[Felvtalk] FVRCP vaccines

[Korruptakitty]

Hi y'all.  I know that many of you, like me, are in rescue.  In a private non 
rescue type home situation with 1 or 2 pets and one of them is positive, it's a 
little bit different than in a rescue situation where you have a positive cat, 
although separated, in the same home as rescue cats that do come in and out a 
lot.  

I vaccinate my rescue cats, of course, but still we do have the Khasia no URI 
that infects the home from a shelter cat or another sick cat that comes in 
here. Well most of my cats that have been here for any length of time are well 
protected by Vaccinations and although my positive, Awesome Pawsome , is in my 
back bedroom and never goes outside here, still I know that URIs are airborne 
and can also enter the room other ways, including on me, and that cats get sick 
easy.  At the present moment, for instance, I hAve 13 rescue fosters here, 
besides my own 3. Trying to be realistic and responsible, but i trust you all 
here more than my own vet on this one. 

Awesome Pawsome was born positive with FeLV infection from her mom.   Before I 
knew that she was actually positive I had already given her her initial FVR CP 
vaccine and one booster. I would say she's been very lucky since then because 
she's almost six years old now. I vaccinate my cats my regular cats. I would 
never have him around other rescue cats if I didn't vaccinate them. But I am 
afraid to vaccinate Pawsome.  And afraid not to.  

What do you other rescue people do regarding yours?  And if you vaccinate, 
which type/brand is best for our positives?  (And why?).  Thanks in advance for 
any advice and experience you can share. 

Sealed with a purr..  =^.,^=

~Kat~


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Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3

[Korruptakitty]

Sorry I just noticed that this emailed itself off. I hadn't intended to send it 
yet it was in drafts. Well, I was going to tell you that with three medicines 
daily, zig got three miraculous years added to his life after an echo duAgnosed 
him with a guarded prognosis. I hope your kitty fAres as well or better.  Zoh 
started fainting, and that's  how we first learned of his illness.  He still 
had syncope occasionally after he was on the meds, but no where as bad as it 
would have been.  We love them so much. It's a shame love alone doesn't heal 
everything. 

Sealed with a purr..  =^.,^=

~Kat~


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 On May 7, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Korruptakitty korruptaki...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Hi Marsha, 
 
 I really do feel bad for you, but I want to tell you that there is hope. My 
 Zoh, who has been gone for a few years now, was diagnosed, at the uv l
 L
 davis extension veterinary specialty hospital, with restrict ice 
 
 00:3 cardiomyopathy, aortic stenosis, pulmonary edema, heart murmur of 3/6
 
 Sealed with a purr..  =^.,^=
 
 ~Kat~
 
 
 ***I'm Kat Parker;  I park  cats***
 
 On Apr 29, 2015, at 10:00 AM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote:
 
 
 Message: 1
 Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:47:44 -0500
 From: Marsha mar...@lynxe.com
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Subject: [Felvtalk] Update on Harley  Brock
 Message-ID: 55405460.5010...@lynxe.com
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
 
 Harley has been with me 4.5 years, since he was a kitten of almost 4 
 months old, FeLV+ since then.  Brock was adopted as a companion for 
 Harley 7 months ago, after Harley's FeLV+ buddy Milkdud died last May.
 
 Harley was diagnosed with cancer in the middle ear  jaw area in March, 
 and he had one palliative radiation treatment at the end of March.  He 
 was supposed to get his 2nd treatment a few days later, and the tumor 
 had grown just enough that he could not be intubated. No anesthesia = no 
 radiation treatment.  The tumor is causing some pressure behind his 
 right eye, and is pressing on the inner ear also, causing balance issues 
 sometimes.  He gets meloxicam and buprenorphine (extended release) every 
 3 days, and this keeps him comfortable enough to eat (soft food  
 liquid), groom a little, roll over for belly rubs, and once in a while 
 bat a toy, scratch on his Turbo Scratcher with the light-up ball, or rub 
 his nose on a catnip toy.
 
