His thyroid is normal as well (the vet did check it in July as he noted an slightly enlarged thyroid). I don't recall mentioning tapazole. He got a shot of Covina and a steroid at the vet but that is all he is "on". Thanks.
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > What about thyroid? Why the Tapazole?**** > > ** ** > > My new email address is: *atia....@gmail.com* > > ** ** > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Don > *Sent:* Sunday, September 09, 2012 4:44 PM > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Need advice for our cat Oliver**** > > ** ** > > His BUN and Crea are normal. His HCT has dropped from about 30% to 28% > since July. Otherwise everything else is normal. > > **** > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 1:29 PM, GRAS <g...@optonline.net> wrote:**** > > How are Oliver's kidney values?**** > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 9:58 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Need advice for our cat Oliver > > Don, It is amazing that Oliver has lived to be 15 with a FelV+ status. Most > of my FelV+ cats either die of anemia or they lose the use of their back > legs due to tumors on the spine. If Oliver has made it this long I'd just > keep him happy and and give him plenty of TLC. 15 is about the end of life > for most cats anyway, and the fact that he lived this long is proof you are > taking excellent care of him. > > As for your other two cats. At 14 and 16, they are also reaching the end > of > their lives, and I think they will be fine if they haven't gotten the virus > so far. Just keep all three of them happy and stress free. This really > helps, and I have found heroic measures don't help, they only prolong the > inevitable..... pain and stress for the time the cat has left as well as > well as emotional and financial hell for youself. > > Lorrie > > > On 09-08, Don wrote: > > Hello. > > Our boy Oliver, has been doing well since his brothers passing due to > > CRF last Feb but in the past year or so we have seen some signs that > we > > had been reading as old age (less grooming, weight loss...he just > > turned 15 this August). Thursday night he was acting lethargic and > > seemed to be warm to the touch. I dropped him off at our vet who > > suggest it might just be a virus (most of this blood panel was good, > > except a low white blood cell count, now 2% below normal HCT values > > since July, and a 105 F temperature). He suggested we might test him > > for leukemia and FIV as he wanted to rule it out even though Oliver > has > > always been an indoor cat (he used a ELISA snap test...as far as we > > know he has never been tested for feLV or FIV). The bad news came > later > > when he called to say he was positive for both. He said the FIV could > > be false if Oliver was every given an FIV vaccination (he has), but > the > > other was likely true (and also explained the low white count and the > > fever, and now in retrospect some of the other issues). The vet thinks > > he may have had this all his life and is just now experiencing the > > symptoms. So now he is home and although I have read up some and don't > > see much hope, I wondered if anyone can offer any advice. We have sent > > the blood off to get the more sophisticated test but won't hear back > > until next week. > > Our vet, who is the best I have had, suggested perhaps he will last a > > few weeks or months, given that he is showing signs that his body > might > > be losing the battle (low white cells, anemia). I'm trying to be > > optimistic, but with no treatments I know this is probably a battle we > > cannot win. > > Here are my questions: > > 1. We have 2 other cats who we think have had the feLV booster > recently > > (they are 14 and 16 years old and got the immunization as kittens). > > Are they in danger? If they got shots as kittens would they be still > > safe? We have Oliver with his own litter box and am making sure they > > use separate water and food bowls. There is not grooming among them. > > 2. Is there anyway to know if Oliver can still fight off the virus > and > > become free of it? If he did have it for 14-15 years, then why does > he > > have symptoms now? If it was a recent exposure (we cannot think of > any > > way he would have gotten it) then could he still be fine? > > 3. He seems fine now (no fever, eating, drinking, using the litter > > box, etc.) so is this a good sign that perhaps he is able to fight it > > off or is this just a false hope. > > 4. If the other test is positive, would anyone suggest using the LTCI > > treatment? I have not found good scientific info on it's > effectiveness > > although there appear to be no major side effects. > > Thanks. > > Don and Oliver > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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