Hi Elizabeth,
I'm sorry that you and your cat (MK?) are going through this, but it
does sound like you're doing the right things. I think you should
consider testing and vaccinating the other cats. I'd definitely test
everyone, but the vax part is a bit more iffy. You won't deal with
that decision until the other felines come back as negatives. If it's
possible to isolate MK without too much stress to her and everyone
else, that might also be something to consider as a temporary measure
until you figure out the status of the other cats.
Nutrition is important, and "Chicken Soup..." seems to be a pretty
good brand of food. My FeLV+ girl has been on their dry food and on
Innova EVO canned. We'll probably be going to an all Innova EVO diet
this weekend or early next week (our "Chicken Soup..." is about to
run out). My Ember is also on Transfer Factor (the feline version),
and while I don't know if it's helping anything yet (she has not
begun to show symptoms yet), it doesn't seem like it could hurt.
I'll be interested to hear more about what you see happening with the
Acemannan. It sounds like it's helping out your girl. My vet doesn't
seem to think much of it, but I was also pretty interested in it.
We're using low dose human interferon (1cc/day; 5 days on/5 days
off). Ember tolerates it just fine, and it is non-invasive. Before
she realizes that anything is going on, we've gotten the interferon
down her throat, and she'll often just stay cradled in my arms for
half a minute afterwards.
Please keep coming back here with any questions you have, and keep us
updated on how your feline family members are doing. Take care.
Lance
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