Re: [Felvtalk] Scratchy meow

2009-11-29 Thread dlgegg
Hello Anna, you are so right, pay attention . that is most important. half of the world's problems could be averted if only people paid attention to others and listened to what they are trying to communicate to us. Anna Waltman anna.walt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tracy, My vocal 1 1/2

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-25 Thread Sharyl
, Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 9:57 PM Her name is Bacca.  I am from the south and my fiance found her on a tobacco farm

Re: [Felvtalk] Scratchy meow

2009-11-25 Thread Anna Waltman
Hi Tracy, My vocal 1 1/2 year old positive female, Sylvia, sometimes changes her voice when she's not feeling well. It drops into a lower register and gets scratchy, like she has laryngitis. She's spayed. Most of the time she's got a fairly melodic, medium-pitched meow-- that scratchy voice is

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-24 Thread Barb Moermond
sounds like heat to me - Lilly's voice was different that week - oy, and what a week, poor Smoky! They're calling for male company and it's a different type of call and voice. Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-24 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Hi, Tracy -- My first thought is that the raspy meow is related to the heat rather than anything else, they get very throaty and LOUD when they're trying to attract males! I am worried about your vet, who apparently has not had a lot of experience with FeLV. There are cats on this list that

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-24 Thread Sharyl
Tracy, not sure but the weird meow could be caused by her going into heat. Any reason why you have not had her spayed? I've had all my FeLV+ kitties spayed/neutered. Just makes sense since any off spring would almost surely be FeLV+. I wouldn't have her spayed while in the heat cycle but

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-24 Thread Tracy McLendon
Her name is Bacca. I am from the south and my fiance found her on a tobacco farm at work one day with goopy eyes. Down south, people call tobacco bacca and she is golden in some spots like the leaf. I had an appt for her friday to be seen but i am going to wait til she is out of heat and get her

Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow

2009-11-24 Thread hdflhkat
to distract him when the door will be open to let the others in or out! Good luck with Bacca! K -Original Message- From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 9:57 pm Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow Her name is Bacca. I am