If you are worried about costs, and it is available in your area, give Care Credit a try. If you pay the bill before the promotonal period is up, you don not pay interest, just original charges. www.carecredit.com I have been using it for several years now. I even use it for my dentist - that is te one that ran up my total, 2 root canals and crows within 4 month. They are the only charges I am paying interest on, they are at 14%. It is worth a try.
---- Marcia Baronda <[email protected]> wrote: > JoAnn > I understand about the vet bills, we had no work last year and a bunch of > empty rentals with mortgages on them. It's been tough. When I found out > Fletch had Felv, I was panicked, thinking all of my cats were going to get > it, especially since I had not vacd for it. I saw no reason to since all my > cats are inside and never ever go out plus I'm not a very big vaccine fan > except the core vaccines, and that is only every 3 years. I bought Fletch in > to bottle feed him and decided to keep him because he was blind in one eye > and very little sight in the other. Felv didn't cross my mind. He appeared > very healthy until he was neutered, and the stress of that set it all off. I > had everyone tested and vaccinated just in the last couple months. That what > credit cards are for, right?? (-: Good luck to you, it's impossible not to > get attached. > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM, JoAnn Fredo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks I will do more research. My Cleo and Rusty were both vaccinated. > > My husband and I are becoming very attached to him. I still hesitate to mix > > him until he has another test. I am over-reacting because of my last 3 cats. > > To be honest, my husband has retired and we cannot afford the vet bills, > > like we could in the past. Our little Molly cost us thousands, I don't > > regret it, we loved her so, and she gave so much love back to us. I am just > > afraid that if little Lucky gets sick or if my 2 negatives (Cleo & Rusty) > > develop Felv I won't be able to be as aggressive in treating them. Jo Ann > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Marcia <[email protected]> > > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Monday, October 10, 2011 10:25 AM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > > > My little guy Fletch, just passed about a month ago from Felv. The vets > > figured he had it from the day he was born. My 3 others ranging from 2 to 5 > > have lived with him, groomed him, ate and drank with him, etc. None of them > > were ever vaccinated for felv and they all tested negative. Dr mike Richards > > has some good articles on felv on the net, if u r interested. And I must say > > that I do feel very lucky that everyone tested neg. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Oct 10, 2011, at 1:52 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have 7 cats rangig in age from 18 months to 12 years. All are > > healthy. 2, Annie (5years) and Nitnoy (around 2 years) are positive. They > > have been together for 4 years and my vet told me that as long as I keep the > > negatives vaccinated there should be no problem. They all continue o be > > healthy with sleek, shiny coats, clear eyes, noses and ears. They are all > > full of energy. In short, no problems. If your other cats are at least 2 > > years and are up to date on their shots, I don't see any problems. Only > > Tiger may have one as h is a kitten, but if you feed good quality food, give > > him medical care when needed and give him lots of love, I wuld keep him . > > If you have hd him for 2 days minimum, he has already got you and yu wont be > > able to let him go. > > > ---- katskat1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I have 2 positives, one of them over 12 years old, the other about 2 > > >> or 3. Both of them have been intermingling with my negatives > > >> (currently 8 of them) for years. I keep the negatives up to date on > > >> vaccinations and haven't yet had one turn positive although I kept the > > >> very young cats away from them until they were older and thru the full > > >> series of vaccinations. > > >> > > >> > > >> On 10/8/11, john pollack <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> My cat, Tigger is almost 5. he was born with FeLV. he lives with my > > other 5 > > >>> cats, ranging in age from 1 to 15. none of the others have teste=d > > positive, > > >>> and they are checked yearly > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ________________________________ > > >>> From: JoAnn Fredo <[email protected]> > > >>> To: "[email protected]" > > >>> <[email protected]> > > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 7:19 PM > > >>> Subject: [Felvtalk] new positive kitten > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Message body > > >>> I was apart of this list 09/2000 when my husband and I adopted 3 > > kittens, > > >>> and all tested positive. We lost little Vinnie at 8 months due to > > lymphoma, > > >>> Molly developed lymphoma and we treated it. She lived 4 years, the > > lymphoma > > >>> never came back, the feline leukemia took her life. Toots lived 9 > > years, no > > >>> problems until the last month of his life he developed bone cancer. All > > 3 of > > >>> my babies received interferon and dimethylglycine every night. Two > > years ago > > >>> we adopted 2 more kittens, they were negative. This past Friday my > > >>> neighbor's daughter found a cute orange tabby kitten and asked us if we > > > > > > >>> wanted him. He tested positive, but it is not in his bone marrow. I > > have > > >>> everyone separated, and am looking for a home. I know may people mix > > >>> positive with negative cats, can you please tell if there are success > > >>> stories out there or if negative cats became positive. Thanks, Jo Ann > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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 > > > > > > > -- > *Marcia Baronda* > *Baronda Supplies & Service, Inc.* > *1550 S 2700 Rd.* > *Herington, Kansas 67449* > *Phone: 785-466-2501* > *Cell: 785-230-6499* > ** > **" *I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a > veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who > inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my > conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or > wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit > humans. They have the same right to exist as we do." Don Hamilton DVM* _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
