Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread dlgegg
I get on that soapbox a lot. I use alternative meds and acupuncture more than modern medicine Lee Evans wrote: > Well, this is the real American Dream, to be able to treat yourself like a > fish if you haven't any money while those who have money are keeping most of > us from being trea

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread dlgegg
What site do you go to for them? Marcia wrote: > I use them too...you can type the number, color and type of pill it is ( > round, oblong tablet or capsule. You will find that they are all generic > human antibiotics. I have used them on my cats and dogs for years. And > myself. But the

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread dlgegg
I am leary of drs. who want to see/know about herbs, etc. as they might report you for practicing medicine without a license. Marcia wrote: > Honestly the one thing that I use for infections most is Oregano Oil. Take it > by mouth and use it on the wound. My son in law had MRSA on his a

Re: [Felvtalk] Said goodbye to Terence (and also got a bite!)

2013-12-16 Thread Avaykn
I'm so sorry for your loss. We have all been there and it's heartbreaking to have to go through this! God bless you, Sent from my iPhone. > On Dec 16, 2013, at 20:13, trustinhi...@charter.net wrote: > > so very sorry about baby terrence. > > > >> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Katherine K.

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread Marcia
Honestly the one thing that I use for infections most is Oregano Oil. Take it by mouth and use it on the wound. My son in law had MRSA on his arm. They cut it out and sent him home. My daughter started using oregano oil in his wound. And also upped his protein intake. At the next appt with the i

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread Marcia
I use them too...you can type the number, color and type of pill it is ( round, oblong tablet or capsule. You will find that they are all generic human antibiotics. I have used them on my cats and dogs for years. And myself. But they must be used with respect.(-: Sent from my iPad > On Dec 16,

Re: [Felvtalk] Said goodbye to Terence (and also got a bite!)

2013-12-16 Thread trustinhim13
so very sorry about baby terrence. On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Katherine K. wrote: We said good bye to one of our 8 month old FeLV kittens, Terence, yesterday. He had been declining for a couple of weeks and was very thin, and definitely not as active has his 3 siblings still are. We tr

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread Lee Evans
Well, this is the real American Dream, to be able to treat yourself like a fish if you haven't any money while those who have money are keeping most of us from being treated like humans due to overpricing of medications and very little affordable health insurance.  AndI'm off my soap box and

Re: [Felvtalk] Said goodbye to Terence (and also got a bite!)

2013-12-16 Thread dlgegg
It is hard to let them go, but now he is in a better place and knows no pain. We are the only ones suffering. I am sure that God will send you another soul to look after, He always does for me. You won't forget Terence, but a new one gives you someone else to love and eases the pain. "K

[Felvtalk] Said goodbye to Terence (and also got a bite!)

2013-12-16 Thread Katherine K.
We said good bye to one of our 8 month old FeLV kittens, Terence, yesterday. He had been declining for a couple of weeks and was very thin, and definitely not as active has his 3 siblings still are. We tried making him eat wet food but it just wasn't working and the last day or two we didn't hear a

Re: [Felvtalk] on another note...

2013-12-16 Thread Lorrie
I can understand your mom's reluctance to have Callie retested, but I'd rather know one way or the other. However, I have had extensive experience with FelV pos. cats and I have never seen diarrhea as a symptom of the virus. Lorrie On 12-15, Lance wrote: > The bite seems to be about the sa

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat Bite

2013-12-16 Thread Lorrie
I use vet, bird, aquarium antibiotics frequently. They are exactly the same as human drugs and you save a bundle of money! Lorrie On 12-15, Jill Eisenbraun wrote: > I recently had an abscessed tooth and treated it with aquarium > antibiotics, the triple sulfa powder you can buy in any aquarium s

Re: [Felvtalk] TESTING

2013-12-16 Thread Lorrie
Lee, all you have written is SO true. Testing is never definitive and being positive or negative for FelV is very iffy. How are Sampson and Deliliah after the exposure to Callie? Lorrie On 12-15, Lee Evans wrote: >With Callie's weird stools, I don't feel it would be lymphoma. More >like

Re: [Felvtalk] OT: cat bite

2013-12-16 Thread Margo
Same thing different label. Although one would think they could at LEAST eliminate the bubblegum flavor in the liquid before subjecting cats to it . Margo -Original Message- >From: Gloria >Sent: Dec 15, 2013 1:50 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: cat bi