You may have her a lot longer than you think. Dixie stayed with me 3
years and there are others who have had pos cats a lot longer than
that. Keep her as stress free and as well fed as you can and she may
reward you with many, many years.I pray so. Bless you for making
the right
She is a lover...sleeps by my husband's legs at nightthere are no children
in the house.She has a playmate...he is 3 but is as mellow as can be
Thanks for the encouragementbut there was no way I would return her to the
pound or have her put to sleep... We named her Samara which
You are an angel to love this sweet baby. :) Most would have decided not to
keep the cat.
Enjoy her and give her a scritch for me. :)
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
So here's my dilemma. I'm struggling with a lot of decisions right now but
I'll try to summarize. His hematocrit was 29 a month ago, now it's 27. Over
the past 5 years, it's never been below high 30's. So something is going on
that it's going down. My vet wants me to bring him back
Hi Belinda,
Can I just clarify? Bailey was leuk positive and had no other issues other
than the anemia? While you were trying to figure that out, he developed
pancreatitis? No CRF or anything else, you were using the Epogen solely for
the leukemia related anemia? The reason I'm asking is
One more question. We did a reticulocyte count on Wolfie because we had to
draw blood for a CBC and we were able to do the test with the same sample. I
hoped it would give me some useful information. The results came back and my
vet felt they really weren't very informative or helpful. She
Amy, I don't know the scientific reasons but everything I've read said you
won't get an accurate test result until the HCT is below 20.
Sharyl
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Felvtalk] Wolfie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date:
Amy, CRF is not the only cause for non-regenerative anemia. You will read a
lot about CRF and anemia on the Internet because of all the CRF groups. The
info you are looking for is epogen helps non-regenerative anemia no matter what
caused the anemia.
Again, a HCT of less than 20 is needed
Amy, we often have to do tests to understand the problem. You always have the
option of a transfusion if needed.
My sweet Albert, CRF, anemia, CHF, HCM, had an HCT in the low 20's for 1 1/2
yrs. He did just fine until his little heart gave out.
If Wolfie was my kitty I'd give him the
Hi Amy,
Yes Bailey was getting the epogen ONLY for his anemia that was
related to his FeLV+ status, he did not have CRF. He was not the only
cat my vet used epogen for that was positive, she had been treating
another positive cat for a year that was positive and anemic. I don't
know the
have her retested in three to four months, with the IFA--she may not
be positive at all! you can read more about the exposure vs exposure
issue in the archives!
MC
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Spay Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The Difference
MaryChristine
Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed
For the first time ever I had luck with this, young adult injured feral
kitty who tested FIV+ a light FELV+. 6 wks later he is FELV negative
confirmed by IFA!
Can't go back outside due to injury issue so still have to find a safe
place, but, news in the right direction for once:-)
On Fri, Aug
Bless you for giving this girl a loving home. Our two positives are four and
two, and both are happy and healthy. Give her a lot of love and a quiet
stress-free life and you may be surprised how long this little girl will add
joy to your family.
Purrs,
Jody, Bo, and Seven
Hi Amy,
I am expecting to delivery of the Epogen for one of my FeLV positives today.
I will let everyone know how it works out.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009
Gary, What do you mean you are expecting a delivery of Epogen. Don't
you need to get this from your vet? I'm new to all of this.
Susan
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gary
Sent: Friday, August 07,
I had the vet call in a prescription to the Walmart Specialty Pharmacy.
It was $30.68 for a 1ml 2000 unit vial and they shipped it FedEx overnight
for free. Got it about an hour ago and have already given the first shot
(100 units). As long as it is given Sub-q, I do it myself (shots, fluids,
Thank you very much. This group sure knows a lot.
Susan
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gary
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 4:48 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie
Has anyone on the list ever used Staph Protein A for treatment of FeLV cats?
If so, where did you get it? I just talked with two of the manufacturers
that are listed on the Felineleukemia.org site and both said they could not
sell it except to a research facility. They said if a vet wanted it,
don't know anything about it, gary, but actually, this is how it
SHOULD be done--as annoying as that is--with REAL clinical trials. did
you ask them if there are any studies being done that you might be
able to participate in? if it's just blood samples required, your vet
might be able to draw
Hi Gary,
How many shots does that vial give you? I'm trying to figure out the expense
of Epogen. My vet quoted me $277 for Procrit and she said it was almost double
that at the other pharmacy she uses. I need to do the math to figure out how
many doses that $277 is for but it sounds like
Amy, check on the Anemia board. I believe that fewer shots/wk are required
with the Procrit than the Epogen. In the end I think the cost is pretty much a
wash.
Sharyl
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update
Ever since my beloved FeLV positive kitty (Peeper) passed away in 2003, I have
not posted a medical regime update of my kitties' daily dietary supplements.
I highly respect all of the medical knowledge on the group and would sincerely
appreciate feedback.
Our family consists of 12 FeLV
Gary,
Make sure it has been kept cold or it is worthless. It should be kept
in the fridge and not shaken.
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
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Procrit and Epogen are the same thing, one is basically the generic of
the other, where I live the Procrit was $20.00 cheaper, I paid $300.00
for a 6 month supply of Epogen.
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
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http://BelindaSauro.com
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