Re: Way OT: Starting a 501(c)3 for cat rescue

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
remind me tomorrow or so--there is a pretty good yahoogroup just for helping folks through the process! On 9/11/06, Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was sort of in the process and never completed it.. setting up non profit organization is very easy and getting tax exemption status

Re: timing on FeLV+ test

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
le positive ELISA test, go with the IFA next time.  The less the cat needs to be tested, the better. TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i'd definitely go for the IFA instead of the elissa--the false positive rate is just too high on the latter. i don't know how much actual re

Re: timing on FeLV+ test

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
oh, well that clears it up On 9/11/06, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wrote to this person off list and asked them to clarify.  Here's his response:> Let me rephrase that: IFAs depend upon advanced stages of infection to detect the presence of antigen and thus won't usually pick up early i

timing on FeLV+ test

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
i'd definitely go for the IFA instead of the elissa--the false positive rate is just too high on the latter. i don't know how much actual research there is on how long it can take to clear on the IFA--i'd seen a cite of up to 8 months from exposure, tho that one no longer appears where i saw it. b

Re: timing on FeLV+ test

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
retest using the IFA at a minimum of 90 days--i go for 120 days since most times it takes between three and four months to clear the virus--so unless you are absolutely sure that he couldn't have been in contact with an infected cat that entire amount, better to wait.   statistically, 70% of those

Cortland NY 274-cat seizure--some FeLVs.....

2006-09-11 Thread TenHouseCats
CORTLAND COUNTY SPCA     i hope to know by tomorrow how many FeLVs there are involved.. the kitty on the page is one.   MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: OTS..need suggestions

2006-09-10 Thread TenHouseCats
what happens a LOT in trailer parks is that people move out and leave their cats behind, and/or people think that a trailer park is a great place to dump their own cats--so a lot of times, the cats roaming parks are NOT really owned. and most park managements just consider loose cats a nuisance and

Re: To Leslie: Re: crackers IFA was positive need help a.s.a.p.

2006-09-09 Thread TenHouseCats
we never have any guarantees with any of the critters that share our lives--it used to make me nuts when people would bring FeLVs to the sanctuary, asymptomatic, and say they couldn't keep them, "because they were going to die." well, we all are, folks i know of as many $1500 showcats (don't ge

Re: The vet I had taken Angel to...

2006-09-07 Thread TenHouseCats
the high point at the sanctuary was about 600 On 9/7/06, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You didn't actually have 400 did you :) TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: sherry, you especially will get a kick out of this: when i went to live/work the sanct

Re: The vet I had taken Angel to...

2006-09-07 Thread TenHouseCats
how much i love this guy  On 9/7/06, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: that's awesome of your vet.:) TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i think it's really wonderful when vets acknowledge our loss..   my vet is so wonderful that i keep wishing t

Re: The vet I had taken Angel to...

2006-09-07 Thread TenHouseCats
i think it's really wonderful when vets acknowledge our loss..   my vet is so wonderful that i keep wishing that there was something that i could do to show him how much i appreciate him. last holiday season, i actually found a hallmark card for "our favorite vet," and i got him a tree orna

Re: Felv pos to neg

2006-09-04 Thread TenHouseCats
on a newly dignosed FELV before they were symptomatic and the results on succeeding tests,Already using Vit C and lysine Kelly-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Question about different FeLV tests

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
hey, two years ago the vet school at MSU said that they couldn't send out a sample for a western blot because no one did the western blot anymore.     On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Did she say she would find out (from the doctor) and get back to you about the IFA?

Re: To Gina

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
lthy most of his life before the cancer. TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: there's a sanctuary FIV+ who's been there for 15 years tested positive when he came in as an adult On 8/31/06, Gina WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Sherry, Buddy crossed the Brige in 2002

Re: To Gina

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
there's a sanctuary FIV+ who's been there for 15 years tested positive when he came in as an adult On 8/31/06, Gina WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sherry, Buddy crossed the Brige in 2002, not 2003.  It will be 4 years in November.  I can't believe how fast the time has passed; it just seems

Re: Question about different FeLV tests

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
; letter as exemption.>-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Question about different FeLV tests

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
there's no question that there's a problem with overvaccination, and the issue of using annual vaccinations as a way to get cats into the vet at least once a year   i'd still check with your dept of ag to see if a doctor's "excuse" would be accepted if your state requires annual RABIES shots...

