Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list

[Jenn Trotter]

Amani - I am interested in Winstrol. Is that something that has been tested
to help non-regenerative anemia?

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Amani Oakley 
wrote:

> Hi Katherine
>
>
>
> See my email regarding use of Winstrol. I tried LTCI injections on our
> little boy, while monitoring him extremely closely with weekly blood work.
> The LTCI did absolutely nothing for him, though we tried it for at least
> six months. As soon as I put him on the Winstrol, and again, running weekly
> blood work, his red blood cell numbers began to climb – and I mean within
> days of starting the medication. They continued to climb, as did his
> platelets which had also been running low. His reticulocyte count
> (measuring new red cell production) also went up, and it had been at almost
> zero for more than 8 months before the Winstrol. We had given him several
> blood transfusions because he just wasn’t producing any red cells himself.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Katherine K.
> *Sent:* September-21-15 11:24 AM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list
>
>
>
> We are hanging in there. My 2.5 year old, Jazz just went for his annual
> check up and weighed in at 13.5 lbs! He's quite healthy. My 12-13 yr old
> cat Krammer used to weight that much but has lost 2 lbs since May
> unfortunately, and is now down to 9.5 lbs. He is on a low dose of
> Prednisolone to stimulate appetite. I'm debating whether to buy more LTCI
> injections - he's had them monthly for the past 2 years but they're just so
> costly and hard to measure if they actually do anything.  Sigh.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Jennifer Lewis 
> wrote:
>
> All good here. Brynn seems as healthy as can be...
> Jennifer L
>
> On Sep 21, 2015, at 7:52 AM, James G Wilson wrote:
>
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Just testing the list. There hasn't been any traffic in
> > awhile. Hope everyone and their little ones are doing well.
> > Best wishes.
> >
> > James G Wilson - phaedru...@comcast.net
> > (217) 816-8680 (cell)
> > http://weather62704.us (Weather for Springfield, IL)
> >
> >
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Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list

[Jenn Trotter]

I am new to this group and never posted but now that I see some activity I
was hoping to jump in a little and maybe get some opinions on my
situation.My name is Jenn and my adventure started in August. I will make
it brief as I can. We adopted 3 kitties from our vet earlier this year,
shortly after putting down our precious calico from cancer. The 3 kitting
were all tested, given shots, spayed/neutered etc. Everything was great but
the runt started to lick cement from the fireplace hearth in early August.
I called a vet at the practice I go to and they said it didn't mean
anything but I could bring her in if I wanted. I decided against it but
noticed her sleeping more and just not moving much. Finally I said I can't
take it anymore and took her to my favorite vet (especially because her
gums were so pale - something i learned with my other cat) and her PCV was
at 12%. Next thing I know I am taking her a blood transfusion. She went
from testing negative for Felv, testing positive and then negative. We also
had IFA's done at two different labs and one was negative and one was
positive. She had a bone marrow biopsy (and needed another blood
transfusion) and the IFA from that was negative. No cancer or anything was
found. Basically, we may never know if she truly has it and her system will
be able to clear it but it was not in her bone marrow so she has a fighting
chance. The diagnosis is that it is an auto-immune non-regenerative anemia.
She just finished two different antibiotics and her pred was upped to 10 mg
twice a day. Her last blood work which was last week shows that she is not
anemic, her platelets are increasing but her neutrophils have taken a dive.
They are not as low as when this first started but they did improve. My vet
and the specialist was against trying LTCI as they were no studies to back
up the claims. Right now she is doing great, not running any fevers. I was
told that if she is truly Felv infected or this is just autoimmune then the
treatment would be the same. Her brother and sister have tested negative
and are thriving and all three were dropped off at the vet the same time.

Any thought or questions I might be asking? Any treatment options I may not
have researched to death? I am so sorry we are having to deal with this for
our poor babies.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Jennifer Lewis <blonded...@mac.com> wrote:

> So sorry.
> One of my non-Leuk kitties is about 20 and we are looking at winding down
> ourselves for the Big Man (not so big any more). He is hyperthyroid and his
> meds have advanced his CRF, and he has heart issues. No heroics... tried
> that on my darling Buff and will never forgive myself.
> Our plan now is for his maximum comfort and life quality, as hard as it is
> for us.
> It's very hard... but I do recommend the same path. For you and for Bella.
>
> Our hearts are with you~
> Jennifer, Manny Man, Brynn, Wiggles, Bev and The Goof
>
> On Sep 21, 2015, at 8:37 AM, simon95 wrote:
>
> My little bella is very sick she has lythomy in her kidneys she hasnt
> eaten in 3 days i am force feeding her and she is loosing weight rapidly.
>
>
> Sent from Samsung Mobile
>
>
>  Original message 
> From: "Katherine K."
> Date:2015/09/21 17:24 (GMT+01:00)
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Testing the list
>
> We are hanging in there. My 2.5 year old, Jazz just went for his annual
> check up and weighed in at 13.5 lbs! He's quite healthy. My 12-13 yr old
> cat Krammer used to weight that much but has lost 2 lbs since May
> unfortunately, and is now down to 9.5 lbs. He is on a low dose of
> Prednisolone to stimulate appetite. I'm debating whether to buy more LTCI
> injections - he's had them monthly for the past 2 years but they're just so
> costly and hard to measure if they actually do anything.  Sigh.
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Jennifer Lewis <blonded...@mac.com>
> wrote:
>
>> All good here. Brynn seems as healthy as can be...
>> Jennifer L
>> On Sep 21, 2015, at 7:52 AM, James G Wilson wrote:
>>
>> > Hey all,
>> >
>> > Just testing the list. There hasn't been any traffic in
>> > awhile. Hope everyone and their little ones are doing well.
>> > Best wishes.
>> >
>> > James G Wilson - phaedru...@comcast.net
>> > (217) 816-8680 (cell)
>> > http://weather62704.us (Weather for Springfield, IL)
>> >
>> >
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Fw: FeLV+ Kittens Out of Time in Carrollton, Texas

[Jenn]

- Original Message - 
From: thecatlady95 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:15 PM
Subject: [Special_Needs_Rescue_Cats] FeLV+ Kittens Out of Time in Carrollton, 
Texas

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hello, 

There are 3 kittens in Carrollton, Texas who just tested positive for 
feline leukemia. They are very loveable and playful and all in need of 
a loving, adoptive home IMMEDIATELY.  They have no symptoms of the 
illness, just the diagnosis of FeLV. Please contact Laurie at the 
above e-mail address by Friday, May 5th. These kittens will be 
euthanized if not adopted by then. Please contact me with information 
about an adopter or adopters.

