Re: [Felvtalk] animal care

[Amani Oakley]

Bob

You don’t need to self-promote much at all. I would stay away from the folks at 
your shelter, etc., because as you said, there's lots of competition. But 
seriously, there's LOTS AND LOTS of people looking for someone to house sit - 
and it isn’t just people who have animals. People who have plants or just want 
their house to look lived in while they are on vacation, also hire house 
sitters or someone who checks on their house while they're away.

I looked on Craigslist Hudson Valley for you. Have a look at people's ads. Most 
are pretty simplistic (and most reflect pretty poor English skills). I didn’t 
see any offering house or pet sitting services. You could post something there 
and see if anyone contacts you. 

Amani

-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT 
CHAPEL
Sent: January-21-17 2:44 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] animal care

Amani...

I've thought about this but, honestly, have no idea as to how to go about 
marketing those services...
The plain animal care arena where I live is literally glutted with people doing 
this ( some of whom are putting big bucks into Logos and Literature and 
advertising ( One woman actually had her care painted to match her business 
card  " Dog Sitty " .    The people at the shelter are not going to help me 
out with it because ALL of them are in the business as well   : )    Still 
...I'm going to ask the Shelter Director if she herSELF has any ideas because 
she knows quite well the complications that I have with Yogi...
( Sadly... the little guy is not doing well for the past couple of days 
Hiding out... not coming up on the bed to snuggle... but... 
still eating and coming out of  Hiding if I shake the temptations box... 
I'd fell a LOT better if he were interacting
Self promotion was never one of my strong suits it's one of the main 
reasons that I am struggling financially in my " near golden" years  : )


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> Robert
>
> Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to do 
> myself. Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have 
> animals? You could only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you could 
> pop back home and check on your babies as needed. You could also 
> charge different amounts for just dropping in to check on an animal, 
> getting the mail, taking in the newspaper, and watering the plants, 
> versus staying at the house. I know that when I go away, the first and 
> most important thing I have to arrange is care for my animals. We are 
> lucky to have a cousin who is perpetually out of work (though quite
> young) so he is always available and good with our animals, and we pay 
> him well.
>
> Nowadays, with the internet as well, it is easier than ever to market 
> your services. No more do you have to pin an ad on a supermarket 
> community board, but you can do that too, along with a distribution of 
> flyers in neighbourhoods near you.
> There is good money in doing this, and what happens is that when one 
> person uses your services, he/she tells family and friends about you 
> when they're going away. You also can accept and reject jobs - you 
> aren?t stuck with a particular commitment - so there's far more 
> flexibility.
>
> You're obviously wonderful with animals, so you would be perfect for 
> something like this. (It is my dream job - I could live vicariously 
> through you.)
>
> Amani
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf 
> Of ROBERT CHAPEL
> Sent: January-20-17 4:15 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...
>
> Hello All:
> I have a recollection of someone( or someone(s) in our forum 
> mentioning trying a " Go fund me " campaign for their cat(s)? Was 
> it at all successful? I am going 

Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

[Amani Oakley]

I probably can’t attach the actual papers regarding the use of Stanazolol 
(Winstrol) in osteoporosis, but the title of one of the papers is: Stanozolol 
in postmenopausal osteoporosis: therapeutic efficacy and possible mechanisms of 
action.

Here is the abstract of the paper:

To assess the efficacy of the anabolic steroid stanozolol in the treatment of 
osteoporosis, a 29-month double-blind study was performed with 23 treated and 
23 control postmenopausal osteoporotic women. Drug efficacy was assessed by 
serial determinations of total body calcium (TBC--total bone mass) by neutron 
activation analysis, regional bone mass (RBM) by single-photon absorptiometry, 
and by spinal roentgenograms. Total body calcium increased 4.4% from baseline 
values (P less than 0.01) in the treated group and remained unchanged in the 
control group; the difference in the change in TBC between the treated and 
control groups was significant (P less than 0.03). The effect of the drug on 
TBC persisted throughout the 29-month period. In contrast to TBC, measurements 
of RBM indicated no significant differences between the treated and placebo 
groups, suggesting a possible differential response to therapy at various 
skeletal sites. No new spinal compression fractures were noted in the treated 
group (compared with three new fractures in the control group). Assessment of 
serum and urine values indicated a decrease in the level of urinary calcium and 
an increase in the level of total urinary cyclic AMP in the treated group. 
These changes were observed even though the level of serum iPTH was 
significantly decreased during the study. An analysis of changes in bone biopsy 
specimens revealed no significant differences between the treated and control 
groups. Seventy-six percent of the treated subjects developed SGOT elevations 
or other side effects from the stanozolol therapy; at no time were these 
effects sufficiently severe to cause termination of medication. The data 
suggest that long-term use of stanozolol increases the net total bone mass 
above pretreatment levels.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Terri 
Knight
Sent: January-21-17 1:12 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

So an update.