 Brock gave me a shock.  I took him in for a voracious appetite without 
 gaining weight, and itchiness around the head and neck, thinking maybe 
 hyperthyroidism.  Blood work showed potential kidney issue, urinalysis 
 the same, high blood pressure.  An ultrasound was scheduled to look at 
 the kidneys, and everybody was surprise to find he had free fluid in his 
 abdominal area.  110 cc of chyle was drawn off, needle aspirations taken 
 of kidney and liver.  Almost certainly lymphoma, they thought.  Cytology 
 came back negative for that, and he went to see a cardiologist and get 
 an echocardiogram.  Final diagnosis:  restrictive cardiomyopathy with 
 congestive heart failure.  He is only 4-5 years old.  He does not look 
 or act like anything is wrong, and the physical exam never suggested he 
 had that pleural effusion in there.  Now he is on 4 heart meds, and a 
 potassium supplement.  The pleural effusion is under control for now, 
 but I've been told this kind of cardiomyopathy is the worst of 3 kinds.
 
 Marsha, Harley,  Brock
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Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3

[Korruptakitty]

Hi Marsha, 

I really do feel bad for you, but I want to tell you that there is hope. My 
Zoh, who has been gone for a few years now, was diagnosed, at the uv l
L
davis extension veterinary specialty hospital, with restrict ice 

00:3 cardiomyopathy, aortic stenosis, pulmonary edema, heart murmur of 3/6

Sealed with a purr..  =^.,^=

~Kat~


***I'm Kat Parker;  I park  cats***

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Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:47:44 -0500
From: Marsha mar...@lynxe.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Update on Harley  Brock
Message-ID: 55405460.5010...@lynxe.com
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Harley has been with me 4.5 years, since he was a kitten of almost 4 
months old, FeLV+ since then.  Brock was adopted as a companion for 
Harley 7 months ago, after Harley's FeLV+ buddy Milkdud died last May.

Harley was diagnosed with cancer in the middle ear  jaw area in March, 
and he had one palliative radiation treatment at the end of March.  He 
was supposed to get his 2nd treatment a few days later, and the tumor 
had grown just enough that he could not be intubated. No anesthesia = no 
radiation treatment.  The tumor is causing some pressure behind his 
right eye, and is pressing on the inner ear also, causing balance issues 
sometimes.  He gets meloxicam and buprenorphine (extended release) every 
3 days, and this keeps him comfortable enough to eat (soft food  
liquid), groom a little, roll over for belly rubs, and once in a while 
bat a toy, scratch on his Turbo Scratcher with the light-up ball, or rub 
his nose on a catnip toy.

Brock gave me a shock.  I took him in for a voracious appetite without 
gaining weight, and itchiness around the head and neck, thinking maybe 
hyperthyroidism.  Blood work showed potential kidney issue, urinalysis 
the same, high blood pressure.  An ultrasound was scheduled to look at 
the kidneys, and everybody was surprise to find he had free fluid in his 
abdominal area.  110 cc of chyle was drawn off, needle aspirations taken 
of kidney and liver.  Almost certainly lymphoma, they thought.  Cytology 
came back negative for that, and he went to see a cardiologist and get 
an echocardiogram.  Final diagnosis:  restrictive cardiomyopathy with 
congestive heart failure.  He is only 4-5 years old.  He does not look 
or act like anything is wrong, and the physical exam never suggested he 
had that pleural effusion in there.  Now he is on 4 heart meds, and a 
potassium supplement.  The pleural effusion is under control for now, 
but I've been told this kind of cardiomyopathy is the worst of 3 kinds.

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Re: [Felvtalk] pregnant positive cat

[Korruptakitty]

Well, yes, of course spayed.  I was just saying terminated because after a 
certain point, sometimes a kitty dnc of sorts, is necessary.  I didn't mean 
to imply I thought she should be left intact, by any means. 

