Hi Michael,
First, please do not blame yourself.
You have enough to deal w/ without stressing yourself out further.
You did not create this disease, nor did you knowingly give it to your cats.
Ok, questions.........(You will get alot of responses, but do what you feel is
right for you).
Elegant Medleys is fine, and 1/3 of a can is fine too, BID (twice per day).
My felv+cats eat this and they like it.
I put the Lysine in their moist food in the morning along w/the Missing Link.
Same thing @ night.
You can get Missing Link w/o a prescription,but if you get the
ProfessionalStrength formula, it has a detox factor, but it comesform the vet.
L-Lysine should be about 500mg per day.
My vet always recommends breaking up any meds, supplements to twice per day, as
opposed to once perday,therefore the body has a more constant supply, make
since?
Dry foods, I use Innova Evo (bronze bag, specialty pet food stores only) and
Wellness Core mixed (white bag w/bronze lettering,pet foods specialty store).
Follow Wendy's guidelines that were posted for introducing the new food to them
(gradual).
I would only use interferon if they start to become ill, but that is just me.
I use the Lysine to boost their immune system,then break out the "big gun"
interferon,if they start showing signs of illness.
Others on the list use it more frequently, it is a preference, tho.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
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Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: To Michael Re: Update
Thanks for the info. I'll definitely look into better foods. Do you all
think its ok to mix in their morning and nightly Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys?
There are three of them, and they share a can each morning and each night, so
they average only 1/3 of a can at a time, but its something they have come to
expect. I guess I'm wondering if there's something wrong with giving that to
them. They've been on the Purina Naturals dry food, but I'm going to switch
over to something with no grains and high proteins. I'm going to look for the
Innova Evo, but I don't recall ever seeing it. I'll be sure to look for
something with no grains tomorrow.
As for the nutritional supplement recommendation, I've already gotten Lysine
and Echinacea, but haven't been able to get them to eat it yet. I'm hoping
they will when they're feeling better. They did eat tonight, so that makes me
feel better now that I've seen them eating. As for the supplements, are those
the only two recommended, or is there something else? And do you guys mix that
in the dry food, or in their wet food? Luckily, we rarely ever have guests,
and rarely leave for more than a couple of days at a time (and my sister is
here with them when we leave, with whom they are very familiar, she has been
living here on and off).
They did not vaccinate the cat they knew had tested positive, but vaccinated
Poppy because they ran out of ELISA tests and had to send in an IFA test with
her along with Grizzabella's. I'm not comfortable with this vet office
treating them, so that's why I'm going in the morning to get them to refer them
to University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine. I looked up the
hospital tonight, quite impressive...they have 10 exam rooms, 7000 dogs/cats a
year, an intensive care unit, specialists in every field you can imagine, it
looks very promising: http://www.vet.utk.edu/ The vet's office bothered me
because they didn't even recommend an IFA test to verify her positive ELISA
test. They just said she had it, period. That didn't sit well with me.
I feel very personally responsible for them getting sick and I'm taking this
very hard. But all I can do now is make sure they have the absolute best care
possible.
Ok, to summarize, here's what I need input on from you guys:
1. Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys...1/3 of a can morning and night...is this ok?
2. Dry food...brand recommendations....
3. Supplements...any recommendations other than lysine and echinacea, and do
you put it in wet or dry food?
4. Treatment options? Do you use the ImmunoRegulin Or Interferon Alpha in
healthy cats, or is that treatment options you use when they're symptomatic?
Thanks for all the support to everyone and all the emails I've received. It
really helps me to feel like I have some sense of control over the situation,
and I'm not just completely helpless.
Michael
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