Dear Shiela:
Can understand your dilemma. Will Bubba allow you to comb him for fleas??
If so, use one of the fine-toothed metal flea combs (the plastic ones don't
work as well) and a bowl of water with a bit of dish detergent to rinse the
fleas
from the comb...the surfacants in the
Dear Mary Christine:
You surely get my vote for cat-mom this year! I would not worry too much
about the liklihood of a healthy mom cat becoming postive from exposure to
nursing a positive kitten, but her other kittens might be at some risk. You
say the
kittens are orphans...is it known how
Dear Stephanie:
If you e-mail the info to me, I can pass it on to Dr. Dana Gleason the vet
who started our local Spay/Neuter project for ferals...I've found her to be
very
helpful with my own questions about drugs and dosages in that she realizes we
who do rescue ferals are not able to take
Dear Stephanie:
I am not usually able to get pics on my old and ailing computer, and don't
know how accurately one could tell from a photo as to size of syringe, etc. Do
the syringes have no markings on them as to how many cc are in them?? It seems
odd for a syringe not to have a scale
Dear Susan:
The fact the kittens tested a faint positive (an ELISA, right?) is probably
an indication of exposure and some virus present (both the ELISA and IFA
detect anitgen from replicating virus) but may still be an earlier stage of
infection so there is a chance with good diet and immune
Dear Michelle L.:
Haven't been onlist for a while due to computer problems and just getting to
(trying to, anyhow) a ton of (900+) e-messages.
Have you considered having Bramble evaluated by an accupuncturist to see if
that might help mediate or clarify his neurological problems?? I don't
Dear Michelle L.:
You are so lucky to live where you can get the VO (feline-specific
interferon)...is it as expensive in England as it is here? I am curious as to
why you
would want to obtain interferon-alpha (human type) when you can get the VO? I
did not find the
I-a to be of any benefit
Dear Michelle L.:
There is no point (and much risk) in vaccinating an immune-compromised cat
who is FIV+ or FeLV+. Vaccinations are an assault of sorts to the immune
system
and can be detrimental to even a cat with a normal immune system. There is
much good info about the risks of vaccines
On behalf of all the FeLV+ furkids who may be trying to say something, but
whose humans are on a different wavelength and wondering, I think it would be
a purrfectly pawsome idea!!!
Sally in San Jose
Dear Jenn:
Do you have a dripbag of LRS and are you able to give her subQ fluids? If
not, then use Pedialyte (fluid w/electrolytes for babies, the non-flavored
sort)
available at most supermarkets and give her fluids orally with a syringe, a
little (5-10 ml) at a time every hour or so. Give
Dear Sharon:
Don't panic. This could just be a reaction to something Carolina ate, or it
could just be a further vaccine-related reaction. What vaccine was she given?
Is Carolina running a temp? If there are any health food stores in your
area, you could try getting some Thuja, dissolve a
I always ask a vet WHY they choose a particular medication for one of my
furkids and I get better responses from some than others. I also look up
medication in the Merck manual or an online source to find out what is in it
(if I
don't already know) and what it is recommended for.
One vet I
Dear Kyle:
So sorry to hear that Brissle is crashing again. Please don't beat yourself
up what-iffing. At this point, what she has been eating and whether or not
she got Pet Tinic or some other supplements on a daily basis is a minor
consideration. Once an FeLV+ kitty crashes and has
Dear Kerry:
I remember reading in one of my vet books that sometimes, in extreme cases, a
male kitty needs to have his plumbing surgically restructured to make the
urethral opening bigger if he becomes repeatedly blocked and neither dietary
modification nor any other type of therapy seems to
I was absolutely astounded by what Tamara had to say about the case of the
woman being shot by an idiot of a hunter at a bus top and the hunter was not
held accountable because of the color of the woman's clothing. I do not
remember ever reading about that case and can't believe the hunter
What Kerry and Tamara had to say about disreputable vet clinics or rescue
orgs they have come in contact with was appalling. I can't believe that some
major group like PETA or the National Humane Society who have significant
funding
and legal staff would not be interested in such cases. I do
Dear Kerry:
Go for it!
By any chance was your vet tech friend able to get the names/addresses or
phone nos. for some of the clients whose animals were abused? If there are
several, a class action suit might be an optioin. Did your vet tech friend
contact
the State Veterinary Medical
I can't imagine what the legal reasoning would be that a jury could use to
acquit. First time or not, we all know that guns are meant to kill...this guy
was, after all out to kill a deer, right? So if this idiot was proven to be
the one who fired the gun, and it could be established the
When I got the intereron alpha for my first FeLV+ kitty, I was told not to
give it with food, that it needs to be absorbed by the mucous membranes in the
mouth rather than taken into the GI tract where stomach acid will break it
down. If you can't give it to a cat by syringe (such as with a
Dear Gloria:
You are being too kind when you say that some vets are just more imperfect
than others, or is this meant as a sarcastic understatement?
I am still suffering a year later due to that Vet-from-Hell who forced me
into allowing her to euthanize a geriatric kitty of mine I had taken
First of all I would ask if Mustache's FeLV status has been confirmed with an
IFA test which would indicate whether or not he is l ikely to remain
persistently viremic.
Secondly, I would adavise the person who is caring for Mustache NOT to give
him any vaccinations...this will only be an
Dear Kyle:
Seroconversion means that the cat has cleared the virus and is no longer
infected with it. That is the best possible news for a cat that was FeLV+.
Sally in San Jose
Dear Michelle:
How thoughtful of you to share some of your VO with Kyle. Is it helping?
Stockpiling the stuff is a good strategy, would that I could afford to do so.
