Hodor is STUNNING. Looks like a combination of my 2 kitties. Glad you found our group, we're here to support you as you support Hodor. Thanks for helping him. When my cat first got sick, I had my vet order LTCI injections. They seemed to help, but they were expensive. Hugs to both of you!
On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi Elizabeth, > > Sorry you have to be here, but glad you found us. Thank you > for not allowing the Vet to euthanize. I'm appalled that a ACVIM Vet would > recommend that. What happened with the floss and GI involvement? Has his > RBC/HCT held? How does he feel and act? > > I have two FeLV+ cats on Interferon, and they have been on > it for 3+ years. I can't swear it helps, but I'm sure not going to stop it > :) You might try DMG, some people have had luck withthat, for mine, it > hasn;t hurt to stop it, but I would start again if either started going > south. > > As to your other cat, I see no point in separating them, > as my Vet said, "That ship has sailed". I would probably vaccinate your > negative cat, but I didn't. I do vaccinate anyone new who may have contact. > > Don't give up :) > > Margo, Mako, Gribble and assorted negatives... > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Liz McCarty > Sent: Sep 15, 2016 1:39 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] My baby recently diagnosed with FeLV > > Hi everyone, > > Looking for support, suggestions, and information. I've never had a cat > with FeLV. We took our 1 year old, Hodor, to the vet because he seemed > lethargic and in his stool there was a piece of floss that was red. At the > vet things escalated and they told us he was severely anemic and would need > a transfusion that day. I took off work and rushed him to a specialist. The > vet there told us she would run an FeLV test before doing anything in case > we wanted to avoid the extra tests and procedures. She told us he was FeLV > positive and persistently talked to me and my fiance about euthanizing him > which was out of the question for us. I took him to the vet thinking it was > going to be minor and then she's talking to me about killing him! We went > forward with the blood transfusion. It's been almost 3 weeks now. They had > him on doxycycline in case there was a bacterial cause, and prednisone. > Last week he started interferon... Does anyone have experience with that > and know if it was effective? I also started him on Pet Tinic. Any other > suggestions? Any insight into whether you think he will be able to pull > through? He doesn't have cancer, they ran the tests but don't know if it's > in the bone marrow. I'm scared. We have another one year old, unrelated, > and they are best friends. It breaks my heart to think they might be > separated. She's not FeLV positive. > > Additionally I have set up a go fund me to help with the costs we > incurred, and I want to donate half to FeLV research if anyone is > interested. > http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk > > Mainly looking for support and advice. Thank you in advance. > > Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438 > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >
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