Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Good evening, I don't know if anyone currently active remembers me, I first signed up for this list in April of 2007, when one cat (Chewie) was diagnosed with FELV after getting sick. I haven't been really active on here since, but I thought I'd post again with an update. My original introduction message is copied below. It is with sadness that I report that Stitch, who I mentioned originally has having been tested shortly after Chewie died has now left us, almost exactly 3 years after Chewie did. Stitch has done great these last few years, we never had any problems and had some hopes that she might have fought the virus off. Sadly, this was not the case. She started acting sick this weekend and we brought her to the vet on Tuesday. She'd lost a few pounds since her last visit, and a blood test revealed that she was very low on red blood cells, the Vet thinking that she had a bone marrow disease as she didn't seem to have any new red blood cells at all (could this be myeloproliferative leukemia, which I've seen mentioned in other places?). Given that she was FELV positive and was clearly suffering, we decided to have her put to sleep. Anyway, though I haven't been really active here, folks were very helpful after my initial post and the info and support I did get here were instrumental in keeping Stich as healthy as she was for as long as she was. It's still really hard, but I know that we did everything that we could for her. She was a very special kitty, and she'll be greatly missed. These are direct links to photos I have stored on my Facebook stage, I'm not sure if they'll work like this, but we shall see. These are both very recent photos of Stitch: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs417.snc3/25118_384112819913_539489913_3684055_4308847_n.jpg http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs437.snc3/25118_384111604913_539489913_3684051_7341747_n.jpg Thanks, Joe Reil redshar...@yahoo.com _ Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
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Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Joe, I am sorry to hear of your great loss! My Gray Kitty, who did test positive and currently test negative for FeLV, battles anemia. He has been on very high dosages of Pred for almost 2 years. This seems to keep his hematocrit in normal range. His story is a very long one someday, I will write a book on it. Our hopes is that he will set presidence for future FeLV cats give pet owners hope! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Joe Reil redshar...@yahoo.com wrote: Good evening, I don't know if anyone currently active remembers me, I first signed up for this list in April of 2007, when one cat (Chewie) was diagnosed with FELV after getting sick. I haven't been really active on here since, but I thought I'd post again with an update. My original introduction message is copied below. It is with sadness that I report that Stitch, who I mentioned originally has having been tested shortly after Chewie died has now left us, almost exactly 3 years after Chewie did. Stitch has done great these last few years, we never had any problems and had some hopes that she might have fought the virus off. Sadly, this was not the case. She started acting sick this weekend and we brought her to the vet on Tuesday. She'd lost a few pounds since her last visit, and a blood test revealed that she was very low on red blood cells, the Vet thinking that she had a bone marrow disease as she didn't seem to have any new red blood cells at all (could this be myeloproliferative leukemia, which I've seen mentioned in other places?). Given that she was FELV positive and was clearly suffering, we decided to have her put to sleep. Anyway, though I haven't been really active here, folks were very helpful after my initial post and the info and support I did get here were instrumental in keeping Stich as healthy as she was for as long as she was. It's still really hard, but I know that we did everything that we could for her. She was a very special kitty, and she'll be greatly missed. These are direct links to photos I have stored on my Facebook stage, I'm not sure if they'll work like this, but we shall see. These are both very recent photos of Stitch: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs417.snc3/25118_384112819913_539489913_3684055_4308847_n.jpg http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs437.snc3/25118_384111604913_539489913_3684051_7341747_n.jpg Thanks, Joe Reil redshar...@yahoo.com _ Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe
Re: Stitch - Questions!
Stitch devoured the Turducken, I guess the name didn't throw her off so much. --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lololol...you guys are so damn funny!!! thanks for the laugh. turducken cracks me up! --- Joe Reil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other thing with the Merrick's is, at least among the 6 or 7 flavors they had available at my pet store, about half of them contained some sort of shellfish (Crab, Crawfish or Lobster). My wife is severely allergic to shellfish and we don't bring any into the house, so that ruled out about half of what they had available right up front. Stitch seems to like the Pot Pie variety, trying something else tonight... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine like the merrick, but prefer certain flavors. Favs are Grammy's Pot Pie and Southern Delight. They seem to NOT like the Turducken as much... but then would I like something with the word turd in it's name either? LOL! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
I wonder if they thought about that when they added turkey to duck??? 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: elizabeth trent To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:59 AM Subject: Re: Stitch - Questions! Only if it was Toxipoo brand ;-) elizabeth On 4/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine like the merrick, but prefer certain flavors. Favs are Grammy's Pot Pie and Southern Delight. They seem to NOT like the Turducken as much... but then would I like something with the word turd in it's name either? LOL! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
Re: Stitch - Questions!
