date:20060208

Hey guys,

Julie, our kitty who now has hyperthyroidism, is not
easy to pill.  She's very sneaky and sometimes I will
find pills I thought she had swallowed lying around
the house.  Well, when I tried to score Julie's new
Tapazole pills in half, they just kept breaking into
pieces because the pill is very brittle and light,
which I was not happy about.  Usually one pill broke
into two larger and two smaller pieces.  So I put all
the pieces in a baggie and have been giving her those
until I can use the ones that are actually halves. 
But what I found was that if I break up the remaining
larger piece into about three pieces, making it four
small pieces total, it's so much easier to get her to
take them.  I think they dissolve easier and quicker
when in the smaller pieces.  And it doesn't hurt that
they are tasteless.  Who knew that something I was
griping about earlier would turn out to teach me an
easier way to do something!  Anyway, hope this helps
some of you!

:)
Wendy

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Marylyn: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty

Hi Marylyn,

Julie is 16.5 years old.  She's a Maine Coon kitty. 
So sweet, until she has to take a pill.  lol.  I guess
we'll both become used to it after time.  Thanks for
the info.  I added it to the manual and will keep
compounding in mind.  I tasted one of the pills and it
was completely tasteless, so you might want to look
into getting the kind that is tasteless.  I saw it on
the websites of either 1-800-petmeds, drs. foster 
smith, or entirely pets.  It was one of the last two I
believe.  

Thanks for the info.!
:)
Wendy

--- Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Kitty has hyperthyroidism .  Know that the medicines
 can be compounded and 
 rubbed in the ear if the pills become too difficult
 (they are with her). 
 Personally I prefer the pills because you know
 exactly what the cat is 
 getting (except with Kitty who spits them out when I
 am not looking).  The 
 pills are very bitter so coating them with something
 may be helpful.  Keep 
 up on the bloodwork.  The amount she needs can
 change.  Once everything is 
 stabilized you may want to consider radiation
 treatment for the thyroid.  I 
 would with Kitty but it would be too traumatic for
 her and, in her current 
 position, I don't want to stress her any more than I
 have to.  Pull up some 
 articles on this condition but do not be scared. 
 How old is your cat?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  If
 you have men who will 
 exclude any of God's creatures
 
 from the shelter of 
 compassion and pity, you will have men who
 
 will deal likewise with 
 their fellow man.
 
  St. 
 Francis
 - Original Message - 
 From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:47 PM
 Subject: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty
 
 
  Hi guys,
 
  I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because
 she
  was having pain going to the bathroom the Sunday
  before and had a little blood around her genitals.
  I
  couldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I gave
 her
  Baytril I had left over from Cricket starting on
  Sunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial
 infection
  she might have had, and all her renal functions
 seemed
  to be back to normal by Friday.  But I took her in
  anyway just to be sure, and they ran a urinalysis
 and
  total blood/labwork on her.  Saturday the vet
 called
  me and said her results showed hypertension (she
 got a
  17 on her T4 results, normal is between .4 and
 5.2)
  and he prescribed 10 mg of Tapazole/Methimazole
 daily.
  I have to bring her in in two weeks for further
 blood
  work to see how the drugs are helping her thyroid.
  Does anyone here have any experience with
  hyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you
 do
  about it?  What does T4 measure?  Did your kitty
 pass
  away from the hyperthyroidism?  Did the drugs
 reverse
  the heart murmur?  What diet would be good for a
 kitty
  with hyperthyroidism?  Any advice is greatly
  appreciated!
 
  :)
  Wendy
 
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Terri M: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty

Thanks for the info. Terri.  I just subscribed to the
group.  Hopefully, I can keep up!  lol.  I am sorry to
hear about Ling.  It's wonderful that he was able to
spend some time with you though before he crossed the
Rainbow Bridge.  He was very lucky in that aspect!

:)
Wendy

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 Here is the link to join the yahoo list for your
 kitty. This is a great group 
 with lots of information.
 
