Re: OT-Simba is missing

2005-02-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Faye, You probably have heard this, but I'm told that when cats cannot be found they are sometimes hiding not far away. Are you putting food out - funky smelling food like Fancy Feast - but I guess you don't want to attract those dogs either. Bonnie

fleas,

2005-02-28 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
When my son's cat Fu came to stay with me, he had fleas! I used a flea comb, dunking it in hot soapy water whenever I got a flea. After a few days of short, 15 minutes or so, treatments in the bathroom, Fu was flea-free! No chemicals! Fortunately only one other of my indoor kitties caught

Re: outdoor arrangments (was:Tip is Gone)

2005-03-02 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Well, I love my screened porch and so do my kitties and dogs. One thing I would worry about in an outdoor enclosure that allows access to the lawn is the possibility of them eating some toxic plants. My orange girl Rosalie did just that last summer and fortunately got better. Actually I had

Re: OT:Check out Alliance for Animals: Action Alerts (Cat Hunting in WI.)

2005-03-08 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
This topic was on a call in show on Wisconsin Public Radio this morning. Most of the callers were enraged about the idea. The wildlife biologist who had studied the effects of cats on bird populations said he had been getting plenty of email too. But he did admit one thing - that development

Re: Wisconsin's Cats Need Your Help Information Petition

2005-03-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Thanks for posting this but, I don't think one has to be a state resident to vote on this advisory issue. Only Wisconsin residents can vote for representatives to our Conservation Congress and have to show proof of residency if they want a ballot for that vote. I've been to these annual

Re: OT:Check out Alliance for Animals: Action Alerts (Cat Hunting in WI.)

2005-03-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I know some people involved in the Trap, Neuter, and Release progtram here. They are always advertising for homes for these ferals and many of them go to family farms. Bonnie in WI - Original Message - From: catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:43 pm Subject: Re:

Re: OT:Check out Alliance for Animals: Action Alerts (Cat Hunting in WI.)

2005-03-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: I know some people involved in the Trap, Neuter, and Release progtram here. They are always advertising for homes for these ferals and many of them go to family farms. Bonnie in WI - Original Message - From: catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, March 13

Non-Wisconsin residents can vote on cat hunting....

2005-03-14 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
...you have to be at the spring hearings in order to vote on this advisory issues. Anyone can sent in comments (please see below). I would suggest saying you will definitely not visit or vacation in Wisconsin and neither will your friends if this issue passes. Tourism is a major part of the

OT: another Wisconsin issue

2005-03-14 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Going over the DNR's advisory questions, there is another one which would lower the age requirement from 12 to ten years old(!) for some hunting licenses. This would surely include small game licenses, for which kids would be eligible and if cats are classified as small game, we could have

Re: OT:Killing of Feral Cats (Update)

2005-03-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
The guy from www.dontshootthecat.com, a local pet supply store owner, said on the radio last week that if the rule passes, it also poses a danger to outdoor city cats. If a person trapped a cat on his property inside the city limits, where discharging a firearm is not allowed, he could then

Re: [CRF] OT: Help for severe asthma -Emergency no luck on an asthma site....

2005-03-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Thanks, Michelle, I did forward your message to her. Bonnie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:04 pm Subject: Re: [CRF] OT: Help for severe asthma -Emergency no luck on an asthma site I could not figure out where to send this

OT: Don't Shoot The Cat!

2005-03-18 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
For those who wish to write letters on the proposed Wisconsin Cat Hunting season, please see below for email addresses of the Wisconsin Departments of Tourism, etc. Bonnie in WI ---BeginMessage--- Don’t Shoot The Cat Newsletter 3/17/05 Thank you for visiting DontShootTheCat.com. Here’s what

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

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

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: RE: Find the Pit Bull--Memories!

2005-03-31 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
No need to apologize! Tonight something inexplicable happened at our house. My black half meezer Andre was sharpening his claws at the cat scratcher when my brother's always sweet German Shepherd walked by. She's been around Andre a lot but suddenly she attacked and seemed to be biting him. I

Re: RE: Find the Pit Bull--Memories!

