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 Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:29 am |
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My cats keep getting ticks and they try to end up on the head region. I
once used a fingernail clipper but it left the tick proboscis still
attached. Then I used a wire cutter tool and found out that as the wire
cutter applied pressure on the tick, that the tick released itself
fully. So I think I found the very best way to remove a tick. Simply
use wirecutters. Unlike a fingernail clipper is too sharp and leaves
portions of the tick embedded. But a wire cutter is not sharp enough to
sever the tick and the tick then releases itself fully. And then kill
the tick by smashing it.
I never get ticks on me, since I usually wear nylon type pants and
raincoat, but should I ever get one on me, I would first try the
wirecutter method. In the old days I used to put a match.
But now I want to find a best means of keeping my cats away from my
legs and shoes and boot rubbing. The other day I unhappily stepped on a
cat and he gave the loudest cry and even bite me in the leg to let go.
So I am going to experiment in finding a cologne or some perfume type
odor put onto my leg region that will repel cats from wanting to rub. I
am afraid my cats are spending too much of their time on rubbing me,
whereas I want them to spend that time on catching rodents.
Archimedes Plutonium
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| a_plutonium |
| Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:45 am |
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While on this subject of cats, I finally figured out the best means of
marking which I was inquiring about last year at this time since I had 5
black cats all identical in color. I figured out that by taking a
scissors and cutting away a patch of fur as a number, easily identifies
the cat and does no harm to the cat. And the missing fir patch lasts a
long time before they grow it back.
But I was wondering as to why none of the 4 female kittens that are now
1 year old, and have been visited by tomcats, as to why none of them are
pregnant? Do cats have a self abortion means? Or do the sisters kill the
babies while the mother is elsewhere.
Archimedes Plutonium
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| a_plutonium |
| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:54 am |
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Now I wonder if this can be made into a beneficial medicine for humans
to have a self abortion. I forgotten the name of the abortion pill
RU-something.
But if Mumps causes spontaneous abortions in humans, can we find a mild
Mumps dosage. Inject into a human wishing for an abortion and thus
having that abortion. Or perhaps some other viral is even more affective
with less side effects. (I am proud of that last sentence for the
first time I used effect and affect in the very same sentence where it
was needed).
Archimedes Plutonium
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| marcia |
| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:55 am |
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a_plutonium wrote:
[quote:a58aed0baa]Now I wonder if this can be made into a beneficial medicine for humans
to have a self abortion. I forgotten the name of the abortion pill
RU-something.
But if Mumps causes spontaneous abortions in humans, can we find a mild
Mumps dosage. Inject into a human wishing for an abortion and thus
having that abortion. Or perhaps some other viral is even more affective
with less side effects. (I am proud of that last sentence for the
first time I used effect and affect in the very same sentence where it
was needed).
Archimedes Plutonium
www.iw.net/~a_plutonium
whole entire Universe is just one big atom
where dots of the electron-dot-cloud are galaxies
[/quote:a58aed0baa]
Yikes! I don't think we want to use mumps as an abortion remedy or
birth control method... it's very painful and contagious and can
sometimes cause serious complications, which may or may not include
spontaneous abortion. A pregnant woman may contract mumps and still
carry the fetus to term.
If an adult male contracts mumps, he can become sterile. In some cases
that might be desireable, but, unfortunately, the virus is
indiscriminate in who it would affect that way. (I have trouble with
affect and effect, too.  ) The medical community has been trying to
eradicate mumps through vaccination for about the last 40 years.
Here's a link that will give you a little more information about the
disease. I caught it as a kid, and wouldn't wish it on anyone:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html
RU486 affects a pregnant woman's hormones by blocking progesterone,
which is necessary for the fetus to survive. The pill carries its own
risks and complications, but they aren't disease-based and can't be
spread to other people. |
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| marcia |
| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 9:04 am |
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a_plutonium wrote:
[quote:a76c609217]Interesting that cats have so many reproductive outcomes. And I heard on
the news tonight of the large outbreak of Mumps virus in the Midwest and
one of the outcomes of mumps is spontaneous abortion. So that a virus
can cause abortions.
It is a mistake to spay cats in rural conditions where they are wanted
to control rodents rabbits and even marmots and opossum from taking
residence under buildings. I heard a report of a neighbor who had about
20 cats and in one year lost 15 of them to leukemia.
So I keep plenty of cats around unspayed because the environment can
handle that number -- a balance of cats lost and kitten gain. Rural is
different from city and suburbs.
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Well, I wouldn't worry about the young females, then. Give them a
little time, and I'm sure they'll start producing litters for you.
Do you know whether rabies is a problem in your area? In my county,
there hasn't been a reported case in over 50 years, but I live outside
a large city. If you're not already doing so, you might consider
vaccinating the cats. A veterinarian could probably teach you the
proper technique, and I believe you can buy the vaccine through
veterinary supply houses online. That would keep the cost to a minimum,
while protecting both your cats and your family. |
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:48 am |
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Not Mumps itself, but if we study the mechanism of how it affects an
abortion, perhaps it will be a better means of abortion than RU486.
I am always looking for "improvements" on just about anything.
A.P. |
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:57 am |
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And you mentioned that Mumps can cause sterility in males. So here
again, perhaps the mechanism of Mumps that leads to male sterility
maybe more useful and expedient than the operation. So if we can
develop a virus that can abort in females or sterility in males from
that of a "mild case of a cold virus" maybe beneficial to all
concerned.
We must always look towards improvements of whatever we are interested
in, for science is not just boundless curiousity to know, but also to
improve.
Archimedes Plutonium
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