Iams is not really a great brand. That being said I do feed it sometimes to my rescues/foster cats because I have 30 of them and I can't afford to feed them the premium foods right now.
My sick kitty gets this stuff (she does not have FELV, she has a heart condition, but it is still important to keep up her immune system): http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=product-detail&pxsl=%2F% [EMAIL PROTECTED] You want to look for something without grains in it. Iams does have grain in it. Their bodies do not process grain. I have learned lots about food from this list and I am grateful for the knowledge. Kelley ----- Original Message ----- From: kandbz_ mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:16 am Subject: RE: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > What types of food do you all recommend? Should I be feeding her > dry, canned or both? She eats whatever is put in front of her, > but especially likes the canned food. Is IAMS a good brand or > should I get something better? > > Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You will get > more than these responses?you?ve come to a great place w. some > very knowledgable people with first hand experience! > > First off, I think you might consider changing vets to someone > who is much more current and familiar with FELV?there is > absolutely no reason to euthanize a cat because its FELV+! That?s > a very dated protocol! > > I had 4 cats?one tested pos for FELV when she was 4 and she?d > been around the other cats her whole life (2 of the younger ones > had come in as kittens). They all tested neg and I just get them > a yearly FELV vaccine. They had not received vaccination prior to > my Tucson testing pos. > > Now I have 2 FELV + adult cats and 3 adult neg that just live > all together. My vet, who cares for a number of FELV cats in his > practice, is not particularly concerned about mixing. It is not > an easy disease for an adult cat to get?its not airborne and the > virus dies in seconds when exposed to the air! My cats all ate > out of the same dishes, groomed each other, shared toys, shared > litter boxes. > > Also, its still possible for kitten to throw off the virus over > the coming weeks/months. You may want to wait some time before > doing the IFA, the lab test. > > SO,don?t panic? more folks will give you a whole more details? > we?ve all been in your situation and it will work out. Just > maybe, start calling other vets to see who in your area is more > familiar with FELV? > > Chris > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Felvtalk- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kandbz_ mom > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:42 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV > > Thanks to the two people who have responded so far! Thanks for > the words of encouragement. I do have a question..both of my other > cats had their booster shots as kittens...but, is this FELV > vaccine something they should be getting every year? I was told > that since they are indoor cats, the only shots necessary were the > first sets. Is that correct? I am going crazy with worry. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi there, > > I would not euthanize a cat because they tested positive, unless > they > are very ill and suffering. > > You may want to try finding a more enlightened vet. > > I had a kitten come up light positive awhile ago. She was negative > the next time I had her tested. There are no guarantees this will > happen every time, but it does happen. > > If your other cats are vaccinated it is very very unlikely they > have > contracted it. > > Other folks on this list have more experience and will probably be > more helpful to you, I just wanted to say welcome and give you > some > hope. > > Thanks, > > Kelley > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kandbz_ mom > Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:08 am > Subject: I'm New....kitten tested positive for FELV > To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > Hello! I recently adopted a kitten...she is now 15 weeks old. > The > > lady I got her from emailed me and said my kittens brother > tested > > positive. We went to the vet for a checkup on Monday and she > > tested positive for Felv. The vet came out right away and said I > > may want to think about having her euthanized. I asked if we > could > > wait and then do the other test, the one done at the lab. He > said > > we can, but since she came up positive so young, she probably > does > > have Felv. I am just heartbroken. SHe has no symptoms and is > > just the sweetest cat ever. I have to get my other two cats > > tested for it. My cats are 7 and 3 yrs old. They have never been > > tested for Felv because they don't automatically test here. When > > you take a cat or kitten in for a "checkup" they just routinely > > give out the vaccine and don't test unless you ask for it. You > > would think that as fast as this disease spreads, they would be > > testing EVERY kitten/cat. I'm worried that my other two cats are > > going to > > have it now, too. Does anyone know, would I have to have all > > three of them euthanized if that were the case?? I'm still > > learning about this disease from reading things on the internet. > > Would it be possible to keep her?? > > Any advice would be helpful and appreciated. > > > > Thanks. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US > (and 30+ countries) for 2ยข/min or less. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. >
