posted 09 January 2005 08:10 AM            

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Originally posted by hassancheb:
Just like I thought, another one of Luxorlover's ID's she creates to take up for herself.

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You are off your head lady! I have never met LL,so get it right! You are obsessed with this poor woman. Why do you think everyone wants to be LL? Is it difficult for you to understand that there may be more than one person that does not agree with you?

posted 09 January 2005 08:13 AM            

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Originally posted by TDP:
You are off your head lady! I have never met LL,so get it right!

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Maybe she will let all the characters meet in the next chapter of her book. Whatever happened to that GrumpyJerkin she created. That was kind of funny, and even say's that typical line of LL "you can check my IP" reminds me of when I hear arabs say "Wallahi"

But I'll be leaving her/them alone for a while . I will be buried in work all the way up to April 15, and I'm off vacation. But remember one with so much need for sympathy, will create an ID to insult herself, if no one else is doing it. I just thought I'd save her the trouble, the past few days.

If anyone meets her, please hug her, tell her there is nothing wrong with turning 80, just thank Allah, she still has her wits about herself.

posted 09 January 2005 08:19 AM            

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Originally posted by sonomod:

Just a jealous old ninny who is starting to dread dying in Cairo.

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Oooh ... I'm getting déja vues here. Are you MS reincarnated?

posted 09 January 2005 08:23 AM            

I have had to edit this because in her desperation Hassencheb added to her note after I had replied. (Even more pathetic).

Dalia - I think you might have a point.

posted 09 January 2005 08:50 AM            

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Originally posted by TDP:
Thank god we will be rid of that spiteful woman for a while, we can post and talk about the original thread and not the persecution of other board members! I would usually say 'have a good holiday ' as I am generally a happy soul. But I am afraid I can not find it in me. I dislike bullies.

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So you dislike yourself? Did you say one single thing about the original thread thus far? Or did you join this thread to speak up for LL?

LL, Islam is bigger than Michelle, but people like you will never get that!

And please don't include me in your prayers, somehow I think you practice witch craft!

posted 09 January 2005 08:59 AM            

Yes I did actually, I said I did not know anything about it,and I was interested in this thread so have been watching as I have two dogs I would like to bring over to my house in Egypt.And as I said I dislike bullies.

posted 09 January 2005 09:09 AM            

You want to believe that I am 80 then do so. I bothers me not one bit. You want to think that I interfere with young men, that bothers me little either. You want to think that I live in squalour in England while I queen it in Egypt then think that too. You want to think that I have only written one book, then stay misguided. You want to show the world that you are a malicious woman - feel free to do that as well because that is the only thing that you are right about..

woof woof

posted 09 January 2005 12:17 PM            

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Originally posted by Luxorlover:
You want to show the world that you are a malicious woman - feel free to do that as well because that is the only thing that you are right about..

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That's the difference between you and I. This is your "world", I prefer to deal more with reality, not fantasy.

Whose life is so pathetic that they post threads wondering why someone hasn't posted in a while? People have lives, they get married, they live off line! Find one yourself!

posted 09 January 2005 04:43 PM            

a) hire a hit man to silence her
b) ignore her as I would a fly
c) squash her as I would a fly
d) just let her rant and prove she is crazy

D seems to be the best option so I shall just let her get on with it and let her dig a deeper hole to fester with hate in. She might find something of a similar nature to herself down there in the darkness.

Personally, although she might consider it a fantasy world, I prefer the sunshine.

posted 11 January 2005 09:07 AM            

Quote (Casual Cairo @ June 16 2004,09:34)
Don't know where you live, but a good source to know about it AMIN in Maadi on Rd.9. He has cat litter, cat food, and anything else you want for your pets. I live in Heliopolis, and if I order LE200 worth of supplies at a time, he will deliver it all to me. HE IS GREAT!!

Debbie, I've been intending to ask you for his phone number and keep forgetting, can you send it to me?

The store in Zamalek where I get my cat litter (bcs they have the best kind) doesn't deliver and it's a pain to carry those huge sacks around.

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Dalia, Sorry, I've misplaced his card. It's not where it is supposed to be...dangit! Anyway, when I come across it again, I'll post it, but if you are on Rd 9 before that, he is right down there. He's on the Metro track side of Rd 9 and he's not far south of the El Maadi Metro station/flyover into Maadi from the Cornishe.

Anyway, yes, there are plenty of places to get pet supplies, such as the pet store mentioned in Zamalek on 26 July, major supermarkets like Alfa, Metro, Carrefour, and at some vets. My vet in Heliopolis has quite abit of this stuff for both cats and dogs. If you have had luck with specific brands you like from the states though, it is a good idea to bring what you like with you.

All big supermarkets carry basic cat stuff, like food, toys, flea collars etc.

26 th of July Street, No. 144, Zamalek.

a long tidbit about an emergency but with plenty of addresses and vet names:

Hi All,
I need help finding a good veterinarian in Cairo. If any of you has any experience, please let me know. I have a 10 year old dalmatian female (Sultana) who is very, very sick - we suspect pyometra (and her daughter, who was 8 years old, just died two weeks ago: we still have no idea what she was sick with or how it killed her). These dogs are part of our family, and as any of you who live here and have pets already know the standard of veterinary care is abysmal.

If you're going to recommend Farouk, Berge, Nashaat or Amr Adel then don't bother (been there & done that). We couldn't even get an agreement on diagnosis! Anyway, my baby is pretty sick, so I would appreciate any advice anyone out there could offer. Thanks.

Berge saved my cat when the doctors at PDSA had given up. PDSA are a bunch of wankers, but Berge did the job. I don't know what beef you have with him, but I'd let him take care of my animals any time

I have to agree with casual cairo, he is very good indeed, He saved 3 of my cats and ut one to sleep (Couldn't be helped, she was in pain).
He is very good indeed and can also stamp your animal passports if you have any.

