Just google it. You'll find a lot of info, likely more detailed than anything
anyone in a yahoo group could tell you.
--- On Wed, 7/27/11, Natalie wrote:
> From: Natalie
> Subject: [Felvtalk] FYI: What is Hemabartonella? I never heard of it
> before.
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> D
There's always the bathroom. It's just for 2 or 3 weeks.
Over the years I have regretted the ones I did not rescue but have not really
regretted the ones I did.
--- On Thu, 8/11/11, Bonnie Hogue wrote:
From: Bonnie Hogue
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma
To: felv
I know a cat who was reunited with her person after 2-1/2 years because of a
microchip. Always worth scanning, just in case.
(I'm in California though. All the rescues chip animals before adoption here.
I'm sure other parts of the country do no.)
--- On Fri, 8/12/11, dlg...@windstream.net
I'm a smoker. And our personal cats live to be around 18 years of age.
I would not reject an adoptive home merely because a family member smokes.
--- On Wed, 9/21/11, john pollack wrote:
From: john pollack
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ and Cigarette Smoke
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Dat
I would adopt to a smoker before I adopted to someone with flimsy window
screens. I would adopt to an adult smoker before I adopted to a non-smoker
with small children.
--- On Wed, 9/21/11, Edna Taylor wrote:
From: Edna Taylor
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ and Cigarette Smoke
To: felvtalk@f
ing
> brats are not good for cats either.
> It's hard to find a perfect home, and I guess all of you
> believe, as
> I do, that no one can take care of cats as well as we can
> :-) This
> is probably why most of us have so many cats.
>
> Lorrie
>
> >
This is SPAM. Christy Buchin's email has been hacked. Please do not ever
click on these sorts of links.
--- On Tue, 10/4/11, dlg...@windstream.net wrote:
> From: dlg...@windstream.net
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] no regrets after doing this venture!
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Tue
www.1drugstore-online.com
I've been using them for years.
--- On Sun, 10/16/11, Natalie wrote:
> From: Natalie
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Vet meds
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9:56 AM
> I always buy Amoxicillin and Clavamox
> in Mexico, although they re
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Vet meds
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 2:12 PM
> Have you ordered recently? They
> seem to require an RX now,
> and so do all the other overseas pharmacies I used for
> years.
>
>
> > On 10-16, Susan Hof
We had a house fire in 2007. I threw a couple of cats out the back door before
running out the front myself. Those cats actually came back in the house!
We were lucky. The fire department put the fire out before the floor
combusted. (The fire started in the basement underneath us.) All the
Having actually been burned out of one house I now give wings to my paranoia.
At night before going to bed and in the morning before leaving for work I walk
through the house turning things off and unplugging what I can.
We have LOTS of smoke detectors, including one in the garage. And I want
We've actually done half vinegar and half water and yes it can be used on
anything.
We've actually incorporated the vinegar and water into our weekly cleaning
sessions. We fill spray bottles with vinegar and water and spray corners of
the rooms and cat trees and everything (hot spots, where c
want to inhale the stuff.
From: Susan Hoffman
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] urine odors
We've actually done half vinegar and half water and yes it can be used on
anything.
We've actually incorporated th
ave been away from home to many hours since I
> and most of the cats
> > > were forced to move to another county to save the
> cats from the
> > > horrid gestapo of Animal Control, and the boxes
> are always a mess,
> > > so shame on me. Hop efully once
We have a similar law in California -- animals may not be euthanized is a
non-profit rescue is willing to take that animal. There are plenty of ways
around it and the law is hard to enforce but it has saved a lot of lives and
created good working partnerships between rescues and shelters.
---
Also not holistic but effective...
I have a foster who had stomatitis and regenerative tissue gingivitis.
Removing the teeth did not help. Her gums were purple and she could not eat.
She had two sessions with a laser, under anesthesia, and weeks of buprenex,
prednisone and clindamycin, but
If the stomatitis is severe and the cat is having trouble eating, really
consider heavy duty pain meds like buprenex during the treatment process. I
know that Snowy and I would not have gotten through it all without serious pain
management.
