Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-17 Thread Amani Oakley
Patricia – if you can get a prescription for Betaderm skin cream, it does 
wonders on skin lesions and improvements are often very quick.

Amani

From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of Patricia 
Oliveira
Sent: November 15, 2019 6:46 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

Hi,

Vet thinks his neck could be an allergy, it could explain eosinophilia. It is 
really better after 6 days: 
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PtCRepqe0VY/Xc7_27r0i2I/xVM/r4LH1nzSuZoqBqn0R6TvDy_XeJRS4-oyACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ferrero_antes_depois.jpg

Retromad isn´t available here. Interferon is available, it was used frequently 
in the past. Today isn´t so common brazilian vets prescribe it.

I´ll search about, thank you!

Patrícia



Em qui., 14 de nov. de 2019 às 21:23, Lorraine Johnston 
mailto:johnston1...@comcast.net>> escreveu:
Hi,

Let’s hope he seroconverts to negative, eh?  But just in case, you might want 
to discuss oral dosing of human interferon alfa (*) with your vet(s).  Here’s a 
recent study showing some efficacy against feline leukemia virus:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6783854/

An analysis of these findings can be seen here: 
http://fivtherapy.com/fiv_news.htm

The oral dosing must be given withOUT food.

(*Human interferon alfa, if injected into a cat, will eventually cause a 
serious allergic reaction.  Oral dosing does not appear to have that risk.)

Also, some rescue groups are using RetroMad1, an antiviral developed in 
Malaysia, for FELV cats with some success. You can email me privately for the 
email address of a rescuer who is willing to discuss this therapy with others.

The eosinophilia could indicate an allergic response. In some cases it can 
indicate intestinal parasites, though I believe that finding is more common for 
reptiles than mammals.


Best regards,

- Lorraine

"Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no 
one can imagine."  - Alan Turing

. . . . . . . . . . .

Hello!

Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens and 
this one tested positive for felv.

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic kittens. 
Do you have any suggestions?

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is increasing, 
good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury but is already 
much better.

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
everything else normal.

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

Thank you very much!


Patrícia
Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Amani Oakley
But Pam – even without symptoms, if a cat is FeLV+ - and particularly if it’s a 
kitten, then every vet knows that prognosis is grim. Why wait to treat? In the 
majority of cases, a cat will not come through a feline leukemia infection. If 
the cat is an adult, then I agree that the infection may not be active. Many 
adult cats who contract feline leukemia, will not develop the infection but may 
undergo a subclinical course and remain seroconverted. But if it’s a kitten, 
this is when they’re vulnerable to a feline leukemia infection and unlikely to 
survive.

Amani

From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of Pam Doore
Sent: November 15, 2019 8:13 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

Thank you.  I have a great relationship with our vets but I am not sure I could 
get them to do that but will have the discussion the next time I have a felv+.

~~@~@~@~@~@

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On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:03 PM Amani Oakley 
mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
First, my vet has a lot of confidence in me and I have been right so many 
times, she really doesn’t question me anymore. Unfortunately, as my last email 
stated, I can no longer get the Winstrol from my vets because the compounding 
pharmacy which supplies the vets, no longer is carrying it. I now order it 
online, but it is in human strength.

Amani

From: Felvtalk 
mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>>
 On Behalf Of Pam Doore
Sent: November 15, 2019 6:25 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

Amani, How do you get your vet to prescribe medication for a pet that has no 
outward symptoms to be treating?

-Pam

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 3:27 PM Amani Oakley 
mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV kitten. 
I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all again, I 
would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he had his 
crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.

This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we can’t 
see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates and 
compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a catastrophic 
event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done which shows 
horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood transfusions, 
experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically initiated. Many many 
times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we can’t drag these tiny 
little angels back from the brink.

In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss, the 
virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up dying at a 
very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six more years with 
him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately, from a terribly 
scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is likely that the 
virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to defeat the virus, 
much damage had been done to his body.

If it were me, I would start your kitten on Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline 
even if there are no symptoms. I would not wait for the shoe to drop. I would 
not bet on the virus not causing a problem.

Amani

From: Felvtalk 
mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>>
 On Behalf Of Patricia Oliveira
Sent: November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil


Hello!

Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens and 
this one tested positive for felv.

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic kittens. 
Do you have any suggestions?

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is increasing, 
good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury but is already 
much better.

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
everything else normal.

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

Thank you very much!


