Re: Weak positive kitty
PLEASE do not euthanize her based on a positive test! That is not a reason. FeLV is like HIV. It means a suppressed immune system. It does not mean your cat is going to die anytime soon. Immuno-Regulin is a good immune stimulant and really seems to help with upper respiratory viruses, fevers, and viruses generally. Lysine also helps a lot with it. There are some articles on I-R on the felineleukemia.org website, and you can order from Revival Animal Health without a prescription for about $30 for a vial that will last at least 10 doses. Soome people give it at home subcutaneously, but it is supposed to work better given IV at a vet's office. Though you may need a different vet. There are numerous people on this list whose FeLV+ cats battled recurrent upper respiratory infections for a long time and then they went away when they started I-R, lysine, or the combination. Michelle In a message dated 10/27/2006 12:16:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita
Re: Weak positive kitty
Testing is kind of a controversial issue, I'm finding as I start my own rescue. The group I volunteered for had the same policy - only test one per litter - but if your aim is to find out who is felv+ at that point in time, you need to test all of them. Some can be + and some - within the same litter. Some people don't test at all due to the risk of false positives. Lots of cats are euthanized at kill shelters due to false positive I think. How many is anyone's guess. Not only is there a risk of false positives, but cats can throw off the virus, or segregate it in their bone marrow, given enough time, which kill shelters generally don't have to give. I don't know too much about low blood platelet but I am sure someone here will. Someone here knows everything! On 10/27/06, Frullani, Anita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you for writing! The vets around here (Harrisburg, PA) really are not so up to date on FeLV and FIV, this vet is actually better than most. I am just more worried about this because of the low blood platelet and risk of hemorrhage. I will wait the 6 months of course. The boy kitten was tested (I belong to a rescue group and usually with a litter of kittens only one is tested and perhaps this is not such a good idea). From: Kelley Saveika [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Weak positive kitty First suggestion - find another vet. 3-4 weeks is not long enough for her to throw off the virus if she is going to. My vet recommends 6 months between tests. Has the boy kitten been tested? There are a number of ways to boost the immune system, including high quality food and l-lysine. Others will be able to tell you more on that. I had a kitten who tested weak felv+ but came up negative later, along with the rest of her littermates. So I have no direct experience with felv, but have stayed on this list because everyone is so great. You have found a good place to be. Take care. On 10/27/06, Frullani, Anita < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Help! Here is the situation -- in July I took 2 sick URI kittens (BooBo, female; and Wheezer, male) in from terrible living conditions in the City of Harrisburg -- the Mom cat was feral and was fixed and sent to live at a sanctuary. The kittens recovered. Both kittens were vaccinated for Felv once (although I had some trouble with the female's injection and some of the liquid came out the other side of the skin). I had to treat for fleas ith Revolution but of course now they have the fleas again (including all my 20 cats) and am waiting for the Advantage to come in from Australia. The male kitten got a 105 degree fever either in Sept or early Oct and received antibiotics and is fine now. A few weeks later, I used some pyrethrum powder for fleas as the 1st round of Advantage hadn't arrived via mail. The female had a reaction and had hematomias on her ears and bleeding from the mouth (abscess). She was put on prednisone and it started going away but then she got a fever. She was getting clavamox for that and I didn't give her any more pred but then the spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita -- Vist the Austin Siamese Rescue store and save a kitty life! http://www.cafepress.com/austinsiamesehttp://astore.amazon.com/austinsiamese-20 -- Vist the Austin Siamese Rescue store and save a kitty life!http://www.cafepress.com/austinsiamese http://astore.amazon.com/austinsiamese-20
RE: Weak positive kitty
Thank you for writing! The vets around here (Harrisburg, PA) really are not so up to date on FeLV and FIV, this vet is actually better than most. I am just more worried about this because of the low blood platelet and risk of hemorrhage. I will wait the 6 months of course. The boy kitten was tested (I belong to a rescue group and usually with a litter of kittens only one is tested and perhaps this is not such a good idea). From: Kelley Saveika [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Weak positive kitty First suggestion - find another vet. 3-4 weeks is not long enough for her to throw off the virus if she is going to. My vet recommends 6 months between tests. Has the boy kitten been tested? There are a number of ways to boost the immune system, including high quality food and l-lysine. Others will be able to tell you more on that. I had a kitten who tested weak felv+ but came up negative later, along with the rest of her littermates. So I have no direct experience with felv, but have stayed on this list because everyone is so great. You have found a good place to be. Take care. On 10/27/06, Frullani, Anita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Help! Here is the situation -- in July I took 2 sick URI kittens (BooBo, female; and Wheezer, male) in from terrible living conditions in the City of Harrisburg -- the Mom cat was feral and was fixed and sent to live at a sanctuary. The kittens recovered. Both kittens were vaccinated for