Re: [Felvtalk] Our sweet boy Spats is sick

[Diane Rosenfeldt]

Elisa, I can't give you any guidance on the drugs, but I know others will
jump in on them.  But if you don't want to keep your kitties apart, and more
importantly if you think it will stress Spats to be apart from your other
boy, you should let them hang out as usual.  If for no other reason than if
they've been together your other guy has probably been exposed already
anyway.  You may want to have him tested as well, just so you know what's
happening, but in the experience of most on this list an adult healthy cat
will usually resist catching the virus.  Unless, say, Spats has some sort of
messy URI that would be unhealthy for your older boy to be around in any
case. 

All good vibes for Spats.  

Diane R.

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Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:01 PM
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Subject: [Felvtalk] Our sweet boy Spats is sick

Hello, I'm hoping someone here can give us some information or insight.
Our little tuxedo boy is 8 years old and has been healthy until recently.?
He started hiding out and just not acting his usual sweet self, so we took
him to the doc.? He was given antibiotics for a week and still not well -
better, but not well.? His blood tests showed severe anemia..so blood
transfusion, more antibiotics and prednisone.? We were sent to a specialist,
who tested and got a weak positve for FELV.? Retest showed positive, so now
we're struggling with whether to try interferon (our vet has not had good
results) or LTCI (Imulan).? Does anyone have feedback regarding LTCI?? We're
willing to try it, but don't want to make our boy go through more injections
if the outcome is just survival, we want him to have a good life, you know?
The weird thing is, he has had the FELV vaccines, and tested negative in
2004.? Our other boy is 12 years old and negative, but we hate keeping them
apart.? Oh, they are both indoor cats, too.
I'm so glad I found this forum, I'm just torn up about what to do next and
felt there was nowhere to turn.
Thank you all!
Elisa 


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[Felvtalk] Our sweet boy Spats is sick

[griscome]

Hello, I'm hoping someone here can give us some information or insight.
Our little tuxedo boy is 8 years old and has been healthy until recently.? He 
started hiding out and just not acting his usual sweet self, so we took him to 
the doc.? He was given antibiotics for a week and still not well - better, but 
not well.? His blood tests showed severe anemia..so blood transfusion, more 
antibiotics and prednisone.? We were sent to a specialist, who tested and got a 
weak positve for FELV.? Retest showed positive, so now we're struggling with 
whether to try interferon (our vet has not had good results) or LTCI (Imulan).? 
Does anyone have feedback regarding LTCI?? We're willing to try it, but don't 
want to make our boy go through more injections if the outcome is just 
survival, we want him to have a good life, you know?
The weird thing is, he has had the FELV vaccines, and tested negative in 2004.? 
Our other boy is 12 years old and negative, but we hate keeping them apart.? 
Oh, they are both indoor cats, too.
I'm so glad I found this forum, I'm just torn up about what to do next and felt 
there was nowhere to turn.
Thank you all!
Elisa 


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Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

[Kerry MacKenzie]

Thanks Diane.




From: Diane Rosenfeldt 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

Oh, darn it.  Condolences to Petey's mom, and gentlest of Bridge vibes to
Petey.

Diane R. 

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Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:57 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Petey

I just got the very sad news that Petey was put to sleep this morning.
I want to thank everyone for their feedback and support yesterday. 
Petey's mom is also the new mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be
(gently) encouraging her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill
until yesterday, and I think she and Petey would have benefited enormously
from being part of this wonderful group.
Good wishes as always to all of you and your furbabes.
Kerry M.


  
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Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

[Kerry MacKenzie]

You're so right.
Thanks Lorrie.




From: Lorrie 
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Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:17:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

I'm so sorry about Petey.  These losses are so hard on us,
and it never gets any easier no matter how many times we 
go thru it.  

Lorrie

> On 04-16, Kerry MacKenzie wrote: I just got the very sad news that
> Petey was put to sleep this morning. I want to thank everyone for
> their feedback and support yesterday.  Petey's mom is also the new
> mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be (gently) encouraging
> her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill until
> yesterday, and I think she and Petey would have benefited
> enormously from being part of this wonderful group. Good wishes as
> always to all of you and your furbabes. Kerry M.
> 

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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Lewis Faye]

I second Lorrie's advice. I now have a mama with 3 kittensthat were unusually 
large when born.  My vet said that as long as they weren't crying for more than 
a few minutes, they were well-fed. 