2005-03-31 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
- From: BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 3:54 AM Subject: Re: RE: Find the Pit Bull--Memories! No need to apologize! Tonight something inexplicable happened at our house. My black half meezer Andre was sharpening his

Re: German Shepherd attack! Sooo OT

2005-04-04 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Nina, Andre has a white undercoat; it looks so funny to see white hair come out when he's being brushed There was a lot of ruffled white fur stcking out after his encounter with Midnight. Bonnie - Original Message - From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, April 4, 2005 7:02 pm

Re: German Shepherd attack! Sooo OT

2005-04-04 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Definitely; I met a couple who adopted a retied greyhound and as soon as he walked into their house for the first time, he immediately killed their cat who had come up to meet him. Many greyhounds are trained on live animals - bunnies, kittens, etc although it is supposed to be illegal in most

OT: tonight's hearing on hunting cats in Wisconsin

2005-04-12 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I went to the Conservation Congress hearing tonight. The turnout was huge! Most of those who spoke were against hunting cats. Even some hunters got up and said that the Department of Natural Resources would be shooting itself in the foot if, when they most needed public support to prevent

OT: : RE: Wisconsin cat hunting: bad and good news!

2005-04-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
There are laws that do not allow the discharge of firearms near human dwellings, but accidents happen all the time. One woman at the hearings said that feral cats near her rural home are so fast that she thinks many would be merely wounded by hunting and suffer a lingering death. Bonnie

Re: RE: Wisconsin cat hunting: bad and good news!

2005-04-16 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I wonder if there have been any studies to show that some people carrying guns tend to behave badly just as do other people when they get behind the wheel of a car. I'm on another animal list where a guy forwards news items about hunter bad behavior. There was a case, it may have been in

OT: Wisconsin's cat hunt going down the tubes?

2005-04-20 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I went to the pet supply store to buy food for my naughty nine yesterday. The store owners were very active in opposing the cat shooting proposal and put up the web-site: www.dontshootthecat.com. They told me that People magazine had just been there, interviewing them for a story and taking

kitty logjam - carrier anecdote

2005-05-04 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I got the carrier out to take my sweet orange boy, Henry Lee to the vet (I thought the name sounded southern; he was a starving kitten trying to eat a piece of dirty french fry by a dumpster in Mississippi). He was my first positive kitty. When all of my kitties saw the carrier, they all ran

Re: RE: False Positive

2005-05-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: False Positive We have been on this list a long time It's still the best too. t BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tonya, Yes, this was back in '97. They all had French names, but were all three years old

OT - a sort of funny cat rescue story

2005-05-11 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
This story is a couple of years old; a friend at work just showed it to me. http://muttcats.com/articles/garbage_disposal_cat.htm

Re: cat sick

2005-05-14 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
sick The soonest I can probaly get her to a vet is Monday. From: BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: cat sick Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 22:46:45 -0500 Sue, I would call your vet or emergency vet. As you

Re: cat sick

2005-05-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
The soonest I can probaly get her to a vet is Monday. From: BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: cat sick Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 22:46:45 -0500 Sue, I would call your vet or emergency vet

Re: cat sick

2005-05-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
there. It's not local though. All the local vets won't treat felv+. I already left a message on their voicemail that I'd like to bring her in tomorrow. From: BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: cat sick

OT: need name of MN no-kill shelter

2005-05-16 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Can anyone help this person with the name and contact info of any no- kill shelters or foster/rescue groups in Minneapolis? Thanks very much, Bonnie in WI - Original Message - From: Jean Colison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:18 am Subject: no-kill shelter or foster

Re: was cat sick

2005-05-17 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I'm very glad she is doing better! Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Sue Feldbusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:56 am Subject: was cat sick Cindo is doing better. The vet thinks she has a gastrointestinal bug. She's on amoxy and tagament,

Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects-- Ginger

2005-05-17 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
tuna water? Bonnie inWI - Original Message - From: Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:10 pm Subject: Re: Warning: Immuno-regulin side effects-- Ginger Michelle, Will Ginger lap up liquid? Is she drinking water?

Re: Wisconsin Group Drops Cat-Killing Plan - organizes to help ferals

2005-05-22 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Another good thing: the group who organized opposition to the cat hunting plan, dontshoot the cat.com, is now organizing to work on the problem of feral cats. They along with the local trap, neuter, and release program are holding a big public meeting next weekend to begin work on the issue.

