Re: [Felvtalk] PA Sanctuary
I just had a young adult male test FIV+, weak FELV+, and about 45 days later FELV negative, confirmed on IFA. On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 1:30 PM, MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.comwrote: fyi, there is no evidence that FIVs are any less able to throw off FeLV than are other cats--in fact, FIVs tend to be the healthiest populations in all sanctuary settings. while it might not be the optimum arrangement, until there are more places who are willing to take positive of both sorts in, it beats the alternative of just killing one or the other group. i don't know if best little cat house vaccinates their FIVs against FeLV, but if they do, that makes problems almost non-existent. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org ) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ 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] PA Sanctuary
Best thing to do is ask how long cats live once they go to a sanctuary, any sanctuary and if they are medicated or vaccinated at all. If they have a limit of number of cats they take in also and how they are funded. And of course, visit. Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:51:58 -0400 From: furrygi...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org CC: rchestert...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PA Sanctuary I just had a young adult male test FIV+, weak FELV+, and about 45 days later FELV negative, confirmed on IFA. On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 1:30 PM, MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.comwrote: fyi, there is no evidence that FIVs are any less able to throw off FeLV than are other cats--in fact, FIVs tend to be the healthiest populations in all sanctuary settings. while it might not be the optimum arrangement, until there are more places who are willing to take positive of both sorts in, it beats the alternative of just killing one or the other group. i don't know if best little cat house vaccinates their FIVs against FeLV, but if they do, that makes problems almost non-existent. -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org ) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ 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 _ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport
I had a kitty with uneven pupils, the vet felt it was a tumor but she also had toxoplasmosis and I suspected that was what it was as it did seem they normalized after treatment.She was feral, FIV+, toxo CRF, and did great for 9 months with fluids and care, no further eye problems, we had to let her go due to a urinary issue that was making her very uncomfortable and meds were not helping. This was Bobbi, a 15 year old FIV+ retired campus feral--quite a remarkable girl! I believe uneven pupils can be caused by a number of things and when I told my vet before we trapped her and got her in, her first guess was hypertension. Good luck to Ember! Heather On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: Thanks for all of the advice! I'm going to take Ember in on Monday. I'll report back after I hear what the vet has to say. ___ 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] Xana, FelV positive - interferon?
Dear Michael, Congratulations for your old kitty and thanks for your sanctuary. Actually vets recommend me to put xana under low dose of interferon (via oral) ... they do not agree if human alfa or feline omega some of them say one some of them the other... *Can you, please, give some advice aboud side effects??* You can be sure Xana has all my love. The problem is that actually she is not living with me. My home is a sort of urban shelter where live 24... too much cats... too much riscs... Xana needs a clean and quite environment... A friend gave me the opportunity, Xana is living in her appartment. She has to go to work, and so do I... So, Xana is alone all the day... I go as often as I can... 1-2 times daily... I spend with Xana 2-3 hours every night... unfortunately she can not sleep with me... I must go home, when others need me too... Speedy (my oldest baby) will be 20 y.o. He is at the end of his life... with CRF, IBD... I want to care him until the end Best regards, Esther ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport
Ember had a good vet visit. I wish I could convey everything that the vet said. He doesn't know what's causing the situation. We decided to send out for a toxo titer, despite the lack of lesions when he looked into her eye. He also gave me some symptoms to watch for if this is actually something serious, which include third eyelid showing, lower lid drooping, mouth slacking and some drooling, and of course, the disparity between the pupils getting worse. Please keep Ember in your thoughts and prayers. Lance ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Fw: Big Prayers for Lukey and Sally
I am saying multiple, multiple prayers for you both!! How many injections has he had so far? We just gave the 2nd one Friday night to Rosie and Murphy. We had lost Rosie's 4 brothers within a 5 month period and they were so young, 6 1/2 months to just turned a year old. We had tried a transfusion that went badly on the 2nd brother. We've had them on Interferon for a long time and now are giving it 2 times a day-it just slows the virus down, but it is ever advancing. We didn't wait for our last two to crash...we know it's coming. We begged our vet to order the Imulan and she did. They are as anxious as we are to see how it goes. Yes, we all know it is just an Aid, as everyone here does. It is posted as such on the Imulan website. What I do know is that Rosie and Murphy are playing much more and much harder-they fly around the house-up and down the cat trees and are now chasing each other-something they haven't done before. They have spent 85% of their short lives on antibiotics for one infection after another. In June and July, I thought Murphy was going to die-he was vomiting and