Re: Question about different FeLV tests

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
it really depends, tho--bats DO get into houses, and let me tell you--if you find one, and it tests positive for rabies, even if you are SURE it wasn't anywhere near your cats, they will want to confiscate them.. i had a very uncomfortable 10-day wait, as i sat around trying to figure out how i

Re: OT: Need feedback please

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
this is the one i was actually thinking of: http://cats.about.com/cs/kittencare/a/freekittuns.htm   On 8/31/06, Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:    Hi MC,   I  think the one your talking about is the one Jim's friend Michelle Crean wrote, it is this one: http://www.parrett.net/animalaid/free.h

Re: OT: Need feedback please

2006-08-31 Thread TenHouseCats
or just get reprint permission from jim willis to use, "free to a good home". even if it is about dogs On 8/31/06, Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I like that...it gives it a little more punch! Thanks Kat!  :)   M Kat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Belinda,I think the re-wording

Re: Angel has gone to the bridge

2006-08-30 Thread TenHouseCats
hoo!?Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Head shake symptom - Spencer - 2 different abx at same time

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
the false-positive rate for the snap test for FIV is much higher than 20%--closer to 40 at a conservative rate. no sanctuary or group that works with FIVs will consider a cat positive without a western blot test.   -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineA

my list of places to post FIV/FeLV cats

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
PLEASE ADD ANY OTHERS!  www.adopt.bemikitties.com http://www.marleyfund.com/add_fiv.aspxhttp://purebredcatbreedrescue.org/photopost/index.php  (for purebreds and lookalikes)  these two i just found--don't have any experience with them http://www.specialneedspets.com/ http://www.petswithdisabilities

Re: OT: Need feedback please

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't think it's rude at all.   am thinking, tho, that some shelters DO let special-needs cats go for no fee, but that's AFTER they pass their adoption/application process. in those cases, it's to make room for more easily adoptable cats, while doing their best to make sure the cat gets a good ho

Re: Head shake symptom - Spencer - 2 different abx at same time

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
i am personally not terribly thrilled with antech, either, as they keep INSISTING that they have a reliable FIP test, which no one else accepts   baytril has definite side effects in young cats--don't have the technical language at paw, but it basically can stunt their growth. it's stated clear

Re: Fw: [HANDICATS2] SEEKING: FELV+ Maine Coon (or copycat) in NE area, or CO.

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
On 8/29/06, Patricia Lamoretti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BuddyBoy, who is double positive (FeLV and FIV), was relocated to Best Friends in Kanab, Utah, from NY in February.  Some may say Best Friends is a great place but it's not a "real" home and if a space opens up in their leuk house, they ca

Re: IFA kittens, retest at 6 mo & 1 yr? Or is IFA positive final?

2006-08-29 Thread TenHouseCats
omes with its own set of rules. Basically, scientists do not have all the answers yet to FeLV. However, when we get results, these are published which allows doctors more information to treat their patients. But somewhere in a small lab, researchers continue to seek answers. Don't k

Re: I'm losing my Angel...

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
ought and prayers.   Thanks,   Karen __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: IFA kittens, retest at 6 mo & 1 yr? Or is IFA positive final?

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
really good question, and one i've been wondering about and meaning to ask--i've often heard about FeLV supposedly, "being in the bone marrow," but never have been clear if that's what the IFA tests, or if there's another test that can actually determine that--and that, even if it IS in the bone ma

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
& web design]http://HostDesign4U.comBMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com-- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Dilated left eye

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't have real answers, but i know that one of my older girls had an eye-dilation problem that was gone by the time the vet got here--she had no signs or symptoms of anything else, and there hasn't been a recurrence. arh.     On 8/28/06, Roxane Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-28 Thread TenHouseCats
yep, i have one of those, too--i have one that's cordless OR corded, and that makes chasing them down really easy.   they really do NOT mind the clippers once they get used to the sound of it. i must admit, tho, that my first trial last summer, on a shaded-silver persian was far more traumatic

Re: Please send good vibes to Lucy

2006-08-27 Thread TenHouseCats
tineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: IFA kittens, retest at 6 mo & 1 yr? Or is IFA positive final?

