Hi Tonya:
Thanks you so much for the information. Any suggestions on food that
I should be giving him? Right now I am giving him Iams Kitten Formula and
catmilk (I think by Wiskas) every once in a while as a treat. Should I
start vitamin C and the interferon now? If so what would the dosage
be? I have been reading some stuff about something called Transfer Factor
and am a bit confused by what I have read about it. DO you have anything
yu could tell me - is it even worth it? I have to let you know that you
have quelled my nerves somewhat as I went bonkers when I first heard of the +
test and began to think the worst. Now it is nice to know Ziggy can have a
productive life for whatever time I am going to be blessed by him.
Niki
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Hi Niki!
I'm glad you found the list. You'll get lots of support and
advice! First of all congratulations on your new baby! The good
news is that if Ziggy is only 8 weeks old he could still fight off the virus
(which it sounds like you've already learned). I'm not sure what the
total time you would need to be sure with a kitten this young. But I
think by June 30 he could still be positive even if he were eventually going
to be negative. In the meantime I would get directions from the archives
on feeding Ziggy good, nutritional food. I would probably add some
vitamin c and get interferon from my vet. My vet used to give interferon
to negative shelter cats to keep them from catching URI's at the
shelter. It's supposed to boost their immune system, so I would give it
a try. You'll get lots of other advice. The most important thing,
in my opinion, is not to over worry. Even if Ziggy remains positive, it
is possible he could only be carrying the disease and never get sick from
it. Also, add one thing at a time. Try not to overwhelm yourself
and Ziggy with a zillion new foods and additives, etc. all at
once. Good luck with Ziggy! I like the name!
tonya
Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hello. I have just adopted a 8 week old kitten named Ziggy.
Ziggy had his first vet visit on 6-9-05 and since I knew nothing about his
mom or dad I decided to have a FeLV test done which resulted in a
positive. I was devastated and am now trying to figure out the best
course for Ziggy. He is acting like a normal kitten would, getting
into all sorts of trouble and shows no signs of the diease. I am
trying to stave off an full blown attack and would like to have
information regarding what I should be doing right from the start. I
am going to have retested in a follow up visit on 6-30 and am also curious
to know if he could come up neg by then? I know relatively little
about this disease and am becoming increasingly confused by all of the
information on the web. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks you
Niki Rushton
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