Re: [Felvtalk] gassy cat

2009-12-13 Thread Cougar Clan
If he eats dry food, try slowing him down with a small (not too small) ball. If he has wet food, try smearing it in the bowl so he has to slow down. I would still add probiotics. On Dec 13, 2009, at 1:29 AM, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote: It could even just be that Harley swallows a lot of air

Re: [Felvtalk] gassy cat

2009-12-13 Thread wendy
Stop feeding him Mexican food...LOLOLOL!  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ From: dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net To:

[Felvtalk] gassy cat

2009-12-13 Thread Alice Flowers
Hmmm-maybe you're hugging him too tight!! LOL! But seriously, after having the 6 positives, I began researching the food. So many popular brands, Hills included, contain carcinogens. The big baddie is Ethoxyquin-with Lymphoma a common disease of FeLV kitties, I tried to eliminate that from

[Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread lernermichelle
Hi. I'm fostering an FIV+ cat right now who has pretty bad stomatitis. We had his teeth cleaned and 6 of them removed, and after a few weeks of antibiotics post-dental surgery he was doing much much better-- eating a lot more, gained 3 pounds in 3 weeks, not seeming to have any mouth pain and

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'll have to think - for Stomatitis/gingivitis, I've used 1) pulling the teeth (seems to work well) 2) Oral dexamethasone (some folks have good luck with that - made my kitty cough a little but helped somewhat) 3) Monthly Demo (steroid) shot - nice but if it gets too frequent, kitty comes

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread janine paton
Took in an FIV cat with very bad stomatitis. I'd never seen a huge, emaciated cat try to eat but run backwards growling and screaming and pawing at his face, and boy, was I afraid of him! Vet pulled teeth, was reluctant at first to use steroid because of FIV status but after a month, very bad

Re: [Felvtalk] gassy cat

2009-12-13 Thread dlgegg
what is the list for foods? where do you get Evo, Felidae and Blue Buffalo? i haven't seen them in any store0s around here. Harley is helping me again. dorlis Alice Flowers aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hmmm-maybe you're hugging him too tight!! LOL! But seriously, after having

Re: [Felvtalk] gassy cat

2009-12-13 Thread Alice Flowers
Ahh-the true test of a mother's love! Root a toot! Just do a search on-line. Type in Evo Cat Food and it will bring up their website to click on. They all have store locators-just usually put in your zip code. I can get the Blue Buffalo brand at Petsmart or Petco along with my local feed

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread Cougar Clan
I can't say enough for the alternative vet who has helped me with numerous four-legged friends including Dixie who was FeLV+. She was fine until a few days before she left this world and I, too, believe the alternative treatment helped her leave this world more peacefully. If you have

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 15, Issue 8

2009-12-13 Thread dlgegg
just a question, did you find homes for your babies? how are you doing? have things gotten better for you? i have asked my vet to help me remember i can't take them all in. right now i have 6 older cats (2 felv, but well) and 2 new 5 month old babies. they were going to be turned over to

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread Gloria Lane
What treatment did your alternative vet use? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 13, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com wrote: I can't say enough for the alternative vet who has helped me with numerous four-legged friends including Dixie who was FeLV+. She was fine until a

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread S. Jewell
Michelle, No amount of antibiotics will do for your cat's stomatitis what ascorbic acid will do. See http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int _assn_prev_med-1978-v2-n3-p10.htmstomatit for an idea of how much to use for different similar conditions in animals. I would put

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread S. Jewell
Michelle, No amount of antibiotics will do for your cat's stomatitis what ascorbic acid will do. See http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int _assn_prev_med-1978-v2-n3-p10.htmstomatit for an idea of how much to use for different similar conditions in animals. I would put

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
That's interesting I'll start that (orally) with a cat I have. Gloria On Dec 13, 2009, at 9:55 PM, S. Jewell wrote: Michelle, No amount of antibiotics will do for your cat's stomatitis what ascorbic acid will do. See http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/197x/belfield-w-j_int

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread S. Jewell
Don't be afraid to push the cat to bowel tolerance if giving vitamin C orally. The best type of vitamin C for pushing to bowel tolerance would be a pure sodium ascorbate powder (no other vitamins) mixed into the cat's wet food with liver powder to help flavor it. Increase the amount daily until

Re: [Felvtalk] stomatitis

2009-12-13 Thread S. Jewell
Don't be afraid to push the cat to bowel tolerance if giving vitamin C orally. The best type of vitamin C for pushing to bowel tolerance would be a pure sodium ascorbate powder (no other vitamins) mixed into the cat's wet food with liver powder to help flavor it. Increase the amount daily until