I had to leave to start working in South Korea without my baby Mike, but I left 
him in my parents capable hands. They have done a great job and Michael's vet 
has been great with doing research and getting new options from specialists.

I spoke to my vet about Amani's advice and he explained what those drugs were 
for and what we were doing already, Michael is in South Africa so we don't 
always get the same drugs or they have different names.

He was already on a cortisone injection which was a better option than the 
tablet form (until he improves), he was more than willing to give Michael the 
anabolic steroid but said that it doesn't actually do anything for production 
of anything in the bone marrow it is to help with appetite, and he was already 
on Baytril which was similar to Doxycycline but without the common side effect 
of nausea. He did change him to Doxy with strict instructions to give it to him 
with food and watch his reaction to it.

Just before I left Michael went for blood count again and was still steadily 
dropping, the vet got got hold of specialists but no good news. After I left my 
dad told me our vet spoke to more specialists and we had a new option. He gets 
an injection every few days and the vet said we should see where it will lead 
by Monday. I'm not sure what the new meds are but my mom has joined this 
mailing list and my dad will soon too. I told the to keep this platform updated 
and I will too.

Terri

On 12 Jan 2017 07:24, mailto:dlg...@windstream.net>> 
wrote:
when i had cncer, they gave me epogen.  i had a reaction to it and they stopped.

 gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> Terri,  I saw this post and am praying for your little Michael!  Can they 
> start him on Aranesp (darbepoetin) or Epogen, or even Winstrol (which I think 
> has been mentioned here before?).  I know with Aranesp, you give the shot 1 
> time a week and when it is within normal range, begin to space out the 
> injections to find the right dose to  hold it in that normal range.  Epogen 
> is given 3 times a week and when in normal range, one dosage is skipped and 
> they search for that perfect dosage.
>
>
> Could you get a copy of that most recent blood work as I can read blood work 
> and am wondering if anything else is off. IF so, once it is treated, things 
> may go back into place with other levels.  This is what happened to my baby 
> Kit.  I immediately put her on Rx Vitamins for Pets ~ Liquid Immuno.  Also 
> she was put on antibiotics for fever and infection.  I really would like to 
> see the blood work.  If you want, you can send to me privately at 
> gidge...@aol.com
>
>
> Nancy
>

Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

[Margo]

Not sure why the Vet would say that Baytril and Doxocycline are simlilar, other than both are antibiotics. Baytril (Enrofloxacin), is a second-generation fluoroquinolone.Doxycycline is an advanced analogue of the tetracycline family of antibiotics.Recently I has a cat with severe anemia switched from Doxy to Zenequin (another fluoroquinolone) and he improved dramatically, but he isn't FeLV+ (although we kept testing because he presented as classically infected) and it now seems the the problem was an odd mycoplasma.As for the erythropoietin/darbopoietin, it seems to be most often used in cats with kidney related anemia, but in humans it can be helpful for anemia caused by other conditions. I would never say don't try it, but its an expensive trial.Hoping you find a  good balance for Michael,Margo-Original Message-
From: Amani Oakley 
Sent: Jan 21, 2017 1:49 PM
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope














Terri
 
I don’t agree with him on the bone marrow. Winstrol can be used on humans with osteoporosis because it stimulates bone marrow cell production. There have been
 papers written on it. Did he give the Winstrol? I couldn’t be sure from your post.
 
Also, no Baytril is not like Doxy. Doxy is known to interfere with RNA synthesis and thus has some effect on viruses, and other non-bacterial agents. As far as
 I know, Baytril doesn’t.
 
Amani
 
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org]
On Behalf Of Terri Knight
Sent: January-21-17 1:12 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope
 

So an update.

