Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
ill deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Hav

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Sally Davis
on Team (KART) > >www.findkpets.org > > > >Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals > > > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen > >Sent: Tuesday, Augu

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Megan Heikkinen
>Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:44 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: To Mega

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Megan, I will second the endorsement on Immuno regulin. Junior was treated for hemobartonella in case he had it, but I think the immuno regulin got him through the crisis. He was on the first protocol listed on the web page. It is not expensive, although the vet or vet tech will have to give the

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Chris
n: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do. Olive actually did test negative on the ELISA test, although it wasn't a strong negative. The IFA was done twice and came up positive both times. We skipped the ELISA test on my other two, and instead are having t

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Tad Burnett
Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: RE: To M

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
--- Original Message - From: Tad Burnett To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:42 PM Subject: Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Probably close to 4 years ago I mentioned interferon to my vet... He had

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Tad Burnett
"Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do. Apparently my vet doesn't know what he's talking about... That kind of scares me. I think shots ma

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Megan Heikkinen
Olive actually did test negative on the ELISA test, although it wasn't a strong negative. The IFA was done twice and came up positive both times. We skipped the ELISA test on my other two, and instead are having the blood shipped to the vet school for the IFA. I don't think that my vet seems to kn

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Megan Heikkinen
applause, > Ever guarding with sharpened claws." > Trajan Tennent > > > > > - Original Message - > From: Marylyn > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: To Megan:

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
age - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Just so you know, some vets carry the oral interferon. The vets I have in Louisville ke

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Marylyn
t. Francis - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Having just gone through this recently and losing Monkee to

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
Having just gone through this recently and losing Monkee to anemia/FelV, I can provide this: Blood transfusion: wears off in 10 days, if not less.  Signs of it wearing off are pretty clear: lack of energy, less moving around, white gums/nose (Monkee's nose was "perfect pink" and when his transfu