Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Crystal Proper
Hi Cougar Clan- My little ones are very spoiled and I believe lead a very stress free lifestyle.  The only thing that I think stresses Nibbler out is getting his vitamins and Prt Tinic via liquid syringe orally.  He doesn't like the taste at all and he needs this done a few times a day.  I

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Crystal Proper
Hi Diane- I am not sure how much my vet knows about FeLV.  I am very thankful and grateful to have her help.  She is very busy and always listens to my constant questions.  However, she keeps telling me that its the FeLV running its course and there's nothing I can do.  However, I've been

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Crystal Proper
Hi Belinda- All 3 kittens, Nibbler, Brillo and Desmond all got antibiotics when we got them at 4 weeks old.  Brillo and Desmond kicked the upper resp after a couple weeks but Nibbler hasn't.  He was on them for another 6 or 7 weeks after that but we had to take him off about 2 weeks ago because

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Belinda Sauro
Gloria, didn't you have some luck with your kitties and vitamin c when they had upper respiratory's. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] Considering Adopting Felv have ?'s

2009-11-19 Thread Debbie Bates
Good for you, Allison! The wonderful people here have a HUGE amount of knowledge that will be invaluable to you. Good luckand bless you for giving this kitty a loving home! Debbie (COL) Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle Philo From: panchobri...@hotmail.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Amy
Hi Crystal, Are you far from Cornell University in NY? I recently took my cat to see an internal med there and have been incredibly pleased with her knowledge and compassion. She is the only one who has not given up on my leuk positive cat. I'd be happy to send you her name if it's a trip

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Crystal Proper
Amy- That's only an 1 1/2 from me!  I would love her name and contact info please! Crystal         Amy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:13:44 -0800 Hi Crystal, Are you far from Cornell University in NY? I recently took my cat to see an internal med there and have been incredibly pleased with her knowledge

[Felvtalk] Crystal and Nibbler

2009-11-19 Thread jbero tds.net
Hello Crystal, I love the people in this group. They are compassionate and knowledgable. Here are my suggestions. 1. The upper respiratory infection - common in felv kittens. I have fought this battle. As far as an effective antibiotic - Azithromycin works wonders. It is not currently

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Crystal Proper
Amy- I just found out its actually 4 1/2 hours away from me instead of 1 1/2.  I don't think I can make that drive right now. Thanks, Crystal Amy- That's only an 1 1/2 from me!  I would love her name and contact info please! Crystal         Amy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:13:44 -0800 Hi Crystal, Are

Re: [Felvtalk] Raw Food

2009-11-19 Thread Tracey Shrout
Lorrie, Yes, I think raw is the best also. If you go to those websites, they give you step-by-step instructions on how to make it. You have to be careful to follow the recommended proportions. It does take a little time to convince the cats that this is what they should be eating. One of mine,

Re: [Felvtalk] Raw Food

2009-11-19 Thread Patricia . A . Elkins
A funny story- my husband suddenly decided that he would feed a raw diet to the cats and invested a lot of money in meat and supplements according to a good recipe he found. Not one cat out of about 12 would touch it. Turns out he had purchased (a big!) bottle of lemon-flavored fish oil to

Re: [Felvtalk] Raw Food

2009-11-19 Thread Jane Lyons
Hi Lorrie It took me a long time to switch my cat (Felv+) to raw. She refused any raw that I first offered her and rejected cat food that had any raw in it. I have two dogs that I have fed raw to since they were puppies. I discovered that when I was preparing their food my cat would jump up

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Tracey Shrout
Crystal, have you tried a raw food for him? When I first got my positive kitty, she had uncontrollable (bloody) diarrhea, and I tried every food I could. The only thing that stopped it was a raw food consisting of chicken and bones (among other ingredients). She was on antibiotics, fortiflora,

Re: [Felvtalk] Raw Food

2009-11-19 Thread Sara Kasteleyn
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Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread Cougar Clan
You might try to add a little pumpkin to his food. Real canned pumpkin, not pie filling. I keep several cans on hand because of the ferals at Mom's. Most are not touchable and you can only do what you can do for them. My vets use psyllium (just a pinch). On Nov 19, 2009, at 4:26 PM,

