Re: OT: Need help with rescued dog; to Nina or anyone else with experience re...

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yep, Pits are awesome dogs, I've known a few of them. It's all about how they are raised. Other than a good vet exam, and deworming, dogs, even extremely emaciated ones, generally do great with just food and care. They aren't like cats in that they don't get fatty liver from starvation.

Re: sleeping with her head down --- my Dharma

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
 You mean with her legs all tucked under her, body upright, with her muzzle resting flat on the surface she's laying on, looking like it would be hard to breathe? You see any tension over her neck and shoulders, right, from holding that position? Yes, that's generally a "sick cat"

Re: OT: Need help with rescued dog; to Nina or anyone else with experience re...

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Thanks... I advised someone on the Bengal Rescue Network yahoogroup to join here for advice (she thinks her cat may have cancer, and needs help reading the CBC panel)... and anyways,I thought well, if she joins, it would be nice if I was here for her! Things are settled down here pretty well

Re: Need prayers for Lucy

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Just watch her for dehydration. Sub-Q would be better than orally, if she's not holding anything in that way. Sending healing vibes for her! Try sub-Q fluids. Maybe just plain boiled chicken (or even raw?)... TINY amounts though. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Links for tube feeding for Terri

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Just in case you get nervous and need to reassure yourself that you're doing it correctly, here are acouple ofinformational links on tube feeding. (I missed what type of tube you are feeding through, or I'd post more specific sites) http://maxshouse.com/Enteral-Assisted_Feeding.htm

Re: my experience with pits.....

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Lock her in the bathroom??? Or Garage? Puppies will do that, put their heads in places they shouldn't go, LOL! They aren't quite as bright as cats... Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency

Re: To Nina: Re: my experience with pits.....

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Absolutely sure? Check out this webpage: http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html (I think most people will be shocked by the results if they take the quiz) Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT,

Re: To Nina: Re: my experience with pits.....

2006-10-29 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Me neither, but I'd seen it before, and failed it... so that's why I posted it, because I know it's really hard to tell a pit "for sure". Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial

Re: please pray for strengh and righ intuition fo rmy and dharma

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Sending clarity of mind to Hideyo, and peaceful and healing thoughts for Dharma. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Izzie threw off FELV!

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Congratulations! It DOES happen, regardless of what some pessimistic vets seem to think! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Dukee has went to the Bridge... :(

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'm so sorry to hear that Terri. I know how hard it is, but keep telling yourself you did all you could, and he lived the best life you could give to him, and he died surrounded with love! Phaewryn No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus

Re: Giardia

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
If the COST of the Metronidazole is a limiting factor, you can buy over the counter FISH Metronidazole for VERY reasonable prices. You might need to cut the pills for cats, I'd have to know the dosage to tell you. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: People are crazy

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
LOL... better tell them not to piss you off... they wouldn't want you throwing your feces at them. LMAO! Do you by chance work as a technical support representative? That would be too much to bear, I'd die laughing! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: People are crazy

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Herpes and Chlymadia! LOLOL! Too funny! Might as well throw Tritrichomonosis and Encephalitis into the conversation too, while you're at it... don't forget rabies! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and

Re: one question

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I must have missed this conversation, but coming late into it... here goes: The serious side effect of the FELV vaccine your vet is worried about is most likely CANCER. The specific form of cancer associated with the FELV (and RABIES) vaccine is called Vaccine Associated FibroSarcoma

Re: How should I handle this?

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Your FIV+ cats are much more apt to catch the FELV than your "healthy" (non-FIV) cats. I would definitely keep this FELV+ baby AWAY from your FIV+ cats! Normally, in healthy adult cats (with good immune systems) it's very hard to transmit. Cats develop a natural immunity against FELV at

Re: Dukee has went to the Bridge... :(

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Every Meezer I see, I think of Terrie! Something else I noticed... Terrie, you got married while I was off the list, didn't you? Your name is different now I think I don't remember you being a Forker before! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: Giardia

2006-10-30 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That would be the 10% dosage. You could even go .2ML safely, if my math serves me correctly. You could always donate part of the bottle to your local animal rescue... I'm sure they could use it. You should pour out a smaller container to pull each individual dose out of, that way you're not

