Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
RE: Lymphoma Course it depends on which you have, Hodgkins or Non-Hodgkins as to treatment recommedment. I had Perpherial T-cell which is non- Hodgkins. Iwent thru 3 chemos and not 1 of them did any good. The last, Gymzar was killing off my red blood cells faster than I could make them (hemnoglobin of 3.2) so we stopped it and I was told 3 months once again. 1 year later I went into spontaneous remission nd all tumors disappeared. It has been 7 years and I am still in remission. My oncologist has agreed to merely monitor me if it comes back and I will go back to the vitamin/mineal and prayers that I was on. I don't know how it would work with cats, but I would say find a good wholistic vet and see what they say. All the time I took the chemos, I was on vitamins and minerals. If they did no good, at least they gave me the strength to endure the chemos. I am now on a maintenance dose of vitamns and getting back to my old self. The only lasting problem from the chemo is perpherial nerve damage in my hands - hard to work with beads when you cannot feel them, but I am working on it.I thnk it would be worth while to get him on a dose of vitamins. At least they will give him some strength to endure his meds. Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com wrote: We bought the oral chemo pills and I spoke to the doctor about Miller and unfortunately, his is rather progressed and she said, on average, cats can live another 6 months on the oral meds and up to 2-3 years with the injectible chemo drugs. We are going to try the injections this week and see how he does. Once Frank comes home from the road, he can go home twice a day to administer the eye meds Miller needs so I won't have to chase him down, put him in a carrier and take him to the vet's office to stay all day :( I just keep wondering if we are doing the right thing. I don't want his last days with us to be ones filled with vet visits and fear :( Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:35:17 -0400 From: at...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( I’ve had several friends whose cats had lymphoma, and one dealing with it right now. Her cat, Jasper, is NOT FeLV+, and is on oral chemo (Leukeron) right now, 2X a week. It also depends on how much progressed it is. So sorry, I know how you feel – when all you do to a cat is give some kind of treatment all the time, pretty soon they assume that you will do so every time you approach them…. From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Edna Taylor Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( I am so sorry for your loss Sherry. Has anyone here dealt with Lymphoma in their kitties before? Miller is not Feluk+ but he was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week and I am not sure if the treatment and stress of catching him to medicate him and take him to the vet every day this week (hubby is out of town and he needs eye meds 4 times a day) is worse than the actual disease :( He is so stressed and he won't even let me pet him anymore, he just runs from me :( Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:32:23 -0500 From: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell:785-230-6499 I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
So sorry for your loss of Avery. I bet you gave him such a great life. Lynda - Original Message - From: Sherry DeHaan To: Felvtalk Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 9:42 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way -- ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
I am so sorry for your loss Sherry. Has anyone here dealt with Lymphoma in their kitties before? Miller is not Feluk+ but he was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week and I am not sure if the treatment and stress of catching him to medicate him and take him to the vet every day this week (hubby is out of town and he needs eye meds 4 times a day) is worse than the actual disease :( He is so stressed and he won't even let me pet him anymore, he just runs from me :( Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:32:23 -0500 From: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell:785-230-6499 I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
I've had several friends whose cats had lymphoma, and one dealing with it right now. Her cat, Jasper, is NOT FeLV+, and is on oral chemo (Leukeron) right now, 2X a week. It also depends on how much progressed it is. So sorry, I know how you feel - when all you do to a cat is give some kind of treatment all the time, pretty soon they assume that you will do so every time you approach them.. From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Edna Taylor Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( I am so sorry for your loss Sherry. Has anyone here dealt with Lymphoma in their kitties before? Miller is not Feluk+ but he was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week and I am not sure if the treatment and stress of catching him to medicate him and take him to the vet every day this week (hubby is out of town and he needs eye meds 4 times a day) is worse than the actual disease :( He is so stressed and he won't even let me pet him anymore, he just runs from me :( _ Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:32:23 -0500 From: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell:785-230-6499 I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM ___ 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
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