Re: OT cat-safe roach control

2005-05-23 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Years ago, without thinking we sprayed for roaches in an old house, and killed my son's gerbil, Fred Flintstone. I still feel horrible about that. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com Ahh, yeah, I used to live in Arkansas, and had roaches in a house I rented. What I found HELPED the most was:

Re: OT cat-safe roach control

2005-05-23 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
We had 'em in Madison, WI where it sometimes gets colder than twenty below in January. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Kathy Gittel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:45 pm Subject: OT cat-safe roach control I'm from Rochester NY and in my opinion,

Re: Jersey

2005-05-24 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Stan, If his kidneys are affected and his back legs are weak, you might also want to consult the Feline Chronic Renal Failure list. Contact information is available at the bottom of this page: http://www.felinecrf.com/ Best wishes to you and yours, Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed

2005-05-25 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Jenn, Keep up the good work and keep us posted! I'm not so sure about giving her Gatorade though. But maybe others on this list would know more about that. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com I have generic Gatorade, but that has flavor in it. I'm tempted to syringe her some lukewarm water,

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed

2005-05-25 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
well, I'm naturally cautious, but I would either hold off on sub-q fluids until I talked to a vet - is there an emergency vet service that ight give advice over the phone? I call ours when I think I need to... Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Nina [EMAIL

Re: Jersey

2005-05-26 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Stan, Cats with chronic renal failure/kidney disease are said to have rear leg weakness from lack of phosphorus. Bonnie www.elephants.com ---BeginMessage--- Barbara, Actually Jersey started to looked much better but he is not able to stand on his back legs. Now he is n the clinic for

Re: emergency advice on starved cat needed: UPDATE

2005-05-26 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Great work Jenn! Let's hope she turns out felv negative. Bonnie www.elephants.com Thanks to everyone for all the advice. I called my vet today (the better one), and told them what I had, and what I was doing, and they said without bringing her in for bloodwork (which would require a 12

OT: GA Kitten Faces Gas

2005-05-28 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
PLEASE CROSS POST PLEASE NOTE: SWEET SWEET PHOTO AVAILABLE Forwarded Message: PLEASE CONTACT COWETA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL TO ADOPT THIS PET: 770-254-3735 http://www.shelterrescue.org/id4.html From: Julie Webb Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:59 PM GA. - Coweta - PRECIOUS LITTLE BABY

Re: meet_Jersey

2005-05-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Try asking your vet for some. My vet gives me syringes free. After awhile, when the rubber O-rings on the plunger-thing get hard and it's difficult to push, I just ask for a few more. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com Stan, syringe feeding is not that difficult, and no, it does not require

Re: suggestion

2005-06-05 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I think we may need to be careful about this for legal reasons. Maybe it would be best to respond by private email to inquiries about vets that are either recommended or best to avoid in a certain area. The Feline Chronic Renal Faliure List has a policy of asking members not to mention

Re: RE: any info on this poor kitty

2005-06-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I think that kitty needs to be seen by a vet soon. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, June 9, 2005 5:49 pm Subject: RE: any info on this poor kitty I have a colleague who has a 12 year old boy kitty - recently he

Re: OT: US military killing dogs in Iraq

2005-06-10 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://usmilitarykillsdogs.allsupportgroup.info/ www.elephants.com

Re: Fwd: FW: [NMHP] The pets don't have to leave when baby arrives!

2005-07-07 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I would advise the pregnant woman to give this information to whoever advised her to get rid of her cats!! Bonnie in WI Note: forwarded message attached. ---BeginMessage--- Title: Message -Original Message-From: Joan Doljan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005

Need advice: Catching female cat between kittens

2005-07-07 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
This message came from the VETMED list - I asked permission from the original poster if I could forward her email to all of the experts on this list. Her email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks, Bonnie in WI Date:Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:50:29 -0700 From:Trudy Handel [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Need advice: Catching female cat between kittens

2005-07-07 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Jenn, Your reply contain common sense but the person did provide for the first litter; I do hope the tone it won't put her off caring properly for the mother and her kittens to be. The post came from a list that is primarily about dogs, so she may not know as much about cats and was afraid to

how much lactulose is safe to give?

2005-07-08 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
My 19 year old frail Fu is constipated. The vet said to give him 2 ml. lactulose morning and evening. I gave him the evening dose a little while ago while I was assist feeding him as taking lactulose on an empty stomach sometimes makes him nauseous. Well, he threw up anyway and I wonder if he

Re: how much lactulose is safe to give?