 


I had to leave to start working in South Korea without my baby Mike, but I left him in my parents capable hands. They have done a great job and Michael's vet has been great with doing research and getting new options from specialists.


 


I spoke to my vet about Amani's advice and he explained what those drugs were for and what we were doing already, Michael is in South Africa so we don't always get the same drugs or they have different names.


 


He was already on a cortisone injection which was a better option than the tablet form (until he improves), he was more than willing to give Michael the anabolic steroid but said that it doesn't actually do anything for production of anything
 in the bone marrow it is to help with appetite, and he was already on Baytril which was similar to Doxycycline but without the common side effect of nausea. He did change
 him to Doxy with strict instructions to give it to him with food and watch his reaction to it.


 


Just before I left Michael went for blood count again and was still steadily dropping, the vet got got hold of specialists but no good news. After I left my dad told me our vet spoke to more specialists and we had a new option. He gets
 an injection every few days and the vet said we should see where it will lead by Monday. I'm not sure what the new meds are but my mom has joined this mailing list and my dad will soon too. I told the to keep this platform updated and I will too.


 


Terri



 

On 12 Jan 2017 07:24,  wrote:
when i had cncer, they gave me epogen.  i had a reaction to it and they stopped.

 gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> Terri,  I saw this post and am praying for your little Michael!  Can they start him on Aranesp (darbepoetin) or Epogen, or even Winstrol (which I think has been mentioned here before?).  I know with Aranesp, you give the shot 1 time a week and when it is
 within normal range, begin to space out the injections to find the right dose to  hold it in that normal range.  Epogen is given 3 times a week and when in normal range, one dosage is skipped and they search for that perfect dosage.
>
>
> Could you get a copy of that most recent blood work as I can read blood work and am wondering if anything else is off. IF so, once it is treated, things may go back into place with other levels.  This is what happened to my baby Kit.  I immediately put her
 on Rx Vitamins for Pets ~ Liquid Immuno.  Also she was put on antibiotics for fever and infection.  I really would like to see the blood work.  If you want, you can send to me privately at
gidge...@aol.com
>
>
> Nancy
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Terri 
> To: felvtalk 
> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 6:52 pm
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope
>
>
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> My little boy Michael is 3 and was diagnosed just over a week ago. I noticed he had lost weight and wasn’t quite himself but nothing major, or so I thought. I got him as a stray kitten, had him tested – he was negative for felv, and vaccinated him every year.
>
> On Fri 30 Dec I took him to the vet, she did blood tests to check what could be wrong with him and told me that when he came up positive she didn’t do any further tests. She said he was anemic and prescribed cortisone every day and vitamin B shots every week
 for 4 weeks.

Re: [Felvtalk] animal care

[ROBERT CHAPEL]

Amani...

I've thought about this but, honestly, have no idea as to how to go 
about marketing those services...
The plain animal care arena where I live is literally glutted with 
people doing this ( some of whom are putting big bucks into Logos and 
Literature and advertising ( One woman actually had her care painted to 
match her business card  " Dog Sitty " .    The people at the 
shelter are not going to help me out with it because ALL of them are in 
the business as well   : )    Still ...I'm going to ask the Shelter 
Director if she herSELF has any ideas because she knows quite well the 
complications that I have with Yogi...
( Sadly... the little guy is not doing well for the past couple of 
days Hiding out... not coming up on the bed to snuggle... but... 
still eating and coming out of  Hiding if I shake the temptations box... 
I'd fell a LOT better if he were interacting
Self promotion was never one of my strong suits it's one of the main 
reasons that I am struggling financially in my " near golden" years  : )



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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:24:26 +
From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: 
[Felvtalk] Re  Finding money for Vet Tx...

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Robert

Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to do 
myself. Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have 
animals? You could only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you could 
pop back home and check on your babies as needed. You could also 
charge different amounts for just dropping in to check on an animal, 
getting the mail, taking in the newspaper, and watering the plants, 
versus staying at the house. I know that when I go away, the first and 
most important thing I have to arrange is care for my animals. We are 
lucky to have a cousin who is perpetually out of work (though quite 
young) so he is always available and good with our animals, and we pay 
him well.


Nowadays, with the internet as well, it is easier than ever to market 
your services. No more do you have to pin an ad on a supermarket 
community board, but you can do that too, along with a distribution of 
flyers in neighbourhoods near you.
There is good money in doing this, and what happens is that when one 
person uses your services, he/she tells family and friends about you 
when they're going away. You also can accept and reject jobs - you 
aren?t stuck with a particular commitment - so there's far more 
flexibility.


