Re: cat news

Exactly.

On 10/24/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX
>> zone 8A
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