[Felvtalk] Subject: Re: question on antibiotic

Thanks to everyone for your replies.  Spanky's vet appt was moved up from Wed to tomorrow night, the vet is only in 1/2 day today and I'm at work.  The vet said not to give him clavamox right now.  I pretty much didn't give him anything yesterday but fluids and the pet-tinic and I have been syri

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I don't know about the board. I always just email my posts. Congratulations on your upcoming baby! tonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the boards no longer up? Is this the new way to email each other. Sorry I have been very busy lately. I am 8 months pregnant and trying to get everythin

Re: Question about URI contagion

rtainly hasn't had any stress that would > bring the URI back out. I even moved and the little booger loved his new > room and got to truly "bird watch" for the first time and he never even > missed a beat! So much for moving causing stress on my cats! > -Caroline >

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loosened a lot and I've already been able to enact some positive changes. -Caroline > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:13:20 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: Question about URI contagion > > in persians, who are predisposed to

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olling that are willing to implement my ideas and better > delegate the work...so hopefully, I will be able to push for some better > treatment protocols in the very near future. The reins have already been > loosened a lot and I've already been able to enact some positive changes. > -Caro

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n the very near future. The reins have already been loosened a lot and I've already been able to enact some positive changes. -Caroline > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:13:20 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: Question about URI contagio

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in persians, who are predisposed to uri symptoms at any time, especially in shelter or new situations (stress, no noses to speak of anyway), zithromax has become the drug of choice: we don't even bother with the others for cats we pull from shelters, we just go for the zithro. the other thing

RE: Question about URI contagion

sing stress on my cats! -Caroline Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:47:54 -0600From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Question about URI contagionOddly enough, I just picked up a fact sheet that says incubation is between 2-17 days. I don't know if that helps you. On Nov 16, 2007 9:40 AM, Glo

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Oddly enough, I just picked up a fact sheet that says incubation is between 2-17 days. I don't know if that helps you. On Nov 16, 2007 9:40 AM, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If he were at my house, I'd probably go ahead and mix him with the others. > They've probably already been exp

RE: Question about URI contagion

Hi Caroline, I can't answer your Q (tho I'd imagine the infectious period is well over) but just wanted to say how wonderful that your little foster is doing so well in your home. Yup, I've no doubt all the love and care he's getting from you was the cure. What a lucky kitty that he found you. Than

Re: Question about URI contagion

If he were at my house, I'd probably go ahead and mix him with the others. They've probably already been exposed anyhow. Sounds like he's responded well to your loving care. FYI - I also had good luck with a dose or two of Zithromax for kittens with URI. Gloria On Nov 16, 2007, at 9:3

Re: question

My Winston has herpes (not feleuk) and Zenoquin always gets him better. L - Original Message - From: Sally Davis To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: Re: question Hi Well I am concerned it may be more than just infection. He

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-- > *From:* Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:12 PM > *Subject:* Re: question > > Hi > > Well I am concerned it may be more than just infection. He acts totally > normal though. So it is not

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Hi Well I am concerned it may be more than just infection. He acts totally normal though. So it is not really bothering him. He does have the rinny eyes typical of herpes. He had this last year with the initial onslaught of the FELV. He was negative 6 months before he tested positive. I am hoping

Re: question

Oops Eye discharge. He is on lysine ,Transfer Factor, manopol, colostrum ,and probiotics. I had to treat him for tapeworm last week. I have not given him his immunoregulin (maintenance shot this month). Sally On Nov 15, 2007 8:12 PM, Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Well I am conc

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ental problems. She had skyrocket temperature. Is fabulous for now. My best L - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: question This could a bad tooth or a tumor in the nasal cavity.

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This could a bad tooth or a tumor in the nasal cavity. SorryI'm not very comforting on this. This has been my experience. In a message dated 11/14/2007 4:52:49 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Everyone Junior still has his URi he has had since at least Augus

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Thanks Sherry.. Sally On Nov 14, 2007 7:57 PM, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sally,we use Azithromyacin with our URI cats.Usually five days in a row > .When I used it for Genevieve it was 5 days in a row and then every 3 days > for 3 more doses. > I hope Junior feels better soon.

