Re: Ringworm
Terrie,When Smoky came to me, he had earmites and the treatment somehow seemed to always end up on the backs of his ears too and most of his hair fell out on the backs of his ears. He seemed to just have very sensitive skin. It did grow back:) Is the skin of the bald patch red and angry looking? Does kitty scratch her ear alot? If yes, I would have a vet look at it. If it is simply a bald patch... keep an eye on it. Although, I would think some Animax wouldn't hurt, or a thin coating of ABX ointment.[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have a friend's kitty may have Ringworm. The kitty has a patch of fur missing on her ear. But she has also been treated for earmites. So is it possible that the hair may be from scratching? If it is ringworm what is the treatment for it. I'm sorry I haven't paid much attention to the prior posts regarding the treatment. Any information you supply would be helpful. I have always respected your suggestions and comments. Thanks! Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."- Anonymous Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: bloody nose
Just what I was thinking - a humidifier. I also use a homeopathic treatment for nosebleed - Arnica. Either liquid or tiny little pills, Works well. Gloria On Nov 18, 2005, at 10:19 AM, Barb Moermond wrote: I would get a humidifier going and, if you can get him to sit in the bathroom with you - some steam treatments. The moisture will help. My Bandit had a similar thing when he was wee, a sneeze and there's a red blotch on the wall in front of him. With Bandit, it cleared up by itself and steam helped. gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my FeLV + guys seems to be emitting a drop or two of blood when he sneezes. When I first got him and his sister they came down with a slight URI and I gave them Cefa drops and it cleared the female completely and I thought it had cleared Timmy also but he was still sneezing occassionaly but no noticible nasal discharge. Lately I have noticed a few little smears of blood on the bedding and yesterday I saw him sneeze while sitting on the big cat bed and I found a spot of partially coagulated blood - like my wife gets when she blows her nose in the winter when it is very dry out - I'm sure it came from when Timmy sneezed. Other than this he seems just fine, good appetite, shinny coat, bright clear eyes, etc. He is semi-feral and a close examination would not be a one man job. He will sometimes let me pat him and I have picked him up for a few seconds but you can tell he is very nervous about it. Made the mistake once of moving to quickly when I picked him up. He is not aggresive and has never tried to bite but I don't think an exam would be casual. Unlike his sister, Sweet Pea, who is just that. Gary Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.
Re: Lost my Lancelot - add to bridge list
Thanks, Terri, Del, Michelle, Kerry and all - Lancelot was a sweet little guy. I really appreciate your kind words and thoughts. Gloria
Lancelot
So sorry to hear of Lancelot passing to the bridge Gloria. It is so heartwrenching but he knew he was loved and he had the best time possible with you. Michelle, Buddy, Minstrel, Angel Bramble
Re: Lancelot
THanks, Michelle - At 12:58 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote: So sorry to hear of Lancelot passing to the bridge Gloria. It is so heartwrenching but he knew he was loved and he had the best time possible with you. Michelle, Buddy, Minstrel, Angel Bramble
Re: Cotton crisis
I don't think any of your theories explain the enlarged kidneys. Did the vet rule out lymphoma? That can occur in the kidneys and intestines, is common in FeLV+ cats, and responds well to dexamethasone (it shrinks lymphoma). It might not have anything to do with lymphoma, and I hope it does, but if it does chemo might help in addition to dex. What were his kidney values like on his blood panel? Michelle
Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties
I don't think liver shake is necessarily bad for liver problems, but I do think you need a diagnosis of what is wrong with his liver. If it is fatty liver disease, the treatments are different than if he has lymphoma in his liver (this is what Simon had) or if he has cholangiohepatitis ( a kind of liver infection). They can find out by doing a liver biopsy, but even an ultrasound might help. Cholangiohepatitis can be cured with antibiotics if caught in time, lymphoma can be controlled for a while with chemotherapy and steroids, and fatty liver can be overcome by forcefeeding or stomach tube and fluids and denasyl and some other things. But you need to know what the problem is. Unfortunately, I think it may be possible for FIP to cause the liver to enlarge as well, but I have never heard of low temperature with FIP, it is usually fever. Michelle In a message dated 11/19/2005 6:19:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Garfunkle’s tummy is all extended, I think it’s because of liver – his blood work shows liver inflammation and he is jaundice – Right now, I am force feeding baby food or KMR with syringe as it is hard to give any solid food. Do you think liver shake is bad for liver problem kitties?
