Go to groups.yahoo.com & search for it. It is for individuals needing help with pets. No rescue groups.
katskat1 <katsk...@gmail.com> wrote: >Beth and Natalie > >Thanks for the ideas. I had heard of Chipin but not the Animal Wish >List. Do I just do a search on Animal Wish List to find it? > >I didn't want to "beg", if feels weird but if these kids need it I >guess I can learn. My vet is helping me as much as she can but is a >small town vet with no receptionist, no nothing. Her office is in an >old house in town, one exam room and a countertop with file cabinets >behind it for paperwork. Surgery is done in a small room in the >basement with her mom helping to monitor heart/breathing, etc. Sounds >hookie but she does good work. And she cares. Asking the $ be sent >directly to her is perfect! I may give it a shot. > >Kat > >On 7/10/11, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >> Use www.chipin.com - very easy and people do contribute to just about >> anything! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth >> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:19 AM >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >> >> Try putting a plea for vet help on Animal Wish List. It's a Yahoo Group. >> Have funds go directly to the vet. Most vets will work with u on payments. >> >> katskat1 <katsk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Thanks to all I have decided if I can find the $ I am going to take >>>Luke to the vet and have some/all of her rotten teeth removed. She is >>>obviously in discomfort and her breath has gotten progressively worse. >>> She is ratty looking and apparently has been sickly for a long time >>>before I started feeding her as a stray but she still wants to live. >>> >>>I was very apprehensive about doing this to a cat that stays outside - >>>has to - won't come in, fights to get back out and my inside cats are >>>ALL negatives. But she sticks around and I don't have many options. >>> >>>Now, if only I could successfully medicate her. She will not eat >>>anything, kitten milk replacement, dry/wet food, treats, NOTHING with >>>any med of any kind. Trying to syringe her is like fighting a wind >>>storm with lots of claws and then we are both so stressed we are >>>breathing hard. Not good for her. Or me. So I am trying to give her >>>quality of whatever life she has........ >>> >>>Hopefully yanking rotten, loose teeth will help. >>> >>>kat >>> >>>On 7/8/11, MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> His tongue does not hang out the side of his mouth nor does he look >>>> like he is panting....and he does look adorable. Sorry to give any >>>> other impression. >>>> On Jul 8, 2011, at 1:53 AM, Natalie wrote: >>>> >>>>> The hanging out tongue must be something other than missing teeth. >>>>> We have >>>>> quite a few cats with no teeth, and their tongues don't hang out the >>>>> side of >>>>> their mouths, if anything, the tips of the tongue might stick out in >>>>> front - >>>>> and looks adorable. We have some real oldtimers here - started out >>>>> feral >>>>> and are mushes now..... >>>>> Life with bad teeth must be absolutely horrible and painful I am >>>>> always >>>>> surprised how toothless cats just love dry food! >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG >>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:31 PM >>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>> >>>>> Pretty Boy, a feral who hangs around and who is very loved, was live >>>>> trapped for neutering. The vet called me after they put him >>>>> under...he had shuttered in pain when they put a tube in his mouth. >>>>> She checked his teeth and they were totally awful. Most of them were >>>>> pulled. The only side effect is that his tongue hangs out a lot of >>>>> the time...no teeth to help him keep it in...or maybe he is expressing >>>>> his opinion. He eats both canned and dry food with the rest of the >>>>> clan and is so handsome. He is probably 13-14 years old (per vet) and >>>>> is a total doll. Like the rest of the clan, he is not touchable most >>>>> of the time. He fusses and fumes and catches ground squirrels and >>>>> others who are stupid enough to come into an area guarded by numerous >>>>> cats. Removing his teeth has definitely improved the quality if not >>>>> quantity of his life. As far as I know, none of the clan is FeLV+. >>>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, in cats (and in humans) the constant infections and abscesses >>>>>> in a bad >>>>>> mouth of teeth have all sorts of dire consequences in the rest of >>>>>> the body's >>>>>> systems. I have never heard anyone who regretted having some or all >>>>>> of their >>>>>> babies' teeth pulled in the interests of clearing up stomatitis, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> Diane R. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:00 AM >>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, we have had 3 cases (2 rescues of mine, one a friend's so I >>>>>> don't know >>>>>> his testing status, he could be FIV+ though, he was a big male >>>>>> brought in >>>>>> from the streets) of full mouth extractions that resulted in a very >>>>>> sick >>>>>> kitty soon becoming a 'brand new cat". One is a year out from the >>>>>> extraction, the other is 2 years out, both are doing so well! Both >>>>>> of >>>>>> those guys were negative. My friend's kitty is doing wonderfully, >>>>>> too, and >>>>>> his full mouth extraction was done by our humane society low-cost >>>>>> clinic for >>>>>> a fraction of what my guys were done for--most low cost clinics >>>>>> probably >>>>>> can't do that, though. >>>>>> >>>>>> All 3 of these guys now also eat dry food, by their own liking, I >>>>>> couldn't >>>>>> believe it. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Your cats had stomatitis? And it helped having all teeth removed? >>>>>>> The problem with doing this to a cat with immunodeficiencies is >>>>>>> (ours >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> FIV+, which is better than FeLV+) obviously slightly more risky! It >>>>>>> FIV+does >>>>>>> sound rather drastic, doesn't it? >>>>>>> We have several old cats without teeth, and they look like they're >>>>>>> chomping a way at dry food...they just swallow it and love it more >>>>>>> than canned food at times. >>>>>>> Natalie >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Heather >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:18 AM >>>>>>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] DMG >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope the DMG proves to be helpful, but just thought I'd mention >>>>>>> the 3 >>>>>>> we've had who had full mouth extractions were like new cats >>>>>>> afterwards, and have done wonderfully ever since. They were not >>>>>>> FELV >>>>>>> cats, though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Has any vet ever suggested using DMG (N, N-DIMETHYLGLYCINE)for >>>>>>>> FeLV+ >>>>>>> cats? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I AM USING IT ON A FIV+ CAT THAT HAS PAINFUL STOMATITIS IN THE >>>>>>>> MOUTH, TO THE POINT WHERE HE COULDN'T EAT; FIV/FeLV+ cats often get >>>>>>>> that condition, and unfortunately, the only suggested and >>>>>>>> supposedly >>>>>>>> appropriate thing is to have their teeth pulled by a specialist, >>>>>>>> with special emphasis on >>>>>>> cleaning >>>>>>>> out the areas extremely well. My vet says that he doesn't like >>>>>>>> doing it because often it doesn't help at all, so we are trying >>>>>>>> DMG. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am using the liquid form, but it apparently also comes in >>>>>>>> different forms. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It has many clinical uses and a variety of applications: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.goodsearch.com/search.aspx?keywords=N%2C+N- >>>>>>>> DIMETHYLGLYCIN >>>>>>>> E >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Felvtalk mailing list >>>>>>>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>>>>>>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>>>>>>> felvtalk_felineleukemia.o >>>>>>>> rg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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