Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Bright Eyes to the CLS
Sharyl, I'm so sorry Bright Eyes had to leave you. There never seems to be any rhyme or reason at times like this. Thank you for being there for him. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 2:50 PM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Please add Bright Eyes to the CLS My sweet little Bright Eyes died this afternoon. He was just 7 months old and had been healthy until a few weeks ago. Nothing I did seem to help. He just faded away. He was one of a litter of four FeLV+ babies I rescued last July. He was the big boy. Always 1st to the food and 1st for loving. If someone else was in my lap he would climb on top of them for his loving. I've spent these last few days just holding and loving him. The other three seem perfectly healthy. No idea why this disease took him and hasn't affected the others yet. All four were on the same diet ad supplements. He is now happy and healthy playing in those green meadows with all the other angels. Sharyl ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] mailto:009301c978c2$e4ed3830$2e01a...@matrix
Yes, it's her white blood count that is dropping. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Hey Susan, It is a tough choice. In my experience when felv positive cats start with bone marrow suppression (low RBC,WBC and platelet counts) things progress downhill fairly rapidly. Not always, but often. This is only from my experience. I have given the transfusions, and they are life saving - for awhile. The first transfusion is kind of a free bee in that there generally isn't a tranfusion reaction (potentially deadly reaction with transfusions). Subsequent tranfusions are more risky. It boosts the numbers transiently, but inevitably you end up low again. I have read that if you have the option and decide to transfuse, use the blood of a cat that has been vaccinated for felv as it can transfer some immune response to the virus in the recipient cat. This may temporaily help. I am still looking for a good antiviral against felv, but as of yet they are only stories. Some people suggest interferon, some imulan, some Carrisyn (Acemannan). I haven't heard overwhelming support of any one of them in particular, personally. So in the end, you are treating the symptoms not the disease. You will certainly help the situation now with a transfusion, but you will find yourself facing this situation again. I do not mean to be negative I just want to tell you what I have experienced. I am still investigating the virus and will let you know if I hear of even a whisper of success on treatment. Alternatively, there are some holistic drugs that are thought to help boost the immune system and reverse anemia. If you are interested I can send some more specific information. I personally have not found them exceptionally effective. Good luck Jenny Susan Tillman still...@sedona.net wrote: Hello Folks, I was on the list for a while several years ago when my kitty Shane was first diagnosed as FeLV positive and then I dropped off due to time constraints (and because he was doing so well). For the past four years I have been treating him for ocular herpes, and then this past summer he was diagnosed with the additional eye disease, eosinophilic keratitis. He has been under the care of an eye specialist and those conditions are currently completely controlled by medications. He also has issues with his teeth and gums (he had a dental two years ago but things are pretty inflamed again). I have been monitoring his lab work every six months and everything had been looking pretty good for the most part. His neutrophil count was a little low about a year ago and when we checked it again last summer, it had actually rebounded a bit. There was no anemia at that time. However, I took him in for his routine lab work last week and he is now very anemic and his neutrophils have dropped well into the danger zone. My vet feels that he will soon reach a point where he will require a transfusion in order to live. He looks very good--his weight is excellent, he is eating (though he is a little pickier than usual), and he still does mad dashes around the house. I am very torn about the transfusion issue. This guy really stresses out over vet visits and procedures. If we were transfusing in order to buy enough time for some super cure to kick in, I wouldn't hesitate, but under the circumstances, I just don't know. I'm sure many of you have been in the position of having to make such a decision and I guess I'd just like to hear from some folks who have done transfusions (or decided against them). My vet says the effects of the transfusion would most likely last about a month. By the way, he was tested for hemobartonella several years ago (negative). My vet is retesting for it via PCR, but thinks it is highly unlikely and that the anemia is simply a progression of the FeLV. I look forward to hearing your experiences. Sue T. Shane - Manx mix, approximately 5-7 years old, diagnosed as FeLV+ 12-06 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Susan, I didn't want to answer because your case sounds problematic. Once you get to transfusions you are in deep water. I hope someone with more experience chimes in. tonya jb...@tds.net wrote: Hey Susan, It is a tough choice. In my experience when felv positive cats start with bone marrow suppression (low RBC,WBC and platelet counts) things progress downhill fairly rapidly. Not always, but often. This is only from my experience. I have given the transfusions, and they are life saving - for awhile. The first transfusion is kind of a free bee in that there generally isn't a tranfusion reaction (potentially deadly reaction with transfusions). Subsequent tranfusions are more risky. It boosts the numbers transiently, but inevitably you end up low again. I have read that if you have the option and decide to transfuse, use the blood of a cat that has been vaccinated for felv as it can transfer some immune response to the virus in the recipient cat. This may temporaily help. I am still looking for a good antiviral against felv, but as of yet they are only stories. Some people suggest interferon, some imulan, some Carrisyn (Acemannan). I haven't heard overwhelming support of any one of them in particular, personally. So in the end, you are treating the symptoms not the