Re: Vet Records

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That is absolutely ridiculous. You have EVERY right to you cat's FULL medical records! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Vet Records

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Scary to think, and I hate to even mention it, but MAYBE there is something they are hiding, and that's why they wont release the records, because they are scared of a malpractice suit because of something they did wrong. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Why did you take on TWENTY SIX foster cats?! Let me get the details right... in a normal rescue/foster relationship, you would get a call from the rescue group, asking you to please foster a cat. You would pick the cat up from the shelter, and a foster plan would be formed at that time. You

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
The foster parent shall be responsible for the food and litter provided to the cat during its stay with the foster parent. Any medical attention required by the cat shall be pre-approved byxxx and shall then be funded byxxx, except in an emergency. If emergency medical intervention should

Re: How catchy is it?

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
You are the person with the FIV+ cats and the 6 mo old kitten with a weak positive, correct? I replied in depth to your questions last night, here is the reply again: Your FIV+ cats are much more apt to catch the FELV than your "healthy" (non-FIV) cats. I would definitely keep this FELV+

Re: Vet Records

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yay! Good work Belinda, that's info we could all use at some point, I'm sure! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Vet Records/Morbid question

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That's sad, a Science Diet box I now cremate, but before I moved up north (where you can't dig graves 7 months of the year due to frozen ground), I'd had a cat that had been euthanised. The vet I used had special cardboard "coffins". They even lined them with baby blankets (I now donate

Re: Dharma's little miracle..(sorry it's long)

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
 Ham lunch meat was the only thing Moogie would eat near the end too, that and halfhalf. Go figure. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
It's ALWAYS good to keep things civil between rescues and rescuers. You know the saying, keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer? Well, we should all try to work together in our own areas of expertise and our own directions in the rescue world, because we ALL want to achieve

Re: Tsunade dizzy

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That does sound scary! You mean advice aside from "Take her to the vet ASAP?" Could be dehydration, that can cause dizziness in humans, I imagine it could in cats too. Or, it could be that she was gagging so much that she had a lack of oxygen and passed out (or got faint), I've almost passed

Re: one vet's thoughts on sub-q ImmunoRegulin

2006-11-01 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I always insist all treatments occur in the exam room with me present (other than surgery, of course). Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma

2006-11-01 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Well, FIP is likely to run through certain genetically similar cats, because it's a genetic fault that triggers it in cats, it's thought. So it's entirely possible that your area has a very NON-diverse breeding cat population, and so most of the rescues you get are from the same bloodlines.

Re: Treatment for Seizures: TO BARB

2006-11-01 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Just backing up Susan, she's absolutely correct, it's impossible to diagnose FIP on a LIVING cat. You can hypothesize, but there's no sure diagnosis. Here are some excerpts from a few various websites that gives a good basic overview on diagnosing FIP, and the link to genetic factors: FIP

Re: Treatment for Seizures: Dharma

2006-11-01 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I was under the impression most of Hideyo's rescues are from the local stray/feral population the surrounds her home. It seems I recall her mentioning how many ferals and strays she takes in from just outside her home. (I think it was, maybe that's been resolved now though?) Hideyo, are

Re: Treatment for Seizures: TO BARB

2006-11-01 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Speaking of toxins and common factors... I once had akitten get into the foundation (box spring) of an old mattress set I had in an extra room. The stuffing was toxic to some extent, anyways, he lived, but just goes to show, toxins are all around us. (he was unconscious when I found him, he

Re: how to get a cat to pee...

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Cage the cat. If she's in a cage, then she HAS to use the box you've provided for her. TIME will do the rest. It may take 3 days or so, be patient. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency

Re: A story of a little miracle Dharma - Dharma has become an angeltonight..