We bought the oral chemo pills and I spoke to the doctor about Miller and unfortunately, his is rather progressed and she said, on average, cats can live another 6 months on the oral meds and up to 2-3 years with the injectible chemo drugs. We are going to try the injections this week and see how he does. Once Frank comes home from the road, he can go home twice a day to administer the eye meds Miller needs so I won't have to chase him down, put him in a carrier and take him to the vet's office to stay all day :( I just keep wondering if we are doing the right thing. I don't want his last days with us to be ones filled with vet visits and fear :( Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:35:17 -0400 From: at...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( I’ve had several friends whose cats had lymphoma, and one dealing with it right now. Her cat, Jasper, is NOT FeLV+, and is on oral chemo (Leukeron) right now, 2X a week. It also depends on how much progressed it is. So sorry, I know how you feel – when all you do to a cat is give some kind of treatment all the time, pretty soon they assume that you will do so every time you approach them…. From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Edna Taylor Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( I am so sorry for your loss Sherry. Has anyone here dealt with Lymphoma in their kitties before? Miller is not Feluk+ but he was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week and I am not sure if the treatment and stress of catching him to medicate him and take him to the vet every day this week (hubby is out of town and he needs eye meds 4 times a day) is worse than the actual disease :( He is so stressed and he won't even let me pet him anymore, he just runs from me :( Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:32:23 -0500 From: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell:785-230-6499 I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM ___ 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 mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
Every kitty is different and might require a different treatment. My Fuji has survived Mediastinal lymphoma for 14 months. At this point she shows no signs of slowing down any time soon:) We live in Japan, so the treatment is a bit less than traditional. However, my vet does use a series of medications (Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone.) Because she is FeLV positive, she has a problem with her white blood cell count always being low. As a result, my Japanese vet gives her 80-90% doses once a month. She has never had any side affects and bounced back immediately with her first treatment. We had a lull in the treatments because of the low WBC count and the tumor grew again. Once she started the treatments again, she has been fine. We are not using one of the traditional protocols that may be recommended to you. However, I feel that the variation of medications helps prevent an immunity! She is just a bit more stressed every time we go, but seems to understand that I am helping her. While she waits on the table for the doctor to read her blood work, she buries her head up against me and lets me hold her there. Again, every baby is different, but I feel that it is definitely worth taking the chance! Good luck to you, Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo On Sep 13, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Edna Taylor wrote: I am so sorry for your loss Sherry. Has anyone here dealt with Lymphoma in their kitties before? Miller is not Feluk+ but he was diagnosed with Lymphoma last week and I am not sure if the treatment and stress of catching him to medicate him and take him to the vet every day this week (hubby is out of town and he needs eye meds 4 times a day) is worse than the actual disease :( He is so stressed and he won't even let me pet him anymore, he just runs from me :( Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:32:23 -0500 From: marciabmar...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*( Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Marcia Baronda Baronda Supplies Service, Inc. 1550 S 2700 Rd. Herington, Kansas 67449 Phone: 785-466-2501 Cell:785-230-6499 I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM ___ 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 mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Avery Please add to the CLS :*(
Im so sorry Sherry3 Animals have the purest of soulssometimes I just don't understand their deaths! On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: We lost our Sids kid Avery today...He was a beautiful fluffy gray guy with the most beautiful eyes. He will be missed by MANY volunteers. I love you Avery sweet boy. Sherry *We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary* *than our own,* *Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached.* *Unable to accept its awful gaps.* *We still would have it no other way* ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- *Marcia Baronda* *Baronda Supplies Service, Inc.* *1550 S 2700 Rd.* *Herington, Kansas 67449* *Phone: 785-466-2501* *Cell:785-230-6499* ** ** *I wish to address ethics as it applies to our companion animals. As a veterinarian, I am an advocate for the rights of these wonderful beings who inhabit the earth and our homes, sharing this journey with us. It is my conviction that these animals,and all plants and animals, domesticated or wild, have inherent rights that are separate from their ability to benefit humans. They have the same right to exist as we do. Don Hamilton DVM* ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
