Re: nina/starman

2006-01-26 Thread l.j. crabtree
nina   i am living vicariously through your adventures wih star.!! hehehehe   weirdly enuf i reckon it is because i am preparing for a *star* of my own, at some point! with flava it was a second recovery..the nasty dogs down the road had grabbed her by the head and were flinging

Re: Starman

2006-01-25 Thread catatonya
, didn't it have a sad outcome? I was just thinking about the "things we do". So many people just don't get it. Most everyone I know, (in my "physical" life, not this cyber one!), would have had Starman pts already and they would somehow be able to sleep like babies afte

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread Nina
le just don't get it. Most everyone I know, (in my "physical" life, not this cyber one!), would have had Starman pts already and they would somehow be able to sleep like babies afterward. I guess if I'm going to lose sleep, this is a much better reason! Thanks again dar

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread catatonya
side, he's really come to trust me, (don't ask me why or how!)Ninawendy wrote:>Hey Nina,>>How is Starman doing? Have things gotten any better?>>:)>Wendy>>__>Do You Yahoo!?>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >>>> >

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread Nina
to bed with me, snuggled her in and she immediately fell into a deep, restful sleep. I wish I could do that sort of thing with Starman. :( Nina Marylyn wrote: Have you tried a snuggle safe (hard plastic filled with a fluid). Microwave one, put it in a towel on whatever he sleeps on and it wi

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread Marylyn
w man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Starman Hi Wendy, Thanks for asking about Star. I've got sleep deprivation from trying to figure out a way to bring h

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread wendy
LOLOLOL...blow this pop stand. I bet you will find a great solution on what to do with Starman, but in the meantime, neutering is a great idea. hehe :) Wendy --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, it's a laugh riot around here. The habitat is > large and it has 2&#

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread Nina
's always been right. At this point, I'm still thinking we may have to find a more suitable home for Starman. :( Nina wendy wrote: Hey Nina, Very cool on the trust thing. I hope things change for the better once he gets snipped. Your stories about Star are funny, even though you m

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread wendy
Hey Nina, Very cool on the trust thing. I hope things change for the better once he gets snipped. Your stories about Star are funny, even though you might not find them to be so right now, especially being sleep deprived! I hope he gets better (the lungs and eyes). Is it possible to temporaril

Re: Starman

2006-01-24 Thread Nina
th acclimation! On the plus side, he's really come to trust me, (don't ask me why or how!) Nina wendy wrote: Hey Nina, How is Starman doing? Have things gotten any better? :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Starman

2006-01-24 Thread wendy
Hey Nina, How is Starman doing? Have things gotten any better? :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-19 Thread sandra
You put a smile on my face because so much you have said I can relate to over the last 5 years here in Spain regarding the 5 strays that I have added to my house hold. its so nice to know you are not the only fool around.   good luck to both of you   Sandra and Tabbs from Spain who has just

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)-- Bandy

2006-01-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Starman and he sounds like a great kitty...Remember that I didn't find out about Bandy being FIV+ until last summer and he has lived with my others since 2001...they are all neg...So I would have to agree with what Tonya said about giving him a chance...Maybe in some time he will get u

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-18 Thread Lernermichelle
Yes, that definitely describes Charlie.  But he is also very meek-- he's this HUGE cat and one time a little twerpy pipsqueak kitten who was about 3 months old and very small ran over and hit him on the head and he actually cowered.  He is the biggest pacifist I know. The woman who adopted h

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-18 Thread Nina
Thanks Sandra, Bites and scratches come with the territory. I'm usually pretty smug about the fact that I'm good at reading them well enough to avoid dog and cat bites, (I'm a dog trainer and work with some "problem" dog children too). I just wasn't paying enough attention. Star has his app

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-18 Thread sandra
don't worry about the bite, I have had a few of them in the last 4 years with the boys that where intact, they seem a little more unpredictable, but after beening neutered do settle down, and I have never been bitten since they have had the chop. good luck and I am so happy that he is in good ha

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-18 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Nina, I have read some post about Starman and he sounds like a great kitty...Remember that I didn't find out about Bandy being FIV+ until last summer and he has lived with my others since 2001...they are all neg...So I would have to agree with what Tonya said about giving him a chance...

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread catatonya
Hey Nina,   The last feral I brought in.  Calico, female, Mama Kitty, not positive anything  Anyway, if I pet her too much, and sometimes when I pick her up she will bite me.  She loves to snuggle and have me pet her, BUT sometimes she just kind of freaks out.  I have to remem

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread janine paton
I always thought those big FIV cats are just the sweetest - just never heard anyone come out and say that! Lucky person who gets found by one of those cats - my big, scary looking guy was the best cat I've ever lived with. My husband went from calling him a "monster" - this was fear I think for

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread TenHouseCats
definite GLOW for your big galoot!

