All I know is Junior has not been anemic since he had the immuno regulin. The vet says the last time she checked him his PVC was good for a FeLV cat. It was low end of normal I think around 30.
Sally On 8/29/07, Megan Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does immuno-regulin help with anemia? If the problem is her red blood cell > count, couldn't it be bad if her white blood cell count was increased? > > >===== Original Message From Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== > >Don't know if it would help but my Tucson has had a couple of episodes of > >very low white blood count. Vet gave her a series of immune-regulin > shots > >and it did perk her back up pretty quickly. > > > >Christiane Biagi > >914-632-4672 > >Cell: 914-720-6888 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) > >www.findkpets.org > > > >Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen > >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:44 PM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I > don't > >know what to do. > > > >Olive actually did test negative on the ELISA test, although it wasn't a > >strong negative. The IFA was done twice and came up positive both times. > We > >skipped the ELISA test on my other two, and instead are having the blood > >shipped to the vet school for the IFA. > > > >I don't think that my vet seems to know a whole lot about FeLV, really. > He > >hasn't really given me any options as to what to do with Olive. He may be > >under the impression that it's a lost cause. He gave me amoxidrop, but I > >don't > >know if that's even helping. He didn't say what type of anemia it was, > >although I would assume it's non-regenerative. He is aware of > >Hemobartonella, > >but I don't think he seemed too concerned about it. I'm going to call > >tomorrow > >and hopefully get more answers. I knew the transfusion wouldn't last > long, > >but > >I didn't realize that it would only be for about a week. I will try to > get > >Doxycylcine, as well as a consultation at the vet school. Now I'm scared > >that > >I'm too late to help her. If need be, I can do another transfusion, > although > >last time we had to get blood from one of my other cats, and I hate > putting > >them at risk. I will try to talk to other vets if mine proves unhelpful. > > > >Thank you for your input, and thanks to everyone else, as well. You all > are > >giving me hope, even it's just a little bit. > > > >-Megan > > > >>===== Original Message From wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== > >>Megan, > > > >Hi and welcome to the group. I'm sorry you had to find us but you've > come > >to > >the best place there is for info. short of a Veterinary Internist. I > hope > >this evening finds you better off than last night. Michael is > right...going > >to the website and clicking into Archives and searching through the most > >current archives is a very good idea. There is so much to learn and lot > of > >good, intelligent people here to help you. > > > >Retesting with the IFA after a positive ELISA (in-house) test is > important. > >ELISA can give false positives/negatives. However, since Olive already > is > >dealing with anemia, the test is probably correct. However, all of your > >kitties who are positive can still seroconvert and 'throw' the virus, so > >don't > >give up hope that one day they will be negative. I would retest every > 3-6 > >months (probably 6, since it's less stressful on them to travel and test > >less > >often). About 30-40% of cats who are exposed will throw off the virus, > >which > >means that if all three were exposed as kittens, which is the most likely > >scenario for exposure, then the other two may be negative. I'm betting > at > >least one of them is, considering the numbers. > > > >I will not sugar-coat things...anemia is bad for FeLV+ kitties. It's > fatal > >a > >lot of the time, BUT we have seen kitties here who got through the anemia > >with > >things like transfusions and meds to help stimulate red blood cell > >production > >(mainly prednisolone). The transfusion will wear off. I think it lasts > >about > >10 days, give or take. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Did the vet > give > >you > >any meds to give Olive? She needs help in getting her RBC's going again. > >Did > >the vet say she has regenerative or non-regenerative anemia? Do you > happen > >to > >have a copy of the bloodwork results done on Olive? If not, can you get > >them > >to send you one electronically or pick one up to post here? The BIG > thing > >you > >need to know about is Hemobartonella. Did your vet mention putting Olive > on > >a > >three week dose of Doxycycline. Hemobart is very difficult to see on a > >slide, > >so difficult to diagnose. One minute the blood parasite is there, the > next > >it's not. So the majority > >> of vets usually dose with doxy when they see anemia in an felv+ cat. > >Hemobart has a much higher presence in FeLV+ kitties. If it is hemobart, > >that's a good thing Megan. It means you have a much better chance of > saving > >Olive. But you have to get her the meds asap. And be firm with your vet > >about the doxy. If your vet has not touched on any of these things I'm > >telling you, find another vet asap. You need someone who is willing to > work > >with you to save Olive. Not make money off of you and not immediately > >suggest > >pts at the first sign of a positive FeLV test. Michael's suggestion of > >getting a referral to UT is a great idea. I'm concerned that the vet did > >not > >tell you that the transfusion was just a temporary fix. It treats the > >symptom, not the problem. Some people do treat with Interferon. I would > >post > >a question with that in the subject line and you will get more specific > >responses regarding that specific treatment. Interferon will not treat > >> anemia though. It helps the immune system stay strong so the virus > >doesn't > >kick in. > > > >The two most important things you can do to keep your kitties healthy and > >the > >virus from 'kicking in' or activating is to feed them a high quality > diet, > >one > >with no grains, like Innova Evo or the like. Add immune boosting > >supplements > >like lysine to the food. Lysine must not have the additive Propylene > Glycol > >in the ingredients as it causes Heinz body anemia in cats. The other > thing > >is > >to keep your kitties as stress-free as possible. New additions to the > >family, > >long vacations and especially boarding, moving, environmental factors > like > >heat, a lot of company, and loud noises are all some things that can > stress > >kitties out. Also, your kitties have already been exposed, so separating > >them > >at this point is only going to stress them out further, something you > don't > >want. I would not separate. I did not separate mine (I had four, one > >positive; the other three never became positive after four years sharing > the > >same food/water bowls and litter boxes). > > > >Try not to stress out too much Megan, so Olive will not pick up on > it. Do > >as > >well as you can in your studies even though you are dealing with this, > and > >enjoy every minute you have with Olive. Take photos of her so in case > the > >worst happens, you have a visual memory of her. I am not trying to scare > >you; > >just trying to give realistic advice. You can't know what's in store for > >Olive in the near future. Prepare for the worst, but hope and PRAY for > the > >best. And please keep us posted and ask anymore questions you may have. > > > >:) > >Wendy > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________ > >__ > >______ > >Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! 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