Re: Isabella update and homeopathic recommendations
No, because I haven't tried to mix it yet. I did get some of the Missing Link, the Professional Strength, which has Spirulina in it. (This formula says it detoxifies). Must have quite a bit because the powder is green. The instruction say 3/4 teaspoon per cat. I am startign them off w/ 1/8 so that the taste does not bother them. I take 2 cans of moist food @ 3.oz or 1 @ 5.5 for 4 cats. I divide into 4 little single serving bowls (World Market has lots of chioces and sometimes the Dollar Stores). I put a pinch of Lysine, then the Missing Link, stir in. I also take the little empty cans and fill one half full w/ water, swirl around so to get all of the juice, divide into their food. Kitties like juice, It makes a gravey. They cannot get too much water, of course. I will ask around through, about just the Spiulina dosage for you. Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: Taylor Scobie Humphrey To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Isabella update and homeopathic recommendations Susan, do you have any idea of the dose of spirulina? Thanks from me 'n' the kitties Consciousness is Causal and Physicality is its Manifestation. On Jul 6, 2007, at 2:00 PM, Susan Dubose wrote: Laura, I was @ my vet this morning, so I went ahead and picked up a package of Missiing Link. I have been meaning to try it on my felv+ gang, as well as work it into my other group of kitties eventually. Right now the nonfelv cats just get the brewer's yeast sprinkled on top of their dry food, which again is the Evo mixed w/ Core. Ok, both formulas say veterinary formula on the package. One package is gold, while the professional strength is on a silver package. The professional strength says it is for Recovery Detoxification. This is only available @ the vet's. I didn't have time @ the vet office to compare both packages to see what the ingredient difference was. But listed they have probiotics, carrot alfalfa powder, yeast, freeze dried beef liver, kelp, dandalion root, garlic, yucca as well as spirulina. I am interested most in the spirulina, I take that and I believe it helps me. A friend of mine had a felv+ cat that she gave spirulina to years ago, and the vet was amazed that he threw the virus. Hard to tell if he was just one of those cats that does, or if the spirulina actually helped. Another friend had a kitty that ate some of the bad pouch Nutro food that was going around, and went into renal failure @ the age of 3 years. He recovered after 2 weeks @ the vet and lots of sub Q's helped, but she also mixed up a batch of spirulina and some other things for him to get. She gave it to him orally, it was a liquid. Not sure how he is doing, I need to call her and see what it is that she was giving him. I paid $21. for one pound of supplement,must be kept in the fridge after opening use within 90 days. I will let you know if I see any difference in my felv+ cats, which as of now (knock on wood) are not symptomatic. Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: laurieskatz To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 12:14 PM Subject: Re: Isabella update and homeopathic recommendations Susan, great idea. I will check into itthanks for this suggestion, Laurie
RE: very quiet
I'm glad to see that others think it's quiet-I was beginning to wonder if I was getting all the posts! Usually I'm swamped on Monday trying to catch up from the weekend! Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sally Davis Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 8:18 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: very quiet Hi It seems like things are either quiet or I am not getting posts. Nothing since yestaerday. Maybe folks are away on vacation. I had to get more Metacam for Junior. the vet does not want to remove the eye causing his pain. I tried to see if I could geet him off it but you can tell he is not the same. For Junior it is quality of life. Otherwise he is doing well he weighs about 12.6 lbs which is upo from his low weight of about 10.5 lbs. He coat is nice and he smells nice. Is that weird? Hope everyone's babies are well. Quiet can be a good thing. -- Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and Spike Visit my BB for some pictures post your as well. http://www.k6az.net/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3
OT: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Hi guys, The past week has been a pretty rough one. My grandma in NC went into the hospital last Sunday and passed away on Wednesday. We were very close, and I am upset that I did not get to tell her goodbye. I was actually set to leave to see her this past Saturday, but I guess life doesn't go as planned, does it? Anyway, my grandma had 3 feral cats that have been fed by her caregiver for the past two years because she has not been able to get out of bed with the Parkinson's. Before I got to NC from Texas, my uncle trapped two and let them out at some remote farm, God knows where. The last kitty left has been my favorite since she was born. She was one of the ones the Best Friends came out and did a TNR on (there were several) a few years ago. She is feral so has never let me pet her, although I have played with her with string and talked to her everytime I've visited my grandma. When I went out to see which kitty was left