"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:45:29 +1000, "Ozgirl"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Susan" > wrote in message
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>>> x-o-archive: yes
>>>
>>> On 1/10/2012 10:38 PM, Tiger Lily wrote:
>>>
>>>> i've been studiously avoiding this conversation
>>>>
>>>> may i comment with love and honesty?
>>>>
>>>> why don't you do XXX AND try probiotics was what i had read as the
>>>> thread was being revealed in RL
>>>>
>>>> if you follow the thread lines, it gets horribly confusing and
>>>> doesn't
>>>> follow the intention behind the lines
>>>>
>>>> Jan had been trying to talk about the benefits of probiotics for
>>>> IBS
>>>> and
>>>> such......... i know she is an advocate for animals as well as
>>>> people,
>>>> and i would be mortified if i thought for 1 second that she was
>>>> telling
>>>> you to 'just kill your cat'...... that's not the lady i've known
>>>> for
>>>> over a decade, in some very real and very difficult times (mine)
>>>>
>>>> i respect both of you in your own ways, and i shall choose to not
>>>> say
>>>> anything further........ i don't know how to fix this
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just so I have this straight; the rule is that we all get subjected
>>> to
>>> obsessive stalking and name calling until I fall in line and feed my
>>> cat yogurt?
>>
>>Did someone mention yoghurt? In what way were you stalked? Who said
>>who
>>was ****ed in the head? Who told you to fall into line? I mentioned
>>months ago probiotics were good for healing guts especially for people
>>with IBS, then whaddya know your own vet thinks Jasper might have IBS.
>>And whaddya know a lot of vets prescribe probiotics. Surely better to
>>try probiotics first instead of prednisone?
>
>
> Ozgirl, you have got to know when to quit a fruitless battle! Susan
> is not listening to your advice. Not because your advice is no good,
> but because the conversation has escalated into a situation involving
> too much anger and misunderstanding on both sides for anyone involved
> to take anyone elses non-professional, newsgroup advice!
>
> Susan's got a good vet and the vet has better credentials to treat the
> cat than either you or I, and probably of Susan either. We should
> all let them pursue whatever course the vet thinks is a good plan.
>
> There are millions of cats who get no medical care, die in shelters
> yearly, for no fault of their own. I cannot see getting worked up
> over a cat that is loved, fed well, vetted regularly, and treated with
> good will!
>
> Prednisone happened to have once saved my life, so although I share
> your dislike of the medication, there are times when it can help.

Believe it or not I don't have anything against prednisone either, it
has saved Jasmine's life a small few times. I wouldn't advocate it
without a very good reason though.