Thank you.
Laurie B. Oliver
thecatlady95 @ yahoo.com



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sweet small FELV+ one eyed female cat needs home

[Jenn]

Mia is the first cat on this page: 
http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html

She's living in Toronto, but transport may be able to be arranged. See the 
webpage for contact info and more about Mia.
Jennhttp://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 
Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html PLEASE DONATE 
TO THE TANGLE FUND:Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured when 
someone wrapped wire around his neck to strangle him,Little Cheetah Cat 
Rescue is raising funds to bring Tangle to Vermont to find him a good 
home!http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.htmlDONATE: 
We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital camera (for 
pictures), and more towels! 
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Fw: [FIVCats2] JuneAmy day 7

[Jenn]

- Original Message - 
From: Pam Norman 

To: fiv2 
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:57 PM
Subject: [FIVCats2] JuneAmy day 7

We areback from MadisonShe came throuigh well. I never did see the resident in charge 
(which I thinkis not nice) but the report she sent through is that she 
felt the abdominal mass is somewhat smaller  that JuneAmy seems to feel a 
bit better than last week. They did not do another ultrasound, which 
surprised me, as I would have been happy to pay for it  had indicated that 
I favored it, but her bloodwork was ok. Her HCT is at30 which is 
actually a bit higher than last week. Her WBCs, contrary to going too low, are 
actually somewhat high! They are attributing that to stress possibly. But 
at least it wasn't low. Her liver values are still up considerably but 
they feel that is either due to the pred or the lymphoma.

So they went ahead  gave her the 
Vincristine. We'll see how that goes. She's still on the pred, but 7.50 mg 
daily instead of 10.

Yesterday she ate several times on her own  
came out to the kitchen last night. The night before, during the night,she 
had also eaten on her own, all of the shredded chicken  Purina DM (high 
protein) that I had left for her. So I hope I'm doing the right thing. If she 
had not seemed a bit better, I would not have taken her in today but the fact 
that she did seemed to me to indicate that we should keep trying.

It was very odd. While she was at the vet hospital 
 I was driving to Starbucks from MadCat, I was listening to Air America, as 
I always do when I am in Madison (where I can get it),  it was the woman 
named Stephanie. Can't remember her last name. Anyway her dog Chester had died 
suddenly on Friday  her other dog, Sally,has bone cancer. She had 
apparently been talking about this - Chester  Sally - on the air 
since then because many of the listeners who called in spoke about losing pets 
(interestingly mostly cats!)  how they felt about it, what they died 
from. I thought is was higly "conincidental" (?) that this should be on at 
this moment in JuneAmy"s  my short life so far together. I could not decide 
what message if any I should take from it though.

Pam
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JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)

[Jenn]

From the FIVCATS2 list, can we add 
JuneAmy to the CLS, and can anyone send peaceful, and loving vibes her and Pam's 
direction? At least sweet JuneAmy is passing with the love of an OWNER by her 
side and not in the shelter where she was for so 
long...

Pam Norman 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  JuneAmy went to the vet hospital in Madison today 
  as an emergency - she has not eaten on her own since Sunday  then only a 
  little bit, had had only one poop since Saturday,  was starting to have 
  some difficulty breathing. Today she had xrays of abdomen  chest, 
  an abdominal ultrasound, bloodwork,  fine needle aspirate.
  
  The news is all bad  very bad. She has 
  large cell lymphoma which is very fast growing. Ini dogs it can literally go 
  from nothing to a critical mass in days; in cats it can be only weeks. Which 
  explains why no one at the clinic ever felt it. There is a huge mass in 
  her abdomen, her liver is "inundated" with cancer (vet's words"), with 
  multiple masses in spleen  lymph nodes. Thereis a suspicious spot 
  on one of her lungs (they will analzye that further tomomrrow moning as the 
  lung xrays were taken late),  there may be kidney involvement too. The 
  prognosis is very poor. The vet says she is amazed that she is not looking 
   acting much sicker than she does considering the amount of cancer she 
  has. She said that if I had not brought her in, she would probably be 
  gone in days.
  
  We discussed options  the complicating 
  factors of the FIV. The vet noted that JuneAmy had clearly had a rough 
  life  has aged physiologically far beyond her years. Despite the fact 
  that many cats do respond well to chemo for lymphoma, with this particular 
  kind the very best hope for prolonging life is a maximum of 6 months  
  that is generally when the cat is healthy to begin with. She felt that if we 
  treat  JuneAmy responds to treatment, we might get a month or 
  two.
  
  So more discussion. The Madison oncology protocol 
  in well known in veterinary circles but my vet there felt that JuneAmy could 
  not tolerate it, that it is too aggressive  might kill her, given her 
  condition. So what we are doing is tentative. Today she had a subq 
  injectionof 2000 units of l'asparginase  she will have 10 mg of 
  prednisone daily for 7 days at which time, if she is responding, they want to 
  see her again  would begin some version of the full protocol. If she does 
  NOT respond, then there is no hope whatsoever. And we will know about that in 
  the next few days. If she does not respond, I will let her go. We 
  don't think she is in any pain, but she is uncomfortable  depressed. I 
  don't want to prolong that either. If she does respond  starts to eat 
   seems to feel better  can have that for a few months, then I want 
  to give that to her. But if she does not, then I can't prolong things any 
  further, for her sake.
  
  Meanwhile if she wants to eat, she can have 
  anything she wants. I picked up some frozen fish filets in case she would like 
  that. I will get some chicken livers tomorrow if I can, for sauteing. If 
  she doesn't eat on her own, then I will spoonfeed her A/D. I know the 
  cancer is "eating" a lot of what she takes in, but I still have to give her 
  the full component of calories per day. I have some PolyMVA left over from 
  Troika  since the expiration date is not until 2008, I will give her that 
  too.
  
  This was not the way it was supposed to be. She 
  was supposed to live happily ever after, or at least some years, until some 
  FIV-related thing reared its head. She's been here only a bit over 2 
  months! I emailed Robert, the shelter owner in NYC where she was for so 
  long,  I talked to him on the phone today after I heard the news from the 
  vets. He is devastated. He loves her too.
  
  Pam
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hemobartonella question, from another list

[Jenn]

Can you guys reply back to this person personally ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]), she's not on 
this list, but I know many of you have dealth with hemobartonella:

Message: 10  
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:31:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Ermelinda 
Harper [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: 
Hello From a New Member and Bartonella QuestionHello,I thought 
that now would be a good chance for me tointroduce myself to the 
group. I am a doctoralstudent in Connecticut, and first got involved 
withferal cats when I helped my aunt catch, socialize, andfind homes for 
four feral kittens living under herdeck when I went home to the midwest for 
a longweekend. I used Alley Cat Allies fact sheets 
forguidance. Upon returning to Connecticut, I joined alocal rescue 
group in New Haven, and now serve ontheir Board as development 
director. I continue tovolunteer for this group, and also do private 
rescuework on my own.I do have a situation that I would like to 
describe toall of you, and would appreciate any feedback or inputyou 
might have. I recently trapped and socialized aferal kitten living in 
a parking lot. The kitten hasa wonderful home, with a close family 
member. We arefostering him right now, until he is well enough to 
goto this home. He was very sick when I caught him andthe 
veterinarian who treated him thought that it wasCalici. After treating 
him with Clavamox, he waslater diagnosed with a urinary infection, and 
treatedwith Baytril. When I took him in to be neutered, the 
veterinarianindicated that the lymph nodes in his hind legs werestill 
swollen (I was cognizant of this swelling, andwe were actively monitoring 
it). He was tested for,and diagnosed with, Bartonella. He has 
been onZithromax for just over two weeks. While I have notedsome 
decrease in the swelling of his lymph nodes, theyare still undeniably 
swollen.May I ask if any of you have faced a similar situationand, 
if so, how long it typically takes the swellingof the lymph nodes to 
significantly decrease? Although I am relatively new to rescue work, I 
amaware that Bartonella is tricky to treat. I wouldvalue any input 
you might have, and thank you inadvance for it.This group seems 
wonderfully supportive, and I lookforward to 
contributing.Sincerely,Ermelinda
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Fw: [florida] FELV positive cat needs a home.

