I'm so sorry for your loss of sweet Samantha.
Re cleaning, when the virus hits the air it dies. Cats won't pick up
the virus from the anything in the house or the air. I'd do a normal
wash and dry of the food dishes, and change the litter box.
gloria
On Jun 30, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Julia
Lucy, who is positive, has had what we assume to be IBD since last
October. After an initial dosing of prednisone and tapering to only 1.25
mg every 3 days, and a change to a raw food diet, she has been doing well for
the last 6 months or so. However, in the last few weeks she started to get
I haven't been on the list much in the past 7 months
so I'll reintroduce myself. I live in NY and I have 4
cats with leukemia and one with FIV. I got started
when I rescued a mom and kittens that were all
positive and the vet wanted to put them to sleep. I
kept them myself (despite my
I founda new (to me) website last night: 'EntirelyPets.com' and
they had the Feliway for $16.99. That was better than some of the other
prices I saw online. Can't wait to try this out because it may help with
some sibling rivalry issueshere.
The catnip is a great suggestion. I have a pot
If you have access to arnica you
might try it. It has helped me with wounds. I have no idea how it
works and really don't care--just as long as it does work.
I have had the honor of being chosen
by a feral--Ebony Thomas Katt--and of living with another, the Royal Princess
Kitty Katt (not
I hope she's going to be ok, Michelle. It sounds like you are being
very alert and attentive to her condition. I wish I had expertise to offer
since you are always so helpful with information on this list...but I can say
prayers for you guys and send good thoughts your way. It's terrible
I would definitely syringe feed her. Not just a little though. You want totry to get 100 cc's per day into her. I would do it in meals of 20-30 cc's at a time. A/D is what they usually use. You can use baby food short-term.
thank you so much michelle i have a smaller type syringe at home
Marylyn,
Did you figure out what was going on with Dixie Louise? Is it vaginal,
or anal? I'd take her to the vet to find out exactly what's going on.
Is the discharge brown, or white? Does it smell to high heaven? I
have a dog that has anal sac excretion problems. I've learned to
express them
Hi LJ,
I think what Michelle was asking is what has the vet diagnosed Minnie
with besides the felv. Felv in and of itself does not make them sick.
It makes their immune system weak and they can't fight off diseases as
well as cats that don't have felv. You have to know what is making
Minnie
Elizabeth,
Do you have reason to suspect that Othello is pos? I know you said
that he's afraid of strangers, but do you think he might be more calm
if a house-call vet came? They could take his blood and then you could
bring it to be tested. He must have been to a vet before, hopefully
your
Thanks, Nina. That is a good suggestion and one that I will
consider. He does seem very healthy and isn't showing symptoms. I
have wanted to get them all tested just in case I have another positive and
don't know it so that I can give the proper care. I like to get them a
good physical
Hi Amy,
Sick for 30 weeks! Ugh! Poor thing. I hope you're feeling better now,
you're going to be at your, um, largest, during the hot summer months.
I hope this kid appreciates all this :) .
I used to use an oral rinse prescribed by my vet for my felv kitties'
gums. I would water it
You could always treat him like he's positive without really knowing
for sure. You know, give him the supps, watch his health closely etc.
Take an aggressive approach to any hiccups... If he gets sick, rush him
to the vet and get him tested. Unless you are thinking about adopting
a young
Just to clarify... When I said that I treated their gums with the oral
rinse a quarter at a time, I meant each day I would do one quarter of
their mouths. The top right one day, bottom right the next and so on.
I didn't want to stress them with doing their whole mouth at a time and
didn't
Another good point. I can't get within 10 feet of a baby kitten
though- I have NO resistance :-) By the way - laughing here about
your advice to our new Mom to be and was going to respond to that one. My
neighbor next door is expecting her first child in about four weeks and has been
It is both and she has been to the vet's. I
have her on antibiotics for the anal sac problem which seems to have led to the
vaginal discharge. So now she is on Fast Track to settle the internal
bacteria problems. Her holistic vetused a laser to help heal the
rear end and I am following up
Oh, poor little sugar! Most women over the age of 25 has had to deal
with a "feminine" infection. Not pleasant. Once she heals, she may
allow you to help express her anal glands to help make sure it doesn't
get to the point of infection again. If you want the gruesome details
of mastering the
Unfortunately I have walked this walk with other
four-legged friends. Dixie will be interesting. She still has her
claws. My concern is whether FeLV + cats have more problems with this and
if there is much/anything that can be done.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's
I've never heard about this as a symptom of felv. Maybe someone else on
the list could tell you more. I would assume that a fiv or felv pos
would be more susceptible to any infection, but I've never heard of them
particularly having anal gland problems. My guess is that DL just
happens to
That is my hope. I suspect the meds for the anal glands led to the
discharge problem. If this is all there is to it I am very grateful. She
appears to be feeling fine.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
I actually got Red Bank hospital, the best in the state, to schedule me an
appointment with an internist at the earliest date, but that is Thursday
afternoon-- a long way away. I did try to talk the regular vet into just trying
the Leukeran, but he wouldn't, and Lucy wasn't as bad yesterday
It is pretty soft anyway. You just mix in a little water. You need to get
it from a vet, though, as it is prescription.
You can also try Gerber's turkey or chicken or lamb baby food. And
you can try the liver shake recipe, sick cats often will eat that and it is very
nutritious. Here is
Lucy had very high calcium on one lab test, but the vet said that this is
often lab error, and seemed to be so for her (it was last October, and I think
she had normal calcium levels after that). They said it could be a sign of
cancer of the parathyroid gland, but that most likely it was a
Nina is saying to get Beechnut because it is better quality, in that it
does not contain corn starch, which cats don't need. But I have also found, with
mine at least, that it is less palatable to them (probably because it is better
for them!). I would get both brands (you may not even be
My understanding is that the fatter the cat is the quicker they get into liver problems by not eating..tBelinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but Spaz has twice gone for days without eating and not had a problem This is true, I too have had sick cats that didn't want to eat much, but they
Good news that your father is handling this well and the other problems are working out. Plumbing, etc... problems always come at the most inoportune times.Tell your day you spell it tires now with no y since you're in the u.s. lol.tKerry MacKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks
Have you tried Metoclopramide Syrup? It's suppose to ease stomach
contractions and it really helped Gypsy the few times I gave it to
her. I'll send you the turkey mush recipe off-list. I'm so sorry
about your concerns for Lucy and her not feeling well. I'm still
praying you are wrong and it's
I have not followed this closely so these ideas may be totally off base but
here they are: Try apple pectin on her or some sort of bulk producer like
psyllium. I know it sounds strange but it has helped a couple of my
critters with IBD. Have you tried checking for allergies? The Royal
You can poach chicken and grind it up to baby food consistency in a
processor. Dixie and Kitty both like/liked it that way and you are not
getting the grains you get in baby food.nor the additives. The
little Black and Decker processors are great for this and cost very
little.
Michelle,
Did you try slightly cooking the turkey or duck to bring out some juice
and the aroma? There was a time when Gypsy would only eat salmon, or
salmon mixed with duck. Does Lucy like fish? You know what a trial
Gypsy has been... There was a week when all she would eat was warmed
Salmon, especially wild salmon, has wonderful healing properties.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
Good to know. Not only is it Gypsy's favorite fish, but it's mine too.
N
Marylyn wrote:
Salmon, especially wild salmon, has wonderful healing properties.
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