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Greetings, Persian Fans! The contents of this newletter are inspired by the visitors of PERSIAN-CATS.COM. The following tips and information come primarily from bulletin board postings and particularly useful discussions in the chat room. Please feel free to submit suggestions for future newsletters here!
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This Month's Features: New Chat Room at Persian-cats.com! An Editorial on Ringworm What is a Peke-Face Persian? A Kitty-Safe Home Some Useful Links about Feeding Funny Cat of the Month
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New Chat Room at Persian-cats.com!
As you all know by now, Persian-cats.com has added registered users. Well, now there is a new chat room! Along with the Bulletin
Board, visitors must be registered users in order to use the Chat Room. This change was primarily implemented to add more
security to the chat room. From this point on, no one can enter the chat room under someone else's username. (This is a
good thing.) So I encourage all of you to check out the chat room. The busiest time is usually from about 5pm to 11pm
(eastern time).
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An Editorial on Ringworm Contributed by Adi V.
Ringworm is a very big deal. Some cats can have ringworm and not show any signs of it. If you have more than one cat, it won't matter
which one has is - ringworm is so contagious that you'll have to treat all of the animals anyway.
Fulvicin/Griseofulvin is the medicine used on animals with ringworm. It is used very broadly by veterinarians but is a dangerous drug.
Fulvicin can cause liver damage in some cats and is weakening to the immune system, especially in Persians who are prone to it.
Never use Fulvicin on pregnant or nursing moms and avoid using it on senior cats as much as possible. If your vet can get you
Sporodax, it is much better than Fulvicin - it is a human anti-fungal agent that is expensive but does not have all the side effects
of Fulvicin and works much faster. For topical treatment on infected areas (in both humans and cats) Lotrimin and Lamisil seem to
work best. Also, Lotrimin Athlete's Foot Powder can be used on carpets and upholstery before vaccuming.
When our cats got ringworm, here's what we did:
Here's where you can find the products I used on my cats (Please copy/paste these addresses into a new browser window.)
Laundry Additive
LymDyp
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What is a Peke-Face Persian? (This information came from a discussion in the chat room and http://www.cfainc.org.)
Many people often use the term "peke face" to describe any Persian exhibiting the extreme head type. However, this is
incorrect. Peke-Face Persians can be either solid red or red tabby. They are extremely rare these days. Of course, the
head resembles that of a Pekinese dog - hence the name. While a Peke Face can appear in a normal litter of reds, mating
two Peke Faces does not guarantee that you will see any of them in the offspring.
The Peke-Face Persian should conform to the standards in place for the red/red tabby Persian. There are some differences,
though. Often times, the ears are slighly higher. Also, there is a more extreme facial conformation. The skull structure
is different. And a wrinkled muzzle is a must.
More Information (Please copy/paste this address into a new browser window.)
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A Kitty-Safe Home
Sometimes we leave things around the house without realizing how dangerous they can be to our furry friends. Here is a
checklist of potentially harmful items that could be in your home. Do what you can to keep these out of your kitty's reach!
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Some Useful Links about Feeding (Please copy/paste these addresses into a new browser window.)
Cat Food Calculator
Compare Pet Foods
Types of Commercial Packaged Foods
10 Easy Steps to Giving Your Cat a Pill
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Funny Cat of the Month
Sunny is seen here licking her chops!
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