Unresponsive URI
Hi Wendy, He hasn't always had the Recovery food. He prefers dry food but is not eating. His nose was stuck shut and his entire face was encrusted with pus when I pulled him from the shelter. He seems to get a bit better but then worse. I've been syringing him every few hours for the last two days to get supplements and some nutrition into him. I'm so very worried about him. I'll ask the vet in the morning about doxycycline or a baytril clavamox combo. I've read about these in the archives. El _
Re: update: Athena
Hi everyone - We have been able to locate an almost 1 year old very healthy FeLV+ neutered male siamese. We will be going to see him in a couple weeks... Do you think that is 'old enough'? This is only a potential - we don't have to make a decision quickly. From what I understand, he was exposed as a kitten (last May ) and tested (in June) positive for FeLV. I think she said he would be a year in March (I think) but in the mean time, he hasn't had any health problems at all - even through the rounds of URI in his mates...I don't think that he's been re-tested since. Do you think we should request him to be re-tested before we take him in? I'm excited about the prospects of having another siamese - and as long as he's healthy this could work. I'll keep you all updated - I have to make a trip to Chicago next week or else I would have already probably checked him out. Anyways... hope you all have a good evening. Beth
Re: Unresponsive URI
Is it possible that he could be aggravated by a food allergy? Has he always eaten the recovery food? "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 6:05:54 PM Subject: Re: Unresponsive URI Forgot to mention, I do this twice a day. I've always read and heard that the standard dosage of Lysine for an adult cat is 250-500 mg twice a day. I usually start off with 500 and reduce at some point to 250 before stopping it completely. It's an amino acid which counters the effect of the amino acid, Arginine, which is needed by the Herpes virus to replicate and be active. If it's Herpes causing the problem, I usually see a result pretty quickly - within a couple of days things start getting better. GLoria On Mar 5, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Gloria Lane wrote: I 've been using a mixture of water or aloe vera, powdered Lysine, Vitamin C (the stuff for cats), and colostrum. I have a bottle with lysine and Vit C powder in it. I use about 500 mg lysine, probably 200 or so of Vit C (for me 1/4 tsp of the powder mix), and a capsule (opened) of colostrum. Mix it with water or Georges Aloe Vera, suck all or part into an oral syringe, and give it gently to the cat. For my cat, with both an eye problem and stomatitis, it's worked well, fingers crossed... Gloria On Mar 5, 2008, at 2:04 PM, designercats wrote: Hi, Little Milli is getting better. She still has diahrea to some degree but it's getting better. Her URI is getting much better although she still coughs and sneezes a bit. One of the other FeLV+ Cami has a very very stubborn URI. Initially on injectable antibiotics he got better really quick and then has been sliding downhill ever since. We've tried several antibiotics and he still is very sick. His mucus is green (sorry to be so graphic). Any ideas about what other antibiotics we can try? He's been on Zithromycin, Chlorapalm, Baytril & PLX injectable combo. He responds for a bit but then it gets bad again. He is a beautiful sweet, sweet orange and white cat with the most luxurious coat I've ever seen. He is an absolute sweetheart. He's approx 2 yrs old. I have been syringe feeding him Recovery food mixed with multi vitamin, B complex, Omega oils, L-Lysine, Collostrum. I'm still waiting for the Transfer Factor and the Interferon alpha. Thanks...El Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: update: Athena
Beth, I can understand how frustrated and disheartened you are but I would agree about bringing in another vaccinated adult cat if any. My Lennie has lived a single life for 19 years and when we discovered Boo had Felv we weren't concerned because they did not want anything to do with each other. Until Boo came along, we never had more than one cat and he likes having us all to ourselves. I honestly don't think they care about companions all that much if you give them all the attention. If you really think Athena needs a friend then the vaccinated adult would probably be the best bet. I am still so heartbroken at this point I could not put myself through what I just went through with losing BooBoo again, not this soon anyway. But that may change. If I were to be offered a vet checked cat that tested positive and was really healthy, not like my baby, I would probably consider taking it if I knew no one else would. In my case it was the horrible shock of not knowing anything about this disease until it was far too late. I still have hope for these cats. Lynne - Original Message - From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:32 PM Subject: Re: update: Athena I've bought in both. And never had any transfer of the virus. I think the important thing is to bring in another vaccinated adult, or healthy positive adult. t Beth Gouldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all So Athena just re-tested on ELISA a weak positive. This is 9 weeks from the first testing that we did when we lost Orion to FeLV.&nbs p; I guess I'm just disheartened... I had REALLY hoped (for her sake) that she would be negative - she seems so healthy...no major problems or anything... and we really wanted to get another cat for a companion for her. My husband and I have talked and we just can't bring closure to ourselves to intentionally get another FeLV + cat... which means pretty much she's gonna stay a single cat. I don't know, in my mind it just seems that it would be a perpetually bleak cycle (and I know that it's not true simply because of the joy they bring..but this is my bummed out- ness coming through) to have 'sick' cats that can just die any time. Do any of you have experiences bringing in another cat? Do you always elect to get another FeLV +? How do kittens generally fare? Our vet suggested bringing in a FeLV negative vaccinated adult...but I don't want even the SLIGHTEST risk of exposing another cat to this. Any feedback would help me out... I'm so frustrated with this whole thing. Thanks for listening :} -- Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 940.395.5393 God Bless!!!
