With a positive Elisa test, the next testing step would be IFA, if that's available. This usually gets sent to a lab. It does sound like the next treatment step would be a transfusion. Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous ________________________________ From: Natalie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 11:06:31 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Introducing Beltza and myself Dear Ana, Are you sure that it's FeLV and not just regular leukemia? I have had both, but never at the same time in one cat. But that's just my experience. I will forward this to my vet and see what he says, OK? Natalie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ana Gutierrez Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Introducing Beltza and myself > Hi, > I am new to the mailing list. > I live in México and I am studying my PhD in microbiology, bioinformatics and genomic sciences -- in case I can be of any help. > My cat, Beltza was recently diagnosed (last Saturday)as FeLV+ and the blood count show almost no red blood cells. The best vet I have found in my town is attending her, she is staying with him at his hospital. He told me he had ordered erythropoeitin to treat her anemia, as it was the first thing to resolve for her. I read an article about how cats express antibodies against human and hence cat hormone. I am terryfied. I will ask him not to use the hormone, but I don't know which is the treatment to use. Do you know which is the correct treatment for anemia? She has all the symptoms for anemia (her tongue is white) and that is the reason of her staying at the vet "hospital". She refuses to eat, she has lost 4 pounds now, please help me I don't want her to die. I rescued her from the streets last November, she was six months old and she was pregnant, malnourished, she had a broken rib, a broken tooth, and her whiskers were burned. I ask the vet for an abortion since there are too much homeless kitties in this world, and to spayed her. She was fully recovered and so gorgeous, until last month... when a dog bit her, and then a spider ( *Loxosceles reclusa*) bit her, the tissue was in necrosis, so a surgery was needed to prevent a higher necrosis. I believe that all these, plus the stress, plus the antibiotics, analgesics and anesthesia is the reason for her viral and anemial crisis. I hope you guys know how to treat her anemia, any help will be greatly appreciatted. I want her back home. Thanks in advance, Ana _______________________________________________ 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
