Re: FIV and calico

2006-01-01 Thread PEC2851
Yes, Nina, I was saying in our shelter, the majority of the FIV cats ARE male, but with the female positives, most of them ARE calicos. And, second to the female calico FIV+s, are the solid black females (FIV+). Just an observation at our shelter Never really thought about "color

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 12/30/05 6:06:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When I brought my Ursula in to be spayed the vet suggested giving her fluid during surgery. I hadn't heard of doing that before, I have no idea if that helps The IV fluids really DO help...They

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Mine also uses iv fluids during surgery. -- 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

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread TenHouseCats
i'm struck, once again, by how many things we don't know to ask about--and how important it is that we share what works--and what doesn't--with one another On 1/1/06, Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine also uses iv fluids during surgery.--BelindaHappiness is being owned by cats ...

Re: FIV and calico

2006-01-01 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Now that I think of it,the Fiv cats at our shelter are all males but 2 are females and they are Calicos too. Sherry[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Nina, I was saying in our shelter, the majority of the FIV cats ARE male, but with the female positives, most of them ARE calicos. And, second to

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Gloria, I will be sure and add Pansy to this weeks service, I'm so sorry for your loss of such a young one. I do have a couple of questions that are puzzling me though. When exactly did Pansy pass away and why didn't your vet call you to let you know? It almost sounds like she

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread Gloria Lane
Thanks, Belinda - I left the kitties at the vets before 8am and drove to visit some cousins . She was the only Persian. The vet called my home phone about 2:30pm and left a message, and I called the vets about 3pm from my cell phone. He told me then. He said that she was moving her

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
I'm really sorry Gloria, we trust our vets to know what they are doing and to have our animals life in their hands, some are just not worthy of that trust. I think there should be one person atleast in the recovery room anytime there is a patient in there, but I know this is probably

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Fostering Fiv Cat

2006-01-01 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Hello everyone,well I finally decided to foster the cutest and sweetest Fiv boy named Rafferty.He must have just looked at me just right cause just this week something told me to take this boy home.So last night we got to my house 40 seconds before midnight.I do believe he likes being away from

Re: opinion?

2006-01-01 Thread Gloria Lane
Sounds reasonable to me. However I do see some holes in that logic. For example, he says attachment: bulletpaw.jpg Carriers can be asymptomatic for years, and expose other cats in the household. but he says Cats over one year of age are highly resistant to Feline Leukemia whether

Re: opinion?

2006-01-01 Thread TenHouseCats
yeah, i'm a little uncomfortable about the cats over one year of age bit, because my understanding is that HEALTHY cats are pretty much able to throw the virus off, while older or otherwise compromised cats may not be--and, at least with rescued animals, we rarely actually know their histories

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 1/1/06 11:22:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mine also uses iv fluids during surgery IV fluids are so important during, and after surgery. Everyone really should insist that their vets do this as a precautionary procedure.

Re: Add Pansy to the bridge list

2006-01-01 Thread PEC2851
In a message dated 1/1/06 2:00:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think there should be one person atleast in the recovery room anytime there is a patient in there, but I know this is probably uinrealistic. Actually, that depends on the practice, When I worked

Re: Fostering Fiv Cat

2006-01-01 Thread PEC2851
Sherry~ Hooray for both you and Rafferty.. I am sure you'll both give each other much happiness. I also looked at all the darlings on the website... I'm confused about something though. Is almost every cat there de-clawed??? Because a vet runs the shelter?? Or is it an error?? Just never

Re: opinion?

2006-01-01 Thread Gloria Lane
Right, there's the question of sick cats and elderly cats.. Gloria On Jan 1, 2006, at 10:08 PM, TenHouseCats wrote: yeah, i'm a little uncomfortable about the cats over one year of age bit, because my understanding is that HEALTHY cats are pretty much able to throw the virus off, while

Re: opinion?

2006-01-01 Thread gary
There are some things about it I find confusing. He says kittens are at the highest riskand cats over a year old are pretty much immune. Then he says that it is primarily transmitted by bite wounds. How many kittens get bit wounds? He says the incubation period is 3 years or more so cats

Re: Fostering Fiv Cat

2006-01-01 Thread Gloria Lane
Agree - what's with all these declawed cats? Does Michigan just go for declaw? I have on rare occasion talked to people, btw, who say that their vet recommends declaw. (Probably also recommends just transferring $$$ to his/her bank account too). Gloria On Jan 1, 2006, at 10:33 PM,

Re: FIV and calico

2006-01-01 Thread catatonya
Got it! I missed the male/female part. I knew my own fiv was a black male, and have only dealt with a few others through the shelter. They were all black males. BIG, intact males with lots of battle scars too.t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Nina, I was saying in our shelter, the

Re: Fostering Fiv Cat

2006-01-01 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Patti, yes I do believe they get declawed to make it easier to adopt out.I know a lot of cats get tossed out on the street because people don't like the scratching.I myself don't believe in declawing butI do believe in her cause.HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sherry[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sherry~ Hooray