 I lost my kitty Ling awhile ago to Hyper-Thyroid. By
 the time I got him it 
 was too late for the treatment. He was a rescue
 Siamese kitty. Think he was 
 16-20 years old. He had a rough life out on the
 streets after his owner died. He 
 was willed to me but after a year on the streets.
 The new family realized he 
 was suppose to come to me when the original owner
 died. They didn't want him 
 because of his conditions and age. Such Idiots!
 
 
  
 Terrie Mohr
 TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS
 SIAMESE  COLLIE RESCUE
 Owner/Driver
 Check 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/wasiameserescue
 
 
 http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html
 

http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html
 
 Petfinder.com
 Adopt a Homeless Pet!
 
 http://www.petfinder.com/
 
 http://www.felineleukemia.org/
 http://www.petloss.com/
 
 TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS
 https://www.paypal.com/
 
 
 
 http://www.frappr.com/wasiameserescue
 


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Marylyn: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty

Thanks Marylyn.  I will definitely check it out.  Do
you know the costs associated with the radiation and
how often it has to be done?

:)
Wendy

--- Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 This link has a lot of information re treatment
 options:
 
 http://www.fabcats.org/hyperthyroidism.html  
 
 Radiation is becoming available in a lot of areas.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  If
 you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures
 
 from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will
 have men who 
 
 will deal likewise with their fellow man.
 
  St. Francis
   - Original Message - 
   From: catatonya 
   To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
   Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:20 PM
   Subject: Re: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric
 kitty
 
 
   Wendy,
 
   I have a little experience with it and will be
 glad to talk to you about it.  there is also an
 excellent yahoo group for people with hyperthyroid
 cats.  I would strongly recommend you join it for
 more info.
 
   Bonnie has been dealing with this as well.  I'm
 not sure if she joined the yahoo group for it or
 not.
 
   Both of my cats with hyper t lived a number of
 years, and died of related causes  (we think).  One
 had liver problems and one had a rare kidney
 infection.  I don't think either of their cases was
 what is normally expected with hyper-t though.
 
   I have to get through some more emails, but I'll
 try to email you more tomorrow.
 
   tonya
 
   wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi guys,
 
 I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because
 she
 was having pain going to the bathroom the Sunday
 before and had a little blood around her
 genitals. I
 couldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I
 gave her
 Baytril I had left over from Cricket starting on
 Sunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial
 infection
 she might have had, and all her renal functions
 seemed
 to be back to normal by Friday. But I took her
 in
 anyway just to be sure, and they ran a
 urinalysis and
 total blood/labwork on her. Saturday the vet
 called
 me and said her results showed hypertension (she
 got a
 17 on her T4 results, normal is between .4 and
 5.2)
 and he prescribed 10 mg of Tapazole/Methimazole
 daily.
 I have to bring her in in two weeks for further
 blood
 work to see how the drugs are helping her
 thyroid. 
 Does anyone here have any experience with
 hyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you
 do
 about it? What does T4 measure? Did your kitty
 pass
 away from the hyperthyroidism? Did the drugs
 reverse
 the heart murmur? What diet would be good for a
 kitty
 with hyperthyroidism? Any advice is greatly
 appreciated!
 
 :)
 Wendy
 

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Re: Terri M: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty

P.S.  I have a Siamese kitty, LuLu, that is 9.5 years
old.  She is such a love.  She a mix, so looks more
domesticated as far as Siamese go.  She is a
seal-point and has blue eyes.  She snuggles under the
covers with me every night and makes herself part of
my morning regime.  Such a sweetie!


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Manual-Kerry R, Kerry McK, Chris B, Marlene, Nina, Hideyo, Mia, Michelle L, and Tonya

Hey guys,

Let me know if you received the sick kitty manual so
that I can mark you off the list.  I just want to make
sure that you did get it.

Thanks,
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Julie Johnson

2006-02-08 Thread Paolo

Hello everybody,

is any of you still in contact with Julie? I haven't heard from her
since December, wrote her in pvt more than once with no results,
and I am a bit worried (actually more than a bit).

Paolo

OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto









Hi, everyone, please send a
gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. He
started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I have
been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his numbers
have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood work we did
on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault - I haven't
been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is sort feral,
and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet yesterday,
and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his HCT is down
to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen ---Please
please pray for my baby that he will get better!

