Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-09 Thread dlgegg
t; > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Rachel Dagner > Sent: June-08-16 4:48 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... > > I know you feel that way. I still can’t help but worry about long term use > with someth

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Ardy Robertson
Wondering what the vet’s reason for not wanting to prescribe Winstrol? Ardy From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... Thank you all

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-08 Thread Jane Gannon
- Original Message - From: "Jane Gannon" <strayc...@roadrunner.com> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis Hi Bob, I have had uveitis in two of my positive cats. One we gave metacam (m

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Amani Oakley
these years were something more than just conjecture. Thank you for that information. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Margo Sent: June-08-16 5:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... Old Vet saying when confronted

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Margo
one here now. So I'm with Amani. They're often worth a shot. But they do need to be tapered off.Margo-Original Message- From: Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> Sent: Jun 8, 2016 4:11 PM To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: [Felvt

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Rachel Dagner
gotten that extra month and a half with him. I wish it could have kept him going forever. *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of *Amani Oakley *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 4:11 PM *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Amani Oakley
...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Dagner Sent: June-08-16 11:43 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... What a relief it is helping, I am so glad! I pray that it is not chronic, taking steroids for long periods especially for life is not good. If it does turn out

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Margo
Message- From: Rachel Dagner <rdag...@novahrc.com> Sent: Jun 8, 2016 11:43 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... What a relief it is helping, I am so glad!  I pray that it is not chronic, taking steroids for long periods especially for life is no

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread kat
at 11:43 AM From: "Rachel Dagner" <rdag...@novahrc.com> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis... What a relief it is helping, I am so glad!  I pray that it is not chronic, taking steroids for long periods especially for life is not good. If

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread Rachel Dagner
if that works so you can try to wean off the prednisone, it would be worth a try at least, I searched uveitis in my handy Marty Goldstein book, and it says a company called Eli Lilly invested millions of dollars in researching animal glandulars, they used cow eye protein for uveitis, one

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis...

2016-06-08 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Thank you all for your suggestions re: Uveitis.  As I wrote the original note more than a week ago much has happened since  I went back to see the Vet expecting to get Winstrol and got a different vet instead.  THIS one prescribed Prednisolone Opthalmic Ointment 3-4X qd for the badly

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-07 Thread Jane Gannon
Hi Bob, I have had uveitis in two of my positive cats. One we gave metacam (many vets will not use this anymore as it can cause kidney disease) and neo poly dex opthalmic ointment. It did clear it up. The other one we gave the same ointment and a shot of depo medrol and this also cleared

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-07 Thread dlgegg
ust went to sleep > peacefully. -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 6:24 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis Amani, I am glad we hae you in the group!

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-06 Thread Ardy Robertson
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis Amani, I am glad we hae you in the group! Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: > Bob, I’d be giving the cortisone treatment a try, but because this problem is > caused by the FeLV virus, you really have to go after the virus itsel

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-06 Thread dlgegg
; Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: May-27-16 11:31 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis > > Wonder if anyone has has any success with treating Uveitis in FeLV cats. >

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-06-06 Thread dlgegg
; ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: May-27-16 11:31 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis > > Wonder if anyone has has any success with treating Uveitis in FeLV cats. > I've had my 10 mo. old guy to two different Vets...One prescribed tribple ABX

Re: [Felvtalk] uveitis

2016-05-27 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Wonder if anyone has has any success with treating Uveitis in FeLV cats.  I've had my 10 mo. old guy to two different Vets...One prescribed tribple ABX with Corticosteroid which had no appreciable effect the other vet counseled against using Cortisones due to the risk of Corneal Ulcers

[Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Maureen Olvey
Anyone ever dealt with Uveitis (eye inflammation)? My FeLV kitten had a scratch or something in her eye but that is healed but her eye is still really red and irritated. The vet suspects her FeLV is causing the irritation and redness to continue. Right now she's taking Baytril and Clavamox

