Re: [Felvtalk] testing methods, and forms of leukemia

2010-07-10 Thread Natalie
The bone marrow aspiration was suggested by my vet for Ana's cat ONLY to confirm the regular leukemia - NOT for the Feline Leukemia virus! I have only had one kitten, years ago, and now two adult cats that are FeLV+ - the kitten was sick all the time, and died at a very early age - Nemo started

[Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

2010-07-10 Thread Ana Gutierrez
Dears, I keep thinking of how fast I lost Beltza, and hence I keep researching. Just to find out that is very weird*, but that the bite of a *Loxosceles reclusa* causes hemolytic anemia. *weird in adults, not that weird in children -- I would say, not that weird in our cats. I don't know if

Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

2010-07-10 Thread Kelley Saveika
I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our Joey to AIHA several years ago after aggressive treatment. It was very very difficult. Again I am sorry. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Ana Gutierrez ana...@gmail.com wrote: Dears, I keep thinking of how fast I lost Beltza, and hence I keep

Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

2010-07-10 Thread LauraM
I was bitten by one last November. My wound didn't become necrotic - but the swollen area was about 10 in diameter, it was tremendously painful and I have a discolored noticeable concavity in my leg at the bite site which will probably be permanent. Since that time I have suffered from

Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads tohemolytic anemia

2010-07-10 Thread Kim
Ana, I would like to read the scientific papers please. I appreciate it! Kim ...Saving just one pet won't change the worldbut surely the world will change for that one pet... The top ten reasons to spay and neuter your dog or cat were killed in a shelter today. -Original Message-