Sealed with a purr..  =^.,^=

~Kat~


***I'm Kat Parker;  I park  cats***

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 From: judith cook jmasse...@yahoo.com
 To: Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net,
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 AllYes, I AM planning to do a spay, if that's what we think is best. ?I have 
 heard about cats in heat - really devious little devils, and pains in the 
 neck. ?Really want to get this resolved, and hoping that it works out best 
 for my kitty. ?Her name is Spice, and she is (no surprise) a tortoiseshell 
 with white chest, belly, and paws. ?She really looks a lot like another 
 tortie I once had - a little jewel also. ?Thanks so much for your advice and 
 interest. ?Will let you know ASAP.Judy 
 
 On Thursday, January 15, 2015 3:57 AM, Margo 
 toomanykitti...@earthlink.net wrote:
 
 
 #yiv6002453355 body{font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, 
 sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ff;color:black;} ?Hi 
 Kat??? You're still timely, there will be a meeting with the Vet 
 Friday, I believe. I just want to be clear on what I stated, so there is no 
 misunderstanding :). I think Kitty should be spayed, not aborted. Leaving her 
 intact would be an invitation to a repeat pregnancy, and the stress of heat 
 cycles. No matter how careful we are, cats get out, and?a cat in heat is VERY 
 resourceful! At least with a spay, it's all over with.All the best,Margo
 
 
 -Original Message- 
 From: Kat Parker 
 Sent: Jan 14, 2015 1:25 PM 
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] pregnant FeLV cat 
 
 PLEASE have the abort the kittens. We have our vets here for the
 ? FCC terminate cats pregnancies up until the time of birth, sometimes. And
 if you have watched many kittens die of FeLV, like I have,you wouldnt wish
 that on them. Not Only born to die,but a terrible death that is
 unnecessary. I realize I am not replying in a timely manner, and I hope
 it is not too late, but please, do the right thing by these kittens.Also,
 in terms of Momma's Stress, no doubt about it, kitten birth, nursing, the
 stress involved,and watching her own kittens die one by one. Please
 terminate this pregnancy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Love and Katnip, ~Kat~ =^,,^= **I'm Kat
 Parker. I park cats.*
 * Spay  neuter your neighbors... maybe THAT will fix the problem.*
 *Keep your kitties INSIDE, 24/7, 'cause an inside cat is a SAFE  HAPPY
 cat!*
 
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 From: judith cook 
 To: Margo ,
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 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Pregnant FeLV cat
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 I don't know how far along. ?Just got this kitty right after Christmas.
 ?The vet can feel her kittens, though, so I guess it's not just the
 beginning. ?The vet is trying to get some information also - she is
 concerned about this cat, even though the 

[Felvtalk] Stomatitis

[Korruptakitty]

My Awesome Pawsome kitty just began doing this stuff.  Pawing at her mouth, 
getting finicky and being standoffish when it comes to anywhere near her food 
bowl.  She wasborn to an FeLV+ mom in a feral colony here in San Diego, and I 
tamed her at 5 weeks (to 8 weeks--took about 3 weeks) old with her siblings.  3 
out of four kittens tested positive.  In a couple of months time, only 1 out of 
4 remained positive, and she is the one.  She has been so healthy, save for an 
awful case of calici she got about ayear and a half ago which almost killed 
her, that I reallyhad been hoping she might stillturn negative.  I have heard 
of this happening this late in the disease.  She has been asymptomatic and so 
very normal looking for 3 years.  But I think the time I have been dreading 
is approaching.  She now has something going on in her mouth, just started last 
week and I took her to my vet.  He said she has the early stages of stomatis, 
he is fairly sure, though he could find nothing really disconcerting right now 
to be worried about, and he gave her a shot of covenia. But at home, I see her 
mouth more swollen, and how she sticks out her tongue over and over in obvious 
distress of some sort...  and I see it beginning.I have seen cats with bad 
cases of stomatitis and I am fearful for my Pawsome kitty.  For a cat born with 
FeLV she has been so good for so long.  People have told me three years is 
about tops for the life span of a cat born with FeLV that becomes persistently 
viremic, so I guess in that respect she is lucky she has made it so long so 
apparently healthy,but I guess she will not be so lucky as to turn at this 
point in time.  So,I now am bracing myself for mouth problems in her. I wish I 
had a lot of money I would investigate that laser treatment for her,but I do 
not.  I am in rescue, and I live on SSI, anyway, so between the two I am pretty 
broke all the time.  haha  (And I now have a cat with hyperthyroid, one with 
fatty liver, one with FeLV+, and one with the beginning stages of an anal sac 
problem,which I believe is the case because she is scooting her buns across the 
floor alot and cries out jat times while pooping.  And two semi ferals in a 
double connected large dog cages, that can not be loose in the apt. that I need 
to find something suitable for Oh, and I am taking in a 17 yr old from West 
LA shelter, next week,as  a favor to another rescue friend, and that one will 
need fluids daily, for renal issues  And those are only the sick ones.  What a 
sucker I am.)