I suggest some plain yogurt and kitten food for the mother.  

--- On Thu, 4/16/09, Lorrie  wrote:

From: Lorrie 
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 5:04 PM

If the babies are fat, and healthy looking and not crying. They
are fine.  Hungry kittens will cry, and if these kittens were 
born April 1st, they will keep mom cat drained of milk as fast
as she makes it.

Lorrie


On 04-16, sheila...@aol.com wrote: Hello all . I haven't posted in a
> while but have been reading everyday.  All of my positives are
> healthy and happy, but on April fools day I had a stray cat come to
> my front door . I brought her in fed her and two hours later she
> gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. When I was petting
> the momma this morning I rubbed her stomach and it feels like she
> has no milk in her breast. The kittens are fat little butterballs
> and are not crying from hunger. Is this normal or should I be
> concerned. My vet is closed on Thursday and the next vet is fifty
> miles away.  I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to be a nervous
> nelly if the babies are just drinking the milk as fast as she makes
> it.
>  
> Sheila in SC

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Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

[Lorrie]

I'm so sorry about Petey.  These losses are so hard on us,
and it never gets any easier no matter how many times we 
go thru it.  

Lorrie

> On 04-16, Kerry MacKenzie wrote: I just got the very sad news that
> Petey was put to sleep this morning. I want to thank everyone for
> their feedback and support yesterday.  Petey's mom is also the new
> mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be (gently) encouraging
> her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill until
> yesterday, and I think she and Petey would have benefited
> enormously from being part of this wonderful group. Good wishes as
> always to all of you and your furbabes. Kerry M.
> 

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Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

[Diane Rosenfeldt]

Oh, darn it.  Condolences to Petey's mom, and gentlest of Bridge vibes to
Petey.

Diane R. 

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[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kerry MacKenzie
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:57 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Petey

I just got the very sad news that Petey was put to sleep this morning.
I want to thank everyone for their feedback and support yesterday. 
Petey's mom is also the new mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be
(gently) encouraging her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill
until yesterday, and I think she and Petey would have benefited enormously
from being part of this wonderful group.
Good wishes as always to all of you and your furbabes.
Kerry M.


  
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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Lorrie]

If the babies are fat, and healthy looking and not crying. They
are fine.  Hungry kittens will cry, and if these kittens were 
born April 1st, they will keep mom cat drained of milk as fast
as she makes it.

Lorrie


On 04-16, sheila...@aol.com wrote: Hello all . I haven't posted in a
> while but have been reading everyday.  All of my positives are
> healthy and happy, but on April fools day I had a stray cat come to
> my front door . I brought her in fed her and two hours later she
> gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. When I was petting
> the momma this morning I rubbed her stomach and it feels like she
> has no milk in her breast. The kittens are fat little butterballs
> and are not crying from hunger. Is this normal or should I be
> concerned. My vet is closed on Thursday and the next vet is fifty
> miles away.  I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to be a nervous
> nelly if the babies are just drinking the milk as fast as she makes
> it.
>  
> Sheila in SC

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[Felvtalk] Petey

[Kerry MacKenzie]

I just got the very sad news that Petey was put to sleep this morning.
I want to thank everyone for their feedback and support yesterday. 
Petey's mom is also the new mom of my former foster FeLV Daisy. I'll be 
(gently) encouraging her to join the list. I didn't know Petey was even ill 
until yesterday, and I think she and Petey would have benefited enormously from 
being part of this wonderful group.
Good wishes as always to all of you and your furbabes.
Kerry M.


  
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Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

[gblane]

I may haev mentioned, we've seen this a few times in FIV and FELV cats.  I had
an older FIV cat with high blood pressure who had uneven pupils.

