OK:  here is what Dixie gets in addition to the Primal Raw (Wellness canned if 
things are really rough) + veggies + raw organic eggs 3-4 times a week.  She 
gets Just Born with Colostrum (rural community, hard to get just Colostrum and 
she likes the Just Born); Transfer Factor; Lysine; various alternative/holistic 
remedies as needed + a large container of various cat grasses just because.  A 
number of supplements get thrown in as her holistic/alternative vets recommend 
and other things as her regular vets recommend.    The Colostrum is a major 
thing for me.  I have elderly people friends who use it and the results are 
amazing.  One broke a bone (sorry can't remember which) but her doctors were 
astounded  at her recovery rate......she shouldn't have had anything near total 
recovery but  did and at the rate of a very young person.  




                                                 If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
                                                 from the shelter of compassion 
and pity, you will have men who 
                                                 will deal likewise with their 
fellow man.
                                                                  St. Francis
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:23 PM
  Subject: Re: To Michael Re: Update


  Thanks for the info.  I'll definitely look into better foods.  Do you all 
think its ok to mix in their morning and nightly Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys?  
There are three of them, and they share a can each morning and each night, so 
they average only 1/3 of a can at a time, but its something they have come to 
expect.  I guess I'm wondering if there's something wrong with giving that to 
them.  They've been on the Purina Naturals dry food, but I'm going to switch 
over to something with no grains and high proteins.  I'm going to look for the 
Innova Evo, but I don't recall ever seeing it.  I'll be sure to look for 
something with no grains tomorrow. 

  As for the nutritional supplement recommendation, I've already gotten Lysine 
and Echinacea, but haven't been able to get them to eat it yet.  I'm hoping 
they will when they're feeling better.  They did eat tonight, so that makes me 
feel better now that I've seen them eating.   As for the supplements, are those 
the only two recommended, or is there something else?  And do you guys mix that 
in the dry food, or in their wet food?  Luckily, we rarely ever have guests, 
and rarely leave for more than a couple of days at a time (and my sister is 
here with them when we leave, with whom they are very familiar, she has been 
living here on and off). 

  They did not vaccinate the cat they knew had tested positive, but vaccinated 
Poppy because they ran out of ELISA tests and had to send in an IFA test with 
her along with Grizzabella's.  I'm not comfortable with this vet office 
treating them, so that's why I'm going in the morning to get them to refer them 
to University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine.  I looked up the 
hospital tonight, quite impressive...they have 10 exam rooms, 7000 dogs/cats a 
year, an intensive care unit, specialists in every field you can imagine, it 
looks very promising: http://www.vet.utk.edu/  The vet's office bothered me 
because they didn't even recommend an IFA test to verify her positive ELISA 
test.  They just said she had it, period.  That didn't sit well with me.

  I feel very personally responsible for them getting sick and I'm taking this 
very hard.  But all I can do now is make sure they have the absolute best care 
possible. 

  Ok, to summarize, here's what I need input on from you guys:

  1. Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys...1/3 of a can morning and night...is this ok?
  2. Dry food...brand recommendations....
  3. Supplements...any recommendations other than lysine and echinacea, and do 
you put it in wet or dry food?
  4. Treatment options?  Do you use the ImmunoRegulin Or Interferon Alpha in 
healthy cats, or is that treatment options you use when they're symptomatic?  

  Thanks for all the support to everyone and all the emails I've received.  It 
really helps me to feel like I have some sense of control over the situation, 
and I'm not just completely helpless.

  Michael






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