Re: Sandy ~ Sleeping Kitty
Thanks Kerry!! Hugs, Patti (and The Sleeping Kitty ~ For Pee Wee)
Re: Mail problems??
I can't figure out just what is going on. I am no computer wizard. All I know is mail shows up in duplicate, triplicate or not at all. Sometimes it "re-posts" several days later. AND sometimes not at all. (I've been having much of my e-mail sent to my alternate address, NOT AOL. I think I might switch the Felv List to that address, because I am SURE I am NOT getting all postings.. And I am totally clueless Patti
Re: Cotton crisis
Hi Michelle: My theories were for the stomach issues, not the kidneys. I am afraid that his kidneys being enlarged is a new finding. However, I agree with you, he may very well have lymphoma in the kidneys and intestines. His labs were all normal. So I still need to talk to the regular vet about his kidneys. Sandy - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 5:03 PM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis I don't think any of your theories explain the enlarged kidneys. Did the vet rule out lymphoma? That can occur in the kidneys and intestines, is common in FeLV+ cats, and responds well to dexamethasone (it shrinks lymphoma). It might not have anything to do with lymphoma, and I hope it does, but if it does chemo might help in addition to dex. What were his kidney values like on his blood panel? Michelle
Re: Cotton crisis
Well, definitely keep us posted -- I don't write in much (mostly lurk lately since I'm now FeLV free), but I can't bring myself to leave the group. If he seems to be holding his own, maybe try some Pet Tinic if you can find it. Good antioxidant vitamins for the kitties! You could mix it into some wet food for him. Great blood builder. There's another vitamin like it, but I can't think of the name offhand. I know you can get the Pet Tinic from www.drsfostersmith.com if it isn't available locally. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Dudes To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:57 AM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis Aw, thank you Terri.Iworry so much about my little Cotton- ball, because he's still so young and still growing. Hehas been eating boiled fish and rice today, andI can tell he is not feeling as well as he could, but he seems to be on the mend. He's drinking lots of water on his own, and tomorrow I may let him back on dry kibble. Sandy - Original Message - From: Terri Brown To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis No thoughts, Sandy, but I am thrilled that he seems to be okay now. Sending positive thoughts his way! =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Dudes To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Cotton crisis Cotton and I havesurvivedour first crisis together. He is fine now, but last night I thought I might lose him. Friday morning he was his usual bouncy self, just a little less hungry, like he's beensince he started taking the Metranidazole (for his bacteria laden stools). I came home from work, andwondered why he didn't greet me as he usually does. I found him in his favorite boy's room laying by the litterbox with a puddle of watery diarrhea next to him. He was weak, lethargic, straining/cramping, vomiting and shivering from pain.He seemed to have the most pain in his back. When I picked him up, the look on his face was a mixture of fear, pain and sadness and broke my heart. I will never forget it. My son and I rushed him to the Vet ER, where he had xrays, bloodwork, etc. He didn't have any urine to analyze, nothing but gel in his rectum.He was found to haveenlarged kidneys, left greater than right(enough to be pushing on his stomach), an elevated white count, a very slightly high calcium level, which concerned the vet,and a density of some sort in his colon which the vet wasn't sure about, because it wasn't clear on xray. She said she wasn't sure why he wasvomiting and straining to defacate, but she said it didn't really look like a foreign body, and there was a lot of gas. Poor baby. The night before he was seen carrying around a dropped piece of lettuce that was probably unwashed and fallen from the trashcan. He was batting it aroundand playing with it, but I took away from him, fearing he might eat it. In his vomit on Friday, I noticed that there was little bits of green, and pieces of what I thought might have been worms, but were little pieces of red string from a decorative sword tassle. I wish I had thought to examine it more closely. Anyway...mentioned all this to the vet,who said worse case scenario is that he might need an exploratory laperotomy to investigate the colon, and perhaps while he is under, to biopsy his kidneys. The vetdid some further labwork, and wasn't too concerned with the findings, and soshe agreed that outpt therapy was the best. He got sub-q fluids, a dex (steroid) shot, some Zantac, and something else I can't remember for nausea.I came home and put a cold compress on his poor little bottom, which was all red and swollen and put him to bed withhis favorite boy. This morning, he was his usual self! Loudly meowing to be allowed out,jumping, running, being naughty, complaining when I picked him up to look at him. He is bright and cheery,