Patrícia
Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Pam Doore
Thank you.  I have a great relationship with our vets but I am not sure I
could get them to do that but will have the discussion the next time I have
a felv+.

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Christ beneath me, Christ above me. — **St. Patrick*



On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:03 PM Amani Oakley 
wrote:

> First, my vet has a lot of confidence in me and I have been right so many
> times, she really doesn’t question me anymore. Unfortunately, as my last
> email stated, I can no longer get the Winstrol from my vets because the
> compounding pharmacy which supplies the vets, no longer is carrying it. I
> now order it online, but it is in human strength.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk  * On Behalf Of *Pam
> Doore
> *Sent:* November 15, 2019 6:25 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
> Amani, How do you get your vet to prescribe medication for a pet that has
> no outward symptoms to be treating?
>
>
>
> -Pam
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 3:27 PM Amani Oakley 
> wrote:
>
> Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV
> kitten. I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all
> again, I would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he
> had his crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.
>
>
>
> This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we
> can’t see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates
> and compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a
> catastrophic event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done
> which shows horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood
> transfusions, experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically
> initiated. Many many times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we
> can’t drag these tiny little angels back from the brink.
>
>
>
> In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss,
> the virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up
> dying at a very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six
> more years with him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately,
> from a terribly scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is
> likely that the virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to
> defeat the virus, much damage had been done to his body.
>
>
>
> If it were me, I would start your kitten on
> Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline even if there are no symptoms. I would not
> wait for the shoe to drop. I would not bet on the virus not causing a
> problem.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk  *On Behalf Of *Patricia
> Oliveira
> *Sent:* November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
>
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
> and this one tested positive for felv.
>
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
> but is already much better.
>
>
>
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
> everything else normal.
>
>
>
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrícia
>
> Santos/SP/Brazil
>
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Amani Oakley
First, my vet has a lot of confidence in me and I have been right so many 
times, she really doesn’t question me anymore. Unfortunately, as my last email 
stated, I can no longer get the Winstrol from my vets because the compounding 
pharmacy which supplies the vets, no longer is carrying it. I now order it 
online, but it is in human strength.

Amani

From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of Pam Doore
Sent: November 15, 2019 6:25 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

Amani, How do you get your vet to prescribe medication for a pet that has no 
outward symptoms to be treating?

-Pam

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 3:27 PM Amani Oakley 
mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV kitten. 
I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all again, I 
would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he had his 
crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.

This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we can’t 
see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates and 
compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a catastrophic 
event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done which shows 
horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood transfusions, 
experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically initiated. Many many 
times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we can’t drag these tiny 
little angels back from the brink.

In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss, the 
virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up dying at a 
very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six more years with 
him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately, from a terribly 
scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is likely that the 
virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to defeat the virus, 
much damage had been done to his body.

If it were me, I would start your kitten on Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline 
even if there are no symptoms. I would not wait for the shoe to drop. I would 
not bet on the virus not causing a problem.

Amani

From: Felvtalk 
mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org>>
 On Behalf Of Patricia Oliveira
Sent: November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil


Hello!

Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens and 
this one tested positive for felv.

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic kittens. 
Do you have any suggestions?

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is increasing, 
good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury but is already 
much better.

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
everything else normal.

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

Thank you very much!


Patrícia
Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Amani Oakley
Hi Patricia. Very interesting to hear about the effect of the Stanozolol on the 
elderly cat. I have used it in many other situations, and it often helps 
dramatically. I have a cat right now, and sadly, I am quite convinced he has a 
spinal tumour. Over the years, since he was a kitten, he has had bouts of very 
very serious symptoms, where his back end sways and he cannot stand up. He 
walks like he is drunk and cannot stay upright. He also shows a significant 
head tremor. So I started giving him Stanozolol, and every time I give it to 
him, the symptoms disappear entirely. In fact, so entirely, that I cannot get 
him properly investigated if I give him any Winstrol. Recently, he had one of 
these terrible and scary bouts, and he was looking awful. It was so upsetting 
to watch him so gave him one capsule.

