Betternews--am forwarding Shana's reply!
Kerry,I am so very sorry for the late reply. Today is myfirst
day off in a few weeks and I've been overwhelmedwith things I need to
do.I really appreciate your concern about "Minnie." Itwarms my heart
that there are so many caring peopleout there to
I'm so sorry Jeni. I know how much you will miss the little
soul. At least Papoose had it better than so many--you gave him the best gift
ofall, a loving home.
hugs, Kerry
- Original Message -
From:
JENI RECA
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 09,
After a year, a female cat that I foster on my home that was in the first test FELV -, Iretested again and the result was FELV +. I repeat the test because Inotice that in the clinic that I made the first test, some of theresults was FALSE NEGATIVE. They use a kit that never produces FELV +My
wonderful, kerry! lots of GLOW to minnie
On 5/11/06, Kerry MacKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Better news--am forwarding Shana's reply!
Kerry,
I am so very sorry for the late reply. Today is my
first day off in a few weeks and I've been overwhelmed
with things I need to do.
I really
Hi Virginia,
I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+, but
glad you found us. This is a great group, and you
won't be sorry you sought us out for information. I
don't have any FeLV+ kitties anymore after I lost my
beloved Cricket in November, but I stay around to
offer help to those
Hi Virginia,
I'd certainly go along with what Wendy says. Would like to add a plug for
interferon Alpha, which is used as a supplement for the immune system. I give
my FELV kitties a daily dose of oral interferon, a clear liquid. It's easy to
obtain and administer, but different vets charge
Hi Virginia,
I'd certainly go along with what Wendy says. Would like to add a plug for
interferon Alpha, which is used as a supplement for the immune system. I give
my FELV kitties a daily dose of oral interferon, a clear liquid. It's easy to
obtain and administer, but different vets charge
I meant The ones who do believe their kitties have
already been exposed to the FeLV and were not
susceptible to it if they don't test POSITIVE. Oops.
Sorry.
--- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Virginia,
I am sorry to hear that your cat has tested FeLV+,
but
glad you found us. This is
I had taken in a kittie (Smokey) that turned out to be
felv+. The 1st he was tested it was negative and I
had to have him retested and it was positive. He had
been around some of my other cats. I had them tested
and 3 months later had them retested. Both times they
were negative. I keep
I can understand what youre
feeling. My Tucson tested neg when I got her as a kitten and years later tested pos.
Shed been an indoor cat all her life and not been exposed. Two vets
told me that the Elissa can produce a false neg in kittens as timing is the key
with kittens. Anyway, I
Here is some interesting reading I thought:
http://www.felineleukemia.com/main.html one paragraph I found
particularly interesting is:
I knew from experience that the kitten was depleted of vitamins B and
C. C is crucial for neutralizing free radicals created by the kitten's
own immune
thanks for the link, belinda--went through the site, tho, and MANY of
their links are dead (kvetch, kvetch, kvetch!)
On 5/11/06, Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here is some interesting reading I thought:
http://www.felineleukemia.com/main.htmlone paragraph I
found particularly
Hi Belinda,
I hope things are going well for you and that you're
feeling ok. Thanks for the information. I think it's
very interesting too.
:)
Wendy
--- Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here is some interesting reading I thought:
http://www.felineleukemia.com/main.htmlone
Wendy,
Things are going as well as they can. We got Bailey's ashes back
yesterday, Mike made a nice oak box with a spot for Bailey's photo on
the front. I also got a pawprint impression and I have some fur from
the last time I was cutting mats off of him. I'm going to put his
favorite
Hi, everyone, I wanted to share a couple
of new things
I rescued three baby cats yesterday who
were living under the crawl space of the abandoned house, which is now bought
and be ready to be renovated.. the new owner was planning to get rid of the
kittens along with all the kitties who
I thought about that, actually, but I was
also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Joan Doljan
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:38
PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken
A
Title: Message
Usually the mother goes in the trap very quickly because she hears and
smells the kittens.
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YamamotoSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:39 PMTo:
Title: Message
I guess if I were going to try, I should
try it asap before the mama forgets about her babies..huh?
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Doljan, Joan
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:41
PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: OT:
Title: Message
Yes. I figure they have a memory of about 2 or 3 days at
most.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo
YamamotoSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:43 PMTo:
felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT:
Hi guys,
My vet called me yesterday and wanted to know if I
knew anyone who wants an FeLV+ kitten (tested twice
now). The kitten's name is Ballerina. She is 8
months old, not spayed, but the owner said they were
willing to do that first or contribute money towards
the spay if it meant adopting
Title: Message
I know.. thats so sad (or is it
blessing??) I had one time rescued a mama kitten who got attacked by a
dog and got re-united with her babies after 4 or 5 days and she did not
remember the babies at all
From:
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On Behalf
Hey folks,
I'm flying to Minneapolis on Saturday, a 2.5 hour flight from LIttle
Rock, and taking a sweet, energetic young Siamese kitty to his
owner. Kitty will ride in the cabin with me. I've never taken a
kitty on board with me before, so a new experience.