Felv once (although I had some trouble with the female's injection and some of the liquid came out the other side of the skin). I had to treat for fleas ith Revolution but of course now they have the fleas again (including all my 20 cats) and am waiting for the Advantage to come in from Australia. The male kitten got a 105 degree fever either in Sept or early Oct and received antibiotics and is fine now. A few weeks later, I used some pyrethrum powder for fleas as the 1st round of Advantage hadn't arrived via mail. The female had a reaction and had hematomias on her ears and bleeding from the mouth (abscess). She was put on prednisone and it started going away but then she got a fever. She was getting clavamox for that and I didn't give her any more pred but then the spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita -- Vist the Austin Siamese Rescue store and save a kitty life! http://www.cafepress.com/austinsiamese http://astore.amazon.com/austinsiamese-20
Re: Weak positive kitty
First suggestion - find another vet. 3-4 weeks is not long enough for her to throw off the virus if she is going to. My vet recommends 6 months between tests. Has the boy kitten been tested? There are a number of ways to boost the immune system, including high quality food and l-lysine. Others will be able to tell you more on that. I had a kitten who tested weak felv+ but came up negative later, along with the rest of her littermates. So I have no direct experience with felv, but have stayed on this list because everyone is so great. You have found a good place to be. Take care. On 10/27/06, Frullani, Anita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Help! Here is the situation -- in July I took 2 sick URI kittens (BooBo, female; and Wheezer, male) in from terrible living conditions in the City of Harrisburg -- the Mom cat was feral and was fixed and sent to live at a sanctuary. The kittens recovered. Both kittens were vaccinated for Felv once (although I had some trouble with the female's injection and some of the liquid came out the other side of the skin). I had to treat for fleas ith Revolution but of course now they have the fleas again (including all my 20 cats) and am waiting for the Advantage to come in from Australia. The male kitten got a 105 degree fever either in Sept or early Oct and received antibiotics and is fine now. A few weeks later, I used some pyrethrum powder for fleas as the 1st round of Advantage hadn't arrived via mail. The female had a reaction and had hematomias on her ears and bleeding from the mouth (abscess). She was put on prednisone and it started going away but then she got a fever. She was getting clavamox for that and I didn't give her any more pred but then the spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita -- Vist the Austin Siamese Rescue store and save a kitty life! http://www.cafepress.com/austinsiamesehttp://astore.amazon.com/austinsiamese-20
Re: Weak positive kitty
Try giving her the Just Born formula. Someone suggested it before. It seems like a good source of nutrition if she's weak. Nancy Schneider Management Analyst Dept of Transportation 12544 Saticoy St N Hollywood 91605 Voice(818) 756-9558 Fax (818) 756-9245 >>> "Frullani, Anita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/27/06 9:13 AM >>> Help! Here is the situation -- in July I took 2 sick URI kittens (BooBo, female; and Wheezer, male) in from terrible living conditions in the City of Harrisburg -- the Mom cat was feral and was fixed and sent to live at a sanctuary. The kittens recovered. Both kittens were vaccinated for Felv once (although I had some trouble with the female's injection and some of the liquid came out the other side of the skin). I had to treat for fleas ith Revolution but of course now they have the fleas again (including all my 20 cats) and am waiting for the Advantage to come in from Australia. The male kitten got a 105 degree fever either in Sept or early Oct and received antibiotics and is fine now. A few weeks later, I used some pyrethrum powder for fleas as the 1st round of Advantage hadn't arrived via mail. The female had a reaction and had hematomias on her ears and bleeding from the mouth (abscess). She was put on prednisone and it started going away but then she got a fever. She was getting clavamox for that and I didn't give her any more pred but then the spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita
Weak positive kitty
Help! Here is the situation -- in July I took 2 sick URI kittens (BooBo, female; and Wheezer, male) in from terrible living conditions in the City of Harrisburg -- the Mom cat was feral and was fixed and sent to live at a sanctuary. The kittens recovered. Both kittens were vaccinated for Felv once (although I had some trouble with the female's injection and some of the liquid came out the other side of the skin). I had to treat for fleas ith Revolution but of course now they have the fleas again (including all my 20 cats) and am waiting for the Advantage to come in from Australia. The male kitten got a 105 degree fever either in Sept or early Oct and received antibiotics and is fine now. A few weeks later, I used some pyrethrum powder for fleas as the 1st round of Advantage hadn't arrived via mail. The female had a reaction and had hematomias on her ears and bleeding from the mouth (abscess). She was put on prednisone and it started going away but then she got a fever. She was getting clavamox for that and I didn't give her any more pred but then the spots came back all over her body. Took her back to the vet for a blood test -- results came in this am: Anemic, Platelet down, Weak positive felv, re-rest Antigen 3 to 4 weeks. Vet recommends euthanasia if she re-tests positive as she can't keep getting viruses and the low blood platelet count and hemotomas are not good. Does anyone have any similar experiences, ways to boost the immune system, anything? She is so young and such a sweetheart. Anita