The other thing with the Merrick's is, at least among the 6 or 7 flavors they had available at my pet store, about half of them contained some sort of shellfish (Crab, Crawfish or Lobster). My wife is severely allergic to shellfish and we don't bring any into the house, so that ruled out about half of what they had available right up front. Stitch seems to like the Pot Pie variety, trying something else tonight... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine like the merrick, but prefer certain flavors. Favs are Grammy's Pot Pie and Southern Delight. They seem to NOT like the Turducken as much... but then would I like something with the word turd in it's name either? LOL! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
LOLOLOL!!! No, I don't think I'd like the dandelions... Glad Stitch is enjoying Merrick! :) Wendy --- Joe Reil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joe, I have seen several times on two different kitty 'sites' that some cats don't like Merrick, so don't be surprised if Stitch won't eat it. I hope he does, because it's supposed to be good stuff, but if not, there's other good stuff out there. BTW...I could use your advice in making weekly supplies of salad for myself...lol. Stitch seems to be enjoying the Merrick's just fine. She sniffed at it a little the first time I put some down and she was wolfing it down shortly thereafter. As far as the Iguana Salads, it was a good mix for an Iguana, but probably not as appetizing for a human. I usually made up a week's supply at a time and it varied a little from week to week... The usual mix was a leafy green, usually collards, sometimes parsley or dandelion greens, an orange veggie, usually carrots or squash, and then string beans, parsnips and some vitamin supplements mixed in on top of all that. Into a blender they went. Like I said, great for an Iguana, probably not a good mix for us, even though many of the individual ingredients could be tasty. :) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
lololol...you guys are so damn funny!!! thanks for the laugh. turducken cracks me up! --- Joe Reil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other thing with the Merrick's is, at least among the 6 or 7 flavors they had available at my pet store, about half of them contained some sort of shellfish (Crab, Crawfish or Lobster). My wife is severely allergic to shellfish and we don't bring any into the house, so that ruled out about half of what they had available right up front. Stitch seems to like the Pot Pie variety, trying something else tonight... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mine like the merrick, but prefer certain flavors. Favs are Grammy's Pot Pie and Southern Delight. They seem to NOT like the Turducken as much... but then would I like something with the word turd in it's name either? LOL! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
Hi Joe, I have seen several times on two different kitty 'sites' that some cats don't like Merrick, so don't be surprised if Stitch won't eat it. I hope he does, because it's supposed to be good stuff, but if not, there's other good stuff out there. BTW...I could use your advice in making weekly supplies of salad for myself...lol. From what I understand, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, Interferon is an anti-viral that helps reduce the viral load in cats. It's supposed to interfere with viral replication, thus the name interferon. I don't know the answer to your question about interferon being bad for a cat that's actually negative or turns negative, but it's a good question and one I bet someone else will be able to answer. I would not do a dental on a cat that might be trying to throw the virus. As little stress as possible is very important right now. I have to admit, I am biased on the subject. I am not a feline dental proponent. I do not do dentals on my pets, unless there is something pressing that needs attention. I would not do blood tests either. These are mostly done on cats that are ill, or as you mentioned, as general yearly tests on older kitties to check their kidney function, thyroid, etc. But blood tests cause stress, so I wouldn't do those either for now, unless you have a pressing need. I saw Stitch's photo. Both he and Zoro are beautiful cats!!! I'm sorry that you lost Zoro. Please keep us posted on Stitch. :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
Interferon is indeed an immune system booster. Interferon has no effect on test results. A dental is a good idea, oral health is very important, especially for immune-compromised cats. Your vet sounds like he's well-versed and yes, antibiotics before and after would be a good preventive measure. A CBC is a full blood panel, and yes, it gives good idea of basic health, and can show potential problems before they come to a head. It's a good idea if you can afford it. You can post the results here, and others will help you interpret the results. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
Re: Stitch - Questions!
Hi Joe, I have seen several times on two different kitty 'sites' that some cats don't like Merrick, so don't be surprised if Stitch won't eat it. I hope he does, because it's supposed to be good stuff, but if not, there's other good stuff out there. BTW...I could use your advice in making weekly supplies of salad for myself...lol. Stitch seems to be enjoying the Merrick's just fine. She sniffed at it a little the first time I put some down and she was wolfing it down shortly thereafter. As far as the Iguana Salads, it was a good mix for an Iguana, but probably not as appetizing for a human. I usually made up a week's supply at a time and it varied a little from week to week... The usual mix was a leafy green, usually collards, sometimes parsley or dandelion greens, an orange veggie, usually carrots or squash, and then string beans, parsnips and some vitamin supplements mixed in on top of all that. Into a blender they went. Like I said, great for an Iguana, probably not a good mix for us, even though many of the individual ingredients could be tasty. :) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Stitch - Questions!
Mine like the merrick, but prefer certain flavors. Favs are Grammy's Pot Pie and Southern Delight. They seem to NOT like the Turducken as much... but then would I like something with the word turd in it's name either? LOL! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
RE: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch/Cassidy
I don't know where you live, but Cassidy is the most beautiful, friendly, loving cat! He's probably less than one year old, or around there. Here's his picture: He's gorgeous. I'm up in Vermont but am not really in a position to take in other cats at the moment, mostly because of Stitch's particular personality issues. :) If I think of or find anyone who is, though, or if my situation changes, I'll keep you in mind. Best of luck with your new quest on educating yourself on FeLV. There's so much to learn as I've found out this past week! But, the people here are so helpful and understanding-I'm so glad you've found this resource as well! Thanks! Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch/Cassidy
Thanks Joe! Vermont is quite a distance from Nebraska! But, of course keep us in mind if you know of any compassionate people would like and FeLV baby. A vacation with a purpose would be nice. However, I'm sure there are plenty of cats in need out East! And, luckily, Cassidy has been accepted to Best Friends in Utah (a little closer), if I don't find him a home before then. Best, Melissa -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Reil Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch/Cassidy I don't know where you live, but Cassidy is the most beautiful, friendly, loving cat! He's probably less than one year old, or around there. Here's his picture: He's gorgeous. I'm up in Vermont but am not really in a position to take in other cats at the moment, mostly because of Stitch's particular personality issues. :) If I think of or find anyone who is, though, or if my situation changes, I'll keep you in mind. Best of luck with your new quest on educating yourself on FeLV. There's so much to learn as I've found out this past week! But, the people here are so helpful and understanding-I'm so glad you've found this resource as well! Thanks! Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Stitch - Questions!
