Thank you Christiane(-: On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Christiane Biagi <[email protected]>wrote:
> There are many stories on this board of cats who are pos living to a ripe > old age. However, they are very susceptible to infections and to lymphomas, > for example. Had my Romeo who was a stray I brought in from the street & he > died very quickly from lymphoma years after. Basically, it seems the best > you can do for these little ones is good food, lots of good care, and love. > I do not give interferon though a couple of times Tucson has had a very low > white blood cell count & my vet used a series of immune regulin injections > on her & count bounced back up. I probably run her to the vet faster than I > might the other cats just so as not to miss any infection brewing. I had a > senior blood panel done on her this year & everything was good. But I know > that things happen quickly and I enjoy her every day (well, almost every > day! LOL) and hope for the best.**** > > ** ** > > As for the other cats, they had spent years together—sharing dishes, > grooming each other, using the same litter boxes, and occasionally getting > into little scuffles. They all tested neg & I just don’t think its quite as > contagious as some of the literature (& some vets) make it out to be. ** > ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcia Baronda > *Sent:* Monday, August 22, 2011 10:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed**** > > ** ** > > Christiane**** > > **** > > That is wonderful! I keep hearing a lot of stories filled with hope. I keep > telling Fletch he can kickthis and he growls at me(-: He's a stinker!! I > had my two vaccinated today and the third one is going to the vet tomorrow. > I hope he is negative also.**** > > **** > > Thanks so much for sharing.**** > > Take care**** > > Marcia**** > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Christiane Biagi <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > My Tucson is 13 & was found pos when she was 4. She had tested neg as > kitten but was never outside so vets were sure she was pos from birth. She > lives with my other cats all of whom were around her for 3-4 years before I > found her to be pos. She's still going strong and none of the other cats > tested pos. I vaccinated the others. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcia Baronda > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 11:04 PM > To: [email protected]**** > > Subject: [Felvtalk] My 1 year old just diagnosed**** > > Hi everyone! My one year old sweet litle boy was just diagnosed. I have a > million questions and hope to learn a lot from all of you. This is every > hard to swallow. I have 3 other adult cats in myj house that have not been > vaccinated for felv. I didn't see a reason for it, I didn't trust the > vaccine and I am sorry now. Funny thing is, is that I tried so hard to keep > my cats healthy. I wouldn't even wear my shoes in the house for fear I > would > carry something in! > Anyway, my little boy Fletch has a fever, horrible looking coat and I can > feel his hipbones and some of his backbone. He continues to eat and drink > ok. They are on a grain free diet and have a water fountain. > Thanks so much for being here. > > Marcia > Sent from my iPad**** > > _______________________________________________ > 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**** > > > > > -- **** > > *Marcia Baronda***** > > *Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc.***** > > *1550 S 2700 Rd.***** > > *Herington, Kansas 67449***** > > *Phone: 785-466-2501***** > > *Cell: 785-230-6499***** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- *Marcia Baronda* *Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc.* *1550 S 2700 Rd.* *Herington, Kansas 67449* *Phone: 785-466-2501* *Cell: 785-230-6499* ** **
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