2006-08-27 Thread TenHouseCats
nope, cats CAN indeed test negative on the IFA if they were tested before they had thrown off the virus. it can take up to six or seven months for a negative IFA to become positive, tho even with the IFA, 120-days is the norm.   in rescue, most cats never are given the chance to HAVE an ifa in the

Re: Hit by car FELV+ kitten needs rescue

2006-08-27 Thread TenHouseCats
WHERE IS HE? On 8/27/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2. FeLV Kitten Survives Hit & Run Car Accident is now facing    Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] kitrynak    Date: Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:20 pm (PDT)Russo escaped all odds when he was hit by a car, then taken

Re: Inky update

2006-08-23 Thread TenHouseCats
hopefully your vet will give you the info you need re: fatty-liver; i've never had to deal with having a tube put in but i know it's made the difference between life and death for lots of cats. i've been lucky enough to get stinky, disgusting cheap cat food to work to tempt them--the whitefish, or

Re: Question #3: Supplements

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
TED]> wrote: Where do you buy your powdered L-Lysine??  I buy it by the capsule @ The Vitamin Shoppe... but powdered would be easier.   Thanks. Leslie =^..^=  On 8/21/06, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: lysine is an amino acid that is specific to the herpes virus--it tricks i

Re: pet-loss support chats

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
start an on-going, weekly chat, specifically for folks dealing with long-term illness in their critters. i'll let you know when that gets scheduled. (and we're starting up our shelter/rescue support chat as well) /mari  On 7/28/06, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: wan

Re: OT: Re: Question #4: Litter

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
world's best is NOT good for a large number of cats, tho--we tried it at the sanctuary, and with my brood, and once it gets the urine odor, it never goes away. great for one or two cats, tho!   i'm using the sweatscoop right now with my adolescents; it's nowhere near as dusty as it was when it

Re: Question #3: Supplements

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Where do you buy your powdered L-Lysine??  I buy it by the capsule @ The Vitamin Shoppe... but powdered would be easier.   Thanks. Leslie =^..^=  On 8/21/06, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: lysine is an amino acid that is specific to the herp

Re: Question #3: Supplements

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
lysine is an amino acid that is specific to the herpes virus--it tricks it into not replicating. it's about the only supplement that i know of that MDs, DOs, DVMs, as well as homeopathic and holistic practitioners agree upon. one of the state vet associations suggested that ALL cats get lysine dail

Re: Question #5: Routines

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
hell, i groom them whenever i can catch them! as i said, there are brushes and combs everywhere--sometimes i roll over on a comb in bed i have nail clippers in a couple of places, too, tho usually i do that particular job in the living room in my main easy chair. except, of course, for those ca

Re: OT: Re: Wendy - How's your husband's back?

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
trust me, as the one with chronic back pain, it's very frustrating and energy-draining to be on that side of things too! it can really consume you, and you have to work really hard to not take our your frustration on those around you who can't really understand, but want to help. having a sense of

Re: Question #4: Litter

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
an awful lot depends on what litter you cat will USE--cats have a lot to say on this issue, regardless of what their humans research might show! i've found, here, that a lot has to do with the number of cats, too--there are great litters that are just not suited to use by a lot of cats at once

Re: Question #2: Grooming

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
combing/brushing has a lot to do with the particular cat--i have persians and dlhs, so we sit around and knit ourselves together. i am incapable of holding a cat without checking for mats, and starting out detangling with fingers i have brushes and combs all over the house (those that the c

Re: Question #1: Making a "Health Kit"

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
i can get most things wholesale from a vet supplier; if we come up with something we all agree on, we could possibly come up with a way to purchase/package things up for folks     On 8/21/06, Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks, Nina!  I'll definitely compile a list when everyon

Re: Question #1: Making a "Health Kit"

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
anyone who's interested) -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!Maybe That'll Make The DifferenceMaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Hello

2006-08-21 Thread TenHouseCats
nope, i can't see you, terrie! (sorry, it's been that sort of year) On 8/21/06, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Terrie,I see you.  It has been slow.  I haven't gotten any posts from the groupsince the 19th, (besides yours this morning).  I hope everything is going well for everyone.Nina[EMAI

Re: Smokey Update & Condolences

2006-08-19 Thread TenHouseCats
ddition to or instead of the Interferone & L-Lysine, slowly at first? This is new territory for me so I really can't tell if he is doing good for his circumstances or if I should be preparing for the worst. Please send all your good vibes to Smokey right now. He needs all he can get. Than

