Re: Test results and an OT question

[Nina]

Oh Kelley!  Stop it with that picture of Missy!  She's just too cute for words, no wonder she's stolen your heart.  Don't the tiny, needy ones seem to worm their way into a special place in our lives?  I think it's fine to wait and bring Missy to your regular vet.  Just tell Missy you're bringing her to show her off, that they will want to pet her and tell her how beautiful she is.  This doesn't sound like it should be a traumatic visit, just an exam, right?  Why don't you ask your vet about supplements, like CoQ10 for her heart, and maybe Interferon A for immune support.  A woman I know has had remarkable results with CoQ10, but she did say that you shouldn't start and stop that sup, you might want to ask him if he knows anything about that too.  Maybe someone else on the list knows more about it and will let us know.  What have you done for her URIs?  Do they ever resolve themselves completely?  I know there have been list members that have had success with URIs and anemia using something called Immuno-Regulin.  You can look it up on our archives for more info, we have discussed it a lot.  Personally, I'd hesitate in using it unless the situation were getting desperate, but I thought I'd throw it out there for you to discuss with your vet. Hugs to you, Missy and all your babies, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:43 am Subject: Re: Test results and an OT question To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org OMG Kelley, that's fabulous news about the neg results!! It must be what I said about false positive results, there's no other way to explain it. They were pretty shocked she tested neg after testing pos 3 days ago. I was very happy until I heard about the heart murmur. As far as the heart murmur kitty... What grade murmur did your vet say it was? Many kittens and puppies have slight heart murmurs that resolve themselves as they grow. How old is she? If it's a serious one, there are surgical options that you could consider. My ex-husband adopted an 5 week old kitten that had serious heart problems. They did open heart surgery on this little tiny girl and the vet has assured him that she's going to be fine now. I don't know about neg cats and different size pupils, but I know it's something that does occur with felv kitties and doesn't seem to cause any trouble. Does the vet think that her teeth are curved enough to cause her problems? Well, first of all this was not my vet. This was a vet at the city subsidized shot/combo test/spay/neuter place. I got there 10 minutes before they opened and it was a 4.5 hour wait. I hated to do that to them but since it was 5 tests, I couldn't really afford to go to my vet and have it done (he gives me huge discounts and I love him, but not that huge). This vet listened to her heart, said "This cat has a heart murmur and we can't inoculate it here." She didn't tell me what grade it was, nor offer me any opinion on her teeth other than that they were genetically abnormal. She couldn't believe Missy had been to the vet before, or that she had gotten spayed at Emancipet(I know heart murmur kitties are supposed to have gas anasthesia.) Take another deep breath. You had a terrible fright with the felv test and that turned out, (at least it appears to have), been nothing to worry about. I'm praying that your special love's problems will work themselves out too. What's her name? My babies name is Missy. She's a tiny little girl, and they remarked on her thinness, though I have been feeding her extra fattening stuff and kitten milk and managed to get her to 5.5 pounds. Her immune system seems abnormal, and she gets URI a lot and has to be syringe fed, and then we lose the progress we have gained. That's one reason I had her re-tested, but she has 2 negative results now, one in November and one Saturday. I kept holding her up to my ear all weekend to see if I could hear anything, I know that is silly. She's spoiled rotten, even with the dozens of cats in my house. She spends most of her time in my lap if I am at home and sitting, or following me around if I am not sitting. She gives me kisses if I am really sad...I say she saves them for when I really need them, but I realistically she probably just likes the salt in my tears..... Here's a link to her pic: http://www.moonvine.net/missy.jpg She's 8 months now. I have an appointment for her with my real vet on Saturday. I don't want her left all day at the vet feeling abandoned, nor being dragged around in the heat, unless it is a real emergency. Kelley