part of the problem is that we don't know anything about these guys'
history BEFORE they come to us--even with young cats, we don't know
what diseases/illnesses they've had before, what genetic problems they
are carrying around etc. so it's hard to know which is their past and
which is the virus...
My cat Snowball, who was 8 and FIV+ when I adopted him, had constantly infected eyes, nose, and ears. I don't know if it was herpes-- it was before I knew these things and before I knew about Lysine. But he was sick with URI's a lot, and it did seem to be a result of the FIV. He had been rescued o
We had one, a feral we adopted to keep a male feral FIV+ company.
But I think they are usually male, because it is spread through biting and the toms bite each other when they fight.
Charlie, the FIV+ I care for at the shelter, is huge and laid back too.
Michelle
In a message dated 3/29/2005 7:
A friend of mine had a pit that the cats slept on. If she moved or tried to nudge them away he would say "Sally, let the cats sleep." And she would kind of moan and lay back down. lol.
ttamara stickler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I wish more people would see
It IS strange, isn't it, how cool the fiv cats are! My fiv cat was just as you described. The MOST laid back, friendly, neat cat I've ever had. HUGE! Especially when I first rescued him and he wasn't neutered yet. (I don't know his age, but he was old and died of hepatic liver disease. We didn
I have to agree with you wholeheartedly at all points!!
I have three definite FIV boy cats - they are so healthy! I rescued
all of them three or four years ago, and they are the chubbiest, and
happiest cats of all. One developed Diabetes a couple of years ago, and
I almost lost him after dent
Pitbulls are among my favorites - the ones I've knows were sweet babies.
Gloria
At 03:11 PM 3/29/2005, you wrote:
Tamara,
I didn't mean pits were a problem dog, as you say it is the idiots that
own them that are responsible for their behaviour. My sister too has
pits and they are very sweet
I was surprized to see how many dogs look like them. It took me 3
trys to find the real Pit.
It's amazing how many looked like a pit
Carla
Date sent: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:11:25 -0800
From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: http://www.bemiki
Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I wish more people would see this
breed specific laws are just crazy. My parents had a small llasa-terrier mix(we think) who was the cutest thing on 4 feet but would nip at anyone whenever she felt like it! I have a friend who had a small dog who got more vi
I wish more people would see this…
breed specific laws are just crazy. My parents had a small llasa-terrier mix(we
think) who was the cutest thing on 4 feet but would nip at anyone whenever she
felt like it! I have a friend who had a small dog who got more visitors
standing on chairs & t
Tamara,
I didn't mean pits were a problem dog, as you say it is the idiots
that own them that are responsible for their behaviour. My sister too
has pits and they are very sweet, big babies really. They get along
fine with each other and her kitty, but then, they are trained and
treated
Thanks Belinda!
I have forwarded to other lists that I'm on. It is very interesting that many of these dogs are misread and end up being killed in the shelters. I can personally say that about the infamous shelter in Everett, WA. They will euthanized anything that looks or resembles a Pit Bull.
Oh, yeah...it's a shame that the "bully" breeds are taking the rap for very,
very bad "owners!" We have two dogs, Lucy (a pit bull mix) and Oscar (a
lab/retriever mix), both rescues...the funny thing is, they don't come any
sweeter than Lucy...I trust her completely (even around the neighbor's
I know all about mistakes concerning this breed! My friend has two lovely pits, Slamdance & Boog, another aquaintance has Gunner, Zinc & Ipswitch and my grandmother had a mixed-pit before all the bruha about them began to appear everywhere. ('course Grandmom's pit-mix...Tinkerbell - God help me t
thanks for sending this on--i, too, failed miserably! but it DID give
me a chance to find out what some breeds i'd only heard of look like!
MC
Nine cats were initially FIV-positive and six more cats became
infected during the course of the study, without evidence of having been
bitten*.
Thank you Glenda. I stand corrected. You may, quite literally, be a
life saver. I guess this is why vets don't trust anecdotal reporting.
Nina
gg wrot
This
is an interesting test that I failed miserably, it's scary to think how
dogs are wrongly classified as this breed and are wrongly persecuted.
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Take the test and see if you can pick out the pit bull out of this page
of pictures. It's amazing how man
oh, heavens, yes, chris--not only that, but to a great degree, all FIV
really seems to do is make cats big, lazy and couch-potatoes...
seriously--from the experiences at the FIV/FeLV sanctuary, the
HEALTHIEST population--including the owner-surrenders, strays and
ferals, were the FIVs.
three years
Well, just my own simplistic attitude about this whole thing--viruses are
strange little things in humans & animals. The science is just now catching
up with the 'life cycle' of viruses and more & more we hear about viruses
that we all carry than can sort of be activated by a variety of
circumstan
Right - the FIV cats are at less risk, and considered less
contagious. It's considered to be only contagious thru deep bite wounds,
so the study mentioned is interesting.
Gloria
At 12:15 PM 3/29/2005, you wrote:
Just for my own info if you con't mind--so FIV cats are really at less risk
from vi
Just for my own info if you con't mind--so FIV cats are really at less risk
from virus than FELV cats?
Chris
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FIV cats can normally be expected to live long lives if well cared for
(for example, not outside as strays).
Gloria
At 10:44 AM 3/29/2005, you wrote:
I have a couple of questions/thoughts on this
First, no mention of anyone
vaccinated, no indication of cats ages, etc. Also, given the
shortc
I have a couple of questions/thoughts on
this… First, no mention of anyone vaccinated, no indication of cats’
ages, etc. Also, given the shortcomings of initial testing (virus may be
hidden), I would think it would be hard to tell with absolute certainty who had
what when! I was also intr
Bailey (and the rest of the furkids) are getting the bovine
lactoferrin, have been for a while. I'mn going to start making their
food very soon, I finally got all of the vitamins, minerals, and other
things that have to go into it. Hope to start this week sometime.
--
Belinda
Happiness is b
OK - I found CISTI at http://cat.cisti.nrc.ca/ - Yeaa!
Found an article on bovine lactoferrin for Herpes cats.
Gloria
Hi MC,
Whenever I see something of interest, I use CISTI which allows you
full access to the "neverending" research on whatever one wishes. The
study that I recall that I ordered
OK - As I can see and interpret -
- All 26 cats tested initially positive for corona virus
- Of those, 9 cats were initially pos for FIV also - one developed FIP.
- Also, 7 cats were initially pos for FELV also (all died within 5 yrs)
- Out of the 26, 6 more became infected with FIV (doesn't say i
Yo Glenda - Very interesting! Would be interested to see a breakdown
of the cats and infections. In other words, which cats were infected
with what, and then which came down with what? Were there any
"normal" non infected cats to start out with? Or just cats with
viruses already.
Also, i'v
I don't know but I know 2 vets who mix fiv cats in their own homes with negatives.
tonyagg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi MC,
Whenever I see something of interest, I use CISTI which allows you full access to the "neverending" research on whatever one wishes. The study that I recall t
Hi MC,
Whenever I see something of interest, I use CISTI which
allows you full access to the "neverending" research on whatever one wishes. The
study that I recall that I ordered a few years ago that confirmed
non-aggressive transmission (other than "paw flailing" at their
feeding station)
Hi Hideyo,
This particular study was on NATURALLY infected cats (no IP infections -
Yuk)
Kind regards,
Glenda
Our FeLV/FIV kitties & other stuff:
http://community.webshots.com/user/sicky_icicle
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