Re: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :(
Sherry, I am so sorry to hear about your Juno. Gentle Bridge vibes to her. You do so much for these kittys, I know they appreciate you. I just adopted a little 3 year old girl, also named Juno, two weeks ago. Perhaps a little part of your Junos spirit will live on in my little Juno. Sue Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: What can I say about our Juno? Well she came to Sids sanctuary along with her two boys Jupiter and Pluto the fall of 2005 just before I started volunteering there.I never had the pleasure of meeting Jupiter but I adored our Juno (Juny butts).And just love my Pluto( Pooty Poots)he is one of my many boyfriends there. :) Juno will be greatly missed.I will always look at her favorite spot and think of her . Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
Amanda, My FeLV+ kittys: Buzzy - My first positive, he was adopted in January of '08 at about one year old. He had tested negative for feline leukemia in November of '07, but tested positive shortly after he was adopted. From the time I had him he was fed Wellness. He had been abused when he lived on the streets before my sister in law found him, and he was a very nervous kitty. I will always believe that if he had a more laid-back temperment he would have lived longer. Buzz was diagnosed with anemia in July of '08. He was brought out of it with Doxycycline and Prednesolone, but it came back in October and and the meds were no longer working. I lost him the week before Thanksgiving. Orlando - I adopted him in July of '08 at 10 years old. He had been living in a barn with about 20 other cats that a woman owned. When she passed away a local no-kill shelter took him in along with all the others. About half of those cats tested positive at that time. He lived in the FeLV/FIV room of that sanctuary from January of '08 until I adopted him. He also eats Wellness mixed with extra water and Lysine. He gets a Cosequin tablet mixed in his food morning and evening. He is a very sweet laid-back no stress kind of cat. He once had a broken leg that did not heal right, so he has a crooked leg. Other then that he seems to be in excellent health. Maybe too fat. (Definitely too fat.) Tweezer - A local rescue group was keeping him in a cage when they found out that I have positive and negative cats mixed and free to roam the house. They asked me if I would take him, and when I found out he had been living in a cage for months, I adopted him. He is now approx. 2 1/2 years old. I brought him home on Sept.17th of '08. He weighed 3 1/2 lbs and felt like a skeleton. He had an upper resperatory infection, weepy eyes, ear mites, a tapeworm and was so weak he couldn't climb up one stair. I still can't believe the director of that group allowed him to be in such horrible shape. Anyway, he was put on Wellness mixed with water and Lysine and began to gain weight very quickly. He was on several runs of Doxycycline and other antibiotics and has continued to improve. Today he weights approx. 8 1/2 lbs. He has one mildly cloudy eye that the vet says is a cataract due to being malnourished as a kitten. His URI comes back now and then and gets so bad that he sneezes blood. He is once again on a round of Doxycycline. The great thing about this cat is his amazing love of life. He is the happiest little guy I have ever seen. He is so very happy to be out of a cage and feeling good. My two positives live with five negative cats who are all vaccinated against feline leukemia. All are indoor cats. I would like to put my positives on some kind of immunity boosting/vitamin supplement, but with so many making claims out there I am unsure what to trust. I know this was long, but I hope it helps. Sue ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
Amanda, I feed a dumpster colony of cats. I have spayed/neutered 8 of the these cats and kept 7. Of the 7 six have tested FeLV+ more than once using the ELISHA test. These 6 were kittens ranging in age from 4 weeks to 12 weeks of age when I rescued them. I lost Bright Eyes at 7 months from FeLV. Three are now 8 months old and the other 2 are 14 months old. The babies get kitten canned and dry. The older 2 now eat Fancy Feast. They refused to eat any of the 'higher' quality canned. All received DMG, Lactoferrin, B12. B-Complex, L-Lysine, and folic acid. The babies still get the supplements. The older 2 refuse to eat canned food with the supplements added. Who would of thought dumpster kitties would get picky about their food. All are strictly indoor kitties. My negative kitties have been vaccinated and show no ill affects from mixing. All my cats have been neutered/spayed. I doubt you will find a trend. I think you will find the results of what we do for these babies is really based on a low stress environment, good nutrition, love and luck. Otherwise why would 5 be thriving while Bright Eyes died. By the way I have 3 calico kittens I just rescued this week waiting to be spayed this week end. They had a different Mom from my other rescues so I am optimistic they will be negative. Sharyl Sissy Rocket Mattie CJ Houdini and Angel Bright Eyes --- On Fri, 2/6/09, amanda white-dai...@lapis.plala.or.jp wrote: From: amanda white-dai...@lapis.plala.or.jp Subject: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 6:01 AM Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan. ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :(
