When Homey (6 years) had a URL, Dr. R gave hr an antibiotic sot that lasts for 2 weeks. She has had 2 bouts and each tmeit works. Better than trying to give her a pill or liqud each day.
---- Maureen Olvey <molvey...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Seems like I heard that kittens should be retested at 6 months. Not sure > though. > > Many kittens have URI and coccidia, which is usually what Albon is for. I've > had some people tell me that their cats went months before they actually had > a solid poop. That could be from anything. So if the Albon doesn't help > don't be too worried, just keep trying things. It could be the food, other > parasites just so many things. Have to be careful about diarrhea because > it's easy for kittens to get dehydrated. So make sure it's getting enough > water and let the vet show you how to tell if they're dehydrated by pulling > up the skin to test the elasticity. > > If the URI doesn't get better after a couple rounds of Clavamox ask for a > stronger antibiotic. I don't think vets like to give too strong an > antibiotic to a kitten but you do have to get rid of the URI so sometimes > there's nothing else to do. Also antibiotics are notorious for giving cats > diarrhea. > > With any FeLV kitty you have to be worried about each thing that they battle > so I don't know about the prognosis. I wouldn't think those things would be > too much more serious for a FeLV kitten than any other kitten but I don't > know for sure. If the clavamox is helping then that's a good sign. > > So many kittens have lived longer than the expected 3.5 years so you never > know how long the kitten will live. It seems to be a coin toss. But, there > are so many things out there to help the immune system deal with whatever > FeLV throws their way so keep that in mind and be positive. > > Maybe someone else has more specific advise on supplements or anything else > to help the kitten get over it's health problems right now. > > “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are > profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon > unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me > sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain > > Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:28:46 -0700 > From: ccarlsb...@gmail.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats > > Can someone please give me some advice on the 8 week old kitty I rescued from > the shelter? IFA and ELISA + FELV. What do you all think about that > prognosis?? He is on Clavamax for URI, which is slightly improving, still > very sneezy-snotty, Albon, Metrodione (?) for diarrhea, which has not > improved, and also L-Lysine/Duralactin gel. > When should I re-test? > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:59 PM, <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > > I think itis time to retest Annie and Nitnoy with the IFA and Elisa. It has > been 1 year for Nitnoy and over 3 for Annie. > > > > ---- Marcia Baronda <marciabmar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > No Kidding....my thoughts exactly. And I am just learning this, because you > > > can't find any info like this in any books or on any websites about felv. > > > All of you have a wealth of info here and a LOT of statistics!! > > > Just think what that would look like all compiled together. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Christiane Biagi > > <ti...@mindspring.com>wrote: > > > > > > > You know, not for nothing, but this testing is really really flawed! > > > > There are just too many stories of folks with inconsistent results. Life > > > > and death decisions are made everyday based on these tests and all of us > > > who > > > > have felv+ cats know the tests to be a bit shaky. My own Tucson tested > > > neg > > > > at about 3 months & post years later even though she’d never been exposed > > > to > > > > the outside or any pos cats…..**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:15 PM > > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > > > I would retest the 1st one on the Elisa just to be sure.**** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > > > > *** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > ** ** > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:00 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > > > Ours had only the ELISA, positive….2 ½ yrs later, the IFA – negative.**** > > > > > > > > New cat had ELISA, then IFA three wks later – both were positive. He had > > > > the IFA again 1 ½ yrs later – negative!**** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:25 AM > > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > Natalie, were they also re-tested with an Elisa? A negative IFA does NOT > > > > mean they don't have the virus. It just means it isn't replicating in > > > their > > > > bone marrow.**** > > > > > > > > Beth**** > > > > > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > > > > *** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:39 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > > > I got a FeLV+ cat 3/2 yrs ago…couldn’t find anyone to take him, he was > > > very > > > > lonely. After two yrs alone, I found another FeLV+ cat – they became > > > > friends overnight. A few months ago, I decided to retest them, using the > > > > IFA – they were both negative. Just imagine, how lucky I was – one of > > > them > > > > could have been positive, and I would have exposed the healthy one to > > > FeLV! > > > > The strange thing is that the new cat had also had the IFA, but it was > > > done > > > > to soon after the positive ELISA.**** > > > > > > > > Once you know that your cat is definitely positive, get another definitely > > > > positive cat for company. Chances are great that kittens of a FeLV+ > > > mother > > > > will be positive more likely than not.**** > > > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *April Johnson > > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:38 PM > > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > In June we adopted two cats a young black female(Spicy) and a orange > > > female > > > > (Sunny) from animal control. Our local shelter was overrun with cats and > > > > begging people to come adopt. When we took them to the vets a week after > > > > being adopted the receptionist asked if we wanted them tested. I did not > > > > know when I adopted them that animal control does not test the cats unless > > > > you request it. Well Spicy tested positive for Feline Leukemia. My vet > > > > wanted me to put her to sleep because she couldn't live with my other > > > cats. > > > > I couldn't do it she was only 10 months old. So I transformed a spare > > > > bedroom into her home. She has a cat tree, sofa, windows and toys galore. > > > > I think she is lonely being by herself. A rescue in my area just posted > > > > about a mother cat and her juvenile litter of kittens having all just > > > tested > > > > positive for feline leukemia. I was thinking of looking for a friend for > > > > Spicy. I had talked to a shelter in our area that takes in FELV and FIV > > > > positive cats. They recommended not adding because it could make Spicy > > > sick > > > > or the other cat sick. Spicy is do next week to get retested for FELV, > > > the > > > > vet said there is remote chance she could turn negative. If she is still > > > > positive do you think it would hurt her to get her a friend?? **** > > > > > > > > **** > > > > > > > > April **** > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Marcia Baronda* > > > *Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc.* > > > *1550 S 2700 Rd.* > > > *Herington, Kansas 67449* > > > *Phone: 785-466-2501* > > > *Cell: 785-230-6499* > > > ** > > > ** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > -- > Crystal Carlsberg Beecher > B.A., Womens Studies, UCLA > M.A., Education with emphasis in Gender Studies, LMU > (818) 633-2416 > ~ People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They > chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill > the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed > to search was within. > > -Ramona Anderson > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