[Jenn]

Is it OK to send these type of things to this group? I know this is a support 
group,
not a rescue group, but who ELSE will take cats like this if not one of the kind
members here?

- Original Message - 
From: prnorth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:53 PM
Subject: [Special_Needs_Rescue_Cats] Feluk positive cat needs a home.


A feluk positive cat needs a new home in Jacksonville, Fla..The owner
said, other then that problem, cat is medically ok.If anyone can help
this lady pleas call...904 230-6023.Sorry the lady did not leave her
name.
Thanks, Peggy
Pet Rescue North, Inc.
904-477-1000



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UPDATE on the FELV and FIV cats from RPC in Maine

[Jenn]

Some of you will remember the FIV+ and FELV+ cats I had listed on my 
website for a while who needed to be placed by RPC in Maine (I sent out many 
emails trying to help place them). Many of you may have wondered about them 
since then. I have good news. The cats were all accepted by a new sanctuary in 
Iowa, and went there a month or so back. 


This is thesanctuary the FIV and FELV cats from RPC in Maine went to, 
I told you I would passthe infoalong if they got back to me. They 
did! It's: http://www.kittiesfromheaven.com

On another great note, their hind end paralysis cat, Jupiter, who has been 
posted on my webpage forever ALSO is in foster care, and the family will most 
likely be adopting him! So RPC has had some great success lately! I SO happy for 
them! And for Jupiter, of course! I'm going to miss his face on my webpage now 
that he's found a home! He's such a poster child for handicapped cats!

Please pass along the URL for that FIV sanctuary, it sounds like it may be 
useful if it turns out to be a good one. Maybe someone in that state could do a 
"home visit" of it and let us know if it is a "good" one? Does anyone have any 
contacts in Iowa?
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/Adopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to 
send them to!
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Fw: FELV KITTEN IN JAMESTON NY

[Jenn]

- Original Message - 
From: COLLEEN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [PurringPixieCatResource] FELV KITTEN IN JAMESTON NY


CONTACT INFO: 
COLLEEN BENSON
DAY PHONE:
716-483-1762
EVENING PHONE:
814-663-1422
E-MAIL:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

MALE KITTEN
12 WEEKS APPROX
SHORT HAIR
BLACK WITH TWO WHITE SPOTS
VERY FRIENDLY AND PLAYFUL
FOUND AS STRAY
NO NAME YET

OWNER RELINQUISHED AT THE VET HOSPITAL WHERE I WORK.  IS ABLE TO 
STAY FOR A FEW WEEKS.  WILL PROBABLY NEUTER WHILE HERE. DEWORMED AND 
VACCINATED FOR FVRCP AND RABIES.  CAN HELP WITH TRANSPORT IF NEEDED.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ME AT WORK OR AT HOME JUST ASK FOR COLLEEN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.


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unexpected link between feline and human AIDS viruses

[Jenn]

http://news.ufl.edu/2005/09/08/feline-aids/



UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses
Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, September 8, 2005.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher has discovered an 
unexpected link between the viruses that cause feline and human AIDS: Cats 
vaccinated with an experimental strain of the human AIDS virus appear to be at 
least as well-protected against the feline version of the disease as those 
immunized with the vaccine currently used by veterinarians.
The surprise finding may mean cats with feline immunodeficiency 
virus, also known as FIV or feline AIDS, could eventually be treated even more 
effectively using some form of the experimental human vaccine. Researcher Janet 
Yamamoto, a professor at UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine, also theorizes 
that these emerging relationships between the two viruses could one day lead to 
a vaccine for human AIDS.
Results from Yamamoto’s research can be previewed in today’s 
online issue of the journal AIDS.
FIV is a natural infection of domestic cats that results in an 
immunodeficiency syndrome resembling HIV infection in humans. Since its 
discovery in 1987, FIV infection of cats has been used in vaccine studies as a 
small-animal model of human AIDS.
“We were the first to demonstrate that you can make an effective 
vaccine against a virus in the AIDS family of viruses,” said Yamamoto, a 
co-discoverer of FIV.
Yamamoto holds the patent on the only approved vaccine available 
through veterinarians to protect cats against FIV. Her most recent studies have 
attempted to improve the efficacy of that vaccine by using strains of FIV found 
in cats in which the disease had not progressed for some reason over several 
years.
To determine the extent to which the human and feline AIDS 
viruses react to each other, and any implications that might exist for vaccine 
efficacy, Yamamoto began experimenting with long-term, nonprogressive strains of 
FIV that led to the current commercial vaccine. Now she is working on an HIV 
vaccine consisting of HIV virus from long-term, nonprogressing individuals.
“We purposely made vaccines with strains that weren’t virile,” 
Yamamoto said. “We found that whenever we tried using less virulent strains of 
virus, we were able to make a better vaccine.”
Yamamoto’s team was also surprised to discover that a core 
protein found in HIV also effectively protects cats against FIV.
“So what does this mean to human AIDS research? The viruses HIV 
and FIV are from the same viral family,” Yamamoto said. “For that reason, the 
amino acids that make up the proteins in both viruses share some common regions. 
There appear to be regions of HIV, or variations of the core protein we used in 
our studies, that may provide protection in vaccine form against HIV.” 
Some compounds made from separate virus strains have been 
successfully used in vaccines against viruses from the same subfamily, such as 
smallpox in humans, which is made from cowpox virus, and human measles vaccines 
for canine distemper in puppies.
“Therefore, protective vaccines based on cross-reactive regions 
of AIDS viruses can provide broad immunity, and may be useful against viruses 
that are currently evolving in a new host, such as HIV infection of humans,” 
Yamamoto said.
Alan L. Landay, a professor of immunology and 
microbiology and associate department chairman at Rush University Medical Center 
in Chicago, called Yamamoto’s findings “very exciting.”
“This raises a potential whole new area for research in the field 
of vaccines that with the current approaches haven’t yielded any success to 
date,” said Landay, whose research team is working to develop novel immune 
strategies to treat HIV infection. “We need to explore all the potential options 
available to us for developing an HIV vaccine.”
Credits


  Writer 
  Sarah Carey, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (352) 392-4700, ext. 5206 

  Contact 
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Very interesting, I thought. Just sharing it, not really very helpful for 
cats at this point.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for 
Bazil!