2005-07-08 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
, (as in lactose intolerant, which of course most cats are!). That's how it works against constipation! How is our Fu, aside from being, um, backed up? Nina BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: My 19 year old frail Fu is constipated. The vet said to give him 2 ml. lactulose morning and evening

canned pumpkin for constipation

2005-07-08 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
About how much is given? It's mixed with water, yes? Thanks, Bonnie www.elephants.com

Re: canned pumpkin for constipation

2005-07-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
. BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About how much is given? It's mixed with water, yes? Thanks, Bonnie www.elephants.com Have a purrfect day Cherie

Fu's severe constipation was:: canned pumpkin

2005-07-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Tito was still going some and I didn't know he had a problem until he began trying unsuccessfully to poop ... fairly soon he began vomiting and trembling. He was in bad shape. Del - Original Message - From: BONNIE J KALMBACH To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday

Re: Fu's severe constipation was:: canned pumpkin

2005-07-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
out as she wasn't eating to produce any waste. Doc found more tumors against her spine and insides giving her the feeling of needing to poop. I do hope that is not the case with your kitty. Love and prayers to Fu. Del - Original Message - From: BONNIE J KALMBACH

Re: Fu's severe constipation was:: canned pumpkin

2005-07-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Michelle, I do remember your Simon. Fu is on Leukeran and pred. I was letting him eat dry food this week which he likes because he has been losing weight. I guess that is what has caused the severe constipation. I'm worried that he may soon be too be too weak to try to pass the stool. Bonnie

Re: Fu's severe constipation was:: canned pumpkin

2005-07-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Michelle, I will mention dexamethasone to the vet when we go on Monday. But Fu also takes methimazole for hyperthyroidism - would slippery elm's coating of the stomach impair absorption of his other meds? Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Help for Adri

2005-07-22 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Here is a URL that might help with financing pet health care. http://www.magdrl-nj.com/links.html#finance Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, July 22, 2005 5:00 pm Subject: Re: Help for Adri Also ask if they have a fund to help pay

another blind kitten

2005-07-24 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Isn't there somebody on this list who is taking care of a blind kitten? Another blind kitten has been found by someone on the VETMED list, who doesn't know what to do. I answered his post saying I thought there was someone I could ask. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com

Re: RE: support group for kidney problems

2005-07-26 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
make that Yahoo! has two such groups Bonnie, the not so nimbled fingered, in WI www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:07 pm Subject: RE: support group for kidney problems Does anyone know an active support group

Re: overwhelmed

2005-07-27 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Jennifer, Has it been ruled out that Sebastian's rear leg weakness may be due to anemia? My kitty Fu gets a 10 mg.'s of pred a day and 200 ml of fluids. His vet said that would lead to suppression of his red cell blood count - Fu needs those meds more; sometime's his back legs look wobbly.

Re: ot-Take Action Now to Support the Pet Animal Welfare Statute-take off list?

2005-07-28 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I would go with the animal welfare groups over the breeders, although I know some of the latter, e.g. PETA, have done questionable things etc. But many breeders' organizations like the American Kennel club do give (for a fee?) papers to puppies raised in puppy mill like places, so the breeders

Re: Bramble can't eat - ideas please

2005-08-02 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I would definitely try a little syringe feeding. A/D food for ill animals easily mixes with water. It may perk up his appetite. Cats who go too long without eating will get Hepatic Lipidosis. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, August

My dear little Claudette

2005-09-16 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Dear Belinda, Please add my dear little Claudette to the Candlelight service. She passed today at the age of twelve. She had cancer of the liver and died from a reaction to the chemo which was just started yesterday. Claudette had thrown off the leukemia virus eight years ago when my kitties

Re: So many losses...

2005-09-17 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Dear Nina, I am praying for your little Gracie. She knows that you love her very much. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Terri Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, September 18, 2005 0:13 am Subject: Re: So many losses... Thank you Nina. Big hugs and positive

Re: My dear little Claudette

2005-09-21 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
. Love, Julie BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Belinda, Please add my dear little Claudette to the Candlelight service. She passed today at the age of twelve. She had cancer of the liver and died from a reaction to the chemo which was just started yesterday

Question about Euthanasia and my Grace

2005-09-22 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Nina wrote: Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to put an animal to sleep in an emaciated condition? Dear Nina, You would want the vet to be VERY CAREFUL. One of my positive kitties, my beloved little shy golden turkish angora kitty, Katyusha, had a very painful death - I think -

Re: Need advice quick please

2005-09-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Terri, My experience with this was when my orange girl Rosalie ate a semi- toxic plant. She got over it, thank heavens, but my vet x-rayed her to make sure she hadn't swallowed something. When she hadn't stopped vomiting for over 24 hours, he asked if he could do exploratory surgery in case

help needed in New Orleans

2005-10-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:44:44 -0400 From: Jane Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Help Jane!!! Hi everyone! This is Mark writing to you from Jane's email. I just spoke with her, and received an update on the activities in New Orleans. The state Vet has advised that they are no longer to

Re: Herpes virus in the eyes.