Re: [Felvtalk] Raw Food

2009-11-19 Thread Cougar Clan
I have to chime in on the raw food. I started cooking for Dixie after the cat/dog food scare a few years ago and no longer feed my kept cats any thing with grain. The ferals get Purina dry and canned (I don't know of any recalls involving their products). I discovered Primal Raw and

[Felvtalk] advice on kitty's loose tooth

2009-11-19 Thread Tracey Shrout
Hi all, I have a positive who has a loose lower canine tooth. I have never had this problem in a cat. She is very clumsy (one bad eye) and I think she has possibly just ran into something. Anyway, her tooth is now sticking straight out. I worry that it may be getting infected, or that it may

Re: [Felvtalk] advice on kitty's loose tooth

2009-11-19 Thread Laurieskatz
I would get her to a vet as soon as possible to make sure there isn't an infection Abscessed teeth can be a serious issue. L -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Tracey Shrout Sent: Thursday, November

Re: [Felvtalk] advice on kitty's loose tooth

2009-11-19 Thread Patricia . A . Elkins
One of my positives started smelling bad and I realized that he had a serious red line on his gums near the teeth. The vet said that the gum infection was so bad, his little front teeth would probably fall out. Gum infection is quite often seen in positives. Alot of the infection cleared up

Re: [Felvtalk] advice on kitty's loose tooth

2009-11-19 Thread Tracey Shrout
I should have said before that I had called the vet when I first noticed it, and they said as long as she was eating that she was probably ok. I hate the thought of stressing her out to take her to the vet if it might just fall out and be ok. When I first got her (a year ago), all of her upper

Re: [Felvtalk] advice on kitty's loose tooth

2009-11-19 Thread janine paton
Had this recently with one of mine. Her canine tooth was sticking straight out also, it looked horrible, but took her to vet, person who does dentals there easily removed the tooth. Came right out in one second, by had, no big deal! From: Laurieskatz

[Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
Hi, All, Just dropping in to post about the success I have had in reversing FIP in one of my kittens. As most of you know, I lost my FeLV+ boy Lukey in October and we were never sure what actually caused his death, as though we were able to improve his red blood count with a transfusion and

Re: [Felvtalk] Kitten Problems - Please Help

2009-11-19 Thread jbero tds.net
Hello Crystal, I love the people in this group. They are compassionate and knowledgable. Here are my suggestions. 1. The upper respiratory infection - common in felv kittens. I have fought this battle. As far as an effective antibiotic - Azithromycin works wonders. It is not currently

[Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
Hi, All, Just dropping in to post about the success I have had in reversing FIP in one of my kittens. As most of you know, I lost my FeLV+ boy Lukey in October and we were never sure what actually caused his death, as though we were able to improve his red blood count with a transfusion and

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread gary
I'm Very glad that Angelica has gotten better. However, at least with what you wrote, I don't see a diagnosis of FIP. Was this a diagnosis made by a vet? Were there some tests run with results that were indicative of FIP, or was this just from observation of clinical signs? Gary

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
Gary, Angelica's litter mate Chuckie died from confirmed FIP on November 11 with exactly the same symptoms and Angelica became symptomatic just about 10 days after Chuckie manifested with the disease. They were hospitalized together but Chuckie's disease was too advanced by the time we were

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Tower Laboratories Corporation
Gary, Angelica's litter mate Chuckie died from confirmed FIP on November 11 with exactly the same symptoms and Angelica became symptomatic just about 10 days after Chuckie manifested with the disease. They were hospitalized together but Chuckie's disease was too advanced by the time we were

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread Susan Hoffman
I want a solution to FIP. FIP has killed cats in my care and ravaged my spirit. I do not foster tiny kittens because I cannot deal with FIP. So I want this to be real, a real solution to FIP. But I have to say The only way to make a definitive diagnoe of FIP is by necropsy. Was a

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
I just posted the history about this and the testing that was performed a few minutes ago. If you need more information, let me know. Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation www.HeartTech.com 1-877-TOWER-LABS Practicing Medicine Without a License? The Story of

Re: [Felvtalk] Reversal of FIP in my six-month-old kitten

2009-11-19 Thread S. Jewell
I just posted the history about this and the testing that was performed a few minutes ago. If you need more information, let me know. Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation www.HeartTech.com 1-877-TOWER-LABS Practicing Medicine Without a License? The Story of