Re: Find the Pit Bull [Interesting and Scary]

2005-03-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
If you click on the correct picture it will tell you, each picture goes to a link that say's what breed the dog is. I don't want to give the answer and spoil it for someone who hasn't had a chance to try and figure it out yet. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties

Re: Find the Pit Bull [Interesting and Scary]

2005-03-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Interesting. Dogs can be bred for different features, of course. The casual term Pit Bull apparently refers to several different dogs. Don't think the American Pit Bull was historically bred or trained to kill in the way you're describing, at least I've read that. As I recall, that's a more

RE: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Jen Meyer
Title: Message Obviously, these owners (whose dogs attack)who claim their dogs are the sweetest things ever aren't telling the whole truth... ;) My guess is that they knew very well their dogs' tendencies, but are they going to admit that to the media? Unfortunately, no. What these dogs

Re: Brownie needs good thoughts

2005-03-30 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Sending good thoughts you way ;-)) CherieJulie Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, I've written in the past about Brownie, my FIV+, blind and deaf cat. When he came to me after TNR (obviously he could not be released) he had been vetted and I was told about his disabilities. I assumed

RE: Brownie needs good thoughts

2005-03-30 Thread Jen Meyer
Title: Message Positive vibes to you, Brownie and Trixie!! Our Charlie had entropion that required surgery to fix his eyelids, unfortunately...but I'm hoping that Trixie's condition can be cleared up with meds! It still never ceases to amaze me (pleasantly) what kind of specialty clinics

Re: Brownie needs good thoughts

2005-03-30 Thread carlas
Julie Healing vibes to Brownie. Is the lense detached? Bamama had that and was semi blind for two years. She could see light but not really good the vet sad she saw shadows. Brownie's in my thoughts and prayers. Carla Date sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:18:31 -0800 (PST) From:

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
Agree Jen, 100%. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting web design)

RE: Find the Pit Bull [Interesting and Scary]

2005-03-30 Thread Chris
Im sorry but I have to disagree. You say But if a lab bites me, it's not a death sentence, well-if a lab bites a small child it could be a death sentence. Some dogs for whatever the reasons have a temperment that just doesnt work with people. Pits are no more prone to that than are other

RE: Brownie needs good thoughts

2005-03-30 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Dear Julie I'm sending zillions of positive vibes and cyberhugs for Brownie---what a brave kitty he is. I can well understand your distress and anger andI'm glad you seem to have found a good and sympathetic ophthalmologist. Good luck this afternoon--I'll be thinking of

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Rachel
Just another comment on this problem. People don't know how to properly watch or restrain their kids!!! My husky-mix is wonderful with children - Thank God! I had her out one day and faster than I could blink there was a pack of 4 or 5 small children hugging petting my dog. Sunny loved it but as

RE: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Chris
You are absolutely right and unfortunately, those same unthinking parents are the very ones who would sue you in two seconds if your dog did anything! Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rachel Sent:

Re: OT: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
How about flea allergy? Also, have you tried changing his diet? At 10:50 AM 3/30/2005, you wrote: Hi, list, I need your advice – I have a boy kitty, OB who is about 10 years old, and I rescued him a couple of years ago. For the past couple of months, I noticed that he has been losing weights

RE: OT: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nope and nope. (I don't think I see flea at all) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:00 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: Mysterious condition How about flea allergy? Also,

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Nina
I've often wished for some sort of special licensing legislation that would help regulate the breeding of "aggressive" breeds. It breaks my heart that everyday dogs are brutalized and destroyed simply for being who they were genetically designed to be. You are absolutely right, the type of

RE: OT: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Nina, please never worry about me taking offense of your advise - I know exactly where you are coming - it breaks my heart to see Ginger alone with no friend, too. I just got a message from my holistic vet and he said that he has something I can try for OB homeopathically - I hope he will get

RE: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Title: Message Hideyo, I'm sorry to be of no help as Idon't know what OB could have as you've ruled out hyperthyroid but I hope you succeed in finding out - or he gets better, in any case. He's a lucky little fellow to have you looking out for him. Sending out positive vibes for a fast

