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 AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892