If you 

URGENT- FELV and FIV pos cats in danger of euthanisa

[Jenn]

http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlhttp://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html
All of the cats on the FIVwebpage are in danger of euthanasia within 
the next few days. Camille and Trixie on the FELV page are in danger of 
euthanasia within the next few days. The shelter they are at has had a lot of 
sick cats come in, and they need room in isolation for them, and these guys are 
taking up all their space.

If anyone could take a cat, this is their last chance. Contact info is on 
the webpage, or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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NICKNAME:Seething
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TITLE:Cat Rescuer
NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843
TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628
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pet victims of Katrina

[Jenn]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9133876

Opens a link to click on to view the images of some of the pets in the 
storm. I know it's been discussed, wasn't sure anyone had seen the pictures. And 
these are only a few from ONE network. Lots of animals trapped on roofs and in 
houses.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html"Saving 
one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will make a world of 
difference for that one 
animal."~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:O'Guin;Jennifer;D.;Ms.
FN:Jennifer D. O'Guin
NICKNAME:Seething
ORG:UCAT rescue;operations/field work
TITLE:Cat Rescuer
NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843
TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628
TEL;HOME;VOICE:802 472-8628
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Updated Bones Pictures

[Jenn]

I got some new pics of Bones, my Junerescue kitty that had a broken 
spine. I made a little before/after page with a few of her pics. Just wanted to 
brag on how GREAT she's doing!
http://ucat.us/Bones-Recovery.html
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/http://ucat.us/FIVadopt.htmlAdopt a 
FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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VERSION:2.1
N:O'Guin;Jennifer;D.;Ms.
FN:Jennifer D. O'Guin
NICKNAME:Seething
ORG:UCAT rescue;operations/field work
TITLE:Cat Rescuer
NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843
TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628
TEL;HOME;VOICE:802 472-8628
ADR;WORK:;home office;;Hardwick;VT.;05843;USA
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Fw: Update on Gigi the cat

[Jenn]

- Original Message - 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:01 AM
Subject: [CritterConvoys] Update on Gig the cat

Sorry if there are typos but I am crying some tears of small joy this 
morning.

Just off of the phone with the vet and they finally followed what I 
insisted they do and treat
Gigi for snake bite. She has had major goof balls of antibiotics, 
injections and drains put into her leg.

This morning there is a tiny bit of movement in her foot although very 
swollen still, her other leg has not progressed and shows some signs of 
improvement. The puncture wound to her neck is closing up.

Please keep those positive prayers and good thoughts coming her way, it 
seems to be helping.

She has a long way to go but at least now there is hope

Joyce

Forgotten Friends Pet Rescue, Inc6930 State Route 
10Sharon Springs, NY 13459call: 518-284-2655 to see 
how you can help keep an animal alive. Sponsor a pet.
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Fw: [CritterConvoys] A prayer request for Gigi our rescue cat

[Jenn]

Can we add this girl to our CLS special 
needs section?

Here is the owner's contact info: 
Joyce, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

- Original Message - 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: [CritterConvoys] A prayer request for Gigi our rescue 
cat

I know this may not be the right thing to post on some lists but I am 
asking everyone to say a prayer for our little rescue cat Gigi. She is 
going to have to have a leg amputated and now her other front leg is having a 
problem also. 

The vets seem to think she may have been bitten by a snake (we found one 
dead in the yard) or even an insect. She had a swollen foot and even 
though she was placed on antibiotics it grew and grew. They drained it and 
smothered it in antibiotic creams and she was on oral antibiotics. 

Yesterday she took a turn for the worse. I did not sleep all night 
for worrying about her.
Just spoke with the vet and the foot with the lesser infection seems to be 
holding steady.
They cannot amputate the bad leg because she is running a fever.

PLEASE say a prayer light a candle ask for a special prayer for her. 
She is a rescued cat who we took in with her babies and we love her 
dearly.

Thanks
Joyce

Forgotten 
Friends Pet Rescue, Inc6930 State Route 10Sharon Springs, NY 
13459call: 518-284-2655 to see how you can help keep an animal 
alive. Sponsor a pet.Donate your car, truck, boat,camper or suv to 
Forgotten Friends Pet Rescue and you will get more than a receipt for your taxes 
you will get the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with helping homeless animals 
live. Click on below to donate today.http://www.carshelpingamerica.org/sc_forgotten_friends.htmWe would like to 
thank Magnolia Run- horse boarding , riding , equestrian center in Sharon 
Springs, NY 13459 for their generous donations of equine supplies to our 
rescue.We whole heartedly recommend their facility you can call them at 
518-284-2751 to place your horse in a loving caring and knowledgable facility. 
They also offer riding lessons and equine supplies.Thanks Larry, Yvonne and 
Jeannie we wish you all the best.
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Pics page

[Jenn]

http://ucat.us/FELV/

If you want to be added, send me your picture and whatever you want posted 
along with it (up to 3 lines of text or so). Anybody that was on the old pics 
page, let me know, and I can transfer you over to the new one!

Belinda, you can update the link from your CLS page now too.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/Adopt 
a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:O'Guin;Jennifer;D.;Ms.
FN:Jennifer D. O'Guin
NICKNAME:Seething
ORG:UCAT rescue;operations/field work
TITLE:Cat Rescuer
NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843
TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628
TEL;HOME;VOICE:802 472-8628
ADR;WORK:;home office;;Hardwick;VT.;05843;USA
LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:home office=0D=0AHardwick, VT. 05843=0D=0AUSA
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FELV (and others) cat refuge in VA - anyone heard of it?

[Jenn]

http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/

Anyone heard of this place? Ever sent a cat 
there? Any opinions on it?
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/Adopt 
a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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ANNOUCEMENT! Send me your PICTURE!

