I just love those 'big headed' fiv toms. They are the SWEETEST cats!
t
Susan Dubose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, this morning my friend Julia brought over my new
fiv+ / felv+ kitty.
She was calling him Oreo since he is a tuxie, but that has to go.
She was just out of
Hi Susan,
My Bandy was double pos..If you are lucky as we were, the fiv will never be a
factor..You can search the archives for Bandy..His worst problem was recurring
fevers for almost 1 1/2 yrs..He developed ringworm for the last 6 months and
had anterior uveitis..So we battled both of those
I agree. IF your other cat has been vaccinated I would not bother separating
at this point. If she is not vaccinated I would separate her until you get in
her vacc. and booster, and maybe a little longer. How old is she? How long was
she with your positives?
I would not worry about
We all have differing opinions on how far to go to save a cat who is suffering.
In my opinion you did the best thing for your cat. I'm sorry you lost him.
tonya
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Susan,
Boy was not good, at all, last night. He went down hill very fast. He was
fine
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That's great news!!
tonya
Angela Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To all who have hellped me thru this day...
Thank you for your support and encouraging words. We just got back from the
Vet's office, with Ripley and Sherman, the SNAP test came back NEG!! We are
going to retest in 3
I'm so sorry Sherry.
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Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got home from camping and recieved an e-mail that we lost sweet
Spencer,a young tabby boy.We sure are having our share of losses this
summer.Thanks all
Sherry
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Susan,
I absolutely LOVE Percy [As a name] And you are so right w/ your
comment about Percy having many other names!!!
I know, with my own purr-sonal experiences, both at home at shelter, all
babies have their own purr-sonal list of names we go by..And
what's
Patti good to hear from you!!! :) I too agree about the FIV boys,I have 3 and
they are the most beautiful sweet boys ever!!
Sherry
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Susan,
I absolutely LOVE Percy [As a name] And you are so right w/ your
comment about Percy having many other names!!!
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Caroline, thanks for this update. I seem to find lost cats and dogs more than
the normal person (but much like others here!) and I always check them out (I
am a lawyer, toomaybe it's our training) before returning them. I have not
returned them all. I love it when the cat or dog joyously
One of my feleuk babies, Jingles, who is about 5 and was most likely
born positive, has been going downhill over the last couple of months -- pretty
much the typical course of a failing feleuk+ kitty. But he has a new problem
right now and it is one I have never seen before. His eye
I think the Moeman is dying.
I'm just trying to keep him comfortable as possible now. No more pokes
and prods, etc. He's content I think. I'm just wondering if you guys
could tell me the typical course of dying for a FELV cat? Will he just
get weaker and weaker like he has been?
Hi, Beckie - I have my own idea for what is a typical course -- it is not the
kitties who have a major, identifiable problem, such as lymphoma or anemia. It
is the ones who seem generally fine and then just begin to go downhill -- lose
weight, become lethargic - and continue to go downhill.
Beckie,
My heart goes out to you and poor Moe. How devastating. I don't have any
experience with this, but I will keep you and all those others going through
these troubles in my thoughts and prayers.
Best,
Melissa
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I'm so sorry, Becky. I'm not able to keep up with the list much these
days, so I don't know Moeman's history, and don't know if there's a
chance he will rebound---it does happen---but if not, I'm just glad that
you're there for your darling Moeman, and that he knows what it is to be
so loved and
Look at his gums and see if they're white rather than pink. That
means anemia. Might talk to the vet about that.
Is he breathing heavily? I've had several go from mediatinal
lymphoma, and they collect fluid in the chest cavity, causing
breathing problems.
Those are the only two ways
Look at his gums and see if they're white rather than pink. That
means anemia. Might talk to the vet about that.
Is he breathing heavily? I've had several go from mediatinal
lymphoma, and they collect fluid in the chest cavity, causing
breathing problems.
Those are the only two ways
im so sorry beckie- i will keep you and moeman in my prayers.
It feels odd to write about this now as my husband and i were crying
remembering our beloved siamese calico lady. This is my experience and I hope
it helps you.
My baby died at home. That was important to me, and i wanted
You are not crazy. Many people have their little friends visit. Some of mine
visit regularly. And I truly believe they have a paw in choosing who comes
into my life next. My critters tend to chose me instead of the other way
around.