Re: Ringworm
Terrie, It is possible that the hair loss behind the cat's ear is due to scratching from the earmites. However, an area affected w/ ringworm (a fungus similar to athlete's food) will typically be reddened from irritation, and present itself in a circular pattern. Often the skin will be"scabby" and when it affects the hair follicles, the hair becomes coarse brittle and will break off, giving a "stubbly" appearance. Vets will check for ringworm using a Wood's Lamp and/or a skin scraping. (A Wood's Lamp is similar to a "black light", affected area will "glow" when observed under lamp.) Ringworm is contagious to other animals in the household, and being a zoonatic (sp?) disease, it can also be passed on to people. Children and the elderly are most susceptible, and "light" complected people have a higher incidence of contacting ringworm than others. Also, any person or animal with a compromised immune system is at a higher risk for getting ringworm. Ringworm is a hardy little bugger too. It's passed by spores that are shed by the infected "host" and will attatch itself to clothing, hair, skin, furniture etc. An animal diagnosed with ringworm needs to be isolated from any other animals in the household, and diligent sanitary measures must be followed. (Frequent hand washing, and remember, after handling the infected cat, DO NOT TOUCH FACE, EYES, ETC!!) We had a kitten whose foster did NOT treat soon enough and the poor baby lost his eye, so it is VERY important to remember, it CAN affect humans likewise All bedding, surfaces need to be cleaned using bleach as a disinfectant. Frequent vaccuuming, etc. is a must also. (Sometimes it's easier to use "disposable" items) I have seen cats infected with ringworm for six to eight weeks at a time. (It's a NIGHTMARE dealing with ringworm at the shelter!) Allopathic veterinary treatment usually consists of bathing the animal with a Betadine solution, clipping down the hair in the affected areas, and Fulvacin (griseofulvin) is given as oral medicine. Topically, the infected area can be treated with an OTC anti-fungal cream/ointment. Fulvacin (griseofulvin) is a very powerful drug, and known to have MANY adverse affects on animals. It's been documented to cause CNS disorders, kidney problems, seizuresjust to name a few. It can be a dangerous drug to use, especially if used on kittens, elderly cats with Felv, FIV. Also, you must continue treatment with griseo until there are no new lesions, and condition is normal. This can take 6 - 8 weeks or more, and that's a L-O-N-G time to use that drug. Holistically I feel treatment options are MUCH better. Again, you start with clipping and bathing with diluted Betadine solution. (Some will use iodine, but I tend to pass on that cause some cats are extremely sensitive to its' use.) Topically, we have used Goldenseal and/or Echinacea infusions, applied directly to the infected areas up to 4X day. Orally, we've used Homeopathic Remedy - Sulphur 6X, once daily for 6 weeks. It's a good idea to add EFA's to the cats diet during this time. We've also used zinc, lecithin, cod liver oil grapefruit seed extract as dietary supplements. Basically, ringworm is a real nightmare.. It takes so long to treat, and I've seen enough of it to last a lifetime, believe me! It's just so very important to stress cleanliness, let bleach be your best friend. And, can you believe some vets are pushing a RINGWORM VACCINE??? It scares me, all this stuff they throw at John Q. Public to load their companions up with. I hope for your friend's sake her cat doesn't have ringworm. It definitely is NO fun. Patti
Rose pts