From: Natalie
To:
g] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:44 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Stomatitis
If the stomatitis is severe and the cat is having trouble eating, really
consider heavy duty pain meds like buprenex during the treatment process. I
know
this process?
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Susan Hoffman wrote:
Snowy had three separate procedures -- the first to extract teeth, then when
that did not solve the problem she had the first laser treatment, and then she
went back for a touch-up with the laser. So we were doing pain meds
All too true. When I had a house fire in 2007 and moved I packed up my yard
cats and brought them along. I still have two of them. One is 11 years old,
absolutely untouchable, and she was my first TNR cat.
Once you start feeding they learn to depend on you. You can't just walk away
and lea
Where are you located? perhaps we can help search for some resources in your
area.
From: dot winkler
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight/REPLY FROM DOTTY
Thanks all for your t
If you read the labels, so much of the high priced dry is really crap food
loaded with corn and byproducts. It's appalling what is out there on pet store
shelves.
From: Lorrie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:59 PM
Subject: Re:
Did the vet say whether she was retaining urine in the bladder? Did he express
the bladder?
With most pill meds you can break it up and put it in a 1 cc syringe with no
needle, draw up a tiny amount of water, and let is dissolve. I routinely
liquify meds.
From: dot winkler
To: "felvtalk@fe
today, though using he pet pockets and some Nutramen gel!
He said doesn't think the colitis is from the leukemia, but that she will have
a hard time fighting fever due to her immune system.
From: Susan Hoffman
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"
Sent: Wednesday, Sept
I spend about $1000 a month with a population that ranges from 25-40, depending
on adoptions and new intake. We feed primarily canned but with dry (mostly
Kirkland Premium and the no-grain in the orange bag). It's a big chunk of
money every month but the cats are happy and healthy.
For the p
I tried raw with my 15 year old calico a few years ago. She wouldn't touch it,
wanted me to fry it up in some butter first.
From: "dlg...@windstream.net"
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] The Price
an, where do you get PetsMart discounted gift cards. I have never seen
them. Is this one of those online places or eBay or where?
>
>
>
>
>
>Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty
>neighbors too!
>
>
>
>
>
>__
Kirkland is Costco's store brand name. The Kirkland dry food in the purple bag
is very high quality at a low price. (In California, where I am, the Kirkland
dry in the purple bag is $18 for 25 pounds. First ingredient is chicken, the
second is chicken meal. No byproducts or corn. Best deal
elvtalk ; "at...@optonline.net"
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 11:45 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Kirkland Cat Food & Some Info On Tax Exemptions
I don't think I ever saw the yellow bag that Susan Hoffman mentioned. They
have a light blue bag of Reduced Calorie food (diet food) but
Plan on keeping Ozzy locked up for a few weeks after his neuter. It takes at
least 2 or 3 weeks for that boy smell to go away. (And it just seems to
permeate the house. You may want to cage Ozzy as far away from the living
quarters as possible.)
From: Lee Evans
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemi
I adopted two cats with intermittent litter box issues to a very clever adopter
a couple of years ago. These two -- gorgeous Maine Coon sisters -- would pee
where they shouldn't when they were stressed, like with rehoming for example.
This adopter covered her sofa with plastic wrap and then da
I lucked out with the most recent second hand sofa that I bought off of
craigslist. Not only are the arms and legs carved wood and thus harder to
destroy by clawing, all the seat and back cushions zip off for laundering. And
the upholstery fabric is really thic, apparently impervious to urine.
Don't buy new. I never buy new upholstered anything. I buy used living room
furniture off craigslist, always cheap but attractive. Until my current living
room set ($125 for couch and matching chair) with the zip-off washable cushion
covers I simply changed the couch every year. (Check the f
I hate to tell you this but you need to get her to a vet. She should have a
full blood panel, including checking thyroid values (T-4). This could be so
many things. You need blood work to be able to properly diagnose and treat
this.