I am now being forced to use human strength Winstrol since the compounding 
pharmacy supplying the vets recently discontinued carrying Winstrol. The human 
capsule is many times stronger, but I have found that giving my cat smaller 
doses of the capsule, is not at all effective and my research showed that 
athletes use this stuff at 1,000 x or higher normal doses with no negative 
effects. So I now give him the whole capsule, but only one every few days. That 
single one capsule wiped out his symptoms. I had taken him to the vets a few 
days after I gave him the capsule, and the vet could see the back-end weakness 
still, although the weakness was already better than it had been the previous 
weekend. The vet made an appointment for me for another MRI and neurology 
consult, for two weeks later. (Supposed to be on November 25th and the symptoms 
were on the weekend of November 2/3). But there is nothing left to show now and 
I am going to have to reschedule the appointment and wait for the symptoms to 
return so the neurologist can actually witness them. All this to say that the 
Winstrol is quite impressive, and in my opinion, it is acting to allow my cat 
compensate for something going on in his spine, which would otherwise have my 
cat collapsing and unable to walk.

Patricia, the medication combination I used with my FeLV cat does, I believe, 
effects the virus. I have researched Doxycycline, and it is effective against 
organisms that are very different than the usual microorganisms which are 
targeted by antibiotics. Antibiotics are known to be effective, largely against 
bacterial and obviously not viruses. Doxycycline, on the other hand, has been 
found to be effective against a number of viruses and a number of parasites. 
Having researched this, and understanding that this is nothing more than my own 
personal hypothesis, based on the weekly blood work I ran on my FeLV cat, I 
believe that the effect of the Doxycycline and the Winstrol combination is that 
the Winstrol strengthens the cat’s bone marrow, allowing for red cells, white 
cells and platelets to be regenerated. This buys time. In the meantime, the 
Doxycycline is preventing the virus from reproducing by interfering with cell 
wall synthesis of the virus. So the combination of the freezing of viral 
replication, and the enabling of bone marrow regeneration, may be how these 
meds help FeLV cats. That is also why waiting until the cat crashes and 
demonstrates terrible red cell counts and abnormal white cells, etc., to start 
the treatment, is often not successful. If the cat’s body is too damaged by the 
virus or the bone marrow is too far gone, then it could be anticipated that the 
treatment will not work.

At the very least Patricia, I would put Ferrero on the Doxycycline.

Thank you also for letting me know of the good result you have seen so far on 
the older stray, and thank you for doing all that you’re doing for these poor 
babies in Brazil.

Amani

From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of Patricia 
Oliveira
Sent: November 15, 2019 6:55 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

Hi, Amani!

You know, i am using stanozolol with an elderly fiv cat rescued some weeks ago. 
She was inside a box, in the street, and couldn´t even support her own weight. 
Anemic, huge infeccion ( more than 40.000 leukocytes!).

Now she is walking almost normal, no more anemia, progressing day by day :)

I am very grateful for finding out stanozolol through this mailing list.

About Ferrero (felv kitten), i was hoping there was something that could help 
him to eliminate virus. I didn´t think about felv treatment for now.

Maybe I'm being too optimistic? :(

This is Ferrero: 
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_Q8LLhYoxk/Xc7_9WuIMeI/xVQ/9_B4ofolnSsC5E36Q41guTu-CoeRjbT3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20191115_130925.jpg

Thank you!

Patrícia


Em sex., 15 de nov. de 2019 às 17:32, Amani Oakley 
mailto:aoak...@oakleylegal.com>> escreveu:
Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV kitten. 
I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all again, I 
would have started my 

Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Sandra Wachtstetter
I fully agree with Amani

> On November 15, 2019 at 3:27 PM Amani Oakley  wrote:
> 
> 
> Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV 
> kitten. I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all 
> again, I would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he 
> had his crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.
> 
>  
> 
> This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we 
> can’t see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates 
> and compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a 
> catastrophic event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done 
> which shows horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood 
> transfusions, experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically initiated. 
> Many many times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we can’t drag 
> these tiny little angels back from the brink.
> 
>  
> 
> In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss, 
> the virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up dying 
> at a very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six more 
> years with him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately, from a 
> terribly scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is likely 
> that the virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to defeat 
> the virus, much damage had been done to his body.
> 
>  
> 
> If it were me, I would start your kitten on 
> Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline even if there are no symptoms. I would not 
> wait for the shoe to drop. I would not bet on the virus not causing a problem.
> 
>  
> 
> Amani
> 
>  
> 
> From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of 
> Patricia Oliveira
> Sent: November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Hello! 
> 
> 
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
> 
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued 
> kittens and this one tested positive for felv.  
> 
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic 
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
> 
>  
> 
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is 
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury 
> but is already much better.
> 
>  
> 
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
> everything else normal. 
> 
>  
> 
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Patrícia
> 
> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Patricia Oliveira
Hi, Amani!