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Hi Sally,we use Azithromyacin with our URI cats.Usually five days in a row .When I used it for Genevieve it was 5 days in a row and then every 3 days for 3 more doses. I hope Junior feels better soon. Sherry Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Everyone Junior still has his U

RE: Question

I was told by a vet that they use Advantage on young kittens, but I can't remember what she said was the age. 8 weeks is definitely safe and I'm pretty sure that some vets would go even lower. It's one of those things where "some vets think A/some think B." All of my foster kittens had Advan

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Advantage and Revolution are also 8 weeks and older. Sally Davis On 10/9/07, Pat Kachur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My vet strongly recommends Frontline so I don't use any other--it may be > used on kittens 8 weeks or older. > > - Original Message - > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *To:

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My vet strongly recommends Frontline so I don't use any other--it may be used on kittens 8 weeks or older. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:10 PM Subject: Question How old do the kittens need to

RE: Question about outdoor cat

27;s an Eagle Pack nut!). I just wish she wasn't such a TomCat trapped in a pretty little spayed female body!! But that is the best way to describe her...very tomcat acting and that is why I worry about her integrating with cats who are anything but -Caroline To: [EMAIL PR

RE: Question about outdoor cat

Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Question about outdoor cat Yes,..she actually loved Monkee. She never narrowed her eyes at him or hissed. She truly liked him. Over time they became buds thru the barrier of the porch between them and I really fel

RE: Question about outdoor cat

other cats who needed me more immediately...knowing that I was only further complicating and delaying the ultimate decision of what to do about Lil Girl when I move! -Caroline Subject: RE: Question about outdoor catDate: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 15:32:10 -0500From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: felvtalk@feli

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e Kaufmann Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:52 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Question about outdoor cat Well, that is how my Monkee eventually became. He was living outside, but likely belonged to someone before (he was neutered). But Lil Girl is different because she'

Re: Question about outdoor cat

By the way, I forgot to mention she's solid white...hence the name "Whitey," which I jokingly called her because I never expected her to move in. lol -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:00 pm Subject: Re:

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know for sure if I ever move, Whitey is going with me.  -Original Message- From: Christiane Biagi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 3:31 pm Subject: RE: Question about outdoor cat TAKE HER!  I was feeding my Romeo for 2 years before I b

RE: Question about outdoor cat

kyard- at least temporarily! But my mom fears she will make the "incredible journey" back to her neighborhood/colony instinctively? We feel like we just don't know anything about colony/outdoor cats like her and don't feel confident in our abilities to make a decision

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TAKE HER! I was feeding my Romeo for 2 years before I brought him inside. I did so only because the temperature was going to below zero and the creeps whose house he lived under boarded up his access so he had no shelter. It took a few weeks of him in a large kennel in my bedroom propped up on so

Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update

Original Message - From: Chris Behnke To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:42 PM Subject: RE: Question about eye ulcers -Update I have had a cat once before who ended up with one eye, his cornea had flipped and his eye had to be removed. He never acted like he

RE: Question about eye ulcers -Update

] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 7:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update Chris, Prayers that little Kaylee's surgery is a success. I'm sorry you guys are going through this. I never even co

Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update

Chris, Prayers that little Kaylee's surgery is a success. I'm sorry you guys are going through this. I never even considered a tumor when I read your posts. Did the vet think that the cancer will be limited to the eye only? I sure hope so. Our Smookie only has one eye and she does great.

RE: Question about eye ulcers -Update

Thinking about you and Kaylee. I hope everything turns out okay. Hoping for the best. Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Behnke Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 7:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Question about eye ulcers

Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update

Chris, I'll be pulling for Kaylee. tonya Chris Behnke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, after spending over 2 hours at the vets this morning, it turns out that Kaylee does not have conjunctivitis, herpes or a corneal ulcer. What she does have is a tumor. She will be

Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update

Oh ChrisI'm so sorry to hear this! Kaylee will be in my thoughts and prayers totally. This isn't something to stomach very well as I know. But there are cats/kittens that do make it through the surgery without any complications. Miracles do happen! My experience with this is you becom

Re: Question about eye ulcers -Update

I am so sorry, Chris, for you & little Kaylee... Please give her a hug from all of us and my cats say "Goodluck, our kitty prayers are w/you!" Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay i

Re: Question about eye ulcers

My suggestion is get the kitty in to be checked out by your Vet. Because you never know...second guessing doesn't matter. I've never heard of a Vet removing dead tissue around the eyes unless there was prior surgery in the area. I recently rescued a male Siamese/Birman from a smaller rescue

Re: Question about eye ulcers

ssage From: Chris Behnke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, September 3, 2007 8:06:56 PM Subject: RE: Question about eye ulcers How can you tell if it is an ulcer? Would you recommend having the dead/diseased tissue removed? Any help is appreciated as I t