feeding a super-premium commercial cat food, such as Innova, Wellness, Chicken Soup for the Cat, or Felidae (just some good examples - I feed felidae or Innova dry and merrick or innova canned), or you can make your own homemade diet using a recipe found My local small pet store seems to be well stocked and has Innova dry and canned and Merrick's canned, as well as a few other brands (Nature's Own I think was the other big one). I bought a couple cans of the Merrick's today so we'll see how she likes that. If she likes those I'll probably see about ordering larger supplies. I may go the route of making our own stuff here at some point, but not quite ready for that adventure. :) Still not an entirely alien experience as I've kept Iguanas in the past and I put quite a bit of effort into making weekly supplies of salad for them, when I still had them. :) I'm also a little curious about Interferon, which I've seen mentioned. Is this simply an immune booster or is it doing something else? As some have mentioned I probably will plan to get her retested in about 6 months, my only real concern with the Interferon is if it turns out she is clean on her second test is that something that can have any harmful effects? Another consideration is that the vet recommended a teeth cleaning because she's got some tartar/calculus build up and her gums are kind of red. The vet did mention that because of the FELV+ result, that we should give her antibiotics a day or two before she's due for that procedure to give her system a boost before the procedure, any opinions on that? I've also seen blood-tests what-not mentioned. I'm assuming when these are talked about, they're primarily general well-being kind of tests? This is something I should do? What type of results would be ideal/bad/inbetween? i.e., what should we be looking for? Thanks, Joe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, it's not a great picture, but I do have a photo of Stitch posted on a web-forum I take part in (related to Fender guitars): http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/index.html?recid=18077 The other cat in the photo is Zoro and this picture was taken probably a month or two before he died, back in 2005. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi Joe - welcome. I'm glad you found us -- this is the place to be. I'm a little behind on posts and will have to catch up but just wanted to let you know that you and Stitch have every reason to have hope. Don't ever hesitate to ask questions. elizabeth On 4/9/07, Joe Reil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396546091
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Welcome Joe, you have come to the right place. There are a lot of knowledgeable and caring people here. Gina Joe Reil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396546091 Visit my Tigger Tales site! - Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Welcome to the group. You came to the right place for more info! Something I just have to mention though, right off-hand, is the option to adopt another FELV+ cat! Perhaps at some point, but not yet. :) Thanks for the welcome, I've already gotten some useful info and I'll be asking questions as soon as I collect my thoughts and figure out what to ask! anyways, so be sure your vet ISN'T. Other vaccines should be carefully reconsidered, and only given if the risk indicates it's required to protect the cat. Any vaccine causes stress to the immune system, and since FELV is an immune system virus, you want to try to keep it as STRONG as possible, and vaccines are a extra weight on an already compromised system. For those you do choose to continue to give, you should request a non-adjuvanted version of the vaccine, as it has less harmful, toxic, and carcinogenic ingredients than regular vaccines (yes, vaccines are VERY nasty things - most people don't realize). Our vet seems to be good as they did go over this with me. She did say there were some vaccines we may consider and some we definitely shouldn't bother with. Stitch is a 99% of the time indoor cat. The only time we let her outside is with supervision, and even then not very often. Outside of the vaccination issue, there's general health and immune system considerations. The VERY FIRST thing you need to evaluate is the food you are feeding. FELV+ cats require a very optimal diet, and this is highly varied depending on owner preferences, BUT, you should either be feeding a super-premium commercial cat food, such as Innova, Wellness, Chicken Soup for the Cat, or Felidae (just some good examples - I feed felidae or Innova dry and merrick or innova canned), or you can make your own homemade diet using a recipe found from a reputable source, OR, you can feed raw (also requires good recipes to obtain optimal nutritional balance). I'll check these out. Any suggestions as to where I'd find these? I have a small, but well stocked pet store nearby, we also have a Petsmart about 45 minutes away. If neither of these are workable, are there any good web dealers selling these products? (I'll start with the link from the bottom of your e-mail - anywhere else I should be checking out?). Joe 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
Re: To Joe: Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Welcome to the group. I'm really sorry to hear about Chewie and that Stitch has also tested positive for FeLV. Thanks. :) The best thing you can do for Stitch is to educate yourself on this virus. That's why I'm here. :) If Stitch is asymptomatic, there's not much else you can do, other than considering supplements for her immune system, like L-lysine (without propynol glycol) or Mega C. And keep us bookmarked because this is the place to be for FeLV info. Bless you for not pts this kitty and for taking such good care of her. Thanks. I couldn't see putting her to sleep now - she's still young, healthy and active. I've never understood people who can do that so easily... Chewie was very obviously sick and was getting worse rapidly so I think I made the right decision, but I'd like to put that off for Stitch as long as possible. Take care and keep us posted on Stitch! Will do! Thanks, Joe Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
I'll check these out. Any suggestions as to where I'd find these? I have a small, but well stocked pet store nearby, we also have a Petsmart about 45 minutes away. If neither of these are workable, are there any good web dealers selling these products? (I'll start with the link from the bottom of your e-mail - anywhere else I should be checking out?). Hi Joe, It is actually hard to find good food at PetSmart. I buy my Felidae at the feed store here in town. We also have a local pet store that sells most premium brands. PetSmart sells a lot of foods that are expensive, like Royal Canin, but not really very good. Expensive food doesn't necessarily equal good food. I'm not sure what link was linked to you, but you can buy almost any food at http://www.petfooddirect.com Since you are only dealing with one cat, you could buy a case of canned and it would last you a good amount of time. -- 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: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi Joe! I'm also very new to this list, but I'm in love with it and everyone here is so very supportive. I'm learning a lot about FeLV too. I rescued three cats last week (well, three found me). But, one, our beautiful Cassidy is FeLV+. The rest are negative, as are the three permanent cats we have in our house. Cassidy is currently camped out in our office room to protect the others. Many people on here have had successful mixing of FeLV positives and negatives, but I'm not prepared to do that since our youngest (less than one year) is most susceptible at this age. I don't know where you live, but Cassidy is the most beautiful, friendly, loving cat! He's probably less than one year old, or around there. Here's his picture: http://picasaweb.google.com/mzurovsk/Cassidy/photo?authkey=Iq5dHa-Vucs#50501 79613677810130 I'm trying to find an FeLV positive home for him. Some day I'd like to have a shelter with plenty of room for positives, but right now we don't have the resources. If you'd like him, or if you know of a good home for him, please let me know! I want to keep him so badly, he's stole my heart, but it's just not fair to keep him in one room forever. He's super healthy-better than one of the negatives I rescued last week. He talks constantly-but not annoyingly-and I understand his pungent urine will be subsiding as soon as his hormones are out of his system. He's only newly neutered. And he loves to bite at the letters as I type on the computer-so cute! A very good office buddy and helper. Best of luck with your new quest on educating yourself on FeLV. There's so much to learn as I've found out this past week! But, the people here are so helpful and understanding-I'm so glad you've found this resource as well! Best Wishes, Melissa