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'm so sorry to hear you lost another baby Hideyo... I know it's a terrible thing to suggest at this time, but are you considering having the vet do the test for FIP on Dharma's body, now that she is free from it's confines? I think that you should know for sure... it might save the next

Re: Stress related hair loss? (a NEW 8% fiber cat food)

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I have a hairless cat here too, well, he was just in my lap until I just had to get up to blow my nose from reading about Dharma passing. The scraping, cultures, and biopsies didn't discover anything on him. He tends to fluctuate with his baldness. A month or so will go by, and he'll grow

Re: one vet's thoughts on sub-q ImmunoRegulin

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Well, I think sometimes it may freak people out because if the cat is on the small side, they often have to use the major vein in the neck to draw blood. On dogs, it's just taken out of a front wrist or leg, on big cats it's usually the inside of a rear leg, but sometimes, they have to use

Re: how to get a cat to pee...

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
LOL... yeah, true Susan! But you might not be able to wring enough out of an article of clothing for the test. The plastic bag, that would work... Too bad they can't just take a swabbing from the carpet! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html

Re: Petechia/Hemotomas and bloodwork results

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Don't forget onions... if you're giving her any leftover hamburger helper, or meatloaf, or anything with any onion, that will cause anemia too. Something I only learned recently! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter

Re: Tsunade

2006-11-02 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I don't think dizziness is generally considered a symptom of mild anemia. In severe cases, of course, cats can pass out, so that could cause dizziness. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency

Re: lethargy...but no other symptoms

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Cats sleep 80% of the day. Keep a log (this means you have to take shifts watching him or stay up 24 hours), and see what the percentage of sleeping is. If it's less than 80% of the day/night, then he's perfectly normal. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: one vet's thoughts on sub-q ImmunoRegulin (cindy - about diabetes)

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Do you do home BG testing between blood curve tests at the vet's office?You use a home meter and you prick the eartip and get a very tiny blood droplet. Here's some info about that: http://www.sugarcats.net/sites/harry/bgtest.htm(how to home BG test) http://maxshouse.com/bgtest[1].mpg(video

Re: Could you add Chatty to the CLS?

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Those are very nice thoughts about Chatty, I'm sure that's just what he was doing, forever committing your faces to his memory. Very sweet. You have my condolences. Phaewryn No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.25/515

Re: I'm sad again.... :( Belinda can you add Jake to CLS

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Oh Terrie, I'm so sad for you! Such a long life though, certainly that's something to be proud of! You did the right thing for him. My condolences go out to you... Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and

Re: Human colds to cats?

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Of course you can share diseases, just not all of them. The flu is zoonotic, think BIRD flu (and has been confirmed in a few cats already too, I believe), and Rabies. Here's a list that shows the common things that can be transmitted between cats and humans:

Re: Human colds to cats?

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
You're welcome, I'm bored to tears, LOL! It gives me something to do when I can look stuff up for people. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

(OT) Anyone have cats with botched declaw jobs? Seeking material for documentary.

2006-11-03 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
http://www.handicappedpets.com/Articles/declaw/index.html Handicapped Pets is working with Jennifer Conrad, from the Paw Project, and Willow Evans of Kaleo Productions to produce a documentary for the Paw Project showing the damage that declawing does. If you have ANY cats that suffer from

Re: OT: vote NO on Ballot Question #2 (OFF TOPIC GROUP SIGN UP LINK)

2006-11-04 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I saw the attachment just fine here. Sickening, really to use tax money to fund programs that "fatten up" deer, JUST for the sole purpose of someone going out and killing them. Dude, we like, sell meat in the grocery, all wrappedup on little stryofoam trays and saranwrap. There's really

Re: Oliver has become free now --my 4th loss to FIP..

2006-11-05 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Hideyo, I'm so sorry to hear that Olive has passed. Quickly is probably a blessing, as she did not linger, and enjoyed her life up until the very last day or so. I do hope that this time, you will have Olive's body tested for FIP, to get a definitive diagnosis, so you can be SURE that it is

Re: Antonio (please RUSH him to the vet ASAP!)

