Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with polyprenyl immunostimulant (PI)?
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > My experience has been similar in a way, but much more positive. Both of > my two boys get sick. Bloodwork came back normal (surprisingly), even his > CBC. Turns out he had a UTI, which is really very unusual in cats with > normal kidney values. He's back to normal (for him). Gribble occasionally > crashes hard, but he goes right on abx or an anti=viral, depending on the > symptoms. > > So far (knocking madly on wood) they both bounced back from just the > symptoms you describe in Merlot. > > Yes. FeLV is fatal. Life is fatal. Whatever the cause and the time frame, > everyone will die. > > But I don't feel obligated to make _That Decision_ because a cat with FeLV > stops eating and hides. There are too many ways to support them > temporarily, and give them a chance, while not letting them suffer. Many > times they come back. > > Sometimes they don't. I go cat by cat. > > Margo > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Lorrie <felineres...@frontier.com> > >Sent: Oct 19, 2015 11:23 AM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot > > > > >Sometimes with a Felv pos. cat they get sick and the vet never does > >actually find a cause, they simply go downhill. This has happened to > >me many times, and when the cat or kitten won't eat and starts > >hiding, I know it is time for him/her to be PTS. Tthis is a terrible > >decision to make, but dying slowly and painfully is worse. Felv can > >cause so many different things happen to a cat, but it is a fatal > >condition and positive cats always die. Sometimes it's months and > >other times years, but FelV is fatal. Vets try all kinds of things to > >save them, but have not found a cure. I'm not saying you are going > >to lose Merlot, but this is what I've experienced with Felv pos. > >cats. > > > >Lorrie > > > > > > > >On 10-19, Maya D'Alessio wrote: > >> Merlot was admitted to the vet hospital this morning. His fever is > >> persisting and we still have no idea as to cause. Last night they > >> tested for pancreatitis and that test came back normal. He got sub-Q > >> fluids and they sent him home with us. He has vomitted a few times > and > >> he has not really kept down any nutrition since Saturday morning. > They > >> just did an x-ray but there is no obvious issue. They are going to > do a > >> barium contrast imaging series now after they administer IV fluids > and > >> antibiotics in hope that his fever will come down. > >> The worst part is that we still really have no idea what is going on, > >> so I am just waiting to hear and worrying :( > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > -- Maya D'Alessio PhD student B1 377B, x32320 Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator Biology GSA Vice Chair GSA Director At-Large University of Waterloo
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