Anything which include any artificial preservative, especially, BHT and BHA should be avoided, if you know what they are, and what they are used for, there's no way that we can feed to our babies - especially FeLV+ babies -
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry N. Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:26 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: For Sue RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued and amcaring forDeirdre (FELV+) Hi Sue Re your vet's assessment of Iams, I honestly don't think "fine" is good enough -- and especially for FeLV kitties with their severely compromised immune systems. And no disrespect to your vet, but many vets--including my own--have never led me to believe they know or care that much about nutrition for healthy cats never mind FELV cats. (I'd say the same for a lot of doctors re human nutrition.) Iams dry has e.g. chicken by-products, ie, all the chicken parts that human carnivores would not wish to eat, and corn filler and cellulose, and since the labels don't say "no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors" I have to presume it has those too. I used to feed my cats dry Iams out of ignorance -- I didn't know there was a whole bunch of better-quality brands out there. The Wellness dry that I now buy specifically states on the package a list of things they do not use, and the list includes meat by-products, corn, cellulose, and artificial preservatives, flavors or colors. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sue Feldbusch Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued and am caring forDeirdre (FELV+) I use IAMS hard food and my vet said it's fine for felv+ kitty's. >From: "MacKenzie, Kerry N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Subject: for Kathleen-- I'm new and green.I've rescued and am caring >forDeirdre (FELV+) >Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:00:32 -0600 > >Hi Kathleen >I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to your email till now---welcome >to the group, though I'm very sorry for the reason you've had to find >us. >You won't find a more informed, supportive, caring, wonderful bunch of >people than this one. They've been a total godsend for me! >It's always a shock to discover a kitty has felv. I'm glad Deirdre has >such a caring "mom." >I discovered in December 2003 that 5 of the 6 rescue kitties I took in >were felv positive. >I had to go on a crash course, so to speak, in dealing with FeLV cats >and I found that their diet (not surprisingly) is SO important. My most >precious references are this wonderful group and Anitra Frazier's The >Natural Cat Book. >Here's a copy of what I've sent out in the past with the salient points: > >~~Give only filtered water. >~~Feed only high grade/human grade pet food. That is NOT Iams or Science >diet-type, which has nasty by-products, and which I now know, by no >means represents the gold standard in pet food, but the much higher >quality brands without by-products, additives or preservatives, eg >Wellness, Innova, Petguard, that you find in the independent pet stores >(you won't find these high-quality foods in the Petco/Petsmart chains). >I give mine Petguard wet food (from Wholefoods) and Wellness wet and dry >food morning and evening. >~~Add these supplements morning and evening to Deirdre's wet food, to >boost her immune system: a 500mg L-Lysin pill (grind first), easily >available from pharmacies/healthfood stores, 1/4 tsp feline enzymes, 1 >teaspoon of 'Vita-Mineral Mix' (I'll send you the details separately). >Also, gradually, as I was able to obtain them (not difficult as it >turned out, everything is available in health food stores or Internet) I >added most of the remainder of the supplements Frazier recommends: >CoQ10, bioplasma, olive oil, cod liver oil and alfalfa (I'll send you >details re amounts). And I give them interferon. Got it thru Walgreen's >(eventually) on my vet's prescription, and he made it up for me. >You will get tons more advice and help from others on the list! >Good luck, Kathleen, and a big hug for Deirdre---she's such a lucky >kitty to have found you! Kerry > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Gittel >Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:02 PM >To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: I'm new and green.I've rescued and am caring for Deirdre >(FELV+) > > >I'd be grateful for any and all suggestions you have for diet, >vitamins, and care for Deirdre. I fed her outside and created a >shelter for her in my shed for 1 year when she first appeared under my >evergreen tree eating birdseed. She was about 6 months old then. I >trapped her this January 1st and had her spayed, de-flead, de-wormed >and got her all her shots. She was feral. During the last 3 weeks, she >finally began >to get friendly and is now a total mush melon. I love her. She has >taken up residence in my living room, because I must isolate her from >my other 6 cats to keep them free of FELV. > >She has 2 windows, lots of toys, a couch, a special bed and she eats >Fancy Feast wet food and Adult Nutro dried food. I spend at least a >third of my time home with her. >She's extremely spunky, loving and playful. I'd like >to keep her that way for as long as possible. I'd appreciate any and >all suggestions you might have for me. > >Thank You > Kathleen Gittel > > > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended >solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. >If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. >This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the >individual named. 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