Re: Frustrated with Vets in AZ

2006-08-18 Thread TenHouseCats
when i went to live/work at the sanctuary, i still thought FeLV was airborne, too, because that's all i'd ever heard clearly i've proven myself educable. some people choose not to be. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine

Re: Frustrated with Vets in AZ

2006-08-18 Thread TenHouseCats
preciouspets is, i think, being way too kind and naive. as a human with chronic illnesses, i know very well what a problem front-office people can be with trying to control access to the doc, and how often it turns out that the doc has no idea about what information/lack of it their office staff is

Re: >:-(

2006-08-17 Thread TenHouseCats
hope you noticed my new signature line--seems particularly appropriate for you tonight! MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: >:-(

2006-08-17 Thread TenHouseCats
27;ve a good mind to say something to them about it. I could hear the mother yelling 'who let the dog out' but that doesn't do much for Mama Kitty. Thanks for letting me rant - I am so upset. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Kitten love, part 2

2006-08-16 Thread TenHouseCats
this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: OT: Kitten love, part 2, OT: a poem I just wrote

2006-08-15 Thread TenHouseCats
"kindling wrapped in fabric" is almost as good as the way another friend recently described snakes: "bungee cords with personalities." -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Kitten love, part 2

2006-08-14 Thread TenHouseCats
so i have glass and plants in my house--trust me, dear friend, those are NOT enough for anyone to toss me into a "normal" category! On 8/14/06, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the advantage to having persians of most any age, and older cats in general, is that they seem

Re: Kitten love, part 2

2006-08-14 Thread TenHouseCats
e penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006 -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Kitten love, part 2

2006-08-14 Thread TenHouseCats
st you a single penny more, and it makes so much difference to a sick cat in need! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 8/11/2006 -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Azrael

2006-08-14 Thread TenHouseCats
in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties. -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Kitten love, part 2

2006-08-14 Thread TenHouseCats
t to the vet then. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Patches

2006-08-13 Thread TenHouseCats
do for those we love, of any species--patches went on to the next stage of his journey safe and secure in your love, and that is an incredible gift. GLOW to guide patches across the bridge, and to heal your hearts. MC -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: OT:Kitten love!

2006-08-12 Thread TenHouseCats
, and all of them purring like crazy!!! Even on not much sleep, this was just pure bliss. Normally they sleep in bed, but I'll only have one at a time snuggled up to me. Guess they missed me while I was working late... I adore my kittens! Beth [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO

Re: Check out Human Drugs for our Pets

2006-08-10 Thread TenHouseCats
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: fyi... but one thing to be careful of-- it says kaopectate is ok for cats, but I thought I heard it's not... Click here: Human Drugs for our Pets Michelle -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Check out Cat Health: Household Medications for Cats

2006-08-10 Thread TenHouseCats
considering the misinformation re: kaopectate MC On 8/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Click here: Cat Health: Household Medications for Cats another... Michelle -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Update (long)

2006-08-10 Thread TenHouseCats
-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: As always, Patches

2006-08-09 Thread TenHouseCats
or pictures) and HOMES for CATS! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.8/414 - Release Date: 8/9/2006 -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Dempsey Please add to CLS

2006-08-09 Thread TenHouseCats
i can guarantee you that all the FeLVs i bade goodbye to at our sanctuary are all there waiting to greet your friends, and just imagine what our arrival at the bridge will be like--we're gonna be MOBBED when we get there! -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: just need to vent about my feral feluk

2006-08-08 Thread TenHouseCats
wned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites

Re: Now Peter has become an angel - so soon...

2006-08-08 Thread TenHouseCats
, I feel so lonely without Peter and Naomi.. and don't know what to do with the feeling..I know I have to believe and their souls are right besides me, but it hurts not to be able to hold them...and see them.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: Now Peter has become an angel - so soon...