Anyway, I am, paying close attention to all of this, needless to say.


Love and Katnip,   
  ~Kat~ =^,,^=
 
I'm Kat Parker.  I park cats.   


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 From: Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Cc: 
 Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:35:32 -0700 (PDT)
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis/WHAT IS STOMATITIS? MY FELV CAT IS FINICKY
 Many of the cats I have had drooled after eating or slapped at the side of 
 their mouth with their paw.  The gum on the side that has stomatitis is 
 usually bright red, inflamed looking and the cat does not like his whisker 
 pad or that side of his face touched.  In the beginning cases, they may be 
 what looks like finicky because they are trying to avoid pain and the food 
 they usually eats seems, to them, to be the culprit, so even when hungry, 
 they will avoid that food. Stomatitis is not just for FIV+ or FeLv+ cats.  It 
 knows no boundaries unfortunately and perfectly healthy young cats can get 
 it.  Older cats with a history of no dental exams are, of course, more at 
 risk.  Stomatitis can also lead to kidney problems because of the bacterial 
 build up in the mouth so you need to take at-risk cats to have them checked.
 
  
 Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty 
 neighbors too!
 
 
 From: Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com
 To:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
 Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:57 AM
 Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis/WHAT IS STOMATITIS? MY FELV CAT IS FINICKY
 
 Check the mouth for sores. Usually cats will spit out there food or run away 
 after trying to eat because it it painful. If she is looking thin I'd look at 
 her gums to make sure they are pink. Most of mine have died from anemia, 
 which is common in FeLV cats. If any of my cats start not acting right I take 
 them in for bloodwork. There is so much they can tell that way.
 
 Beth
 
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Re: [Felvtalk] possible pos. BIG cat looking for forever home

[Korruptakitty]

Please keep him indoors, in a bathroom or somewhere, in a cage?  Why do you 
think he'll test positive?   I am amazed at how you nonchalantly say he has his 
claws (well, yes!  Is this unusual?  ) ... But he's not a good hunter ...   And 
you must rehome or kill him.Is this how it is?   Why does this upset me so 
much?  I would first be concerned with him getting indoors, immediately. to me, 
that would be first on my list.  Maybe it's just a different mindset in md?  
Please bring him in somehow.   Ask a neighbor,  a friend,  family, pay 
someone...  Anything, but don 't leave him out there please?

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On Nov 15, 2012, at 12:02 PM, tamara stickler tlstick...@yahoo.com wrote:

 
 Hello All,
  
 I haven't posted for oh - seven years or so, not since I placed Simms with 
 Anne.  But, I've recently pulled another dumped cat from the streets.  We are 
 having him tested tonight to see if he is positive or negative - but 
 something tells me the test might come back as a positive. 
  
 I have a home lined up for him if he is clear - but if he does have felv I 
 will need to either rehome or have him put down.  (I don't have even an 
 alcove in my small appt. that I can put him in at the moment - positive or no 
   the woman who agreed to foster him for a few days will not do so if he 
 tests positive.)  Currently I am trying to find another foster or home - just 
 in case.
  
 He's fairly young - under 2yrs.  I would say.  Sterling silver tabby - a BIG 
 guy - a bit underweight for his bone structure, he still weighs in around 14 
 lbs., short-haired.  Scared but not feral - sought out humans and was a 
 regular at the ground level windows of condos housing other cats in the 
 neighborhood. 
  
 He has his claws, but doesn't seem to be a great hunter - he has been seen 
 sitting-dozing under one neighbor's bird feeder amongst squirrels and birds 
 on several occasions.
  
 I'm in Maryland - but am willing to transport him for the right home.
  
 If anyone is even a little interested please let me know.  Thanks!
 Tamara
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