[Jenn]

Hello everyone. I have gotten permission to start 
a NEW pics page for the group. If anyone would like to be included, please send 
me your picture!A pictureof you that INCLUDES your catsis 
great, but YOU have to be in it with them (you can make a collage from a pic of 
you, and pics of your cats if you want)! This is a PEOPLE pictures page, so that 
everyone can SEE each other! You're not obligated to send in a picture at all, 
but if you want to, please send it to me directly at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

One picture per person, please (so choose your 
best one)! If you have a personal website link you would like to include, please 
include that with the picture in the same email. Please sign you name as you 
want it to appear on the webpage, IE: 

"Jenn: mom to Doobie, Miranda, Tigger, Mythic, 
Bones, and others"

Or

"Jenn - [EMAIL PROTECTED]"

However you want to be recognized, OK? We have 
some duplicate names on the list, so make sureI can tell whichYOU 
you are!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt 
a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a 
FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/Adopt 
a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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(OT) need help with skin issue on cat

[Jenn]

I know this is Off topic for a few of the lists I 
sent it to, but to be honest, I have never HAD this cat tested for FELV or FIV, 
so he COULD have either, or both. Mythic has skin problems. He's gone in for 
tests, and he does NOT have fungus, bacteria, bugs, or anything that could be 
found via culture and scraping. I gave him a medicated bath yesterday, and just 
now, I noticed his skin on his belly is very odd. He has little red blotches all 
around his belly, not PINK, but you can see that it is little blood vessels all 
broken in groups under the surface of his skin. I can't take him to the vet 
until Thursday. Has ANYONE ever seen anything like this before? Does anyone have 
a clue what it might be. He has always itched really bad, and has been covered 
with little scabs, and bigger areas that one might consider a "hot spot". This 
NEW eruption of little bloody spots is REALLY concerning to me. He will NOT let 
me touch it, I think it might be painful, or at least a bit raw to the touch. 
There is no BLEEDING, it's all under the skin, looks a bit like a grouping of 
varicose veins in humans, expect in small 1/4 inch diameter blotches. Anybody 
got any ideas? I'm going to force a Benadryl tablet down his throat. I have some 
Metacam Oral Suspension, it's a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, do you 
think a dose of that would be wise? Usually he is BETTER for a day after a bath, 
today he seems possibly WORSE. I am sure I rinsed him well.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 
Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/Adopt 
a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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(OT) anybody know anything about PK deficiency in cats? (and calling on NE USA cat lovers)

[Jenn]

Anybody know anything about, or ever dealt with 
erythrocyte pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency in a cat? It's recessive gene breed 
issue in Somali and Abyssinian cats. Is there a yahoo group that deals with 
it?

I'm about to get some Abyssinian rescues in, and 
just wanted do a bit of research on it before-hand, just in case. Supposedly, 
the "cure" for it is surgical removal of the Spleen, from what I have been 
reading so far. Anybody ever had that done?

On the same note, is anyone interested in 
adopting a Abyssinian or Bengal (or cross between the two) cat in the Vermont/ 
New Hampshire/ Eastern NY areas (or willing to drive tothe northeastern 
USA areato pick one up)? We are seeking adoptive homes for 150 hoarder 
situation cats. If enough homes are not found, cats WILL be euthanised. They 
need homes by WEDNESDAY. Rescues are welcome to take GROUPS of cats. If you can 
help, please contact: Donna at [EMAIL PROTECTED](with the 
subject: "VT Aby/Bengal - ADOPT" ) as soon as possible to make arrangements and 
be screened. You can tell her Jenn from the UCAT rescue told you about the 
situation. This is a quite overwhelming situation, we need your help! PLEASE 
only respond if you can be in the northeastern USA area this week, these cats 
will NOT be shipped. These cats are rumored to have ringworm, but otherwise are 
supposed to be in fairly good health. Some will be purebred registered cats, but 
we can not guarantee that you will get their papers with them (these are RESCUE 
cats, and MUST be spayed/neutered, not to be used for breeding). The vet that is 
rescuing them will spay/neuter, update rabies, and put Frontline onany 
that can be done, before releasing them to adopters or rescuers. Pregnant queens 
will NOT be aborted, so it is possible that we will need homes for queens 
expecting kittens (kittens may or may not be registerable, at this point, I do 
not know if papers will be released). If you can take on special needs cats (the 
preggo queens, or sick cats, or PK cats, or anything out of the norm) be sure to 
mention that in your email to Donna.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 
Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: new to list - question on kittens and comment re Georgie

[Jenn]

Kittens should be tested with the ELISA at intake 
(when you first get them),and with repeat tests at 12 weeks (or a month after 
they've stopped nursing), again at 6 months old, and then retest every 3 months 
until they are a year old. If they come up positive on all of those tests, you 
can be pretty darn sure they REALLY do have FELV. You can confirm this by doing 
the IFA test when they are 9 months to a year old. That's how I do it anyways, 
some people may not have the funds, so testing less frequently may be more 
logical in that case (12 weeks, 6 months, and a year would be fine). All FELV+ 
cats should be tested in house with the ELISA test at their annual exams, 
because it is possible for them to fight off the virus and become negative even 
after years of having FELV. For now, I would suggest you begin to treat them 
with Interferon, as it will help them fight the virus off, and give them a 
better chance of becoming negative after the maternal antibodies wear off. They 
also need to be fed a premium diet, either one of the premium commercial cat 
foods or home made (we debate on that subject a bit on this list, we have quite 
a few members who prepare home made diets, personally, I fee Innova EVO, many 
other here feed Wellness and other types of premium commercial feeds). 
Definitely remove them from their mother ASAP, though at the age you say they 
are, I'm sure you've already done that. I don't know your policy on releasing 
FELV+ ferals, some caretakers do, some don't. If you don't, and need help 
placing her (the mother who looked rough), we can post her in a few places 
online, to try to find her a home.

The next logical step would be to find them all 
foster homes where they can grow up and see if they will throw off the virus, or 
become carriers. You really wont know with any certainty if they really are 
positive until they are full grown. Any that test negative, should be confirmed 
negative on IFA, and retested two weeks to a month later to be SURE they are 
still negative (on both types of test). After IFA confirm and retesting, those 
should be safe to adopt out as negative kittens (and they wont need the FELV 
vaccine, because they've proven they already have natural 
immunity).

I'm going to be blunt here, and just outright 
tell you that the kittens that continuously test positive will be VERY hard to 
adopt out. It's very hard to find people willing to open their hearts to such a 
fragile and temporary little life. Their life spans vary so much, you might be 
lucky and get one that lives a normal life span (many of us have been lucky), 
but often in kittens born to a positive mother, and that have had FELV from 
birth, the life spancan bevery short, from a year to two years. I 
think there are many of us on this list who have lost FELV babies at 18 months 
of age... it seems to be a "magic number" for these types of kittens. The hard 
thing to decide is, do you want to give them a chance to throw the virus off, 
knowing that if they don't they will probably be yours forever (I think you 
should, and I advocate that you do, but you know your situation better than I 
do)? Will your foster homes be willing to keep them for their entire lives if 
you can't find homes for them? Will you be in a situation where you will be 
attached to them, and have to make the call to euthanise them after they have 
lived in your home for a year? These are hard questions you need to consider 
now, and it's hard for me to point them out, but you need to know that the 
positive cats are very hard to place into adoptive homes.
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: please send prayers and positive vibes for lost kitty Georgie

[Jenn]

That poor lady... I feel so bad for her. 
Hopefully, he WILL find his way back home. Even never having been outside, most 
cats DO somehow know how to find their way back. Make sure she is outside 
calling him regularly, cats have great hearing from long distances, he might be 
searching for home, and hear her. She also needs to continue to go to every 
animal shelter every day until he is found, going once and leaving his 
description is NOT good enough. Most city workers do NOT really care enough to 
try to memorize each missing cat's description. Make sure she has flyers posted 
at EVERY vet's office within 20 miles also. Here's a good website with lots of 
info on finding a lost cat: http://www.catsinthebag.org/

Post him as missing here:
http://www.tabbytracker.com/
and here:
http://www.petfinder.com/post/post.cgi?action="">
and here:
http://awolpet.com/lost2.asp
and here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MissingCatAssistance/
and here:
http://www.terrific-cats.com/missing/

and I don't know where you (and her) are located, 
but if any of these are local, post there too:
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Lost_and_Found/
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/
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Re: (Fwd) Leukemia Positive Kittens

[Jenn]

"This website is for keeping our landfill clean. 
Giving away things people would normally put in the trash."