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread GRAS
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Uveitis Anyone ever dealt with Uveitis (eye inflammation)? My FeLV kitten had a scratch or something in her eye but that is healed but her eye is still really red and irritated. The vet suspects her FeLV is causing the irritation and redness

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread jbero tds.net
c and silver as the vitamin c helps with wound healing and silver both helps with wound healing and is a great antimicrobial. Good luck. Jenny On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Maureen Olvey molvey...@hotmail.comwrote: Anyone ever dealt with Uveitis (eye inflammation)? My FeLV kitten had

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Maureen Olvey
anyway but I could be wrong since I don't completely understand the anatomy of the eye. But he said it's all healed. Actually I read that just having FeLV can cause uveitis so that's why the vet is assuming it is still irritated. We're using the interferon alpha to boost her immune system

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Marta Gasper
Oh yes..but in the rescues or just neutered, any type of stress would lower the inmune system so oportunistic infections like  eye infections occur.   Uveitis is more serious, it is a symptom not a disease. And it is very, very painful. The eye is reddened as irritated and it is swollen, might

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread GRAS
Has anyone noticed that we get double mailings? From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 3:43 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis I have had a kitten

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Maureen Olvey
Thanks Lynda. The flurbiprofen is a human drug and the vet said it was for inflammation so I wonder if that is what you had. He didn't say whether it was a steroid or not though. What caused your uveitis? Has it ever returned? “I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Maureen Olvey
unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:27:15 -0400 From: g...@optonline.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis Has anyone noticed

Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis

2012-03-12 Thread Maureen Olvey
: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:14:42 -0700 From: marta.gas...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Uveitis Oh yes..but in the rescues or just neutered, any type of stress would lower the inmune system so oportunistic infections like eye infections occur. Uveitis is more serious

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-19 Thread Maria
: From: Maria mian...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 12:37 PM I had a conversation with my primary vet this morning about Bernie and his Uveitis/possible lymphoma.? I'm not sure what to do. I'm frustrated, sad

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-19 Thread Beth
I'm so sorry, sounds like you have a lot of decisions to make. I agree on not putting them through too much. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Maria mian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Maria mian...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis I'm so sorry, sounds like you have a lot of decisions to make. I agree on not putting them through too much. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Maria mian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Maria mian...@gmail.com Subject: Re

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis I'm so sorry, sounds like you have a lot of decisions to make. I agree on not putting them through too much. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Fri, 2/19/10, Maria mian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Maria mian...@gmail.com Subject: Re

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Maria
I had a conversation with my primary vet this morning about Bernie and his Uveitis/possible lymphoma. I'm not sure what to do. I'm frustrated, sad, angry and I feel like I'm running into walls everywhere. It seems like there are never answers for these cats. It could be one thing

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Amy
stained and then to start on steroids in case it's uveitis. The specialist also mentioned lymphoma. My cat doesn't show any sign of illness so I know it's different but just wanted to say I understand how tough it is to never have the answers. My vet said this may be something my cat has had

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Sally Davis
Amy I saw your post, but had no experience to suggest anything. I one had a doctor tell me she had never seen eyes like mine. Weird huh. Now there wasn't anything wrong it was just how my eyes were pigmented. Hoping this is normal for your cat. Sally Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Amy
/10, Sally Davis putty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Sally Davis putty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 1:20 PM Amy I saw your post, but had no experience to suggest anything. I one had a doctor tell me she

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Maria
Amy - Thanks for the kind words. I re-read your post about your kitty and and the gold colored ring around his eye. When you look at his eye in light, does it look funny like how animals eyes sometimes show up in pictures taken with a flash? That's how we first noticed Bernie's eye issue. He

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Beth
Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org   --- On Thu, 2/18/10, Maria mian...@gmail.com wrote: From: Maria mian...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 12:37 PM I had a conversation with my primary vet this morning

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-18 Thread Amy
Maria, Nothing really funny looking about Luigi's eye. It's almost kind of cool looking. He just has a ring around about 1/2 of his eye. It's down one side and down the other side and just looks like a coppery tone. My vet didn't recall noticing it before and called a specialist just to

[Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-16 Thread Maria
Hi everyone - Just asking if you guys could say a little prayer for Bernie (1 yr. 8mos FelV +) He isn't doing well and I'm afraid things could get worse soon. He was diagnosed with uveitis about 2 weeks ago. The iris is still inflamed even though we are using the predisone eye drops 3 times

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-16 Thread Gloria B. Lane
10:03:07 AM To : felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc : Subject : RE: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis Hi everyone - Just asking if you guys could say a little prayer for Bernie (1 yr. 8mos FelV +) He isn't doing well and I'm afraid things could get worse soon. He was diagnosed with uveitis

Re: [Felvtalk] Bernie - Uveitis

2010-02-16 Thread Sally Davis
Maria My Junior had uveitis which turned into glaucoma. He had and injury to his eye before developing FELV. Anyway he was in pain and it sounds like that may be the problem with your kitty. He was put on pain medicine and it made all the world in his activity level. These kitties are very

Re: uveitis and FIP

2007-12-25 Thread Susan Hoffman
uveitis most certainly can be a symptom of dry FIP. But it can also be a symptom of so many other things. Dry FIP is especially hard to diagnose because the possible array of symptoms are so generic. Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Yes I agree and I would think more likely FELV than

Re: uveitis and FIP

2007-12-25 Thread Kelley Saveika
Fortunately I have only had one cat w/dry FIP, and she didn't have uveitis. On Dec 25, 2007 9:25 PM, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: uveitis most certainly can be a symptom of dry FIP. But it can also be a symptom of so many other things. Dry FIP is especially hard to diagnose

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-05 Thread Sally
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uveitis You shouldn't feel personally responsible for the fact that YOU didn't know the eye hurt until after the vet visit. The VET should

Re: uveitis

2006-12-05 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Sally, Bandy also takes when needed torbutrol for pain. I was always told to only give 1/4 of a baby aspirin every 3 to 4 days., but I don't recommend aspirin. not even at the low dose... He was always checked for cornea abrasions when he sees the vet..just in case there is an ulcer

Re: uveitis

2006-12-05 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Sally, Bandy also takes when needed torbutrol for pain. I was always told to only give 1/4 of a baby aspirin every 3 to 4 days., but I don't recommend aspirin. not even at the low dose... He was always checked for cornea abrasions when he sees the vet..just in case there is an ulcer

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-04 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
Or try a Fentanyl patch (often called duragestic patches). That's a patch that they shave the cat and stick it on them, lasts for 3-4 days. Very effective pain relief. I'd be very concerned if my vet didn't offer pain meds, and then when pressed offered aspirin, that should be one of the last

Re: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)--ketoprofen in dogs

2006-12-04 Thread Barb Moermond
. - Anonymous - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2006 8:42:31 PM Subject: Re: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)--ketoprofen in dogs Hi Nina! I just wanted to caution the use of ketoprofen in dogs...it's rare

RE: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)

2006-12-04 Thread Sally
Hi Nina The situation has been a bit overwhelming for me. As this was the other vet in the office we saw Friday. I did not feel too comfortable telling him what to prescribe. I told him about the zithromax and he prescribed something else. He is a good vet. He did not prescribe for the eye

Re: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)

2006-12-04 Thread Lernermichelle
Yes, uveitis is treated with topical steroids in the eye. Prednisolone drops is what is usually used; sometimes atropine is used, I think for pain in the eye. See Kerry's email about Bandy's course on these two eye drops (drops can be easier to get in than ointment, too). I also needed

RE: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)

2006-12-04 Thread Sally
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 6:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis) Yes, uveitis is treated with topical steroids in the eye. Prednisolone drops is what is usually used; sometimes atropine is used, I think for pain in the eye. See

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-04 Thread Sally
was a bit depressed over the situation. I love all my kitties. Sally From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 3:14 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uveitis Or try a Fentanyl patch (often called