Thanks to all of you who have shared your experiences with your leukemia cats. This summer, we adopted our Rose from a Humane Society board member who had her at his house in a cage with his other rescued cats. Rose couldn't go to PetSmart cuz she was unadoptable due to chronic boogers, yet she was super friendly and my kids, my dog, and I just loved her to bits. After she didn't get better on meds, I took her to the vet for THE test, and sure enough it was positive. Then, I joined this list to learn from you all. Rose had a great, but brief, relatively healthy life for the rest of her time, but then she went down hill quickly. Thanks to your posts, and the vet's food and advice, I syringe-fed her AD and H2O for a few days after the vet rehydrated her subQ. Rose seemed happy again for a little while, but her overly-dilated eye never went back to normal, so the vet thought that the leukemia had affected her neurologically. He was probably right, cuz by Friday, she was suffering, so I took Rose to be put to sleep. They couldn't find a vain on her, so they gave her an injection interthoracically. She lingered for a few moments in my arms as my dog and I snuggled with her until she passed. Thanks again for all your posts. I didn't post much myself, but I was comforted by this group every day. Now, if you will, please unsubscribe me until I can rejoin later to offer hope and encouragement to others after I'm done mourning. Best, Denise in Utah This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Cotton crisis
Thank you Terri: I willdefinitely look into Pet Tinic. I can tell byCotton's restlessness and the look on his facemost of today that he's still not feeling all that well. He mostly seems to feel bad right after he eats. I'mthinking he's still having some spasms in his intestines and nausea. But he's asking regularly for the faucet to be turned on so he can drink water, he's eating the fish and rice and I mixed in a little wet catfood today, which he kept down. I started him on his Interferon, also.And he's been to the litterbox with normal results, so I'm just going to keep progressing slowly with his diet, and talk to the vet tomorrow about what we should do from here and possibly a kidney ultrasound.It makes me realize that when he does change foods, he's going to need to do it really slowly. I'm still rooting for my little Cotton-ball. He has such an expressive face, I can tell even when he's a shade off color. And I'm trying to teach my son Kellento watch him closely too, since they spend so much time together. That way hetoo willknow the signs of illness.And I know I probably over-reacted abit when I foundCottonsick, but it so breaks my heart to seeanyone in my care anything but happy. Thanks for talking/listening to me about him. Sandy - Original Message - From: Terri Brown To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 8:09 PM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis Well, definitely keep us posted -- I don't write in much (mostly lurk lately since I'm now FeLV free), but I can't bring myself to leave the group. If he seems to be holding his own, maybe try some Pet Tinic if you can find it. Good antioxidant vitamins for the kitties! You could mix it into some wet food for him. Great blood builder. There's another vitamin like it, but I can't think of the name offhand. I know you can get the Pet Tinic from www.drsfostersmith.com if it isn't available locally. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Dudes To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:57 AM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis Aw, thank you Terri.Iworry so much about my little Cotton- ball, because he's still so young and still growing. Hehas been eating boiled fish and rice today, andI can tell he is not feeling as well as he could, but he seems to be on the mend. He's drinking lots of water on his own, and tomorrow I may let him back on dry kibble. Sandy - Original Message - From: Terri Brown To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Cotton crisis No thoughts, Sandy, but I am thrilled that he seems to be okay now. Sending positive thoughts his way! =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: Dudes To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Cotton crisis Cotton and I havesurvivedour first crisis together. He is fine now, but last night I thought I might lose him. Friday morning he was his usual bouncy self, just a little less hungry, like he's beensince he started taking the Metranidazole (for his bacteria laden stools). I came home from work, andwondered why he didn't greet me as he usually does. I found him in his favorite boy's room laying by the litterbox with a puddle of watery diarrhea next to him. He was weak, lethargic, straining/cramping, vomiting and shivering from pain.He seemed to have the most pain in his back. When I picked him up, the look on his face was a mixture of fear, pain and sadness and broke my heart. I will never forget it. My son and I rushed him to the Vet ER, where he had xrays, bloodwork, etc. He didn't have any urine to analyze, nothing but gel in his rectum.He was found to haveenlarged kidneys, left greater than right(enough to be pushing on his stomach), an elevated white count, a very slightly high calcium level, which concerned the vet,and a density of some sort in his
Re: 20 CATS...
