Steven, how long has Sammy lived with all the others? On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 2:03 PM, <spertus...@aol.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > My name is Steven with a long history of feline stewardship; will not say > owner because who owns who is always in question! :) Sorry for a long > post. I > am confused and wanting to make sure I get the most efficient and best > treatment possible for a recent diagnosis: > > I have 6 felines in my household: > Rosie-12 year old female brown tabby > Samauri a/k/a Sammy- 9 year old male blonde tabby > Olivander- 7 year old male Maine Coon > Maggie- 3 year old female blonde and white tabby > Squeaky-2 year old female tuxedo > Fuzzy-2 year old male long haired tuxedo and brother of Squeaky > > My 9 year old Samauri just diagnosed yesterday with FELV and x-rays show > moderate cancer mass in his chest cavity. His comprehensive blood work > shows all > is normal and in range so I am confused. He eats, drinks, sleeps, plays > and > behaves normally as he always has, would not know he was sick at all. All > other felines being tested on Monday 3/23 and Samauri is currently > "quarantined" in 1 large bedroom and we are all not happy about this. Is > the cancer > which my vet says is of the lymphoma type caused by the FELV virus as a > "secondary disease" or is it possible the cancer is in addition to the FELV > positive > status and the virus is not causing havoc yet? Would the blood work be > "normal" or are "we" just lucky so far? Samauri has been going to the vet > lately > for a cronic upper respiratory infection where his eyes tear because the > nasal passages were clogged. Medication clears it up as it has occurred > 2-3x per > year for the past several years. > > I am seeing a specialist on Tuesday for the cancer that shows up on the > x-rays. I imagine this is what I fight and do other things to ensure his > immune > system stays as healthy as possible? My vet has given me liquid Immuno > Support Vitamins that contains Lysine, Larch Arabinogalactan, Reishi > Mushroom and > Lutein. He wants the specialist to come up with a cancer fighting > chemotherapy protocol. > > Also, I have read posts regarding separating or not separating positive > and > negative felines, and my vet actually is already assuming the other cats > to > be tested will test positive. Should he be making that assumption? I am > fairly convinced right now that I could let all kitties roam the house > under > certain managed conditions relating to shared bowls, etc. > > Am I even close to being on the right track here? I have supported CRF > and > Cardiomyopathy felines at home in the past but this is all new to me > regarding FELV status and cancer. > > Thank you to everyone for bearing with me > > God Bless all our felines! > > Steven > New York > **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 > or > less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