yesterday, she let me know she was not happy and wanted to know where the rest of her family was. It is heartbreaking to me to see her and know what happened with the other two. I hope they are ok, and might possibly look into getting help for them in the next few days if my Uncle will tell me where he dropped them off. I am on my way to go try to trap her this afternoon with a can of tuna fish, a medium sized kitty carrier, and some string for the door. Wish me luck. Animal Control has a waiting list for traps, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I have no access to one unless I buy one. I am just able to get online b/c my aunt and uncle have no Internet (I can't imagine!) and I had to wait to visit the library until now because of the funeral, etc. I will check for any replies on my way back from my grandma's place today. The help I need from you guys is this: Do any of you know of any rescue shelters that will take ferals (I would prefer a feral specific rescue, if possible)? I need one in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. I want her to have a good home. I do not want to take her back to Texas if I can avoid it at all. My husband will be mad at me if I do, and I'm traveling with my great aunt who's in her 80's and talks non-stop, so I think traveling with the two of them might be a disaster depending on how things go. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. FYI: We will be traveling on 40 through Tennessee tomorrow, so that is also an option for transport for us. I am also going to look online to see what might be out there for help for her. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks guys, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty
It's just so awful -- people think that they can just dump these precious living creatures anywhere they want and they are going to be just fine -- I am so devastated to hear this story.. please please find out where your uncle took them and maybe you can perhaps retrap them.. I have done that.. my stupid neighbour adopted this feral kitty and she kept peeing in the house so, she dumped her some place far away from her house - so I found out where she took her and I staked out for a week and finally re-trapped her back and now she is with me -- I will be praying for those precious lives that they are going to be okay!.. - Original Message - From: wendymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org ; HyperTmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: OT: Need help ASAP with a kitty Hi guys, The past week has been a pretty rough one. My grandma in NC went into the hospital last Sunday and passed away on Wednesday. We were very close, and I am upset that I did not get to tell her goodbye. I was actually set to leave to see her this past Saturday, but I guess life doesn't go as planned, does it? Anyway, my grandma had 3 feral cats that have been fed by her caregiver for the past two years because she has not been able to get out of bed with the Parkinson's. Before I got to NC from Texas, my uncle trapped two and let them out at some remote farm, God knows where. The last kitty left has been my favorite since she was born. She was one of the ones the Best Friends came out and did a TNR on (there were several) a few years ago. She is feral so has never let me pet her, although I have played with her with string and talked to her everytime I've visited my grandma. When I went out to see which kitty was left yesterday, she let me know she was not happy and wanted to know where the rest of her family was. It is heartbreaking to me to see her and know what happened with the other two. I hope they are ok, and might possibly look into getting help for them in the next few days if my Uncle will tell me where he dropped them off. I am on my way to go try to trap her this afternoon with a can of tuna fish, a medium sized kitty carrier, and some string for the door. Wish me luck. Animal Control has a waiting list for traps, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I have no access to one unless I buy one. I am just able to get online b/c my aunt and uncle have no Internet (I can't imagine!) and I had to wait to visit the library until now because of the funeral, etc. I will check for any replies on my way back from my grandma's place today. The help I need from you guys is this: Do any of you know of any rescue shelters that will take ferals (I would prefer a feral specific rescue, if possible)? I need one in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. I want her to have a good home. I do not want to take her back to Texas if I can avoid it at all. My husband will be mad at me if I do, and I'm traveling with my great aunt who's in her 80's and talks non-stop, so I think traveling with the two of them might be a disaster depending on how things go. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. FYI: We will be traveling on 40 through Tennessee tomorrow, so that is also an option for transport for us. I am also going to look online to see what might be out there for help for her. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks guys, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
