Thank you both for the advice! I bought him some Blue Buffalo. And I will love and treasure him for as long as I can.
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Katy Doyle <[email protected]>wrote: > I've switched my cats to Blue Buffalo and they seem to love the food and > they have been healthier. They used to vomit randomly, but haven't since > being on the new food. I also smudge of Nutri-Cal on their paw once a day, > just so they get some extra vitamins. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 15, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Sharyl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Heather, I rescued a pair of FeLV kittens. Sissy always had enlarged > lymph nodes especially at her neck. Rocket never did. I tried several > things but never helped. I feed her the highest quality food she would eat > supplemented with L-lysine, B12, folic acid. I enjoyed 4 years with my > sweet Sissy. > > > > Love and treasure Squiggy every day. That really is the best medicine. > > Sharyl > > > > > > --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Heather Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Heather Clark <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Felvtalk] Diet recommendations > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 9:02 AM > > > > > > My boy, Squiggy, was diagnosed with feline leukemia about 6 months ago. > He > > has stayed pretty healthy since, with just one secondary infection that > was > > treated with antibiotics. But the lymph nodes in his throat are swollen > and > > stay that way all the time, Sometimes they are larger than others but > they > > are always swollen. My vet doesn't seem concerned by this. She just > says > > it is a symptom of the FeLv. But it concerns me becasue that is what > made > > me take him to the vet 6 months ago. His lymph nodes were swollen and he > > was having trouble breathing. Has anyone else experienced this? Is > there > > anything I can do for him diet or medication wise to decrease the > swelling? > > He also has a licking issue. He will lick everything. But when I had a > > bloodwork check on him the vet said it looked good. That he was just > > slightly anemic but very good for a FeLv cat. I feed him wet food in the > > morning and add Lysine powder and Missing Link to it. Any other > > recommendations? I would really appreciate any advice. He is eating > well > > and maintaining his weight but I want to stay as far ahead of the disease > as > > I can. I do some rescue work out of my house and lost a very young > kitten > > to FeLv already. Squiggy was rescued from a chemical plant but was such > a > > standout sweet kitten that I couldn't bring myself to give him up. Thank > > you for your help. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