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
If you want to find a local retailer for a particular brand of cat food, just search for the company website, and MOST have a locate a store near you option. Or, just go to your local store and ASK if they can carry one of those brands I mentioned (or which-ever brand you decide to use). Outside that, if you must buy online (the shipping $ is astronomical) I suggest http://petfooddirect.com as they have a good selection of brands. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396546091
RE: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi, Joe -- you've come to the right place for info and support with all things FeLV! Diane R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Reil Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:55 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396546091 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
First, I think you are right to wait for a little while before adding another cat. You need time to mourn, learn, and adjust and so does Stitch. Second, when the time is right, consider adopting a cat whose person is surrendering it and has had it vaccinated already. Local vets sometimes know of these people (a cat might be surrendered because his person dies, goes into a nursing home and the family abandons the cat etc). Third, consider an adult cat from a kill shelterthese lovely little darlings are destined to die and would love to take the risk of contracting FeLV in exchange for the chance to live in a loving home (my opinion only). Good luck. 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: Rosenfeldt, Diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:11 AM Subject: RE: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch Hi, Joe -- you've come to the right place for info and support with all things FeLV! Diane R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Reil Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:55 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396546091 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi Joe and welcome to the list. Bless you for being the type of person to take in animals in need. My condolences on losing Zoro and Stitch. Everyone in this group understands the bonds of interspecies love and we know how much it hurts. You must be reeling from Chewie's pos test result. Did you bring Chewie home while Zoro was still with you? There's no way to know who transmitted the disease to whom, I was just wondering. The good news is that Chewie is 3.5 yrs. Kittens who present symptoms of the disease usually do so before their 3rd birthday, so it's fabulous that Chewie is so healthy. There are so many false pos using the in-house ELISA test that there is always the hope that they aren't really pos at all. Given your history, it seems less likely in your case though. It could be that Chewie is a carrier and will never develop symptoms, it could be that she is in the process of fighting off the disease and will later test neg. You will learn all sorts of things to do to help Chewie stay healthy, a quality diet, supplements and a stress free environment make a huge difference in their longevity. You are wise to consider the stress of adopting another cat, but it is possible to acclimate a new arrival in ways that lessen that stress. I'm sure you will be hearing from our list members with lots of good suggestions very soon. In the meantime, you might want to visit our archives and do searches on our past discussions. You'll be surprised at how our experiences differ from much of the veterinary community's stance and the common misconceptions of the general public. Please let us hear from you often, ask as many questions as you like. This is a very informative and supportive group, we're all in this together. Nina Joe Reil wrote: Howdy all, This is my first post to this list, thought I'd do a bit of intro. We had three cats in our family. The older two were both castaways that were adopted as adults. Zoro was the oldest and I adopted him from a co-worker when I lived by myself. He died several years ago. The remaining two were Stitch and Chewie. Chewie was the next oldest. She had a really hard start to life, she was originally found, as a stray by some friends of ours. She was probably two or three at the time and she had evidence of being abused - she had some suspicious scars on her underside. She lived with them for a while, very shy/nervous and eventually came out of her shell. A couple years later, they had to move, and couldn't take her with them so we took her in. We had her for several years as well and while we don't know her exact age, best estimate put her at 8-10 years old when she died last month. She had a loss of appetite and started losing weight. She had two trips to the Vet - after the first visit she took a serious turn for the worse so we had her back at the vet only a few days later. A blood test on the second visit revealed that she had FelV. So, considering she was very sick and was suffering from a pretty serious disease we opted to put her to sleep then. :( I didn't know much about FelV then (and I'm still learning about it), but information from both our Vet and online resources I found indicated that it was contagious so we decided to have our third (and youngest) cat tested for it. Stitch is the only one we got as a Kitten and she's about 3.5 years old. I brought her to the vet this weekend and she tested positive for FelV. :( I do intend to learn as much as I can about the disease so we can keep her with us as long as possible. I know that it will eventually catch up to her and our main thing will be to put that off as long as possible. She's still young and healthy so hopefully that'll be a long time still. :) We had been planning to get a second cat, but we've put that plan on hold now. I know it is possible to inoculate against FelV, but given that the vaccine takes a while to take effect, we'd either have to quarantine the new cat until the vaccine took effect or find it someplace else to live for a month or so, and on top of all that I don't think we want to put Stitch through the stress of another housemate at the moment (she doesn't react well to strangers). Thanks, Joe
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi Joe and welcome to the list. Bless you for being the type of person to take in animals in need. My condolences on losing Zoro and Stitch. Thanks. :) It is entirely possible that Zoro had it first. I'd consider that less likely because Zoro was always well kept with regular veterinary care. At this point it doesn't really matter. Zoro's death was completely unrelated to FelV, btw. Everyone in this group understands the bonds of interspecies love and we know how much it hurts. You must be reeling from Chewie's pos test result. Did you bring Chewie home while Zoro was still with you? Minor confusion here. :) Chewie is the one who died recently, about a month ago. She was VERY sick and tested positive for FelV which led to our decision to put her to sleep. Stitch is now our only cat, and was the youngest of the three that we have had. I got Zoro first, when I was living by myself. Later on, when I was first living with my wife, before we were married, we got Chewie. Stitch came after that. There's no way to know who transmitted the disease to whom, I was just wondering. The good news is that Chewie is 3.5 yrs. Kittens who present symptoms of the disease usually do so before their 3rd birthday, so it's fabulous that Chewie is so healthy. Now I'm