Re: [Felvtalk] more about chloe and spicy
Hi Dot: I have a four bedroom house and Spicy is in one of the spare bedrooms. She doesn't try to escape. Spicy is very laidback and sort of goes with the flow. She loves her cat tree and as long as you spend some time with her she is cool. It was never a room my other cats go into so they don't even try to go in there. So far it's been easy keeping them separate but I know she lays at the door and plays paws with the others under the door. April From: dot winkler venus7ora...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] more about chloe and spicy Hi April - wow. Good information. O.K. So maybe what I heard is incorrect. So, you are thinking of getting your cat another one to play with? But you also have other cats without the virus? I have a small house and keeping the 3 of them separated is downright crazy! It is so hectic. My husband and i have been stressed all summer since Chloe got the virus in June. I don't know how we'd ever go away - I don't know who could deal with all this. I need to find Chloe a home. How do you manage keeping them all apart? Dot From: April Johnson cupcake292...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT this is what I found off the internet. I didn't hear that about making threw the 5 phases, because there is a 6 when the disease takes over. I know she's lonely sometimes because she loved being part of the family. She was accepted by all the other cats. I'm torn between trying to find her another cat with FELV or hoping she gets used to being by herself. Spicy actually named herself. We were driving home from the shelter and I wanted to name the other cat we adopted Spicy because she's orange. Well Spicy kept answering to the name. Now Spicy is black and I never thought of naming a black cat Spicy, but she had other ideas. I like the name Chloe we had a cat for 14 years named Chloe, she had to be pts when her kidney's shutdown. The disease has a wide range of effects. The cat can fight off the infection and become totally immune, can become a healthy carrier that never gets sick itself but can infect other cats, or a mid-level case in which the cat has a compromised immune system.[citation needed] Nevertheless, the development of lymphomas is considered the final stage of the disease. Although it is thought that virus protein has to be present to induce lymphomas in cats, newer evidence shows that a high percentage of FeLV-Antigen negative lymphomas contain FeLV-DNA, indicating a hit-and-run mechanism of virus induced tumor development.[1] Once the virus has entered the cat, there are six phases to a FeLV infection: * Phase One: The virus enters the cat, usually through the pharynx where it infects the epithelial cells and infects the tonsorial B-lymphocytes and macrophages. These white blood cells then filter down to the lymph nodes and begin to replicate. * Phase Two: The virus enters the blood stream and begins to distribute throughout the body. * Phase Three: The lymphoid system (which produces antibodies to attack infected and cancerous cells) becomes infected, with further distribution throughout the body. * Phase Four: The main point in the infection- where the virus can take over the body's immune system and cause viremia. During this phase the hemolymphatic system and intestines become infected. If the cat's immune system does not fight off the virus, then it goes onto: * Phase Five: The bone marrow becomes infected. At this point, the virus will stay with the cat for the rest of its life. In this phase, the virus replicates and is released four to seven days later in infected neutrophils (white blood cells), and sometimes lymphocytes, monocytes (white blood cell formed in the bone marrow), and eosinophils (another white blood cell). * Phase Six: The cat's body is overwhelmed by infection and mucosal and glandular epithelial cells (tissue that forms a thin protective layer on exposed bodily surfaces and forms the lining of internal cavities, ducts, and organs) become infected. The virus replicates in epithelial tissues including salivary glands, oropharynx, stomach, esophagus, intestines, trachea, nasopharynx, renal tubules, bladder, pancreas, alveolar ducts, and sebaceous ducts from the muzzle. From: dot winkler venus7ora...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT Hi April - My vet didn't know anything about the 5 stages of the disease Can you believe this. O.K. So, what do you know about the 5 stages? What does it mean? I think I heard that if your cat can make it through all five stages, then they have
Re: [Felvtalk] more about chloe and spicy
Hi April - wow. Good information. O.K. So maybe what I heard is incorrect. So, you are thinking of getting your cat another one to play with? But you also have other cats without the virus? I have a small house and keeping the 3 of them separated is downright crazy! It is so hectic. My husband and i have been stressed all summer since Chloe got the virus in June. I don't know how we'd ever go away - I don't know who could deal with all this. I need to find Chloe a home. How do you manage keeping them all apart? Dot From: April Johnson cupcake292...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT this is what I found off the internet. I didn't hear that about making threw the 5 phases, because there is a 6 when the disease takes over. I know she's lonely sometimes because she loved being part of the family. She was accepted by all the other cats. I'm torn between trying to find her another cat with FELV or hoping she gets used to being by herself. Spicy actually named herself. We were driving home from the shelter and I wanted to name the other cat we adopted Spicy because she's orange. Well Spicy kept answering to the name. Now Spicy is black and I never thought of naming a black cat Spicy, but she had other ideas. I like the name Chloe we had a cat for 14 years named Chloe, she had to be pts when her kidney's shutdown. The disease has a wide range of effects. The cat can fight off the infection and become totally immune, can become a healthy carrier that never gets sick itself but can infect other cats, or a mid-level case in which the cat has a compromised immune system.[citation needed] Nevertheless, the development of lymphomas is considered the final stage of the disease. Although it is thought that virus protein has to be present to induce lymphomas in cats, newer evidence shows that a high percentage of FeLV-Antigen negative lymphomas contain FeLV-DNA, indicating a hit-and-run mechanism of virus induced tumor development.[1] Once the virus has entered the cat, there are six phases to a FeLV infection: * Phase One: The virus enters the cat, usually through the pharynx where it infects the epithelial cells and infects the tonsorial B-lymphocytes and macrophages. These white blood cells then filter down to the lymph nodes and begin to replicate. * Phase Two: The virus enters the blood stream and begins to distribute throughout the body. * Phase Three: The lymphoid system (which produces antibodies to attack infected and cancerous cells) becomes infected, with further distribution throughout the body. * Phase Four: The main point in the infection- where the virus can take over the body's immune system and cause viremia. During this phase the hemolymphatic system and intestines become infected. If the cat's immune system does not fight off the virus, then it goes onto: * Phase Five: The bone marrow becomes infected. At this point, the virus will stay with the cat for the rest of its life. In this phase, the virus replicates and is released four to seven days later in infected neutrophils (white blood cells), and sometimes lymphocytes, monocytes (white blood cell formed in the bone marrow), and eosinophils (another white blood cell). * Phase Six: The cat's body is overwhelmed by infection and mucosal and glandular epithelial cells (tissue that forms a thin protective layer on exposed bodily surfaces and forms the lining of internal cavities, ducts, and organs) become infected. The virus replicates in epithelial tissues including salivary glands, oropharynx, stomach, esophagus, intestines, trachea, nasopharynx, renal tubules, bladder, pancreas, alveolar ducts, and sebaceous ducts from the muzzle. From: dot winkler venus7ora...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] REPLY FROM DOT Hi April - My vet didn't know anything about the 5 stages of the disease Can you believe this. O.K. So, what do you know about the 5 stages? What does it mean? I think I heard that if your cat can make it through all five stages, then they have developed an immunity to the disease. Anyway, how is it keeping your cat apart from the others? My cat is so lonely. It breaks my heart. She wants to play with the others. Esp the male cat who she knows from the clan where i rescued the two of them. I really would love to adopt her out. Just having a hard time finding someone. P.S. - I like the name Spicy! It is cute. Dot From: April Johnson cupcake292...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Update/MY CAT NEEDS HOME WITH FELV Hi Dot, This is all new to
