I just wanted to share that I put Advantage-multi drops on my felv+ cat,
Pookie, in june and a week later there appear 1 then 2 puffy lumps on
his back between his spine. They disappeared after a few weeks after
intense intervention with syringe feeding of vitamins and nutrients. He
then went into a period of running a fever and not eating or drinking.
He was placed on Baytril for two weeks. The fever left and he started to
eat and drink, but then developed a mouth sore. So he wasn't eating or
drinking again. I have learned to be very sure when pilling that the
pill actually goes down. I suspect one was lodged under his tongue and
may have caused the mouth sore. I finally took him to a holistic vet and
she has been giving him acupuncture. Within 24 hours he was eating and
drinking again. She said the toughest needle to get in was in his nose
(controls appetite), but he went from running a temp to a cold nose in
one day. I also gave him some "Clin drops" leftover from another cats
mouth abcess for a few days. His mouth sore healed. He has had 3
acupunture treatments and is back to his old self. He is also getting
some immune support herbs - one is called Wei Qi. He is 6 1/2 and has
fought off the virus before when he was 2. I just want to caution others
that these flea preps are strong and may not be good for Felv+ kitties.
Carolyn
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Lee Evans wrote:
With FeLv+ cats or any cats for that matter, it's always good to get
the vet's opinion on what shampoo to use or not. Remember that some
residue of the shampoo may be absorbed through the cat's skin. If you
want to know more about cat diseases (or cattle, pig, horse, rabbit or
anything disases) you can go to www.merckmanuals.com and click on The
Merck Veterinary Manual. They list everything there. It's really
wonderful. If you want to know about a particular medication you are
told to use, go to www.drugs.com and type "cat medication" in the
search area. Everything is listed in alphabetical order. You will
discover that Malaseb is for dogs and horses. You might want to hold
off using this on a cat or kitten. Ketochlor and other shampoos that
begin with Keto- should be used only under the recommendation of a
veterinarian. This one forms a coating of the substance on the cat's
skin and lasts long after the shampoo has been used, according to the
information on drugs.com.
I'm not sure that shampooing a cat is for everyone. I tried it once or
twice. What I got was a mass of soap bubbles and foam with ears and
eyes, racing around the house, screaching and snarling. Getting a cat
to stand around for 5 to 10 minutes while the shampoo works, as
advised in the information, is sooo not realistic. If you do want to
shampoo, notify your next of kin first. Incidentally, it was a flea
shampoo I used on an adult cat who was usually Mr. Charming but turned
into a vampire the minute the water and soap hit him. This was before
I found out about Capstar and Frontline Plus, many moons ago.
________________________________
From: Catherine Chang <changic...@gmail.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 11:48
PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ringworm
Hi felv friends,
I was away from emails for several days, so I am not sure whether
bathing options has been mentioned in this thread about ringworm. If
they been mentioned, please skip this email. If not, here they are:
I know 2 shampoos can eliminate ringworm very effectively by just
bathing the cat (or just his/her infected area) twice a week.
1. Malaseb shampoo: it contains 2% Miconazole which can treat
ringworm very effectively. It is available on Amazon. 2. Nizoral
Shampoo: it is a human dandruff shampoo made with Ketoconazole. The
1% version can be obtained in drug stores. Although taking
Ketoconazole by mouth could make cat lethargy, such side effect is
less seen when only using it by bathing as far as I know. There is
also a pet version of 2% Ketoconazole shampoo, but you will need a
prescription to get that.
hope it helps.
catherine
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