disease. You will certainly help the situation now with a transfusion, but you will find yourself facing this situation again. I do not mean to be negative I just want to tell you what I have experienced. I am still investigating the virus and will let you know if I hear of even a whisper of success on treatment. Alternatively, there are some holistic drugs that are thought to help boost the immune system and reverse anemia. If you are interested I can send some more specific information. I personally have not found them exceptionally effective. Good luck Jenny Susan Tillman wrote: Hello Folks, I was on the list for a while several years ago when my kitty Shane was first diagnosed as FeLV positive and then I dropped off due to time constraints (and because he was doing so well). For the past four years I have been treating him for ocular herpes, and then this past summer he was diagnosed with the additional eye disease, eosinophilic keratitis. He has been under the care of an eye specialist and those conditions are currently completely controlled by medications. He also has issues with his teeth and gums (he had a dental two years ago but things are pretty inflamed again). I have been monitoring his lab work every six months and everything had been looking pretty good for the most part. His neutrophil count was a little low about a year ago and when we checked it again last summer, it had actually rebounded a bit. There was no anemia at that time. However, I took him in for his routine lab work last week and he is now very anemic and his neutrophils have dropped well into the danger zone. My vet feels that he will soon reach a point where he will require a transfusion in order to live. He looks very good--his weight is excellent, he is eating (though he is a little pickier than usual), and he still does mad dashes around the house. I am very torn about the transfusion issue. This guy really stresses out over vet visits and procedures. If we were transfusing in order to buy enough time for some super cure to kick in, I wouldn't hesitate, but under the circumstances, I just don't know. I'm sure many of you have been in the position of having to make such a decision and I guess I'd just like to hear from some folks who have done transfusions (or decided against them). My vet says the effects of the transfusion would most likely last about a month. By the way, he was tested for hemobartonella several years ago (negative). My vet is retesting for it via PCR, but thinks it is highly unlikely and that the anemia is simply a progression of the FeLV. I look forward to hearing your experiences. Sue T. Shane - Manx mix, approximately 5-7 years old, diagnosed as FeLV+ 12-06 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] mailto:009301c978c2$e4ed3830$2e01a...@matrix
My Tucson has had a couple of bouts of very low white blood count. When that's happened, I've known something was up cause she turned up her nose at food-not like her at all. Her nose and gums were very pale as well and she was just out of sorts. Each time, my vet has done a series of immuno-regulin injections and the count has bounced back up. He says he's used that protocol with a number of FELV+ cats and has had decent success with it... Chris ti...@mindspring.com Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of nancy denison Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:37 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] mailto:009301c978c2$e4ed3830$2e01a...@matrix Yes, it's her white blood count that is dropping. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 7, Issue 16
Hi, Please visit www.imulan.com This is new treatment for FeLV and FIV cats. My cat Carl has been on this med for about 2 weeks. And while it is really too early to tell how much it will help him he is doing better! The study was very positive and hopeful. The cost was $900 which included 3 injections (he has had 2 so far and will be getting 4 in a row) xrays, 2 blood panels, and the doctors charge. I am sure a transfusion is at least this much. Lisa Cannata 319 Maplewood Drive Antioch, IL 60002 847-740-9075 voice 847-589-8574 fax In a message dated 01/19/09 12:00:35 Central Standard Time, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org writes: FeLV positive ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Fwd: Fw: You are a good friend
this sort of sums up why we take in our babies in need. dorlis Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:07:39 -0800 (PST) From: ruth neal joyjoyjoyr...@yahoo.com Subject: Fw: You are a good friend To: Brenda Akers brendajak...@aol.com --- On Fri, 11/21/08, JOYCE BROWN joybrown1...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: JOYCE BROWN joybrown1...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Fw: You are a good friend To: Karen Hardester gkhardes...@sbcglobal.net, Jean Rae Courtney klc...@yahoo.com, Linda Ohlson oh...@sstelco.com, Ruth Neal joyjoyjoyr...@yahoo.com Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:37 AM --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Tom Heintz thei...@yhti.net wrote: From: Tom Heintz thei...@yhti.net Subject: You are a good friend To: Betty Heintz bhei...@yhti.net Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:21 AM A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups And set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of little boy 'Mister,' he said, 'I want to buy one of your puppies.' 'Well,' said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, 'These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.' The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. 'I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?' 'Sure,' said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. 'Here, Dolly!' he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up 'I want that one,' the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, 'Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.' With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, 'You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.' With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. 'How much?' asked the little boy. 'No charge,' answered the farmer, 'There's no charge for love.' The world is full of people who need someone who understands . It's National Friend ship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
