RE: Alternative treatments

2005-08-21 Thread Chris
I have two FELV+ who are 7 5+ respectively. I did not know of their diagnosis until last year when they were 6 4. I have 3 non-pos who lived with the 6 year old since kittenhood are still neg. Its not an automatic death sentence particularly for adult cats. You will get a lot of good,

Re: Alternative treatments

2005-08-21 Thread gblane
Is she showing symptoms? Just wondering why your vet gave her 1 year to live. You might check into Dr. Belfield's Vitamin C therapy (www.belfield.com) and also into interferon therapy (both human interferon, interferon alpha - and the harder to get feline interferon, interferon omega). I

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2005-08-21 Thread maimaipg
I know how you feel but I have much more positive vets. Dixie Louise was a throwaway that I decided to keep. She tested positive for FeLV. My vets advise that indicates exposure and that she could test negative 3 + months from now. They give rough figures of 30+ % do; another 30+ % are

RE: Alternative treatments

2005-08-21 Thread Helene Hand
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ChrisSent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 1:10 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: Alternative treatments I have two FELV+ who are 7 5+ respectively. I did not know of their diagnosis until last year when they were 6 4. I have 3 non-pos who lived with

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2005-08-21 Thread Lernermichelle
My three remaining FeLV+ cats are 4, 5, and 6 years old. They have all had the disease for at least three years. I lost 3 others. One was 5 and had had the disease for at least 3 years; one was 3 and had had it for at least 2, and one was 18 months old. It varies considerably. Vets who are

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2005-08-21 Thread Laurie B. Oliver
Hello, My name is Laurie and I have two cats, 2 1/2 year old BJ and 9 month old Mitzi. Both are feline leukemia positive. I will try to tell you my story as briefly as possible. I adopted BJ in April of 2004 from a local Humane Society. At the time, he was perfectly healthy. However, he had

Re: Alternative treatments

2005-08-21 Thread MIRIAM BEBITCH
. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: Re: Alternative treatments My three remaining FeLV+ cats are 4, 5, and 6 years old. They have all had the disease for at least three years. I lost 3

Re: Alternative treatments

2005-08-21 Thread felv
I'd just like to second Michelle's very wise advice... GET ANOTHER VET. As far as what most of us do, I think it's pretty much everyone that uses the human Interferon Alpha, orally. And most people here use various immune-stimulant supplements, from VitaminC to Co-Q-10 to Bach's Flower's