For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued and am caring forDeirdre (FELV+)

2005-03-30 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Hi Sue Re your vet's assessment of Iams, I honestly don't think fine is good enough -- and especially for FeLV kitties with their severely compromised immune systems. And no disrespect to your vet, but many vets--including my own--have never led me to believe they know or care that much about

OT: Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
The kinds of aggressive dogs some people like to own, sometimes to shore up their own self-esteem, change with the years. I remember when it was the Doberman Pinscher, before that it may have been the German Shepherd, now it's the Rottweiler and the pit-bull. There a street corner here where

OT Find the Pit Bull [Interesting and Scary]

2005-03-30 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
I would love to see a world where dogs (or any animal) were not bred, bought and sold at all. I was very, very disappointed when a friend of mine told me 2 weeks ago that she had got her new puppy, a Westie, from a pet store. While it obviously doesn't diminish her dog in any way, she could have

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Melbeach
Belinda, you're right. Educating people on dealing with animals is very important. It's definitely another one of those things they never taught us in school, but should have. Ant I think I'm definitely guilty of stereotyping here. When I hear pitbull, a certain picture of the owner comes to mind.

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Barb Moermond
I think the biggest part of the problem is that you have those stupid owners who have bred and trainedfor vicious behavior and you have that happening through many generations in an area and you get the "bad" lines. I think what you describe happening is very similar to the situation in Detroit.

Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Kyle, I wasn't offended, everyone is entitled to their opinion, I feel bad for anyone that gets attacked by a dog pitbull or other. When I was 5 years old walking home from school I had to walk by this house that had a dalmation in the yard. The yard was fenced and the other kids

RE: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Thank you, I will ask my vet to see if this is a possibility for OB thank you! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tamara stickler Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Mysterious

Re: Find the Pit Bull--Memories!

2005-03-30 Thread jenmeyer
Wow! That brings back memories! I had completely forgotten about the dog that lived adjacent to our back yard when I was a kid! He was a big yellow dog (probably a lab mix) named Gilda, or something like that...we were always warned to stay clear of him, and, for the most part, his owner's

Re: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread TenHouseCats
re: negative thyroid panel--at the sanctuary we had an FIV+ with similar symptoms and similar test results. it looked SO much like hyperthyroid to us that we asked our vet if giving him tapazole would hurt anyway. he said that he couldn't find anything that said it was contraindicated, and it

RE: Mysterious condition

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I will! Thank you, Barbara! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barb Moermond Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:44 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Mysterious condition wow, I just can never believe how cruel our

RE: my 1 1/2 yr old cat is not having bowel movements?need advice (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Bluidangel514

re:my cat is not having bowel movements (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Bluidangel514
hello list i need some advice... my son is urinating okay but no stool at all in the last 3 days. i need to know if vaseline (white petroleum jelly) is okay for a cat? just a little on the paw too loosen the stool. Ive tryed pumpkin,olive oil and butter?? please email me back i dont know what

Fwd: 'help' my cat shorty is sick (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Bluidangel514
---BeginMessage--- to list: hi, my cat is still not using the restroom and i do have a doc. appt. today for him but i was curiouse to know if i could maybe put a little vaseline with white petroleum jelly on his paw if that may loosen up the stool inside him and if that is okay for him to

RE: my 1 1/2 yr old cat is not having bowel movements?need advice(jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Carmen Conklin
Hi. I am new to the list, and there was no text message that I saw but your subject header got my attention. If your cat is not having any bowel movements and products like Laxatone are not helping, do NOT wait too many days before taking your cat to the veterinarian. He 'may' have Mega-colon

re:my cat is not having bowel movements (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Barb Moermond
I'm surprised that the canned pumpkin didn't work. Have you tried hairball ointment? Let us know what the vet says today. I know some people do use plain old vaseline for hairball control instead of laxotone or some other specific product.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hello list i need some