You're obviously wonderful with animals, so you would be perfect for 
something like this. (It is my dream job - I could live vicariously 
through you.)


Amani

-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf 
Of ROBERT CHAPEL

Sent: January-20-17 4:15 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...

Hello All:
I have a recollection of someone( or someone(s) in our forum 
mentioning trying a " Go fund me " campaign for their cat(s)? Was 
it at all successful? I am going to need to find some money if I 
am going to keep my guys going as I really can't return to any kind of 
reasonable paying work as long as meds need to be give a few times a 
day ( I can get paid 3x more for a day of work if I go back to where I 
used to work which is 55 miles away but it makes me nervous being 
that far away if something happens that I can't get back)... I have no 
real prospects for anything near my home but am beginning to look? 
The commited folks on this forum are spending FAR more on their 
Kitties than I could dream of affording and it hurts me that what _ I 
_ thought would be adequate care falls so short of what others are 
doing..?

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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:38:19 +
From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: 
[Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Hi Ardy. I just discovered this information on line. I had no idea it 
was the same stuff and you don?t need a prescription for it.


Amani

Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

[Amani Oakley]

Terri

I don’t agree with him on the bone marrow. Winstrol can be used on humans with 
osteoporosis because it stimulates bone marrow cell production. There have been 
papers written on it. Did he give the Winstrol? I couldn’t be sure from your 
post.

Also, no Baytril is not like Doxy. Doxy is known to interfere with RNA 
synthesis and thus has some effect on viruses, and other non-bacterial agents. 
As far as I know, Baytril doesn’t.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Terri 
Knight
Sent: January-21-17 1:12 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

So an update.

I had to leave to start working in South Korea without my baby Mike, but I left 
him in my parents capable hands. They have done a great job and Michael's vet 
has been great with doing research and getting new options from specialists.

I spoke to my vet about Amani's advice and he explained what those drugs were 
for and what we were doing already, Michael is in South Africa so we don't 
always get the same drugs or they have different names.

He was already on a cortisone injection which was a better option than the 
tablet form (until he improves), he was more than willing to give Michael the 
anabolic steroid but said that it doesn't actually do anything for production 
of anything in the bone marrow it is to help with appetite, and he was already 
on Baytril which was similar to Doxycycline but without the common side effect 
of nausea. He did change him to Doxy with strict instructions to give it to him 
with food and watch his reaction to it.

Just before I left Michael went for blood count again and was still steadily 
dropping, the vet got got hold of specialists but no good news. After I left my 
dad told me our vet spoke to more specialists and we had a new option. He gets 
an injection every few days and the vet said we should see where it will lead 
by Monday. I'm not sure what the new meds are but my mom has joined this 
mailing list and my dad will soon too. I told the to keep this platform updated 
and I will too.

Terri

On 12 Jan 2017 07:24, mailto:dlg...@windstream.net>> 
wrote:
when i had cncer, they gave me epogen.  i had a reaction to it and they stopped.

 gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> Terri,  I saw this post and am praying for your little Michael!  Can they 
> start him on Aranesp (darbepoetin) or Epogen, or even Winstrol (which I think 
> has been mentioned here before?).  I know with Aranesp, you give the shot 1 
> time a week and when it is within normal range, begin to space out the 
> injections to find the right dose to  hold it in that normal range.  Epogen 
> is given 3 times a week and when in normal range, one dosage is skipped and 
> they search for that perfect dosage.
>
>
> Could you get a copy of that most recent blood work as I can read blood work 
> and am wondering if anything else is off. IF so, once it is treated, things 
> may go back into place with other levels.  This is what happened to my baby 
> Kit.  I immediately put her on Rx Vitamins for Pets ~ Liquid Immuno.  Also 
> she was put on antibiotics for fever and infection.  I really would like to 
> see the blood work.  If you want, you can send to me privately at 
> gidge...@aol.com
>
>
> Nancy
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Terri mailto:tkmoo...@gmail.com>>
> To: felvtalk mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 6:52 pm
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope
>
>
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> My little boy Michael is 3 and was diagnosed just over a week ago. I noticed 
> he had lost weight and wasn’t quite himself but nothing major, or so I 
> thought. I got him as a stray kitten, had him tested – he was negative for 
> felv, and vaccinated him every year.
>
> On Fri 30 Dec I took him to the vet, she did blood tests to check what could 
> be wrong with him and told me that when he came up positive she didn’t do any 
> further tests. She said he was anemic and prescribed cortisone every day and 
> vitamin B shots every week for 4 weeks. I asked what his lifespan would be 
> and she told me not very long and that there was nothing else we could do 
> except a blood transfusion at some stage.
>
> After coming home from a new years eve party I found him limping and he would 
> not stop moaning, I gave him an anti inflammatory that he had been given for 
> a previous leg injury hoping it would help until morning when a vet opened. 
> It helped his leg but he started moaning again 2 hours later. I finally found 
> a vet that could help on new years day. I told the vet about his history and 
> what had happened earlier that morning, by this time his leg was fine so the 
> vet gave him a strong pain killer thinking he was moaning in pain and told me 
> to bring him back later if it didn’t help. I took him back where a different 
> vet saw him, he did blood tests and the results were terrible, he