2005-10-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
My Siamese kitty mitou and her daughter Sylvie have chronic mild herpes infections in their eyes. I give them Lysine and a triple opthalmic anti-biotic. It clears up right away. Bonnie - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, October 3, 2005 3:38 pm Subject: Re:

Re: fleas

2005-10-04 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Lohna, I would never use a chemical - even on healthy kitties. I use a flea comb - it takes a few days but it works. Just comb out the kitty and everytime you get a flea in the comb, dip it in hot soapy water. I did this in the bathroom with the door shut but gave the kitty lots of affection

Fwd: Re: Kitten with diarrhea

2005-10-16 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Any ideas for this lady in California? Thanks,Bonnie www.elephants.com ---BeginMessage--- sure, feel free to send it. thanks! BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: Trudy, With your permission, I could pass your message along to the feline leukemia group to see if they have any ideas. Some of them

Re: Chinese cat and dog fur

2005-10-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
ABC News, I think it was 20/20, also had a segment on the Chinese dog and cat fur trade and a video! There was a German Shepherd, tail happily wagging, being led off to his terrible fate and then it was filmed. Let's face it, all fur is cruel! Whether an wild animal is caught in a trap, has

Re: cat and dog fur

2005-10-30 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
The Phillippines is also a source of cat fur. The ABC video showed a fur operation there. In a cage that had been full of cats, the last two terrified-looking cats were clinging to one another as workers took them out one by one and strangled them in front of the other cats. These cats knew

Re: help needed--problem with subQ

2005-10-31 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Kerry, This is what the vet techs who work for my vet do. They get a clean syringe and put a needle on the end. Then they inject air into the bag via the medicine port. As a nurse on the CRF list objected to this, thinking of humans no doubt, I asked the vet school pharmacist who she said

Re: help needed--problem with subQ

2005-11-01 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
the fluid pour out then? Oh dear! Kerry - Original Message - From: BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:14 AM Subject: Re: help needed--problem with subQ Kerry, This is what the vet techs who work for my vet do

Re: RE: Sub Q fluids-- 2 Qs

2005-11-01 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Ok guys, re my 1am Pookie problem (fluid level was not discernible in my new Ringer's bag so I cdn't proceed), a rescue/shelter volunteer I called this morning said I should unscrew the hose, open the bag up and let air in (don't feel dumb Wendy!). I did that and the fluid levelmagically

Re: Cricket's Time

2005-11-09 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
and baby food does not have taurine which is essential to cats. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 10:03 am Subject: Re: Cricket's Time To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Wendy, Is it possible to

Re: Lots of cats - Nina

2005-11-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Sandy, I guess you don't have any Siamese in your face insistantly and loudly making demands for breakfast, affection, etc. :) :) Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Dudes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:35 pm Subject: Re: Lots of cats - Nina To:

OT: Katrina animals need help

2005-11-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
PLEASE POST AND CROSS POST. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. We at Awareness Day, would ask that each group who has any room please say yes to at least one dog or cat from Katrina. We and Companion Animal Placement will do the rest. One of our volunteers, Leslie Picone just got back from her second

A Veggie Thanksgiving to you all!

2005-11-23 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=0187047768

Re: RE: Postive and Negative Cats?