Re: OT: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Wendy, I am so sad for you that you lost your grandma. My heart is with you. elizabeth On 7/9/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, The past week has been a pretty rough one. My grandma in NC went into the hospital last Sunday and passed away on Wednesday. We were very close, and I am upset that I did not get to tell her goodbye. I was actually set to leave to see her this past Saturday, but I guess life doesn't go as planned, does it? Anyway, my grandma had 3 feral cats that have been fed by her caregiver for the past two years because she has not been able to get out of bed with the Parkinson's. Before I got to NC from Texas, my uncle trapped two and let them out at some remote farm, God knows where. The last kitty left has been my favorite since she was born. She was one of the ones the Best Friends came out and did a TNR on (there were several) a few years ago. She is feral so has never let me pet her, although I have played with her with string and talked to her everytime I've visited my grandma. When I went out to see which kitty was left yesterday, she let me know she was not happy and wanted to know where the rest of her family was. It is heartbreaking to me to see her and know what happened with the other two. I hope they are ok, and might possibly look into getting help for them in the next few days if my Uncle will tell me where he dropped them off. I am on my way to go try to trap her this afternoon with a can of tuna fish, a medium sized kitty carrier, and some string for the door. Wish me luck. Animal Control has a waiting list for traps, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I have no access to one unless I buy one. I am just able to get online b/c my aunt and uncle have no Internet (I can't imagine!) and I had to wait to visit the library until now because of the funeral, etc. I will check for any replies on my way back from my grandma's place today. The help I need from you guys is this: Do any of you know of any rescue shelters that will take ferals (I would prefer a feral specific rescue, if possible)? I need one in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. I want her to have a good home. I do not want to take her back to Texas if I can avoid it at all. My husband will be mad at me if I do, and I'm traveling with my great aunt who's in her 80's and talks non-stop, so I think traveling with the two of them might be a disaster depending on how things go. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. FYI: We will be traveling on 40 through Tennessee tomorrow, so that is also an option for transport for us. I am also going to look online to see what might be out there for help for her. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks guys, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
Re: OT: Need help ASAP with a kitty
This site might me helpful: http://alleycat.org/ On 7/9/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, The past week has been a pretty rough one. My grandma in NC went into the hospital last Sunday and passed away on Wednesday. We were very close, and I am upset that I did not get to tell her goodbye. I was actually set to leave to see her this past Saturday, but I guess life doesn't go as planned, does it? Anyway, my grandma had 3 feral cats that have been fed by her caregiver for the past two years because she has not been able to get out of bed with the Parkinson's. Before I got to NC from Texas, my uncle trapped two and let them out at some remote farm, God knows where. The last kitty left has been my favorite since she was born. She was one of the ones the Best Friends came out and did a TNR on (there were several) a few years ago. She is feral so has never let me pet her, although I have played with her with string and talked to her everytime I've visited my grandma. When I went out to see which kitty was left yesterday, she let me know she was not happy and wanted to know where the rest of her family was. It is heartbreaking to me to see her and know what happened with the other two. I hope they are ok, and might possibly look into getting help for them in the next few days if my Uncle will tell me where he dropped them off. I am on my way to go try to trap her this afternoon with a can of tuna fish, a medium sized kitty carrier, and some string for the door. Wish me luck. Animal Control has a waiting list for traps, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I have no access to one unless I buy one. I am just able to get online b/c my aunt and uncle have no Internet (I can't imagine!) and I had to wait to visit the library until now because of the funeral, etc. I will check for any replies on my way back from my grandma's place today. The help I need from you guys is this: Do any of you know of any rescue shelters that will take ferals (I would prefer a feral specific rescue, if possible)? I need one in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. I want her to have a good home. I do not want to take her back to Texas if I can avoid it at all. My husband will be mad at me if I do, and I'm traveling with my great aunt who's in her 80's and talks non-stop, so I think traveling with the two of them might be a disaster depending on how things go. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. FYI: We will be traveling on 40 through Tennessee tomorrow, so that is also an option for transport for us. I am also going to look online to see what might be out there for help for her. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks guys, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
