I use the regular Wellness canned food--its grain free. I supplement w. a
little of the dry Wellness weight mgmt. at night. One question--has the vet
done blood work on him? If he's bleeding that much, his hemoglobin count
would be real low And good for you for hanging in w. Tickles--he's a
More often than not, there is a bit of blood in it. Sometimes, there is not.
I have tried several different foods. Still blood in stool. What brand name
of grain free food do you use please? I would be willing to try it.
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Does his stool always have a bit of blood or is it just once in a while? If
only once in a while, maybe another food might work better for him... but
that's my own bias about the prescription food. I had much better result w.
a grain free food with veggies in it & found their stools were just mo
Thank you, Natalie. I had another gal tell me that IDEXX is the name of the
company that manufactures the stick test which I guess is equivalent to the
ELISSA. I will have him retested and the IFA done also. Thank you for your
help and advice.
Melissa
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Se
Ok, thank you, Christine. I will get the IFA done then. Tickles does not
have any diarrhea with the blood and the blood isn't always there. The only
other thing about his stool is that it is particularly odorous! LOL I'm
hoping these next set of tests shows him to be negative. Thanks again for
Idexx is the name of a company processing lab tests. We send them blood samples
from animals at our shelter & they perform the necessary test. It could have
been an ELISA or an IFA (usually only done after a positive ELISA).
Beth
GRAS wrote:
>No, I haven't heard of IDEXX - looked it up and it
Coccidia's a parasite==real to kill. But would likely involve diahrea as
well. My Romeo would sometimes get dark blood on outside of feces--or in
box--vet thought he likely was straining to defecate, hence the blood.
Didn't happen often but more than once. IDDEX is the name of the company
that m
No, I haven't heard of IDEXX - looked it up and it seems to be equivalent to
the SNAP test but used on large animals like cows.
Coccidia is a parasite that can easily be taken care of.
Natalie
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Tickles had what is called the IDEXX? test done on him. Does that sound
familiar to you, GRAS?
@LINDA, I have heard of coccidia, but what exactly is it? Can it be cured
with meds? Our vet can't seem to figure out the source of the blood and
feels he may rupture some small capillaries when he i
All the kittens need to be retested after 3 months on the SNAP test. The virus
can take 12 weeks to show up on the test after exposure.
Beth
Forgotten Felines wrote:
>One of the 3 kittens I recently rescued tested positive for FeLV on the
>snap test. Although we're going to run the advanced te
I had two FeLV+ cats living with quite a few healthy cats for 6 months -
some cats were very young, some very old, and one or two with CRF at the
time. After finding out - I had the youngest, oldest and sick ones tested
immediately - all OK. Now I spot check the remaining ones when they go to
A false negative is possible but not probable since they were living together
before you took them in or at least had contact with each other. FeLv is NOT
as contagious as vets would have you think but I do isolate the positives from
the negatives anyway. Steroids are only to be used in extrem
That's a huge relief. Not sure where I'd read the steroids thing, but my
heart sunk seeing it, so I couldn't be more pleased to hear that's not the
case.
I'll definitely re-test Kaya, but I was also wondering, is there any chance
the other kittens could've had a false neg? Like perhaps I tested th
Didn't find out my Tucson was FELV+ until several years after after I
brought her in (as a kitten) with my other cats. She had tested neg on
ELissa. So when I discovered she was pos, there was no choice for me about
keeping them integrated. I had the others vaccinated. I subsequently
brought in
Kaya should be treated like a kitten who got sick. Kittens do this regularly
and because their immune systems are not as fully developed as a cat's is, they
tend to go downhill fast if not given extra food, meds, etc.. Do NOT put this
cat on steroids. It will compromise her immune system even
One of the 3 kittens I recently rescued tested positive for FeLV on the
snap test. Although we're going to run the advanced test in about a month,
Kaya gets sick very easily and loses several ounces when she does. Kaya is
almost 5 months old now, 3 lbs 2 oz, and we've had her for nearly 2 months.
A
They are so ignorant because they went to veterinary medical school and they
never looked outside the book, at the actual animal. Buttercup, a lovely
Turkish Van mix came to me deathly ill and pregnant. She was probably dumped
when some people in the neighborhood moved. A week after she arriv
Sorry, I meant which FeLV test was done on him?
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My FeLV kitty had blood in his stools but he also had coccidia.
Lynda
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Which test did he have?
My new email address is:atia@gmail.com
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Some vets even tell people to kill FIV+ kittensunless they were exposed
to FIV directly, they are never positive even with a FIV+ mother! Why are
some vets so damned stupid?
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Thank you everyone for you input. We never entertained for a second the
thought of euthanizing Tickles. My vet thought I was crazy for taking him,
but he's not the only one. ALL life deserves a chance. We live in a
disposable society and many believe if something isn't perfect, it's a waste
of
Melissa,
I'd certainly have him retested. He may well be free of FelV by now.
Many cats throw off the virus as they have strong immune systems.
Lorrie
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Some vets say to euthanize FelV cats right away, but most vets now realize
many positive cats revert to negative in time. My 4 positive kittens look
so healthy, and they're playful and adorable. I will give them the happiest
life I can and hope they revert to negative when I retest.
Lorrie
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