Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-09-02 Thread dlgegg
...and water. What else could it be? Kat -- Forwarded message -- From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:55:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-09-02 Thread dlgegg
sugar...and water. What else could it be? Kat -- Forwarded message -- From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:55:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-09-01 Thread Kat Parker
message -- From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:55:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I've been vegan for almost 20 years (vegetarian for some some before that), so it's always

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-09-01 Thread Marcia
, 31 Aug 2012 03:38:11 -0800 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Some of my cats adore veggies. Cats can't taste sweet, did you know? No receptors for it. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com wrote: They might just like veggies, plus corn

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
Not only are corn, wheat, and soy not cat food (they can't digest veggies very well, much less grains, which can give them diabetes and IBD), but unless the corn and soy are organic, they are most likely GMO, and soy can give cats Hyperthyroidism (I learned this the hard way on a 7-month-old who

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Lee Evans
and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:11 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Not only

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
*To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, August 31, 2012 1:11 AM *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Not only are corn, wheat, and soy not cat food (they can't digest veggies very well, much less grains, which can give them diabetes and IBD), but unless the corn

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Marcia Baronda
weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:11 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Not only are corn, wheat, and soy not cat food (they can't digest

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
! -- *From:* Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, August 31, 2012 1:11 AM *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Not only are corn, wheat, and soy not cat food (they can't digest veggies very well, much less

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Beth
, August 31, 2012 6:46 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition There's so much corn in cat food that when I opened a can of corn for myself recently, one of my cats ran over and began gobbling it.  Sheesh!  Since I'm a vegetarian, they don't get leftovers like hamburger

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Beth
Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   From: Marcia Baronda marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 5:27 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
! www.Furkids.org http://www.furkids.org/ -- *From:* Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Friday, August 31, 2012 6:46 AM *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition There's so

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread GRAS
Of Marcia Baronda Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I absolutely detest Science Diet. Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:08 PM, Lee

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Natalie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition There's so much corn in cat food that when I opened a can of corn for myself recently, one of my cats ran over and began gobbling it. Sheesh! Since I'm a vegetarian, they don't get leftovers like hamburger

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Marcia
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I absolutely detest Science Diet. Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010. On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:08 PM, Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com wrote: I

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Natalie
: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I think what really bothers me about Science Diet is that it is a low quality food sold for a very high price AND the general public doesn't know any of this!! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:00 PM, GRAS g...@optonline.net wrote

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread longhornfans
:30 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Reply-to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread GRAS
food. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of longhornf...@verizon.net Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 2:23 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Wow

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread KG BarnCats
, and didn’t help the cats. It’s disgusting! From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Marcia Baronda Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 1:28 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread longhornfans
@felineleukemia.org Reply-to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition When switching foods, it is very important to do it correctly. When cats have been used to one food, and when suddenly exposed to a new food, their enzymes are not used

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread longhornfans
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
...@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:04:04 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Reply-to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition When switching foods, it is very important to do it correctly. When cats have been used to one food, and when suddenly

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-31 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing

[Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Emma Beauchamp
Hello All, My cat Gertrude Penelope Pennyapple is a one year old baby and she has had FELV probably since she was born. She has always been very healthy despite the FELV and a chronic upper respiratory infection, but recently (Sunday night) she contracted a UTI.  She had a urinalysis at the

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
See http://holisticat.com/flutd.html That site also has diet recipes, or you could write me for mine (which is a chicken version much like found on other sites). Keep track of the urine pH (using a SmartCat litterbox?). I found that Vitamin C didn't help much getting the acidity up, but

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Lee Evans
that also.   Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Kathryn Hargreaves
Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:17 PM *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition See http://holisticat.com/flutd.html That site also has diet recipes, or you could write me for mine (which

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread dlgegg
My Homey has had several bouts of crystals. She liked the Hill's SD canned food, but not the dry. I had taken my guys off Hills because they ahve corn, wheat and soy and they are allergic to those ingredients. I now feed Blue buffalo dry DUCK. We love that and also the duck canned food. We

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread dlgegg
Vets push the Hills because Hills says to. Emma Beauchamp weazy...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All, My cat Gertrude Penelope Pennyapple is a one year old baby and she has had FELV probably since she was born. She has always been very healthy despite the FELV and a chronic upper respiratory

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread dlgegg
:* Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition See http://holisticat.com/flutd.html That site also has diet recipes, or you could write me for mine (which is a chicken version much like found on other sites). Keep track of the urine pH (using a SmartCat litterbox?). I found

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Lee Evans
...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Vets push the Hills because Hills says to. Emma Beauchamp weazy...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All, My cat Gertrude

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Lee Evans
: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition I tried cranberry and Homey ran every time she saw me with a glob of it on my finger.  Not a happy camper. Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com wrote: Some say that has no effect, as cats don't metabolize fruit all that well. On Thu

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Emma Beauchamp
Thanks for the link! From: Kathryn Hargreaves khargrea...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition See http://holisticat.com/flutd.html   That site

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Marcia Baronda
, August 30, 2012 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Vets push the Hills because Hills says to. Emma Beauchamp weazy...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All, My cat Gertrude Penelope Pennyapple is a one year old baby and she has had FELV probably since

Re: [Felvtalk] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition

2012-08-30 Thread Marcia Baronda
] FELV+, Struvite Crystals, and Nutrition Vets push the Hills because Hills says to. Emma Beauchamp weazy...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello All, My cat Gertrude Penelope Pennyapple is a one year old baby and she has had FELV probably since she was born. She has always been very healthy