Re: Question about eye ulcers

I am not able to tell if it is an ulcer on my own. Maybe someone with more experience than me can. I take the cat to the vet and he puts a solution in the eye, then turns out the lights and looks at the eye with an instrument. I have never had any sort of tissue removed from an eye. I do have a

RE: question re Mickey's bent ear

MAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sally Davis Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: question re Mickey's bent ear Junior has this as part of his condition. He has hematomas in both ears. The vet does not want to stress

RE: Question about eye ulcers

How can you tell if it is an ulcer? Would you recommend having the dead/diseased tissue removed? Any help is appreciated as I think one of my girls may have this. Thanks, Chris No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

m: MacKenzie, Kerry N. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:17 AM Subject: RE: question re Mickey's bent ear Thanks so much Kerry, Nina, Phaewryn, Sally and Susan---sorry if I missed anyone---for diagnosing Mickey's condition and generally making

RE: question re Mickey's bent ear

for now we're ok---thanks again SO much everyone! Kerry & Mickey _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sally Davis Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: question re Mickey's bent ear Junior has

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

Original Message - From: Sally Davis To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: question re Mickey's bent ear Junior has this as part of his condition. He has hematomas in both ears. The vet does not want to stress him by draining them,

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

Junior has this as part of his condition. He has hematomas in both ears. The vet does not want to stress him by draining them, so they are that way all the time. He has no infection or ear mites. It must feel funny to him. He looks like a Scottish Fold kitty. His ears are real fat. He does like t

RE: question re Mickey's bent ear

Got it!--thanks again Susan! _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 12:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: question re Mickey's bent ear Kerry, It's a "hematoma",not a "he

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

Kerry, It's a "hematoma",not a "hematella".. Takes me awhile for my brain to kick in after my mouth is engaged.. :) Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state,

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

g with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: RE: question re Mickey's

RE: question re Mickey's bent ear

Thanks Susan! _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:51 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: question re Mickey's bent ear Sounds like he has earmites, and he has scratched them until he has a "

Re: question re Mickey's bent ear

Sounds like he has earmites, and he has scratched them until he has a "hemotella" (?) or,"califlower" ear. This is caused by the itching, and shaking of his head. Needs to be drained if possible. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net

Re: Question about eye ulcers

Michael, I found Bailey at 5 months of age, positive then. I lost him last May at 11 years of age. He had just turned 11 years old 5 days before he passed. He wasn't sick his whole life except for the last 6 months when he became anemic and quit eating. We fixed the anemia but he stil

Re: Question about eye ulcers

I would go to the vet. I know it's stressful, but you have no way of knowing how to treat something like that without seeing the vet and possibly an eye specialist... I hope Jingles pulls through this. My first leukemia kitty pulled through pneumonia and herpes at about 1 year old and

Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

ed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:10:54 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

t 24, 2007 9:10:27 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House Thanks, Wendy! A, I need to log onto their website and poke around in kittyland. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net

Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

CTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House Who/What is this Best Friends? I must be missing something? -- Get a

Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

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Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House The FeLV suite is actually called Casa de Calmar. Benton's House houses kitties with disabilities. :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group o

Re: Question about eye ulcers/Benton's House

riginal Message From: Susan Dubose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:44:31 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers I got my first felv+ kitty last July, from a very bad "Frankenbreeder situation" I actually got 3 cats fr

Re: Question about eye ulcers

Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers Ok, guys, since I

Re: Question about eye ulcers

Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:15:01 PM Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers Ok, guys, since I'm feeling particularly sad tonight about my babies

RE: Question about eye ulcers

iday, August 24, 2007 9:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Question about eye ulcers Ok, guys, since I'm feeling particularly sad tonight about my babies, let me ask this... How long have you all known of a cat surviving after FeLV+ diagnosis? I know the standard is,

Re: Question about eye ulcers

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Re: Question about eye ulcers

Ok, guys, since I'm feeling particularly sad tonight about my babies, let me ask this... How long have you all known of a cat surviving after FeLV+ diagnosis? I know the standard is, according to almost everyone, 2-3 years after diagnosis, but I'm sure some of you all have had experiences w

Re: Question about eye ulcers

Hi Susan, It may be a corneal ulcer. Smookie lost one of her eyes to this, we suspect, before we adopted her, and she had another ulcer when we adopted her, which would only clear up with high doses of lysine (500 mg 2x per day). Smookie's ulcer was flush with the rest of his eye, like it was

RE: Question re treatment differences ?????

