Re: Cat Question

I think I would look for a vet who specializes in cats. You know I have had literally hundreds of cats, and only one has had feline leukemia. I don't get leukemia shots for the ones who live outdoors here (15) because I cannot afford it. Also, this testing for every known disease seems to be a recent development. Some of the younger vets where I go are always trying to test for and diagnose rare and horrible diseases in my cats, which I no longer allow. I think they are overly dramatic and don't pay a lot of attention to them. If we get a bizarre outbreak I'll deal with it then. At least we won't be having any more kittens.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Petersen" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Cat Question


Dear All,

We took in a six week old abandoned kitten about a month ago. The vet tried
to do the feline leukemia test today, but told my son that he needs to
sedate the kitten to draw the blood. I guess he tried, but wasn't
successful. I think that the vet is getting wary of cats. Last month he
"couldn't" vaccinate my older cat. I don't want to give my cats anesthesia
just for simple procedures. He told Jaron that he might have to keep the
kitten over night! Time for a new vet? What do you all think?

Also, the kitten is black and white and needs a name. My son wants to name
him, but so far can't come up with any name that fits. Any ideas?

My husband doesn't want any more cats in the house. So far the kitten has
been living in Jaron's room. He needs to be isolated from the other cats
until he's tested anyway. We're hoping that the kitten will stay. Jaron is
24 and "it" will be his cat.

Chris Petersen
Northport, Long Island, New York
Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)

chris@widom-assoc.com
My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt

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