Marilyn, Bob cats carry the parasite in their blood, and ticks feed off the bobcats.  They drop off, and go through another stage, and another animal picks it up, and our cat was bitten by one.   Can't figure how, as she had flea and tick control on, but one bite is all it takes.  It only affects cats.   I had never heard of this either until now.   Until this year, there has been no cure for it.   One of the drugs that is used is given to humans for yellow fever.........I think I would have killed my brother if he did that to me.   I am petrified of snakes, and to fall in the toilet. I was always scared of the outhouse anyway.  YUK !   that would definitely be a good reason to do him in.  I was so glad when Dad finally got running water into the bathroom........ Sam. Sam, how did your cat get Bobcat Fever?????????  Never heard of it. Maybe it's because I hate cats.  My brother brought that on when I was little. I mean age 3. He would open the outhouse door & throw big black in on us girls. One time I fell in & was hanging by my knees & arm pits. I was only 4 when he did that to me,  He got his butt bear with the razor strap, well he didn't just throw cats he started throwing snakes in on us,  My daddy got in on the whipping & he still didn't stop.   He was a mean big brat but I wish he was still around to hug not.  Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Loudermilk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Dot Jo/animals/cleaning and stuff > Ladies, I have had cats since I was 3 years old. I love them, and perfer > them as pets. Our 2 cats, are both 13 years old, and we are so attached to > them. Ching, our siamease, is so depressed, since Trouble is in the vet > hospital.................we went down this morning to see if we could get > trouble to eat some food from home, and she took one bite for Jim. That > cat worships the ground he walks on.............He was very upset when we > left, as she just loved him, and cried...................it was sad, but > she has to stay and have a full 10 days of medication along with Iv's , > pain meds, and what ever else she may need..........She seemed somewhat > livlier to me today. Sam. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We have a lot of Bobcats around here & a lot of wild stray cats that just keep having litter after litter. Hope they get it so they will not be able to try to dig up my flower gardens He was born in 1933 & I was born in 1942 so there was quite a difference in our ages, One of my older sisters beat him with the broom because she had just swept & mopped then he came in the door with mud & pasture poop on his boots. She beat the crap out of him then she got into trouble for hitting her baby brother. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Loudermilk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:41 PM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Dot Jo/animals/cleaning and stuff > Marilyn, Bob cats carry the parasite in their blood, and ticks feed off > the bobcats. They drop off, and go through another stage, and another > animal picks it up, and our cat was bitten by one. Can't figure how, as > she had flea and tick control on, but one bite is all it takes. It only > affects cats. I had never heard of this either until now. Until this year, > there has been no cure for it. One of the drugs that is used is given to > humans for yellow fever.........I think I would have killed my brother if > he did that to me. I am petrified of snakes, and to fall in the toilet. I > was always scared of the outhouse anyway. YUK ! that would definitely be a > good reason to do him in. I was so glad when Dad finally got running water > into the bathroom........ Sam.