Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Didn’t know about Blue Buffalo being sold to General Mills……… will they be changing it? My Peekers eats that and I would hate to change at this point in her life…….Ardy From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 4:59 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Special foods have never helped my cats. getting them off grain filled foods and gmo helped the most. Now I find that blue buffalo has sold out to general mills, will have to find another food for m guys. Used to have vomiting and loose stools but once I got them off foods with grain, that stopped. Only time Harley vomits is when he gulps down his food and it hits the moisture in his stomach and back up it comes. We are switching to wet foods that are organic. Wet foods stay down. - Original Message - From: Pam Doore <thyme2s...@gmail.com <mailto:thyme2s...@gmail.com> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:16:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew :). A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERPHERIAL T CELL CANCER IN 2000, HAD 10 CATS, 4 WITH LEUKEMIA. TREATMENTS DID NOT WORK, BUT WENT INTO REMISSION 1 YEAR LATER. NEITHER THE CATS OR I SUFFERED. THE FELV CATS DIED OF OLD AGE AND AT 77 I AM STILL AROUND DESPITE DIABETES AND AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT. SO I WOULD SAY NEITHER DISEASE HURTS THE OTHER. I CLEANED THE LITER BOXES, FED AND SLEPT WITH MY CATS. - Original Message - From: Pam Doore <thyme2s...@gmail.com> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:40:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Good morning, I have heard that FeLv+ are not concern to any other species including us, so your nephew is safe with your kitty :-D. ~~@~@~@~@~@ Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. — St. Patrick On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium <sheila.armstrong-br...@ssa.gov> wrote: Hello. Has anyone heard of our FelV cats and cancer patients not allowed to be around one another? My felv cat Skylar has been with me 2 years and my nephew moved in who has cancer, I was unsure if they should be sleeping with each other. Thanks for any information. From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Pam Doore Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:16 PM To:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew :). A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Good morning, I have heard that FeLv+ are not concern to any other species including us, so your nephew is safe with your kitty :-D. ~~@~@~@~@~@ *Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. — **St. Patrick* On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium < sheila.armstrong-br...@ssa.gov> wrote: > Hello. Has anyone heard of our FelV cats and cancer patients not allowed > to be around one another? My felv cat Skylar has been with me 2 years and > my nephew moved in who has cancer, I was unsure if they should be sleeping > with each other. Thanks for any information. > > > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Pam Doore > *Sent:* Friday, February 23, 2018 5:16 PM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all > > > > Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew > :). > > A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They > found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, > prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months > and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the > hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but > no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives > and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with > any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. > > > > > > > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Hello. Has anyone heard of our FelV cats and cancer patients not allowed to be around one another? My felv cat Skylar has been with me 2 years and my nephew moved in who has cancer, I was unsure if they should be sleeping with each other. Thanks for any information. From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Pam Doore Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:16 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew :). A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Special foods have never helped my cats. getting them off grain filled foods and gmo helped the most. Now I find that blue buffalo has sold out to general mills, will have to find another food for m guys. Used to have vomiting and loose stools but once I got them off foods with grain, that stopped. Only time Harley vomits is when he gulps down his food and it hits the moisture in his stomach and back up it comes. We are switching to wet foods that are organic. Wet foods stay down. - Original Message - From: Pam Doore <thyme2s...@gmail.com> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:16:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew :). A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Thank you Bob :). I will try to post some pictures sometime of the crew :). A friend had a kitty who had chronic diarrhea and nothing worked. They found it was an autoimmune disease that was treated with B12 shots, prednisone, and hydrolyzed protein. He was on this plan for a few months and has been diarrhea free for several years now. He is also off the hydrolyzed protein food too. His stool is still softer than other cats but no diarrhea. I am extremely familiar with cats not eating food additives and special foods that are supposed to help them. My vet now says, "with any other cat we would do , but this is Becca so will attempt. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
