Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-05 Thread felv
We're going to try medicating. I'm just not sure I can afford it long term. I'm getting custody of my 12 year old son again on the 19th, and he's on expensive ADD drugs, and I'm not made of money these days, with Mythic on his medication, it's just all adding up very quickly. As usual, I just

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-04 Thread Susan Hoffman
What was/is Cody on?  My vet prescribed Prozac for Peepers and, out of desperation, I used it on a short-term basis with two other cats who had problems in a multi-cat environment.  And a friend has used the Elavil in a salve in the ear. I don't know anyone who goes to psych meds as a first choice

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-04 Thread Belinda
Phaewryn, Isn't there any way to put him on medication to see if he would tolerate other cats that way? It may be worth a try rather than euthanizing. It really help with Cody. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FI

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-04 Thread Kelley Saveika
On 9/2/06, kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 06:52 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote:my problem with litter is dumping it. We are limited to weight and the non clumping litters sure fills things up...luckily mine have the choice of litter or dirt and grass so I only go through aboyt 60 lbs a week ,,,I go

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-04 Thread Kelley Saveika
On 9/2/06, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I thought it was about time to change the subject line.  I hear youabout the cost of canned food and quality dry.  There's no way I could do it at my house for everyone either.  I feed quality dry inside andthe best inexpensive cat food I can afford to th

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread felv
Yep, Vermont. I haven't gotten the submission link YET, but it's coming soon, I should think. Yeah, it says Bengal in the subject. Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance f

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread Susan Hoffman
Where?  You're in Vermont, right?  Did you receive a self-publishing link via email from craigslist after you submitted your listing?  Make sure you say "Bengal" in the ad headline.  That's an attention-grabber.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He's on both craig's list and the bemikitties site now

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread felv
He's on both craig's list and the bemikitties site now! $40 adoption fee, 5 page application, and home visit required. That should weed out any whackos. Phaewryn   Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost Spay&Neuter services in VT, and Emergency

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread Susan Hoffman
I do the majority of my adoptions through the Bay Area craigslist.  That's how I found most of my foster homes too.  Screen well and request a nominal adoption fee.  (Bunchers get about $5 per animal.  Never list for free anywhere.)    Craigslist is a great resource.  The Bay Area one was the fi

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread felv
No local rescues will take FIV+ aggressive cats. The closest metro area is over 50 miles away, and I've heard really bad things about craig's list anyways (bunchers use it to scam free animals). I think he's on bemikitties, I'll have to check. I post him periodically to the FIVCATS2 list at y

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread Nina
Thanks for the tip Michelle. I've tried frozen ground turkey for Gypsy in the past, but you know what a picky diva she can be. I'm going to check out the Omah's ground turkey organs though. They would really come in handy when I can't find a whole turkey to cook when I can only find turkey b

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread Lernermichelle
Just so you know, I have also made the turkey mush from Nina's recipe for my Lucy, but instead of cooking a whole turkey and taking it apart I buy the ground Steltons free-range frozen turkey from the health food store, which comes in 1 pound tubes, and use that instead. For the organs I buy

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread Susan Hoffman
When I scoop I add more litter to bring it back up to a certain level.  So I'm continually adding fresh litter throughout the week before dumping completely on the weekend.   Keep listing Zack.  Do you have a craigslist.org metro area near you?  List in their pets section too.  You need to list e

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-03 Thread felv
Oh, I see how that works... but don't you get really nasty flat patties when it gets really low on litter? Maybe my cats pee more volume (each cat, at one time) than yours do. Unfortunately, no, I don't have a garage or anywhere Zack can be put for the winter. I live in a three room apartmen

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread Susan Hoffman
We do the WalMart "Special Kitty brand in the big green box too.  Scoop (at least) twice a day, add new litter as needed during the week, then dump, bleach-clean, and refill on the weekends.  Six litter boxes, not counting the mini-box in the condo with two feral kittens in the process of socializa

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread kelly
At 08:09 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: That is sad. Sammy was outside for 4 years,,,But he turned out to be a real old pussy cat sometimes, but he is very possessive of me,,,This is a first, If I am out in the cat park and he comes out he makes sure no other cat get within 5 feet of me,,,He is not a v

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread felv
Oh yeah, I see what you're saying. So you never do a full box change with the scoopable you use? Wow, that's amazing, I always had to change the entire box at least once a month, as the clumps would break up over time, and the bits would be too small to scoop, so it would begin to reek after

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread kelly
At 07:38 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: But with the scoopable I dispose of less each day. that is the weight difference for me. Believe me, I have tried so many different kinds, Oh by the way most of us do Mix our FIV  neg cats and positive cats as there has never been a documented case of transmissio

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread felv
The cedarific weighs about 1/2 what the same amount of any clumping litter weighs, and about 1/4 of what any clay (clumping or not) litter weighs. So if you're trying to go for less weight, the cedarific would work better for you... unless you flush your scoopable, you wouldn't want to flush

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread kelly
At 06:52 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: my problem with litter is dumping it. We are limited to weight and the non clumping litters sure fills things up...luckily mine have the choice of litter or dirt and grass so I only go through aboyt 60 lbs a week ,,,I go through about 80  lbs of  just dry food foo

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread felv
I've saved a ton of money by switching to a non-clumping litter called cedarific. I buy a huge bale of it for $17, and it fills our 4 catboxes 3 or more times. The only down side? You have to change it more often, every 4-7 days, depending on the weather (heat and humidity effects how fast th

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread Susan Hoffman
I wish I could afford to do that.  I go through more than 30 pounds of dry food a week, 28 pounds of scoopable litter a day, and whenever I see Friskies canned food on sale for 4/$1 I dance all the way to the grocery.  And, of course, we must have large quantities of catnip.  Daffy, my 18 year old,

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread Nina
Tell 'em your willing to take it all off their hands for a further discount! Susan Hoffman wrote: A grocery outlet store near me has 4-POUND cans of salmon on sale right now for $3.99 a can. Around here, that's one meal. I will be so unhappy when they sell out their stock on this item. */k

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread Susan Hoffman
A grocery outlet store near me has 4-POUND cans of salmon on sale right now for $3.99 a can.  Around here, that's one meal.  I will be so unhappy when they sell out their stock on this item.kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 12:08 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote:Glad to hear this. I am also a member of Ca

Re: OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread kelly
At 12:08 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: Glad to hear this. I am also a member of Catwell,, the homeopathic group sort of, They recommend Pro Pac (not pro plan) kitten dry for all the cats. it is a good food,,hard to find and not outrageously pricey but up there. I mix it with the KirklandI feed

OT Food and IBD - Kelly

2006-09-02 Thread Nina
I thought it was about time to change the subject line. I hear you about the cost of canned food and quality dry. There's no way I could do it at my house for everyone either. I feed quality dry inside and the best inexpensive cat food I can afford to the ferals outside, (I use the Costco br