Hi Michael, I don't know the food stores in Tennessee. I buy my good food at a local pet store. Petco, Petsmart, etc do not carry it.
You can get any food from www.petfooddirect.com Yes, please do not blame yourself. I know we do that - I was blaming myself yesterday when I had to have a kitty PTS that had aggressive, incurable, untreatable cancer of the mouth. You did not cause this, you can't cure it (you can help the kitty's immune system and keep them in the best possible shape to cure it themselves, but you can't *cure* it, and you can't control it. You really, really need a vet who is a partner. I am fortunate to have one who never tells me to PTS too early or too late. There are some bad vets out there but fortunately there are some very good ones. I had a kitten who tested light pos last year. The first thing my vet told me was to wait 6 months, then retest. That is standard and anyone who is not telling you that is suspect. (There is hope, my girl tested neg on the retest, so did the rest of the litter). I think it is fine for kitties to have a treat, just like people.:) On 8/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > ________________________________ > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Caroline! http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