Hi Bob - I use the BENE-BAC with a syringe - but you are probably correct with getting it under control with corticosteroids. I had a Japanese Bobtail MX, who had special problems and I had to do that with him off and on - before I knew about the pre/probiotics. Best of luck - I know you won't stop trying to give a quality of life to the best of your ability. Sandy W > On February 23, 2018 at 3:52 PM ROBERT CHAPEL <bcha...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > I,m sorry for the loss of your Ally Pamit never gets easier > but so good of you to give a quality life to those less fortunate > creatures who would be dying > alone in a cage.it,s a kindness I really admire. > > > And Sandy, thank you for the suggestion..Ive tries a few food > additives > at this point a d the problem is he just wont eat themIve got a > hundres bucks worth of pre and pro biotics here and he just picks at his > food. he,s underweight to begin with and i dont want him losing > more.. im going back today to cooking him a bland diet of chicken > and rice and will again start adding medicine but in minute amounts a d > building up.im beginning to think he really needs a course of > corticosteroids to get this initially under control. > > > bob9 > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 09:54 AM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org > wrote: > > > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to > > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > >1. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 (Ardy Robertson) > >2. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 (Sandy) > > > > > > -- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:29:10 -0600 > > From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, > > Vol 44, Issue 1 > > Message-ID: <000f01d3ac56$79226ae0$6b6740a0$@centurytel.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi all ? Pam, Sorry to hear about your Ally. My Peekers will be 20 in > > April, and I?m not sure she will make it to this milestone. Her joints > > seem to be giving out, and she eats sporadically although she drinks a > > lot of water (diabetic?). Who knows??. At this point we are just > > keeping her as comfy as possible and putting up with her very loud > > talking (she must be a bit deaf). I don?t even know what 20 would be > > in cat years. > > > > > > And our Topaz is doing well. She is doing a lot of the things Tigger > > used to do. I have come to the conclusion cats react to the way their > > family treats them. > > > > > > Ardy > > > > > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > > Of Pam Doore > > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:49 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 > > > > > > Hi Bob and all, > > I don't realize I am not seeing posts until someone else mentions > > about not seeing posts. > > > > I lost my Ally three days after Christmas. A little less than a month > > later I was notified by a parent of one of my students about a > > 6+-year-old boy who was Fiv+ and FelV+; owner died and was at a > > shelter in the southern tier of NY. He is doing well and his name is > > also Tommy. I took home a FIV+ older cat (vet through FIV was flaring > > and I wanted him to have a home and lots of love for whatever time he > > has. He is playing, eating, and giving lots of love and demanding > > lots of love! He is living in my Master suit while he is being > > vaccinated against FelV+ and can be with his Sunny and Tommy who are > > super eager to meet him :). > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:37 PM, ROBERT CHAPEL > wrote: > > > > Odd that we are getting mail from Dec simply because someone decided > > to unsubscribe > > > > Presuming there has not been much activity in the list for a few >
[Felvtalk] Pam, Sandy et all
I,m sorry for the loss of your Ally Pamit never gets easier but so good of you to give a quality life to those less fortunate creatures who would be dying alone in a cage.it,s a kindness I really admire. And Sandy, thank you for the suggestion..Ive tries a few food additives at this point a d the problem is he just wont eat themIve got a hundres bucks worth of pre and pro biotics here and he just picks at his food. he,s underweight to begin with and i dont want him losing more.. im going back today to cooking him a bland diet of chicken and rice and will again start adding medicine but in minute amounts a d building up.im beginning to think he really needs a course of corticosteroids to get this initially under control. bob9 On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 09:54 AM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote: Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 (Ardy Robertson) 2. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 (Sandy) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:29:10 -0600 From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 Message-ID: <000f01d3ac56$79226ae0$6b6740a0$@centurytel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi all ? Pam, Sorry to hear about your Ally. My Peekers will be 20 in April, and I?m not sure she will make it to this milestone. Her joints seem to be giving out, and she eats sporadically although she drinks a lot of water (diabetic?). Who knows??. At this point we are just keeping her as comfy as possible and putting up with her very loud talking (she must be a bit deaf). I don?t even know what 20 would be in cat years. And our Topaz is doing well. She is doing a lot of the things Tigger used to do. I have come to the conclusion cats react to the way their family treats them. Ardy From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Pam Doore Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 8:49 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 Hi Bob and all, I don't realize I am not seeing posts until someone else mentions about not seeing posts. I lost my Ally three days after Christmas. A little less than a month later I was notified by a parent of one of my students about a 6+-year-old boy who was Fiv+ and FelV+; owner died and was at a shelter in the southern tier of NY. He is doing well and his name is also Tommy. I took home a FIV+ older cat (vet through FIV was flaring and I wanted him to have a home and lots of love for whatever time he has. He is playing, eating, and giving lots of love and demanding lots of love! He is living in my Master suit while he is being vaccinated