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Hi
Nina,
When
Loki and crew were found about 10 days old, he--the runt--especially was covered
with fleas. My niece, Alisha, almost threw-up after seeing him absolutely
covered with horrid monsters. They did use some toxic treatment to fix the
problem. Loki was almost completely despondent, for the fleas sucking the
life from him. After the fleas were eradicated, he suddenly sprang back to
life with a vengeance! It brings a tear just thinking about it. Now,
Loki at 9 months old has outlived all three of his
siblings.
Here
is my theory... and I maybe total off here: It seems to me that the
tiny baby kitties do not die in babyhood. It is only after they
have lived months of their lives that FeLV symptoms occur. Therefore,
I think they can handle certain treatments (at lesser kitten dosages of course)
that are much more risky later on.
I feel
that if I can avoid giving my older 9 month old kitty toxins, that may or may
not trigger the virus, I absolutely will.
The
comb right now is God to me. It is working, and I am happy again. I
would recommend it to everyone who is able to comb their kitties. I
recognize there are many reasons this is not possible. I now only have the
one kitty and can lavish combing attention on him, so I have no reason to
entertain any other solutions.
I
appreciate hearing of your experiences, and it will help many to know
this.
Thank
you.
Steve
Steve,
I've been away from the computer for
a while, so this may no longer be timely. When I found my FeLV bottle
babies (didn't know it at the time), they were just over 2 weeks old.
They were so infested with fleas that they were bloody from them. At
that very tender age I used just a tiny amount of Advantage on them. I
put some Advantage on a Q-Tip and touched the back of their necks with
it. That was all that was needed to get rid of the fleas and the kittens
showed no ill effects. I know it's scary putting toxic stuff on our
babies, but sometimes the alternative is worse. I have since switched to
Revolution for controlling fleas because it's alcohol based (instead of oil)
and doesn't seem to upset my animals as much as the Advantage.
Revolution also claims to control ear mites and get rid of roundworms. I
never use a full tube, even on the adults. I find I can stretch a tube
between 3 or 4 cats and it seems just as effective with out having to douse
them in poison. Here's the link to Pet Shed were I order my Revolution,
I also get Drontal (worm med) from them w/o a prescription. http://www.petshed.com/
Nina
Steve
Williams wrote:
Cherie,
I'm kind of afraid to use Advantage or Frontline with a kitten who
has had FeLV+ from birth. Maybe I'm overreacting, but my recent
loss of Leeloo, with the stress of a leg sprain causing onset, has got
me trigger-shy. It is hard for me to impose the tiniest
bit of toxic substance or stress on Loki. I think I will try
some natural supplements, diligent combing and cleaning. But... I want
those fleas gone now! I'm going to try to find boric acid to sprinkle
on the carpets also.
Has anyone used Advantage or Frontline on kittens with FeLV from
birth?
Steve
Steve,
My cats deal really well with Advantage, and it is topical that goes
behind the neck.
Cherie
Kerry,
Yes, I know for sure it is fleas. All the signs are there:
I can see fleas sometimes on him, I've combed a few off of him, and can
find lots of flea poop in his normal sleeping spots.
Thanks,
Steve
Steve, sorry to ask this--it may be a dumb Q--but do you know
for sure that fleas are the source of Loki's scratching?
After Levi began scratching frequently I put a
humidifier in the room on the advice of group
members.
When the vet came, she examined him and said she was "not
concerned" about the scratching. The humidifier did seem to reduce the
incidence of scratching among the cats in general.
I hope hairballs were also the source of the throwing up.
Kerry
Recently,
Loki has gotten fleas. He scratches a lot, but it doesn't seem
overwhelming. I don't see any in the house, but will start a
good cleaning/vacuuming regiment. I bought a flee comb, but will
of course do more. Does anyone have advice on best course of action
for a 9 month old FeLV+ kitty? I will also go to the vet for any
prescribed treatment, but don't want to cause him a speck of stress
with treatment. My vet is very good in this regard since he
is opposed to poisonous stuff.
For the
past three days Loki has been throwing up in the early evenings.
He is eating normally otherwise and this doesn't seem to faze him too
much. Our feeding regiment for him has not changed. His
supplements are L-Lysine and Vitamin C, which he has been give for
many months. His throwing up seems to occur sometime after he
has his wet food with supplements in the early afternoon
(4pm-ish). Any advice or comments?
Even
though he is fine otherwise, this is causing me very much
anxiety.
Thanks for
any advice.
Steve This email and any
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