had diarreah so bad- 2 courses of Zithromax and he pulled through. After watching Schatzi-the last brother to pass, struggle to breathe as his lungs filled with fluid and he cried out over and over-his heart rate through the roof and he was panting-his little ribs and chest heaving to get oxygenno, this is the hardest thing to go through as a parentdriving in the middle of the night again to UC Davis to release him from his agony like his 3 brothers before him-a monthly ritual. I didn't ask for a litter of sick feral kittens a year ago, but it is what I got. I didn't ask to fall in love with these 6 kittens, but we did-and thank goodness, my husband, my son and his wifewere as smitten as I am. I HAVE TO TRY to save these last 2 and I don't want to be told basically that I am a fool. I work long hard days, we are already struggling-but we CHOOSE to buy the Imulan and we are saving money by administering the shots at home. Our vet will work with us on the CBCs every 2 weeks (Rosie's platelets were low last week) -and this treatment is way cheaper than a transfusion. Bless all who are staying hopeful and positive that someday we will find a Treatment Aid that helps these poor babies. Alice ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Acemannan
A vet at the Smith Ridge Veterinary Clinic recommended it to me during a paid consultation recently for Lukey but it was $175.00 and in the midst of our LTCI injections I just couldn't afford to do both. Would love to know if anyone else has actually used it. To my understanding it is a glyconutrient similar to Ambrotose that Jenny is using with Autumn??? Sally Jewell -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gary Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 5:02 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Acemannan Has anyone presently on the list ever used Acemannan for their FeLV positive cat(s)? Gary ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Acemannan
A vet at the Smith Ridge Veterinary Clinic recommended it to me during a paid consultation recently for Lukey but it was $175.00 and in the midst of our LTCI injections I just couldn't afford to do both. Would love to know if anyone else has actually used it. To my understanding it is a glyconutrient similar to Ambrotose that Jenny is using with Autumn??? Sally Jewell -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gary Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 5:02 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Acemannan Has anyone presently on the list ever used Acemannan for their FeLV positive cat(s)? Gary ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport
Lance, we'll keep Ember in our thoughts and prayers. When are you moving? Jane On Sep 28, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Lance wrote: Ember had a good vet visit. I wish I could convey everything that the vet said. He doesn't know what's causing the situation. We decided to send out for a toxo titer, despite the lack of lesions when he looked into her eye. He also gave me some symptoms to watch for if this is actually something serious, which include third eyelid showing, lower lid drooping, mouth slacking and some drooling, and of course, the disparity between the pupils getting worse. Please keep Ember in your thoughts and prayers. Lance ___ 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] eye (pupils) changes and transport
Not really sure. I'm hoping for mid-October, though that's getting pretty close and I still haven't found a place. We'll see. I'd like to move in first, then come back to retrieve Ember after things are settled, so she doesn't have to endure the craziness of moving stuff in and unpacking. On Sep 28, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Jane Lyons wrote: Lance, we'll keep Ember in our thoughts and prayers. When are you moving? Jane On Sep 28, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Lance wrote: Ember had a good vet visit. I wish I could convey everything that the vet said. He doesn't know what's causing the situation. We decided to send out for a toxo titer, despite the lack of lesions when he looked into her eye. He also gave me some symptoms to watch for if this is actually something serious, which include third eyelid showing, lower lid drooping, mouth slacking and some drooling, and of course, the disparity between the pupils getting worse. Please keep Ember in your thoughts and prayers. Lance ___ 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 mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport
that sounds like a good plan. Hopefully you'll have figured out what's going on with her now and will have time to get her back on the DMG to give her immune system a boost before the trip. We're thinking of her, keep us posted. Jane On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Lance wrote: Not really sure. I'm hoping for mid-October, though that's getting pretty close and I still haven't found a place. We'll see. I'd like to move in first, then come back to retrieve Ember after things are settled, so she doesn't have to endure the craziness of moving stuff in and unpacking. On Sep 28, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Jane Lyons wrote: Lance, we'll keep Ember in our thoughts and prayers. When are you moving? Jane On Sep 28, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Lance wrote: Ember had a good vet visit. I wish I could convey everything that the vet said. He doesn't know what's causing the situation. We decided to send out for a toxo titer, despite the lack of lesions when he looked into her eye. He also gave me some symptoms to watch for if this is actually something serious, which include third eyelid showing, lower lid drooping, mouth slacking and some drooling, and of course, the disparity between the pupils getting worse. Please keep Ember in your thoughts and prayers. Lance ___ 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 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