I'm so sorry, Sherry. At least she was lucky enough to live out her life at the sanctuary surrounded by love and companionship. Hugs, Kerry M. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sherry DeHaan Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:36 PM To: Felvtalk Subject: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :( What can I say about our Juno? Well she came to Sids sanctuary along with her two boys Jupiter and Pluto the fall of 2005 just before I started volunteering there.I never had the pleasure of meeting Jupiter but I adored our Juno (Juny butts).And just love my Pluto( Pooty Poots)he is one of my many boyfriends there. :) Juno will be greatly missed.I will always look at her favorite spot and think of her . Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _ IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any tax advice expressed above by Mayer Brown LLP was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer to avoid U.S. federal tax penalties. If such advice was written or used to support the promotion or marketing of the matter addressed above, then each offeree should seek advice from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] PCR test reliability
Hello, I have a cat who is 9 years old (born apr 2000) and she has always been in good health condition and never been to the veterinary (except for her vaccines, yearly). She lived the first two years in an apartment with no contacts with other cats, then we changed home and she got the vaccine for leukemia prior to go out and meet other cats. She is a very strange cat and does not like to meet other cats or animals: she is afraid of contact. She is also spayed. This january, she began to have problems: her tongue was strange and her nose also. She doesn't have fever or other symptoms, but her hair is always dirty because she doesn't wash it. My vet gave her amoxicillin for 3 weeks, but nothing changed. We finally decided to test her blood and the results are ok, BUT she is FELV+ (FIV-). I cannot understand HOW this could happen, because every year she gets her vaccine and she does not interact with other cats! Now, she has also dermatitis. I'd like to know if this PCR test is absolutely reliable or not. Besides, isn't it strange that my cat developed the illness at the age of 9? Could it be that she is now in the viremic phase and could recover in the future and the virus remain latent? I hope you understand. Unfortunately I'm not English mother tongue and it's difficult to explain everything well. Thanks, Stefania ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
I do not know what age Mandy became leukemia-positive. I adopted her at age 6 and she was positive at that time. She has no symptoms so I am doing no treatments at this time. My 7 cats are all strictly indoor--the other 6 are vaccinated and interact with Mandy. In two years, no one has gotten sick. Mandy also has had a UTI so is strictly fed Prescription CD or ID, both wet and dry. She is a very small cat but eats like one twice her size. Mandy is 7 right now. From looking at her, you would not know she is ill. - Original Message - From: amanda white-dai...@lapis.plala.or.jp To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 6:01 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part,just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan. ___ 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
[Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
I have seven cats, the youngest being Taz was diagnosed with FeLv when she started getting sick after about 1 month with my other negative kitties all of which are vacinated. I took Taz in to get her looked at and to get her shots. That's when they tested her for FeLv and she came back positive. I feed her stinky salmon and white tuna, some Fancy Feast kitten food and some baby food, whatever I can get her to eat. She hates the Science Diet the vet recommended. I'va also boiled chicken for her for the broth and meat. I've had her on Imulan and have seen some mixed results but she is gaining weight, happy and bouncy so I'm continuing with the expensive treatments. She also get Pet Tinic everyday and DMG. I've seperated her from my other cats, which I hate because she was buddies with my three legged tuxedo kitty, but this was recommended by the vet. She said that vacinations are not a guarantee against the disease if the cats are exposed to it enough. All of my kitties are indoor kitties except one does get outdoor roaming priviledges because it gives him a better attitude. The rest of the cats get there outdoor stuff on a large screened in porch basically built just for them. It's hard having a FeLv kitty because I travel so much for work which means I board her at the vets while I'm gone which of course stresses her some. The people love her at the vet but I think it directly affects her wellness with regard to the blood work-up and down. Sorry for the long diatribe. Nancy ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
This is Dixie's story: For reasons unknown, a little grey full grown female came to my Mom's and began eating with the ferals she feeds and staying in a rubbermaid box I had outfitted as a shelter. I decided she should be a farm cat at my farm when I got the house built. I took her to Louisville to my long time vets at Middletown Animal Clinic to be spayed. They tested her for FeLV and, when they called to break the news, we decided to board her there until I could figure things out. She could not be released into the colony. Her teeth were the only symptom that showed and they were not bad. I made arrangements for her to stay in the garage at my Mom's and eventually took her and the Royal Princess Kitty Katt (who was terminally ill with cancer) to a trailer where we lived for a while. After I decided that Dixie could not be killed (I had no experience with FeLV+ and was lucky to find this group), I took her to Dr. Betty Boswell, DMV, a holistic vet who had treated several of my four legged friends--the doctors at MAC had originally sent me to her with a beagle and knew I was taking Dixie). Betty put Dixie on lots of supplements and we fed her the best foods available. After the Chinese pet food scar she