Nina, I have to thank you, thank you, thank youbecause I took your advice, and it's totally worked! I did go to bed after thisemail, and I had a talk with Cricket! My husband was working late, so I had the perfect opportunity to do it without feeling silly,and I thought what the heck, I will try it. As she sat on my chest and kneaded my neck like she always does, I told her that she needed to be nicer to Cotton and it makes me sad when sheattacks him and I have to yell at her. I told her what you said, that he alreadyknew that she was a strong girl, and that he was just a little boy, who could learn a lot from her because she's so smart. I told her that he's sick and we might not get to have him around for very long, and it was not good for him to feel bad feelings, that it could make him sicker. (At this point she put her paw on my mouth, but until what happened later, I thought it was just a coincidence, but I now wonder ifit wasn't) I kissed herlittle foot, and Itold her to be patient with him until he learned to act like her-a very good girl. Now I know that sounds like a long speech to give a cat, but Istroked her head and talked very softly and she looked at me the entire time. Sometimes she looked away, as if she was hearing something uncomfortable, and some of the time she stared at me and seemed interested in my lips moving. I felt better, anyway. The next daythere were NO incidents of her chasing him or stalking him. NONE! It was the first time since he's been here. I saw her watching him at one point, and I thanked her for being such a good big sister to him.They both looked up at me, asdid Miss, who was nearby. Icould just swearthat she puffed up a little and put her tail a little higher, andlooked very pleased with herself! We have not had another incident of chasing/ambushing/batting heads since. Even when Cotton took a playfulswat at herwith outstretched paw, claws out as she walked by. She just stopped fora minute and stared at him, but I could see her ear cocked at me, like she thought I might say something. She didn't do a thing, she just walked on. Unless I'm imagining things, she totally got it. Anybody else ever talk to their cats and SWEAR they understand? PEACE is nice. I'm so happy that we have some.:) Sandy - Original Message - From: Nina To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10:34 PM Subject: Re: 20 CATS... Sometimes I'll shame them into being nicer... You know, something like, Cricket, Cotton knows how tough you are, it's not necessary to be so firm! Be nice to your little brother and Cotton, you respect Cricket, she has a lot to teach you.
