Ashleigh, I'm so glad you took Bella to another vet and it sounds like you found a great one. I wonder if we have a holistic veterinarian here in Dallas?
I'm glad Bella got such a great prognosis and I hope that she will fight this virus off soon! Please keep us posted on her progress and most especially, we all celebrate when one who's tested positive eventually tests negative, so let us know that for sure! :) Wendy --- Ashleigh Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I took Bella to see a holistic veterinarian today to > discuss FeLV treatments. I liked him immediately, > and he was very knowledgable about the importance of > a good diet. (Every other vet. I've ever been to > hawks corn-based foods in their office as the best > choice, but this guy has analyzed ingredients in > other foods and recommends those to his customers, > and he's not making a profit on them either.) > > He examined Bella thoroughly, and she's the > picture of health except for the slightly positive > FeLV test last weekend. Since she's so healthy > right now, he thinks she has a good chance of > fighting off the virus herself. (He said 1/3 of the > cats do this, and most of them are fed things like > Meow Mix. Bella is at an advantage since I've fed > her California Naturals since kittenhood.) > > He thinks we should try to keep her as healthy as > possible so that she can fight this virus. He was > already familiar with Dr. Belfield's work and has > tremendous respect for him. He told me that people > thought Belfield was nuts a long time ago, but that > Belfield's beliefs long ago are now being proven to > be true. He advised me to get the Mega C powder, to > add a good B complex vitamin (and he likes > Belfield's), and to use an Omega fatty acid > supplement. (I bought one in his office.) He also > mentioned that antioxidants couldn't hurt either. > He also said that vitamin D is crucial to having a > good immune system (as are the other vitamins > mentioned). Currently, we keep my daughter's blinds > pulled up during the day, and Bella loves to lie in > the sunlight. He says that that is very healthy. > > He wasn't very gung-ho on interferon and said he's > not convinced that it helps. He says that it is > human-made and that its use, in his opinion, is not > totally risk-free. He said that it could possibly > make things worse. (He did say that he would be > happy to get it for me if I still wanted it, but he > also told me that if Bella were his cat, he would > not.) He felt like it was safest to let her > well-nourished body work against the virus. That's > what we're going to do for now, since she is > extremely healthy--much more so than typical cats, > according to him (mainly due to her good diet). > > I just ordered Dr. Belfield's Mega C and Vitamin B > complex and am eagerly awaiting its arrival. I'll > keep everyone posted on her progress. > > ~Ashleigh > > P.S. Cat foods that he really likes are Nutro > Natural Choice Lamb & Rice (NOT Max), Dick Van > Patten's Natural Balance, I.V.D., California > Naturals, and Felidae. He said that he's seen > animals who were totally unresponsive to traditional > treatments do a complete 180 when they are put on a > good diet. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls > to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2ยข/min or less. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