ate no food that had grains in it. She ate Taste of the Wild, Wellness and Primal Raw. I realize that some think FeLV+ cats should not eat raw diets. It was the right thing for Dixie. She flourished for three wonderful years in which she had everything I could give her. She had wonderful Christmas trees, every toy a cat could want and more, blankets, beds, and, eventually two houses, one with a wonderful 400 sq. foot sunroom equipped with lots of windows to watch deer, turkey etc through. She suddenly had an abscess on her neck and died within a week or so. My wonderful little lady was on colostrum, lots of veggies chopped into her food (high in Vitamin C), various Standard Process supplements, and other things I got from Betty or Dr. Susan Maier, another holistic vet. She was not vaccinated for anything after the test came back. I do not know how ld she was when she came into my life but I suspect around 3-4 years. I don't know why she was on her own. She had been spayed and had wonderful manners so she may have been dumped. I don't know but I will always be grateful for the time we had together. A month after she left this world, she sent me Copper and two weeks later she sent Thomas. Both of these little guys are FeLV- to the delight of my vets at MAC who were high fiving all over the place when the tests came back. Both of the kittens came from the pine thicket that Dixie and the Royal Princess Kitty Katt came from so we were all concerned. They were extremely small (Copper ran through the links of a chain link fence without even sucking his gut in and he was about 8 weeks old) and, while their mothers gave them the best care, their mothers didn't have the food and care they would have had under ideal conditions. The story of the kittens is wonderful but has nothing to do with your questions. I urge you to find a holistic vet and consult that vet along with your regular vets. Some will consult by phone if you cannot locate one. I do not regret one minute with Dixie Louise. She was a perfectly wonderful little lady who was very protective of me and very attentive. Needless to say, I miss my little lady very much. My heart broke into a thousand pieces or more when she died laying right beside me in the Jeep that took her on many wonderful adventures. I am grateful for my time with her and grateful that she was able to leave this world after leaving the vets and without assistance in a place she always felt safe. She taught me, as did the Royal Princess Kitty Katt, to appreciate the time we have and not look at what may come. Everyone dies and everyone dies from something. The goal is to live well and be happy. Each one has to decide what that means for himself. Blessings to you and your little friends. On Feb 6, 2009, at 5:01 AM, amanda wrote: Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan.
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
I just re-read your questions. Dixie Louise was an indoor cat from the day she tested positive except for a few unauthorized walk abouts. When I moved out of my Mom's (I was building a house) and into a trailer to provide her a warm winter home Dixie lived with Kitty Katt. Again, Kitty was terminally ill and I was not concerned about transmitting the disease to her. Dixie proved very good for Kitty by the way. While I did everything I could to keep stress down, Dixie's life was far from stress free. I was building a house; we moved into the house from the trailer while it was still being worked on (I won't go into it but email me before you deal with any log home company); Kitty was terminally ill and that was stressful for everyone; the trailer was difficult for her; the garage life was difficult for us; she loved to travel though so going to our house in Louisville was good for both of us. On Feb 6, 2009, at 4:45 PM, Cougar Clan wrote: This is Dixie's story: For reasons unknown, a little grey full grown female came to my Mom's and began eating with the ferals she feeds and staying in a rubbermaid box I had outfitted as a shelter. I decided she should be a farm cat at my farm when I got the house built. I took her to Louisville to my long time vets at Middletown Animal Clinic to be spayed. They tested her for FeLV and, when they called to break the news, we decided to board her there until I could figure things out. She could not be released into the colony. Her teeth were the only symptom that showed and they were not bad. I made arrangements for her to stay in the garage at my Mom's and eventually took her and the Royal Princess Kitty Katt (who was terminally ill with cancer) to a trailer where we lived for a while. After I decided that Dixie could not be killed (I had no experience with FeLV+ and was lucky to find this group), I took her to Dr. Betty Boswell, DMV, a holistic vet who had treated several of my four legged friends--the doctors at MAC had originally sent me to her with a beagle and knew I was taking Dixie). Betty put Dixie on lots of supplements and we fed her the best foods available. After the Chinese pet food scar she ate no food that had grains in it. She ate Taste of the Wild, Wellness and Primal Raw. I realize that some think FeLV+ cats should not eat raw diets. It was the right thing for Dixie. She flourished for three wonderful years in which she had everything I could give her. She had wonderful Christmas trees, every toy a cat could want and more, blankets, beds, and, eventually two houses, one with a wonderful 400 sq. foot sunroom equipped with lots of windows to watch deer, turkey etc through. She suddenly had an abscess on her neck and died within a week or so. My wonderful little lady was on colostrum, lots of veggies chopped into her food (high in Vitamin C), various Standard Process supplements, and other things I got from Betty or Dr. Susan Maier, another holistic vet. She was