This is the first time I have read through the messages in this group. Mostly, the advice is good with the exception of one individual who gives very poor advice. I am not going to mention any names, but I would like to warn the readers of this usenet, that there is usually at least one...

My wife and I woke up one morning to the sound of two cats fighting. We had went to see what all the comotion was a about and we noticed a beautiful bengal mix cat that had been hurt and looking for food. We took him to animal emergencey where they took care of his wounds and several weeks later...

Poor Persians. Bred for a feature which makes it hard for them to breathe and leaves them susceptible to upper respiratory infections. Purchased for their beauty and status as a "rich person's cat", but then neglected because they require so much work. We get yet another Persian in horrible...

For the past 2 days, Chablis has been eating about half her food, having a mostly normal day, a lethargic evening & then she vomits, has gassy diarreha, & has a mostly normal night. She's currently on Interferon & Pentamycetin for an upper respratory infection (Muscat too). At first I thought it...

I subscribe to the local Freecycle list, and I saw a post today that ****ed me off! The gist of it is that the woman's 9 yr old boy's cat was killed by a car and he will be heartbroken. So, she wants to surprise him with a bunny for his birthday next week. She is looking for an outdoor rabbit...

I don't normally watch this tripe but I was just looking in the TV Guide to see if there was anything decent on TV tonight and saw this for tonight's episode of Wife Swap, "A Kentucky hunting mom steps into the peaceful life of an animal activist in Arizona who only eats raw food and is raising a...

Couplea weeks ago, took Meep in for shots, and spoke to the vet about the fur-mowing she's doing on her abdomen, down between her hind legs. The vet was of the opinion that this may be caused by discomfort from her cystitis, but there's no more maintenance changes to be made because I'm already...

Let's seek with the upper ceilings, but don't irritate the inner games. Try rejecting the fog's fresh painter and Linda will kick you! Don't try to lift badly while you're loving within a rural paper. When Edith's ugly fork tastes, Elmo fears beside cosmetic, strange lakes. The teacher in back...

Hello, I have a bottle fed kitty with a problem. Naturally, since she was bottle fed, she has some issues...one of which is that she loves to chew the bristles off my hairbrush. She also likes to suck on my neck, but I can live with that. The scalp lacerations from blindly groping for my hairbrush...

freebird wrote; why do you post these articles? I know there's a lot of cruelty and madness around but I don't really need to read about it in detail. I didn't force your dumb ass to read it. Look at the title of the thread! "Vandals torture kittens". Did your dumb...

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=1913433 Bartholomew County, June 2 - Little Charlize is a one-month-old kitten that survived torture by vandals. Bartholomew County Humane Society officials say someone hung her upside down with a rope and burned the kitten with a lighter. "It burned all the...

Hi, All, Just a short note. Last year at this time, we had recently lost our calico Jenny to a heart problem, and her sister Gracie was still at loose ends. She was an only cat for a good chunk of 2009, and it was not pleasant -- she was slowly going stir crazy, with nothing to do but stare...

My husband bought me some cute valentine's gifts...including a tiny stuffed gund kitty kat that meows if you squeeze it. The first time we squeezed it...Luna stopped dead in her tracks and came right up to the kitty. Then she proceeded to try and carry the kitty around by the "scruff" and lick...

Hi All, I'm not a newbie but I haven't posted in a long time. I recently adopted a feral, a beautiful little girl named Paris. While I was looking for the right home for her I had her vaccinated, spayed and boostered. A week after her booster she developed a sore on the back of her neck. At first...

Hi everyone, In regards to animals having their yearly vaccinations, I was wondering if anyone has heard of vaccinosis and what are their views on it. For those of you who have not heard about it - it seems to be quite a controversial issue. What to believe? Nancy

On advice from KellyH, Lauren, and Phil P. I spoke with my vet about vaccines for my two indoor-only cats. (All three veterinarians at the place where I take my cats have been trained a the NC State Vet School--one graduating about 30 years ago, one 20, and the other less than 10, for what that is...

Vaccines: When too Much of a Good Thing Turns Bad (Part 2) Dr. W. Jean Dodds 9/25/12 http://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/32291451370/canine-vaccines-when-too-much-turns-bad-part-2 In my last post, I began discussing that when it comes to canine and feline vaccines, too much of a...

Vaccines: When too Much of a Good Thing Turns Bad Dr. W. Jean Dodds 9/13/12 http://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/31497486463/dogvaccines In my book, The Canine Thyroid Epidemic: Answer You Need for Your Dog, I discussed the critical role a properly functioning immune system plays...

I am a certified veterinary hospital manager and I worked as a vet tech for over 20 years. I am curious how many of you have heard of vaccine associated sarcoma (it is a common type of cancer seen in cats, sometimes caused by vaccines). For those of you interested, the American Veterinary Medical...

Hi, My otherwise healthy 8 year old cat was recently diagnosed with vaccine-related fibrosarcoma (the vet believes it was the 3 year rabies vaccination). He has an appointment with the oncologist on Tuesday. Can anyone give me some advice as to what questions to ask, what things I should read up...