To Kayte: Re: Pete Shelia Crackers EVERYONE
Hi Kayte, I'm just now getting to all my email; life's been crazy!!! I named Cricket for his jumping ability and because he was black. The name was perfect for him. :) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: O Wendyim so sad about Cricket! But what a GREAT name! May I ask why he was named Cricket? That is precious. kayte and Crackers __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Kayte and Crackers
Kayte, How are you? Sounds like Crackers is doing fine. I'm so glad he threw his cold. How did the vet visit go this afternoon? I hope really well. I'm glad to read that Crackers likes his new food. How is your dad doing? Has he had his surgery yet? I hope he's better. I wanted to respond to a few of the questions you had posted over the last several days. One, don't wait on the immune boosters for Crackers. Get him started on the Lysine and Vitamin C so that they can help him fight off this virus now. I would just get used to the fact that he's going to be getting them for many months until you retest him, and then you can re-evaluate at that point. Two, I don't take my kitties' temperatures. If I try to stick anything up their butts, they act like I'm removing a limb. lol. BUT, I can sometimes tell that they don't feel well. They will act like cats or human children do after receiving vaccinations: lethargic, overall not feeling well. You can also get an ear digital thermometer at Petsmart and/or Petco, I think. It might only be online though. They are about $50. I'm still saving for mine. Three, any changes to a cat's regular routine or environment, including visitors, your vacation, loud noises, changes in diet, changes in litter or location of box, etc. constitute stress. Avoiding as much of that as possible will help Crackers. I hope your day went well. Tell us how the vet visit went! :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
To: Kayte
Hi Kayte and welcome to the group!I live in Arizona and for some reason most of our vets here are scared of the disease and don't really have a lot of knowledge about it. At the time, Angel had no symptoms at all. It was just the fact that she tested positive. There is no way I was going to let him euthanize her since she had no symptoms. I had brought her home and started searching the internet for information and that is how I found this wonderful group of people. I only had Angel since July, but she was such a sweet girl and as long as she was by my side, she was happy. She became ill last weekend and died on Wednesday. This disease hit her very fast..she was only 5 months old. I wish there wasa way to get our vets here more educated and up to date on this disease. It's frustrating. Good luck to you! Karen[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:As many of you know, the vet I had originally taken Angel to wanted me to have her euthanized right away after she tested positive. I had spent weeks looking for a new vet for her and finally decided to try this one, when she became ill and needed to be seen last week. I just wanted to share that a lady from the vets office had called me last Wed. to check on Angel. I had to share the bad news and tell her I had lost Angel. Anyway, the vet himself sent me a condolence card in the mail yesterday and I really thought that was nice. I mean, how many vets take the time to do that? It was very comforting to me. that was very sweet of them. my name is kayte and i am new to this group and disease. i was wandering why did your old vet want angel to be euthanized? was she sick? i just found out Friday night my baby crackers 5yr old was pos for luekemia and my vet didn't mention anything about euthanization. i have learned a lot from all u wonderful people and am crossing my fingers crackers is a false positive or that he passes this sad disease...also i am so sorry for angels passing. Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
Re: To: Kayte
Unfortunately, some vets do that - if they encounter an FELV cat, they recommend euthanization - I hate it, but it's true. Fortunately, when I encountered my 1st FELV cat (Calawalla Banana Boo-boo), the vet was wonderful - didn't recommend Euth, just said that it might limit her life expectancy. Also said that the virus didnt' live very long outside the body fluids. I still know of vets in this town that euth. FELV and even FIV cats, simply because Sad. Gloria At 10:45 PM 9/3/2006, you wrote: Hi Kayte and welcome to the group! I live in Arizona and for some reason most of our vets here are scared of the disease and don't really have a lot of knowledge about it. At the time, Angel had no symptoms at all. It was just the fact that she tested positive. There is no way I was going to let him euthanize her since she had no symptoms. I had brought her home and started searching the internet for information and that is how I found this wonderful group of people. I only had Angel since July, but she was such a sweet girl and as long as she was by my side, she was happy. She became ill last weekend and died on Wednesday. This disease hit her very fast..she was only 5 months old. I wish there was a way to get our vets here more educated and up to date on this disease. It's frustrating. Good luck to you! Karen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As many of you know, the vet I had originally taken Angel to wanted me to have her euthanized right away after she tested positive. I had spent weeks looking for a new vet for her and finally decided to try this one, when she became ill and needed to be seen last week. I just wanted to share that a lady from the vets office had called me last Wed. to check on Angel. I had to share the bad news and tell her I had lost Angel. Anyway, the vet himself sent me a condolence card in the mail yesterday and I really thought that was nice. I mean, how many vets take the time to do that? It was very comforting to me. that was very sweet of them. my name is kayte and i am new to this group and disease. i was wandering why did your old vet want angel to be euthanized? was she sick? i just found out Friday night my baby crackers 5yr old was pos for luekemia and my vet didn't mention anything about euthanization. i have learned a lot from all u wonderful people and am crossing my fingers crackers is a false positive or that he passes this sad disease...also i am so sorry for angels passing. Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=40791/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbetaYou're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