OH, that makes perfect sense to me, after all, kittens ARE just junk that 
would normally get thrown out with the TRASH!
(yes, that IS sarcasm!!!)
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Jenn]

If you happen onto any magical cure for general 
"allergies" let me know too! Mythic is STILL going through bald and scabby 
phases. At first, changing his food seemed to help, but he's all scabby again 
now. Really sad to look at... if anyone sees him like this, they will think I 
neglect my cats! I've tried SO many things, so many tests NOTHING helps the 
poor guy. The only thing that helps is steroid shots, and that's every other 
week for him, and I HATE to do it to him, but it looks like it's time for a 
month or two of shots.
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: (Fwd) Leukemia Positive Kittens

[Jenn]

Transport is usually NOT a problem. All of these 
yahoogroups help rescue animals get to their new homes, via volunteer transport 
drivers. Once you are approved for the adoption, then you can arrange to get the 
kitten to you on one or several of these transport lists. Just join them, and 
tell them where the kitten is, where you are, and all the info about the kitten, 
including it's FELV status, and I'm sure someone will help you out!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatTransport
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CritterConvoys
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AllAnimalTransportPlace
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/animaltransportnetwork
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OnTheRoadAgain
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transportexpress
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~
Hello
I am interested in adopt a kitten, butI live in Corpus 
Christi, Texas. I do not know how to get the kitten.
Martha Alejandra Moreno [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Forwarded message follows ---Send reply to: 
"Homeless Animal Rescue Team" [EMAIL PROTECTED]From: 
"Homeless Animal Rescue Team" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: 
Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Leukemia Positive 
KittensDate sent: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:40:57 -0700We are 
looking for a home for 2 kittens, brother and sister who don'thave to go 
together. She is a gorgeous ragdoll blue eyed babydoll andhe is a med 
hair gray and white tuxedo, both born on Easter Sunday.Both are healthy 
now and are extremely sweet and well-mannered. I ama foster home and 
cannot do any more rescues until they are gone.Thanks, Diana HART 
Homeless Animal Rescue Team Cambria, CA
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Re: Bramble can't eat - ideas please

[Jenn]

Poor Bramble! He has such bad luck! No 
newideas here, just wanted to offer some support and good wishes to you 
and Bramble. Personally, I would force-feed if it is more than 2 days without 
food. Try and see if he will lick a bit of honey off your finger, that makes my 
throat feel better sometimes, and it will get a little sugar in his system, so 
he wont crash from low blood sugar. I've had cats survive on very little force 
fed Nutri-Cal gel. If you have to force feed, and it hurts him, get some of the 
most potent stuff you can, so you can do as little as possible, and get as much 
nutrition in him as you can. 
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: Bramble can't eat - ideas please

[Jenn]

The reason why you don't give it to human babies 
isbecause honey has been known to contain Botulismspores. Human 
babies are notorously unhealthy little fragile things. Most cats shouldn't 
beeffected in any way, even if they do get a dab of contaminated honey. In 
fact, I can quote the ONLYcase ever known of wherea cat 
contractedBotulism from eating anything: http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/full/42/11/5406
No cases of cats contracting it via honey have 
everbeen reported. Here's a clip from another webpage on the 
subject:

  Botulism: Botulism is caused by Clostridium botulinum. Animals get it from 
  ingesting preformed toxin in contaminated food. Honey is a major source of 
  botulism toxin. There have been no natural cases reported in the 
  cat. Most dogs are relatively resistant, however it is seen in the 
  dog. Dogs with botulism become progressively weaker and weaker until they are 
  unable to stand. They have decreased jaw tone (so the jaw drops), salivate 
  excessively, and have a weak bark. The disease can be diagnosed by finding 
  toxin in blood, feces or organs. Therapy consists of antitoxin and supportive 
  care. Fortunately, dogs can recover. Botulism toxin can be inactivated by 
  heating food to high temperatures (80 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or 100 
  degrees Celcius for 10 minutes.) Also, prevent your pet from eating carcasses. 
  

That being said, Anything thick and able to coat 
the throat will help though. Karo is probably safer. Here are some websites that 
sayhoney is safe, and even recommended for pets:
http://www.pets4life.com/index.php?p=research/articles/13
http://www.purelypets.com/articles/epilepsyarticle.htm
http://www.homemade4life.com/faqs.html

JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~Nutrical 
is probably the best choice, since it's made for cats. I hadn't heard 
about giving cats honey, I know there's a reason you're not suppose to give 
it to human babies, can't remember why though. I think it would be 
safer to give white Karo corn syrup. That's one of the ingredients in 
the homemade kitten formula I use, so I know it's safe. Just a little 
might sooth and energize Bramble enough to want to eat. Prayers for 
Bramble,Nina
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Re: CLS for belinda and all the group

[Jenn]

I'm so sorry to hear about your losses! I do know 
how it is to lose the one that sleeps with you. Moogie was my bed buddy... and 
it took me weeks to stop crying at night because I always called her before I 
went to bed "Who's coming to bed with mommy?" and she would come follow me to 
the bed, and lay beside me under the covers. It's SO hard to let go of the 
really precious ones. You have my condolences.
Jenn
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Re: I have 8 week old w/leukemia, now I found the litter it came from.