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-04 Thread Lernermichelle
When aspirin is given for blood clots, it is to thin the blood, which then takes away the pain (by getting rid of the clot); it is not primarily for pain. They also give small amounts of aspiring to lower fevers sometimes. But pain is usually treated with something else, like metacam,

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-04 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
to for the bulk work of testing, neutering, etc; but you might consider a different one for things like the Uveitis and other chronic painful conditions. Just because maybe he lacked in one area (pain management) doesn't mean he's not a wonderful vet for routine exams and vaccines and such. As far

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-03 Thread Gina WN
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly L Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:03 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uveitis At 06:55 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: What are you using in his eyes Kelly L Visit my Tigger Tales site! - Cheap

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-03 Thread Gina WN
You have my prayers for your baby Junior. Gina Sally [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Poor Junior’s eye is so sore. He has been through so much this year. He is already blind in this eye due to his encounter with a car. I suppose this weakness predisposed him to getting this kind

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-03 Thread Lernermichelle
Sally, If it is actually uveitis, it needs a steroid administered to it. My horse Pepsi had uveitis and went blind in the eye due to not doing this soon enough, and my cat Buddy had it and responded well to the steroid. You just don't want to use a steroid if the eye is ulcerated

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-03 Thread Lernermichelle
Even after my horse Pepsi's eye was blind from uveitis, an opthalmologist (who I should have gotten to see her right away but did not know what was going on and listened to my regular vet) she was still having pain and inflammation in it. The opthalmologist was able to make that go away

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-03 Thread Sally
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Uveitis At 07:33 PM 12/8/2006, you wrote: Ask you vet about a dose of Buprenex.It is aspirin free and stronger, It takes a very low dose be careful about giving the Asprin 2 days in a row ,you see it accumulates and causes the problems, They do

Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)

2006-12-03 Thread Nina
Hi Sally, I just wanted to comment on getting the antibiotic ointment in Junior's eye... If you put a line of the ointment on your finger and gently apply it to his closed eye, (on the line where his eyelids meet), at least some will go in his eye and it should help at least keep his eye

Re: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis)--ketoprofen in dogs

2006-12-03 Thread jenmeyer
, December 3, 2006 5:28 pm Subject: Sally - pain meds (was Uveitis) To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Hi Sally, I just wanted to comment on getting the antibiotic ointment in Junior's eye... If you put a line of the ointment on your finger and gently apply it to his closed eye, (on the line

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-02 Thread Kerry Roach
Hi Sally, My Bandy has uveitis, and we have been dealing with it since around Feb. this year.. We tried all sorts of things at first as he did have an eye infection so he was mostly on antibiotic eye drops until that cleared then we added the dex drops. He just kept getting worse

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-02 Thread Sally
: Re: Uveitis At 06:55 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: What are you using in his eyes Kelly L

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-02 Thread Marylyn
will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Sally To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: RE: Uveitis

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-02 Thread Sally
or more exposure than Tiny did. Sally _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:14 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uveitis Can the vet give you some meds for pain

RE: Uveitis

2006-12-02 Thread Kelly L
] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:14 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Uveitis Can the vet give you some meds for pain? If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures

Uveitis

2006-12-01 Thread Sally
Poor Junior's eye is so sore. He has been through so much this year. He is already blind in this eye due to his encounter with a car. I suppose this weakness predisposed him to getting this kind of infection. I am concerned it is signaling he is not getting better. I don't know how you folks do

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-01 Thread Kelly L
At 06:55 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: What are you using in his eyes Kelly L Poor Junior's eye is so sore. He has been through so much this year. He is already blind in this eye due to his encounter with a car. I suppose this weakness predisposed him to getting this kind of infection. I am

Re: Uveitis

2006-12-01 Thread Leslie Lawther
*We're all thinking about you and Junior... and you will be in our prayers.* *Leslie =^..^=* On 12/1/06, Kelly L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:55 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: What are you using in his eyes Kelly L Poor Junior's eye is so sore. He has been through so much this year. He is