The vet gave me a sedative,
I personally recommend that you do not give any sedatives --- depending
on a kitty, it will give a very weird reaction -almost they try so hard
to go against what the drug is trying to do and act very disturbed.
I traveled with Ayumi (she was very feral at that time)from Japan to
seoul, Seoul to
I've taken Tucson a couple of times across the country. I never gave her
ACE---I was prepared for all possibilities---had a backpack that weighed a
ton with food, water, wipes, leash, collars, health cert, toys, towels, and
on and on. She slept the whole way. I had to change planes and opened
Bailey was right there watching--he's home and he's healthy!
Chris
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:23 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Interesting Reading
Wendy,
He is visiting. They know. You will know soon.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
I agree with the suggestions to not use any sedative. It has been my
experience that the feeling of not being in control of themselves makes
them stress out even more. It sounds like this kitty is tame and would
probably be better off with out the Ace. Don't forget that big towel to
wrap
I have never heard of ACE, but did have a friend who used Benadryl to transport a cat in the cabin of an airplane. She had to give it pretty early before the flight, but the cat was apparently OK during the whole flight (2-3 hours). Don't know the dose though, so I would check with your
Can you let kitty spend some time in the carrier at home, in and out to
get used to it...
Then a couple short trips in the car and if she doesn't freak I don't
think she would
know the difference of going off the ground...
Also if she bonds with you and knows your voice she will be comforted
Is there a safe place to relocate momcat? I have a mini-colony of ferals in my back yard and two were relocated from another place to there.Hideyo, are you a member of the feral cat group yet? You may want to join. It's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feral_cats/Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good suggestion Tad! Depending on how much time you have you can also
start feeding in the carrier to get her used to feeling safe in there.
Nina
Tad Burnett wrote:
Can you let kitty spend some time in the carrier at home, in and out
to get used to it...
Then a couple short trips in the car
Calm yourself and let her guide you. You must
ask her what she wants and you must ask her to tell you when she wants it.
She will if you can listen (that is the hard part). She may need
permission to make choices. Calm yourself and be very gentle with yourself
and with Allie. Enjoy every
Both you and Allie are in my prayers.
Kat (Mew Jersey)
On Thu, 11 May 2006, Jennifer Ross wrote:
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 15:28:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jennifer Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Prayers for Allie
Allie was
Jennifer my prayers and good thoughts are with you and Allie!! SherryJennifer Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Allie was back at the vet today with 105 fever- came down to 102.5 with Metacam (kitty NSAID) and sq fluids. I did get the vet to show me how to give the sq fluids, so I can administer
Heh, I'd be more inclined to take the sedative myself and let the little
one be! ;)
In all seriousness, the little guy should be okay without it...I picked
up our Marvin (FeLV+ Siamese) in New Jersey and flew him back to Houston
with me in the cabin...other than the strange looks from passengers
Hi, you and Allie are in my thought and prayers -
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kat
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:41 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Prayers for Allie
Both you and Allie are in my prayers.
Kat (Mew
Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for them at first. But when she saw them in my foyer through the screen door she was fine. She knew I had them. (They screamed like crazy for her but she was fine with
Where are you located? Perhaps there are other rescue people in your area. Your really must join the feral cat group I referenced in my earlier post. It's a nationwide group with close to 2000 members now.Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi, everyone, please understand
I am pretty well connected with the people
in the rescue group I know them and they all know about me pretty much..
all the people I know of, they are in some what similar situations as I am they
usually find a problem for ME to solve because they know that I will not say NOand
they are
Senior and special needs cats are adoptable. It takes longer and you work harder at it but I firmly believe that, somewhere, there's a forever home for every foster cat in my care -- and that forever home is not necessarily me. You just have to really work on finding adoptive homes.Hideyo Yamamoto
Next saturday I will retest another two cats, and on monday another two, and so on.Wendy I will apreciate all the documentation that you can provide me.I have also Alpha interferon.Thanks to all for the help. Today I don't feel very well. I think I'm a little depressive for that
Please try Immuno-Regulin (see articles on www.felineleukemia.org). Smokey
on this list went through the same thing and completely stopped getting fevers
once he started getting Immuno-regulin shots. I believe he gets them sub-q at
home now.
Michelle
In a message dated 5/11/2006 6:28:32
Hideyo, where do you live? I can try to find another feral caretaker in
your area, and see if they can help with holding space and cages. I'm part of a
very large feral cat network. Email me DIRECTLY at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with all of your info,
including your email address, city, state, and
I would not drug a cat before flying, especially not without a FULL medical
workup
(including a heart ultrasound). Cats are just as affected by pressure and
altitude
changes as humans are, and any drug given will have a much stronger effect in
the
air. This sometimes can lead to medical issues.
Many of my links are dead too... Maybe that website's owner works two jobs and
runs a
cat rescue too...
It's one of the many things on The List, that is the never-ending list of
things to
do...
Phaewryn (was Jenn, changed name)
http://ucat.us
http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
Adopt a cat
Oh yeah! Wonderful news! I will have to cross-post that to many lists now...