[Jenn]

You mean they are suffering from dehydration? Do 
they have access to water, and are they eatingon their own? Where is their 
mother? If they are looking thinner and thinner it's most likely from 
dehydration... they need to have constant access to fresh water and 
shade.
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/

~~~What 
do you mean they are getting a lot smaller in the 
heat?
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Wild Cat Ranch, Texas, closed due to neglect.

[Jenn]

Just the messenger, sorry if it's already been 
posted. They took in animals after owner's deaths, plus FELV+ and FIV+ cats for 
a donation. if you have ever sent an animal there, you may want to look into 
reclaiming him/her. I will try to locate contact info.

Okay, now that the warrant's been served and the 
cats seized, I'mallowed to release information on this situation! The 
facility thatwas seizedupon was Wild Cat Ranch (www.wildcatranch.net) - it 
wasbasically a "retirement" facility. When people can't continue tocare 
for their cats, they send them to this place and pay a stipendfor the cat's 
care. They also take in FeLV and FIV kitties and havea feralcolony. From 
what I was told, there have been allegationsof abuse/neglect for years - the 
SPCA of Texas would go down,investigate, give warnings, the facility would 
clean up it's act fora while.Apparently there's one "model" cat building 
that peopleare shown - but that's not where most of the cats reside. Most 
ofthe cats are living in corrugated metal sheds with dirt floors.From 
what I was told, terrible living conditions. What finallysparked the seizure 
- the IRS was investigating the money aspect ofthe operation for fraud. 
People's cats would die, they would not beinformed ofthe death, and the 
facility would continue to takepayments from the owners. All of the cats 
have been moved to theWild Animal Orphanage temporarily - until placement 
can be found. Ihave noidea what they are going to do with the feral and 
thepositives. Very sad. More details will be following about what 
kindofhomes/rescue will be needed for the cats! Feel free 
tocrosspost!

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Contact info for the cats from Wild Cat Ranch, in Texas

[Jenn]

Here is the news story about this case, from the 
SPCA of Texas website (with links to photos):
http://www.spca.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticleid=7923
Their contact info:
Dallas SPCA Headquarters362 S. Industrial Blvd.Dallas, 
TX 75207 214-651-9611[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is the location of the Wild Animal Orphanage 
(they also run Cat Haven http://www.catsanctuary.org/, 
which is most likely the facility the cats were actually taken to, not the wild 
animal sanctuary). I am familiar with them because my SECOND cause is wild cat 
conservation, they are a GREAT organization.
Wild Animal Orphanage
9626 Leslie Road
San Antonio, Texas 78254
or mailing address:
P.O. Box 690422San Antonio, Texas 78269
210-688-9038
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

If you have taken a cat to the Wild Cat Ranch, and 
wish to reclaim him/her, please contact the SPCA as soon as possible, especially 
if your cat is positive for FIV or FELV, as the SPCAmost likely does not 
have the facilities to adopt out these cats, and most likely they will be 
euthanised once the court date passes.
~~~Okay, now that the warrant's been served and the cats 
seized, I'mallowed to release information on this situation! The facility 
thatwas seizedupon was Wild Cat Ranch (www.wildcatranch.net) - it 
wasbasically a "retirement" facility. When people can't continue tocare 
for their cats, they send them to this place and pay a stipendfor the cat's 
care. They also take in FeLV and FIV kitties and havea feral colony. From 
what I was told, there have been allegationsof abuse/neglect for years - the 
SPCA of Texas would go down,investigate, give warnings, the facility would 
clean up it's act fora while.Apparently there's one "model" cat building 
that peopleare shown - but that's not where most of the cats reside. Most 
ofthe cats are living in corrugated metal sheds with dirt floors.From 
what I was told, terrible living conditions. What finallysparked the seizure 
- the IRS was investigating the money aspect ofthe operation for fraud. 
People's cats would die, they would not beinformed of the death, and the 
facility would continue to takepayments from the owners. All of the cats 
have been moved to theWild Animal Orphanage temporarily - until placement 
can be found. Ihave no idea what they are going to do with the feral and 
thepositives. Very sad. More details will be following about what kindof 
homes/rescue will be needed for the cats! Feel free to 
crosspost!
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Transport needed ASAP. 6 FELV+ cats. Knoxville, TN to Bennington, VT (date open)

[Jenn]

Permission to cross post widely!

Dates, routes, and times flexible. Needed ASAP, the sooner the better! If 
you can fill any of this route, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Passengers are six FELV+ cats. Rabies vaccines are up to date. Cats have 
been de-fleaed, cleaned up, and should make the trip just fine. Pictures, and 
more info on their circumstances are at: http://ucat.us/AW-FELV/

Carriers provided.

LEG1
Knoxville, TN to Greeneville, TN
69 miles (1 hr, 12 min)
arriving in Greeneville approx 9:00 am

LEG 2
Greeneville, TN to Bristol, TN
51 miles (1 hr, 3 min)
arriving in Bristol approx 10:15 am

LEG 3
Bristol, TN to Marion, VA
45 miles (47 min)
arriving in Marion approx 11:30 am

LEG 4
Marion, VA to Pulaski, VA
50 miles (51 min)
arriving in Pulaski approx 12:30 pm

LEG 5
Pulaski, VA to Roanoke, VA
59 miles (1 hr, 4 min)
arriving in Roanoke approx 1:45 pm

LEG 6
Roanoke, VA to Lexington, VA
54miles (56 min)
arriving in Lexington approx 3:00 pm

LEG 7
Lexington, VA to Harrisonburg, VA
61 (1 hr, 3 min)
arriving in Harrisonburg approx 4:15 pm

LEG 8
Harrisonburg, VA to Strasburg, VA
51 miles (54 min)
arriving in Strasburg approx 5:15 pm

LEG 9
Strasburg, VA to Hagerstown, MD
62 miles (1 hr, 1 min)
arriving in Hagerstown approx 6:30 pm

LEG 10
Hagerstown, MD to Harrisburg, PA
76 miles (1 hr, 16 min)
arriving in Harrisburg approx 8:00 pm

overnight needed in Harrisburg area

LEG 11
Harrisburg, PA to Hamburg, PA
55 miles (57 min)
arriving in Hamburg approx 10:00 am

LEG 12
Hamburg, PA to Stroudsburg, PA
65 miles (1 hr, 16 min)
arriving in Stroudsburg approx 11:30 am

LEG 13
Stroudsburg, PA to Middletown, NY
59 miles (1 hr, 13 min)
arriving in Middletown approx 1:00 pm

LEG 14
Middletown, NY to Kingston, NY
59 miles (1 hr, 4min)
arriving in Kingston approx 2:15 pm

LEG 15
Kingston, NY to Albany, NY
55 miles (58 min)
arriving in Albany approx 3:15 pm

LEG 16
Albany, NY to Bennington, VT
39 miles (54 min)
arriving in Bennington approx 4:15 pm

Foster will pick cats up in Bennington, VT.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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my email and server crashed!

[Jenn]

Hi guys, I can't get any of my email on my [EMAIL PROTECTED] address, and my server my website is 
hosted on crashed at the worst possible time for these cats! I've got emergency 
support tickets in at my hosting company, so hopefully it will work again soon, 
until then, I just subscribed with this address, my ISP email address. What 
happened yesterday and today on the list as far as the AW cats go? Please send 
this email address out to people trying to contact me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I'm not sure how 
long my ucat.us mail will be down.

