Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
Yes, she is anemic. I'm not sure what her HCT is. She's been on doxy for about a week now. We don't know if it's Hemobart/Mycoplasma since that's an additional test, but I'd rather be safe than sorry since I did lose one to Hemobart last year. --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Belinda Sauro wrote: > From: Belinda Sauro > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:52 PM > Hi Laurie, > I'm not familiar with what is going on with > Charlotte, is she anemic and if so what is her HCT? If she > is anemic has she been on doxocycline for at least 4 weeks? > Positive cats commonly get something called hemobartonella, > it is acually recently called something else but it is a > parasite and very hard to get an accurate test for. It > causes anemia and is treated commonly with doxy. Most vets > will put a positive kitty on it if they are anemic just to > be on the safe side. I know one person who had her cat > tested 5 times and come up negative and on the 6th test was > positive. Even if she isn't positive the doxy won't > hurt her but if she is positive may save her life. > > My Bailey was on epogen when he was anemic, his HCT was at > 20% when we ordered the epogen and down to 18% when we > started it. It can take several weeks for it to kick in and > the HCT may continue to go down for as many as 3 or 4 weeks, > Bailey got as low as 15% before his HCT started going up. > In about 6 weeks he as at 40% and on the epogen we > maintained his HCT at 33% to 25%. He was on it for 5 months > before he passed of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer. We found > the cancer upon necropsy. I know many, many CRF kitties who > are on epogen and there is an Anemia list that you many want > to look into. Many vet will poopoo epogen for a positive > cat but when the choice is do nothing and the cat WILL die > or try epogen and the cat may live I'll always take the > chance, if the cat is going to die anyway there is nothing > to loss and everything to gain!!! There are other things > and some people thing they are better, aranesp and procrit > both help with anemia. Procrit and epogen are basically the > same thing, the aranesp is something new and some say it has > less of a chance of causing an antibody reaction (antibody > reaction means basically that the epogen doesn't work > anymore and you are back where you started), it is estimated > between 10 and 30% of cats on epogen can develope antibodies > in 5 or more months. I personally know of several cats on > epogen for much longer with no problems, one cat Jean Luc > was on it for 2 years, he would have been dead long before > without it. He had lymphoma and CRF. > > -- > Belinda > happiness is being owned by cats ... > > http://bemikitties.com > > http://BelindaSauro.com > > > ___ > 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] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
PS. Bailey was positive at 5 months of age when I found him and lived 11 years without ever being sick until the last 6 months of his life!! -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
Hi Laurie, I'm not familiar with what is going on with Charlotte, is she anemic and if so what is her HCT? If she is anemic has she been on doxocycline for at least 4 weeks? Positive cats commonly get something called hemobartonella, it is acually recently called something else but it is a parasite and very hard to get an accurate test for. It causes anemia and is treated commonly with doxy. Most vets will put a positive kitty on it if they are anemic just to be on the safe side. I know one person who had her cat tested 5 times and come up negative and on the 6th test was positive. Even if she isn't positive the doxy won't hurt her but if she is positive may save her life. My Bailey was on epogen when he was anemic, his HCT was at 20% when we ordered the epogen and down to 18% when we started it. It can take several weeks for it to kick in and the HCT may continue to go down for as many as 3 or 4 weeks, Bailey got as low as 15% before his HCT started going up. In about 6 weeks he as at 40% and on the epogen we maintained his HCT at 33% to 25%. He was on it for 5 months before he passed of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer. We found the cancer upon necropsy. I know many, many CRF kitties who are on epogen and there is an Anemia list that you many want to look into. Many vet will poopoo epogen for a positive cat but when the choice is do nothing and the cat WILL die or try epogen and the cat may live I'll always take the chance, if the cat is going to die anyway there is nothing to loss and everything to gain!!! There are other things and some people thing they are better, aranesp and procrit both help with anemia. Procrit and epogen are basically the same thing, the aranesp is something new and some say it has less of a chance of causing an antibody reaction (antibody reaction means basically that the epogen doesn't work anymore and you are back where you started), it is estimated between 10 and 30% of cats on epogen can develope antibodies in 5 or more months. I personally know of several cats on epogen for much longer with no problems, one cat Jean Luc was on it for 2 years, he would have been dead long before without it. He had lymphoma and CRF. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
I do the same thing when I come home from the shelter where I volunteer. I even have a special pair of shoes that I only wear at the shelter and I keep them in a plastic bag in the garage when I am not at the shelter. I would rather be safe then sorry. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow I'm certainly not a vet, so maybe this is overkill, but I'm very cautious about carrying disease/germs etc. when I come back from the shelter (I volunteer there) I am afraid, not that I'll infect anyone there, but that my FeLV+ boy will pick up some germ from there. So I don't take him there and I literally take off my shoes at the door of my house, and immediately go to the bathroom and take off all my clothes and take a shower when I come in the door just in case I have anything on me that he might get. I then spray down my shoes with lysol before I bring them in. I put the clothes in the hamper and wash them before I wear them again. I'm a regular volunteer. I may be carrying it too far but i am scared that I'll bring something home to either the cat or the dog who has chronic erlichiosis. Sidney ** Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219799634x1201361008/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad .doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214133440%3B36002254%3Bj) ___ 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] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
All 15 of my cats came from there, including Charlotte! So if I'm going to bring anything home I've probably done it already...and we've had outbreaks of parvo and both feline and canine distemper at work with no problems back at home. I do take off my shoes before coming into the house and I get a shower as soon as I get home. I'm really paranoid, too, but I'm careful. Charlotte doesn't go into the back, she just stays in the front office. Laura ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow
I'm certainly not a vet, so maybe this is overkill, but I'm very cautious about carrying disease/germs etc. when I come back from the shelter (I volunteer there) I am afraid, not that I'll infect anyone there, but that my FeLV+ boy will pick up some germ from there. So I don't take him there and I literally take off my shoes at the door of my house, and immediately go to the bathroom and take off all my clothes and take a shower when I come in the door just in case I have anything on me that he might get. I then spray down my shoes with lysol before I bring them in. I put the clothes in the hamper and wash them before I wear them again. I'm a regular volunteer. I may be carrying it too far but i am scared that I'll bring something home to either the cat or the dog who has chronic erlichiosis. Sidney ** Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219799634x1201361008/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad .doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B214133440%3B36002254%3Bj) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