Re: Ki is an Angel
Dede, I'm so sorry to read about Ki. You certainly did everything you could. Take care of yourself. tonya dede hicken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is with the heaviest of hearts that I let you know Ki left this world at 10 this AM. It was sooo hard for me. I noticed last night that his belly looked really full. The way he was breathing was weird also. You could see his head and chest moving. His eyes had brightened up though, and the fever had gotten better, but it kept spiking. He even ate a few pieces of food by himself. The vet drained his belly, and it was thick straw colored with fibrin strands...heavy protein. My biggest fear was that he would crash tomorrow when I couldn't get to a vet, and he would have a horrible death. Maybe the move stressed him, or maybe I should have never put him in with most of the cats. I dunno...I could go crazy asking what if's I guess I believed he would be one of the lucky ones. He came from a horrible home...many FeLV cats and death. His siblings and mother were neg and I was sure he would beat it. It was only a faint pos. He had a fever like this last Nov, but recovered, I am so grateful for the time I had with him. He came to me the week before my beloved Smokey died. I didn't even know he was pos. but we kept him in the bedroom, and played with him, and loved and slept with him. He was a pistol, and rough to play with! I hope he doesn't forget us, and the time will come when we can all be together forever. May the Lord bless you sweet one, and keep you in his care until we meet again. Dede When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God Mosiah 2:17 Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Wow, Hideyo! That's an impressive story. You sound like you earn your wings everyday.. :) Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: HIDEYO YAMAMOTO To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty It's just so awful -- people think that they can just dump these precious living creatures anywhere they want and they are going to be just fine -- I am so devastated to hear this story.. please please find out where your uncle took them and maybe you can perhaps retrap them.. I have done that.. my stupid neighbour adopted this feral kitty and she kept peeing in the house so, she dumped her some place far away from her house - so I found out where she took her and I staked out for a week and finally re-trapped her back and now she is with me -- I will be praying for those precious lives that they are going to be okay!..
Re: Ki is an Angel
Thank you, Tonys, I appreciate it. It never gets any easier, does it? Dede --- catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dede, I'm so sorry to read about Ki. You certainly did everything you could. Take care of yourself. tonya dede hicken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is with the heaviest of hearts that I let you know Ki left this world at 10 this AM. It was sooo hard for me. I noticed last night that his belly looked really full. The way he was breathing was weird also. You could see his head and chest moving. His eyes had brightened up though, and the fever had gotten better, but it kept spiking. He even ate a few pieces of food by himself. The vet drained his belly, and it was thick straw colored with fibrin strands...heavy protein. My biggest fear was that he would crash tomorrow when I couldn't get to a vet, and he would have a horrible death. Maybe the move stressed him, or maybe I should have never put him in with most of the cats. I dunno...I could go crazy asking what if's I guess I believed he would be one of the lucky ones. He came from a horrible home...many FeLV cats and death. His siblings and mother were neg and I was sure he would beat it. It was only a faint pos. He had a fever like this last Nov, but recovered, I am so grateful for the time I had with him. He came to me the week before my beloved Smokey died. I didn't even know he was pos. but we kept him in the bedroom, and played with him, and loved and slept with him. He was a pistol, and rough to play with! I hope he doesn't forget us, and the time will come when we can all be together forever. May the Lord bless you sweet one, and keep you in his care until we meet again. Dede When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God Mosiah 2:17 Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God Mosiah 2:17 Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=summer+activities+for+kidscs=bz
Re: OT list