For now it is all I can do just to afford the immune-boosting supplements.
Now if I could win that pie in the sky lottery
Dear Hideyo:
I hear you loud and clear. If I ever had any extra dollars to spend, it
sure would be nice to do more than just dream about winning the lottery. When
I
think about all the good things I could do to help improve the lot of
critters in this world...Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?
Dear Hideyo:
You really have yourself a can of worms there, don't you? I have a friend
here in San Jose who is faced with a similar problem of feral cats
proliferating
around the company she works for...fortunately a pack of marauding dogs is
not also part of the problem.
Because of your
Hey Nina...
I don't call my rescue efforts Fantastic, Friendly, Formerly Feral Felines
for no reason. I hope I can borrow the book after you get through reading it!
Thanks for mentioning it Hideyo.
Sally in San Jose
Dear Kerry:
Wow...that is a good question. How about a steam cleaner, like they use on
car engines? That certainly ought to be hot enough to kill anything. And
maybe when it is dry you can dust it with some boric acid powder (which is
non-toxic...add water and it makes eye wash) to kill any
Dear Steve:
I would guess it was a hairball problem, then, and hopefully if Loki has been
able t cough it up, finally, he will go back to eating normally. Most of my
kittys manage to cough up hairballs when they need to without a lot of
extraneous vomiting, but I do have one cat, not a
Dear Shiela:
I don't know of a book specifically about dealing with the afterlife of
critters, but the books I've read about AC and mentioned to you do touch on it,
in
different ways, and I know that it is possible to communicate with a kitty's
spirit after it has crossed over. I will skim
Dear Kerry:
Unless your kitty is struggling to breathe, or is congested and seems
distressed about it, I would not be terribly worried. You are right to want to
get
it checked out to find out WHY, but some cats do sort of snore. I have one
indoor diva, a longhair who may be part
Dear Shiela:
I am so very sorry to hear that you lost your Tipper, tragically, before he
could come back to you. I, too, know how heartbreaking it is to find a beloved
furkid who has gone missing and come to a tragic end.
I know it is too late, now, for anything to bring Tipper back to you,
Dear Susan:
According to Dr. Pitcairn, in his book Natural Health for Dogs and Cats,
there are six stages of infection for FeLV. He indicates that cats are not
actively shedding the virus and infectious to other cats until they have
reached
stage five or six. Stage five is the point at
Dear Cherie:
While Fulvicin is not horrendously toxic, any kind of chemical we put on our
pets can be potentially harmful, especially to young kittens and pups. I had
a cat once that crashed from a spot-on flea product and went into in toxic
shock, yet many cats tolerate such products quite
Hey listmembers...
I'm also on the Holisticat list and a member of that list has sent two
e-mails about a friend's cat who is in very serious condition with liver
problems
including hepatic lipidosis. She is asking for advice about what kind of
feeding tube would be best, among other things.
Message no. 2
Sally in San Jose
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Here is more info on my friend's cat who is ill. Does anyone have any ideas??
Technically this is mainly Saturday night's update...But nonetheless...
They ran blood work again, and her electrolytes were down. So they went
with a different IV
I think she meant sulphur.
Sally in San Jose
Dear Hideyo:
Whether or not Ginger's mom is FeLV+, if you are able to trap her and get her
spayed, that is imperative. The fact Ginger is positive would make one
suspicious and if her mom IS positive and that is why all or most of her
kittens are
not surviving, the continued stress of
Dear Hideyo:
I did not mean to imply that you were wrong to want to pick Suzi up as soon
as possible. When I am taking a cat to a regular vet (as opposed to being
there, in person, and volunteering at one of our S/N events) I also want to
bring
my furkids home as soon as possible so I can
Michelle...
I do hope someone comes forward to give Charlie a loving home and the special
care he needs. Bless you (and Gray!) for being there to care for Charlie and
try to help him find a better situation.
Have a good visit and be sure to give your horse a carrot and a hug for me.
I hope
Dear Cherie:
You need to keep in mind that with antibiotics, one size doesn't fit all.
Different antibiotics are indicated for different types of infections,
depending
on whether you are dealing with gram-negative or gram-posoitive bacteria, and
some abx seem to be more indicated for
Dear Kathy:
Can't think of what kind of injection would be given in the throat as even
most IV injections are given in a leg vein as a first choice. I've had vets
draw blood from the juglar vein in the neck on occasion, but it is my
understanding that Vit.B injections are given subQ, so that
Hi Kerry...
I can't remember if I ever sent you a message after Levi passed away. That
was a crazy weekend for me and then we were having so many problems with the
list and I was enduring my own kind of AOHell. When I couldn't log on, an
outsourced consultant told me my AOL software was
Dear Cherie:
If that is what your vet prescribes, I am sure he/she has reasons for
choosing that particular abx. It is an effective one and good for a wide range
of
applications as well as being and safer than some others. My mom is a licensed
wildlife rehabber and primarily involved with
Dear Hideyo:
I can't really add anything to what Nina said and said so well.
I am a bit surprised, however, to hear that the vet sent her home with you so
soon after the surgery. Didn't you say she had only been awake for 100-15
min.??
I volunteer with an organization that does Spay/Neuter
Dear Patti:
If you haven't read Dr. Martin Goldstein's book, The Nature of Animal Healing
, I recommend it highly. He has much to say about the overuse of many drugs
(especially steroids), and the negative effects they can have long term on
immune function. While steroids may seem like a
Dear Faye:
I do hope Simba will reappear soon. If not, you might want to consider
consulting with an animal communicator. They can usually tell you if your
kitty is
still in his/her body and while a cat cannot give you an address or exact
location where to find them, they can usually let
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