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread TenHouseCats

aw, hideyo--of COURSE i'll send GLOW (healing light/energy/prayer/good thoughts/whatever you need and believe in)--but please don't blame yourself. we all do the best we can, and sometimes we just cannot be perfect! be gentle with yourself... 

On 2/8/06, Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi, everyone, please send a gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. He started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I have been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his numbers have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood work we did on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault - I haven't been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is sort feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen ---Please please pray for my baby that he will get better! 

-- MaryChristineAIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCatsMSN: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ: 289856892

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

Hideyo,

I will add Hannibal to my prayer list.  I hope his
numbers get back to normal soon!  

:)
Wendy

--- Hideyo Yamamoto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi, everyone, please send a gd healing
 energy for my baby,
 Hannibal as I am freaking out.  He started showing
 some kidney problem
 from blood work since last June, and I have been
 giving Hannibal fluid
 therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his numbers
 have been very good
 for the past couple of months - the last blood work
 we did on 12/3 was
 almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my
 fault - I haven't been
 very good at giving him fluid for the past month or
 so (he is sort
 feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I
 took him back to the
 vet yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very
 scary and I am so
 worried,, his HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am
 thinking that if I
 should give him epogen ---Please please pray for my
 baby that he will
 get better! 
 
  
 
 


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Re: Tapazole pills-tip on pilling

2006-02-08 Thread Marylyn

Have you tasted them?  I tasted the ones prescribed for Kitty and I wouldn't 
take them myself they were so bitter.  I am interested in getting some 
without taste.  I like that better than using the topical cream.







If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of 
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with 
their fellow man.
 St. 
Francis
- Original Message - 
From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: Tapazole pills-tip on pilling



Hey guys,

Julie, our kitty who now has hyperthyroidism, is not
easy to pill.  She's very sneaky and sometimes I will
find pills I thought she had swallowed lying around
the house.  Well, when I tried to score Julie's new
Tapazole pills in half, they just kept breaking into
pieces because the pill is very brittle and light,
which I was not happy about.  Usually one pill broke
into two larger and two smaller pieces.  So I put all
the pieces in a baggie and have been giving her those
until I can use the ones that are actually halves.
But what I found was that if I break up the remaining
larger piece into about three pieces, making it four
small pieces total, it's so much easier to get her to
take them.  I think they dissolve easier and quicker
when in the smaller pieces.  And it doesn't hurt that
they are tasteless.  Who knew that something I was
griping about earlier would turn out to teach me an
easier way to do something!  Anyway, hope this helps
some of you!

:)
Wendy

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Fw: OT: DO NOT ALLOW TO RESCUE OR ADOPT (NJ)

2006-02-08 Thread Terri Brown





FYI to those of you who do adoptions in New Jersey.

=^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, Dori 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
To: undisclosed-recipients: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 8:37 PM
Subject: DO NOT ALLOW TO RESCUE OR ADOPT

Hi Everyone,

 In all my years of rescue, I 
have never put a DNA on anyone. I have personally witness the actions of 
this person named BobbiJo. SHe calls herself a rescue, and I don't know 
how she sleeps at night. 
 
Please do not adopt to a lady named BobbiJo from Save a pup and 
kitten rescue.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]recently 
dumped two small puppies (that she rescued), at the Burlington County Animal 
Shelter. One died of Parvo. She did not get medical attention for 
them. SHe also rescued a black lab mix from the Delaware SPCA, and dumped 
her at the Burl. Shelter also. Her name was Pinky. She 
is now banned from both shelters. What kind of rescue person 
dumpspuppies at the local Kill Shelter?
Here is her infomation:
Save A Pup and Kitten Rescue Mount Holly, NJ 08060 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
**PLEASE CROSS POST*Thanks, 

Barb GianoBurlington County Animal 
Alliance

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread Terri Brown





You got it!

=^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, Dori 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: Hideyo Yamamoto 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:40 
  PM
  Subject: OT:send healing energy for my 
  Hannibal, please!
  
