Re: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

[Pam Doore]

A friend had a negative with a reoccurring fever that at one point to 106.7 .  
The kitty finally responded to Clindamyacin.  Up until the Clindamyacin worked 
the vet thought they were dealing with dry FIP.  

> On Mar 25, 2019, at 3:22 PM, Pam Doore  wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, 3:04 PM Jennifer Stertzer  > wrote:
> Hello,  We are in the midst of dealing with a FELV outbreak in our household. 
>  Several months ago, we learned our new kitten was FELV positive; however, by 
> that time three other cats had been infected.  Since Feb., we have lost two 
> cats and the third is not doing well.  I have been reading the mail archives 
> and have shared info with my vet, but I am now at a loss about what net steps 
> to take.  At the beginning of March, Abram started to act differently - not 
> interested in food (which is unusual), lethargic, and skittish.  We took him 
> to the vet and discovered he also had a fever.  The vet gave him an injection 
> of Convenia and put him on Onsior.  He did start eating again, but remained 
> lethargic and skittish.  We took him back to the vet last week for blood 
> work, which all came back fine.  He also still had a fever so he went back on 
> Onsior.  I should also mention that we started him on Interferon in mid-March 
> and just started his second 7-day treatment.  His symptoms remain - 
> lethargic, skittish, and feeling slightly feverish.  I called the vet today 
> and the only thing they can think to do is another injection of Convenia and 
> round of Onsior.  The vet said that most likely this all relates to FELV and 
> ultimately there’s not much to be done.  Of course, I don’t want to believe 
> that.  Has any one else had a FELV cat with persistent fever?  Can T-CYTE be 
> used in conjunction with Interferon? Any ideas?  We just can’t bear to lose 
> another one of our loves to this.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Best, 
> Jennifer
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[Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

[Jennifer Stertzer]

Hello,  We are in the midst of dealing with a FELV outbreak in our household.  
Several months ago, we learned our new kitten was FELV positive; however, by 
that time three other cats had been infected.  Since Feb., we have lost two 
cats and the third is not doing well.  I have been reading the mail archives 
and have shared info with my vet, but I am now at a loss about what net steps 
to take.  At the beginning of March, Abram started to act differently - not 
interested in food (which is unusual), lethargic, and skittish.  We took him to 
the vet and discovered he also had a fever.  The vet gave him an injection of 
Convenia and put him on Onsior.  He did start eating again, but remained 
lethargic and skittish.  We took him back to the vet last week for blood work, 
which all came back fine.  He also still had a fever so he went back on Onsior. 
 I should also mention that we started him on Interferon in mid-March and just 
started his second 7-day treatment.  His symptoms remain - lethargic, skittish, 
and feeling slightly feverish.  I called the vet today and the only thing they 
can think to do is another injection of Convenia and round of Onsior.  The vet 
said that most likely this all relates to FELV and ultimately there’s not much 
to be done.  Of course, I don’t want to believe that.  Has any one else had a 
FELV cat with persistent fever?  Can T-CYTE be used in conjunction with 
Interferon? Any ideas?  We just can’t bear to lose another one of our loves to 
this.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Best, Jennifer
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Re: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

[Amani Oakley]

Jennifer, if you've been reading the archives then you will know that I have 
suggested the use of Doxycycline + Winstrol (Stanazolol) + Prednisone. I don’t 
see that this has been tried by your vet, but it is the only thing I have found 
to work, and it works with other conditions as well.

I would certainly be looking at adding Doxycycline, in any event, since the 
likelihood is that you are dealing with something other than a run-of-the-mill 
bacterial infection, and Doxycycline has effectiveness against a very broad 
spectrum of organisms other than bacteria.

Amani

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Jennifer Stertzer
Sent: March-25-19 3:04 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

