Re: Jersey

[Barbara Lowe]

Hello, I assume your vet ran a complete blood work on Jersey which discovered the virus. How long has your cat not been eating cat food? Ask your vet for the Science Diet a/d cans. Many of the science diet canned foods are too dry-I know my cats will not eat any of it.  the a/d cans are very very soft food--perhaps Jersey will like that. You can try putting some on a spoon and smearing it along the side of his mouth so he will be at least taste it and perhaps be tempted. Also baby food jars-beef, chicken, lamb might tempt Jersey to eat. make sure no onions in the ingredients. I agree with Belinda's suggestion to go to the Chronic Renal Failure CRF group for advice. How experienced is your vet with leukemia treatments?  Ask if there is a specialist vet in the area? May I ask, what state are you in? perhaps someone on the list can recommend a vet. Good luck taking care of Jersey. He is lucky he found you. regards Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: stany petrov To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Jersey Hi Belinda,   Thanks for the information. I am going to take Jersey to the vet tomorrow. I took him on Friday, they kept him in the clinic for tests and the doctor called me in the evening. I was shoked to hear he has a leukimia and could hardly catch what she was explaining me. I am going to talk with her tomorrow afternoon. Now, I give Jersey some yoke and cream cheese. He rejects the diet food from the vet. He likes margarine but I use that only to give him some vitamins. I cannot believe that disease is so spread in the USA. In Bulgaria, where I come from I have never heard for cat cancer. Cats usually die from accidents or age. I am really amazed to read that 60 million cats in the US carry this virus. Something has to be done.   Thanks again. Keep in touch   Stan >From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: Jersey >Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 08:12:50 -0700 > >   Hi Stan, >  There is a CRF (chronic renal failure) group on Yahoo you may want >to join, I've heard of kitties with crf that get weak in the back >legs it has something to do with the potassium level.  Here is the >group if your interested.  CRF can be managed if caugh early enough, >it usually requires a diet change and careful monitoring. > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineCRF/ > >Also you have to be sure Jersey is getting enough food or your >asking for a whole different group of complications.  What treatment >has your vet suggested? > >-- >Belinda >Happiness is being owned by cats ... > >Be-Mi-Kitties ... >http://www.bemikitties.com > >Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens >http://adopt.bemikitties.com > >FeLV Candle Light Service >http://www.bemikitties.com/cls > >HostDesign4U.com  (affordable hosting & web design) >http://HostDesign4U.com > >----------- > >BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) >http://bmk.bemikitties.com > >