against FelV+ and can be with his Sunny and Tommy who are super eager to meet him :). On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:37 PM, ROBERT CHAPEL > wrote: Odd that we are getting mail from Dec simply because someone decided to unsubscribe Presuming there has not been much activity in the list for a few months ??? I am happy to report that my shelter had not received any FELV+ for a few months and just recently received 6... upon retesting, mercifully, so far only one has come up positive ( sadly the youngest and cutest of the bunch) quessing the others had been older when they had their exposure Think we might already have a place that will give a home to this cutie unfortunately not a family... but better than having the little guy in isolation here at our shelter. He needs company Hope all is well with your Kitties my two old guys are doing pretty well. Tommy had 5 teeth extracted and it gave him a new lease on life. He's MUCH more active and happy and FATTER Jerry is still suffering his chronic diarrhea and we are still looking for ways to control it ( all the usual NON medicine interventions have failed so far. Bob in Warwick NY -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:54:11 -0500 (EST) From: Sandy To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1 Message-ID: <805033243.130896.1519397651...@connect.xfinity.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Bob, have you tried BENE-BAC PLUS - pet
Re: [Felvtalk] to Sandy and Rachel
Thank you for the input... On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 11:11 AM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote: Sandy:.Currently using a combination Neomycin, Polymixin B Sulfates with Dexamethasone Provided to me by the shelter. I have an informal " deal " with them to provide Vet services and meds if I either can't afford them or it's a simple matter easily resolved by the Shelter consultant vet. They realize that the two kitties I adopted would be there , quite possibly, for life had I not adopted them and I am saving them space and expense... The problem is that I don't get to speak directly to whatever vet they will send my guys to and therefore do not have any say in what is done or prescribed THAT is why I took Yogi to a private vet on my own the other day She did not recommend any treatment for the eye... and now that it has moved to the other as well I don't know if her opinion will change. I have only a very beginning relationship with this hospital as I have not had pets for a while and do not have a regular vet It's going to take several more visits before I am a known quantity who is not regarded as " off the wall" if I suggest things that no one else is doing... Rachel: I am thinking that I will try the mirtazapine another day or two... but if he gets worse by tomorrow I am going to stop it as this is the ONLY change that I have made to his usual regimen I am VERY perplexed at what is going on with him ... Again... I am only learning about FeLV now as I am new to both the disease and shelter volunteering I will syringe feed if need be... Only for a day has he indicated a lack of desire for food...if I don't see poop in the box I'll supplement... Honestly... I had no idea that I would be getting into this level of worry and concern when I adopted these guys I was "sort of " misled by the tech at the shelter that they would be OK for a while and then likely succumb to serious disease in a year or two I am learning quite different now I still would have done it but I would have been more emotionally prepared had I known how chronically ill they could possibly be thanks... > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Winstrol/Doxy Dosages (swacht) 2. Re: Winstrol (swacht) 3. Re: Cat Sanctuary (Amy) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 10:46:13 -0400 From: "swacht" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol/Doxy Dosages Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Bob, Has Tobramycin been tried for the eyes?? Sandy W -Original Message- From: Rachel Dagner Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:34 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol/Doxy Dosages I think you need to try to syringe feed the way I mentioned to you, no matter what you do with the other medications (I would maybe give the meds you have a few more days if it were me). You can't let him them go without eating for too long. Have you tried the eye wash? I would maybe use this each time before you do the eye meds to wash out any gunk. You could do this with the towel method on the counter, just like the syringe feeding. -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:16 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol/Doxy Dosages After getting a "clean" bill of Health for my Yogi ( ie.. good blood results and no obvious ills beyond the blood in his eye) a day and a half later he is not eating( despite the addition of mirtazapine 1/8 of a 15mg tab )when he WAS eating before and his eye issue has moved to the right eye as well) Vet initially offered only ( Anything can happen to FeLV+ cats) and no guidance for any kind of TX Others on the group have suggested uveitis ( and symptoms are consistent with this)... that said... I have never been sure of the dosages being used with winstrol and Doxy Those of you who are using this protocol: are you giving it according to weight ( X mg per lb) ? This would make the most sense to me... I get the impression that 1mg 2x a day is common...yes?? How about the Doxy??Don't know that this vet will go for it but ther
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Re: A Hallmark e-card from Sandy
Very cute! My Chuskys esp liked it! Maggie is still whining and pawing at me. N
Re: A Hallmark e-card from Sandy
I liked the look on the cat's face when you stop the meowing. I'm glad you enjoyed. Sandy
Re: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Thanks Kerry!! Hugs, Patti (and The Sleeping Kitty ~ For Pee Wee)
Re: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Yes, I've always lovedyour sleeping kitty too Patti!