  
  Hi, everyone, please send 
  a gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. 
  He started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I 
  have been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his 
  numbers have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood 
  work we did on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault 
  - I haven't been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is 
  sort feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet 
  yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his 
  HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen 
  ---Please please pray for my baby that he will get better!

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread Sherry DeHaan

Sending good thoughts your waySherryHideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi,
 everyone, please send a gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. He started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I have been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his numbers have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood work we did on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault - I haven't been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is sort feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen ---Please please pray for my baby that he will get better!   
	
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Re: Marylyn: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty

2006-02-08 Thread Marylyn

I'm not sure of the cost.  The figure of $1000.00 was mentioned when I was 
considering it for Kitty.  It is a once in a life time event.  Had Kitty not 
developed cancer I would have had it done in a heart beat.  Even using the 
topical meds stresses her.  She was feral when she moved in with my parents 
then was forced to move in with me.  The cat has to stay at the clinic where 
the radiation is done for a few days but I didn't pursue it further.  Good 
luck.  If you do use it, please let me know how it turns out. I am sure I'll 
wind up with another cat with the problem eventually.







If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of 
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with 
their fellow man.
 St. 
Francis
- Original Message - 
From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:49 AM
Subject: Marylyn: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty



Thanks Marylyn.  I will definitely check it out.  Do
you know the costs associated with the radiation and
how often it has to be done?

:)
Wendy

--- Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


This link has a lot of information re treatment
options:

http://www.fabcats.org/hyperthyroidism.html

Radiation is becoming available in a lot of areas.






 If
you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures

from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will
have men who

will deal likewise with their fellow man.

 St. Francis
  - Original Message - 
  From: catatonya

  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
  Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:20 PM
  Subject: Re: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric
kitty


  Wendy,

  I have a little experience with it and will be
glad to talk to you about it.  there is also an
excellent yahoo group for people with hyperthyroid
cats.  I would strongly recommend you join it for
more info.

  Bonnie has been dealing with this as well.  I'm
not sure if she joined the yahoo group for it or
not.

  Both of my cats with hyper t lived a number of
years, and died of related causes  (we think).  One
had liver problems and one had a rare kidney
infection.  I don't think either of their cases was
what is normally expected with hyper-t though.

  I have to get through some more emails, but I'll
try to email you more tomorrow.

  tonya

  wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi guys,

I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because
she
was having pain going to the bathroom the Sunday
before and had a little blood around her
genitals. I
couldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I
gave her
Baytril I had left over from Cricket starting on
Sunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial
infection
she might have had, and all her renal functions
seemed
to be back to normal by Friday. But I took her
in
anyway just to be sure, and they ran a
urinalysis and
total blood/labwork on her. Saturday the vet
called
me and said her results showed hypertension (she
got a
17 on her T4 results, normal is between .4 and
5.2)
and he prescribed 10 mg of Tapazole/Methimazole
daily.
I have to bring her in in two weeks for further
blood
work to see how the drugs are helping her
thyroid.
Does anyone here have any experience with
hyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you
do
about it? What does T4 measure? Did your kitty
pass
away from the hyperthyroidism? Did the drugs
reverse
the heart murmur? What diet would be good for a
kitty
with hyperthyroidism? Any advice is greatly
appreciated!

:)
Wendy


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Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!




Dear Hideyo
I'm praying for your Hannibal, that with help he will get 
better very soon. I know exactly how you feel--it is so stressful for feral cats 
to chase and catch them in order to give them fluids that I didn't give Caramel 
his as often as the vet advised.
Sending healing thoughts and hugsfor 
Hannibal,
love  hugs, Kerry

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Hideyo Yamamoto 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:40 
  PM
  Subject: OT:send healing energy for my 
  Hannibal, please!
  
  
  Hi, everyone, please send 
  a gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. 
  He started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I 
  have been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his 
  numbers have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood 
  work we did on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault 
  - I haven't been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is 
  sort feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet 
  yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his 
  HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen 
  ---Please please pray for my baby that he will get better!