Gloria


Heather  wrote :

> I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause
> uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities.
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Lorrie  wrote:
>
> > Giselle, In my previous e-mail I neglected to mention this cat
> > I rescued had an injury to his head just above the eye that won't
> > dilate and the vet said most likely this caused him to go blind
> > in that eye.
> >
> > Lorrie
> >
> > On 04-15, Giselle de Grandis wrote:
> > > Karen, thanks for your reply. I'm not aware of any head injury but
> > > that doesn't mean it couldn't have happened when I wasn't around.
> > > Pixie is a little monkey and we have very steep stairs. The prospect
> > > of a head injury or a slight stroke causing the unresponsive pupil
> > > upsetting but needs to be dealt with, I guess. I wonder what my vet
> > > can/should/will do for her since the general approach to medicine
> is > > (human and animal) in the Netherlands, where I live, is
> "wait and > > see". She's not on any meds and eats a tiny cube
> of tuna for cats > > mixed with L-lysine and a drop of fish oil each
> > > grain-free dry food for the rest of the day.
> > >
> > > Giselle
> > >
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Message: 20
> > > > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:24:41 -0400
> > > > From: "Karen Griffith" 
> > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > > > To: 
> morning. She grazes on > > > Message-ID:
>  > > >
> > > > ? ? ? ?reply-type=original
> > > >
> > > > Giselle,
> > > >
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >
> > > You should probably take her in for an exam. ?This could be caused
> > head
> by a > > > injury from a fall, etc. (i.e.,what could have caused the
> > or
> head trauma > > > imbalance to cause such a bump), slight stroke,
> > needs to
> > > > have your vet take a quick look. ?Is she on any meds that could
> > initiate
> > > > such a response? ?(Very few meds will cause such a reaction.)
> > > >
> > > > Hope all turns out O.K.
> > > >
> > > > Karen Griffith
> > > >
> > > > - Original Message -
> etc., all of which > > > From: "Giselle de Grandis"
> > > > To: 
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:06 AM
> > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > > >
> > > >
>  > > >> This morning I noticed
> something strange about one of Pixie's eyes -- > > >> it won't
> dilate in response to light like the other eye and the pupil > >
> > > >>
> >> stays the size of a fat grain of rice. She's four years old. >
> > >> Does anyone know why this is happening? Does she need to see the
> > > >> My Google searches on this topic yield some scary results.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks for your help.
> > > >>
> > > >> Giselle
> > >
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Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

[gblane]

I may haev mentioned, we've seen this a few times in FIV and FELV cats.  I had
an older FIV cat with high blood pressure who had uneven pupils.

Gloria


Heather  wrote :

> I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause
> uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities.
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Lorrie  wrote:
>
> > Giselle, In my previous e-mail I neglected to mention this cat
> > I rescued had an injury to his head just above the eye that won't
> > dilate and the vet said most likely this caused him to go blind
> > in that eye.
> >
> > Lorrie
> >
> > On 04-15, Giselle de Grandis wrote:
> > > Karen, thanks for your reply. I'm not aware of any head injury but
> > > that doesn't mean it couldn't have happened when I wasn't around.
> > > Pixie is a little monkey and we have very steep stairs. The prospect
> > > of a head injury or a slight stroke causing the unresponsive pupil
> > > upsetting but needs to be dealt with, I guess. I wonder what my vet
> > > can/should/will do for her since the general approach to medicine
> is > > (human and animal) in the Netherlands, where I live, is
> "wait and > > see". She's not on any meds and eats a tiny cube
> of tuna for cats > > mixed with L-lysine and a drop of fish oil each
> > > grain-free dry food for the rest of the day.
> > >
> > > Giselle
> > >
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Message: 20
> > > > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:24:41 -0400
> > > > From: "Karen Griffith" 
> > > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > > > To: 
> morning. She grazes on > > > Message-ID:
>  > > >
> > > > ? ? ? ?reply-type=original
> > > >
> > > > Giselle,
> > > >
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >
> > > You should probably take her in for an exam. ?This could be caused
> > head
> by a > > > injury from a fall, etc. (i.e.,what could have caused the
> > or
> head trauma > > > imbalance to cause such a bump), slight stroke,
> > needs to
> > > > have your vet take a quick look. ?Is she on any meds that could
> > initiate
> > > > such a response? ?(Very few meds will cause such a reaction.)
> > > >
> > > > Hope all turns out O.K.
> > > >
> > > > Karen Griffith
> > > >
> > > > - Original Message -
> etc., all of which > > > From: "Giselle de Grandis"
> > > > To: 
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:06 AM
> > > > Subject: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > > >
> > > >
>  > > >> This morning I noticed
> something strange about one of Pixie's eyes -- > > >> it won't
> dilate in response to light like the other eye and the pupil > >
> > > >>
> >> stays the size of a fat grain of rice. She's four years old. >
> > >> Does anyone know why this is happening? Does she need to see the
> > > >> My Google searches on this topic yield some scary results.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks for your help.
> > > >>
> > > >> Giselle
> > >
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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Debbie Harrison]

