RE: Information

[Chris]

You know, I have had 3 of my cats since they were young kittens & NONE liked the Iams Kitten Food.   They all like the regular Iams, dry & wet---try to get Ziggy on wet food….  Also, my vet game me 3 supplements whose brand was RX Vitamins for Pets---a liquid B complex multi-vitamin, Immune Support, and Vitamin C.  The cats don’t have a problem with it in their food though the Vitamin C does not particularly taste good….  All mine also like a little ‘people’ food from time to time—anything from yogurt to cottage cheese to some veggies to scrambled eggs & on & on.  I sort of let them taste a little of things that are not spicy or too rich.  Once in a while I give them some of the cheaper canned tuna as a treat—they love the ‘tun water’ as well as the tuna.  I have two pos in my five & have not put them on interferon but many people here have.  I basically concentrate on a well balanced diet,  Be sure to test ziggy again, perhaps more than once as kittens can throw off the virus…. Also, if no one has mentioned it, make sure that vet does both the in-house Elissa test but also does the IFA (blood sent to lab).  I saw in another post that he’s playing with your dog—not to worry—kittens love to roughouse & it sounds like he’s found the perfect playmate!   Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholena Rushton Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Information   Hi Tonya:   Thanks you so much for the information.  Any suggestions on food that I should be giving him?  Right now I am giving him Iams Kitten Formula and catmilk (I think by Wiskas) every once in a while as a treat.  Should I start vitamin C and the interferon now?  If so what would the dosage be?  I have been reading some stuff about something called Transfer Factor and am a bit confused by what I have read about it.  DO you have anything yu could tell me - is it even worth it?  I have to let you know that you have quelled my nerves somewhat as I went bonkers when I first heard of the + test and began to think the worst.  Now it is nice to know Ziggy can have a productive life for whatever time I am going to be blessed by him.   Niki ----- Original Message ----- From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 1:42 AM Subject: RE: Information   Hi Niki!   I'm glad you found the list.  You'll get lots of support and advice!  First of all congratulations on your new baby!  The good news is that if Ziggy is only 8 weeks old he could still fight off the virus (which it sounds like you've already learned).  I'm not sure what the total time you would need to be sure with a kitten this young.  But I think by June 30 he could still be positive even if he were eventually going to be negative.  In the meantime I would get directions from the archives on feeding Ziggy good, nutritional food.  I would probably add some vitamin c and get interferon from my vet.  My vet used to give interferon to negative shelter cats to keep them from catching URI's at the shelter.  It's supposed to boost their immune system, so I would give it a try.  You'll get lots of other advice.  The most important thing, in my opinion, is not to over worry.  Even if Ziggy remains positive, it is possible he could only be carrying the disease and never get sick from it.  Also, add one thing at a time.  Try not to overwhelm yourself and Ziggy with a zillion new foods and additives, etc.  all at once.  Good luck with Ziggy!  I like the name!   tonya Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello.  I have just adopted a 8 week old kitten named Ziggy.  Ziggy had his first vet visit on 6-9-05 and since I knew nothing about his mom or dad I decided to have a FeLV test done which resulted in a positive.  I was devastated and am now trying to figure out the best course for Ziggy.  He is acting like a normal kitten would, getting into all sorts of trouble and shows no signs of the diease.  I am trying to stave off an full blown attack and would like to have information regarding what I should be doing right from the start.  I am going to have retested in a follow up visit on 6-30 and am also curious to know if he could come up neg by then?  I know relatively little about this disease and am becoming increasingly confused  by all of the information on the web.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks you   Niki Rushton