Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-04 Thread Del H. Daniels
My Effie was FeLV+ and lived very happily in her own bedroom, we put in a screen door to the hall to give her more communication with us and the other cats (lucite on the bottom half to discourage sharing germs). I was in the room often, did jobs that could be done in there, like ironing, whate

RE: To Diane RE: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
ukemia.org Subject: To Diane RE: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care I can't remember if this tax credit is good or not for room air conditioners (I know it is for big central units), but for 2006 taxes, there is a credit for using energy efficient models. We had to put a new unit in this summer, an

To Diane RE: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread wendy
ther > went into the room > where Patches is staying. Poor guy had a fever > anyway and the heat was > horrible. > > Diane R. > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Marylyn > Sent: Thursday

Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care (mixing)

2006-08-03 Thread Nina
(Oops, I meant "false pos tests are a problem") N Nina wrote: Hi Dee, Welcome to my world my dear! Like many on this list, I can't tell you the number of times I've been "desperate" for a placement, (actually I'm desperate right now, see Matilda's story!). Sometimes a proper home is found,

Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care (mixing)

2006-08-03 Thread Nina
Hi Dee, Welcome to my world my dear! Like many on this list, I can't tell you the number of times I've been "desperate" for a placement, (actually I'm desperate right now, see Matilda's story!). Sometimes a proper home is found, many times that home turns out to be mine! By your "number", i

RE: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Evan & Dee, thank you for caring, and for cutting that vet short. Grrr. I put my feral colony of 6--5 of whom tested positive-in my spare bedroom (winter 2003, Chicago) and, when summer came, kept the ceiling fan on until I was able to afford a low-end a/c. I did feel like a jailer, and had to rem

RE: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care You may also want to start him on Feliway and Rescue Remedy and other de-stressors.  This is very difficult for him.  Room air conditioners can be picked up pretty cheap this time of year if that would be better

Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread Marylyn
man.  St. Francis - Original Message - From: Susan Hoffman To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:48 AM Subject: Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care I suggest you settle in for the long haul and get a fan in

Re: FeLV+ Adoption/ Foster Care

2006-08-03 Thread Susan Hoffman
I suggest you settle in for the long haul and get a fan in that bedroom.  It takes time to find a good adoptive home for an FeLV+ cat even under the best of circumstances.   Was this the ELISA test or the IFA?  What other health issues, if any, is the cat having?  Approximate age?  How's his body