William,
I like Rebecca had very good luck with Pet-Tinic, not only did it help build
up the blood, but also helped give them an appetite.
Melanie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebecca Sissom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: 1st Experience with FeLV positive kitten.
> Hi, William.
>
> Welcome to the list. I'm sorry Patch is going through a rough time, but
> you've found the right group of people!
>
> How low are Patch's numbers, bloodwise? Did your vet say anything as far
as
> giving him a time frame? Have your other cats been tested for it?
>
> I don't know a lot about Acemann, but my husband and I had some luck with
> Pet Tinic and pred and interferon when our FeLV positive kitty Aspen had
> anemia. It extended his life a bit. Our kitty Rio is positive now, and
he's
> on interferon, and has been symptom-free for a year. I would definitely
> encourage you not to look at FeLV as a death sentence. There is so much
that
> can be done these days to treat it, although it can't be cured, and we'll
> all be here for you!
> Hugs,
> Rebecca
>
> > From: "William Groth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:30:26 -0600
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: 1st Experience with FeLV positive kitten.
> >
> >
> > Well I subscribed (to the Digest version) so I thought I
> > should say something.
> >
> > This is our first experience with FeLV and so far it is not a pleasant
one.
> > We are a household of 5 cats and this last weekend our youngest (approx
7
> > months old) would not eat and appeared to have a fever. So on Monday we
> > took him to the Vet and when we got back the results of the blood tests
it
> > was
> > confirmed that he was FeLV positive and suffering from the resulting
severe/
> > clinical anemia. We are giving him antibiotics and Prednisone but he
does
> > not eat much and is very listless. It really hurts to go to work each
day
> > and
> > leave him at home. The other cats are really very good about leaving
him
> > alone. He does drink water but we (wife & I) are very worried.
> >
> > He is truly one of the most sweet natured babies you could wish for.
His
> > name is Patch and he looks like a shorthair tabby cat who was dropped in
a
> > bucket of white paint.
> >
> > We are hoping we can get him revived enough and build his blood counts
to
> > a point where we might be able to try some regimen of medicines such as
> > Acemannan. I am considering trying a formula I saw on the internet
which
> > included Aloe Vera juice, buffered vitamin C, Wild Yam Extract, and DMG.
> >
> > He is very young and we can only hope we can restore him to a level
where
> > he has a fighting chance to explore newer treatments.
> >
> > ------- End of forwarded message -------
> >
> > In loving memory of Vyvyan: March 20, 1988 - August 15, 1997
> >
> > James G. Wilson- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.felineleukemia.org
> > http://www.angelfire.com/il/felv/
> > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/8025/
> > http://members.tripod.com/~niu1/
> > http://members.xoom.com/felv/
> >
> >
>
>
>
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