Re: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope

[Terri Knight]

So an update.

I had to leave to start working in South Korea without my baby Mike, but I
left him in my parents capable hands. They have done a great job and
Michael's vet has been great with doing research and getting new options
from specialists.

I spoke to my vet about Amani's advice and he explained what those drugs
were for and what we were doing already, Michael is in South Africa so we
don't always get the same drugs or they have different names.

He was already on a cortisone injection which was a better option than the
tablet form (until he improves), he was more than willing to give Michael
the anabolic steroid but said that it doesn't actually do anything for
production of anything in the bone marrow it is to help with appetite, and
he was already on Baytril which was similar to Doxycycline but without the
common side effect of nausea. He did change him to Doxy with strict
instructions to give it to him with food and watch his reaction to it.

Just before I left Michael went for blood count again and was still
steadily dropping, the vet got got hold of specialists but no good news.
After I left my dad told me our vet spoke to more specialists and we had a
new option. He gets an injection every few days and the vet said we should
see where it will lead by Monday. I'm not sure what the new meds are but my
mom has joined this mailing list and my dad will soon too. I told the to
keep this platform updated and I will too.

Terri

On 12 Jan 2017 07:24,  wrote:

> when i had cncer, they gave me epogen.  i had a reaction to it and they
> stopped.
>
>  gidge...@aol.com wrote:
> > Terri,  I saw this post and am praying for your little Michael!  Can
> they start him on Aranesp (darbepoetin) or Epogen, or even Winstrol (which
> I think has been mentioned here before?).  I know with Aranesp, you give
> the shot 1 time a week and when it is within normal range, begin to space
> out the injections to find the right dose to  hold it in that normal
> range.  Epogen is given 3 times a week and when in normal range, one dosage
> is skipped and they search for that perfect dosage.
> >
> >
> > Could you get a copy of that most recent blood work as I can read blood
> work and am wondering if anything else is off. IF so, once it is treated,
> things may go back into place with other levels.  This is what happened to
> my baby Kit.  I immediately put her on Rx Vitamins for Pets ~ Liquid
> Immuno.  Also she was put on antibiotics for fever and infection.  I really
> would like to see the blood work.  If you want, you can send to me
> privately at gidge...@aol.com
> >
> >
> > Nancy
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Terri 
> > To: felvtalk 
> > Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 6:52 pm
> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Michael's last hope
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > My little boy Michael is 3 and was diagnosed just over a week ago. I
> noticed he had lost weight and wasn’t quite himself but nothing major, or
> so I thought. I got him as a stray kitten, had him tested – he was negative
> for felv, and vaccinated him every year.
> >
> > On Fri 30 Dec I took him to the vet, she did blood tests to check what
> could be wrong with him and told me that when he came up positive she
> didn’t do any further tests. She said he was anemic and prescribed
> cortisone every day and vitamin B shots every week for 4 weeks. I asked
> what his lifespan would be and she told me not very long and that there was
> nothing else we could do except a blood transfusion at some stage.
> >
> > After coming home from a new years eve party I found him limping and he
> would not stop moaning, I gave him an anti inflammatory that he had been
> given for a previous leg injury hoping it would help until morning when a
> vet opened. It helped his leg but he started moaning again 2 hours later. I
> finally found a vet that could help on new years day. I told the vet about
> his history and what had happened earlier that morning, by this time his
> leg was fine so the vet gave him a strong pain killer thinking he was
> moaning in pain and told me to bring him back later if it didn’t help. I
> took him back where a different vet saw him, he did blood tests and the
> results were terrible, he also felt that he had some sort of neurological
> issue so he had to be admitted to hospital. His platelet and red blood cell
> count was extremely low and he was not responding to treatment, I made the
> decision for him to have a blood transfusion which he received on 3 Jan
> Tuesday evening. I fetched him on Wednesday and had him tested again on the
> Friday, his results were still better but there was no sign of his body
> regenerating. On the weekend he just seemed to improve so much, is appetite
> was back and he had interest in playing like his old self again, but
> Monday’s results did not reflect his behavior. His body was not
> regenerating and his counts had dropped slightly.
> >
> > My next step is blood tests and decisions on Friday. I am devas