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread catatonya
And Nina,   Is this the guy you posted about on AC?  I was given the same website about not 'interfering' with ferals because they have their own purpose.  It's interesting.  But if Starman is throwing himself at your window and crying for you I think it's because he is

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
Hey gang, Thanks for all the encouragement about Starman. I have heard everything you're saying about FIV kitties before. I'm just so paranoid about subjecting any of my guys to the remotest possibility of danger. You guys know how darn protective I am. I would be hesitant to

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Tonya I agree with you about FIV+ cats being just the biggest sweetest critters.The sanctuary I volunteer at has about 50 fiv+.I have one I am fostering and I am bringing another beautiful guy home this Thursday.They are just the sweetest. sherrycatatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Nina,   As

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread catatonya
Kat knows more about cs than I do, but I recall when I was on the holisticat list there were varying opinions about it.  Some even said it was dangerous.   I don't remember enough about it to say much besides I remember choosing not to use it even though I know a lot of people do.   Also,  if you

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread catatonya
Michelle,   I have often wondered about Charlie and couldn't remember what had happened.  You had been through so much I was afraid to ask.  Wasn't he the coolest?  FIV cats (males anyway) are.  Our felv cats are special of course, but I've never met an fiv cat that wasn't just a laid back lover.

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread catatonya
Nina,   As soon as you said 'big intact male' I KNEW he was going to be fiv positive.  Since you asked for opinions I'm going to give you mine.  I hope you don't take offense.   We had a stray cat living around our lake house that we visit on weekends only.  He looked horrible.  His ears were a

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Marylyn
Subject: Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long) Kat, Thanks for the suggestions regarding Starman. I do have some CS somewhere in the house, I'll have to look for it. I got it a while ago and chickened out in trying it. I'm already adding RR and BioPlasma to his water, should I put

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
Thanks Sandra for sharing the stories about your fur friends and the encouraging words for me and Star. I'm already feeling a bit better about the whole thing. Star is not felv pos, he's FIV, you know "the cat HIV". You sound like our kind of people. It's always nice to meet others that sha

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
Kat, Thanks for the suggestions regarding Starman. I do have some CS somewhere in the house, I'll have to look for it. I got it a while ago and chickened out in trying it. I'm already adding RR and BioPlasma to his water, should I put all three in there, or just the CS? When I

Starman and Cricket

2006-01-17 Thread Lomaxturtle
Starman Positive thoughts going out to Starman - I will say a prayer.   Waiting for Cricket to visit I agree when you are waiting and trying to see (in this case Cricket) you close yourself off because the spirit cannot access your soul as it is too occupied (well that's my theory).

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread sandra
My feline family sadly has been reduced from 6 to 4, due too OUR RED BOY rocky developing FELV back in the summer. He was our first stray to turn up on our door step, AND WAS WITH US FOR 4 YEARS, Chang was the last to be welcomed to our Villa, where upon he was only with us for 18 months, which

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Kat
Nina, Get some Collidal Silver to put in his water to help him get over his URI. I usually use 20 ppm strength, and just add a dropperful to the water dish each time I change the water. Once he is not sounding so congested, have him neutered. Being that he is an older Tom, it may take 6 weeks fo

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Lernermichelle
I know. I hate that Quincy is confined that way in my house. But I do not know what else to do.  I do not want to mix my positives and him, but even if I did he can not be around other cats.  The reason I have him is that my friend rescued him but he bit a hole through one of her cat's tail

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread wendy
Nina, I definitely hear defeat in your voice, so before you make any decisions about Starman, you might want to give yourself some time to recoup. Your outlook on this whole situation will affect the decisions you make, so time is going to be your ally in this situation. You have a perfectly

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
I'm in Oxnard CA.  It's north of Los Angeles and south of Santa Barbara. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nina, where are you and starman located at? Karen   see our available orphans at: http://members.petfinder.org/~TX418/index.html Karen 817-453-4888

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
Thanks Michelle.  I'll look up the FIV lists.  It's encouraging to hear that you found someone a home that way.  I'd be willing to do whatever I had to to transport him to the right home.  I thought I'd try the feral cat group you posted about before too.  I want to get pictures of him before I

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread FORGETMENOTPETS
Nina, where are you and starman located at? Karen   see our available orphans at:http://members.petfinder.org/~TX418/index.htmlKaren 817-453-4888

Re: Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Lernermichelle
Nina, you should definitely post on the 2 yahoo FIV lists.  I found a home for Charlie, from the shelter, that way (though we had to drive him to VA from MA!)   Michelle

Bad news about Starman - OT (long)

2006-01-17 Thread Nina
Hello everyone, I'm so sad and I'm reaching out to you guys for comfort and ideas about what to do for my new charge, Starman. I know I've mentioned him to some of you already, (we were calling him Manix, because he has a nub of a tail). The first time I saw him was a coupl