Re: my email/joining FeLVtalk/editing your information/digest format

2007-08-16 Thread wendy
Hi Karen, Go to : www.felineleukemia.org click on 'join the FeLV list' (the top middle brown button). click on 'FeLVtalk mailing list information' enter your info. there; if you want to receive each post as an email, don't check the digest option; the digest is if you want to receive all the po

RE: Benjamin Please add to the CLS :(

2007-08-16 Thread Melissa Lind
Sherry, You're such a great person to help these poor babies! It takes a lot of love and a lot of strength. Thanks for all that you do. I'm sad for little Benny and for you. Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry DeHaan Sent: Wednesday,

OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Hi everyone, Please read below and let me know if you have any suggestions for this kitty. We have already recommended a veterinary exam, (Dr. Smith, feline expert extraordinaire) in case it's a medical problem. I do not know this kitty, but she was rescued from our local pound after she was c

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Belinda
With a cat this wild she may need to be on drugs to help calm her down, fluoxetine worked best for us, (kitty prozac), it may calm her down enough to get used to the new situation and once she has acclimated maybe she can come off them. I had to do this with Cody more because of marking i

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Oh, thanks Belinda, Permission to forward? 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,

OT: Cat thyroid disease linked to chemicals

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
EPA scientists zero in on flame retardants in some home products and pet food. There is concern about humans. By Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 16, 2007 Thyroid risks click to enlarge An epidemic of thyroid disease among pet cats could be caused by toxic flame retardants tha

RE: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Belinda, how did you administer the drug to your feral cat? Or are you able to handle him...? I have the same marking problem with my feral. Several months of Feliway and Rescue Remedy haven't solved the problem. I can't handle him so I've always assumed kitty prozac is not an option. Kerry -O

RE: Cat thyroid disease linked to chemicals

2007-08-16 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
Oy jeez, what next? Weren't we healthier when we didn't get all this information? ;-) For some reason this old gag of George Carlin's comes to mind: "A study has shown that saliva causes cancer -- but only when swallowed in small quantities over a long period of time..." Diane R., stocking up

OT: Cat behavioral books

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Has anyone read either of these? "The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour" Dennis C. Turner; Paperback; $25.18 Feline Behavior (Paperback) by Bonnie V. Beaver (Author) $49.95 Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org ww

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Moist food? Does he like it? 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, Purr

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Belinda
Sure :) Permission to forward? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web desig

Re: OT: Cat behavioral books

2007-08-16 Thread Belinda
Nope Has anyone read either of these? *"The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour"* Dennis C. Turner; Paperback; $25.18 *Feline Behavior (Paperback) * by Bonnie V. Beaver

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Belinda
Hi Kerry, Cody isn't feral, just unsocial with the other cats although he is much better, he almost tries to play with Joey sometimes, but he plays too rough and Joey runs away after a few minutes. When I play with him he bites way to hard, I don't think he had sibs or was taken away too

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Thankie, thankie Pass me my hankie... 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,

Fw: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
Here is someone else's advice. 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, Purr

Re: OT: Houston we have a problem (HELP!)

2007-08-16 Thread Susan Dubose
My Evil Little Wednesday is the same way, only she has never wanted to play w/ others. She is all bala and was abandoned one very wet, stormy night in an old beer box behind the Humane Society, @ the tender age of about 2 weeks. She was my first foster. Nobody bothered to tell me that she need