2006-08-08 Thread TenHouseCats
old.. I am going to miss you so much,, but the thought of your soul continue to live gives me a courage to continue to live.. love so dearly and love forever,, Your mama.. -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: New Tang pictures! Taken today! (OT)

2006-08-08 Thread TenHouseCats
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:12 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: New Tang pictures! Taken today! (OT) don't worry about it--i just found out about the quarantine being lifted about two weeks ago--and it's been a couple of

Re: I need to vent (OT)

2006-08-08 Thread TenHouseCats
sorry about this whole mess, dear--my friends of the feline kind swear by three-fishie-flavor meds. they don't much like the tuna, tho can't help but wonder what the NON-rescue rate would have been for that visit, tho. -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL

Re: Propylene Glycol and L-Lysine

2006-08-07 Thread TenHouseCats
ht Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: Kitten update and FIP question

2006-08-07 Thread TenHouseCats
hat's a success, and anything above that is a gift, then that's what I'll do. Thank you all so much, Leslie -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892

Re: New Tang pictures! Taken today! (OT)

2006-08-07 Thread TenHouseCats
don't worry about it--i just found out about the quarantine being lifted about two weeks ago--and it's been a couple of years! as kerry said, tho, you really have to know well in advance and follow all the rules--you have to have the blood tests taken six months BEFORE entry date, for example.

Re: (OT) Finally, the long awaited GROUND HOG Pictures!

2006-08-06 Thread TenHouseCats
we used to go to the grocery stores and they'd give us their past-date lettuce chuckie liked it just fine! On 8/6/06, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: omigod--too cute! what a honey. he looks so happy! How cd anyone think you're nuts for feeding him. (Yes, I know...there are a

Re: Close Encounter between a pos. and a neg.

2006-08-06 Thread TenHouseCats
transmission really requires far more than casual contact, according to both anecdotal and official reports. (the classic line is, "prolonged and persistent contact," tho neither word is ever defined!) if she's had her series of vaccinations, she's even less likely to be at risk, even in a protract

Re: slippery elm bark for nausea

2006-08-06 Thread TenHouseCats
im = instant message, kerry. any of the main ones (you'll see in my signature that i've got names on AIM, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ--used to have IRC, but don't use that one any longer!). and, no, i do not have separate buddy lists open on each of the services, i use trillian, which is an IM "hand

Re: Wonderful orange fella near Dallas,TX needs help!

2006-08-06 Thread TenHouseCats
remember, not all of them read the manuals--i have two older persians who missed the chapters on calming down and becoming stuffed cats who purr they embarass the more proper cats in the house with their sheer silliness. On 8/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: LOL :-)   In

Re: Wonderful orange fella near Dallas,TX needs help!

2006-08-05 Thread TenHouseCats
susan, perhaps the word is out on the universal SOBOL lists? (SOBOL: sweet orange balls of love!) On 8/5/06, Susan Loesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks, Diane.  Some rescue group in Dallas gave Ramona my name and cell phone number -- I've often thought my cell number was on a billboard somewhe

Re: slippery elm bark for nausea

2006-08-05 Thread TenHouseCats
let me tell you that instant-messaging services are GREAT for those of us who are up-at-all-hours--you KNOW who's up, so you don't have to worry about waking anyone, and long "talks" with friends make the wee hours more enjoyable! (but then, i've been trying to get nina up on im for at least a year

Re: Propylene Glycol and L-Lysine

2006-08-03 Thread TenHouseCats
you can start here: www.bizrate.com and type in "l-lysine powder" in the search box   this is where we used to get it, but there are less expensive placeshttp://www.totaldiscountvitamins.com/merchant/tdvhomeframe.htm   On 8/4/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: where do you

Re: Propylene Glycol and L-Lysine

2006-08-03 Thread TenHouseCats
the least expensive way to get lysine is to go online and find one of the many places that carries NOW brand in the one-poung powdered form. there ARE other good, natural brands, that's just one i know fairly well. retail is $14.99/lb, but there are places you can get it for as little as $7.99/

Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 19, Issue 16

2006-08-03 Thread TenHouseCats
i knew almost nothing about FeLV when i went to live/work at an FIV/FeLV sanctuary, other than it was a horrible thing. the very first day i was there, i had to medicate some of the 30 young 'uns (between 2 and 9 months of age)--sitting in that room, with all of those sweethearts crawling all o

Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 19, Issue 16

2006-08-03 Thread TenHouseCats
calico! On 8/3/06, MacKenzie, Kerry N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Powderis...completely adorable...! -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of LeslieSent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:43 PMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subjec

Re: Question about throwing off the virus and my vet's opinion

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
ys if I were you.  After that I would act according to those results.   t TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: by that logic, ANY cat who tests negative could be "harboring" the virus because who knows if they might have tested positive at some point in their lives.   i'm s

Re: Naomi has become an angel...

