Re: Tsunade, question, and Samantha
Glad to hear about Tsunade. The best things to help the felv stay dormant are to keep her on supplements, good food, and stress free.tonyaChelsea Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tsunade is doing much better. She has really gotten into playing withtoys (was not interested at 1st). I bought some new toys yesterday, put4 of them in her porch and she went wild knocking them everwhere. Sheeven brought me a present, she carried her fish plush toy, and dropped iton the mat next to the door that leads inside. When she was stayingoutdoors, before I decided to keep her, she would bring a half-eaten voleor sometimes whole voles as presents. I like the toys much better, itscute and the rodents can live in peace now.My question is HOW can a cat that is leukemia positive make the virusgo away or become dormant??? I understand a false test result, but Ithought once a cat gets the leukemia there is no way to truly get rid ofit. Please clear this up for me.This is for Samantha. If her totth roots are showing why not just dosurgery to pull the gums back up over the roots??? The tooth roots ofall of my bottom teeth are showing, and they are getting lower and lower.I will probably have to have gum sugery within the next year because mylower gums continue to recede. My dentist is puzzled by this as I amyoung, 23, and have never had a cavity. Go figure.Chelsea
Re: Tsunade, question, and Samantha
Hi Chelsea, If the kitty's immune system is strong enough it can fight off the virus, that is why we look for immune boosters to give to them as well as the best food we can find/afford. I believe there have been studies that show something like a third of the cats exposed will be able to fight it off, a third will not get it at all, and the last third will contract it without being able to throw it off. Something you can try for Samantha's teeth and gums is giving her C0Q10 - I think I remember my vet saying 30mg a day. You can get it in gel caps and just squirt it on her food. It may also help you - you can take anywhere from 30mg/day up to 100mg/day depending on the severity of the problem. Kat (Mew Jersey) On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Chelsea Bennett wrote: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:19:11 -0400 From: Chelsea Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Tsunade, question, and Samantha Tsunade is doing much better. She has really gotten into playing with toys (was not interested at 1st). I bought some new toys yesterday, put 4 of them in her porch and she went wild knocking them everwhere. She even brought me a present, she carried her fish plush toy, and dropped it on the mat next to the door that leads inside. When she was staying outdoors, before I decided to keep her, she would bring a half-eaten vole or sometimes whole voles as presents. I like the toys much better, its cute and the rodents can live in peace now. My question is HOW can a cat that is leukemia positive make the virus go away or become dormant??? I understand a false test result, but I thought once a cat gets the leukemia there is no way to truly get rid of it. Please clear this up for me. This is for Samantha. If her totth roots are showing why not just do surgery to pull the gums back up over the roots??? The tooth roots of all of my bottom teeth are showing, and they are getting lower and lower. I will probably have to have gum sugery within the next year because my lower gums continue to recede. My dentist is puzzled by this as I am young, 23, and have never had a cavity. Go figure. Chelsea
Re: Tsunade, question, and Samantha
I'm new to this disease so I don't know if I can help, but two of my cats have the herpes virus. From what I am told the virus never leaves the body. If the cat becomes stressed out, the virus flares up. I've noticed this with Sarah. She is fine for months then something upsets her and her right eye flares up. It becomes red and inflammed. I use a compounded eye drop on her and in a few days it heals. But my understanding is that the virus cannot be expelled from the body. I think probably this is true about leukemia, although I'm still learning. Samantha seems to accumulate tartar where the teeth join the gums. The tartar irritates the gums and they recede even more. As the condition worsens the bone may become exposed. The vet suggested that the teeth be pulled to lessen the reaction. Nancy Schneider Management Analyst Dept of Transportation 12544 Saticoy St N Hollywood 91605 Voice(818) 756-9558 Fax (818) 756-9245 Chelsea Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/26/06 6:19 PM Tsunade is doing much better. She has really gotten into playing with toys (was not interested at 1st). I bought some new toys yesterday, put 4 of them in her porch and she went wild knocking them everwhere. She even brought me a present, she carried her fish plush toy, and dropped it on the mat next to the door that leads inside. When she was staying outdoors, before I decided to keep her, she would bring a half-eaten vole or sometimes whole voles as presents. I like the toys much better, its cute and the rodents can live in peace now. My question is HOW can a cat that is leukemia positive make the virus go away or become dormant??? I understand a false test result, but I thought once a cat gets the leukemia there is no way to truly get rid of it. Please clear this up for me. This is for Samantha. If her totth roots are showing why not just do surgery to pull the gums back up over the roots??? The tooth roots of all of my bottom teeth are showing, and they are getting lower and lower. I will probably have to have gum sugery within the next year because my lower gums continue to recede. My dentist is puzzled by this as I am young, 23, and have never had a cavity. Go figure. Chelsea
Re: Tsunade, question, and Samantha
The teeth and roots are being reabsorbed into her gums, the only way to fix it is pull the teeth and make sure to get all of the root out, otherwise it's basically like doing nothing and very painful. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://HostDesign4U.com BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com