second-guessing. I remember we got Stitch around Thanksgiving - and that she was born in October but I'm having a hard time remembering if it was 2003 or 2004 that she was born and it makes a difference. :) are so many false pos using the in-house ELISA test that there is always the hope that they aren't really pos at all. Given your history, it seems less likely in your case though. It could be that Chewie is a carrier and will never develop symptoms, it could be that she is in the process of fighting off the disease and will later test neg. That's interesting. I had heard that healthy-appearing cats can show a false-negative, but that false-positives were not as common. In the meantime, you might want to visit our archives and do searches on our past discussions. I'll definitely do that. Is there a FAQ available? like. This is a very informative and supportive group, we're all in this together. Again, Thank you, Joe Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Sorry for getting their names confused. (No offense Stitch!). My brain doesn't seem to be working that great at the moment. Just for clarification, Zoro never tested pos for felv? You may be thinking of the false negs that are the result of the felv being sequestered in their bone marrow. When the virus isn't circulating in their blood stream, it can't be detected by the ELISA. Other than that, at least to my knowledge, the rate of false negs is very low. False pos on the other hand are more common. We don't have a FAQ section, but if you put in a key word in the search box you should come up with lots of results. Is there something specific that you are wondering about? Nina
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Sorry for getting their names confused. (No offense Stitch!). My brain doesn't seem to be working that great at the moment. Just for clarification, Zoro never tested pos for felv? Correct. It is possible that he had it, but he was never tested for it (while he was in my care), nor was I given any indication from his original owners that it was a possibility - they had another cat from the same litter who was still alive and healthy when Zoro died (at around 13). They also had another unrelated cat. We don't have a FAQ section, but if you put in a key word in the search box you should come up with lots of results. Is there something specific that you are wondering about? Not yet, but I thought I'd start there. :) Thanks, Joe Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather
Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Welcome to the group. You came to the right place for more info! Something I just have to mention though, right off-hand, is the option to adopt another FELV+ cat! SO many are euthanised only because they test positive, and most would have lived normal, healthy lives, if not for that ill-fated test result. I do understand not wanting to stress her with a new member to the family right now though, just wanted to put the idea into your head, for future reference. :-) I'm sure since I'm replying so late (I'm perpetually behind on email these days), someone has by now told you to re-test in 3-6 months, and confirm any ELISA (in vet office) tests with a IFA (which is sent out to a laboratory, and is more accurate). Also worth mentioning is that FELV+ cats should not be vaccinated for FELV, I know that sounds obvious, but many vets just rake in the $ by still giving the shots anyways, so be sure your vet ISN'T. Other vaccines should be carefully reconsidered, and only given if the risk indicates it's required to protect the cat. Any vaccine causes stress to the immune system, and since FELV is an immune system virus, you want to try to keep it as STRONG as possible, and vaccines are a extra weight on an already compromised system. For those you do choose to continue to give, you should request a non-adjuvanted version of the vaccine, as it has less harmful, toxic, and carcinogenic ingredients than regular vaccines (yes, vaccines are VERY nasty things - most people don't realize). Outside of the vaccination issue, there's general health and immune system considerations. The VERY FIRST thing you need to evaluate is the food you are feeding. FELV+ cats require a very optimal diet, and this is highly varied depending on owner preferences, BUT, you should either be feeding a super-premium commercial cat food, such as Innova, Wellness, Chicken Soup for the Cat, or Felidae (just some good examples - I feed felidae or Innova dry and merrick or innova canned), or you can make your own homemade diet using a recipe found from a reputable source, OR, you can feed raw (also requires good recipes to obtain optimal nutritional balance). Feeding the very best quality you can afford will go a long way in keeping your cat healthy. it can't be stressed enough, and it's one of the easiest changes to make. One thing to always keep in mind is that cats are obligate carnivores, so anything you feed them should be MOSTLY meat. If feeding a commercial cat food, the FIRST TWO ingredients should be some form of meat, ALWAYS. Also limit the amount of grains (rice, wheat, oats, bran) and NEVER feed corn (cat's can't digest it, and it has no nutritional value - plus it's the #1 cause of food allergies). The second thing to consider are immune system boosting treatments. This ranges from nutritional supplements like Lysine and Vitamin C, to prescription drugs like Immuno-Regulin and Interferon. Personally, I would immediately start supplementing with Lysine, as it's easy to pick up at any health food store (or even the drug store). Others here can post the optimal dosage (I don't recall it off-hand, and I'm not using it currently as I have no sick cats). Vitamin C is controversial in cat circles, do a web search for more info, but the general debate is that cat's create their own vitamin C, so they don't need extra, while others say extra helps boost the immune system. It's a personal choice, as so far I've seen no studies to indicate extra is harmful OR beneficial (it's a toss-up). As for drugs and more extensive measures, those are all summed up in brief on the main felineleukemia.org webpage, under treatments. If you want more info about anything listed there, just ask. Again, nice to have you here! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources
To Joe: Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
Hi Joe, Welcome to the group. I'm really sorry to hear about Chewie and that Stitch has also tested positive for FeLV. The best thing you can do for Stitch is to educate yourself on this virus. It is a serious, and often times, deadly disease, but not necessarily a death sentence. Keeping Stitch stress-free and feeding him the best diet possible will go a long way in combatting the virus. FeLV is not AIDS for kitties, but it is similar in how it behaves. Keeping the immune system in top-notch shape is how we combat the virus in our beloved furbabies. Stitch may still throw off this virus, depending on when he was exposed, which could certainly have just been recently when Chewie got sick, even though they have been living together for a while. Also, there are a lot of false-positive tests. Retesting Stitch in 3-6 months with the IFA test would be a good idea. You are right to wait on adopting another cat right now, and if other cats stress Stitch out, I wouldn't get one at all, unless she does test negative in 3-6 months; then it won't matter too much if she gets a little stressed out. If Stitch is asymptomatic, there's not much else you can do, other than considering supplements for her immune system, like L-lysine (without propynol glycol) or Mega C. And keep us bookmarked because this is the place to be for FeLV info. Bless you for not pts this kitty and for taking such good care of her. Take care and keep us posted on Stitch! :) Wendy Dallas, TX Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php
P.S. Re: To Joe: Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch
P.S. There is a FAQ link on the Felineleukemia.org site that links to Cornell University's FAQ page, but beware, we here do not always agree with Cornell, and often find that some of their info. is outdated. Also, there is a Feline Leukemia Information link on the felineleukemia.org website towards the bottom of the page. :) Wendy --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joe, Welcome to the group. I'm really sorry to hear about Chewie and that Stitch has also tested positive for FeLV. The best thing you can do for Stitch is to educate yourself on this virus. It is a serious, and often times, deadly disease, but not necessarily a death sentence. Keeping Stitch stress-free and feeding him the best diet possible will go a long way in combatting the virus. FeLV is not AIDS for kitties, but it is similar in how it behaves. Keeping the immune system in top-notch shape is how we combat the virus in our beloved furbabies. Stitch may still throw off this virus, depending on when he was exposed, which could certainly have just been recently when Chewie got sick, even though they have been living together for a while. Also, there are a lot of false-positive tests. Retesting Stitch in 3-6 months with the IFA test would be a good idea. You are right to wait on adopting another cat right now, and if other cats stress Stitch out, I wouldn't get one at all, unless she does test negative in 3-6 months; then it won't matter too much if she gets a little stressed out. If Stitch is asymptomatic, there's not much else you can do, other than considering supplements for her immune system, like L-lysine (without propynol glycol) or Mega C. And keep us bookmarked because this is the place to be for FeLV info. Bless you for not pts this kitty and for taking such good care of her. Take care and keep us posted on Stitch! :) Wendy Dallas, TX Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by Green Rating at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
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Hi, I'm very behind on my email, but I'm so sorry to read that Stitch didn't make it. He is at rest now. You certainly did everything you could, and I hope that you've been getting some rest yourself now as you said. Again, I'm so sorry you had to lose your friend. tonya"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My little buddy is gone...i never had the chance to take him home for one last play session.shortly after my arrival he became excited and was really struggling to breath. it was time for stitch to finally go to a better place. It took only 39 days from the first onset of his symptoms. in the end even the CCNU could not save him. It was a tough fight and now it is time for both of us to rest. thanks again to everyone for all their support! You have all made a huge difference
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Michael, I am so sorry for your loss. You fought so hard, and valiantly. What a wonderful guardian you are, looking after this sweet kitty. In your time of sorrow please try to picture Stitch running happy, healthy free with all our beloved furangels at The Rainbow Bridge. Wishing you peace comfort. Hugs, Patti
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My little buddy is gone... i never had the chance to take him home for one last play session. shortly after my arrival he became excited and was really struggling to breath. it was time for stitch to finally go to a better place. It took only 39 days from the first onset of his symptoms. in the end even the CCNU could not save him. It was a tough fight and now it is time for both of us to rest. thanks again to everyone for all their support! You have all made a huge difference
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ah my heart is breaking for you... :( I'm so sorry to hear about your furbaby "Stitch" He will be greeted by the others at the bridge. The time will come when you will be together again someday. He knows that you loved him and wanted what was best for him. For now he is at a place where there is no illness or pain chasing the butterflies. Bless you for caring for him til the end.. In a message dated 5/20/2005 8:04:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My little buddy is gone...i never had the chance to take him home for one last play session.shortly after my arrival he became excited and was really struggling to breath. it was time for stitch to finally go to a better place. It took only 39 days from the first onset of his symptoms. in the end even the CCNU could not save him. It was a tough fight and now it is time for both of us to rest. thanks again to everyone for all their support! You have all made a huge difference Terrie MohrCheck site for available Siameses for adoption!http://www.iGive.com/TAZZYShttps://www.paypal.com/TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTShttp://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/Click Here to Join WASHINGTON SIAMESE RESCUE Yahoo Group!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescueClick Here to Join K9 and Puddy Xpress Yahoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9andPuddyXpress/joinhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.htmlhttp://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.htmlTAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTSSIAMESE COLLIE RESCUEOwner/DriverPetfinder.comAdopt a Homeless Pet!http://www.petfinder.com/http://www.orecatay.com/http://www.awca.net/index.htmhttp://www.felineleukemia.org/http://www.petloss.com/http://www.meezer.com/http://thesiamesestore.com/http://tx.siameserescue.org/adopt.htmlhttp://ca.siameserescue.org/Southern CA. Siamese Rescuehttp://cs.siameserescue.org/Northern CA. Siamese Rescuehttp://cn.siameserescue.org/http://co.siameserescue.org/http://va.siameserescue.org/ inline: aks.jpginline: logobuttonsq.jpg
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All these little furbuddies make our lives so special. I never will understand why people are afraid to love an animal or could care less about having one in their homes. We are blessed with their love and Stitch loved you and knew he was loved. take care, Barbara - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 11:02 AM Subject: Re: stitch My little buddy is gone... i never had the chance to take him home for one last play session. shortly after my arrival he became excited and was really struggling to breath. it was time for stitch to finally go to a better place. It took only 39 days from the first onset of his symptoms. in the end even the CCNU could not save him. It was a tough fight and now it is time for both of us to rest. thanks again to everyone for all their support! You have all made a huge difference
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Michael, I am so sorry. You and Stitch both fought so hard for his life. At least he knew how much he was loved and cared for. Thank you for being such a devoted friend to him. Thinking about you at this difficult and painful time. love and hugs, Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:02 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: stitch My little buddy is gone... i never had the chance to take him home for one last play session. shortly after my arrival he became excited and was really struggling to breath. it was time for stitch to finally go to a better place. It took only 39 days from the first onset of his symptoms. in the end even the CCNU could not save him. It was a tough fight and now it is time for both of us to rest. thanks again to everyone for all their support! You have all made a huge difference This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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I am so sorry about Stitch. May his rest be peaceful. Joan"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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Oh Michael, I'm sorry Stich and you have lost your battle. I know how much you love him and I'm sure he appreciates everything you've done for him. If it wasn't for you, he would never have known the love and care that humans can provide. I understand your feelings in wanting to end his suffering and help him to cross, it's one last gift you can give him that we can't give our human loved ones. God bless you and comfort you in your grief. Much love, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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thank you for loving him so much; GLOW to light his way home if that's his path, and to you to heal your heart.-- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