Re: Julie Johnson

I must admit I'm worried about Julie too--I wrote her around New Year, but I
figured she still had a lot going on with her husband's ill-health and other
things so I said I wasn't expecting a reply. However, now I think about it,
I wrote to her via the list (I had meant it to be offlist) so she may never
have received it anyway. She is such a generous-hearted and sweet-natured
person, the thought that she may not be ok fills me with dread. If anyone
has heard from Julie please let us know.
Kerry



- Original Message -
From: Paolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: Julie Johnson


Hello everybody,

is any of you still in contact with Julie? I haven't heard from her
since December, wrote her in pvt more than once with no results,
and I am a bit worried (actually more than a bit).

Paolo

Re: New to list...kittens with FeLV




Dear Clarissa
You've had great feedback already from this wonderful group, 
I'm just throwing in my 2 cents worth. I took in a colony 
of5feralkittens and 1 adult (it was freezing winter in 
Chicago, 2 years ago) and all but one tested positive. Four of them eventually 
sadly succumbed but before doing so they enjoyed 1 - 2 years of rambunctious 
playfulness and wonderful quality of life, and I have no regrets--I know I did 
the right thing in allowing them to live their lives and they brought me a huge 
amount of pleasure even if they never did let me pick them up (except when they 
got ill)!
I haven't tried Mega C--I will, tho--but I've always given 
them L-Lysin. The remaining 2 cats are still healthy--one tested positive for 
FeLv, the other--the original adult -- is negative. I still give them each a 
crushed 500 mg L-Lysin tablet in their food every day, to boost their immune 
system. Any drug store has it; I've found Trader Joe has the best price, $2.99 
for 100 tablets.
Good luck with your little furry family---they are so lucky to 
have found someone as caring as you, Clarissa. Please keep us posted when you 
have time.
Kerry


- Original Message - 

  From: 
  clarissa- 
  Floyd 
  To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:12 
  AM
  Subject: New to list...kittens with 
  FeLV
  
  
  
  hi, 
  i'm new to email groups and not sure about all of this.
  i just found out the 8 kittens ive been fostering are FeLV posative and 
  would apreciate any information on what to expect with this illness if i 
  choose to keep them. the vet and the humane society whom im fostering for want 
  to put them down. 
  the kittens are around 5 months old and from 3 different litters. 2 were 
  born from a FeLV+ mom and 2 of the others nursed with them. the other 4 have 
  been in contact with them from about 4 weeks of age. we found out they were 
  FeLV+ when the humane society finally got them in to be "fixed" last thursday. 
  the vet did not fix them and taked to me about not keeping them. the woman 
  from the humane society has yet to call me about this. 
  right now the kittens are in good health and have wonderful 
  personalities.i don'tknow what to expect in the near future w this 
  illness. ive gone from crying the last 5 days to sounding cold about 
  this.one of my concerns is not being able to aford medical care or 
  medication in the future which would not be fairto the kittens. the cost 
  of fixing them and initial shots is going to have to be borrowed. if 
  anyone can let me know what to expect, what they have been through, any hope 
  if we keep the angels we would apreciate it. 
  Karen, Danielle (18), Robert (13) 
  pogo, teddy, stitch, houdini, salem, bandit, boots, oreo
  
  
  Life is not measured by the number 
  of breaths we take, 
  but by the moments that take our breath 
  away.

o/t apologies and healing thoughts to all sick kitties




Hi all
I want to apologize for not being able to post very often at 
the moment--my father became suddenly and seriously ill and on life support on 
Jan 13 (I went back to UK then). He amazingly pulled through but now there are 
further complications--I'm going back to UK again today for 2 weeks. 


I love this group and it's a source of sadness to me that I'm 
not able to be in touch as regularly. But even thoughI can't post 
often just now, please know that you and all your kitties are in my thoughts, 
and that I'm sending lots of healing vibes for those of your little furballs 
that are sick.
take care and I'll be in touch again asap.
love and hugs to all, Kerry

Bailey

Belinda, I'm sending healing vibes for Bailey. I hope he gets better real
soon.
love and hugs, kerry

Re: hello again!