@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Question re treatment differences ? Interferon Alpha and Roferon are the same thing - I think Roferon is a brand name. Island Pharmacy sells interferon Alpha in pre-loaded syringes that you can order for oral administration for your FELV kitty. See http

RE: Question re treatment differences ?????

9:21 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Question re treatment differences ? Interferon Alpha and Roferon are the same thing - I think Roferon is a brand name. Island Pharmacy sells interferon Alpha in pre-loaded syringes that you can order for oral administration for your FELV kitty

Re: Question re treatment differences ?????

Interferon Alpha and Roferon are the same thing - I think Roferon is a brand name. Island Pharmacy sells interferon Alpha in pre-loaded syringes that you can order for oral administration for your FELV kitty. See http://www.islandpharmacy.com/site/1420401/page/769212 Immunoreglan is diff

Re: Question re treatment differences ?????

No they are all different -- you might want to read the felk group website as it explains different treatment there. - Original Message - From: Sheila Coyle To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, June 21, 200

Re: question on test result

Yeah--like being "sort of" pregnant--like THAT happens! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 8, 2007, at 6:31 PM, MaryChristine wrote: what happens with the snap test is that, after the blood and the testing solution mingle for a certain amount of time (can't remember now how lo

Re: question on test result

O my God! That vet is horrible! I'm shocked she would be so interested in killing the babies! And you're right about not knowing about the mamacat. The thought that vet may have murdered her makes me physically ill. If in fact you want to make a case out of it, I would ask the desk or

Re: Question about FIV/FeLV+ Mom and Kittens

Add lysine to their diet. You can also try interferon, but you'll need a vet for that. Honestly, I would not separate the kittens like you have done. What you are seeing now (test results) can change at any time, and it seems like a lot of extra work, kinda pointlessly, to me. They will either have

Re: Question about FIV/FeLV+ Mom and Kittens

*Tampa, Florida * On 5/14/07, MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: where are you? On 5/14/07, Leslie Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *Okay, here's our situation - we have a double positive mom with four > kittens. Two tested light positive for FIV, the other two tested positive > f

Re: Question about FIV/FeLV+ Mom and Kittens

where are you? On 5/14/07, Leslie Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *Okay, here's our situation - we have a double positive mom with four kittens. Two tested light positive for FIV, the other two tested positive for FeLV (one light, one strong... whatever that means). The kittens are only 8

Re: question on test result

When Junior was hit by a car a year ago the vet first tested him for FeLV. He was negative. She was wonderful and saved his life. Yes I am sure she would have sugested PTS if he had tested positive at that time. He had a broken jaw, split pallete and eye injury. He also had infection in his sinus

Re: question on test result

My Pippin was a slight positive on the ELISA at six weeks of age and came up negative on the IFA five months later. The vet thinks it was a false positive. But, it's possible Pippin could have thrown the virus. Gina Debi Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Deana, I foster c

To Deana: Re: question on test result

Deana, I'm so glad that you've found this wonderful group! You are wise to find another vet; one more educated on FeLV. After all, these kittens may not even be pos, and even if they test pos later on, they still have a 40% chance to sero-convert and be negative. So keep fighting the good fight

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n depend on me a 110%. I'm trying my best to keep him healthy. Leen From: Debi Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: question on test result Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 06:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Thank you so much for sh

Re: question on test result

Thank you so much for sharing this. I wish more people felt this way!!! Debi H. "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My thoughts about FELV and euth'ing them just because of the test results are this: Isn't every moment in life a moment for a discovery, a moment t

Re: question on test result

My thoughts about FELV and euth'ing them just because of the test results are this: Isn't every moment in life a moment for a discovery, a moment to find joy, a moment to know what it is to be loved? Is it fair for us to take ANY of those moments away from any living thing just because they MIGHT

Re: question on test result

There are slight positives and strong positives. That is true, however, this vet is crazy, even allowing that she is right about that! You took an INJURED cat to her, and she did NOTHING to treat the INJURIES, but instead let the cat sit in a cage suffering for 4 hours and then the ONLY thing she d

Re: question on test result

Hi Deana, Very glad to hear you are finding a new vet. I rescued a litter born of a feral mom who tested negative (we had her spayed and released). One sick baby tested positive right away, the other 4 tested negative. The sick one developed FIP and had to be pts (but at least had some quality