You know, i am using stanozolol with an elderly fiv cat rescued some weeks
ago. She was inside a box, in the street, and couldn´t even support her own
weight. Anemic, huge infeccion ( more than 40.000 leukocytes!).

Now she is walking almost normal, no more anemia, progressing day by day :)

I am very grateful for finding out stanozolol through this mailing list.

About Ferrero (felv kitten), i was hoping there was something that could
help him to eliminate virus. I didn´t think about felv treatment for now.

Maybe I'm being too optimistic? :(

This is Ferrero:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_Q8LLhYoxk/Xc7_9WuIMeI/xVQ/9_B4ofolnSsC5E36Q41guTu-CoeRjbT3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20191115_130925.jpg

Thank you!

Patrícia


Em sex., 15 de nov. de 2019 às 17:32, Amani Oakley 
escreveu:

> Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV
> kitten. I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all
> again, I would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he
> had his crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.
>
>
>
> This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we
> can’t see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates
> and compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a
> catastrophic event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done
> which shows horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood
> transfusions, experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically
> initiated. Many many times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we
> can’t drag these tiny little angels back from the brink.
>
>
>
> In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss,
> the virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up
> dying at a very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six
> more years with him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately,
> from a terribly scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is
> likely that the virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to
> defeat the virus, much damage had been done to his body.
>
>
>
> If it were me, I would start your kitten on
> Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline even if there are no symptoms. I would not
> wait for the shoe to drop. I would not bet on the virus not causing a
> problem.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk  * On Behalf Of 
> *Patricia
> Oliveira
> *Sent:* November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
>
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
> and this one tested positive for felv.
>
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
> but is already much better.
>
>
>
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
> everything else normal.
>
>
>
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrícia
>
> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Patricia Oliveira
Hi,

Vet thinks his neck could be an allergy, it could explain eosinophilia. It
is really better after 6 days:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PtCRepqe0VY/Xc7_27r0i2I/xVM/r4LH1nzSuZoqBqn0R6TvDy_XeJRS4-oyACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ferrero_antes_depois.jpg

Retromad isn´t available here. Interferon is available, it was used
frequently in the past. Today isn´t so common brazilian vets prescribe it.

I´ll search about, thank you!

Patrícia



Em qui., 14 de nov. de 2019 às 21:23, Lorraine Johnston <
johnston1...@comcast.net> escreveu:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> Let’s hope he seroconverts to negative, eh?  But just in case, you might
> want to discuss oral dosing of human interferon alfa (*) with your vet(s).
> Here’s a recent study showing some efficacy against feline leukemia virus:
>
>
>
> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6783854/
>
>
>
> An analysis of these findings can be seen here:
> http://fivtherapy.com/fiv_news.htm
>
>
>
> The oral dosing must be given withOUT food.
>
>
>
> (*Human interferon alfa, if injected into a cat, will eventually cause a
> serious allergic reaction.  Oral dosing does not appear to have that risk.)
>
>
>
> Also, some rescue groups are using RetroMad1, an antiviral developed in
> Malaysia, for FELV cats with some success. You can email me privately for
> the email address of a rescuer who is willing to discuss this therapy with
> others.
>
>
>
> The eosinophilia could indicate an allergic response. In some cases it can
> indicate intestinal parasites, though I believe that finding is more common
> for reptiles than mammals.
>
>
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> - Lorraine
>
>
>
> "Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the
> things no one can imagine."  - Alan Turing
>
>
>
> . . . . . . . . . . .
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
>
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
> and this one tested positive for felv.
>
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
> but is already much better.
>
>
>
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
> everything else normal.
>
>
>
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrícia
>
> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Pam Doore
Amani, How do you get your vet to prescribe medication for a pet that has
no outward symptoms to be treating?

-Pam


On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 3:27 PM Amani Oakley  wrote:

> Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV
> kitten. I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all
> again, I would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he
> had his crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.
>
>
>
> This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we
> can’t see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates
> and compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a
> catastrophic event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done
> which shows horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood
> transfusions, experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically
> initiated. Many many times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we
> can’t drag these tiny little angels back from the brink.
>
>
>
> In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss,
> the virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up
> dying at a very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six
> more years with him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately,
> from a terribly scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is
> likely that the virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to
> defeat the virus, much damage had been done to his body.
>
>
>
> If it were me, I would start your kitten on
> Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline even if there are no symptoms. I would not
> wait for the shoe to drop. I would not bet on the virus not causing a
> problem.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk  * On Behalf Of 
> *Patricia
> Oliveira
> *Sent:* November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
>
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
> and this one tested positive for felv.
>
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
> but is already much better.
>
>
>
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
> everything else normal.
>
>
>
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrícia
>
> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-15 Thread Amani Oakley
Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV kitten. 
I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all again, I 
would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he had his 
crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.

