My 15 cats lose their collars quite often and it gets expensive, so
now I buy beautiful breakaway collars on eBay, a dozen at a time for
$19.00 and free shipping. I also buy ID tags that all say REWARD and
my phone number, nothing else. This way they are all interchangable
and I always have a
I have had horrible experiences with collars, even though the cats did NOT
go out. I thought that something was very wrong, the cat's head was at a
strange angle, like a spasm, couldn't moveHe got his tooth caught on a
collar.it WAS a breakaway, but it didn't break awaythis and
If the nails are white, it's easy to cut them right up to the quick, when
they're dark, it's not. Usually, cut off the part that comes out and
creates a thin hook. There are diagrams on where and how to in some of the
do not declaw info I sent to some people who requested it. Natalie
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
I JUST wrote about that, too! I thought I was the only one that this
happened to - nobody's ever mentioned it before! Natalie
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:54 AM
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 stray
animals that come through.
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Natalie
I agree Katy. I get those notices all the time through my email from Home
Again (the microchip company) that notifies lost pets in your area. My vet
scans stray animals often as well. It's a great thing to have! It costs $16
a year for the membership.
Lynda
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I have both for the dog because people are more likely to catch and
check on a dog's person here. The cats are microchipped even though
they are technically indoors only. Copper and Thomas travel with me
and it offers protection in case of a wreckor in case Copper takes
an
Kelly,
Okay, I am way full with animals over here, but I have one felv+ female who
is separate from the rest of the household. She is about 8 and very
healthy. I would qualify her as a carrier of the virus. She doesn't love
other cats, but has been more and more interested in companionship
She has been spayed - they tested her at that time. She's asymptomatic at
this time.
The kittens were taken from her and I'm not quite sure their status at this
moment.
I will ask. I know we took 10 kittens to the Humane Society (NO KILL, we
would not take them somewhere to be killed, we are
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!
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle
Sent: Tuesday,
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 from
death
row in NYC, and will have chip removed...it has already
Yes, there is substantiation - my vet had a few cases; one dog's chip
migrated and aggravated a nerve, couldn't walk until the vet discovered the
chip
I have the info somewhere; will send to you directly because it may be too
big to be accepted by group address.
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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 never heard of it in cats.
I want my
Here's an article in Washington Post, but I also have info from a holistic
veterinarian on microchips. I will send later when I have time to look
through my files...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800
997_pf.html
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From:
One of my rescues got a tattoo on the inside of the ear - 04, meaning the
year that he was done.
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:47 PM
To:
I would stay with the chip, not a tattoo. AC scan for chips, but someone would
really have to be looking to see a tattoo on a cat.
Beth
Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
--- On Tue, 5/24/11, Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com
I'll keep the chip too. I think the benefits out weigh the risks. There are
risks in vaccinations as well.
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From: Katy Doyle athenapities...@gmail.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars
Do they? Is
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 outside
when I'm there, runs back in when I jiggle the
That is my fear. Cats are rarely bothered with here. They are pests
to be ignored or shot. But there are areas between here and
Louisville where Copper and Thomas might be cared about. There is a
particular concern about wrecks. They and the dog ride in carriers
but they can be thrown
My problem with chips is that not ALL vets or municipal pounds have canners,
and there's no way of knowing outwardly that an animal has been micro
chipped.
I have NEVER had a real escape - our house and cat condos are almost
cat-escape-proof.
Only one new cat that had just been neutered and
I suspect that I will start having my little guys (and dog) scanned
when I have them at a vet's just to make sure the chip is where it s
supposed to be.
On May 24, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Natalie wrote:
My problem with chips is that not ALL vets or municipal pounds have
canners,
and there's no
the ACs here do scan thank goodness.
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Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote:
My problem with chips is that not ALL vets or municipal pounds have canners,
and there's no way of knowing outwardly that an animal has been micro
chipped.
I have NEVER had a real escape
They are supposed to here and Louisville and I know a lot of vets have
scanners (looking for the person of a lost dog who made the mistake of
going off the farm). I can hopeand pray that the chps will help
but I think I will make sure of their locations in the future.
On May 24, 2011,
there's pluses minuses to everythging. you have to choose what's best for your
situation. I don't let most of my cats out so I don't collar or chip, but for
our shelter with over 300 cats to keep track of chips are a godsend
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