[Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV
Hi there, I'm new to this... looking for some advice. I took in a stray, she's about 7 months old. She tested positive for FeLV. I didn't know she had FeLV. I took her in as she was hanging out on the patio of a restaurant, near a busy street. The owners of the restaurant were going to take her to the humane society. I already have a cat, who is not FeLV positive. The stray is with me while I try to re-home her, and my cat is with a friend. In an ideal world, I would like to keep the stray (Penny) and have her and my cat. Is this possible? Should I have Penny re-tested with a DNA test to make sure she does have FeLV? My cat (Stella) is an indoor cat, 7 years old. and has had all of her shots every year except for the last year. Is there any way they can live together with Penny being FeLV positive? any insight or links to relevant websites/postings would be greatly appreciated! thank you. s. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy
No diarrhea or vomiting that I've seen. He just seems hungry all the time and follows me around crying at me. We did some tests yesterday and are waiting for results. Amy --- On Wed, 7/1/09, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: From: Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 11:08 PM Is there any diarrhea or vomiting? Frankie was ravenous - even raiding the other kitties' bowls and was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The vet had not seen the ravenous eating with pancreatitis before. He did lose some weight later after he became anorexic. He had occasional fudgy stools. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of awilkin...@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy I have an appointment for Wolfie to get bloodwork tomorrow. He's been losing weight steadily for almost 4 years now. We've done numerous stool samples, bloodwork (CBC and chem) every 6 months, and 2 thyroid tests. He's been on kitten food (high fat) to try to stop the weight loss but it's not helping. He eats well and always seems hungry. I've been discussing how to proceed with my vet and her suggestions of possibilities were an IDEXX hemobart test, a pancreatitis test (spec-flp), a feline digestive panel (which would include the flp test), and a more extensive thyroid panel. Abdominal ultrasound and bone marrow biopsy came up as well as B-comp and B-12 injections. The lab suggested we start with the hemobart and thyroid panel tomorrow to see what we find. If we don't find anything there, we will do the extensive digestive panel in a couple weeks. Does that sound like a reasonable plan? We have been discussing whether to just treat for hemobart and while she is open to treating him without a test confirming he has it, we have some concerns. Most of the research she sent me expressed concerns about developing antibiotic resistance especially among cats with retroviruses. The other concern is what form of doxycycline to use if we do treat. What do most people use for their cats? She sent me some options and it seems esophageal stricture is a concern if using tablets for cats. She said I can get it compounded but wondered what form people on this board are using. Can anybody let me know what form of doxy they use to treat hemobart? Thanks Amy ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV
Dear Sandra, My Kitty (his name) has FELV, we got him when he was 7 months from students. He was diagnosed with Felv when he was not quite two, he is now 8 1/2 and the felv has been kept at bay with the Prednisone. I also worried about my other cat Simba being exposed to him, because they would played and sleep together and this was long before we knew Kitty had the Felv. It has been 6 1/2 years now and Simba has been tested and no sign of Felv. Both have always been indoor cats. Liz Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:37:43 -0400 From: gopila...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV Hi there, I'm new to this... looking for some advice. I took in a stray, she's about 7 months old. She tested positive for FeLV. I didn't know she had FeLV. I took her in as she was hanging out on the patio of a restaurant, near a busy street. The owners of the restaurant were going to take her to the humane society. I already have a cat, who is not FeLV positive. The stray is with me while I try to re-home her, and my cat is with a friend. In an ideal world, I would like to keep the stray (Penny) and have her and my cat. Is this possible? Should I have Penny re-tested with a DNA test to make sure she does have FeLV? My cat (Stella) is an indoor cat, 7 years old. and has had all of her shots every year except for the last year. Is there any way they can live together with Penny being FeLV positive? any insight or links to relevant websites/postings would be greatly appreciated! thank you. s. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _ Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, in one place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9660826 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV
Sandra Welcome to this board==you'll get a whole lot of info here from folks with a whole lot of experience! About testing--there are 2 common tests: The snap Elissa test done right in the vet's office and the IFA where blood is sent to lab. If you only had the Elissa, try to get the IFA as confirmation. It can't hurt. As for mixing, I'm one of those who does mix. I did not find out my Tucson was pos until years after she lived with my other cats (she had tested neg as a young kitten). The other cats never caught felv virus. I had them tested and vaccinated after I found out Tucson was pos. They eat together, sleep together, groom each other, share litter boxes, etc. and have done so since they were kittens. Tucson's only problems have been a few episodes of having a very low white blood count--my vet used a series of immune regulin shots to bring it back up. Sadly, my other pos cat, Romeo, died of lymphoma earlier this year. He was at least 7. You can get Stella tested and vaccinated. I say tested because of my own experience where I had Tucson for a number of years before I even knew she was pos! Basically, I'm one of those who doesn't think twice about mixing but that's a personal decision. Others on the board can give you more of their experiences and expertise. I know that kittens are at the highest risk of contracting all those diseases that FELV + cats can be prone to (URI, anemia, etc). You have to basically focus on giving her the best shot to strengthen her overall health and immune system. Good food, a warm place, etc. There are supplements folks use as well but Tucson is such a temperamental (aka spoiled) cat that I don't push that too much for her. And hurrah to you for taking Penny in Chris -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sandra Brunner Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV Hi there, I'm new to this... looking for some advice. I took in a stray, she's about 7 months old. She tested positive for FeLV. I didn't know she had FeLV. I took her in as she was hanging out on the patio of a restaurant, near a busy street. The owners of the restaurant were going to take her to the humane society. I already have a cat, who is not FeLV positive. The stray is with me while I try to re-home her, and my cat is with a friend. In an ideal world, I would like to keep the stray (Penny) and have her and my cat. Is this possible? Should I have Penny re-tested with a DNA test to make sure she does have FeLV? My cat (Stella) is an indoor cat, 7 years old. and has had all of her shots every year except for the last year. Is there any way they can live together with Penny being FeLV positive? any insight or links to relevant websites/postings would be greatly appreciated! thank you. s. ___ 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] Adopted an FIV+
This message is from Sue (address below), for some reason it got cut so I am forwarding it. Not sure if this is Sue's list email so if you reply you may want to CC her on it [fs...@roadrunner.com] to make sure she gets your reply. Subject: Adopted an FIV+ From: Frank and Sue Koren fs...@roadrunner.com Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:04:00 -0400 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Today I brought a new 15 year old cat home from the shelter. He is a very sweet flame point FIV positive. I know next to nothing about FIV except that it is not supposed to be as easy to transmit as feline leukemia. Does anyone have any information or links for FIV? He seems very healty except for goopy eyes. He is going to get Wellness food with lysine mixed into it. Thanks for any advise! Sue ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Adopted an FIV+
Sue, This is an awesome group for information. Joel is the moderator. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/fiv-healthscience/ He is into research and very technical stuff. Thanks for caring for this kitty. Sally On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.comwrote: This message is from Sue (address below), for some reason it got cut so I am forwarding it. Not sure if this is Sue's list email so if you reply you may want to CC her on it [fs...@roadrunner.com] to make sure she gets your reply. Subject: Adopted an FIV+ From: Frank and Sue Koren fs...@roadrunner.com Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:04:00 -0400 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Today I brought a new 15 year old cat home from the shelter. He is a very sweet flame point FIV positive. I know next to nothing about FIV except that it is not supposed to be as easy to transmit as feline leukemia. Does anyone have any information or links for FIV? He seems very healty except for goopy eyes. He is going to get Wellness food with lysine mixed into it. Thanks for any advise! Sue ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Sally(me), Eric (not a cat),Junior(angel), Tiny(angel) Fluffy(soul mate angel), Lionel(angel),Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