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I am so sorry to hear about Stitch! My apologies if I'm butting in late in the conversation...unfortunately, I haven't been able to respond to many posts... :( But I just wanted to let you know that you guys are in my thoughts...not being able to breath is a scary way to go (I've witnessed one of my guys go, naturally, essentially as the result of suffocation due to anemia and I've opted to assist others because I just couldn't bear watching them get to that point). Bless your heart for caring so deeply for Stitch...please know that I will be thinking of you guys and sending out positive vibes for a peaceful passing, until you guys meet again... Jen But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys. --Chief Dan George - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:35 pm Subject: Re: stitch unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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Micheal I am deeply sorry for your loss of Stitch. It's very hard I know Stitch will we watching down over you know as you did for Stitch. Carla Date sent: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:40:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Joan Doljan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Copies to: Subject:Re: stitch Send reply to: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org I am so sorry about Stitch. May his rest be peaceful. Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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Goodnight, sweet Stitch... =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: Re: stitch I am so sorry to hear about Stitch! My apologies if I'm butting in latein the conversation...unfortunately, I haven't been able to respond tomany posts... :( But I just wanted to let you know that you guys are inmy thoughts...not being able to breath is a scary way to go (I'vewitnessed one of my guys go, naturally, essentially as the result ofsuffocation due to anemia and I've opted to assist others because I justcouldn't bear watching them get to that point). Bless your heart forcaring so deeply for Stitch...please know that I will be thinking of youguys and sending out positive vibes for a peaceful passing, until youguys meet again...Jen"But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will beunique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; Youbecome responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine deSaint-Exupéry"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will knoweach other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and whatyou do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief DanGeorge- Original Message -From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:35 pmSubject: Re: stitch unfortunately stitch did not respond to the CCNU. it has been a little over 27 hours and he continues to worsen. the vet attempted to remove the fluid from his lungs again to help him breath...unfortunately for us the mass is solid and he has no fluid to remove. his breathing is so bad he has to mouth breath to get any air...i was think of bringing him back home for one more night for my own selfish reasons. after rethinking this i most likely will not. he has been in a nasty fight for a very long time...and now its time for him to rest. We did everything we could and and still lymphoma wins another battle. maybe someday people and animals alike will benefit from new technology and treatments.
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Deepest condolences for your Stitch, I'm sorry to hear that he could not get any relief from the vet. I hope you can find peace in knowing that you have done everything you can to help him, and I hope that you can find the truth within yourself to know that it is his time to go. Peace be with Stitch through his journey. Sincerely, Jenn ~~~I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil! If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address you can send them to, to help feed Bazil! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.12 - Release Date: 5/17/2005
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I am pulling for Stitch Cherie"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well stitch took a turn for the worse on sunday when his lymphoma came out of remission. he will start the ccnu if his CBC comes back with a good white blood cell count. keep your fingers crossedHave a purrfect day Cherie
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Michael Sending healing vibes and thoughts Stitch's way. Carla
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well stitch took a turn for the worse on sunday when his lymphoma came out of remission. he will start the ccnu if his CBC comes back with a good white blood cell count. keep your fingers crossed
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We're hoping for a miracle for Stitch here too. tonyaNina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tell you Michael, some days it's very difficult to be a member of this list. We're due for a miracle or two, I'm hoping Stitch is one of them. I'm very glad Stitch has you to look after him. Are you getting to be with him more these days, or are you still separated most of the time? That's got to make it doubly difficult. My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. Thanks for taking the time to let us know how you're doing.Nina[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:well stitch took a turn for the worse on sunday when his lymphoma came out of remission. he will start the ccnu if his CBC comes back with a good white blood cell count. keep your fingers crossed
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fingers crossed and praying. how much we come to love these little furballs. hoping and praying for yours. Barbara - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:15 PM Subject: Re: stitch well stitch took a turn for the worse on sunday when his lymphoma came out of remission. he will start the ccnu if his CBC comes back with a good white blood cell count. keep your fingers crossed
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Dear Michael Sending healing thoughts and prayers for Stitch, and you're in my thoughts too glad you already have a scheduled appointment today. When you get a moment please let us know afterwards how Stitch does. Good luck, we're all rooting for Stitch, Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:27 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: I NEED HELP hello all...my latest update on stitch is not a good one. his breathing is labored once again. he is scheduled for chemo today so maybe that will help. i new this day would come considering how grave his situation was when we started this treatment...ill update a little later. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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Healing vibes from me and my crew as well. Joan -Original Message- From: MacKenzie, Kerry N. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:34 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Stitch Dear Michael Sending healing thoughts and prayers for Stitch, and you're in my thoughts too glad you already have a scheduled appointment today. When you get a moment please let us know afterwards how Stitch does. Good luck, we're all rooting for Stitch, Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:27 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: I NEED HELP hello all...my latest update on stitch is not a good one. his breathing is labored once again. he is scheduled for chemo today so maybe that will help. i new this day would come considering how grave his situation was when we started this treatment...ill update a little later. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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Stitch is doing great! He is back to his playful self and is even back to attacking my seven month old pug. He has been on the pred 5mg every tweleve hours and for the past three weeks has been getting chemo once a week. I believe the next step is to space out he treaments for chemo...
