Re: [Felvtalk] Bridget has sent me another cat
And, in this sweet kitty, Bridget's memory lives on.what a wonderful way to honor your love for her. _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bridget has sent me another cat
Wonderful. Having a new baby to care for will help the healing process. Our beloved companions do look after us. Sharyl --- On Sat, 3/20/10, LauraM hingebacktorto...@yahoo.com wrote: From: LauraM hingebacktorto...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Bridget has sent me another cat To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 7:25 PM First, thank you everyone for all your kindness and support over Bridget's passing. I appreciate it so much. But she's sent me another FeLV+ friend to help! On the evening of 3/17, the day she died, I checked the adoptable positives section of the website. Lo and behold, someone in GA had posted an available kitty just the day before. I never, ever check those postings, ever, but I figured the best way to honor Bridget, Baby Girl, Frosty Paws and the rest would be to take in another needy baby. These kind people had found this little girl in their neighborhood, but couldn't keep her due to the wife's allergies. They'd been boarding her at their vet's office for 5 weeks but hadn't been able to find her a home. Anyway, they brought me the cat yesterday, and she's just wonderful...still a little nervous around my big boys, but she'll be fine. Maybe this was meant to be. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Brillo and Desmond Are Anemic
Hi everyone...haven't posted on her since I lost Nibbler in November...his brothers Brillo and Desmond are now both anemic. My boys are both about 8 months now and were born with FeLV. 3 weeks ago I noticed Brillo eating his litter and I checked his gums and they were pale. Took him to the vet and his rbc count was down to 12%. She started him on steroids and the following week it jumped upto 18%. I had hope. Last week his count fell down to 9% and she said he only had a week or two left to live. Its non regenerative anemia and she said the FeLV has spread to his bone marrow. He was doing so well and then it came out of nowhere. She's having me take him in on Wednesday to see if its time...I am heartbroken. He has been losing about 4 ounces of weight a week because he lost his appetite even though she started him on meds a week and a half ago to increase his appetite but they don't seem to be working. He still purrs everytime hes touched and jumps onto the window perch and onto our king bed to sleep on my lap. On top of all this, I noticed his brother Desmond licking the window last week and I checked his gums and they were a little pale. I took him to the vet and his rbc was only 12%. His bloodwork came back and his anemia is regenerative (the opposite of Brillo) plus he has a good appetite and weighs about 2 1/2 lbs more then Brillo. She also started him on steroids. I take him in on Wednesday to have his rbc rechecked. I am so afraid she is going to tell me my baby Brillo needs pts. When she told me he only had 1-2 weeks left my heart fell to my stomach...I'm still not over his twin Nibbler's passing...I have never bonded with any other pets like I have with my FeLV+ kitties Nibbler, Brillo and Desmond. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Brillo and Desmond Are Anemic
Has both of them been put on prenisolone and doxocycline? When my Bailey was anemic he was put on epogen and his anemia resolved, his bone marrow aspirate showed the virus in his bone marrow but the epogen brought his HCT from a low of 15% to 40% in about 6 weeks. Most vets are scared to death to use it so don't be surprised if you get resistance ... I am almost afraid and tired of repeating my success with it because so many vets seem terrified of the idea of using it and I see cat after cat die because of it. But I promised Bailey I would, and in his honor I will continue to try to save every furkid I can with his story so I plug on if it doesn't work the results are the same, your furkid will die, if it does work ... -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Brillo and Desmond Are Anemic
She originally had Brillo on it for the first day 3 weeks ago. She had him stop because he threw it up. She also told me since it turned out to be non reg it wouldn't make a difference...I will call tomorrow and double check. She didn't mention trying it for Desmond...I will ask about him tomorrow when I call tomorrow. Thank you. - Original Message From: Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 12:12:11 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Brillo and Desmond Are Anemic Has both of them been put on prenisolone and doxocycline? When my Bailey was anemic he was put on epogen and his anemia resolved, his bone marrow aspirate showed the virus in his bone marrow but the epogen brought his HCT from a low of 15% to 40% in about 6 weeks. Most vets are scared to death to use it so don't be surprised if you get resistance ... I am almost afraid and tired of repeating my success with it because so many vets seem terrified of the idea of using it and I see cat after cat die because of it. But I promised Bailey I would, and in his honor I will continue to try to save every furkid I can with his story so I plug on if it doesn't work the results are the same, your furkid will die, if it does work ... -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
