I've switched my cats to Blue Buffalo and they seem to love the food and they have been healthier. They used to vomit randomly, but haven't since being on the new food. I also smudge of Nutri-Cal on their paw once a day, just so they get some extra vitamins.
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Sharyl <cline...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Heather, I rescued a pair of FeLV kittens. Sissy always had enlarged lymph > nodes especially at her neck. Rocket never did. I tried several things but > never helped. I feed her the highest quality food she would eat supplemented > with L-lysine, B12, folic acid. I enjoyed 4 years with my sweet Sissy. > > Love and treasure Squiggy every day. That really is the best medicine. > Sharyl > > > --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Heather Clark <heatherjcl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Heather Clark <heatherjcl...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Diet recommendations > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 9:02 AM > > > My boy, Squiggy, was diagnosed with feline leukemia about 6 months ago. He > has stayed pretty healthy since, with just one secondary infection that was > treated with antibiotics. But the lymph nodes in his throat are swollen and > stay that way all the time, Sometimes they are larger than others but they > are always swollen. My vet doesn't seem concerned by this. She just says > it is a symptom of the FeLv. But it concerns me becasue that is what made > me take him to the vet 6 months ago. His lymph nodes were swollen and he > was having trouble breathing. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there > anything I can do for him diet or medication wise to decrease the swelling? > He also has a licking issue. He will lick everything. But when I had a > bloodwork check on him the vet said it looked good. That he was just > slightly anemic but very good for a FeLv cat. I feed him wet food in the > morning and add Lysine powder and Missing Link to it. Any other > recommendations? I would really appreciate any advice. He is eating well > and maintaining his weight but I want to stay as far ahead of the disease as > I can. I do some rescue work out of my house and lost a very young kitten > to FeLv already. Squiggy was rescued from a chemical plant but was such a > standout sweet kitten that I couldn't bring myself to give him up. Thank > you for your help. > _______________________________________________ > 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
