Re: cat news

I'm sure you're aware of how deadly peanut allergies can be. Pet allergies are nothing compared to that. Last night on a news report they showed how, by introducing minute amounts of peanuts into the person's diet, and building that up over time, can reduce the reaction dramatically. Much of the time I believe people can work in a strategy like that with children who are allergic to pets. They just won't do it. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] cat news
Oh Kitty you are so right. One guy at work was trying to pass their family 
cat off to me because one of his spoiled bratty boys has developed an
allergy. I said - what's the matter, the kid can't get allergy shots? It's 
covered by our insurance.  I told him in 6 years the kid will be gone,
you'll still have the cat.  Ugh.  Bad topic to get me started on, sorry.

On 10/24/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:


Daryl,
I really give you credit for going the extra mile for your pets. I've just 
received another email from a friend who says her son has to get rid of
their younger cat because the older one doesn't like it, so it's not using its box. I do realize behavioral problems are a pain, but most of the time 
they can be worked through.  Too many people think pets are disposable.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl" <dp2413@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] cat news


 I'm glad that there are some treatment options for you, even though I

wince
at the cost, having recently started the series of vaccinations on the
kitten, and booster for Diesel, to the tune of  about $170 for the first
and
$40 for the second. That's on top of the $86 for tests and such for the 
kitten when he was vomiting every hour or so and only weighed 14 ounces.

Scooter (the kitten) is now up to 4 pounds. That's a good thing. When I
had
him in 3 weeks ago he only weighed 2.4, still prey-sized for the rat snake 
that's in the house someplace.

I don't know if I wrote that E.T. is now part of the family. There are
still
some hisses and chases, but no fights. He's behaving very well toward the kitten, too. Who would have thought that a 20 pound fighting blur of claws 
could ever be such a pussycat?

d

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:39 PM
Subject: [CHAT] cat news
I took a sick half day from work yesterday to take Braveheart & Seamus to 
the vet.  Seamus had been limping since Friday but I couldn't determine
why. Vet said that since all seemed ok with him, his guess was a bee
sting;
he gave him an injection to help speed recovery.  Guess what! Seamus'
weight is down to 18.9 from 23.5 last June.
Braveheart (now up to 9.5 from a previous 8.9 pounds) is not doing well 
in the walking department, seems to be getting worse.  Vet put him back
on
Cosequin for arthritis and suggested I sprinkle potassium on his food.
Cleaned more wax from his gnarley ears, kept using a camera to find more, 
and gave me stuff to put in daily for a week, and then once weekly, to
dissolve the last bit he couldn't reach. As to BH's occasional avoidance 
of the litterbox, he prescribed Litter Magnet, which you mix with the
litter and is supposed to entice them to use it.  We'll see.  Smelled
suspiciously like ground catnip which BH can't seem to smell.

$123 later we're all home safe and sound.



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