Re: update: Athena
I've bought in both. And never had any transfer of the virus. I think the important thing is to bring in another vaccinated adult, or healthy positive adult. t Beth Gouldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all So Athena just re-tested on ELISA a weak positive. This is 9 weeks from the first testing that we did when we lost Orion to FeLV. I guess I'm just disheartened... I had REALLY hoped (for her sake) that she would be negative - she seems so healthy...no major problems or anything... and we really wanted to get another cat for a companion for her. My husband and I have talked and we just can't bring closure to ourselves to intentionally get another FeLV + cat... which means pretty much she's gonna stay a single cat. I don't know, in my mind it just seems that it would be a perpetually bleak cycle (and I know that it's not true simply because of the joy they bring..but this is my bummed out- ness coming through) to have 'sick' cats that can just die any time. Do any of you have experiences bringing in another cat? Do you always elect to get another FeLV +? How do kittens generally fare? Our vet suggested bringing in a FeLV negative vaccinated adult...but I don't want even the SLIGHTEST risk of exposing another cat to this. Any feedback would help me out...I'm so frustrated with this whole thing. Thanks for listening :} -- Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 940.395.5393 God Bless!!!
Re: Eye Problems
Junior takes 500mg L lysine twice a day. I am not sure that it was what cleared up his eyes, but it is the only part of his supplements I keep him on. He is back on Clindamycin and seems less congested. He does have a weird cough several times a day. Not sure what is causing it but I do worry about him. I guess I always will. Sally > > > -- > Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, > Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior (newest) , Silver, and > Spike Please Visit my Message board for some pictures. You are welcome to > sign up. > > http://www.k6az.com/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3 >
Re: Unresponsive URI
Forgot to mention, I do this twice a day. I've always read and heard that the standard dosage of Lysine for an adult cat is 250-500 mg twice a day. I usually start off with 500 and reduce at some point to 250 before stopping it completely. It's an amino acid which counters the effect of the amino acid, Arginine, which is needed by the Herpes virus to replicate and be active. If it's Herpes causing the problem, I usually see a result pretty quickly - within a couple of days things start getting better. GLoria On Mar 5, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Gloria Lane wrote: I 've been using a mixture of water or aloe vera, powdered Lysine, Vitamin C (the stuff for cats), and colostrum. I have a bottle with lysine and Vit C powder in it. I use about 500 mg lysine, probably 200 or so of Vit C (for me 1/4 tsp of the powder mix), and a capsule (opened) of colostrum. Mix it with water or Georges Aloe Vera, suck all or part into an oral syringe, and give it gently to the cat. For my cat, with both an eye problem and stomatitis, it's worked well, fingers crossed... Gloria On Mar 5, 2008, at 2:04 PM, designercats wrote: Hi, Little Milli is getting better. She still has diahrea to some degree but it's getting better. Her URI is getting much better although she still coughs and sneezes a bit. One of the other FeLV+ Cami has a very very stubborn URI. Initially on injectable antibiotics he got better really quick and then has been sliding downhill ever since. We've tried several antibiotics and he still is very sick. His mucus is green (sorry to be so graphic). Any ideas about what other antibiotics we can try? He's been on Zithromycin, Chlorapalm, Baytril & PLX injectable combo. He responds for a bit but then it gets bad again. He is a beautiful sweet, sweet orange and white cat with the most luxurious coat I've ever seen. He is an absolute sweetheart. He's approx 2 yrs old. I have been syringe feeding him Recovery food mixed with multi vitamin, B complex, Omega oils, L-Lysine, Collostrum. I'm still waiting for the Transfer Factor and the Interferon alpha. Thanks...El
Re: Eye Problems
