Hi Quentin, It sounds like you are just about where I am in being informed about how to treat a FeLV+ kitten. I came to this group to learn all I could from the people here, who that have been here, for a while and are experienced in caring for their Feline Leukemia Positive Kitties. I have read every post for a month and have never seen anyone mention Valtrex. Where did you see where Valtrex might be helpful in the treatment of FeLV? My five month old kitten was one of six kittens who contracted FeLV through her mother. Her mother tested positive, as did a couple of her siblings. I do not know if all siblings tested positive, but I did read if the mother is positive 100% of the kittens will test positive. My kitten had been bounced around to seven different homes before she came to me. I am counting the shelter she came from, three foster homes, then to me , then two more foster homes, then back to me. She is with me now. We are getting a routine... Her situation is not perfect , because she has to be seperated from my other cats and spends a lot of time alone. I try to give her a couple hours each day of love and time with me. I do let her in the yard to climb trees and follow me around while I weed and work in my flowers. Then it is back to a small area in my basement where she is now free outside of her large dog kennel and has her food, water,toys...She is a very loving ,sweet, social and energetic little girl and hates being alone. I'm telling you this , because it is not perfect, but probably less stressfull than being unsure of her environment and not having any security.She does feel at home now... If you have only your one little girl kitty, she should have no stress in her life and obviously all your love. I'm still trying to understand the difference between faint positives and strong positives...From what I have been reading, a faint, could mean either, she was just exposed or she is early into her disease? I have a vet that simply told me, a positive is a positive. She would not tell me if my little girl was faint or strong, but it looked quite clear to me ,so it was probaly a strong pos. My vet does try to be gentle with me. When it was realized my kitten was infected through her mother, my vet did give me hope by saying, often when the virus comes through the queen, the kittens have a good chance of throwing it. Then I hear too if it is an exposure, they have a good chance of throwing it. I give my kitten 500mg of Lysine a day and a multi-vitamin and a good diet. I really appreciated Wendy's advice to you and for now I'd would go with what she is telling you. There are so many good ideas here and it is great to have these people with all their accumulated information and experience to advise you. If I were a vet, I would try to learn from these guys. Sadly, most vets are not as informed as we all might hope...That is why we are here.. .Again, where did you come up with the Valtrex idea? For all we know, you may have come across something important, that none of us have seen yet? However, it is probably best to go with the medications and supplements proven effective and safe over time... I'm glad you found this group. You will really enjoy and learn from these guys. Glenda --- Quentin Sonnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a sweet little black with white tip > girl and I took her to the vet to get treated and > wormed. We had her tested and she had a very faint > positive for FeLV. I've been reading up on > treatments and anti virals and I was wondering if it > would be a good/ bad idea to give her low dose of > valtrex? Any help or ideas would be greatly > appreciated. The kitten is about 4 months old and > VERY energetic. > Quentin Sonnier > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready > for the edge of your seat? > Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. > http://tv.yahoo.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222
