Re: [Felvtalk] New to List

2009-01-21 Thread Susan Tillman
Lisa Cannata wrote: Please visit www.imulan.com This is new treatment for FeLV and FIV cats. My cat Carl has been on this med for about 2 weeks. And while it is really too early to tell how much it will help him he is doing better! The study was very positive and hopeful. The cost was

Re: [Felvtalk] New to List

2009-01-19 Thread jbero
Hey Susan, It is a tough choice. In my experience when felv positive cats start with bone marrow suppression (low RBC,WBC and platelet counts) things progress downhill fairly rapidly. Not always, but often. This is only from my experience. I have given the transfusions, and they are life

Re: [Felvtalk] New to List

2009-01-19 Thread catatonya
Susan, I didn't want to answer because your case sounds problematic. Once you get to transfusions you are in deep water. I hope someone with more experience chimes in. tonya jb...@tds.net wrote: Hey Susan, It is a tough choice. In my experience when felv positive cats start with

[Felvtalk] New to List

2009-01-18 Thread Susan Tillman
Hello Folks, I was on the list for a while several years ago when my kitty Shane was first diagnosed as FeLV positive and then I dropped off due to time constraints (and because he was doing so well). For the past four years I have been treating him for ocular herpes, and then this past summer he