Also, just to add to the good advice, I offer dry and wet food at all times

Debbie (COL)
"The time is always right to do what is right" -  Martin Luther King


 
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:34:02 -0700
> From: sin...@sbcglobal.net
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray
> 
> For right now I would say this is normal, the kittens have drained their 
> mother of the current supply of milk. 
> 
> Put the mother cat on a Premium Kitten Food, Royal Canin Baby Cat is what I 
> have used in the past. Make sure the mother cat has plenty of water to drink. 
> If she will drink it give her a saucer of KMR, to help here gain what she 
> needs to feed her kittens.
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: "sheila...@aol.com" 
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:29:45 AM
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Stray
> 
> Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading everyday. 
> All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I had a 
> stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and two hours 
> later 
> she gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. When I was petting the 
> momma this morning I rubbed her stomach and it feels like she has no milk 
> in her breast. The kittens are fat little butterballs and are not crying 
> from hunger. Is this normal or should I be concerned. My vet is closed on 
> Thursday and the next vet is fifty miles away. I'm not sure what to do. I 
> don't 
> want to be a nervous nelly if the babies are just drinking the milk as 
> fast as she makes it. 
> 
> Sheila in SC
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Re: [Felvtalk] Head injury caused eye not to dilate

[Heather]

I believe that tumors, high blood pressure and toxoplasmosis can also cause
uneven pupils or similar occular irregularities.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Lorrie  wrote:

> Giselle, In my previous e-mail I neglected to mention this cat
> I rescued had an injury to his head just above the eye that won't
> dilate and the vet said most likely this caused him to go blind
> in that eye.
>
> Lorrie
>
> On 04-15, Giselle de Grandis wrote:
> > Karen, thanks for your reply. I'm not aware of any head injury but
> > that doesn't mean it couldn't have happened when I wasn't around.
> > Pixie is a little monkey and we have very steep stairs. The prospect
> > of a head injury or a slight stroke causing the unresponsive pupil is
> > upsetting but needs to be dealt with, I guess. I wonder what my vet
> > can/should/will do for her since the general approach to medicine
> > (human and animal) in the Netherlands, where I live, is "wait and
> > see". She's not on any meds and eats a tiny cube of tuna for cats
> > mixed with L-lysine and a drop of fish oil each morning. She grazes on
> > grain-free dry food for the rest of the day.
> >
> > Giselle
> >
> > 
> > >
> > > Message: 20
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:24:41 -0400
> > > From: "Karen Griffith" 
> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > > To: 
> > > Message-ID: 
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> > > ? ? ? ?reply-type=original
> > >
> > > Giselle,
> > >
> > > You should probably take her in for an exam. ?This could be caused by a
> head
> > > injury from a fall, etc. (i.e.,what could have caused the head trauma
> or
> > > imbalance to cause such a bump), slight stroke, etc., all of which
> needs to
> > > have your vet take a quick look. ?Is she on any meds that could
> initiate
> > > such a response? ?(Very few meds will cause such a reaction.)
> > >
> > > Hope all turns out O.K.
> > >
> > > Karen Griffith
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Giselle de Grandis" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:06 AM
> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate
> > >
> > >
> > >> This morning I noticed something strange about one of Pixie's eyes --
> > >> it won't dilate in response to light like the other eye and the pupil
> > >> stays the size of a fat grain of rice. She's four years old.
> > >>
> > >> Does anyone know why this is happening? Does she need to see the vet?
> > >> My Google searches on this topic yield some scary results.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your help.
> > >>
> > >> Giselle
> >
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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Samuel Thomas]

For right now I would say this is normal, the kittens have drained their mother 
of the current supply of milk. 

Put the mother cat on a Premium Kitten Food, Royal Canin Baby Cat is what I 
have used in the past. Make sure the mother cat has plenty of water to drink. 
If she will drink it give her a saucer of KMR, to help here gain what she needs 
to feed her kittens.