2006-02-08 Thread catatonya

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Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread Lernermichelle




Sending prayers, Hideyo!
Michelle

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

2006-02-08 Thread catatonya

Thoughts and prayers coming your way. Don't be so hard on yourself. I can't keep 7 healthy all at one time. You do what you can do. Hannibal knows how much you love him.tHideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi, everyone, please send a gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out. He started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June, and I have been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his numbers have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood work we did on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault - I haven't been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is sort feral, and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet yesterday, and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his HCT is down to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen ---Please please pray for my baby that he will get better!

LOL! When I started reading your post I realize I told my doctor that I had been on methamizole for my hyp0thyroid previously. ha. She asked about it and I said yes, 'something like that'! lol. If I hadn't already told her I was crazy that might have given it away.Who can remember all these medicines for cats AND people???tKerry MacKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi WendyMy oldest, Katyis, recently---about a month ago--was diagnosed hyperthyroid.He's been prescribed a quarter of what appears to be a 5mg methimazole pilldaily. (He was supposed to be getting it twice daily but I have to go awaytoday for 2 weeks and the petsitter will be coming only once daily--the vetsaid 1/4 once a day was fine).I tried to research diet--or at least find out more
about the success ofAnitra Frazier's dietary recommendation in her book The New Natural Cat--butso far have come up with nothing. I would be very interested to know if itcan be reversed with diet.Sorry i can't be of help re your Qs Wendy---sounds like we've run into thisat the same time!Kerry- Original Message -From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:47 PMSubject: Hypertension and Julie, our geriatric kitty Hi guys, I took Julie to the vet this past Friday because she was having pain going to the bathroom the Sunday before and had a little blood around her genitals. I couldn't get her to the vet until Friday so I gave her Baytril I had left over from Cricket starting on Sunday, which wiped out whatever bacterial infection she might have had, and all her renal functions seemed to be
back to normal by Friday. But I took her in anyway just to be sure, and they ran a urinalysis and total blood/labwork on her. Saturday the vet called me and said her results showed hypertension (she got a 17 on her T4 results, normal is between .4 and 5.2) and he prescribed 10 mg of Tapazole/Methimazole daily. I have to bring her in in two weeks for further blood work to see how the drugs are helping her thyroid. Does anyone here have any experience with hyperthyroidism in their kitty, and what did you do about it? What does T4 measure? Did your kitty pass away from the hyperthyroidism? Did the drugs reverse the heart murmur? What diet would be good for a kitty with hyperthyroidism? Any advice is greatly appreciated! :) Wendy __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail
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Bandy's other buddy - Buster Felv+

2006-02-08 Thread Kerry Roach

Hi everyone,  Bandy's other buddy--- Buster was diag. with Felv last summer when I had them all checked...I have had him since birth and he will be 14 on March 30.  He hasn't shown any symptoms at all. This last week he seems to be having some problems with his back legs...and just notacting up to par...So I am taking him for blood work on Thurs...I am worried that it could be lymphoma, kidneys or anemia...  He has lost a little weight lately, too...He still eats good and drinks good...No other signs except I am concerned because he doesn't have the bright pink nose or gums that he should...I also have him on the supplements along with Bandy...I don't know how he got the Felv because he was vaccinated yrs ago before Bandy came to us..He also has always lived in the house since about the age of 2..  Anyway, just wanted you to know..and we will let you know how things turn out on Thurs...Keep Buster in your prayers that his
 blood work is good..  Head butts to all,  Kerry, Bandy, Buster and Lil Rascal
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Re: Bandy has an eye infection


Kerry,
That's very good news that Bandy's eye is getting better.  I know I 
sometimes hate to even say something is getting better out loud because 
I'm afraid I'll jinx it!  It's scary about Buster, but like always, 
you're right on top of it.  You're such a good cat mom!  How many 
geriatric kitties do you have??  Bless you and the whole bunch.  Let us 
know about Buster's test results and prayers for Bandy's eye spot 
going away completely.