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
BLOCKAGE, which KILLS in as fast as 24 hours. Take him NOW, don't wait for your appointment! Having some poo stuck around the rectal area is a classic symptom of intestinal blockage, because they can only squeeze a tiny amount out, so it just oozes out and forms a clump in the area. If it's

Re: Please add to the CLS - and HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Susan, I'm sorry to hear you lost so many babies in September, what a terrible month it must have been! I'll send good vibes for your currently ill babies, and I hope you don't suffer any more losses any time soon! As far as your description of your "shell shock" cat, Daisy, YES, I have

Re: ot: Antonio

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Feed a "lite" food with high fiber, like Innova Senior... I find it works, even fed free choice. I simply supplement the "skinny" ones with Nutri-Cal once a day to boost their calorie intake. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost

Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
"He began losing weight about 2 weeks ago - gums pale as snow. Blood work shows a hematocrit of7 - almost not compatible with life. He is still somewhat active - gets off the bed to go to the litterbox and sometimes to the rest of the house. Will eat if I put food in front of him. His vet

Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I've personally SEEN a kitten with bad flea anemia bounce back in minutes with a transfusion. Don't just assume it's the FELV just because he HAS FELV, you're writing off all other possibilities based on a FELV test result, without seeking other explanations. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat

Re: Need prayers and meditations for my missing little Pete

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'm "missing" about half my original feral colony, so I know how that feels. Keep a positive outlook, assume he's been "adopted" by a family, and is comfy inside a home. It will keep you from losing your mind with worry, which you can't do anything about. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from

Re: ot: Antonio

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yeah, try the lite version of whatever brand you are currently feeding. I only say high fiber because it makes them "feel" full, so they eat less of it. My Doobie eats non-stop sometimes, to the point I think he has an eating disorder, he will eat till he pukes, then go eat, then puke, then

Re: Need prayers and meditations for my missing little Pete

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I know it's not likely, my ferals can't be touched either, but when you can't DO anything to get them back, is it better to assume the worst, and drive yourself into depression, or is it better to hope for the best, and keep a positive outlook so you can continue to help the ones you CAN

Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That kitten, I referred to earlier, it was a 7 hemocrit, I guess I left that out in the message. The vet was shocked it was alive, and we did rush a blood transfusion, luckily (for us, not for poor Sugar), we did keep a blood donor cat in the office. The kitten went home the same day, after

Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yes, unconscionable describes it completely! I was working for a vet though, it wasn't my office, so I had very little say in the matter. Before I worked there, he NEVER got out of the cage, since I left, I worry that is again still in that cage. I considered breaking into the place and

Re: Please add to the CLS - and HELP - long, sorry

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I've had several situations where I contributed to a cat's death. You can let it eat you up inside, OR you can call it a lesson and try to take what you learned and use it in a way to benefit other cats, and in that, you can find a balance of knowing that even though you made a mistake, you

Re: PLease...need HELP - long, sorry (OT - Sugar)

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I have done several searches, it appears that clinic no longer exists. It was Frayser Animal Clinic, on Frayser Blvd. (NOT the Frayser Raleigh Clinic on Stage Rd that you'll find if you search). Note I can't recall the vet's name...darn it. She used to show purebred Golden retrievers too, if

Re: ot: Antonio

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Oh good! I'm so glad it was just an anal sack infection. Those usually clear up, and rarely require removal surgery. Did they give him an pain meds? I know when Tang came home from his "dig out" after his impaction, he was in a lot of pain from them (and this is the vet techs exact phrase)

Re: [siameserescue] Looking for FeLV+ Companion Kitty

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I just posted one to this list today or yesterday I believe Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners:http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.htmlSpecial Needs Cat

Re: ot: Antonio

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
There's a very valid theory out there that early neutering of males makes them more prone to urinary blockages, because the urethra growth is kicked into over drive by the hormones of becoming an adult. When you neuter BEFORE the cat reaches adulthood, the urethra never reaches it's adult

Re: ot: Antonio

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Garage safari, LOL! They do just love it when they get to explore a normally off limits area. Gees, why is my sig font so big? I gotta go fix that! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency

Re: Opossums a vector for FeVL?

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
No, she's dead wrong. She's a HORSE person, and that explains her instant dread of possums and her thinking of them as vectors of disease, BUT, that's because possums are THE MAIN CAUSE of EPM, a very insidious disease in horses that affects their spinal cord, eventually leading to

Re: Opossums a vector for FeVL?

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
LOL, Liz! I feel the same way, I have cousins I have not talked to since childhood. They used to never include me when I would go to their house, and they always shunned me, or took advantage of my innocence and got me in trouble. I never felt like part of that side of my family at all

Re: Opossums a vector for FeVL?