Re: Ringworm/so much for time off another rescue
Thank you so much for the information! I will pass this on to her. I have never had to deal with it...I'm knocking on wood at the moment! Need A Loving Home: I just rescued at a kill shelter they are two beautiful Purebred Siameses that are siblings. This really irks meowners didn't bother to call any of the Siamese Rescues. Yet they want to know how they are doing!!! I don't think so! They are 7 yrs old. Male and female spayed/neutered/vaccinated/microchipped, litterbox trained,and negative for Felv/Fiv. Very loving and affectionate. They both have nasty URIs.gr. They were given up because of a divorce. These people had them since they were kittens. Geez, this just makes my head reel like the girl in exorcist. So if any of you know anyone that is looking for a few good Siameses send them my way. They are awesome kitties and deserve to be loved in furever homes. The male loves to snuggle up in your arms and neck and the female likes to give kisses. This is just a few of their qualities haven't seen any bad ones. I want to make sure they are well before placement. Since, I'm relocating about 30 miles away I want to keep the population downyeah I know what your thinking! LOL In a message dated 11/20/2005 8:51:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Terrie, It is possible that the hair loss behind the cat's ear is due to scratching from the earmites. However, an area affected w/ ringworm (a fungus similar to athlete's food) will typically be reddened from irritation, and present itself in a circular pattern. Often the skin will be"scabby" and when it affects the hair follicles, the hair becomes coarse brittle and will break off, giving a "stubbly" appearance. Vets will check for ringworm using a Wood's Lamp and/or a skin scraping. (A Wood's Lamp is similar to a "black light", affected area will "glow" when observed under lamp.) Ringworm is contagious to other animals in the household, and being a zoonatic (sp?) disease, it can also be passed on to people. Children and the elderly are most susceptible, and "light" complected people have a higher incidence of contacting ringworm than others. Also, any person or animal with a compromised immune system is at a higher risk for getting ringworm. Ringworm is a hardy little bugger too. It's passed by spores that are shed by the infected "host" and will attatch itself to clothing, hair, skin, furniture etc. An animal diagnosed with ringworm needs to be isolated from any other animals in the household, and diligent sanitary measures must be followed. (Frequent hand washing, and remember, after handling the infected cat, DO NOT TOUCH FACE, EYES, ETC!!) We had a kitten whose foster did NOT treat soon enough and the poor baby lost his eye, so it is VERY important to remember, it CAN affect humans likewise All bedding, surfaces need to be cleaned using bleach as a disinfectant. Frequent vaccuuming, etc. is a must also. (Sometimes it's easier to use "disposable" items) I have seen cats infected with ringworm for six to eight weeks at a time. (It's a NIGHTMARE dealing with ringworm at the shelter!) Allopathic veterinary treatment usually consists of bathing the animal with a Betadine solution, clipping down the hair in the affected areas, and Fulvacin (griseofulvin) is given as oral medicine. Topically, the infected area can be treated with an OTC anti-fungal cream/ointment. Fulvacin (griseofulvin) is a very powerful drug, and known to have MANY adverse affects on animals. It's been documented to cause CNS disorders, kidney problems, seizuresjust to name a few. It can be a dangerous drug to use, especially if used on kittens, elderly cats with Felv, FIV. Also, you must continue treatment with griseo until there are no new lesions, and condition is normal. This can take 6 - 8 weeks or more, and that's a L-O-N-G time to use that drug. Holistically I feel treatment options are MUCH better. Again, you start with clipping and bathing with diluted Betadine solution. (Some will use iodine, but I tend to pass on that cause some cats are extremely sensitive to its' use.) Topically, we have used Goldenseal and/or Echinacea infusions, applied directly to the infected areas up to 4X day. Orally, we've used Homeopathic Remedy - Sulphur 6X, once daily for 6 weeks. It's a good idea to add EFA's to the cats diet during this time. We've also used zinc, lecithin, cod liver oil grapefruit seed extract as dietary supplements. Basically, ringworm is a real nightmare.. It takes so long to treat, and I've seen enough of it to last a lifetime, believe me! It's just so very important to stress cleanliness, let bleach be your best friend. And, can you believe some vets are pushing a RINGWORM VACCINE??? It scares me, all this stuff they throw at John Q. Public to load their companions up with. I hope for your friend's sake her cat doesn't have ringworm. It definitely is NO fun. Patti Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE
Such a caring and loving group!
You and me both! I feel the same way. I'll probably never leave the group because there is so much information here and caring/great people. I think I have been on this group since 2000-2001 can't remember. I feel the compassion/pain/joy for others since I have lost a few to this horrible disease myself. So I have a special place in my heart for these furbabies whether they are mine or someone elses. At least a few rescues/shelters are accepting the positive kitties and putting them into foster homes here. But not enough though. In a message dated 11/20/2005 9:00:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't write in much (mostly lurk lately since I'm now FeLV free), but I can't bring myself to leave the group. Terrie MohrTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverCheck sites for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescuehttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttps://www.paypal.com/