As I recall the OT list was started by Jennifer/Phaeryn and had nothing to do with James. If things got too off topic on the felv list James has always let us know in the past. I think Phaeryn just wanted an off topic list for people to chit chat on more or less. The OT list has never been greatly utilized tonya laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please don't leave Laurie - Original Message - From: elizabeth trent To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 1:01 PM Subject: Re: OT list well, if this is the rule by James or whomever...maybe I need to leave the list. i'm not going to another list. elizabeth, phelix, tori, tiffany, antonio, lexie, othello, shakiti On 7/1/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: from the introduction to the OT group, which was started years ago so that james didn't have to keep telling us that we'd strayed off topic, and to return to specific things relating to FELV. most special-interest lists do not allow chit-chat or off-topic posts, because there are enough other places for that. many lists will ban people who consistently go off-topic, and good lists have died out because the topic has gotten lost in social interaction that belongs elsewhere. this isn't MY opinion or rule, it's pretty much the norm. Welcome, fellow FELVTALK member! This is the email list for talking about OFF TOPIC things. Please continue to discuss Feline Leukemia on the other list, we are not moving the list, this is for OFF TOPIC chit chat that tends to happen on the other list, and clutters it up, making it harder for people to find the real info about FELV over there. Hopefully everyone will bring Off Topic stuff to this list! -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Oh.. thank you! I am a little crazy that way -- I just don't know when to give up sometimes -- I would have staked out in the car all day long until she showed up every day --- since I did not want anyone else to be trapped and observed by her, I would hide in my car and had a string attached to the flap door of the trap so I can manually release when she goes into the trap - I was so happy to have her back - she is one of the very feral one and I cannot still pet her-- but she is a good girl! - Original Message - From: Susan Dubosemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty Wow, Hideyo! That's an impressive story. You sound like you earn your wings everyday.. :) Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.comhttp://www.petgirlspetsitting.com/ www.Tx.SiameseRescue.orghttp://www.tx.siameserescue.org/ www.shadowcats.nethttp://www.shadowcats.net/ As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: HIDEYO YAMAMOTOmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty It's just so awful -- people think that they can just dump these precious living creatures anywhere they want and they are going to be just fine -- I am so devastated to hear this story.. please please find out where your uncle took them and maybe you can perhaps retrap them.. I have done that.. my stupid neighbour adopted this feral kitty and she kept peeing in the house so, she dumped her some place far away from her house - so I found out where she took her and I staked out for a week and finally re-trapped her back and now she is with me -- I will be praying for those precious lives that they are going to be okay!.. Emoticon80.gif
Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Oh yes, and I forgot to mention another little kitty that was dumped @ my feral colony recently, that now is living in my home. She used to show up to eat occasionally, sporting a very pretty pink collar w/ rhinestones on it. She was obviusly someone's pet, but very shy. One day she showed w/ no colllar to eat, and the hippie neighbors told me that her owners had moved over the weekend and put her outside after they removed her collar. Obviously they knew I fed the cats, and that she would be fine. Well, they hadn't bothered to spay her, of course, and after a few days I saw discharge coming from her bottom area Discharge as in green pus. I put her in a carrier and took her to my vet, of course, and she had such a bad case of pyrometria that her uterus had burst and her bladder was partially necrotic. They were not sure if she would ever be able to pee normally again. After about 10 days she was able to come home, and being as young as she was (about 1 year or so) she fit right in to. Of course, it helped that she purrfurred cats over people. She will cow if you get to close to her, but within days you could find her sleeping w/ one of my older cats. I named her Octavia, and she is a beautiful all black kitty w/ gorgeous green eyes. So, what is it w/ people again that think a feral colony is a dumping ground for their unwanted cats? Fine, she is much better off w/ me, she has a good life and she doesn't ever have to allow me to pet her if she does not want to. It's not required in this household. Apparently her former owners had children that were pretty rough w/ her, that is why she is handshy. It's been an expensive year @ Chez Mew Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: Susan Dubose To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty You are a very good purrson. I just took on 2 new clients that have house ferals. :) It just warms my coal black heart to see what hoops they will jump through for those cats... I am in the process of relocating one of my feral colonies to my backyard, which is HUGE. There is a cottage in the the back, w/ 2 other buildings also. This colony is small, only 12 cats, they are losing their home due to progress, of course. They have lived on the same greenbelt in Austin for years, and it was sold last year to built single family dwellings.. Gag The poor deer are being displaced too. Anyway, I have moved 5 to my yard, and one was tame and came to live inside. Thomacina is a huge orange tabby that was not feral, he was dumped @ the colony as a kitten and remained friendly. I noticed that his ear was draining constantly, full of pus, so I took him to my