Yes. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Sollberger Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat
Thanks a lot. I feel better. Can you get the Calendula Gel at a health store? I imagine drug stores don't carry it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurieskatz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > Oh, I forgot! A holistic vet recommends Calendula Gel. It heals things > very > quickly. I used it on an infected spay incision (cat) and cat bite (me). > It's amazing. > L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to treat a cut in FeLV cat > > I generally clean the cut with Hydrogen Peroxide, poured directly on > the cut. Then either antibiotic ointment or an herbal, Golden Seal > powder or liquid. > > Gloria > > > > On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Linda Sollberger wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> I've been on the list for several months but haven't posted >> anything. My neighbor and I are taking care of 4 FeLV cats. Their >> mother was a stray cat in our neighborhood and had kittens in our >> garage. I was just trying to cut a mat out of one of them, just >> under her front leg, and accidentally cut her skin. I feel so bad. >> I've never done that before to any pet. It bled a little but its >> just the skin that was cut. We put some Neosporin on it and a >> little gauze bandage. We didn't have any gauze to wrap around the >> bandage to keep it on so I cut a clean Handiwipe in strips and tied >> it on. I'm just wondering if that's the right thing to do. Do you >> think I need to take her to the vet right away or can we just watch >> it for a few days? I don't want to stress her by taking her to the >> vet if I don't have to. I have 2 cats of my own and have had quite >> a few vet bills lately too. I don't need any more but I want to do >> the right thing too. How do you treat cuts in a FeLV cat? She's >> almost 2 years old. >> I'm becoming quite a worrier. We have already lost 2 of the kittens >> we originally had so I'm on this list to learn as much as I can. >> Originally my vet told us they were FIV and not FeLV but I found out >> too late for the first one that that's not the case. I changed vets >> and I have someone I can trust now. My heart and prayers go out to >> all of you who have lost little ones lately. I cry ever time I >> read about them and almost got off the list because it's so painful >> but I thought I better stay on to learn as much as I can. Thanks >> for any advice you have. >> >> Linda >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
