April- Good for you for having a senior FELV+! I have one who is around 8 or 9 who has had a couple of episodes of low white blood count. She's 18 lbs and when she doesn't eat very much for more than a day or so and when her nose and gums get real pale, I start thinking about bringing her in for blood work. Her wbc counts were real low.
My vet used immune-regulin with her--can't remember how many shots but I brought her in once a week for 3 or 4 weeks I think. It raised her wbc each time with no side effects... Christiane Biagi Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Volunteer-St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbpshelter/sets/72157603921945483/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] Message from new member April Hi All, this message never came through the list as far as I know, something wrong with it and it wasn't allowed. If any one has any answers for April please write directly to her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] *as I am not sure she is getting list messages. James can you check on that please, thanks!! Subject: How to get the White Blood Cell count up *From: "April Martella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:18:04 -0500 To: <[email protected]> Hi, I am new to the list, I have a 13 year old FeLV positive kitty who I recently took to the vet because he looked to me like he was losing some weight. Turns out he only lost a few ounces from our last visit about 7 months ago. They did a senior blood panel on him and everything came out good except his white blood cell count was a bit low, which the vet informed me is common is FeLV pos kitties. Anyone know how I can get this number up, or of something I can give him to boost his immune system and get these numbers up? Thanks! April -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
