Re: Re: Re: chat messages

that is frightening, they can treat glaucoma in people, why not kitties??

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 6/7/2004 11:29:05 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages

> Yes, I was a little confused because it was my impression he has had

> glaucoma all these years as the eye got more cloudy with the passage of

> time.  Now the vet said it is a glaucoma.  Guess  I just didn't understand

> the disease.  The whole thing has me pretty scared. What if I don't notice

> the tilt of the cornea shift forward?  An eye "blowing out" on the poor

> little guy sounds frightening to me.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 3:15 AM

> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages

> 

> 

> > Kitty:  Is that a glaucoma or something your poor Braveheart is getting?

> Is that what is causing his cornea to tilt?  Poor baby!

> >

> >

> > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

> >

> > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."

> > --Albert Einstein

> >

> >  --- On Fri 06/04, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:

> > From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]

> > To: gardenchat@hort.net

> > Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 11:32:07 -0500

> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages

> >

> > That's sad, Melody. I had a similar situation with a German Shepherd

> > years<br>ago, though he never hurt the cats. I had to put him down and

> > it was so<br>hard. The cats accidents occurred at a young age, so I

> > expect they learned<br>to cope and have taken it more or less in

> > stride.<br><br>You mentioned the peripheral vision problem. Braveheart

> > has always had<br>trouble with one eye and it was so cloudy I figured he

> > could no longer see<br>out of it. Today he got his flea shot and the vet

> > noticed the cornea was<br>now tilted back. He said I should watch to be

> > sure it doesn't tilt forward<br>because the eye could blow if it did.

> > Scary.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From:

> > "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:

> > Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:18 AM<br>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat

> > messages<br><br><br>> Poor cats came to us perfectly normal and healthy

> > as kittens. We had an<br>> aging dog that objected to sharing his food

> > with them and they both<br>> walked up to him when he was eating and he

> > grabbed them by the head and<br>> flung them across the kitchen. Poor

> > Miko (the himalayan) got a broken<br>> jaw and punctured roof of his

> > mouth for his trouble. At the time, he was<br>> the only thing our poor

> > dog had ever objected to...kids could crawl all<br>> over this dog

> > pulling every which way on him and he wouldn't so much as<br>> twitch.

> > At the time, we just thought it was an accident. A year later,<br>> with

> > Katie the second kitten, when the exact same thing happened, we had<br>>

> > the dog put down. Turned out every one of his litter mates had been

> > put<br>> down for brain tumors that resulted in unprovoked aggression

> > and the vet<br>> thinks this is what happened with him. Almost killed me

> > to put that dog<br>> to sleep but I couldn't bear the thought of this

> > great big gentle dog<br>> whom we loved so much turning into a monster

> > and being left with the<br>> memory of him mauling a kid or something.

> > Funny thing is, every dog<br>> we've had since we've been looking for

> > him...fo

> >

> > und him in Sidda but had<br>> to put her down, too. Maybe we're just

> > cursed when it comes to big<br>> dogs...<br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody, IA

> > (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the

> > mysterious."<br>> --Albert Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Wed 06/02, Kitty <

> > kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:<br>> From: Kitty [mailto:

> > kmrsy@comcast.net]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Wed, 2 Jun

> > 2004 09:08:30 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages<br>><br>>

> > That's sad, but...<br>Being animals, they don't know there's a

> > problem;<br>> this is just how it is.<br>Very good of you to take on

> > such cats. They<br>> may not allow some grooming<br>from you, but I bet

> > they have developed<br>> some trust in you.<br>Kitty<br><br>-----

> > Original Message -----<br>> <br>From: "Melody"

> > <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To:<br>> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:

> > Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:16<br>> AM<br>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat

> > messages<br><br><br>> I agree, Kitty,<br>> that for the most part,

> > animals seem to sense when you<br>> want to help<br>> them, but this

> > poor cat of mine was brain damaged when very<br>> little<br>> and he's

> > not the sharpest tool in the shed, if you know what I<br>><br>>

> > mean...but we love him anyway. His "sister" cat has the same<br>><br>>

> > problem...brain damaged as a small kitten, now kind of slow

> > mentally<br>> and<br>> she has some peripheral vision problems from the

> > temporary<br>> blindness she<br>> suffered with her

> > injuries.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The

> > most beautiful thing we can experience<br>> is the mysterious."<br>>

> > --Albert Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Tue 06/01,<br>> Kitty <

> > kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:<br>> From: Kitty [mailto:<br>>

> > kmrsy@comcast.net]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Tue, 1

> > Jun<br>> 2004 09:22:52 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat

> > messages<br>><br>><br>> > ...if only he was able to see that<br>> one

> > thing leads to<br>><br>> another...<br><br>I have several cats over the

> > years and I have had<br>> the<br>> sense that somehow<br>they un

> >

> > de

> > rstand that when I'm doing<br>> something they<br>> don't like to them

> > or<br>trying to aid them when<br>> they are afraid - that<br>> they

> > trust me. They bear<br>with me, they<br>> sort of steel themselves<br>>

> > because they seem to understand I<br>must<br>> be doing this for a

> > good<br>> reason. Hard to explain, but they seem<br>> to<br>believe that

> > Mom knows<br>> best.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>-----<br>> Original Message

> > ----- <br>From:<br>> "Melody"<br>> <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To:

> > <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:<br>><br>> Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:45

> > AM<br>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat<br>><br>> messages<br><br><br>>

> > Libby<br>><br>> : re: the cat with the long hair and snarls:<br>> I have

> > a male<br>> seal<br>> point Himalayan who will not tolerate being<br>>

> > brushed.<br>> He<br>> bites...hard...whenever he feels like we've

> > crossed<br>> over<br>> his line for<br>> tolerating the little bit of

> > grooming he does<br>><br>> allow. So, we try to keep<br>> up with it as

> > best as possible, but<br>> about<br>> once every year or so we take<br>>

> > him to the vet and have<br>> him shaved<br>> down to remove the twisted,

> > snarled<br>> hair. Hair<br>> grows back in fairly<br>> rapidly and in

> > much better condition.<br>><br>> Then we start all over again.<br>> Poor

> > guy...if only he was able to see<br>> that<br>> one thing leads to<br>>

> > another...<br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody,<br>> IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The

> > most<br>> beautiful thing we can experience is<br>> the

> > mysterious."<br>> --Albert<br>> Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Fri

> > 05/28,<br>> Libby Valentine <<br>> L_Valentine@adelphia.net >

> > wrote:<br>> From:<br>> Libby Valentine [mailto:<br>>

> > L_Valentine@adelphia.net]<br>> To:<br>> gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date:

> > Fri,<br>> 28 May 2004 21:29:58 -0400<br>><br>> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT]

> > chat<br>> messages<br>><br>> Hi<br>> everybody,<br><br>I got behind with

> > chat messages<br>> about 4 weeks<br>> ago<br>> and even though I'm

> > trying<br>to skim through 2-3<br>> days<br>> worth every night<br>> now,

> > I still have almost 1800<br>unread in<br>><br>> my chat

> >

> > folder.<br>I know I<br>> missed several birthdays, and a<br>> whole<br>>

> > thread on cicadas, which are<br>on<br>> the increas<br>><br>><br>> e

> > here, and all kinds of other good stuff. Congrats on<br>><br>><br>>

> > the<br>successful plant sales! Welcome back DF! Welcome to the<br>>

> > other<br>> new<br>> members<br>who are joining in!<br>On the Short

> > One,<br>> for one<br>> summer when<br>> I was little and tagging

> > after<br>> my<br>grandfather<br>> "helping" him with<br>> yardwork and

> > gardening,<br>> he nicknamed me<br>> "kid"<br>and I loved it. My<br>>

> > grandmother,<br>> however, did not, and<br>> after a couple

> > days,<br>that was<br>> that.<br>> So I think short one is<br>> great.

> > And I'm glad her arm<br>><br>> is<br>better.<br><br>One of these

> > days<br>> I'll get current. In the<<br>><br>> br<br>> >> meantime, I

> > still have about 20<br>plants<br>> on the front porch and<br>> 7

> > yards<br>> of mulch in the driveway.<br>> Weather<br>this weekend<br>>

> > looks wonderful so I'm<br>> hoping to get some<br>> gardening done<br>>

> > in<br>between other commitments.<br>> Anybody have a good<br>> trick

> > for<br>> getting snarls out<br>of long cat fur when<br>> the cat

> > will<br>> only<br>> rarely let herself be caught? She's<br>an indoor

> > cat<br>> but she's<br>><br>> psychic.<br><br>And boy do I relate to the

> > annoyance with job<br>><br>><br>> scenario.<br><br>Libby<br>Maryland

> > zone 6<br><br><br><br>-----<br>><br>> Original<br>> Message -----

> > <br>From: "Kitty"<br>><br>> <kmrsy@comcast.net><br>To:<br>>

> > <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:<br>> Friday,<br>> May 28, 2004 10:54

> > AM<br>Subject:<br>> Re: Re: [CHAT] Plant<br>> disaster/ups<br>> versus

> > usps<br><br><br>> >archives<br>> show over<br>> 1700<br>> >

> > messages<br>> this month<br>><br>> I thought we were<br>><br>> pretty

> > chatty. Still, that's<br>> a lot better than what AHS<br>><br>> was<br>>

> > allowing us when the list was<br>> with them.<br>><br>> Kitty<br>><br>>

> > -----<br>> Original Message ----- <br>><br>> From:<br>> "Donna"

> > <justme@prairieinet.net><br>><br>> To:<br>><br>>

> > <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>

> >

> >  S

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