Wait- If u get the vaccine, don't they test positive anyway? And ditto- shots of FeLV confused me too. Not sure how its meant.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:06 AM, Beth <[email protected]> wrote: > Shots of FeLV? > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org > > > From: Sharon Catalan <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:15 AM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD > cats with the new drugs > > Hello Catherine, > > My cat Mr Gray is about 14 years old. 3 years ago, he was diagnosed with > Felv. He gets regular shots of Felv and today, he's healthier than ever. > Try it. It may lengthen the life of your kitty. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:46 PM, "I-Chun C. C. Chang " <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Dear Felvalk friends, > > > > I am very new to this group and was hoping to get some advice for the > > treatment about my currently very sick cat. > > > > My cat is 16 years old, who came to the States with me 6 years ago. I got > > her when she was 7 (she was abandoned by the previous house owner...) > > After I got her, she was tested twice negative for FeLV and vaccinated for > > four years. From then she has been a totally indoor cat. I later adopted > > another cat, who was also tested negative twice and vaccinated for three > > years. From then on, since they have been complete indoor apartment cats > > with no exposure to other cats and the little one always got some reaction > > to the vaccine, we stopped vaccinating them for FeLV. > > > > Last Friday, my 16 years old cat was getting weak, my husband and I rushed > > her to the ER and were told that she was in sever anemia (pcv less than > > 10%) due to her chronic kidney disease. Two blood transfusions has been > > done, but her response to blood transfusions was poor. Doctors then > > concerned that not only her red blood cell count is low, her white blood > > cell count is also very low. So the doctors ran the FeLV test again on > > Tuesday, and it came back positive (!!) (we also rushed our younger one for > > test yesterday; but he stays negative, and we added a booster vaccine on > > him). > > > > We are getting our 16 years old back tonight. Doctors implicitly has > > mentioned that FeLV has no cure, plus her Kidney situation (late stage > > CKD), she may not live long... we were also suggested to consider putting > > her into sleep soon. But I luckily found last night there is this emailist, > > and on the website there are several drugs listed for possible treatment > > plans: ImmunoRegulin, Acemannan, Interferon Alpha etc. > > > > Do anyone in this emaillist have experience about treatment on old FeLV cat > > with CKD by using these new drugs? If yes, may I learn your experience? I > > really don't want to lose my girl in this way.....I am getting my degree > > soon, and do hope at least I can have her come back to my home country with > > me... > > > > Sorry for such a long email, and thank you very much! > > > > I. Catherine > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
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