2006-11-06 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
tfinder.com/shelters/VT44.html - What is EPM? - Original Message - From: Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 9:20 PM Subject: Re:

Re: To Elizabeth: Re: ot: Antonio (Wendy)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Innova Lite has been discontinued, and replaced with Innova Low Fat, a low fiber 5.5%, semi-high protein 32%, lower fat diet 10%; and Innova Senior, a higher protein 38%, high fiber 8%, and low fat 12% diet. I like the Senior formula better for fat cats, as they tend to get blocked back there

Re: Scooter's dental problems (a bit long)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Indeed, stomatitis is usually cured by full extraction. There is also some success being seen with lasers on the inflamed oral tissue. I think your taking him in sooner is better, they can get him on an IV to support him since he's refusing to eat and drink. Until then, blend up some

Re: Stomatitis question i asked my vet (the laser link)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
http://www.dentalvet.com/vets/cats/LPGS.htm Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources:

Re: Way OT: Flooding here in WA!

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'm late coming into this, but I hope the water level is receding by now Terrie! I've been in many floods back when I live down in Arkansas, I used to do some pretty stupid stuff too (playing in waist high water in the roads, etc), lucky I never got sucked down a road drain or manhole!

Re: Stomatitis question i asked my vet (the laser link)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'm a really bad skeptic about everything... and my Physical Therapist got a deep tissue laser for her practice. I was skeptical of course, but then she said it's also used for dermatology use, and that it helped her pimples (she'd naturally been experimenting on herself since it was a new toy,

Re: To Elizabeth: Re: ot: Antonio (Wendy)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
That sounds like a good lite cat food. Probably more of a diet than the Innova options, actually. I'd consider switching, except I could never afford that brand with 6 cats that think they are swine. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low

Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 22, Issue 30

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Don't pay for the fecal, just deworm under the assumption she needs it, that should be closer to $8 than $20. As for the anemia, they should be able to do a very quick test JUST for that, for a reduced price, since it's not a full or even partial blood panel. In humans, that's when they

Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 22, Issue 30 (bad litter robot link)

2006-11-07 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
http://www.litter-robot.com/is the correct link for that fancy litterbox... I'm tired, going to bed! Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Scooter's Dental Problems

2006-11-08 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Well, yay! That's excellent, if he's eating good, you can buy supplements to add to the liver shake to make it a complete cat diet, and just feed that forever if you need to. Isn't lysine supposed to be good for mouth problems??? Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: What is FIP?

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
OMG, that's TERRIBLE! That shelter is going to be KILLING MOST of their cats! What a horrible policy! Why do you need ammo from the list? All any of the people at that shelter would have to do is look it up on any website about FIP, and they'd see how stupid that policy is. They need to be

Re: Lucy very sick again

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Poor Lucy, she is in a bad situation. Can you give her any Vitamin C, or will that kill her IBD? What about zinc? Anybody know if it's safe to give cats zinc for URI, like they have human drops of zinc from colds to go away faster? Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat

Re: Scooter's Dental Problems; continued

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
I'd take him back in to the vet right away, that sounds pretty serious to me. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat

Re: Lucy very sick again

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Well, um, it's very old school, but what about penicillin INJECTIONS? No GI upset at all... You can do it at home if your vet willshow you how to do it. My dad gave our dogs penicillin shots for weeks when they had parvo and we couldn't afford treatment when I was a kid (they both lived

Re: dirty bum bum - OT (as if it needs to be pointed out)

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
My Doobie can't reach to clean his butt. It's always got poopie on it. If it gets bad, I use a wad of toilet paper and pull the chunks off (to which he says "OUCH LADY!"). I've tried wipes and wet washcloths, but he will NOT let me help him, he downright gets nasty about it. So, I just try

Re: dirty bum bum - OT (as if it needs to be pointed out)

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Be warned, baby wipes are NOT gentle at all. Gentle for HUMAN skin, not for other species. I too, bought the unscented hypoallergenic kind for wiping under the tail andthe nose boogers off my horse. I used them and her entire nose cracked up and her skin all peeled off like from a

