Since the vet has discover a heart murmur, a
echocardiogram is necessary to determine what is
causing it. Depending on what is causing the heart
murmur and how minor or major the cause is, will
determine if they can do surgery and what type of
anesthesia the cat can get. The echocardiogram is
Greetings!
I have been lurking around reading the messages. I
joined hoping to learn more about Feline Leukemia. I
have been doing volunteer rescue for the past five
years mostly for cats with a foster home/rescue group.
I do everything from rescuing the cats to screening
and finding them
Greetings:
I have been lurking. I usually only have time to read
the posts. My time is so limited so I do not post
often. I went to the Frapper site to check it out and
to see where the other members are located at. What
an interesting site!! I posted my location and posted
Ms. Gobbles's
Nina:
The first three things that cats look for when they
get lost are food, water and shelter. Your sister has
put food out already from your previous post. Make
sure there is food and water in the front of the house
and the back of the house.
Take a cat carrier or two and place them need the
Dear Sherry:The pictures are cute! My favorites are "Peek-A-Boo" and "Do You Like My Earrings?". Maizee was quite the looker!Precious Pets
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that is incorporate as part
as her e-mail and not as an attachment. You can see
Magoo's picture on the FeLV+ adoptable list board.
Thanks everybody for your time and attention!
Precious Pets, Almost Home
Cindy wrote:...You've probably seen this picture
before, and maybe even more than once. That's because
other even though it was for a short period. Just take one dayat a time.Precious Pets, Almost Home
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/my_photos
I am so sorry that your are experiencing this type of
situation. Remember to just take one day at a time
when dealing with this.
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
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Kerry:
Did your vet do bloodwork before prescribing oral
medication for Brandy? Which ringworm oral medication
did the vet prescribe? Also, you are in Chicago
right? Who is your vet? I am located in Chicago as
well.
Precious Pets
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Good question! I have not heard of any home test
kits. The only quick test that I knew of was the
IDEXX Snap test that most vets and shelters have on
hand at their facilities. It is too bad that the
shelter that you have been working with will not help!
The rescue group that I work with helped
Thanks for posting this information. I have been
saving my labels for the past month from my recent
litter of bottle babies.
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Sheri is a Russian Blue copy cat. She is absolutely
gorgeous with big golden eyes! Sheri is about 9
months old. She has been tested with a IDEXX Snap
Test and a IFA and has come up positive on both for
FeLV. Sheri is such a sweetie! She just wants to be
loved and wants to have someone that
I use Cyproheptadine all the time for our cats that
are sick from bad URI's to FIP. Actually my vet just
prescribed it for my baby kitten of five weeks that
weighs just a pound. She is having issues eating
right now.
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Good Morning!
I am still trying to wake up this morning in Chicago,
Illinois. I am waiting for the morning coffee to be
done and decide to check the e-mail. Thanks for the
morning smile!
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone, I'm up
Dear Diane:
I am so sorry to hear your news! My heart breaks! It
is a very difficult deceision to help our love ones
cross over the bridge! Trust that he is happy and
pain free!
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- Diane Rosenfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This morning my
!
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for your good wishes for Dexter,at least his
mom is a vet,so he has on the spot care. :)
Sherry
Kerry Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good wishes for Dexter from us...You know Lil
Rascal was only
I like that idea of the cats in the glass-fronted
bookcases so the breakables can be out! LOL
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
at one point, i considered putting the cats into the
glass-fronted
bookcases just so i could leave the breakables
Great Signature Line! I have always felt that way!
Precious Pets
--- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hope you noticed my new signature line--seems
particularly appropriate
for you tonight!
MC
--
Spay Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The Difference
Dear Karen:
You may want to talk to the vet personally instead.
The first thing I thought was the receptionist new or
fairly new? The receptionist could be uninformed! I
use several vets all the time. I can spot the new
personnel just by the way they handle me in different
situations.
Hey Everybody!
We got a nibble for Sheri last night! A woman called
my voice mail inquiring how urgent was Sheri
situation. I explained that recently, Sheri's foster
home gave us notice that she had to be out before the
Labor Day weekend. The foster home shorten the amount
of time they
Hi, Nina!
Thanks for that suggestion! I did not think about
that! I will try to remember that! That is a
wonderful suggestion!
Precious Pets
--- Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Karen,
Ask your vet for a referral to a board certified
Internist. All vets
have specialty clinics that
I agreed with MC observations and suggestions
regarding grooming! You have to go on what each
individual cat likes when it comes to different
grooming tasks!
I find that most cats in general like to be brushed.
Brushing can be a positive bonding experience for you
and the cat. MC's
I never thought about the flea comb for basic grooming
for the short hair cats! I got to try that.
ROFL regarding the force! Boy is that true!
Precious Pets
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh - I was going to say too...most of my cats have
short hair (two don't)..but for the short-haired
Wendy:
I am glad to hear that your husband is responding to
his treatment! It is so hard living with someone that
is in constant pain! I know because my husband was in
constant pain too! At least, your husband found
treatment and is dealing with it. Until two months
ago that is all I had to
Greetings!
I will have to say that this board can be quite a
surprise! Here I am thinking yesterday morning that I
am getting caught up with my e-mail from the board. I
leave to take care of my husband before his first
rehab session and escort him to rehab. I come back
yesterday evening and my
Cool!! I never seen one like this! I like this!
Precious Pets
--- Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sure I bought it on eBay, here it is, I don't
think I bought it from
them, I paid a little more ($70.00) I love it!! I
bought it when Bailey
got sick.