I understand how hard it is to get a feral cat to the vet.
I'm a fan of metacam. I've never used it in an FeLV cat and you cannot use it
if a cat has kidney issues, but for mild pains, like aches and sprains and
arthritis, it helps. But it's given in a tiny amount, weight-based, and only
every two or three days. Don't overdo it. Also, it is an antinf
If the pheremones don't work then talk to your vet about antianxiety meds,
either prozac or elavil, at least for awhile till he begins to get over
whatever is in his past. (I had one cat on prozac for years. It made all the
difference in the world.)
--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Barb Moermond wrote:
Seizures only when the cat is sleeping would seem unlikely. I had an epileptic
cat and her seizures were always when she was awake.
--- On Mon, 12/7/09, tamara stickler wrote:
> From: tamara stickler
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT:help w/post traumatic stress in cat?
> To: felvtalk@felineleukem
I would lean more towards Elavil, I think. But a lot depends on why the cat is
doing this, whether it is physical or psychological.
--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Sharyl wrote:
> From: Sharyl
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT:help w/post traumatic stress in cat?-Diane R
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> D
Just an fyi, prozac does not dope a cat up. It sounds like the benadryl and
prozac have much the same effect.
--- On Tue, 12/8/09, lernermiche...@aol.com wrote:
> From: lernermiche...@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PTSD
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 3
Have all the other outside cats been tested? How long have they been living
with that group of cats?
We have an feLV+ cat who has lived outside at our house for at least 4 years
now. She and a small feral colony came with the house. Last year I tested her
best buddy because I thought I might
on. Yours.
> L
>
> -Original Message-
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org]
> On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:59 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk]
; to the
> > > colony. The other guy
> > > was very sick so he was euthanized. Someone on
> this list
> > > had a negative
> > > living with a group of positives for about 6
> years. He
> > > never tested
> > > positive.
> > > Lie
they
> can--you're not forcing them to, you're just letting them
> know that there is
> need.
>
> would you mind if i posted the link on the other FeLV list
> that susan
> hoffman and i moderate (FeLVPositiveCats)? i'd mostly let
> your chip-in page
> spe
I can vouch for Michael, as can a few other people on this list. I personally
delivered a hard luck FeLV+ cat to Michael last summer so I have met his cats
and his two-footed family.
--- On Mon, 1/25/10, Emma Lively wrote:
> From: Emma Lively
> Subject: [Felvtalk] To Michael Johnson and Se
Yes, thsnk you and your group for roling with the punches and taking on the
task of fostering and finding a home for an FeLV+ cat. Let me offer a glimmer
of hope -- We recently had a handsome Siamese boy tesrt FeLV+ We figured we
would have to send him to Michael at Second Chance Meows (thank
You'll probably hear from Michael very soon. I think he is on this list. But
just in case, I am cc'ing him on this email.
--- On Thu, 3/25/10, lernermiche...@aol.com wrote:
> From: lernermiche...@aol.com
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Second Chance Meows
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Thur
No one, cat or human, will lick gholdenseal a second time. try it. You'll
understand why. I once tried to make a suspesion of goldenseal in honey for
myself and it still tasted foul.
--- On Fri, 4/2/10, Gloria B. Lane wrote:
> From: Gloria B. Lane
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] gentian violet f
Little Noses brand salineBut it sounds like you may need a heavier duty
antibiotic. What antibiotic was already given? I swear by zithromax but have
also seen good results from the Convenia antibiotic injection.
--- On Mon, 12/6/10, Melinda Kerr wrote:
> From: Melinda Kerr
> Subject: [F
I'd like to hear specifics about any issues with Best Friends. Everyone I know
who has ever visited them in person has absolutely loved the place. And I know
they do a huge amount of good and take on large projects that most other
rescues could not manage. (Like the 800 cat pahrump/FLOCK situ
We do them at 2 pounds/2 months in northern California. With the girls we may
wait till they are closer to 3 pounds though.