Love to the gang,
Nina

Kerry Roach wrote:

Good news...Bandy's eye seems to be healing good...the dark spot in 
the eye ball seems to be going away..We are down to meds twice daily 
now...I talked with his vet today, and she said that sometimes the 
spot will go away...So I hope that will be his case...I am watching 
the other eye for any signs..
I am not going to add the lysine to the water cause like Nina said, 
they need to keep drinking...I have it added to everyone's food..

Thanks for all your help,
Kerry and Bandy

RE: Bandy's other buddy - Buster Felv+

2006-02-08 Thread Chris









I know it must be scary, but at 14 it
might just be some of those aches and pains that we all feel I
would think that the fact he is eating and drinking well is a positive
sign. Might be thyroid (since weve been talking about that!)



As for how he got FELVwell, my Tucson tested neg at about 6-8
weeks and 5 years later tested pos. Never been outside since I got her;
never lived with FELV cat; my other 3 (including 2 who came after her as
kittens) all test neg. The two vets I went to both told me she likely had
it since birth (she was born to a stray outside). Periodically, she looks
a little peaked but still manages to stay around 18 lbstrying to get her
to lose some weight but its tough! All but eliminated dry foood but when
all you do is eat and sleep..





Chris

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Subject: Bandy's other buddy -
Buster Felv+





Hi everyone,





Bandy's other buddy--- Buster was diag. with Felv last
summer when I had them all checked...I have had him since birth and he will be
14 on March 30.





He hasn't shown any symptoms at all. This last
week he seems to be having some problems with his back legs...and just
notacting up to par...So I am taking him for blood work on Thurs...I am
worried that it could be lymphoma, kidneys or anemia...





He has lost a little weight lately, too...He still
eats good and drinks good...No other signs except I am concerned because he
doesn't have the bright pink nose or gums that he should...I also have him on
the supplements along with Bandy...I don't know how he got the Felv because he
was vaccinated yrs ago before Bandy came to us..He also has always lived in the
house since about the age of 2..





Anyway, just wanted you to know..and we will let you
know how things turn out on Thurs...Keep Buster in your prayers that his blood
work is good..





Head butts to all,





Kerry, Bandy, Buster and Lil Rascal









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Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!





Hideyo,
I can't advise you about Epogen, I've never had any experience with
needing it. I can and do send prayers and healing energy Hannibal's
way. I know you love all your babies, but I also know how special
Hannibal is and has been to your life. 

Don't you dare reproach yourself for his condition! There isn't anyone
more caring or devoted to their charges as you. You're only one woman
Hideyo and you do so much. There's no way of knowing if Hannibal's
test results would be any different if he'd been getting daily subqs.
You know how fast things can change when it comes to their health. And
you also know just how good cats can be at hiding symptoms from us.
What is your "fault" is that he was taken off the street and learned
what it was to be needed and loved. That is soo your fault.
Hugs to you,
Nina



Hideyo Yamamoto wrote:

  
  
  
  
  Hi, everyone,
please send a
gd healing energy for my baby, Hannibal as I am freaking out.
He
started showing some kidney problem from blood work since last June,
and I have
been giving Hannibal fluid therapy, B-12 B-complex injections and his
numbers
have been very good for the past couple of months - the last blood work
we did
on 12/3 was almost everything was normal -- but it's soo my fault - I
haven't
been very good at giving him fluid for the past month or so (he is sort
feral,
and hard to give fluid sometimes) - and I took him back to the vet
yesterday,
and now his numbers looks very very scary and I am so worried,, his HCT
is down
to 20 from 30 and I am thinking that if I should give him epogen
---Please
please pray for my baby that he will get better!

Re: Manual-Kerry R, Kerry McK, Chris B, Marlene, Nina, Hideyo, Mia, Michelle L, and Tonya

Yes Wendy, I got it, thanks for doing all that work.  I just looked it 
over briefly and haven't had time to make any notes and get back to you 
on it.  I will just as soon as I can catch my breath.

Nina

wendy wrote:


Hey guys,

Let me know if you received the sick kitty manual so
that I can mark you off the list.  I just want to make
sure that you did get it.

Thanks,
Wendy

Chris' Tucson - testing neg than pos