Re: Hannibal departed to his new wonderful life... - thank you for all your prayers.

2006-06-27 Thread clawsnpaws
Oh Hideyo - I'm so sorry to hear about Hannibal's passing. You have done such an amazing job at giving him such a wonderful, loving life! Don't ever doubt all the good you have done for him and all the other kitties that come your way!! We're passing along healing purrs and prayers to you and

Re: 2 littermates - one pos/one neg

2006-06-14 Thread clawsnpaws
I didn't catch the beginning of this thread, but have a recent experience I thought I'd share regarding pos/neg littermates. We've been knee deep in a hoarder situation involving a high percentage of their cats being FeLV+. One of the females who had a litter of 5 tested negative on both ELISA

Re: Kitten newly diagnosed

2006-06-05 Thread clawsnpaws
I definitely would NOT keep her on antibiotics once the infection has cleared. Continuous use of antibiotics destroys an immune system, leads to resistance making these sweeties far too susceptible to future infections. I highly recommend that you start her on Interferon, as well as a

Re: Allie has said good-bye

2006-05-17 Thread clawsnpaws
Oh Jennifer, I am so saddened to hear of Allie's passing. Sending you many loving purrs and headbutts from our wholepride during your time of grief and healing!!! ~ Rachel Operation Foster Felixwww.operationfosterfelix.orgSharing Our Hearts, Homes Litter Boxes "If you talk to the

Re: 5 day old kitten -- please pray for her

2006-05-17 Thread clawsnpaws
Hideyo, You may have to syringe feed her. Please email me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call me at (937) 478-6049 if you need help on how to do this. ~ Rachel Operation Foster Felixwww.operationfosterfelix.orgSharing Our Hearts, Homes Litter Boxes "If you talk to the animals they

Re: URGENT-Bert needs HELP!!

2006-05-12 Thread clawsnpaws
Awww Tad, BLESS YOU!!! I wish there were more people out there like you! I have 3 adult FeLV+ and a whole litter of 8 week old kittens in rescue that need homes. Sometimes it seems like an impossible feat to find them homes, but seeing messages like this make my day. Purrs and headbutts

Re: Kerry and Bandy

2006-05-10 Thread clawsnpaws
I HIGHLY recommend Soft Claws too! I've been using them for years for a variety of reasons. If you're not comfortable putting them on yourself, many vets and groomers will do it for a small fee and it's well worth it. Good luck to you sweetie! ~ Rachel Operation Foster

Re: Way Off Subject of Cats....sorry!

2006-05-10 Thread clawsnpaws
Oh lord! Your poor daughter. Thank God she has such wonderful supportive parents!!! Having been married to a military man for nearly 15 years, I have witnessed my fair share of cases like this and had my husband spaz out and pull similar stunts (though we have no children - just pets and