Re: [Felvtalk] Intro

2009-05-01 Thread Karen Griffith
Mary Christine, I appreciate your questions, there are many thoughts on this issue. If you will re-read my post, I said that there were 'conflicting' studies. I was just trying to take away guilt of any loving owner that had either vaccinated or not vaccinated their positive kitties and the

Re: [Felvtalk] UPDATE: Tampa FL: Double suicide leaves 3 FELV+ cats, high kill facility

2009-05-01 Thread Heather
I hope I didn't sound angry in my post (angry towards the couple who committed suicide)I have dealt with severe depression my whole lifewhen I have those thoughts though I know I have so many precious little lives who need me. I do however regret the pain that caused these people to take

Re: [Felvtalk] UPDATE: Tampa FL: Double suicide leaves 3 FELV+ cats, high kill facility

2009-05-01 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
Heather, of course you should share your losses with us. It's sad, but I think it's really important to acknowledge these little souls. As for the couple who committed suicide, I can't imagine the kind of pain that led them to do this. Times are so very hard right now, and while I feel a lot of

Re: [Felvtalk] supplies is Mass

2009-05-01 Thread doggonefit
Hello, We just lost our last two felv+ babies and we would like to donate our supplies to someone in need. We have litter boxes, beds, bowls, toys, scratching posts, meds (chemo, pred., bladder meds, etc. etc.) food, tons of very nice items we would love another felv+ to enjoy. Please contact

Re: [Felvtalk] UPDATE: Tampa FL: Double suicide leaves 3 FELV+ cats, high kill facility

2009-05-01 Thread Laurieskatz
Heather, I have several feelings around this. Sadness, anger, frustration, compassion. This couple was likely not thinking straight about the future or their kitties when they took their own lives. I can never know what is in someone else's mind or heart. I do know that I have feelings that

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas and Ticks

2009-05-01 Thread Morgan, Linda S - DNR
Hello All, I'm new to this post and I have a question. My 13 year old kitty Ramses has recently been diagnosed with Chronic lymphatic leukemia. The vet has recommended the following drugs: Prednisolone and/or Chlorambucil. What is known about the effectiveness and side effects of using these two

Re: [Felvtalk] supplies is Mass

2009-05-01 Thread Cougar Clan
Bless you for honoring your babies this way. When my guys leave this world their meds go to their vets who maintain Good Samaritan boxes and know their clients well enough to know who needs what. Other items are re-homed too. This time, when Dixie left, she sent me two kittens quickly

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas and Ticks

2009-05-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Linda, I am sorry to hear about your furchild, you may want to join the feline lymphoma group on yahoo, I've been a member many years and they are a wonderful group with great suggestions and support. Also to get some good info go to our website and you'll find tons of info there, I do

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas and Ticks

2009-05-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. The drugs you mentioned are used when dealing with small cell cancer, what type did they say he has? *Small cell* is slower growing but takes longer to get into remission, *large cell* is much more aggressive and spreads very quickly and will usually go into remission faster but it must