampire =^..^= > - Original Message - > From: Lorrie > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 7:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Leaving the group > > Absolutely right Lee. I love this group and I'd never leave even > if I lost my last FelV cat. > > Lorrie > > On 07-02, Lee Evans wrote: > >Losing an FeLv+ cat either by the cat passing away or wandering away is > >not a good reason to leave this list. At the present time I don't have > >any FeLv+ cats living with me although I have a few FIV+ ones. But I > >have not quit the list because new information is always cropping up > >and it's good to know it for the future. Also, these people feel like > >friends, as well as other issues are always discussed that effect cats > >in general. > > > >Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > >neighbors too! > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