This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we can’t 
see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates and 
compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a catastrophic 
event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done which shows 
horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood transfusions, 
experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically initiated. Many many 
times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we can’t drag these tiny 
little angels back from the brink.

In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss, the 
virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up dying at a 
very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six more years with 
him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately, from a terribly 
scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is likely that the 
virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to defeat the virus, 
much damage had been done to his body.

If it were me, I would start your kitten on Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline 
even if there are no symptoms. I would not wait for the shoe to drop. I would 
not bet on the virus not causing a problem.

Amani

From: Felvtalk  On Behalf Of Patricia 
Oliveira
Sent: November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil


Hello!

Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens and 
this one tested positive for felv.

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic kittens. 
Do you have any suggestions?

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is increasing, 
good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury but is already 
much better.

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
everything else normal.

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

Thank you very much!


Patrícia
Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-14 Thread Gloria
I’m not real active in this group, but did noticed the neck scratching-my Buddy 
had that until I took him off foods with grain-?? Don‘t  know (?), but finding 
diet w/o grains beneficial so I thought I’d peek in for a second and offer my 
2cents

-g 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 14, 2019, at 7:12 PM, Sandra Wachtstetter  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Just a bit of info I found on the fipcaregroup.com site that might b helpful 
> for everyone - the recommendation is for using Moducare and NOT Lysine 
> Just thought I'd pass this on
> Sandy W
>> On November 14, 2019 at 4:52 PM Patricia Oliveira  
>> wrote: 
>> 
>> 
>> Hello! 
>> 
>> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued. 
>> 
>> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens 
>> and this one tested positive for felv.  
>> 
>> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic 
>> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>> 
>> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is 
>> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury 
>> but is already much better.
>> 
>> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
>> everything else normal. 
>> 
>> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>> 
>> Thank you very much!
>> 
>> 
>> Patrícia
>> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-14 Thread Sandra Wachtstetter
Just a bit of info I found on the fipcaregroup.com site that might b helpful 
for everyone - the recommendation is for using Moducare and NOT Lysine. 
Just thought I'd pass this on
Sandy W

> On November 14, 2019 at 4:52 PM Patricia Oliveira  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello! 
> 
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
> 
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued 
> kittens and this one tested positive for felv.  
> 
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic 
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
> 
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is 
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury 
> but is already much better.
> 
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
> everything else normal. 
> 
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> 
> Patrícia
> Santos/SP/Brazil
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Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-14 Thread Lorraine Johnston
Hi, 

 

Let’s hope he seroconverts to negative, eh?  But just in case, you might want 
to discuss oral dosing of human interferon alfa (*) with your vet(s).  Here’s a 
recent study showing some efficacy against feline leukemia virus:

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6783854/

 

An analysis of these findings can be seen here: 
http://fivtherapy.com/fiv_news.htm

 

The oral dosing must be given withOUT food.

 

(*Human interferon alfa, if injected into a cat, will eventually cause a 
serious allergic reaction.  Oral dosing does not appear to have that risk.)

 

Also, some rescue groups are using RetroMad1, an antiviral developed in 
Malaysia, for FELV cats with some success. You can email me privately for the 
email address of a rescuer who is willing to discuss this therapy with others.

 

The eosinophilia could indicate an allergic response. In some cases it can 
indicate intestinal parasites, though I believe that finding is more common for 
reptiles than mammals.

 

 

Best regards,

 

- Lorraine

 

"Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no 
one can imagine."  - Alan Turing 

 

. . . . . . . . . . . 


Hello! 


Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens and 
this one tested positive for felv.  

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic kittens. 
Do you have any suggestions?

 

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is increasing, 
good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury but is already 
much better.

 

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?), 
everything else normal. 

 

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

 

Thank you very much!

 

 

Patrícia

Santos/SP/Brazil

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[Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

2019-11-14 Thread Patricia Oliveira
Hello!

Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.

Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
and this one tested positive for felv.

I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
kittens. Do you have any suggestions?

He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
but is already much better.

Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
everything else normal.

We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?

Thank you very much!


Patrícia
Santos/SP/Brazil
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