Anybody got any extra webspace and want to host 
the FIV and FELV cats webpages temporarily until my site comes back 
online?
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: Need advice: Catching female cat between kittens

[Jenn]

I hate to sound condescending, but... If keeping 
her inside isn't an option, then whatdo youexpect? Let me get this 
right, she's an outdoor, unspayed female, running with free access to a number 
of toms? And you don't want her to get preggo but you don't want to keep her 
inside either? Just be responsible, and keep her inside, in a CAGE if you have 
to! You think she's miserable? How about all of her offspring, and THEIR 
offspring? I assume you did not have all of her kittens spayed or neutered 
before adopting them out? Believe me, making ONE cat miserable in a cage for a 
few months is WELL worth the trade off of not creating a thousand disposable 
lives accidentally, generation after generation of kittens who might be 
unwanted, left to starve or freeze, or fall into the hands of cruel people, to 
be abused, or left to fend for themselves, running from dogs, and creating feral 
cat colonies, which uncaring humans put out poison for, and die horrible deaths. 
All because you couldn't let one female cat suffer in a cage for a few months. 
The responsible thing is to cage her until she can be spayed, it's better for 
her, it's better for everyone that way. And please, make sure all of the kittens 
you adopt out go to people who PROMISE to get them spayed or neutered, and get 
their phone numbers, and check up on them in 6 months, and make sure they all 
have been!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Re: Please add Snowball to CLS Belinda

[Jenn]

I, too, have been so busy I missed Snowball's 
passing. My deepest condolences go out to you, if belated! 

Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~
Kerry,
I am so sorry!!! I am behind in my emails and have seen that you have 
been through some trying times. My prayers are with you. My heart 
breaks for you. God speed Snowball.
FayeKerry MacKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
wrote:

  
  

  It's been a painfulday. I lost my gentle giant Snowball this 
  afternoon. I never expected that.
  He was breathing rapidly when I got home from the clinic. I thought at 
  first he was stressed because of losing his girlfriend Flavia. I couldn't take 
  the risk, tho, so I rushed him to the clinic. His lungs were full of fluid. 
  Only 25 per cent was not full and even that was compromised. I discussed it 
  with the same vet I saw this morning. I couldn't risk him dying while I was 
  gone, and that seemed a very real possibility. 
  Snowball was the biggest cat, a flamepoint, but he wouldn't hurt a soul. 
  He was terribly timid. He stopped playing a couple of months ago, butI 
  thought it was a lazy phase, because he had been pretty lazy before.
  The other little ones would enjoy batting him when he was below them on 
  the tree. He never batted them back. he was too gentle. He knew he could 
  squash them if he wanted too, but he didn't want to hurt them.
  I'm in shock for Snowball, and I guess Flavia, tho she has been so ill, 
  and I need to process it.
  Please send prayers for my remaining Mickey and Momcat. They are going to 
  be feeling very down and scared, and I'm scared they'll stop eating.
  I haven't read your replies yet because I just got back, and I have to 
  leave in 30 mins, and I haven't finished packing.
  But there were lots--I'm so grateful. I'll read them when I get back. 
  
  love and hugs to all
  Kerry
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My website for the AW cats crashed, here are temporary URLs

[Jenn]

Very much thanks to Belinda, from the FELVTALK 
support group and FELV/FIV cats adoption network for lending me much needed 
webspace to host these until my website comes back online! Thanks again 
Belinda!

Please post the temp URLs out to everyone and 
every list you know of that was concerned with this matter:
http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/(the 
FELV+ cats from Angel Wings)
http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/ 
(the FIV+ cats from Angel Wings)

Please note my domain email address is also down, so I am only able to get 
emails at my ISP email address, which is [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

Jenn
URLS that are down now, but hopefully will come back soon:
http://ucat.us/AW-FELV/
http://ucat.us/AW-FIV/

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Re: Need advice: Catching female cat between kittens

[Jenn]

I did not see where it said she got them all 
spayed/neutered, only that she got them their shots. Possibly I am wrong. Still 
the facts remain. I hope I did not put her off from trying to help too, I was 
simply attempting to get her to realize how ridiculous hernot being 
willingto cage the cat was. I admit, I'm NOT a people person, ignorance 
annoys me to no end. Maybe I was too blunt, but at least she realizes how 
serious the situation is, hopefully. If she writes me back all offended, I'll 
apologize and tell her the fact that she is trying at all has to count for 
something, and try to be a bit more morally supporting while gently attempting 
to persuade her to see things realistically.
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~, 
Your reply contain common sense but the person did provide for the first 
litter;I do hope the tone it won't put her off caring properly for the 
mother and her kittens to be. The post came from a list that is primarily 
about dogs, so she may not know as much about cats and was afraid to 
cage the mom.Bonnie in WI
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FELV+ cat from AW PICTURES

[Jenn]

Can be seen at this URL:
http://ucat.us/AW-FELV/

Will post FIV+ cats tonight after work, sorry, I 
work full time, doing all I can as I can! late for work 
already!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 

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picture of Bones (OT)

[Jenn]

Hi everyone, I finally got a pic of Bones for you 
all. Thanks to everyone for their support. She is doing GREAT! Sorry for the OT 
post, but I knew everyone would want to see her:
http://ucat.us/Bones.jpg
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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Bones... please help her!

[Jenn]

Hi everyone. Some of you may, or may not know 
about my newest rescue cat, Bones. She was almost dead when some local kids 
brought her to me last Wednesday night. I have nursed her out of severe 
hypothermia and starvation, but I am fairly sure she has a broken back (she 
still needs x-rays, and has an appointment on Wednesday). She is going to need 
surgery to stabilize the bones in her back, to ever get to have any normal 
quality of life, and be free of the pain she is in (she is in extreme pain if 
she moves at all now, it has gotten worse today than it was). I will be calling 
around tomorrow to area vets to get an estimate of the costs, and I will 
probably need help. If anyone can donate any amount to help Bones get her 
surgery, we would be very grateful. I will be setting up a special fund, 
andas soon as I know which vet I will be using, I will post the info. If 
any of you know (or are) a vet within a 100 mile radius of Vermont who would be 
willing to do Bone's surgery nowand take payments, please let me know! 


In addition, we would also be very grateful for 
any prayers and positive energy you could send our way right now. I lost my 
beloved Do-Dah to a broken spine in 1998, and this is very hard for me, but I 
refuse to let Bones die from injuries that could be fixed if only we had money. 
I will be working many hours and doing everything I can to get her into surgery 
as quickly as possible. The sooner she gets her spine stabilized, the better 
chance she will have of ever being able to walk again (she could walk yesterday, 
today she can barely stand). Of course, even if she needs a wheelchair, I will 
still be keeping her and doing everything I can tohelp her have as good of 
a quality of life as I possibly can. This is my shot at redemption, I believe, 
because I could not help Do-Dah when he has this same injury. Please keep us in 
your thoughts, if you can, we need all the help we can get.

Bones is a very tiny snowshoe girl, she is a seal 
point with ice blue eyes, a big meow, and a loud and grateful purr. I named her 
Bones because she was, literally, so thin you could see every bone in her body 
when she first arrived (yes, only 3 days of nursing have made a huge difference 
already!). Please send her any positive energy you can spare! She has such a big 
heart, for such a poor little thing!
Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html 


~~~I 
collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who 
must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker 
collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free 
can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!

If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address 
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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