LOL!! You sick kitty! Ha! Ha!
Precious Pets, Almost Home
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I prefer Droncit or Drontal, as it gets tapeworms,
in addition to all the others too, where most other
dewormers don't get the tape worms. The two most
common in cats are roundworms and tapeworms
at it. If these individuals truly love
cats and want to help them, they will welcome the
information that you will provide.
You go girl!!
Precious Pets, Almost Home Association
--- Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All,
Every once in a while I get people who post to
the Adoptable
FeLV/FIV/FIP
That was sweet of your vet to think of you! It is so
encouraging that your vet thinks of you so highly and
supports you! You are very lucky!
--- TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i think it's really wonderful when vets acknowledge
our loss..
my vet is so wonderful that i keep
Dear Hideyo:
I hope that it is the medication that is causing the
problem. That would be fastest solution to figuring
this out. When do you go back for a recheck? I hope
she continues in looking and acting normal. Good
luck!
Precious Pets
--- Hideyo Yamamoto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, I
Dear Michelle:
If you find that you need pred after this refill let
me know. I probably can be of some help! I have the
pred in 5 mgs tablets.
I hope the transition for Lucy and you goes smoothly!
Best wishes!
Precious Pets
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks. The vet said he will
for that
one thing.
Pam
- Original Message -
From: Precious Pets, Almost Home
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: Lucy again
Dear Michelle:
If you find that you need pred after this refill
let
me
When are you going to go and see the cat? Good luck!
Precious Pets
--- Hideyo Yamamoto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Lori. I was going to see the cat and talk
to the girl (ideally
without her BF around) to find out more about the
cat and situation - I
really cannot afford to take more
Dear Sherry:
I am sorry that you lost another one! I am in rescue
as well and I do not how you do it! I have a hard
enough time dealing with the occassional outbreak of
FIP or Feline Distemper. I cannot imagine dealing on
a daily basis like you do with cats that have Leukemia
and FIV. Rescue
By the way, the food should be good for six months
after the expiration date. By law, nothing can be
sold past it's expiration date! The stores have to
pull it from it's shelves and dispose of it.
Whenever something like that happens, I am feeling
that somebody up there decide to make my day!
Dear Leslie:
My poor dear! You must be sick with worry! I know
that I would be! I do not have much time to read the
post these days let alone respond. I have been
following this all day hoping to have time to respond!
I will be praying that your cats will be found soon
and safely returned to
Leslie:
I think Nina has a good suggestion regarding calling
the phone. You can also have people text message your
phone as well. The person may read the text messages
since this does not require speaking into the phone.
I recent lost my cell phone at Jewel Grocery Store
when grocery shopping.
What about PETS911.org?? This is a PETsMART site that
is similiar to Petfinder.
Precious Pets
--- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So far, I've got them on Petfinder.com,
missingpet.net, and AnimalPlanet. I've also written
to the Humane Society for Southwest Wahington and an
animal
Correction it is Pets911.com. Here is the link:
http://www.pets911.com/index.php
Precious Pets
--- Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, but his site is Florida only as far as I can
tell...
Original Message:
What about PETS911.org?? This is a PETsMART site
that
is similiar
non-government
agency) use Avid micro-chips on their animals. The
group I volunteer for Precious Pets, Almost Home uses
the Avid micro-chips in their rescue pets.
You may want to check the shelters and rescue groups
in your area to see what brand of micro-chips they are
using. You see Avid micro
Dear Sherry:
I am sorry to hear that another kitty is sick! I hope
she will recover. Joy and you will be in my thoughts!
Precious Pets
--- Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here we go again,Joy is one of our sanctuary kitties
that has been fostered for awile now.Well she is at
the
Dear Kris:
What wonderful students you have! That was so sweet
and kind of them! They must feel and think highly of
you to show these acts of thoughtfullness and
kindness! You are truly rich with good people in your
life!
I love the name Gabriel! Good luck with your new
kitten!
Precious
Dear Terrie:
Michelle is right regarding that there is no definite
test for FIP. The test that majority of the vets
recommend is a test for Corona viruses. The vets
think there is over 250 different types of Corona
viruses in the world and maybe more then that have not
be discovered. Most cats
Terri:
My several of my vets are against the FIP vaccine.
One big problem with the vaccine is that if a cat has
been exposed to FIP, the vaccine will bring it on!
Also, the vaccine is only 50% effective.
Even after living though a FIP out break and losing
many cats, I am strongly against the
Dear Kelley:
I am sorry to hear that you have such a major chore on
your hands! I know how you feel because I have been
in your shoes! Your vet is right in regards that you
can catch it! That is if you are really careless
about handling dirty litter boxes and scoopers.
My vets are like
dear Kelley:
What dosage per pound do you medicate? Is Panacur ok
to use on kittens? I have never used it before. I
have always use Flagy instead.
Thanks!
Precious Pets
--- Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Panacur worked well for me. .1 ml per day for 3
days, then I am to repeat
Dear Karen:
Great news regarding your decision to adopt another
FeLV+ cat! I am so sorry to hear about your Mr.
Spock! I know it has been difficult losing him.
I love the pictures! I especially love the close up
of L'il Abner! I can see why the name Mr. Spock came
to you.
Good luck in
Cassandra,
You may want to approach your vet if you can use
injectable famotodine for the vomiting. Also, the
Baytril comes in injectable form as well. If she is
not keeping food down, she is not going to keep the
medication down either.
I am so sorry that you and your cats are having such a
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