Re: [Felvtalk] War on Cats and Others

2013-02-04 Thread Lee Evans
All these "killer cat" articles are a backlash against TNR. It's unfortunate that some people are so mentally paralyzed that they don't realize that spaying and neutering a cat (or dog) will stop the reproductive cycle. A spayed cat is a spayed cat, one cat. An intact cat is a cat and then more

Re: [Felvtalk] War on Cats and Others

2013-02-04 Thread Marcia Baronda
Love it love it love it!!! You hit the nail on the head Lee, cats kill from instinct and hunger. Humans kill from ego. It makes me sick (what humans do). We pulled up into the driveway last night and a bunny ran across. My husband said to me, "isn't it amazing how the cats don't seem to bother

Re: [Felvtalk] Introduction

2013-02-04 Thread Sharyl
Laura. I'm afraid with a positive IFA test there isn't a chance Dani will shed the virus.  Here is the link to a chart that explains the meaning of the test results http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html   I have rescued several FeLV kittens.  They lived from 1-4 yrs.  I didn't find supplem

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 19, Issue 3

2013-02-04 Thread Kathy Wood
Wondering if anyone has comments on what is happening regarding the below circumstances: Adult cat, female spayed Tested positive FelV Has been very actuve & healthy Now showing 3rd eyelid on both eyes No diarreah Vet has ruled out neurological & parasites, doing full blood panel & xray of chest

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat showing 3rd eyelid

2013-02-04 Thread Beth
That would be difficult to tell without the bloodwork results. Are the gums pale? Beth   Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: Kathy Wood To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Cc: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013

Re: [Felvtalk] hissing

2013-02-04 Thread Beth
It is spread through saliva, but probably not likely to be passed by momentary hissing. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: (ra)chel To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 4:52 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] hissing

Re: [Felvtalk] Introduction

2013-02-04 Thread Cindy McHugh
Hi Laura, I don’t have a lot of advice for you, as my experience with FeLV is somewhat limited. I joined the list when one of the ferals I was feeding tested positive when I had him neutered. He lived in our spare room until I found him a forever home 10 months later. During this time, he share

Re: [Felvtalk] Introduction

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
Hi. been offline for a few days so please forgive the lateness. I have a mixed group in my house, with 2 feflv +. Just recently Nitnoy died of a urinary tract infection, not the felv. Annie is still going strong as are all my negtives. Vet said to keep up vaccination for FELV for the others

Re: [Felvtalk] Introduction

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
Hi, Laura, back again. just read the rest of your story. My top number has been 7, don't know how you do it with 17. It sems we all agree that giving love, reducing stress and feeding hihg quality food is the best route to go. Annie was also very stressed before I got her. She lost her owner

Re: [Felvtalk] hissing

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
If hissing spread FELV, my whole crew would have it by now. We all do a lot of hissing and slapping. Beth wrote: > It is spread through saliva, but probably not likely to be passed by > momentary hissing. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   ___

Re: [Felvtalk] War on Cats and Others

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
AMEN! COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER. I WOULD RATHER DEAL WITH AN ANIMAL, WILD OR TAME ANY DAY THAN HUMANS. God never should have given us dominion over the world, we are not worthy of that position! Marcia Baronda wrote: > Love it love it love it!!! You hit the nail on the head Lee, c

Re: [Felvtalk] War on Cats and Others

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
This is what I keep trying to tell people around here. It seems their minds are completely closed on the subject, so I say let them get overrun by mice, etc. My house is mice free thanks to my 65 girls and 1 boy, all of whom ae spayed/neutered. I was over run with mice once when my cats were

Re: [Felvtalk] Studies

2013-02-04 Thread dlgegg
RE: your last paragraph We need to exist only on synthetic food produced by chemicals and Monsanto and their friends. Lee Evans wrote: > I noticed something about humans that is unique to our species. We seem to > have an endless ability to purposely misunderstand what is being said or