This is Michelle's email addy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Contact her off the list as she does have the experience with these type of cancers In a message dated 4/26/2007 12:19:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Tracy, Are you aware that Michelle Lerner has unsubscribed from the list? She's had, unfortunately, a great deal of experience with cancers and was always a great resource for advice regarding it. I'm sure she'd be willing to help you and your kitty if you wrote to her off list. One thing I have heard is that felv kitties do respond to cancer treatments like chemo. Apparently they go into remission at the same rate as neg cats, but they usually don't remain in remission for as long. There is an internet group specific to feline cancer, do you have the address? It's been posted on our list many times, maybe someone else will post it for you. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll look for it. I'm glad to hear you have an appointment with an oncologist tomorrow. Do a search on our archives on dex, (dexamethasone) and depo (depomedrol) steroid shots to ask the vets about as well. Please keep us informed. Prayers that you get some ideas on how to treat him and that he makes a miraculous recovery. Nina Tracy Weese wrote: One of my FeLV+ cats most likely has mediastinal LSA. I had positive kittens diagnosed with this and not live very long but that was a few years ago despite some conservative treatment (mainly aspiration/comfort measures). I am currently treating a NEGATIVE cat for intestinal cancer and he has done very well. I have also read that the mediastinal LSA often responds positively to chemo....but most of those studies are on NEGATIVE cats. I'm sure that (sadly) at least someone else here has had a cat with this condition. The cat was otherwise health and w/o symptoms up until last Thursday. It initially appeared as URI like w/coughing/congestion sounds. But after no improvement with meds over the weekend, he was checked again, nothing in lungs but "mystery" spot on X-rays. We have consult with cancer vet and ultra sound tomorrow. Any input welcome. Tracy Weese Attorney at Law POB 3254 Shepherdstown, WV 25443 (304) 264-0595 Terrie Mohr-Forker TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE Donations accepted at: _https://www.paypal.com/_ (https://www.paypal.com/) _http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/_ (http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/) _http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue) _http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html_ (http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html) _http://www.felineleukemia.org/_ (http://www.felineleukemia.org/) _http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html_ (http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html) _http://www.petloss.com/_ (http://www.petloss.com/) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