Clarification: Even if you have a kitty that is older than a year, if they are 'small', you might want to check the dosing for Lysine for her weight via a reliable source. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 12:42:27 PM Subject: Re: Eye Problems Hi Susan, When it comes to eyes, I can't swear enough by Lysine. If your kitty is over a year old, you can give her 500 mg 2x a day of the Lysine (pure/no additives) mixed into her wet food until it's completely healed. You can get it at a health food store. My Smookie could not get rid of the ulcer in her eye no matter what the vet gave her (like 3 or 4 different meds! and she had already lost one eye before we adopted her, so it was serious!!!), but the lysine knocked out that ulcer within 10 days or so. It's great stuff for viruses! :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Susan Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:07:16 PM Subject: Eye Problems I had to take Autumn to the vet today. Yesterday I noticed that she would sit with her right eye squinched shut. I tried to wash it and she got mad and bit. I tried to give her overnight to resolve it, but this morning she barely opened it. She kept sitting with her eyes closed or in a loaf position. She wasn't playing or moving much. I noticed her pupil wasn't dilating like the left eye. I made the decision to get her in to the vet ASAP this morning. They didn't see any lesions, but her eye pressure was 28. For comparison her good eye was 14. They gave us a topical anti-inflammatory. Her vet said that the inflammation is behind the eye and they don't know what is causing it - possibly she could have given herself a black eye somehow. The other option is that this is FELV related. Anyone had something similar? Her eye is now open because of the meds. She actually played a bit. I worry about my little bug. ~Susan A Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: Unresponsive URI
I 've been using a mixture of water or aloe vera, powdered Lysine, Vitamin C (the stuff for cats), and colostrum. I have a bottle with lysine and Vit C powder in it. I use about 500 mg lysine, probably 200 or so of Vit C (for me 1/4 tsp of the powder mix), and a capsule (opened) of colostrum. Mix it with water or Georges Aloe Vera, suck all or part into an oral syringe, and give it gently to the cat. For my cat, with both an eye problem and stomatitis, it's worked well, fingers crossed... Gloria On Mar 5, 2008, at 2:04 PM, designercats wrote: Hi, Little Milli is getting better. She still has diahrea to some degree but it's getting better. Her URI is getting much better although she still coughs and sneezes a bit. One of the other FeLV+ Cami has a very very stubborn URI. Initially on injectable antibiotics he got better really quick and then has been sliding downhill ever since. We've tried several antibiotics and he still is very sick. His mucus is green (sorry to be so graphic). Any ideas about what other antibiotics we can try? He's been on Zithromycin, Chlorapalm, Baytril & PLX injectable combo. He responds for a bit but then it gets bad again. He is a beautiful sweet, sweet orange and white cat with the most luxurious coat I've ever seen. He is an absolute sweetheart. He's approx 2 yrs old. I have been syringe feeding him Recovery food mixed with multi vitamin, B complex, Omega oils, L-Lysine, Collostrum. I'm still waiting for the Transfer Factor and the Interferon alpha. Thanks...El
RE: Autumn's Eye
She sounds like a funny little girl -- I mean as in amusing rather than peculiar, but probably both apply. ;-) I'm glad she's doing better. Here's vibes that her eye clears up okay. Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Ang Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:45 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Autumn's Eye Thanks to everyone for the info. Autumn is doing better today. You can tell that her right eye isn't quite right - it seems more glassy than the other. The steroids make her think she's invincible and she hates her eye drops. Yesterday after her last dose she ran back over and swatted the bottle out of my hand. Today she ran from me and tried to get away - which I take as a good sign. She's usually pretty patient with medicines. I've been watching her closely and I have my fingers crossed that she just somehow gave herself a black eye.We'll just have to keep watching it through the weekend. On a funny note, I decided to skip brushing her teeth to keep from possibly further irritating her eye. She saw me with my tooth brush in my mouth and indignantly screamed at me. 'How dare I skip her!' I ended up having to give hers a cursory scrubbing (she loves the malt toothpaste.) Bossy little squirt. ~Susan A. This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
BooBoo
I am so sorry for the loss of BooBoo. I know that nothing I can say can take away the pain, but I am thinking about your family. I am terribly sorry. He sounded like such a sweetheart. Peace and blessing to you. *HUGS* ~Susan A.