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
be as strong as she is..   Again, thank you for all your thoughts and prayers for Naomi --- And please (I don't know whom I should contact directly, but..) add my Naomi to the rainbow bridge.. thank you..   Hideyo and Naomi..-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Question about throwing off the virus and my vet's opinion

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
outinely test kittens...they don't test them unless you ask for it.  So, who knows how many kittens/cats actually have it and aren't tested because they have no symptoms. TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: by that logic, ANY cat who tests negative could be "harboring

Re: Insecticides/Exterminators

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
i wouldn't blame the cat's food too much, folks--roaches like so many things that that's just one attraction. they can live for ages on things like scraps of soap, and they REALLY REALLY like the glue that holds boxes together. i wasn't sure that i believed the latter, but when we were finally

Re: Question about throwing off the virus and my vet's opinion

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
by that logic, ANY cat who tests negative could be "harboring" the virus because who knows if they might have tested positive at some point in their lives.   i'm sorry that i don't have the time right now to do the research, but it's fairly well documented that 70% of healthy adult cats exposed to

Re: Insecticides/Exterminators

2006-08-02 Thread TenHouseCats
persians and himmies are extraordinarily sensitive to any insectides/pesticides, but i think that most other kitties can tolerate regular extermination processes fairly well.   an old wives' remedy (love those old wives!) is to put whole bay leaves around all over--under the sink, behind appliance

Re: "Bonyness"/Worms

2006-08-01 Thread TenHouseCats
hee hee--do you ever think that we're all operating from the same script sometimes? On 8/1/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The kitty should be treated now for Tapeworms. So go back to the Vet get the meds. This does affect his growing and getting the nutrition needed for his

Re: Rusty Update...

2006-08-01 Thread TenHouseCats
the board of directors of CaLiCo (Calico Liberation Coalition) would like to offer Rusty a lifetime membership. we are a radical, left-paw social and political organization dedicated to ending discrimination against the multi-colored (no, it is NOT always the calico's fault!), making the world more

Re: "Bonyness"

2006-08-01 Thread TenHouseCats
a lot of kittens go through a gangly, scrawny stage around that age--so i'd keep an eye on him to see if anything changes, but wouldn't necessarily panic. the tapeworm itself could be causing him not to be getting all the nutrients from his food. that said, i'm an overprotective mom, and i'd ca

Re: To all who replied Re: OT: Need advice on herniated disk

2006-08-01 Thread TenHouseCats
it's funny, helene, because while the parafon forte helped with the pain, it was the soma that enabled me to get back to work after my first two surgeries--so much depends on one's own individual response to a medication. soma NEVER made me drowsy or feel drugged; it almost felt as if it energized

retrovirus seminar in St Loius, MO next week....

2006-08-01 Thread TenHouseCats
arggh, too bad i didn't think to check out their seminar schedule in a more timely manner--anyone have vet or tech contacts in the area who might be able to attend and share any new info?   http://www.idexx.com/animalhealth/education/seminars/evans.jsp-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHous

Re: New member

2006-07-31 Thread TenHouseCats
welcome marta! On 7/31/06, marta gasper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just joined, I'm Marta from Nebraska, some of you already know me from other lists. I have no FeLV kitties right now_just a FIV+, was diagnosed with FIP almost a year ago but he bounced back so well, most likely that isn't the p

Re: I treated my FeLV+ with Mega C Plus and he's now negative

2006-07-31 Thread TenHouseCats
marissa, have you cleaned your internet cache lately? when it's overfull, that can cause pages not to fully load. -- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: Prayers for my baby Naomi for her final days..

2006-07-31 Thread TenHouseCats
oh, hideyo, i'm holding you both in my heart.   just love her for every moment you have together--remember, too, that no matter how long we have with our cats, it is NEVER long enough, and the quality of the alloted time is what has to matter.   you have filled her little life with so much, please

Re: Need Acemannan urgently

2006-07-31 Thread TenHouseCats
thanks for the distributor's list--i missed that page when i was visiting the site   does anyone have any experience with using the oral version of this, vs the injectible?   MC  On 7/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm in Alabama.  It was my understanding that the manufa

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