Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
I would feed him really good food. Like maybe even a/d, or at least a good brand of kitten food. I would also put him on l-lysine for the eyes. Has he seen the vet yet. I don't think it would hurt to start him on interferon either. I have a cat that is 10 years old and still looks like a

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sue Frank Koren Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried. I picked up the new FeLV+ kitty today and I am very worried about him. He is supposed to be close to two years old but he

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
My vet says that a/d can make the diarrhea worse due to the high fat content. You might try some but go easy and see if it does make the diarrhea worse? We have two combo negative boys that are about the size of 6 month old kittens, and they were feral when we rescued them at 4 weeks. They are

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-18 Thread fsftb
Jane, I would be very grateful to hear what worked for you when you have the time. The little guy also has diarrhea. I hope to get an appointment with my vet today to see what we are fighting against. I can't believe the people at this rescue told me he was asymptomatic. He is such a

[Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Sue Frank Koren
I picked up the new FeLV+ kitty today and I am very worried about him. He is supposed to be close to two years old but he is the size of a kitten no older then 6 months. I can feel his bones as if he has been on the street starving. His eyes are a little gunky and his nose seems to be

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Pat Kachur
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:39 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried. I picked up the new FeLV+ kitty today and I am very worried about him. He is supposed to be close to two years old but he is the size

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Laurieskatz
, September 17, 2008 5:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried. I picked up the new FeLV+ kitty today and I am very worried about him. He is supposed to be close to two years old but he is the size of a kitten no older then 6 months. I can feel his bones

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Jane Lyons
Hi Sue When I picked up MeMe she was in really terrible shape. I did not know she was FeLV, but she was unusually small for a one year old, had a terrible upper respiratory, constant sneezing, runny nose, diarrhea, stomatitis, swollen glands, she was really miserable. It tool us 6 months to