Re: [Felvtalk] Re Finding money for Vet Tx...

[dlgegg]

What a great idea!

 Amani Oakley  wrote: 
> Robert
> 
> Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to do myself. 
> Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have animals? You could 
> only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you could pop back home and check 
> on your babies as needed. You could also charge different amounts for just 
> dropping in to check on an animal, getting the mail, taking in the newspaper, 
> and watering the plants, versus staying at the house. I know that when I go 
> away, the first and most important thing I have to arrange is care for my 
> animals. We are lucky to have a cousin who is perpetually out of work (though 
> quite young) so he is always available and good with our animals, and we pay 
> him well.
> 
> Nowadays, with the internet as well, it is easier than ever to market your 
> services. No more do you have to pin an ad on a supermarket community board, 
> but you can do that too, along with a distribution of flyers in 
> neighbourhoods near you. 
> 
> There is good money in doing this, and what happens is that when one person 
> uses your services, he/she tells family and friends about you when they're 
> going away. You also can accept and reject jobs - you aren’t stuck with a 
> particular commitment - so there's far more flexibility.
> 
> You're obviously wonderful with animals, so you would be perfect for 
> something like this. (It is my dream job - I could live vicariously through 
> you.)
> 
> Amani
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of 
> ROBERT CHAPEL
> Sent: January-20-17 4:15 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...
> 
> Hello All:
> I have a recollection of someone( or someone(s) in our forum mentioning 
> trying a " Go fund me " campaign for their cat(s)  Was it at all 
> successful??    I am going to need to find some money if I am going to keep 
> my guys going as I really can't return to any kind of reasonable paying work 
> as long as meds need to be give a few times a day ( I can get paid 3x more 
> for a day of work if I go back to where I used to work which is 55 miles 
> away but it makes me nervous being that far away if something happens 
> that I can't get back)... I have no real prospects for anything near my home 
> but am beginning to look  The commited folks on this forum are spending 
> FAR more on their Kitties than I could dream of affording and it hurts me 
> that what _ I _ thought would be adequate care falls so short of what others 
> are doing..  
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Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...

[Lorrie]

This sounds like a wonderful idea, Robert.  We live in a community of
rather affluent people who treasure their pets.  I'm sure your
services would be needed here.

Where do you live?

Lorrie


On 01-20, Amani Oakley wrote:
> Robert
> 
> Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to
> do myself. Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have
> animals? You could only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you
> could pop back home and check on your babies as needed. You could
> also charge different amounts for just dropping in to check on an
> animal, getting the mail, taking in the newspaper, and watering the
> plants, versus staying at the house. I know that when I go away,
> the first and most important thing I have to arrange is care for my
> animals. We are lucky to have a cousin who is perpetually out of
> work (though quite young) so he is always available and good with
> our animals, and we pay him well.
> 
> Nowadays, with the internet as well, it is easier than ever to
> market your services. No more do you have to pin an ad on a
> supermarket community board, but you can do that too, along with a
> distribution of flyers in neighbourhoods near you.
> 
> There is good money in doing this, and what happens is that when
> one person uses your services, he/she tells family and friends
> about you when they're going away. You also can accept and reject
> jobs - you aren???t stuck with a particular commitment - so there's
> far more flexibility.
> 
> You're obviously wonderful with animals, so you would be perfect
> for something like this. (It is my dream job - I could live
> vicariously through you.)
> 
> Amani

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