vet who said he had 3 types of very nasty bacterial infections going on, plus a growth that needed to be removed. After we got the infections cleared up, Dr. Samon stepped in and removed his growth, ear canal and stitched him up. So far so good, it was cancerous. I put him in a foster home for 2 weeks so he could recoup and finish his meds, and then introduced him to my motley crew of rascals hooligans in fur. I have never introduced a kitty that old to my gang (he's maybe 3 yrs?) so I wasn't sure what would happen. he fit right in, and now sleeps on my bed every night. It's funny when you take a kitty outta a bad situation where they are living on hand outs and move them inside, you can really see appreciation in their eyes everyday. He just LOVES sleeping in a soft bed.. I still have 6 more cats to move over to my home, I got sidetracked w/ the houston 14 from the rescuer / collector situation (felv+ exposure cats) But for now, I have trained the colony to eat in a good Sam's yard on a deadend street. Nice people, young hippies that have rock art all over their yard. So, kitties are somewhat outta harm's way for now. The main thing to remember is that you need to crate them for no less than 2 weeks in their new environment. That way they can see, smell, hear the comings goings in their new home. They HAVE to get familiar or they could try and find their old home. Very important. I put my 5 in a big walk in type pen that was inside my out building, for 6 weeks. One day I just left the door opened so they could be free in my yard. I didn't see then for 2 weeks, I was so upset. They just reappeared one day, probably had been hiding the whole
Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Susan, you are an absolute angel :0) Four of my seven babies were feral. I had a $450 stray too --- Merlin. Poor thing had abscesses on both sides of his face -- he was so skinny and beat up. We got him all fixed up and gorgeous. Someone in the neighborhood adopted him after that. I never mentioned all the vet bills. He was a dear love - and anytime he got to go outside for any length of time - he would make a bee line for Liz's Kitty Boutique and Day Spa :0) (my front porch) All of my seven babies were either abandoned or totally feral. Sweet, dear Shakiti was SO shy it took months and months to be able to pet him. He's my precious little boy now and lets me hold him like a baby now while he drools on my shoulder LOL He curls up with me any time I take a nap -- he loves his mommy. If he so much as hears another human voice though -- he will hide and you won't be able to find him either until the big bad strangers are gone. I've never insisted that my babies allow me to pet them either. Slow and steady -- no sudden moves and lots of love. They all seem to come around in time..but sometimes it takes a very long time. I can even brush and comb all of mine now. I caught Othello once to take him to the vet's -- but that may not ever happen again LOL They are SO smart! Othello is the mighty hunter -- he's the fastest and the sneakiest. Zulu -- totally feral boy who dines at the boutique will run if he sees you through the door or window any closer than six feet. Evenso -- that is progress! :0) It takes a lot of patience with these dear ferals -- but every bit of time spent is worth it. elizabeth On 7/9/07, Susan Dubose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh yes, and I forgot to mention another little kitty that was dumped @ my feral colony recently, that now is living in my home. She used to show up to eat occasionally, sporting a very pretty pink collar w/ rhinestones on it. She was obviusly someone's pet, but very shy. One day she showed w/ no colllar to eat, and the hippie neighbors told me that her owners had moved over the weekend and put her outside after they removed her collar. Obviously they knew I fed the cats, and that she would be fine. Well, they hadn't bothered to spay her, of course, and after a few days I saw discharge coming from her bottom area Discharge as in green pus. I put her in a carrier and took her to my vet, of course, and she had such a bad case of pyrometria that her uterus had burst and her bladder was partially necrotic. They were not sure if she would ever be able to pee normally again. After about 10 days she was able to come home, and being as young as she was (about 1 year or so) she fit right in to. Of course, it helped that she purrfurred cats over people. She will cow if you get to close to her, but within days you could find her sleeping w/ one of my older cats. I named her Octavia, and she is a beautiful all black kitty w/ gorgeous green eyes. So, what is it w/ people again that think a feral colony is a dumping ground for their unwanted cats? Fine, she is much better off w/ me, she has a good life and she doesn't ever have to allow me to pet her if she does not want to. It's not required in this household. Apparently her former owners had children that were pretty rough w/ her, that is why she is handshy. It's been an expensive year @ Chez Mew Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com http://www.petgirlspetsitting.com/ www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org http://www.tx.siameserescue.org/ www.shadowcats.net As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - *From:* Susan Dubose [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2007 