Re: OK, I am freaking out
SSSE: Either find an AC or a volunteer group of ACs or do it yourself: Check in with Joey and find out what is going on. And, more importantly, what he wants. Listen with your heart, not your brain or to your vet unless you are lucky enough to have vets like mine who believe in quality, not quantity, of life for themselves as well as the critters they treat. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "felvtalk" Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: OK, I am freaking out I took Joey in for his weekly vet visit. Dr Samon says his red blood cells are up a point and his white blood cells are down a little. However, he says he should be much closer to normal by now. He's doing Xrays to check for cancer and he's trying to talk me into a sonogram - I can't afford a sonogram period, I'm afraid. He's also concerned about the possibility of FELV. That's not what I would have expected in a 10 year old cat who has only been exposed to his companion 12 year old cat for his whole life. He also said something about his tongue..an ulcerated spot? Common with FELV? Can someone clue me in here? If he has FELV, I will flip out. I wonder if he had sequestered it and the stress of moving to my house triggered it He still seems to feel fine. Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
Re: OK, I am freaking out
Elizabeth, His previous owners told me he was tested for FELV and was neg. They do not have any vet records and he is a senior cat, so it is hard for me to imagine that he has had FELV and not had proper care and lived this long. But I guess you never know. He is declawed and neutered, so I know he saw the vet at some point. But they did not have any records. The senior girl kitty he came in with they only had the records from the original adoption in 1997. Kelley On 4/11/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kelley, I am not the most knowledgable person to answer this - but FeVL+ can cause symptoms throughout the system and they are not necessarily consistent from one cat to another. This is, at least, my understanding based on information from my vet. I'm sorry I've been having trouble keeping up - but has he been tested for FeVL? I know all this is scary - but don't flip out -- stay cool for Joey. I think I saw another post from you about food. One thing my cats simply cannot resist is that salmon in the pouch by Chicken of the Sea. You can find it on the isle where they keep tuna fish. It's just the plain kind .. not the teriyaki or flavored. Mine are absolutely gaga over that and Mama Kitty would eat that when she would eat nothing else. Please keep us posted on Joey. Not knowing what's really going on is the scariest thing. elizabeth On 4/11/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > I took Joey in for his weekly vet visit. Dr Samon says his red blood > cells are up a point and his white blood cells are down a little. > > However, he says he should be much closer to normal by now. He's > doing Xrays to check for cancer and he's trying to talk me into a > sonogram - I can't afford a sonogram period, I'm afraid. He's also > concerned about the possibility of FELV. That's not what I would have > expected in a 10 year old cat who has only been exposed to his > companion 12 year old cat for his whole life. > > He also said something about his tongue..an ulcerated spot? Common > with FELV? Can someone clue me in here? > > If he has FELV, I will flip out. I wonder if he had sequestered it > and the stress of moving to my house triggered it > > He still seems to feel fine. > > Kelley > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > Please help Joey! > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
Re: OK, I am freaking out
Kelley, I am not the most knowledgable person to answer this - but FeVL+ can cause symptoms throughout the system and they are not necessarily consistent from one cat to another. This is, at least, my understanding based on information from my vet. I'm sorry I've been having trouble keeping up - but has he been tested for FeVL? I know all this is scary - but don't flip out -- stay cool for Joey. I think I saw another post from you about food. One thing my cats simply cannot resist is that salmon in the pouch by Chicken of the Sea. You can find it on the isle where they keep tuna fish. It's just the plain kind .. not the teriyaki or flavored. Mine are absolutely gaga over that and Mama Kitty would eat that when she would eat nothing else. Please keep us posted on Joey. Not knowing what's really going on is the scariest thing. elizabeth On 4/11/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I took Joey in for his weekly vet visit. Dr Samon says his red blood cells are up a point and his white blood cells are down a little. However, he says he should be much closer to normal by now. He's doing Xrays to check for cancer and he's trying to talk me into a sonogram - I can't afford a sonogram period, I'm afraid. He's also concerned about the possibility of FELV. That's not what I would have expected in a 10 year old cat who has only been exposed to his companion 12 year old cat for his whole life. He also said something about his tongue..an ulcerated spot? Common with FELV? Can someone clue me in here? If he has FELV, I will flip out. I wonder if he had sequestered it and the stress of moving to my house triggered it He still seems to feel fine. Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
RE: OK, I am freaking out
Kelley - please don't freak out -- Most importantly, how is he doing clinically? Don't get too caught in the numbers, as most importantly, how is he doing and behaving? Even if all the numbers are fine, if a kitty is not acting well, it's a concern.. the reverse is true -- You really need blood work to show all the organ functions to find out what's going on -- CBC panel is very limited for diagnosis purpose (sorry, if you emailed it to me already.. I did not see it). Ulcerated mouth/tongue can be caused by all sorts of stuff including all viral (felk, FIV, and FIP) -- but it does not mean he has it. Don't worry too much about things are not happening yet -- I would recommend you try FOI if he has any viral related illness though. Keep me posted. Hideyo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:12 AM To: felvtalk Subject: OK, I am freaking out I took Joey in for his weekly vet visit. Dr Samon says his red blood cells are up a point and his white blood cells are down a little. However, he says he should be much closer to normal by now. He's doing Xrays to check for cancer and he's trying to talk me into a sonogram - I can't afford a sonogram period, I'm afraid. He's also concerned about the possibility of FELV. That's not what I would have expected in a 10 year old cat who has only been exposed to his companion 12 year old cat for his whole life. He also said something about his tongue..an ulcerated spot? Common with FELV? Can someone clue me in here? If he has FELV, I will flip out. I wonder if he had sequestered it and the stress of moving to my house triggered it He still seems to feel fine. Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