Autumn's Eye
Thanks to everyone for the info. Autumn is doing better today. You can tell that her right eye isn't quite right - it seems more glassy than the other. The steroids make her think she's invincible and she hates her eye drops. Yesterday after her last dose she ran back over and swatted the bottle out of my hand. Today she ran from me and tried to get away - which I take as a good sign. She's usually pretty patient with medicines. I've been watching her closely and I have my fingers crossed that she just somehow gave herself a black eye.We'll just have to keep watching it through the weekend. On a funny note, I decided to skip brushing her teeth to keep from possibly further irritating her eye. She saw me with my tooth brush in my mouth and indignantly screamed at me. 'How dare I skip her!' I ended up having to give hers a cursory scrubbing (she loves the malt toothpaste.) Bossy little squirt. ~Susan A.
Unresponsive URI
Hi, Little Milli is getting better. She still has diahrea to some degree but it's getting better. Her URI is getting much better although she still coughs and sneezes a bit. One of the other FeLV+ Cami has a very very stubborn URI. Initially on injectable antibiotics he got better really quick and then has been sliding downhill ever since. We've tried several antibiotics and he still is very sick. His mucus is green (sorry to be so graphic). Any ideas about what other antibiotics we can try? He's been on Zithromycin, Chlorapalm, Baytril & PLX injectable combo. He responds for a bit but then it gets bad again. He is a beautiful sweet, sweet orange and white cat with the most luxurious coat I've ever seen. He is an absolute sweetheart. He's approx 2 yrs old. I have been syringe feeding him Recovery food mixed with multi vitamin, B complex, Omega oils, L-Lysine, Collostrum. I'm still waiting for the Transfer Factor and the Interferon alpha. Thanks...El _
Re: Eye Problems
Wintson will wink one or both eyes at times (it hasn't happened for a long time, knock on wood) and his eyes would get red rimmed. This was usually associated with a stressful event (eg vet visit). L-lysine always does the trick. He also has acne and I give L-lysine when that occurs. L - Original Message - From: wendy To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Eye Problems Hi Susan, When it comes to eyes, I can't swear enough by Lysine. If your kitty is over a year old, you can give her 500 mg 2x a day of the Lysine (pure/no additives) mixed into her wet food until it's completely healed. You can get it at a health food store. My Smookie could not get rid of the ulcer in her eye no matter what the vet gave her (like 3 or 4 different meds! and she had already lost one eye before we adopted her, so it was serious!!!), but the lysine knocked out that ulcer within 10 days or so. It's great stuff for viruses! :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Susan Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:07:16 PM Subject: Eye Problems I had to take Autumn to the vet today. Yesterday I noticed that she would sit with her right eye squinched shut. I tried to wash it and she got mad and bit. I tried to give her overnight to resolve it, but this morning she barely opened it. She kept sitting with her eyes closed or in a loaf position. She wasn't playing or moving much. I noticed her pupil wasn't dilating like the left eye. I made the decision to get her in to the vet ASAP this morning. They didn't see any lesions, but her eye pressure was 28. For comparison her good eye was 14. They gave us a topical anti-inflammatory. Her vet said that the inflammation is behind the eye and they don't know what is causing it - possibly she could have given herself a black eye somehow. The other option is that this is FELV related. Anyone had something similar? Her eye is now open because of the meds. She actually played a bit. I worry about my little bug. ~Susan A -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
Re: Eye Problems
Hi Susan, When it comes to eyes, I can't swear enough by Lysine. If your kitty is over a year old, you can give her 500 mg 2x a day of the Lysine (pure/no additives) mixed into her wet food until it's completely healed. You can get it at a health food store. My Smookie could not get rid of the ulcer in her eye no matter what the vet gave her (like 3 or 4 different meds! and she had already lost one eye before we adopted her, so it was serious!!!), but the lysine knocked out that ulcer within 10 days or so. It's great stuff for viruses! :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Susan Ang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 2:07:16 PM Subject: Eye Problems I had to take Autumn to the vet today. Yesterday I noticed that she would sit with her right eye squinched shut. I tried to wash it and she got mad and bit. I tried to give her overnight to resolve it, but this morning she barely opened it. She kept sitting with her eyes closed or in a loaf position. She wasn't playing or moving much. I noticed her pupil wasn't dilating like the left eye. I made the decision to get her in to the vet ASAP this morning. They didn't see any lesions, but her eye pressure was 28. For comparison her good eye was 14. They gave us a topical anti-inflammatory. Her vet said that the inflammation is behind the eye and they don't know what is causing it - possibly she could have given herself a black eye somehow. The other option is that this is FELV related. Anyone had something similar? Her eye is now open because of the meds. She actually played a bit. I worry about my little bug. ~Susan A Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
