Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Marylyn
Repeating myself re Dixie's diet which seems to be working great for her: She gets Transfer Factor, Just Born, a supplement Dr. Boswell fixed for FeLV+, lots of high vitamin c veggies (carrots, spinach, broccoli, green beans and peas) ground up and mixed with Primal Raw, Fast Track and various

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread Lance
Cassandra, I saw the title of your post in my inbox, and felt a rush of sadness. I'm deeply sorry that Tomi has passed. You and your family will be in my prayers. Lance On Jun 24, 2007, at 3:05 PM, C & J wrote: I've just lost my closest friend other than my husband. Tomi and I have ha

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Susan Dubose
I have to agree w/ your comments about chemo. I think that it is a decision left within the family, and there should be no judgement as to what is decided. No one knows your cat better than yourself, and if you listen to what they are saying to you, you will know the right thing to do in your h

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Marylyn
A comment on chemo: The Royal Princess Kitty Katt (not FeLV+) had a cancer that spread and was vicious. The specialists were very insistent on chemo. I went to my vets and we had a very long hard talk (actually several of them since they are very good at holding my hand when things turn ugly)

RE: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Cassandra -- I'm so very sorry. These have been such painful weeks for you. Thank you so much for telling us Tomi's story. He sounds like a special little dude. I'm sure he's bragging to his new friends at the Bridge how very special you and your husband were too, and how much he loved you and

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread elizabeth trent
Cassandra, I am so very sorry. I know it hurts so much. You've been the best mommy to those babies. Hold on to those wonderful memoriesand know that we are always here for you. much love, elizabeth On 6/24/07, C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've just lost my closest friend other tha

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread wendy
Oh Cassandra, I was so disheartened to read your post. You have been through so much. I'm sorry for you and sorry for your sweet babies that have lost their battles. I'm even sorrier that sweet Tomi died in the way he did. It was the same way that Cricket died, and I honestly hope no other ani

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread dede hicken
Cassandra, My heart is broken for your losses. I can't imagine your grief. How blessed these special babies were to have had you to love them. I wiah I could say something to help. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Dede --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've just lost my closest fr

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Cassandra I am so sorry you lost your sweet Tomi.You were a great Mama to him.Hugs to you, Sherry C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've just lost my closest friend other than my husband. Tomi and I have had a special bond ever since my husband brought him home. My husband was out

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread Susan Dubose
Hi Cassandra, I am sorry to hear about your recent loses, losing 3 cats so close together must have been very hard on you. Question, was Tomi's labored breathing & panting due to his felv+ morphing into wet FIP? Susan - Original Message - From: C & J To: felvtalk@felineleukemia

Re: Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread MaryChristine
i'm so sorry, cassandra. i've been following your heartaches, even tho i haven't always responded. GLOW continues to help heal your hearts. i have no idea why these things happen as they do--i just said goodbye to a six-year-old negative kitty this morning, the third of my negatives in less than

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Susan Dubose
Hi Caroline, I am sorry about Monkee. Thanks for taking him into your home, especially since he was a stray and is felv+. I am sure he has had a good life w/ you, espeically since 4 yrs. is really a long time to survive being felv+. I have taken several animals through chemo (I am a petsitter

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Marylyn
I'm not sure I can give you a good answer to that. I can tell you that the combination of Betty and MAC + lots of input from Susan has given me a very healthy, happy FeLV+ cat named Dixie. There is a big difference in how they approach treatment. MAC sent me to Betty when I had a little Beagl

Tomi has joined Kisa and Koda

2007-06-24 Thread C & J
I've just lost my closest friend other than my husband. Tomi and I have had a special bond ever since my husband brought him home. My husband was out walking the dog by the river in October of 2004, on a cold and rainy day. There was a kitten crying in the trees, cold and wet, and my husband

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
Thanks Marylyn.  I am only just learning about the holist options.  What are the benefits/difference in treatment options?   From: "Marylyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgTo: Subject: Re: just beginningDate: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:48:45 -0500 You  have two wonderful hol

Re: just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Marylyn
You have two wonderful holist doctors/vets in your area. I know personally and have been to both. Betty Boswell (listed as E. A. Boswell) and Susan Meirs (Simpsonville.) The vets at Middletown Animal Clinic (Drs. Koehler and Bishop) will shoot very straight with you too. I have dealt with

just beginning

2007-06-24 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
I just joined this list.  My 6 year old cat, Monkee, he was a stray that I took in 4 years ago, knowing he had FeLv- and now he's not doing good.  I discovered a swollen lymph node in April and he was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma.  So we started chemotherapy.  Everything is complicated by the fact