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That is wonderful...Good luck and I will keep you guys in my thoughts ;-)) Cherie"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stitch is doing great! He is back to his playful self and is even back to attacking my seven month old pug. He has been on the pred 5mg every tweleve hours and for the past three weeks has been getting chemo once a week. I believe the next step is to space out he treaments for chemo...
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That's great news--good for Stitch! Thanks for the update. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:34 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Update on stitch Stitch is doing great! He is back to his playful self and is even back to attacking my seven month old pug. He has been on the pred 5mg every tweleve hours and for the past three weeks has been getting chemo once a week. I believe the next step is to space out he treaments for chemo... This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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That is so great!! Is the tumor gone? Michelle In a message dated 5/3/05 12:36:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Stitch is doing great! He is back to his playful self and is even back to attacking my seven month old pug. He has been on the pred 5mg every tweleve hours and for the past three weeks has been getting chemo once a week. I believe the next step is to space out he treaments for chemo...
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thats a good question. to my knowledge no new x-rays have been done since the treatment begain. it has without a doubt reduced in size since his breathing is no longer shallow and forced. i had to switch vets just this week, due to my military housing no longer allowing pets so i will ask the new vet about the tumor.
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That's very bad news--the military banning pets. D'you mean you had to move? Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:48 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Update on stitch thats a good question. to my knowledge no new x-rays have been done since the treatment begain. it has without a doubt reduced in size since his breathing is no longer shallow and forced. i had to switch vets just this week, due to my military housing no longer allowing pets so i will ask the new vet about the tumor. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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I am not sure if you are on the lymphoma list serve -- if not, I highly recommend it, but I think I remember that you are. Anyway, while I am thinking about it, I want to tell you one thing: if Stitch goes into remission and then comes out of it, or if the chemo stops working, you should ask the vet to try CCNU. This is a synthetic, rather than organic, chemo drug, which means cats take longer to get resistant to it. Chemo stopped working with Simon pretty quickly-- after about a month-- but he responded really well to CCNU. We only gave it to him once, and I wish we had given it to him again rather than going to Adriamycin. Anyway, CCNU apparently has about a 50% rate of helping cats with lymphoma who no longer respond to other chemo drugs, and several people on the lymphoma list serve have had luck with it-- including the person with Jean-Luc, who did well for about 2 years on CCNU, I think. Anyway, I hope that Stitch continues to respond to the more common chemo drugs and this is not an issue, but I just wanted to mention it as a reserve while it occurred to me. Again, I am so happy he is feeling good!!! Michelle In a message dated 5/3/05 12:50:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: thats a good question. to my knowledge no new x-rays have been done since the treatment begain. it has without a doubt reduced in size since his breathing is no longer shallow and forced. i had to switch vets just this week, due to my military housing no longer allowing pets so i will ask the new vet about the tumor.
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Yeah, is that what people mean by "support our troops"? Really. You would think the least we could do for military families is allow them to keep their animals and other family members with them. Michelle In a message dated 5/3/05 12:54:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That's very bad news--the military banning pets. D'you mean you had tomove? Kerry
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lol...sorry ! yes, i had to move and the new housing area doesn't allow pets. i have to leave stitch and my puppy at home during the week now. being two hours away from home during the week can be difficult when i have pets to care for. good thing i have found friends and family to give him his meds and take him to the vet for me during the week.
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i will ask the new vet about CCNU. he is currently on Adriamycin and like i said earlier has been going once a week. So is it he combo of the Adriamycin and the pred that work? is is the Adriamycin the main catalyst?
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If the Adriamycin is working, I would not ask to switch to CCNU. I would save that as a rescue drug. Normally cats with lymphoma get a rotation of a number of different chemo drugs-- Elspar, Vincristine, Cytoxan, and Adriamycin, and get pred the whole time. They all work a little differently from each other. I think they rotate both for this reason and to try to keep the lymphoma from getting resistant to any one drug. I think that the chemo agents kill the lymphoma more dramatically than the pred alone does, but pred does kill lymphoma. Pred also takes down the inflammation around the lymphoma and increases appetite and sense of well-being. Michelle In a message dated 5/3/05 1:05:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i will ask the new vet about CCNU. he is currently on Adriamycin and like i said earlier has been going once a week. So is it he combo of the Adriamycin and the pred that work? is is the Adriamycin the main catalyst?
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Way to go, Stitch! =^..^= Terri, Salome', Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth and Alec =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Update on stitch Stitch is doing great! He is back to his playful self and is even back to attacking my seven month old pug. He has been on the pred 5mg every tweleve hours and for the past three weeks has been getting chemo once a week. I believe the next step is to space out he treaments for chemo...