My first experience with Berge was when my 10 year old was still a puppy. He was my vet until she was 2 years old (vaccinations, simple first aid, check ups - for serious stuff I used to go to the PDSA - but that was when Farouk was there). She kept having false pregnancies and Berge strongly encouraged me to get her mated. I followed his advice, and throughout her pregnancy he was extremely attentive, and made no bones about the fact that he would be able to put me in contact with buyers for the puppies.

When she gave birth, he was eager to come over and see the puppies (Dalmatians were apparently very popular in Cairo, and there weren't many to be had). He took one look and the newly born pups and his comment was :" These aren't dalmatians, they have no spots", without examining the mother he just left!!! The idiot didn't know that dalmatians aren't born with their spots, and once he figured his commission from selling them was blown - he just wasn't interested.

I had to get Farouk on the phone (he still wasn't into house calls then) and my then fiance (whose great dane had recently given birth) to help me out with her postpartum care. Berge wouldn't return my calls when I was worried that she still had a pup inside that wasn't coming out. I gave her all her shots, medications, etc.

Our 10 pups weren't sold. 8 of them were "adopted" out to families that my sister and I interviewed. We chose to keep one male only, but when we discovered (around the time that she was a few weeks old) that one of the girls was deaf, we decided to keep her too (Berge told us to put her down, because a deaf dog wouldn't survive: she lived to be 8 years old and died 2 weeks ago -we guess from pyometra). One of the males was returned by the family that didn't feel they could handle him anymore, so we ended up with a house full of 4 dalmatians, and full of love.

That's my beef with Berge, to me he was in it for the money. He wasn't there for us when we needed him, and lets face it, personalities aside, they're all pretty much at the same pathetic level. Judging from the posts, maybe he's more of a cat specialist (no clue about dogs though)

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The idiot didn't know that dalmatians aren't born with their spots, and once he figured his commission from selling them was blown - he just wasn't interested.

LOL ... even I know that and I'm neither a veterinarian nor do I own a Dalmatian.

Anyway - I have a veterinarian in Mohandessin, her name is Neveen Hosny (347 56 40). To be honest, I can't really judge if she's particularly good or not, I personally like her a lot and she's been recommended to me by several people, but I also heard of someone who's puppy died after she failed to diagnose him correctly, but maybe you want to give it a try.

Wishing you the best of luck.

Thanks to everyone who replied. My dog had her operation today (hysterectomy), and she is stable. Adel Amer in Maadi did the operation in the end. We'll see how it all turns out. Once again, thanks for your help.

Nicotina. Sorry to hear your dog is unwell.

I think I have one of Sultana's daughters. She is also 8 years old. And her name Emelia. She is also very sick. She is feeling tired and weak and has all these weird bumps all over her body. When I went to Berge, he said it was genetic. And so did Rafik Nashed in Zamalek who is very very good. Maybe we can help eachother?

Hi Schmetterling, I'm so sorry to hear that Emelia is not doing well. If Emelia is who I think she is then she has lovely brown spots instead of black (Max's twin?). Of the three pups that we kept none of them had any bumps on their body (although Sultana has always had one on her cheek?).

I haven't had great experiences with Rafik Nashed, although many others are very happy with him. My advice is to keep getting other opinions until something sounds logical. I tried posting on a lot of different internet sites asking for advice, maybe that might help.

After taking Sultana to 4 different doctors this time, we ended up with Adel Amer in Maadi (I can give you his contact info if you want). He's the one who operated on Sultana, and he says he spent 30 years practising in the U.S. His clinic is nicer than most (well equipped).

Try Dr. Rafik Nashed in Zamalek - clinic 736 2402, mobile 012 310 2401. I talked to him last fall when I was writing an article on pet boarding facilities and he made an excellent impression - both professional and compassionate.

Good luck!

Well, the vet that Nicotina had nothing nice to say about, but the rest of us like him for our cats has an office in Mohandiseen.

He is Dr. Berge Yacoub at 40 El Falah Str. Mohandiseen
305-4806

He generally takes Sundays off, and his evenings are usually spent at the Heliopolis clinic, so it may be too late for him, unless you can wait until Monday.

Sorry.

Well those were just tidbits but it explains the different vets personalities and reputations. Cut and paste this into a word document, keep it on reserve.

I would actually start experimenting with your own recipee for dog food now, so your sweet pouch doesn't have to go through experimental eating while in a new country. Or see if you can contact Metro or Carrefour supermarkets to see which brands of dog food they have. I had the website address just a little while ago, I will add it when I find it.

posted 11 January 2005 10:31 AM            

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Originally posted by almarshall:
Ok, new question. Places in the Zamalek/Garden City area to purchase dog food, any ideas? Or would you instead suggest making his food ourselves, as I understand the price of dog food is dear and the quality not so great? Any information pertaining to these questions would be immensely helpful.

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do a search on the subject in both egypt-talk.net and egyptmad.com. alpha market in zamalek is probably closest to you (and there's always plenty of taxis going by; the guy bagging your groceries will help you flag one down and load your stuff in for you). They will have the largest variety of canned and dry food in the vicinity of Garden City. But yes it's incredibly expensive when you consider you could get meat from the butcher for the same price. If your dog has only eaten dry dog food, though, you will want to adjust his diet slowly and may opt to buy dry stuff for a few months.

I don't know specific prices for dog food, but I do reacall that a small tin of cat food, for example, was LE 6-9 while a can of real mackarel fish (3x as large) was only LE3. Guess what the street cats that came 'round to my backyard got fed