Hi Elizabeth, I'm sorry that you had to find our site, but glad you did. The people here are so knowledgeable and supportive. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help.
I can send you a manual on caring for your kitty if you'd like. It's made up of posts from members of this group and has a lot of good info. I'll have to send it directly because we can't post attachments; just let me know. As far as diet goes, my kitties all eat dry and canned Innova Evo. After a lot of research, it seems to be the best stuff on the market. It has no grains/corn, which kitties' bodies don't utilize. It's mostly proteins and some veggies, which means their bodies use most of the ingredients and they eliminate less. I'm with Nina on making sure that whoever adopted those 12 kittens knows about your kitty's FeLV+ status. That is how my Cricket got FeLV; in-vitro. His mother had it. Although you might want to be careful. I adopted out two of Cricket's siblings to a girl in my apartment complex and after a month or so, I asked about the kittens and she said she had to give them up to a shelter. I got the sinking feeling that she was lying, and now that I know that Cricket and his mom were FeLV+ (I didn't know that 5 years ago when he was a kitten), I assume she had them tested and they were probably pts, I'm sad to say. They were so cute! So be careful. If you do contact the owner's, give them an out so that they don't euthanize. Even though your kitty is anemic, it doesn't mean she won't turn around. It also doesn't mean it's her time. You'll know when it is, or when it's getting close. Don't get me wrong. Anemia is serious, but it can be treated. Do you know what kind of anemia she has? Regenerative or non-regenerative? Also, many people here have used Epogen to stimulate red blood cell production. It has had very good results. Please check into it. I don't know much about Acemannan. Can you fill us in on it? What exactly does it do? I will add it into the manual. I don't think it's in there. Also, you might consider adding L-lysine (without propylene glycol) and Vitamin C (Mega-C or something like that) to her diet to boost her immune system. The two biggest factors in success with this virus is keeping kitty stress free and boosting the immune system, which includes a great diet. The good and bad news is that this virus is unpredictable. So what looks like a bad situation could turn around completely with the right care. Or it might not. But we have to try. Don't give up hope. Your other cats have probably all been exposed, and may or may not have contracted the virus. If they were adults when they were exposed to the FeLV+ kitty, then chances are really good they will remain negative, even with continued exposure to the kitty. It's not 100% though. A lot still isn't known about contracting FeLV. I hope this info. helps. Just ask if you have any questions at all, and let me know if you want me to forward you the maual. :) Wendy Dallas, TX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
