I've never used AOL to speak of. I look forward to using the pethobbyist.com
site for information and really appreciate the work put into anything that
provides good and accurate information. Dixie is the first FeLV+ cat I have
ever had and is one of the healthiest, happiest girls on this planet. She is
extremely hard working and takes all of her jobs very seriously. Get the idea
that I am totally in love with this former throw away????????? I want to keep
her just as she is.
Again, thanks for the information. I look forward to the home-made food
recipes. I have the Pitcairn book and have started cooking for her (she is
still thinking about that) but can use any input I can get.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: TenHouseCats
To: FeLVTalk
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: feline glaucoma- question for anyone with knowledge
if you remember back when aol was starting out, their PetCareForum was set up
and staffed by the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).... then when aol went
to a flat-rate service, rather than pay-per-hour plan, they dumped a number of
their more popular forums, so VIN took back their staff and chats and message
boards onto their own servers. they really weren't set up to be a "consumer"
site, tho, so after a year or so they decided to go back to concentrating on
their professional side.
so we put up a, "free to a good home," ad: trained, knowledgable staff of
chat hosts and message-board monitors..... and the pethobbyist.com family of
sites took us in!
some of the hosts have been together for close to 15 years now; i'm a newbie
at only 7. christie keith, who did the cat-food chat last night, is one of the
folks who has been there all along, through AOL and VIN and now
pethobbyist.com. many of our chatters have also been regulars for 10 or more
years, so it truly is a family--very safe place, with LOTS of good people and
great information.
the main difference is the element of real-time--we have chats monday through
saturday that are either open for just fun, or on a topic, as well as
pet-loss-support chats EVERY NIGHT of the year, including holidays. unlike a
list, during scheduled chat times, you KNOW you'll find SOMEONE to talk with!
as hosts, we are trained to deal with problem people (usually teenagers), and
we have tools to mute people who are disruptive, as well as those to kick them
out and even ban them from the site if necessary.
MC
aka PHCatByte
On 4/7/07, Marylyn < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
PS It is good to learn the site is legitimate. There are so many nuts in
the world that I trust nothing without checking it when it comes to my little
friends. Thanks.
--
Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The Difference....
MaryChristine
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