not vaccinated for anything after the test came back. I do not know how ld she was when she came into my life but I suspect around 3-4 years. I don't know why she was on her own. She had been spayed and had wonderful manners so she may have been dumped. I don't know but I will always be grateful for the time we had together. A month after she left this world, she sent me Copper and two weeks later she sent Thomas. Both of these little guys are FeLV- to the delight of my vets at MAC who were high fiving all over the place when the tests came back. Both of the kittens came from the pine thicket that Dixie and the Royal Princess Kitty Katt came from so we were all concerned. They were extremely small (Copper ran through the links of a chain link fence without even sucking his gut in and he was about 8 weeks old) and, while their mothers gave them the best care, their mothers didn't have the food and care they would have had under ideal conditions. The story of the kittens is wonderful but has nothing to do with your questions. I urge you to find a holistic vet and consult that vet along with your regular vets. Some will consult by phone if you cannot locate one. I do not regret one minute with Dixie Louise. She was a perfectly wonderful little lady who was very protective of me and very attentive. Needless to say, I miss my little lady very much. My heart broke into a thousand pieces or more when she died laying right beside me in the Jeep that took her on many wonderful adventures. I am grateful for my time with her and grateful that she was able to leave this world after leaving the vets and without assistance in a place she always felt safe. She taught me, as did the Royal Princess Kitty Katt, to appreciate the time we have and not look at what may come. Everyone dies and everyone dies from something. The
Re: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :(
I am so sorry, Sherry, and understand. May she play happily at the Bridge and know that she was loved. Gloria On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:36 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote: What can I say about our Juno? Well she came to Sids sanctuary along with her two boys Jupiter and Pluto the fall of 2005 just before I started volunteering there.I never had the pleasure of meeting Jupiter but I adored our Juno (Juny butts).And just love my Pluto( Pooty Poots)he is one of my many boyfriends there. :) Juno will be greatly missed.I will always look at her favorite spot and think of her . Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :(
Juno knew love that a lot of people and far too many critters never know. I am so sorry. I know how much it hurts. On Feb 6, 2009, at 6:49 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote: I am so sorry, Sherry, and understand. May she play happily at the Bridge and know that she was loved. Gloria On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:36 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote: What can I say about our Juno? Well she came to Sids sanctuary along with her two boys Jupiter and Pluto the fall of 2005 just before I started volunteering there.I never had the pleasure of meeting Jupiter but I adored our Juno (Juny butts).And just love my Pluto( Pooty Poots)he is one of my many boyfriends there. :) Juno will be greatly missed.I will always look at her favorite spot and think of her . Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ 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 Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
We don't know when our positive contracted the disease. We purchased him at 4 years, being told he was perfectly healthy. He died in less than two months after we got him. When we took him to the vet we were told he was positive but for his well being should have him neutered anyway. I will forever wish we had not put him through that stress. He was infected with earmites and fleas and we had him groomed and treated. Probably more stress for him. Over a period of 4 weeks, he went from just being fatigued to having to go in to have fluid aspirated from his lungs on a weekly basis just so he could breath. In the beginning he was started on Docycyclin and another antibiotic, then interferon. He was scheduled to have a blood transfusion on a Tuesday but on the Sunday he was having difficulty breathing, having just had his lungs aspirated on the Friday so we took him to the emergency clinic where we were told we had to let him go. He died of leukemia/FIV and peritonitis. I understand FIV cannot be diagnosed without an autopsy but all the clinical signs were there. We had gone as far as humanly possible in trying to save him and it was time to let him rest. I still choke up just writing about this. We've adopted 2 needy girls since but they aren't positive. I honestly do not think I could go through the pain of another positive cat, although, if I had one, I probably would do most of the same things all over again. Our cat was too sick and the disease too far advanced to save him. Had we got him in its earlier stages and given him proper care right from the start, I like to think he'd still be with us. Lynne - Original Message - From: Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part,just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org __ NOD32 3831 (20090205) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