Re: question on test result

There *is* such a thing as "light positive", though I've never been able to pin down what it means, even after having a kitten test light pos. Protocol is not to test again immediately, though, it is to wait 6 weeks, then test. Then if pos again test w/IFA. I've never heard the term "more posit

Re: question on test result

Deana, I foster cats and I have had 2 test slightly positive and we always wait (though I guess they could not do that with the momma) a few weeks before we retest. On retested negative and one retested positive. And when they retest positive with the snap test we then always do the test

Re: question on test result

Thank god your looking for another Vet. Geez, this really pissed me off good thing I'm not closer I would make a special trip to this idiot of a Vet! What a crockpot! Bless you and your husband helping these poor babies! In a message dated 5/8/2007 4:31:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: question on test result

Oh good lord, you poor thing. Poor mom cat! I'm not an expert on these things which is why I joined this list, but we've had positive and negative in the same litter, and positive kittens revert to negative, and had some negatives stay that way. Lots of love, good food, supplements, maybe some

Re: question on test result

what happens with the snap test is that, after the blood and the testing solution mingle for a certain amount of time (can't remember now how long, and it may differ from brand to brand, anyway), a little colored circle shows up. and yes, the little circle can be pale whatever-color, or bright

Re: question for anyone with knowledge

You can find LOTS of information on glaucoma in cats by searching google. That being said, being blind is CERTAINLY NOT A DEATH SENTENCE! Blind cats do WONDERFULLY well, and adapt very quickly! I wouldn't let the possibility that she could lose her other eye weigh too heavily on the decision to ado

To Jenna: Re: question for anyone with knowledge/feline glaucoma

Jenna, If the worst that happens with feline glaucoma is that kitty eventually goes blind, that's not that bad, imo. There are blind kitties out there who do just fine. Not what you would choose for them, but blind kitties need to be loved too. What other health problems did they say she could

Re: question for anyone with knowledge

Hi Jenna, I have a cat who is at risk for glaucoma, but doesn't have it at this time. The kind of risk you would be taking would be a lot different than with an FELV+ cat. Even if she loses the other eye, she should get around just fine as a blind cat. I don't see any reason to avoid adopting

Re: question for anyone with knowledge

Hi Jenna. I don't really know anything about this disease, but I would suggest that you repost this email with the words "feline glaucoma" in the subject...that way people who have some knowledge or experience will be more likely to read it and respond. Also, what I do know, is that when

RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others?

, 2007 2:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others? Thanks Hideyo! Can you give me an idea of the cost to have it shipped from the UK? Also, where do you order it from? Thanks!!! MJ Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others?

ED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 2:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others? I read a study where FOI (feline omega interferon) was used among sick felk kitties and the study did prove that it did hel

RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others?

Interferon is basically anti-viral agent and try to attack different virus in their body.. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 2:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha

RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others?

I read a study where FOI (feline omega interferon) was used among sick felk kitties and the study did prove that it did help even among sick kitties. Alpha is human interferon and you give it orally - FOI is feline interferon and you can give it as an inject able usually. You can only get it from

Re: question about IBD and anemia

Thanks. She has not been tested for those. Toxo usually causes bad diarrhea, though, and salmanella causes incredible distress including vomiting. I believe e coli does as well. Lucy doesn't have those signs, thank goodness. I asked about those diseases the last time she was sick with a f

Re: question about IBD and anemia

Michelle, I believe she said it her guess was that it was an adenocarcinoma tumor, I talked with her today about the fevers and she said that she would be looking for the same things, cancer and infections. I told her you were waiting for the rest of the test results. She also told me

Re: question about IBD and anemia

Thank you, please do ask her. Lucy won't eat her raw now anyway, so is on i/d, which she will eat, which is the prescription food for ibd. ironically, it is giving her loose bowels. her ibd does not do well on the prescription diet. which worries me. However, this diet is specially formul

Re: question about IBD and anemia

A friend of mine whose kitty would have pancreatitis attacks frequently but not so much now that they have figured out what works for her, gives her cat higher doses of prednisolone when she has an attack, this cat has been on prednisolone for many years because of it (over 7 years I think).

Re: question about IBD and anemia

How would you have treated the pancreatitis had you known? In a message dated 1/19/2007 11:13:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Remember too Bailey was anemic, no fluid in the belly but his anemia was symptomatic of his undiagnosed pancreatitis which ended up being

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