Crystal It sounds like the kitten is on metronidazole for the diarrhea. That usually eliminates it. Since Im new here I can't address the felv. I'm just learning.(-: I can tell you that some probiotics would definitely help. There is also a product called diarrhea control gel by Van Beek. It DOES work. It is a mixture of herbs so you may want to discuss it with your vet, or call Van Beek and talk with them also. The antibiotics that your kitten are taking will destroy the good bacteria in his digestive tract. They are the first defense agains disease. There is Benebac pet gel for starters. I think there is one specifically for cats. Poor little baby. He's very lucky to have you! Oh, I forgot to mention, should you decide to get the control gel, get the one for cats and give half the dose. It,s cheaper than buying the one for kittens(-:
Take care Marcia Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:28 PM, "Crystal C. Beecher" <ccarlsb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can someone please give me some advice on the 8 week old kitty I rescued from > the shelter? IFA and ELISA + FELV. What do you all think about that > prognosis?? He is on Clavamax for URI, which is slightly improving, still > very sneezy-snotty, Albon, Metrodione (?) for diarrhea, which has not > improved, and also L-Lysine/Duralactin gel. > When should I re-test? > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:59 PM, <dlg...@windstream.net> wrote: > I think itis time to retest Annie and Nitnoy with the IFA and Elisa. It has > been 1 year for Nitnoy and over 3 for Annie. > > ---- Marcia Baronda <marciabmar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No Kidding....my thoughts exactly. And I am just learning this, because you > > can't find any info like this in any books or on any websites about felv. > > All of you have a wealth of info here and a LOT of statistics!! > > Just think what that would look like all compiled together. > > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Christiane Biagi > > <ti...@mindspring.com>wrote: > > > > > You know, not for nothing, but this testing is really really flawed! > > > There are just too many stories of folks with inconsistent results. Life > > > and death decisions are made everyday based on these tests and all of us > > > who > > > have felv+ cats know the tests to be a bit shaky. My own Tucson tested > > > neg > > > at about 3 months & post years later even though she’d never been exposed > > > to > > > the outside or any pos cats…..**** > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:15 PM > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > ** ** > > > > > > I would retest the 1st one on the Elisa just to be sure.**** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > > > *** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > ** ** > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:00 PM > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > Ours had only the ELISA, positive….2 ½ yrs later, the IFA – negative.**** > > > > > > New cat had ELISA, then IFA three wks later – both were positive. He had > > > the IFA again 1 ½ yrs later – negative!**** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth > > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:25 AM > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > Natalie, were they also re-tested with an Elisa? A negative IFA does NOT > > > mean they don't have the virus. It just means it isn't replicating in > > > their > > > bone marrow.**** > > > > > > Beth**** > > > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/>* > > > *** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > **** > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > *From:* Natalie <at...@optonline.net> > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:39 PM > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > I got a FeLV+ cat 3/2 yrs ago…couldn’t find anyone to take him, he was > > > very > > > lonely. After two yrs alone, I found another FeLV+ cat – they became > > > friends overnight. A few months ago, I decided to retest them, using the > > > IFA – they were both negative. Just imagine, how lucky I was – one of > > > them > > > could have been positive, and I would have exposed the healthy one to > > > FeLV! > > > The strange thing is that the new cat had also had the IFA, but it was > > > done > > > to soon after the positive ELISA.**** > > > > > > Once you know that your cat is definitely positive, get another definitely > > > positive cat for company. Chances are great that kittens of a FeLV+ > > > mother > > > will be positive more likely than not.**** > > > > > > *From:* felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto: > > > felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *April Johnson > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:38 PM > > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Having two Feline Leukemia cats**** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > In June we adopted two cats a young black female(Spicy) and a orange > > > female > > > (Sunny) from animal control. Our local shelter was overrun with cats and > > > begging people to come adopt. When we took them to the vets a week after > > > being adopted the receptionist asked if we wanted them tested. I did not > > > know when I adopted them that animal control does not test the cats unless > > > you request it. Well Spicy tested positive for Feline Leukemia. My vet > > > wanted me to put her to sleep because she couldn't live with my other > > > cats. > > > I couldn't do it she was only 10 months old. So I transformed a spare > > > bedroom into her home. She has a cat tree, sofa, windows and toys galore. > > > I think she is lonely being by herself. A rescue in my area just posted > > > about a mother cat and her juvenile litter of kittens having all just > > > tested > > > positive for feline leukemia. I was thinking of looking for a friend for > > > Spicy. I had talked to a shelter in our area that takes in FELV and FIV > > > positive cats. They recommended not adding because it could make Spicy > > > sick > > > or the other cat sick. Spicy is do next week to get retested for FELV, > > > the > > > vet said there is remote chance she could turn negative. If she is still > > > positive do you think it would hurt her to get her a friend?? **** > > > > > > **** > > > > > > April **** > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org**** > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > **** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > 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 > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > -- > Crystal Carlsberg Beecher > B.A., Womens Studies, UCLA > M.A., Education with emphasis in Gender Studies, LMU > (818) 633-2416 > ~ People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They > chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill > the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed > to search was within. > -Ramona Anderson > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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