Re: [Felvtalk] FIV/FELV teen awaiting retest, in heat--Do we spay?
Just a quickie about special foods...one of my FIV+ cats. living with three others in a room, has crystals and to make sure he ate his food, all the others get it as well. I've noticed that many cats, whenever on special diets, prefer the dry version to cans. I serve them both - dry portion on top or right next to the canned - and they always eat it up. Sometimes I flavor the special diet with a little bit of juices from regular food...works like a charm! Natalie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:14 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Heather Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FIV/FELV teen awaiting retest, in heat--Do we spay? since she is in heat, can you keep her seperate from males? give her lots of love and attention and use Felway to keep the stress level down. i spayed both of my positive girls. the vet said to keep them seperate for a week so she could heal. i have had no problems with either girl. Annie and Nitnoy are treated just like the others, go in and out, eat Blue buffalo (all prefer the duck formula) and have the run of the house. all my girls are healthy with 2 exceptions: Homey had urine crystals, would not eat special diet foods which prompted the change to Blue Buffalo which has no wheat, soy or corn. she is doing much better now. Bob had a bladder infection and is on antibiotics (last 3 days) and doing better. i would say let her settle in with your other cats and then spay her. Heather wrote: > Hello, > > Seeking input...we have a beautiful young Siamese rescue kitty who tested > FIV/FELV positive (the FELV was that controversial "light" positive) and is > awaiting retest, of course we did not want to stress her immune system so > were waiting to spay her (just found her a couple of weeks ago) but I was > worried this would likely happen, she is in heat. I would guess that is > also a stress to her system, but am not really sure what we should do. > > I am a rescuer & highly involved with feral cats/TNR so spay/neuter is > always a priority but of course the hopes of clearing the FELV is right now > the biggest hope for this little girl's lifeany input is appreciated. I > asked my vet and she really wasn't certain what to advise & is going to get > back to me. > > Thanks! > > Heather > ___ > 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] EVO and high calcium levels
Yeah this is what Cornell suggested with Wolfie. He was anemic (non-regenerative) and I posted here about whether to pursue it. Decided not to take the extra blood so I don't know if it was really a problem. This kitty, Sierra, is stable so it probably wouldn't be a big deal. I asked my vet about it and she said she'd first rather send the sample out to an outside lab and verify the high value. Came back high. I'll ask again about drawing more blood for an ionized calcium. Thanks! Amy --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Sharyl wrote: > From: Sharyl > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:23 PM > Amy, I'm guessing you have only > checked the serum calcium levels. You need to check > the ionized calcium levels to know if there is a > problem. If the iCa is high then you would want to > look into the cause. The iCa test is expensive but the > only way I know of to verify if there is a problem. > Sharyl > > --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Amy > wrote: > > > From: Amy > > Subject: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:33 PM > > Has anybody had a problem with high > > calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my > > household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was > losing > > weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium > tested > > just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat > in > > and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems > > perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at > the diet > > before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. > > > > EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet > says > > this is about double what most of the foods she looked > up > > contain. The pet store told me that the grain free > > foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is > that the > > pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going > to > > contact the company but just wondered if anybody else > has > > experienced this with cats on EVO. > > > > 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] EVO and high calcium levels
All of my cats have elevated calcium. I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:59 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels Yeah this is what Cornell suggested with Wolfie. He was anemic (non-regenerative) and I posted here about whether to pursue it. Decided not to take the extra blood so I don't know if it was really a problem. This kitty, Sierra, is stable so it probably wouldn't be a big deal. I asked my vet about it and she said she'd first rather send the sample out to an outside lab and verify the high value. Came back high. I'll ask again about drawing more blood for an ionized calcium. Thanks! Amy --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Sharyl wrote: > From: Sharyl > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:23 PM > Amy, I'm guessing you have only > checked the serum calcium levels. You need to check > the ionized calcium levels to know if there is a > problem. If the iCa is high then you would want to > look into the cause. The iCa test is expensive but the > only way I know of to verify if there is a problem. > Sharyl > > --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Amy > wrote: > > > From: Amy > > Subject: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:33 PM > > Has anybody had a problem with high > > calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my > > household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was > losing > > weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium > tested > > just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat > in > > and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems > > perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at > the diet > > before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. > > > > EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet > says > > this is about double what most of the foods she looked > up > > contain. The pet store told me that the grain free > > foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is > that the > > pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going > to > > contact the company but just wondered if anybody else > has > > experienced this with cats on EVO. > > > > 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels
Hi Laurie, That's good to know, thanks! Any explanation for why she was not concerned? --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Laurieskatz wrote: > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 1:19 PM > All of my cats have elevated calcium. > I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey > and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. > Laurie > > > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Abigail Please add to the CLS :
This sweet little angel won MANY hearts over.She was only kitten size but had a lion size heart and feistiness about her.She was adopted over a year or so ago but lost her battle with this awful disease this Friday.She had a wonderful home and we are happy she got that experience. Sherry "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way" ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Abigail Please add to the CLS :
Sorry to read about Abigail. It is a blessing that she had a loving and caring home for the last year. Will keep her in our prayers. Sharyl --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Sherry DeHaan wrote: > From: Sherry DeHaan > Subject: [Felvtalk] Abigail Please add to the CLS : > To: "Felvtalk" > Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 3:27 PM > This sweet little angel won MANY > hearts over.She was only kitten size but had a lion size > heart and feistiness about her.She was adopted over a year > or so ago but lost her battle with this awful disease this > Friday.She had a wonderful home and we are happy she got > that experience. > Sherry > > > "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more > temporary > than our own, > Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. > Unable to accept its awful gaps. > We still would have it no other way" > > > > ___ > 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] EVO and high calcium levels
Because they are all high and not just one of themand they have been for several years now. "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. "Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you - alas, it is true of almost every one of us!"~Fyodor Dostoyevsky -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:58 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels Hi Laurie, That's good to know, thanks! Any explanation for why she was not concerned? --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Laurieskatz wrote: > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 1:19 PM > All of my cats have elevated calcium. > I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey > and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. > Laurie > > > ___ 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] Abagail and Rani
Was so sorry to read about Abagail, Sherry. Our little Rani lost her battle as well on Friday afternoon. She was only 16 months old, and now joins her Bengal brother Taj who we lost in June, as well as ALL our other brave little ones at the Bridge. We are so very sad. Sara ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Abigail Please add to the CLS :
so sad to hear this, but it's comforting to know Abigail knew a real home. bless you, lil' Abbigail! --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Sherry DeHaan wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan Subject: [Felvtalk] Abigail Please add to the CLS : To: "Felvtalk" Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:27 PM This sweet little angel won MANY hearts over.She was only kitten size but had a lion size heart and feistiness about her.She was adopted over a year or so ago but lost her battle with this awful disease this Friday.She had a wonderful home and we are happy she got that experience. Sherry "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way" ___ 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] Abagail and Rani
Sara I am so sorry for your loss...this disease causes so much pain :( Hugs to you Sherry Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Sara Kasteleyn" Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:56 To: Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Abagail and Rani Was so sorry to read about Abagail, Sherry. Our little Rani lost her battle as well on Friday afternoon. She was only 16 months old, and now joins her Bengal brother Taj who we lost in June, as well as ALL our other brave little ones at the Bridge. We are so very sad. Sara ___ 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] Abagail and Rani
Thanks so much. We are numb from the whole experience. My deepest respect for those who continue to open their hearts and homes to infected precious kitties knowing what they know about this disease. Hugs to you right back. Sara --Original Mail-- From: To: Sent: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:57:10 + Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Abagail and Rani Sara I am so sorry for your loss...this disease causes so much pain :( Hugs to you Sherry Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Sara Kasteleyn" Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:56 To: Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Abagail and Rani Was so sorry to read about Abagail, Sherry. Our little Rani lost her battle as well on Friday afternoon. She was only 16 months old, and now joins her Bengal brother Taj who we lost in June, as well as ALL our other brave little ones at the Bridge. We are so very sad. Sara ___ 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] Abagail and Rani
Sherry and Sara, my deepest condolences on losing these heartbreakingly young babies. I'm sure there's a lot of discussion at the Bridge of who was the most loved and cared for. Blessings to Rani and Abagail. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sara Kasteleyn Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 5:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Abagail and Rani Was so sorry to read about Abagail, Sherry. Our little Rani lost her battle as well on Friday afternoon. She was only 16 months old, and now joins her Bengal brother Taj who we lost in June, as well as ALL our other brave little ones at the Bridge. We are so very sad. Sara ___ 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] Abigail Please add to the CLS :
My heart goes out to you Sherry over the loss of Abigail. I love that name. One of our cats who passed last year was named that and we called her Abby for short. Also, since she was a brown tabby, we called her AbTab. Your Abigail sounds like she had the same kind of personality as ours. :) Prayers for you and all who loved and cared for her. God bless, Mike <3 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