Sam





From: "sheila...@aol.com" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:29:45 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Stray

Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading  everyday. 
All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I  had a 
stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and  two hours later 
she gave birth to three beautiful healthy  kittens. When I was petting the 
momma this morning I rubbed her  stomach and it feels like she has no milk 
in her breast. The kittens are fat  little butterballs and are not crying 
from hunger. Is this normal or should I be  concerned. My vet is closed on 
Thursday and the next vet is fifty miles away.  I'm not sure what to do. I 
don't 
want to be a nervous nelly if the babies are  just drinking the milk as 
fast as she makes it.  

Sheila in SC
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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Diane Rosenfeldt]

I have heard that you can give quick nourishment to a newborn by putting a
little corn syrup on its gums -- not sure if this is appropriate to this
situation, but the idea is that it absorbs into the system without the kib
having to expend energy digesting it.  If it turns out there is some
problem, this could buy a little time while you figure somethinge else out.

Diane R. 

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[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Debbie Harrison
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:50 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stray


If the babies aren't crying like they are in distress, and they are moving
about with a normal amount of energy, then give momma another day or
socolostrum comes in prior to the milkand it is all they need until
then.  IF you are truly worried, you could offer them a teeny bit of KMR
from a syringe...just be careful that they don't aspirate it.

I am fostering a feral momma and babies right nowduring a very
protracted birthing time (which finally meant a trip to an emergency vet and
a shot of pitocin), I took the firstborn and gave it a supplemental
nursing...just to get it settled down so momma could birth it's siblings!
It sounds like you are doing an outstanding job...trust your instincts.

Debbie (COL)
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> From: sheila...@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:29:45 -0400
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Stray
> 
> Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading everyday. 
> All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I 
> had a stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and 
> two hours later she gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. 
> When I was petting the momma this morning I rubbed her stomach and it 
> feels like she has no milk in her breast. The kittens are fat little 
> butterballs and are not crying from hunger. Is this normal or should I 
> be concerned. My vet is closed on Thursday and the next vet is fifty 
> miles away. I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to be a nervous 
> nelly if the babies are just drinking the milk as fast as she makes it.
> 
> Sheila in SC
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Re: [Felvtalk] Stray

[Debbie Harrison]

If the babies aren't crying like they are in distress, and they are moving 
about with a normal amount of energy, then give momma another day or 
socolostrum comes in prior to the milkand it is all they need until 
then.  IF you are truly worried, you could offer them a teeny bit of KMR from a 
syringe...just be careful that they don't aspirate it.

I am fostering a feral momma and babies right nowduring a very protracted 
birthing time (which finally meant a trip to an emergency vet and a shot of 
pitocin), I took the firstborn and gave it a supplemental nursing...just to get 
it settled down so momma could birth it's siblings!  It sounds like you are 
doing an outstanding job...trust your instincts.

Debbie (COL)
"The time is always right to do what is right" -  Martin Luther King


 
> From: sheila...@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:29:45 -0400
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: [Felvtalk] Stray
> 
> Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading everyday. 
> All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I had a 
> stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and two hours 
> later 
> she gave birth to three beautiful healthy kittens. When I was petting the 
> momma this morning I rubbed her stomach and it feels like she has no milk 
> in her breast. The kittens are fat little butterballs and are not crying 
> from hunger. Is this normal or should I be concerned. My vet is closed on 
> Thursday and the next vet is fifty miles away. I'm not sure what to do. I 
> don't 
> want to be a nervous nelly if the babies are just drinking the milk as 
> fast as she makes it. 
> 
> Sheila in SC
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> $479 
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[Felvtalk] Stray

[Sheila208]

Hello all . I haven't posted in a while but have been reading  everyday. 
All of my positives are healthy and happy, but on April fools day I  had a 
stray cat come to my front door . I brought her in fed her and  two hours later 
she gave birth to three beautiful healthy  kittens. When I was petting the 
momma this morning I rubbed her  stomach and it feels like she has no milk 
in her breast. The kittens are fat  little butterballs and are not crying 
from hunger. Is this normal or should I be  concerned. My vet is closed on 
Thursday and the next vet is fifty miles away.  I'm not sure what to do. I 
don't 
want to be a nervous nelly if the babies are  just drinking the milk as 
fast as she makes it.   
 
Sheila in SC
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