7:04 PM *Subject:* Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty You are a very good purrson. I just took on 2 new clients that have house ferals. :) It just warms my coal black heart to see what hoops they will jump through for those cats... I am in the process of relocating one of my feral colonies to my backyard, which is HUGE. There is a cottage in the the back, w/ 2 other buildings also. This colony is small, only 12 cats, they are losing their home due to progress, of course. They have lived on the same greenbelt in Austin for years, and it was sold last year to built single family dwellings.. Gag The poor deer are being displaced too. Anyway, I have moved 5 to my yard, and one was tame and came to live inside. Thomacina is a huge orange tabby that was not feral, he was dumped @ the colony as a kitten and remained friendly. I noticed that his ear was draining constantly, full of pus, so I took him to my vet who said he
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It makes my day to know that there is someone like you out there taking care of feral -- I admire your effort and good luck bringing in the rest of the feral babies -- are you trapping them in a regular trap? If so, I highly recommend you consider using a drop trap -- Nina suggested that I use to re-trap Maddie who escapted out of her new adopted house two days later after she arrived (she was semi-feral cat) -- she was missing for 5 weeks until I finally re-trapped her with a drop trap -- after many many walks with putting out the flyers in all over the area -- the persistence had finally paid off -- I can't express how overwhelmingly happy we were to see maddie again..Maddie was sooo happy to be back home where she originally came from, and where all her brothers and friends are -- - Original Message - From: Susan Dubosemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:04 PM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty You are a very good purrson. I just took on 2 new clients that have house ferals. :) It just warms my coal black heart to see what hoops they will jump through for those cats... I am in the process of relocating one of my feral colonies to my backyard, which is HUGE. There is a cottage in the the back, w/ 2 other buildings also. This colony is small, only 12 cats, they are losing their home due to progress, of course. They have lived on the same greenbelt in Austin for years, and it was sold last year to built single family dwellings.. Gag The poor deer are being displaced too. Anyway, I have moved 5 to my yard, and one was tame and came to live inside. Thomacina is a huge orange tabby that was not feral, he was dumped @ the colony as a kitten and remained friendly. I noticed that his ear was draining constantly, full of pus, so I took him to my vet who said he had 3 types of very nasty bacterial infections going on, plus a growth that needed to be removed. After we got the infections cleared up, Dr. Samon stepped in and removed his growth, ear canal and stitched him up. So far so good, it was cancerous. I put him in a foster home for 2 weeks so he could recoup and finish his meds, and then introduced him to my motley crew of rascals hooligans in fur. I have never introduced a kitty that old to my gang (he's maybe 3 yrs?) so I wasn't sure what would happen. he fit right in, and now sleeps on my bed every night. It's funny when you take a kitty outta a bad situation where they are living on hand outs and move them inside, you can really see appreciation in their eyes everyday. He just LOVES sleeping in a soft bed.. I still have 6 more cats to move over to my home, I got sidetracked w/ the houston 14 from the rescuer / collector situation (felv+ exposure cats) But for now, I have trained the colony to eat in a good Sam's yard on a deadend street. Nice people, young hippies that have rock art all over their yard. So, kitties are somewhat outta harm's way for now. The main thing to remember is that you need to crate them for no less than 2 weeks in their new environment. That way they can see, smell, hear the comings goings in their new home. They HAVE to get familiar or they could try and find their old home. Very important. I put my 5 in a big walk in type pen that was inside my out building, for 6 weeks. One day I just left the door opened so they could be free in my yard. I didn't see then for 2 weeks, I was so upset. They just reappeared one day, probably had been hiding the whole time. Now they are fed @ 6am after I tend to the house cats. Spoiled, spoiled, little brats... Susan J. DuBose ^..^ www.PetGirlsPetsitting.comhttp://www.petgirlspetsitting.com/ www.Tx.SiameseRescue.orghttp://www.tx.siameserescue.org/ www.shadowcats.nethttp://www.shadowcats.net/ As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws. Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: HIDEYO YAMAMOTOmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:12 PM Subject: Re: Need help ASAP with a kitty Oh.. thank you! I am a little crazy that way -- I just don't know when to give up sometimes -- I would have staked out in the car all day long until she showed up every day --- since I did not want anyone else to be trapped and observed by her, I would hide in my car and had a string attached to the flap door of the trap so I can manually release when she goes into the trap