RE: my cat is not having bowel movements (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
How about a little bit of mineral oil when I was raising a kitten since she was one day old there was a time that she did not poop over a week and per my holistic vet recommendation, I used mineral oil (after trying with syllium husk for a few days) it worked like a miracle it came

RE: For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued and amcaring forDeirdre (FELV+)

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Anything which include any artificial preservative, especially, BHT and BHA should be avoided, if you know what they are, and what they are used for, there's no way that we can feed to our babies - especially FeLV+ babies - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Fwd: 'help' my cat shorty is sick (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Nina
I understand your concern, and it does sound like he's mighty uncomfortable. Try not to panic. I'm glad you have a vet appointment today, if you feel your cat is in an emergency situation, take him to the vet right now and tell them you didn't want to wait for your regular appointment. I'm

RE: my cat is not having bowel movements (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Which by the way all the major brand food (recommended by vet) include - Hill's science, I think Iam, too (but not Eucanoba -it's manufactured by Iam) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kat Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:30 PM To:

RE: For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued andamcaring forDeirdre (FELV+)

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
All the major brand (recommended by vet) include BHA and BHT - such as Hill's science, and IAM (not Eubanoba though) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: my cat is not having bowel movements (jayden)

2005-03-30 Thread Lernermichelle
Get Lactulose from your vet. You give it by syringe. It works better and quicker than anything. Definitely try it. Something else to use long-term is slippery elm-- mix some with food or with baby food every day. Can get it in health food store. But for now I would use Lactulose. Michelle

Re: Find the Pit Bull--Memories!

2005-03-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Generally yellow labs are the sweetest dogs - I have one - however the key word that leapt out of your post was chained. Chained dogs, especially those that spend much of their lives that way, are very likely to attack and bite. We were just talking about this topic on another list Bonnie in

feline leukemia:my preciuos son shorty isnt doing very goodat all! what can i do

2005-03-30 Thread Bluidangel514
M y cat shorty is now about a year and a half old. He has had leukemia since he was born. We were lucky to find him before they put him to sleep. He is normally very talkative,very outgoing, always wanting to play and run around. Now he did have a sister that was also felv+ ,we also took her

RE: OT:FIV false positive?

2005-03-30 Thread Karolyn Lount
It has been my experience that 99% of FIV+ cats live to die of things related to negative old cats

RE: For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued andamcaring forDeirdre (FELV+)

2005-03-30 Thread Sue Feldbusch
What do you guys use for treats? From: Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued andamcaring forDeirdre (FELV+) Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:27:40 -0700 Anything

Safer Vaccinations for Companion Animals Petition

2005-03-30 Thread Nina
Hi Everyone, I was looking into cancer occurrence due to vaccinations and came across this petition. I thought you guys might be interested in signing it as well. Nina http://www.petitiononline.com/petvax23/petition.html

OT: Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating

2005-03-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
So we all need to take classes to learn dog body language, just in case someone's pitbull gets loose? Maybe not classes, but it would certainly be helpful to one's own safety if one was familiar with dog body language. I would look into this if you are in a location where you might come

Re: feline leukemia:my preciuos son shorty isnt doing very goodat all! what c...

2005-03-30 Thread Nina
I don't have anything to add to Michelle's response as far as possible diagnosis, (thank you Michelle, what would we do without you?) I just wanted to say, we all know how frightened and distraught you feel right now, we understand how much you love Shorty and how important he is to you. Don't

RE: feline leukemia:my preciuos son shorty isnt doing very goodat all!what can i do

2005-03-30 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I am sending a link of the website which explains some of the treatments that Michelle mentioned from what I heard VO interferon, and Immunogloubin can be beneficial depending on your kittys condition there are some articles on this website that you might find helpful to read - I think

RE: Find the Pit Bull--Memories!

2005-03-30 Thread Jen Meyer
Interesting! Thanks for that, I didn't know that...but makes sense...I know that dogs on leashes can be inclined to do the same thing simply because they feel they have no where to go, so they think they have no choice but to stay and fight if they feel threatened. I absolutely agree that yellow