Re: Pippin tested negative on her IFA test --- plus questionsaboutSpaying

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
My vet has a completely different procedure. When a cat goes in to be spayed or neutered (even dentals, anything they have to knock them out for), they stay for THREE days. Day one, you drop them off in the morning. They do not do anything to the cat except let it settle in and stop freaking out

Re: OT Help, I am so embarrassed

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yep, I've been there. The key is to add a FULL CUP of white vinegar to every wash load in addition to anything else you use to clean it (the detergent, bleach, oxyclean, etc). And clean the house with vinegar too, it neutralizes the cat urine smell (and ammonia). On the upholstery (like the

Re: dirty bum bum - OT (as if it needs to be pointed out)

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Yes, I've seen those! I wonder if the formula is really different, or if it's just really inventive marketing? Phaewryn They make wipes with various purposes for pets (ears,fuzzy-butt, etc) I knowpetsmart carries them. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.

DNA testing for FIV, can differentiate from vaccinated or true positive! (and it's free)

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Thanks to Marilyn Krieger from Bengal Cat Rescue fro informing me of this new test! This new, I hadn't even heard of it yet, I will have to pass this along to all the lists I'm on!I'm sure they know about it on the FIV lists, right MC? I admit I'm on no mail onFIVCATS2...This is

Re: Lucy very sick again

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Oh wow, is your vet convinced that the IR is helping, or is he trying to blow the results off? Regardless, I'm so happy she's feeling better, poopie butt is a rough thing to live with for an extended period (for cat and human). Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!

Re: Scooter's Dental Problems; continued

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Oh Peggy, I'm so sorry, it really doesn't sound good does it? Is the vet going to remove the mass on his jaw? If he does, he can send it in for pathology, and then you'll know if it's cancer. My Tang cat is missing about 1/4 of his lower jaw on one side, from an injury, but he does really

Re: Information re: Pippin's spay and more questions about spaying

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Just make sure you let them know that they are authorized to perform all means necessary to pull her through if she crashes. Some vets do not "try" to "bring them back" like you expect with humans. Most vets don't even HAVE automatic respirator units or defibrillators. Sad, but true. I

Re: Prayers needed for Gus and Evander

2006-11-09 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Sending peaceful and healing vibes out to Gus and Evander. What do they look like? It helps me to visualize the vibes in their direction. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial

Re: Question about a ruptured disc

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Hi Beth, I had a cat that had a broken back (it was the vertebrae, not the disk) and she recovered WONDERFULLY with just cage rest and antinflammatories. I made a webpage that shows her story, if you're interested: http://ucat.us/Bones-Recovery.html I also had a cat that was worse off

Re: Madison -fur missing under her chin

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Feline Acne. Do a search at http://google.com Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources:

Re: OT Help, I am so embarrassed

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Urine soaks into the grout BETWEEN the tiles, that's why you're having so many problems. Try drenching the entire floor with vinegar, and letting it sit for a good long time before mopping it up. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low

Re: Homoepathic SCAM??

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
ANY vet that gives advice (and charges) via email is suspicious to me. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs

Re: Homoepathic SCAM??

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
LMAO! Heck no! I wouldn't give her the time of day, much less a single penny of my hard earned money! You can RESEARCH which homoeopathics to give for which symptoms yourself, if you choose that route, you don't need some crazy lady with an itchy hand for that! Personally, I don't think you can

Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Kelly, I suffered for years with migraines. And like you I was on Imitrex. I went in for CAT scans, MRI's etc, they never found a cause. I was about fed up with not being able to function. I went to an OLD doctor, the oldest one at the clinic I usually go to (I'd always seen a young and

Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Oh, yeah, I take mine religiously and RIGHT before bed. If I skip a single night I feel airy the next day, like you feel right before a migraine. Phaewryn Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial

Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Sweets cravings? I had those BEFORE the Amitriptylin, so it would be hard for me to say! As for dry mouth.. well, sometimes I get terribly thirsty, but I never connected it to the medicine... I take that at night, right before I go to sleep... I do keep a water bottle on my nightstand

Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)

2006-11-10 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
It really has given me my life back, so I know exactly how you feel. I was at the point of almost going to buy a gun to kill myself, the pain was so bad and nothing helped it. I would lay curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor, alternating between shivering so bad my teeth would

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