Your experiences are similar to mine with the Royal
Jenna your story of your beautiful Satine has me in tears.It is the hardest
thing to go through when you love them so much.She was lucky to have the both
of you.I went through it with my Maizee Grace almost 2 years ago and this
really hit me hard.
Sherry
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im
Marylyn I know Maizee visited me on several ocassions and it did make me feel
loved.And I believe Maizee had a paw in my 4 boys and baby girl to pick me too.
Sherry
Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are not crazy. Many people have their little friends visit. Some of
mine visit
Beckie,
I amsorry about Moeman..
I thnk there are several ways they can pass,w/felv.
Yes, they can just get weaker weaker finally pass away.
Serenity passed away of wet FIP , but we used euth.to help her along since she
was clearly suffering.
(Extremely swollen, lethargic, trouble
Dear Becky,
I certainly do not have all the answers, but I can
draw from my experiences over the years. It is usually
true that when a cat stops eating, it can mean they
are near the end. BUT, something happened to me last
year that made me think twice.
Whiskers stopped eating. She is CRF, and
A,thanks, patty, for the wonderful email.
I read it to Percy ( and to Princess Naughty Lola, Ursula, Lillian Papillon)
and they gave it two paws up..!
Have a good weekend!
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
Beckie, You are such a bright little light here and I
feel so sad to know you are hurting and your sweet
little Moeman might be fading away. You have learned a
lot for the time you have been here. I know I have on
just how to take care of our little guys better and
signs to look for. I have been
I have seen a lot of ads for Procrit - it is a drug used to help people
undergoing chemo and whose white cells have been compromised. There are
some lawsuits filed against the manufacturer from people who say they have
been hurt by the drug.
Come to think of it--haven't seen the ads for a
For me, I just deal with the FELV the way I usually do, and assume
FELV is the major culprit. With FELV cats that are fairly young -
like less than 4 years old - I'd give interferon. For those older
than that, I haven't been doing anything except giving them a stable
environment and
Wow! Thanks! I had the animal medical suppy place
trying to find this stuff for me under iron
supplements...no wonder they could not pull it up. I
guess if my vet does not hurry and get back to me in
the next hour I will be off to buy some human iron
supplement. My cat Dingo does not do pills well
I'm very glad that I could help, Glenda..
Pat
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From: glenda Goodman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: Typical course of a dying FELV kitty? long letter-
sorrybutplease indulge
Wow! Thanks! I
Hi Kerry,
Thanks for all the good info.
For now I amboosting Percy's immune system w/my usual bag of tricks, the
Lysine,Missing Link Nutrional Yeast.
All the felv+cats get these supplements.
I am concerned about Percy, tho, he has runnyeyes,which I hope to get cleared
up soon.
He has an
Update for the day:
I spoke with my vet today at Creekside, and surprisingly enough he was very
receptive and wrote the referrals for UT. They have an appointment on
Tuesday, September 11 for, as Dr. Dolen wrote, FeLV workup and medical
supportive
therapy. It gives me some hope. We'll
LOLOLOLOL
:)
Wendy
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world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~
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Sent:
Jenna,
Your story about beautiful Satine made me cry. I mean this in a good way.
Thanks for sharing.
:)
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 ~~~
- Original
Glenda,
I think Procrit is the same as Epogen, but not completely sure, and it can
still be purchased. Usually when people use Procrit for their animals, it is
the only thing left that will help the anemia, so they choose to save their
animal rather than just let them go, and deal with any
Hi Beckie,
Since kitties don't technically die from the FeLV, but from FeLV related
illnesses, the only way to know how your kitty might pass is what he is
actually sick from. Is it anemia? I'm sorry you guys are going through this.
Prayers going out for comfort and strength for both of
Michael,
I'm glad your vet was receptive to the referral. That's great! I don't have
any help with the thermometer. I try to use our ear one on our cats without
much success.
:)
Wendy
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the
world - indeed it is
Let me clarify: Usually Prednisolone is used for anemia and maybe Winstrol
after the initial diagnosis. If it doesn't work, then other drugs/procedures
are considered.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the
world - indeed it is the only thing that
Ok, guys, since I'm feeling particularly sad tonight about my babies, let me
ask this...
How long have you all known of a cat surviving after FeLV+ diagnosis?
