Tonya:
Ziggy is strictly an indoor cat only. Would the vet be the one to
prescribe the interferon? Would this boost his immune system? Alos
the vet gave him "kitty shots" and now I am wondering if I should continue with
his next round when I take him back to the vet as I am now wondering if these
vacs are going to compromise his immune system. Do you have any info
regarding this? I apologize in advance for asking so many questions but I
trying to do what is best for Ziggy and do not want to compromise what health he
has right now.
Niki
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Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 12:48
AM
Subject: Re: Information
Niki,
I'm not the best one to give advice on the supplements as I'm not
using them right now on any of my own. I have read a lot about transfer
factor, but have never used it myself. If I were in your position I
think what I would begin with is interferon. I would call the vet and
ask if it's ok to start Ziggy on it to hopefully help him fight off the virus
and seroconvert. Vets usually are ok with this. Most vets usually
recommend a half cc of diluted interferon (Your vet will give you the
amount.) for kittens. Once you get going on the interferon if things are
going well you might then try transfer factor next, and so on.
That would be my opinion.
Does Ziggy stay indoors only? I would keep him away from other cats
right now because you don't want to risk him being exposed to the virus at
this stage obviously. You also don't want to take chances with kitty
colds or anything else when you're trying to boost his immune system.
I'm sure others will chime in with more advice and you can just pick and
choose what works best for you and Ziggy.
tonya
Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 1:42
AM
Subject: RE: Information
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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