Yes, there is substantiation - my vet had a few cases; one dog's chip migrated and aggravated a nerve, couldn't walk until the vet discovered the chip.... I have the info somewhere; will send to you directly because it may be "too big" to be accepted by group address.
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars Do they? Is there documentation on this? I mean, what doesn't cause cancer these days? On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > But were you aware that microchips can cause cancer? I got a cat from > death > row in NYC, and will have chip removed...it has already migrated! > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:09 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars > > I never bothered with collars, I went ahead and microchipped my furry pets. > There is a microchip clinic once a year in town that does it for $20. > > Shelters and vets around me have gotten much better about scanning stray > animals that come through. > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > I JUST wrote about that, too! I thought I was the only one that this > > happened to - nobody's ever mentioned it before! Natalie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth > > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:54 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Collars > > > > I don't like collars on cats period. But I don't let my cats outside. > I've > > seen several cats get those so-called break-away collars caught in their > > mouths trying to get them off. We had one at the Petsmart adoption center > & > > luckily someone was there or who knows what would have happened. > > > > Beth > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org<http://www.furkids.org/>< > http://www.furkids.org/> > > > > --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> wrote: > > > > From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 6:44 AM > > > > My 15 cats lose their collars quite often and it gets expensive, so > > now I buy beautiful breakaway collars on eBay, a dozen at a time for > > $19.00 and free shipping. I also buy ID tags that all say REWARD and > > my phone number, nothing else. This way they are all interchangable > > and I always have a new collar ready to put on a cat who has lost > > it's collar..... Some are very clever about getting them off. > > > > Lorrie > > > > > > On 05-23, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > > > > > Reminds me of the time I got Stormy a red collar with shiny > > > rhinestones. Oh, it looked so pretty on her grey fur! But every day > > > when I came home from work, the collar, still fastened, was sitting > > > right on the front step. Cat's way of saying, "I don't even think > > > so." Sigh. ~Bonnie > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org