Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread Pam Doore
I have been a foster failure 4 times. Once I saw how well the foster's did with the the other cats and I fell in love, they had to stay :-D. As far as treating shelter pets, I know that at my shelter there is a set amount per pet and anything above that comes from a special account which has

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread dlgegg
They do get under our skin and become a necessary to our lives. I have 3 15 pounders who think I am a mattress for them to sleep on. Thank God they take turns. Does Gilbert like to KNEED a lot? Homey gets into a trance and digs deeply so I have had to explain to doctors what all those

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Amani... As always... thank you for the advice and all the other references to research ( Doxy, Cannabinol) that can be helpful down the road...   In the case of Gilbert it is perplexing that they are so withholding re: drugs.  Gilbert is a favorite of everyone and no one wants to see him

Re: [Felvtalk] Destiny..

2017-06-25 Thread dlgegg
I have learned from Annie and others that I need to check out every possibility, not just the obvious. Had I done so, we might have caught the kidney problem in time. My vet has since done some research and found that with FELV cats, kidney problem are one of the first signs, just sorry that

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-25 Thread Amani Oakley
Bob I know you have had trouble with the clinic in terms of offering you medications, but if it were me, I would also want to try dexamethasone by injection if possible. It is much more powerful than the prednisone in reducing swelling and helping in reducing pain and neurological symptoms in

Re: [Felvtalk] Destiny..

2017-06-25 Thread Marilyn Knapp Litt
I am so sorry to hear about Gilbert. This sounds like much the same progression. The sinus drip was from the pressure, although we didn't know that. We just knew it was not bacterial. Her head started to swell and she didn't have the energy or strength to go to her favorite spots. (The

Re: [Felvtalk] Destiny..

2017-06-25 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Marilyn... So Sorry to  hear about Destiny... was afraid it was something like this when it was discovered  that she was FeLV+  My Current Cat ( Gilbert) is suffering much the same fate ( apart from the FeLV)... I am keeping him on Prednisolone to keep the tumor in check for as long as we

Re: [Felvtalk] Doxycycline

2017-06-25 Thread Amani Oakley
Ardy - there are a number of publications which deal with the mode of action of Doxycycline and its antiviral properties. It doesn’t kill the virus but inhibits its replication, sometimes by interfering with cell wall development and other times by preventing the virus from penetrating cells.