Cats can start going into heat at 4-1/2 months. And with the boys, the sooner
they are neutered the less likely they are to become sprayers. If you are
planning on adop
It's different if you are a rescue who places animals for adoption. In
California it is illegal for a 501(c)(3) non-profit to adopt out an unaltered
animal. Also, we have so many vets in Northern California who are very
experienced at early age spay/neuter. It's the standard here and the kitt
don't, and that's why
> such a problem continues.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org]
> On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 3:45 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleu
I volunteer at our local feral spay/neuter clinic (they also s/n cats and
kittens being fostered for adoption) and I've watched the procedures so many
times. My station is right next to where the neuters are done. The aftercare
is amazing. We have so many volunteers just checking respiration
Not true. There are a lot of illnesses that can be transmitted between animals
and humans, incluiding a lot of different types of colds. Here's a nice long
list to scare yourself with: http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/ If
the animals and the people are basically healthy it's not mu
Feline herpes is rhinotraceitis so, no, you can't get herpes from a cat.
--- On Wed, 1/19/11, Bonnie Hogue wrote:
> From: Bonnie Hogue
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Can Humans Make FELV+ cats sick?
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:17 PM
> I doubt that they c
This is the problem with most "sanctuaries." It's a flawed business model. A
"sanctuary" by definition offers lifetime care So they fill up fast and, as
the population ages, become more and more expensive to maintain. And usually
the people who try to start sanctuaries keep taking in new ani
The few truly good sanctuaries that I have encountered have been small
operations with multiple humans living on site.
--- On Fri, 2/25/11, Carmen Conklin wrote:
> From: Carmen Conklin
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sanctuaries
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 2:
No. NOT Cathouse on the Kings. Have you actually been there? Recently?
Don't recommend them unless you're answering yes to both questions.
There are a lot of problems with Cathouse on the Kings. They have 600-800
cats, poor tracking and intake procedures (inadequate testing and FeLV cats
Have you been there?
--- On Sat, 2/26/11, Natalie wrote:
> From: Natalie
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Sanctuaries
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 8:36 AM
> That is a great place! But
> I still wonder how all those cats can be
> monitored and how they don
We work with seni9or and special needs animals and often find good homes for
them. But that is only after we take care of blood panels and dental. On
average we spend about $500 per cat getting them ready for adoption. And
that's with rescue discounts, our own lab account, etc. Market rate a
What makes the $500/$1000 inadequate is that, from a rescue standpoint, older
animals have to be fully vetted before they can be listed for adoption. That
includes dental which is so expensive. Adopters are reluctant to take on older
or special needs animals because they are afraid of the cost
l the
> > rest who aren't positives have std vaccinations
> including for FeLV
> > annually.
> >
> > This gets more and more difficult when all you want to
> do is love them
> > and let them live out their lives in happiness and
> peace.
> >
> >
I've been ordering the Stronghold from the UK (same as US Revolution) for a
couple of years now. I buy the big dog size and measure it out into cat sized
doses. Works out to less than $3 per dose for an adult cat.
--- On Tue, 6/7/11, Lorrie wrote:
> From: Lorrie
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] UK
I had the same experience with the feline Pine. It smells like moldy wood to
me. Bought one bag and never again.
I think we may need to make a distinction between rescue households with a lot
of cats and a constant parade of fosters coming and going and a household with
just a few pet cats.