Kerry
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From:
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:57
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Subject: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Sandy ~
Thanks.the kitty is one of the few things I actually enjoy,
compliments of AOL... LOL!
That little kitty looks like one of my first cats, Pee Wee. (I know,
the name..., but it fit her so well. She was the
runt in her litter the ONLY short hair, so naturally she was
"overlooked" I just couldn't stand it, so I took her. And when the Three
Mile Island episode hit here, I ended up getting one of her brothers, from an
earlier litter. Their "guardian", and I use that term "loosely", dumped him
all her animals went out to California!!! However, her loss
was my gain!)
Mr. Chow ("Mean 'Ole Mr. Chow", full name ~ who actually didn't have a
mean bone in his body), was my first cat that I lost to Felv.)
Sadly, way back then there wasn't too much known about the disease.
My darling Pee Wee ("Pee Wee T. Cat" ~ fullname),lived to be
18.
Gosh, talking about them is still hard, cause it doesn't matter how much
time has passed, I miss them..
Patti
Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Sandy ~
Thanks.the kitty is one of the few things I actually enjoy, compliments
of AOL... LOL!
That little kitty looks like one of my first cats, Pee Wee. (I know,
the name..., but it fit her so well. She was the runt
in her litter the ONLY short hair, so naturally she was "overlooked"
I just couldn't stand it, so I took her. And when the Three Mile Island episode
hit here, I ended up getting one of her brothers, from an earlier litter. Their
"guardian", and I use that term "loosely", dumped him all her animals
went out to California!!! However, her loss was my gain!)
Mr. Chow ("Mean 'Ole Mr. Chow", full name ~ who actually didn't have a mean
bone in his body), was my first cat that I lost to Felv.)
Sadly, way back then there wasn't too much known about the disease.
My darling Pee Wee ("Pee Wee T. Cat" ~ fullname),lived to be
18.
Gosh, talking about them is still hard, cause it doesn't matter how much
time has passed, I miss them..
Patti
Re: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Patti, I like it even more now that I know the story behind it!
Thanks for telling me about Pee Wee and Mr. Chow. Sandy
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:57
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Subject: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Sandy ~
Thanks.the kitty is one of the few things I actually enjoy,
compliments of AOL... LOL!
That little kitty looks like one of my first cats, Pee Wee. (I know,
the name..., but it fit her so well. She was the
runt in her litter the ONLY short hair, so naturally she was
"overlooked" I just couldn't stand it, so I took her. And when the Three
Mile Island episode hit here, I ended up getting one of her brothers, from an
earlier litter. Their "guardian", and I use that term "loosely", dumped him
all her animals went out to California!!! However, her loss
was my gain!)
Mr. Chow ("Mean 'Ole Mr. Chow", full name ~ who actually didn't have a
mean bone in his body), was my first cat that I lost to Felv.)
Sadly, way back then there wasn't too much known about the disease.
My darling Pee Wee ("Pee Wee T. Cat" ~ fullname),lived to be
18.
Gosh, talking about them is still hard, cause it doesn't matter how much
time has passed, I miss them..
