Hi Ellie, I agree with everyone else.
Stress is huge in fostering illness in cats, especially felv+. They also can need more vet. care, high quality food, supplements, and lots of patience and love. I would do something now for treatment, don't wait until they start acting sick - they go downhill fast. I would try LTCI by Imulan (many vets are unfamiliar with it, but have them look into it). Other options include interferon and Acemannan (or oral Ambrotose). Lysine can help with symptoms of Herpes virus (often upper respiratory type symptoms) but I haven't seen any good evidence it helps with the feline leukemia virus itself. Good luck and God bless. Jenny On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:02 PM, mitchell <hhur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even though you just found out the she is FeLV pos, you should start > looking > into the product LTCI. It is the only approved treatment aid for FeLV and > FIV cats. You should go to www.imulan.com to get more information about > this. > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Ellie Foster <elliefost...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Im new here, my name is Ellie. > > > > I joined because my "niece" kitty, Brie, is one year old and was > diagnosed > > with FeLV about a month ago with a faint positive result (she is supposed > > to > > be retested in 2 months). > > > > My question is - my sibling is planning a move across quite a few states > > (USA), about 12-14 hours travelling by car, to New York City. Her job > will > > keep her very occupied, literally up to 20 hours a day!! (I couldnt do it > > lol). > > > > No one knew Brie was + until last month because my sister never took her > to > > the vets after finding her outside, alone, at about 4 weeks old. So, I > > finally convinced my sis to let me take Brie in to be spayed, vaccinated, > > tested - and, that is when we got the diagnosis. > > > > Just wondering, vet said that stress on kitty is *bad* - is this type of > > fairly long-distance move something that qualifies as stressful? (will > ask > > the vet of course too!) > > > > Has anyone used lysine supplements in an FeLV kitty? > > > > Will my sister encounter any problems in trying to rent an apartment with > > an > > FeLV+ cat? > > > > I ask because I can easily give Brie a home; I have no other kitties > > (anymore - both of my elderly (16 &19) baby boy cats passed on early this > > year, one of CRF, the other of a sudden massive stroke, within 2 months > of > > each other). And if I can help Brie live a longer, happy life, I would be > > incredibly glad to do so. > > > > Brie knows my house, my family, has stayed with us up to 3 weeks in the > > past > > when my sister has been out of town on business. > > > > And I love the little baby Brie anyway! Just want her to live the best > life > > possible, and am debating offering - again - to let kitty live with me. > > > > Thank you so much for your help & info! > > > > Ellie > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