Hello,  We are in the midst of dealing with a FELV outbreak in our household.  
Several months ago, we learned our new kitten was FELV positive; however, by 
that time three other cats had been infected.  Since Feb., we have lost two 
cats and the third is not doing well.  I have been reading the mail archives 
and have shared info with my vet, but I am now at a loss about what net steps 
to take.  At the beginning of March, Abram started to act differently - not 
interested in food (which is unusual), lethargic, and skittish.  We took him to 
the vet and discovered he also had a fever.  The vet gave him an injection of 
Convenia and put him on Onsior.  He did start eating again, but remained 
lethargic and skittish.  We took him back to the vet last week for blood work, 
which all came back fine.  He also still had a fever so he went back on Onsior. 
 I should also mention that we started him on Interferon in mid-March and just 
started his second 7-day treatment.  His symptoms remain - lethargic, skittish, 
and feeling slightly feverish.  I called the vet today and the only thing they 
can think to do is another injection of Convenia and round of Onsior.  The vet 
said that most likely this all relates to FELV and ultimately there’s not much 
to be done.  Of course, I don’t want to believe that.  Has any one else had a 
FELV cat with persistent fever?  Can T-CYTE be used in conjunction with 
Interferon? Any ideas?  We just can’t bear to lose another one of our loves to 
this.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Best, Jennifer
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Re: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

[caroline mercun]

I am so sorry Jennifer we just lost our cat; though he was an outside cat we 
took care of for 2 years and fed him; housed him - I brought him recent to Dr 
for odor about 4 weeks ago - told Felv + but he came home and did ok for about 
1 week - within 24 hours he was sick and we had to put him to sleep per Vet - 
and I could see it tooI am so sorry my heart thinks of youcaroline 

On Monday, March 25, 2019 3:04 PM, Jennifer Stertzer 
 wrote:
 

 Hello,  We are in the midst of dealing with a FELV outbreak in our household.  
Several months ago, we learned our new kitten was FELV positive; however, by 
that time three other cats had been infected.  Since Feb., we have lost two 
cats and the third is not doing well.  I have been reading the mail archives 
and have shared info with my vet, but I am now at a loss about what net steps 
to take.  At the beginning of March, Abram started to act differently - not 
interested in food (which is unusual), lethargic, and skittish.  We took him to 
the vet and discovered he also had a fever.  The vet gave him an injection of 
Convenia and put him on Onsior.  He did start eating again, but remained 
lethargic and skittish.  We took him back to the vet last week for blood work, 
which all came back fine.  He also still had a fever so he went back on Onsior. 
 I should also mention that we started him on Interferon in mid-March and just 
started his second 7-day treatment.  His symptoms remain - lethargic, skittish, 
and feeling slightly feverish.  I called the vet today and the only thing they 
can think to do is another injection of Convenia and round of Onsior.  The vet 
said that most likely this all relates to FELV and ultimately there’s not much 
to be done.  Of course, I don’t want to believe that.  Has any one else had a 
FELV cat with persistent fever?  Can T-CYTE be used in conjunction with 
Interferon? Any ideas?  We just can’t bear to lose another one of our loves to 
this.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Best, Jennifer
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Re: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

[Amani Oakley]

I also frankly think you may be dealing with FeLV plus FIV. That would explain 
the fast effect on the rest of the cats in the house (which I have not seen or 
heard of from others with FIV+ cats) and also that the blood work is "fine" 
despite effects on appetite and the presence of fever. If it was the FeLV, one 
would expect a reduction in red cells, and other cell lines.

Amani

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From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of 
Jennifer Stertzer
Sent: March-25-19 3:04 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Abram and FELV

Hello,  We are in the midst of dealing with a FELV outbreak in our household.  
Several months ago, we learned our new kitten was FELV positive; however, by 
that time three other cats had been infected.  Since Feb., we have lost two 
cats and the third is not doing well.  I have been reading the mail archives 
and have shared info with my vet, but I am now at a loss about what net steps 
to take.  At the beginning of March, Abram started to act differently - not 
interested in food (which is unusual), lethargic, and skittish.  We took him to 
the vet and discovered he also had a fever.  The vet gave him an injection of 
Convenia and put him on Onsior.  He did start eating again, but remained 
lethargic and skittish.  We took him back to the vet last week for blood work, 
which all came back fine.  He also still had a fever so he went back on Onsior. 
 I should also mention that we started him on Interferon in mid-March and just 
started his second 7-day treatment.  His symptoms remain - lethargic, skittish, 
and feeling slightly feverish.  I called the vet today and the only thing they 
can think to do is another injection of Convenia and round of Onsior.  The vet 
said that most likely this all relates to FELV and ultimately there’s not much 
to be done.  Of course, I don’t want to believe that.  Has any one else had a 
FELV cat with persistent fever?  Can T-CYTE be used in conjunction with 
Interferon? Any ideas?  We just can’t bear to lose another one of our loves to 
this.  Thanks in advance for any ideas.  Best, Jennifer
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