Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-29 Thread paola cresti
...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 4:09:39 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars On 05-24, paola cresti wrote: snipped.. If they were indoor only I wouldn't worry with collars, but since they go out, I don't want them trapped/nabbed or harmed by evil people, so

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-28 Thread dlgegg
determined cats can bend and rip through chicken wire! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:35 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-28 Thread dlgegg
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I believe I read about it that the cancer cases were still few and far apart. That being said monitor your cat, espceially the area where the chip was introduced. I have one that can't climb my patio fence so she's inside only (goes

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-28 Thread Bonnie Hogue
-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 10:38 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I just had a thought. I was shredding som paper and realized tat someone could get their paw

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-27 Thread Natalie
...@windstream.net Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:29 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars i ALSO BRING MY PRIDE IN AT NIGHT. Course, the coyotes are also out during the day. My guys only stay out an hour or so unless I am also outside and then they stay close to me so

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-27 Thread Natalie
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Forgot, I am hoping to fence in an area about 10' x 12' wit fencing over the top so they can stay out longer. This last idea came as a result of the appearance of a mountain lion the last 2 years. He hs never offered to attack me or the cats, but he

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-27 Thread Natalie
...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:46 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Wholesale buying is a good idea, but with 7 cats, that could get expensive. I guess that I am lucky, my guys all

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-27 Thread MaiMaiPG
: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:46 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Wholesale buying is a good idea, but with 7 cats, that could get expensive. I guess that I am lucky, my guys all stick pretty close to home and my neighbors are at least 6/10's of a mile from me

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-26 Thread dlgegg
i ALSO BRING MY PRIDE IN AT NIGHT. Course, the coyotes are also out during the day. My guys only stay out an hour or so unless I am also outside and then they stay close to me so they can aggrevate me while i m planting flowers and moving rocks. for 30 years now I have not lost one dog or

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-26 Thread dlgegg
Forgot, I am hoping to fence in an area about 10' x 12' wit fencing over the top so they can stay out longer. This last idea came as a result of the appearance of a mountain lion the last 2 years. He hs never offered to attack me or the cats, but he usually had a deer carcass he was working

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-26 Thread dlgegg
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars How do you deal with coyotes and dog packs? On May 25, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Lorrie wrote: On 05-24, Natalie wrote: But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat from death row in NYC, and will have chip

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-26 Thread dlgegg
Wholesale buying is a good idea, but with 7 cats, that could get expensive. I guess that I am lucky, my guys all stick pretty close to home and my neighbors are at least 6/10's of a mile from me. Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: On 05-24, paola cresti wrote: snipped..

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread Lorrie
On 05-24, paola cresti wrote: snipped.. If they were indoor only I wouldn't worry with collars, but since they go out, I don't want them trapped/nabbed or harmed by evil people, so they know that someone WILL be looking for them. It's scary to see them in trouble that time that

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread Lorrie
On 05-24, Natalie wrote: But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat from death row in NYC, and will have chip removed...it has already migrated! Yes, and this is one of the reasons I don't microchip. The other reason is because we live in a very rural area, and our

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread MaiMaiPG
How do you deal with coyotes and dog packs? On May 25, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Lorrie wrote: On 05-24, Natalie wrote: But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat from death row in NYC, and will have chip removed...it has already migrated! Yes, and this is one of the reasons

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread Natalie
: [Felvtalk] Collars How do you deal with coyotes and dog packs? On May 25, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Lorrie wrote: On 05-24, Natalie wrote: But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat from death row in NYC, and will have chip removed...it has already migrated! Yes, and this is one

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread Lorrie
On 05-25, MaiMaiPG wrote: How do you deal with coyotes and dog packs? We live in a private resort area, and all dogs must be inside or on a leash. I have never seen a coyote, but just in case I always bring all our cats inside at night. Believe it or not they dutifully come when I call them.

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-25 Thread MaiMaiPG
- not a single cat goes outside - they have safe outdoor enclosures! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 7:29 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Beth
I don't like collars on cats period. But I don't let my cats outside. I've seen several cats get those so-called break-away collars caught in their mouths trying to get them off. We had one at the Petsmart adoption center luckily someone was there or who knows what would have happened. Beth

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I don't like collars on cats period. But I don't let my cats outside. I've seen several cats get those so-called break-away collars caught in their mouths trying to get them off. We had one at the Petsmart adoption center luckily

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Katy Doyle
, May 24, 2011 8:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I don't like collars on cats period. But I don't let my cats outside. I've seen several cats get those so-called break-away collars caught in their mouths trying to get them off. We had one at the Petsmart

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Lynda Wilson
: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I never bothered with collars, I went ahead and microchipped my furry pets. There is a microchip clinic once a year in town that does it for $20. Shelters

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread MaiMaiPG
] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I don't like collars on cats period. But I don't let my cats outside. I've seen several cats get those so-called break-away collars caught in their mouths trying to get them off

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
, May 24, 2011 9:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I never bothered with collars, I went ahead and microchipped my furry pets. There is a microchip clinic once a year in town that does it for $20. Shelters and vets around me have gotten much better about scanning

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Katy Doyle
migrated! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I never bothered with collars, I went ahead

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do they? Is there documentation on this? I mean, what doesn't cause cancer these days

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Katy Doyle
PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do they? Is there documentation on this? I mean, what doesn't cause cancer these days? On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do they? Is there documentation on this? I mean, what doesn't cause cancer these days? On Tue, May

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Thanks Natalie. Knowledge is definitely power. But I think I would rather keep the chip. You can treat cancer, but you can't treat euthanasia at a kill shelter... :-/ Has anyone heard about tattooing cats? I know AKC dogs sometimes get tattoos, but I have

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Beth
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 3:47 PM Thanks Natalie. Knowledge is definitely power. But I think I would rather keep the chip. You can treat cancer, but you can't treat euthanasia at a kill shelter... :-/ Has anyone heard about

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Lynda Wilson
I'll keep the chip too. I think the benefits out weigh the risks. There are risks in vaccinations as well. - Original Message - From: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread paola cresti
are too, but I can't touch those) From: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, May 24, 2011 12:47:08 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Thanks Natalie. Knowledge is definitely power. But I think I would rather keep the chip

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread MaiMaiPG
to AC. With out the chips they would have been 2 more= dead black cats at AC. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: From: Natalie at...@optonline.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Natalie
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of paola cresti Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 5:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I believe I read about it that the cancer cases were still few and far apart. That being said monitor your cat, espceially the area where

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread MaiMaiPG
24, 2011 5:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I believe I read about it that the cancer cases were still few and far apart. That being said monitor your cat, espceially the area where the chip was introduced. I have one that can't climb my patio fence so she's

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Beth
wouldn't have done any good with him. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of paola cresti Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 5:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars I believe I read about

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread MaiMaiPG
this cat is looked after!! (the ferals are too, but I can't touch those) From: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, May 24, 2011 12:47:08 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Thanks Natalie. Knowledge is definitely

Re: [Felvtalk] Collars

2011-05-24 Thread Beth
: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do they? Is there documentation on this? I mean, what doesn't cause cancer these days? On Tue, May