A suggestion for medicating difficult cats -- I recently had to get gel caps
into a timid former feral girl who seems to sprout extra feet and claws when I
medicate her. I cut a hole in the end of a pillowcase and put that over her,
with just her head sticking out of the hole. That helped. it
I have two FIV+ cats and I have been told not to vaccinate them against FeLV. I personally am reluctant to take in an FeLV+ cat because of these two boys, as well as a couple of seniors, and the constant stream of foster kittens. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Guys!I'm so sorry I haven't been able t
Congrantulations. This gives me great hope as well for an FeLV+ I have in a foster home. Kerry MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's some good news. But first, the background for those who don't know it: of the feral colony of 5 kittens (Caramel, Levi, Flavia, Snoball and Mickey
You can buy the STAT Screen FeLV Test at RevivalAnimal.com at http://www.revivalanimal.com/product.asp?pn=99%2D033 for under $8 a test (sold in lots of 10 tests). It is a whole blood test, not a saliva test. The Assure FeLv Leukemia Virus Antigen Test Kit is also available through Revival at
As someone with a needle phobia let me assure you that Sub-Q is easy. You can learn to do this yourself. Don't worry about the size of the needle (18 gauge). The purpose of the large needle is so that the fluids flow in quickly. With a small needle it is actually more stressful for the cat and
Take a look at this one. He has experience with miltary divorces and is based in Colorado Springs.. http://www.carlgraham.com/
Be prepared to take kitty out of the carrier when you go through the metal detector. I suggest a harness and leash that is already attached to the cat before you put it in the carrier. Also, a towel or pillow case or something to cover the cat with so that it doesn't freak as you walk it through
Is there a safe place to relocate momcat? I have a mini-colony of ferals in my back yard and two were relocated from another place to there. Hideyo, are you a member of the feral cat group yet? You may want to join. It's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feral_cats/Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr
Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for them at first. But when she saw them in my foyer through the screen door she was fine. She knew I had them. (They screamed like crazy for her but she was fine wi
Where are you located? Perhaps there are other rescue people in your area. Your really must join the freral cat group I referenced in my earlier post. It's a nationwide group with close to 2000 members now.Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi, everyone, please underst
Where are you located? Perhaps there are other rescue people in your area. Your really must join the feral cat group I referenced in my earlier post. It's a nationwide group with close to 2000 members now.Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi, everyone, please understa
Senior and special needs cats are adoptable. It takes longer and you work harder at it but I firmly believe that, somewhere, there's a forever home for every foster cat in my care -- and that forever home is not necessarily me. You just have to really work on finding adoptive homes.Hideyo Yamamo
NOT the shelter. You have to be committed to finding good forever homes. Adoptions are hard work. I understand the temptation to just close up shop and keep the ones you have but if you do that there comes a point when you have to stop taking in anyone new. And there are too many out there whos
Thanks. Adoptions are hard work. I call in-home adoptions cocktails parties without the cocktails. I feel like I'm constantly receiving visitors at a time when I would like to curl up with a good book and maybe take a nap. And I am picky, do a lot of screening. The process requires daily effor
Where are you located I rented for a lot of years in a very expensive, very tight housinng market (San Francisco) with 6 cats and now I live outside SF in rental housing but with rescue friendly landlords. Let me know where you are. I can at least tell you what worked for me.clarissa- Floyd <[EM
I have used a tiny dab on kittens as young as 5 weeks. The real question is how much the kittens weigh, though. Dosage is based on weight.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Karen - what about kittens that are 8-10 weeks?GloriaAt 11:12 PM 5/17/2006, you wrote:>what age Gloria my vet said nothing un
I'd use half that amount.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: use the 0.4ml size tube says for kittens 8 weeks or older and under 9lbs Karen
You can also use a flea comb and a container of soapy water. The flea comb traps the fleas. The soapy water weighs them down -- they can't float on the surface and escape -- and they drown. Flush the water down the toilet when you're done.Ashleigh Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:This is goi
You can safely do 100-150 mg daily. L-lysine is water soluable so if oyu overdo it they will just pee it out. Adult cats over 8 pounds can get 250-500 mg doses.janine paton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Anyone know the dose of lysine to give to kittens? They are 4 months, a little thin. Thanks, Jan
Oh, how I love a sucker for the special needs cats. Know anyone who would love to adopt a solid black shorthaired epileptic kitten? She's well maintained on phenobarbitol (7.5 mg twice a day), spayed, fully vaccinnated, FIV/FeLV/toxoplasmosis negative. She just has seizures if not given pheno.