Phaewryn (was Jenn, changed name)
http://ucat.us
http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue:
http://ucat.us/adopt.html
PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND:
Tangle is a cat in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralFriendsOnline/is
another good one.
This is the main feral group I am on, it's the email list for Ally Cat
Allies, really good list, lots of help, members all over the country. I'm also
on a feral cat transport group, if anyone ever needs to relocate a
I understand how you feel. Have dealt with that problem with my feral dog pack. You HAVE to get them from the mother (and it's hard when they are chow and german shephard mixes!) or they don't have a chance of being socialized. I hope you can trap her.Where do you live, Hideyo? I am seriously
True, but how do you get the kittens to stay in the back of the trap and not spring it on themselves.."Doljan, Joan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usually the mother goes in the trap very quickly because she hears and smells the
kittens. -Original Message-From:
Same story here. Cats had been living together for at least 4 months before I found one was positive. I had 12 I think at the time. None of my negatives ever turned positive. Adopted a new positive and same story. Some of my cats have lived nearly their entire lives (the older ones) with a
And the short car ride could be to a Kentucky Fried Chicken which
would be placed near the carrier on the way home and shared at home
thus the carrier / car ride become something to look forward to next time..
Tad
Nina wrote:
Good suggestion Tad! Depending on how much time you have you can
yes! maybe put one or two kittens only inside a little box at the back of the trap. she'll go in for them.Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I guess if I were going to try, I should try it asap before the mama forgets
about her babies..huh?From: [EMAIL
How long has Ballerina been with the other cats? If any time at all and she has retested all of them I think it 99.9 percent sure that 2 vaccinated 8 year old cats are NOT going to catch leukemia.. :(wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys,My vet called me yesterday and wanted to know if
Prayers on the way for Allie. tJennifer Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Allie was back at the vet today with 105 fever- came down to 102.5 with Metacam (kitty NSAID) and sq fluids. I did get the vet to show me how to give the sq fluids, so I can administer them now if she stops eating and
Hi Tonya,
You put the kitten in a carrier and back the trap up to the door of the
carrier, cover both of them to make a tunnel. The mom hears and smells
the kitten and goes in the "tunnel" to investigate tripping the trap.
N
catatonya wrote:
True, but how do you get the kittens to stay in the
Virgina,
Me too. I had cats living together, grooming each other, sharing
food/litter, playing etc., with my +s before I knew of their status. I
had my other cats tested and they were all neg. I didn't separate them
because it would have been too disruptive to our family life and none
of my
Sending positive healing vibes for your sweet Allie, Jennifer.
And wonderful that you know now how to give her subQs---well done. That will
help so much to keep her comfortable. You are both in my thoughts, hugs,
Kerry
- Original Message -
From:
Jennifer
Ross
To:
Jennifer,
I'm sorry you and Allie are having such a hard time. I know there have
been several cats that seemed to benefit from IR, it may be worth a try
at this point. Someone remind me, did Kerry R use this for her kitty
with the spiking temps? When I first heard about IR, I had heard that
it
Aww Jeni, I'm sorry about little Papoose. I know your heart is
breaking, but it's so wonderful that you made the short time he had on
earth full of love and caring. You might not have been able to give him
more time, but you gave him something even more important, you gave him
a place to
If this saves even one it will have been worth the effort. Thank you.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
Very helpful, thanks - I'd heard that it can make them
disassociative when they're coming out of it - not knowing where
they are, etc.
Gloria
At 03:26 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
Acepromazine for a cat? This was first choice
sedative? WOW! Tough stuff for kitty IMO, especially since he's
Re your last comment, right! I was thinking I might need the Ace
more than Gizmo...!
Gloria
At 03:38 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
I've taken Tucson a couple of times across the country. I never gave her
ACE---I was prepared for all possibilities---had a backpack that weighed a
ton with food,
Right, thanks to you all for the mention of the towel. Hadn't thought of that.
Gloria
At 05:09 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
I agree with the suggestions to not use any sedative. It has been
my experience that the feeling of not being in control of themselves
makes them stress out even more.
Yup - been doing that. Started some Rescue Remedy too. Someone
suggested a little Benadryl the morning of the flight...?
Gloria
At 05:25 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
Can you let kitty spend some time in the carrier at home, in and out
to get used to it...
Then a couple short trips in the car
Thanks a million, folks - everyone - this has been SO wonderfully
helpful. Don't know what I'd do without you.
Gloria
At 07:30 PM 5/11/2006, you wrote:
And the short car ride could be to a Kentucky Fried Chicken which
would be placed near the carrier on the way home and shared at home
thus
Yep that's me,
I'm a sucker for senior Meezers!
So they come to my home and live their time out sunbathing/eating whenever.
I also get calls that people are trying to place their senior meezersfor many reasons that most you know.
Idiots!
In a message dated 5/11/2006 4:36:19 PM Pacific
YAY!!!
That is awesome news...do keep us up to date on this!
In a message dated 5/11/2006 7:31:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dear Belinda, Rebecca, Marylyn, Wendy, MaryChristine, Janine, Terri, Gloria,Becca, Karen and everyone --I heard some great news last night when
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