Patti
Lots of cats - Sandy
Hi Sandy, You struck a cord with your story of dog-person to cat-person. I was a dog-person too, until a very special cat entered my life. I always tell people that say they don't like cats, that they just haven't had the opportunity to be loved by the right cat! Someone on another list just posted about how cats are associated more with energy and dogs more with the physical. That hadn't really occurred to me before. When I thought back to when cats began entering my life, it did coincide with the point in my life when satisfying my physical desires, (I used to be quite the party animal!), became less important to me than pursuing more spiritual quests. In answer to you question about cats being territorial, they are, but they are also very social. Much more social than most people who don't truly observe them give them credit for. It's amazing how dependent on each other they can become. It's especially true of feral colony interaction. I remember reading somewhere how cats get along better in large groups, (as long as they have enough personal space and their survival needs are being met). That there can be more friction in a household with two to four cats than in one with five or more. I don't know why five seems to be the magic number. There's generally a bit of hissing and posturing that goes on while they work out their status and hierarchy, but it does seem like they get to the point that they become more accommodating of new arrivals, when they just keep coming! Nina Dudes wrote: I'm always amazed when people say that they have lots of cats. I would probably have a lot more if my husband didn't stop me. I have always had dogs my entire life, until we were adopted by our first cat, Miss, some years ago. I remember the exact moment that I knew I loved her. I looked into her eyes as she sat in the crook of my arm purring, just staring at me with half closed eyes in contentment. I was amazed at how calming and peaceful a cat is. But on the other hand, I have 4 who are all indoors, and they barely get along. I can't imagine what would happen if we added more. Aren't cats notoriously territorial? I consider myself a cat novice, so I wonder what those of you with lots of cats observe about yours. Sandy
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Hey Sandy, Glad to hear that Cotton's diarrhea has cleared up. Sounds like he's doing well, thank goodness. I use Miticide (I think that's the name of it) on my kitties' ears if they get mites. You can get it at Walmart. It's really gooey and smothers the mites. I don't know if the mites will go away on their own or not. I am always very serious when I name my animals. I think that names are important. I watched Cricket as he was a kitten for several weeks before he got his name. He jumped on everything, and it dawned on me one day that he looked like a Cricket. He was black like your Cricket and had a beautiful, shiny medium length coat with a fluffy tail. His fur was so soft. I will miss petting him. He had gold eyes too, and around his pupils, he had a really lime green color. I've never seen a cat with eyes that green color before. It kind of was the color on the Christmas Cricket picture. Thank you for your condolences on Cricket. We buried him last night and it was a nice little service. I read a little thing I had written. We buried him with a copy of it and with his feather toy and with a little thing my nephew wrote on. We put a little marker on his grave. I wish I could remember where I've seen those kits where you can make stuff out of some type of clay. I'd like to make him a little headstone. I enjoyed reading about your baby Cricket. Maybe since you are in Houston, and I got my Cricket in Houston, Cricket and Cricket have the same father. You never know. I didn't know who the dad was; just the mom. These poor kitties. All of them fatherless. lol. Good luck with the new vet. If you talked with them on the phone and got a good feeling for them, you probably aren't far off the mark. Let us know how the visit goes. :) Wendy __ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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Sandy, How are your furballs doing? :) Wendy __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
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Hi Wendy: First, I'm so sorry about you losing Cricket. I am also glad that you got to be there with him for the end. I have always loved the name Cricket, and meant to ask you why you named him that. I named my little sweet pea Cricket because she is so shiny and black, yet, in the bright sunlight, you can see very faint stripes of almost blue/black. Her eyes are huge pools of gold. She was so tiny when she was a kitten. And she has a tiny little chirp for a meow. She's still petite, but she jumps unexpectedly far when she pounces, and always has. It just seemed to fit her perfectly. Thank you so much for asking about my fuzzies. All are well. Cotton goes to the new vet on Saturday. His diarrhea has cleared up, as well as his ears. Do earmites just go away? I have been rereading the list and am trying to organize my thoughts to get the most out of this visit with the new vet. I have been anticipating it with ambivalence. I hope this is a good vet who will work with me. Sandy - Original Message - From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:13 PM Subject: To Sandy Sandy, How are your furballs doing? :) Wendy __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
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Additionally, the positive results you've just received could be positive simply because they were recently exposed. Many times a cat will test positive after exposure, but then clear the virus after a period of time. Especially this is true for healthy adult cats. Don't give up! tonya