2005-11-26 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I also unknowingly adopted a positive kitten, but he had tested a false negative. My five other kitties were unvaccinated; three caught the virus and died within two years as did the kitten. A third kitty tested positive after that debacle, but threw off the virus. I certainly wouldn't mix

Re: Pills

2005-11-27 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Rebecca and all, My apologies if this has already been mentioned - my email is running so slow that I haven't read all of the replies - but have you tried a pill popper? My son taught me a trick - after inserting the pill, put your finger gently into the side of the kitty's mouth. That seems

OT: McCartney attacks China over fur

2005-11-28 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
not for the faint of heart ---BeginMessage--- BJ saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Message ** I know it's almost impossible, but let's boycott Chineses goods. ** McCartney attacks China over fur ** Sir Paul McCartney vows not to perform in China after

Re: euthanizing kitties for bathroom habits

2005-11-29 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I think that is why some animal welfare groups are advocating for guardianship status rather than ownership so that people, including breeders, can't have animals killed for frivolous reasons. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, November

Re: euthanizing kitties for bathroom habits

2005-11-29 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I recommed Patricia McConnell's book The Fastidious Feline. She is an animal behaviorist who appears on Wisconsin Public Radio. http://www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com/books-whse.php Boonie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, November 29,

Re: OT Emergency (puppy)

2005-12-05 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Hi y'all, I just joined the OT list but it says I have to wait to be approved - and I have a possible emergency. My son just called from the Gulf coast to say that his Katrina orphan pup, she's about 3 or 4 m onths old, had chewed on one of those little oxygen absorber packets that are

Re: Can [EMAIL PROTECTED] please verify you are on this list?

2005-12-05 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Yep, that's me. Bonnie in WI, (waiting for Fu to come out from behind my desk so I can give him his fluids) www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005 1:23 am Subject: Re: Can [EMAIL PROTECTED] please verify you are on this

Re: I Need Prayers for Callie

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I'm praying for her too - dilute calicos are such characters and so loving! Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005 10:05 am Subject: I Need Prayers for Callie To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Dam this

Re: OT - Eating disorder in cats??

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
My Nina stopped eating when she had pancreatitis. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005 1:10 pm Subject: Re: OT - Eating disorder in cats?? To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org there are appetite-enhancing

Re: OT - Eating disorder in cats??

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
It's probably been suggested already, but when one of mine stops eating, I syringe feed (a/d usually)and that usually jump starts the impulse to eat on their own. bonnie in WI www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Re: OT - Eating disorder in cats??

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
@felineleukemia.org Did you do anything to get her to eat again or did she just start on her own? BONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Nina stopped eating when she had pancreatitis. Bonnie in WI www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: TenHouseCats Date

Re: Callie...Its sad news

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Tad, I am so sorry for what you and Callie have gone through. Her personality sounded so much like my dilute calico Nina. She was so lucky to have been loved so much, understood, and cared for by you and Marie. I believe she is still with you and loves you very much. tell her everyday how

Re: General Thanks and Questions

2005-12-06 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Presto, Your 24 yer-old is getting taurine through other means then - in those Hi-vite drops? Bonnie, who has a 19 year old, Fu, who still has the cutest kitten face. www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Presto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2005 9:22 pm Subject:

some email addresses for Chinese cat/dog fur

2005-12-13 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
PLEASE CROSS POST Forwarded Message: Subj: LETTER - China's Dog/Cat Fur Markets Date: 12/10/2005 8:35:57 PM Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from the Internet (Details) - Original Message - From: Kinship Circle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 2

Re: Tonya- depression-bridge list addition

2005-12-15 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Sheila and all, Keep on writing those letters - to the newspapers too. Bonnie Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -- Margaret Mead, anthropologist - Original Message - From: [EMAIL

anemia

2006-01-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
I'm wondering what to do about my fragile 19 year-old Fu. He is so anemic he can barely walk. He is not felv positive. The vet said his red cell blood count is affected by the pred we give him to keep his intestinal cancer in remission and the fluids he need for hyperthyroid related/probably

Re: anemia

2006-01-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: Gloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 10:08 am Subject: Re: anemia To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Hmmm - I'm wondering why PetTinic would be a problem.. Gloria On Jan 3, 2006, at 9:42 AM, BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote

Re: anemia

2006-01-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
Michelle, I don't know what his rbc or hematocrit is; the vet told me but I don't remember other than that it is extremely low. Bonnie www.elephants.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 10:04 am Subject: Re: anemia To:

Cats in sinks

2006-01-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
http://catsinsinks.com/

Re: anemia

2006-01-03 Thread BONNIE J KALMBACH
able. Much love to you and Fu, Nina BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: I'm wondering what to do about my fragile 19 year-old Fu. He is so anemic he can barely walk. He is not felv positive. The vet said his red cell blood count is affected by the pred we give him to keep his intestinal cancer

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