I know the standard is, according to almost everyone, 2-3 years after
diagnosis, but I'm sure some of you all have had experiences
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I'm sorry Sherry.
tonya
Sherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here we go again,sweet beautiful Joy a tortie that loved giving you kisses
on your face passed away today while under to be checked out,she was going down
hill and had fiv and felv.She was the first kitty that I noticed in the
One of mine diagnosed at age 4 or so and that was 4 years ago. She's a big
18 lbs and going strong! My other positive his around the same age and
diagnosed when I brought him in (he was a stray) though he's had some gum
problems, he's going strong as well 4 years later!
Christiane Biagi
Michael,
There is such a range that I would not even say 2-3 years. I would say that
the younger the cat, the more likely (but not necessarily a lot more likely)
they will pass in the first year or third, but that is only based on trends
I've seen here, no specific research. This does not
I got my first felv+ kitty last July, from a very bad Frankenbreeder situation
I actually got 3 cats from this particuliar case.
One passed away last Thanksgiving, but she also had chronic health problems
prior to me getting her.
She was a sealpoint Rex.
Naughty Lola, a doll faced cream choc.
Gee, Christiane, you must to doing something right!
That's pretty good!
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Wendy,
Thank you!
Anyway, I just picked up something called:
LIXOTINIC,ODD LOTS (30ml) from my vet. It is supposed
to be iron with vitamins, I think ? I am to give my
cat 2ml once a day...I have a two week supply. I will
have my cat go through the usual tests in the next
couple weeks. I do want
Great advice, Wendy, great advice.
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
The FeLV suite is actually called Casa de Calmar. Benton's House houses
kitties with disabilities.
:)
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 ~~~
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Thank you. That was sweet of you to say!
:)
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 ~~~
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From: Susan Dubose [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Lixotinic is supposed to be pretty good stuff.
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Wendy and Susan, my little gurus, You guys , I trust
more than any vet...so here is my question:
Which is worse for a kitty, to contact the FeLV virus
through the mother as a kitten or to be exposed later
in life?
I think I know the answer.It is better to be
exposed later in life, right?
Thanks, Wendy!
A, I need to log onto their website and poke around in kittyland.
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast
Who/What is this Best Friends? I must be missing something?
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Baaa haa ...!
But I did mean it, your post was very well written and helpful.
Especially the part about not getting a date stuck in your head
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
I would have to say, contacting the disease later in life would be
better( I know, poor chioce of words).
Older cats have stronger immune systems, plus kittens still have to go
through the surgery of being spayed / neuter, which is stressful on them.
I have heard that lots of fiv+ kittens
www.bestfriends.org
check 'em out..
All critters should be this lucky.
Susan J. DuBose ^..^
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at
Actually, I'm lucky I guess. Have a very laid back vet who doesn't panic.
Tucson has had a couple of episodes of very low white blood cell count vet
gave her a series of immuno-regulin and that seemed to perk her up. Biggest
problem with her is that she's overweight at 18 lbs. I try hard to
Agreed. I think the percentages of 30-40% might be a little skewed. I think
there are many less adults than kittens that actually contract FeLV because of
the immune system strength. When I see those percentages above, I think only
about kittens, because for me, I think it's so rare for an
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. When you get a chance, go to
their website. Very cool sanctuary and great fun to visit and volunteer at.
One of the charities I support.
:)
Wendy
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the
world - indeed it
Yes, their set ups for the dogs and cats are fantastic! Those animals are
spoiled. I probably would never adopt from there because the cat probably
would never want to leave! I will send a link to my trip at Best Friends. I
might have to wait though. Yahoo Photos is closing, and I just
Hey guys,
I went in to look at my photos on Yahoo! that I had stored there, and they are
closing Yahoo! photos soon. So if you have photos there, they won't be there
anymore if you don't transfer them. They'll go into cyber space, lost forever.
:)
Wendy
Never doubt that a small group of
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wendy2724/my_photos
Link to Best Friends photos and photos of Belle the day after we rescued her,
so that's why she's emaciated. They finally let me into my old link, but I
don't know how long it will work. You can view a slide show of the photos of
Best
Wow,that was cool!
Thanks so much for sharing!
Everything looked s clean!
Wish I could keep my cat room enclosure that clean (my working gets in the
way).
For now,I have to just schdule certain things certain days, likeone day I do
felv+ room,one day I do non felv+ bowls,
Hi Melody,
The first thing is to make sure all of your negative cats are vaccinated and
boostered. The next thing to consider would be the age of your negative cats.
I have mixed positive and negative cats together for over 10 years now and
never had anyone 'catch' leukemia from one of
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