I have 1 felv, Annie. She is now 8 years plus, healthy, sassy and 8 lbs.Don't give up on your Hodor mand take the advice of members hwo have been through this.
---- "Katherine K." <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] > > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