Lynne, You gave him a home, love and care. It was not your fault that he had these problems when he came to you any more than it was mine that Dixie was positive. They come to us for a reason and for whatever time we are blessed with, no matter what the cost to our hearts. There is a reason. Maybe it is to enlarge our ability to give. I don't know but I do know that they are a blessing even if it is painful. Know that you did everything right for him. On Feb 6, 2009, at 7:04 PM, Lynne wrote: We don't know when our positive contracted the disease. We purchased him at 4 years, being told he was perfectly healthy. He died in less than two months after we got him. When we took him to the vet we were told he was positive but for his well being should have him neutered anyway. I will forever wish we had not put him through that stress. He was infected with earmites and fleas and we had him groomed and treated. Probably more stress for him. Over a period of 4 weeks, he went from just being fatigued to having to go in to have fluid aspirated from his lungs on a weekly basis just so he could breath. In the beginning he was started on Docycyclin and another antibiotic, then interferon. He was scheduled to have a blood transfusion on a Tuesday but on the Sunday he was having difficulty breathing, having just had his lungs aspirated on the Friday so we took him to the emergency clinic where we were told we had to let him go. He died of leukemia/FIV and peritonitis. I understand FIV cannot be diagnosed without an autopsy but all the clinical signs were there. We had gone as far as humanly possible in trying to save him and it was time to let him rest. I still choke up just writing about this. We've adopted 2 needy girls since but they aren't positive. I honestly do not think I could go through the pain of another positive cat, although, if I had one, I probably would do most of the same things all over again. Our cat was too sick and the disease too far advanced to save him. Had we got him in its earlier stages and given him proper care right from the start, I like to think he'd still be with us. Lynne - Original Message - From: Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part,just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ felvtalk_felineleukemia.org __ NOD32 3831 (20090205) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part, just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV.
I agree, they do enlarge our ability to give. If I hadn't run home and googled FeLV and found this group Boo may have been euthanized the very day we got the call asking us if we wanted to put him down. If nothing else, that little guy helped educate us about this miserable disease. When we took Snowy into the vet last week, her vet talked to us about our experience with Boo and was very pleased that we did what we did for him. Turns out he had a positive cat and did all he could do for him as well. He also mentioned that there are new develpments with treating the disease but they're not yet available, at least over here. Lynne - Original Message - From: Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part,just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. Lynne, You gave him a home, love and care. It was not your fault that he had these problems when he came to you any more than it was mine that Dixie was positive. They come to us for a reason and for whatever time we are blessed with, no matter what the cost to our hearts. There is a reason. Maybe it is to enlarge our ability to give. I don't know but I do know that they are a blessing even if it is painful. Know that you did everything right for him. On Feb 6, 2009, at 7:04 PM, Lynne wrote: We don't know when our positive contracted the disease. We purchased him at 4 years, being told he was perfectly healthy. He died in less than two months after we got him. When we took him to the vet we were told he was positive but for his well being should have him neutered anyway. I will forever wish we had not put him through that stress. He was infected with earmites and fleas and we had him groomed and treated. Probably more stress for him. Over a period of 4 weeks, he went from just being fatigued to having to go in to have fluid aspirated from his lungs on a weekly basis just so he could breath. In the beginning he was started on Docycyclin and another antibiotic, then interferon. He was scheduled to have a blood transfusion on a Tuesday but on the Sunday he was having difficulty breathing, having just had his lungs aspirated on the Friday so we took him to the emergency clinic where we were told we had to let him go. He died of leukemia/FIV and peritonitis. I understand FIV cannot be diagnosed without an autopsy but all the clinical signs were there. We had gone as far as humanly possible in trying to save him and it was time to let him rest. I still choke up just writing about this. We've adopted 2 needy girls since but they aren't positive. I honestly do not think I could go through the pain of another positive cat, although, if I had one, I probably would do most of the same things all over again. Our cat was too sick and the disease too far advanced to save him. Had we got him in its earlier stages and given him proper care right from the start, I like to think he'd still be with us. Lynne - Original Message - From: Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey, please take part,just a personal one to better undertsand FeLV. Hi all, I want to ask you all some questions about your present and or past FeLV kitties, this is a personal survey to better understand the illness and how everything effects it, I would be really grateful if you all could participate! AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH ? LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? IF SO WHAT? WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? So sorry, but your time in answering would be really appreciated! thanks so much! hugs and good health to you and your fur babies, Amanda, Tora and Angel Silver chan. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ felvtalk_felineleukemia.org __ NOD32 3831 (20090205) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Marylyn, Copper Thomas ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