I have a couple of FIV+ cats of my own and a beautiful little Siamese mix foster who is FIV+ They take longer to place. We have to try harder. We have to work at educating people. But we have to get the message out that FIV cats can live long happy lives and are not furry little lepers. Consid
My FIV cats have always been pretty affection and mellow. But then so are my non-FIV cats. I do think that, as tomcats go, the ones who aren't all that into fighting are more inclined to get beaten up and get FIV.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've got an FIV guy here...the sweetest, most laid back l
I think it all comes down to education. Where are you located? I at least have the luxury of living in the San Francisco area where people tend to be more progressive and well-informed.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's discouraging. I have never placed an FIV+ cat. I have 5 or 6, and they're wonderf
"No big deal" -- those were the exact words of one of my vets when Scooter tested FIV+ And my current vet (part of an AAHA certified veterinary hospital) is also similarly enlightened, including on the question of FIV+ and FIV- cats mixing. I know how lucky I am. I know this is not the standard
Talk to your vet about low dose oral interferon. Also, I don't unnderstand the prednisone. This can hinder immune system functioning and make it harder for him to kick a cold. Baytril can be harsh on a cat's system too. I think I'd probably wean him off the pred and look at Zithromax instead of
Talk to your vet about low dose oral interferon. Also, I don't unnderstand the prednisone. This can hinder immune system functioning and make it harder for him to kick a cold. Baytril can be harsh on a cat's system too. I think I'd probably wean him off the pred and look at Zithromax instead of
What antibiotic is she on? I swear by Zithromax. It's given once a day for 5 days and if effective against even the worst upper respiratory infections. Doesn't seem to upset the tummy the way Baytril does and is so much more effective than Clavamox or amoxicillin or doxycycline.[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I use Grants Ant stakes to keep ants out of the house.gwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm sorry; I should've specified that I intended this mix as an outdoor spray to prevent ants from even entering the house. Do you think it would still be toxic with the dilution and the fact that you would sim
Bran flakes or white rice. But make sujre you deworm.Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gastriplex is something that can be used or rice bran are a couple of things people on my other lists use for diarrhea. -- Belindahappiness is being owned by cats ...Be-Mi-Kittieshttp://bemikitties.comPost Ado
That feels very right on a psycho-spiritual level. Many years ago I had two cousins who had been raised as siblings. When their surrogate mother passed away at almost 18 years of age my vet offered to do a free necropsy to find out why her response to antibiotics had been so poor. She was b
From a rescue standpoint, I don't test everyone who comes in and I especially don't test kittens beecause I consider the tests unreliable when the kittens are so young. I also don't euthanize a healthy animal on the basis of a test result ever. One shelter I work with tests before transport t
Please join the FIV cats group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FIVCats2/ Statistically, 2 out of 3 kittens born to an FIV+ mother test negative once they have been weaned and have had time to clear maternal antibodies. In practice the kittens almost always clear antibodies within 2 or 3 month
Send me one of those for California, please. I have the prettiest little Siamese mix foster girl who has tested FIV+[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Anyone in the area have a Fiv kitty needing a home? 1170927- Cat:AnyBronx,NY (718) 986-5463 Erin Carey [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6-21-2006Na
Try the FIP group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FIP/ You may need someone close to you since the feline interferon that I am familiar with has to be kept refrigerated. What symptoms do you see? Why do you think it is FIP? (There is no test for FIP, just for exposure to the corona virus, a
Take a few deep breaths. You may be jumping to conclusions here. There are a lot of possible explanations. Try supplemental feedings -- syringe-feed KMR, feline AD canned, that sort of thing. Get Transfer Factor feline formula in her too. Why do you say you have a lot of corona positive ca
Don't assume it's FIP. I've had cats who worried me so, cats I was SURE were going to develop FIP, grow up and do well. And I have had cats who seemed so healthy and well, who developed normally, might even have been the biggest in the litter, break mwith FIP months after they were adopted. Rela
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