Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
Alice, You are riding quit the roller coaster. I have to tell you that I think the hematocrit is fantastic. Was epogen given, I don't recall. To reverse anemia in felv cat is a great accomplishment. It suggests that he still has normal progenitor cells capable of making healthy RBCs which means the virus has not completely won. Fever can come from a lot of things - infection, stress, lymphoma, toxins, autoimmune diseases, etc. In human medicine, when all identifiable causes of fever are ruled out, it is called and FUO - fever of unknown origin. There are a lot of cytokines and fever producing molecules/proteins that are associated with hematologic processes. Often fever is a result of the immune system being active - whether this is in response to infection, toxin or neoplastic disease. Although, I would be very cautious about a fever and look for any source of infection or neoplasm, I would also not consider a fever to be a bad thing. There is so much that is unknown about felv and how the body reacts to it especially in the presence of treatment. I would not consider it out of the realm of possibility that the treatment you have provided is aiding him in fighting the virus. This could easily cause a low grade fever. What I am trying to say is that a fever may in fact indicate something positive rather than negative. Again, I would be cautious and look for any sign of infection of neoplasm. I would also still follow the CBC. The hematocrit, though is wonderful. I will continue to pray for all of you. Jenny On 8/6/10, Alice Flowers wrote: > > What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his > PCV in > the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when > it had > been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm > nose. > They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to > keep > him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on > Doxycycline > for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz > in > November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I > don't > get it-what is causing the fever??? > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter/eating litter
Mine are just food mongers! "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:05 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter/eating litter My cats have only eaten litter when they have been anemic & dying (FeLV cats only). Then I have to go to shredded newspaper. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Mon, 8/9/10, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: From: dlg...@windstream.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: "Laurieskatz" Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:39 PM p.s. i have never had a problem with my guys eating litter, guess they are getting what they need from their food. Laurieskatz wrote: > Check out www.catinfo.org about this and other litters. > My cats ate it... :( > > "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of > a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to > the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin > Luther King, Jr. > > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > dlg...@windstream.net > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:51 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] cat litter > > hello everyone, > > just found a great new litter called World's Best Cat Litter. i found it at > Tractor Supply in Troy, Mo., but they are starting to sell through PetsMart > and PetCo. it comes in 3 diferent sizes. it is great, a 17 lb bag costs > $10.00 and it lasts longer than clay litter. best of all, it is gound up > corn so it is biodegradeable, light weight compared to clay, clumps really > good (even Dee can't break up the clumps), doesn't smell and lasts longer > because you can get out whole clumps and don't waste as much. i called them > and they sent me a $3.00 coupon. also sent me to Smart Source.com where i > got another $3.00 coupon. they started out in New York area and now are > spreading across the country. i live in the country so i just made another > compost pile for the cat litter. even if you are in the city and cannot > have compost piles, when it gets to the landfil, it will break down and not > hurt the environment. > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter/eating litter
My cats have only eaten litter when they have been anemic & dying (FeLV cats only). Then I have to go to shredded newspaper. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Mon, 8/9/10, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: From: dlg...@windstream.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: "Laurieskatz" Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:39 PM p.s. i have never had a problem with my guys eating litter, guess they are getting what they need from their food. Laurieskatz wrote: > Check out www.catinfo.org about this and other litters. > My cats ate it... :( > > "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of > a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to > the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin > Luther King, Jr. > > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > dlg...@windstream.net > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 9:51 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] cat litter > > hello everyone, > > just found a great new litter called World's Best Cat Litter. i found it at > Tractor Supply in Troy, Mo., but they are starting to sell through PetsMart > and PetCo. it comes in 3 diferent sizes. it is great, a 17 lb bag costs > $10.00 and it lasts longer than clay litter. best of all, it is gound up > corn so it is biodegradeable, light weight compared to clay, clumps really > good (even Dee can't break up the clumps), doesn't smell and lasts longer > because you can get out whole clumps and don't waste as much. i called them > and they sent me a $3.00 coupon. also sent me to Smart Source.com where i > got another $3.00 coupon. they started out in New York area and now are > spreading across the country. i live in the country so i just made another > compost pile for the cat litter. even if you are in the city and cannot > have compost piles, when it gets to the landfil, it will break down and not > hurt the environment. > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter
HAHA Barb! I had the same experience with Sweat Scoop. I actually had to take a hammer to pound the "cement" off the bottom of the litter pan. A few years ago I did a "litter test". I bought a bunch of different brands of litter & filled a box with each one - clay, Yesterday's News, Sweat Scoop, World's Best, Feline Pine...& monitored the smell & which boxes the cats were actually using. World's Best took the prize in eliminating smell & was the one the cats liked best. Beth Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Barb Moermond wrote: From: Barb Moermond Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:44 PM $10?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I stopped using it because a 17lb back was over $20 - even with a break - holy frijoles i really loved it though - it's much better than swheat scoop because it doesn't turn into sticky cement Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito "My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile." - Anonymous From: "dlg...@windstream.net" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, August 9, 2010 9:50:44 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] cat litter hello everyone, just found a great new litter called World's Best Cat Litter. i found it at Tractor Supply in Troy, Mo., but they are starting to sell through PetsMart and PetCo. it comes in 3 diferent sizes. it is great, a 17 lb bag costs $10.00 and it lasts longer than clay litter. best of all, it is gound up corn so it is biodegradeable, light weight compared to clay, clumps really good (even Dee can't break up the clumps), doesn't smell and lasts longer because you can get out whole clumps and don't waste as much. i called them and they sent me a $3.00 coupon. also sent me to Smart Source.com where i got another $3.00 coupon. they started out in New York area and now are spreading across the country. i live in the country so i just made another compost pile for the cat litter. even if you are in the city and cannot have compost piles, when it gets to the landfil, it will break down and not hurt the environment. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter
Hi Kelley, Me too! I like the way this box catches the urine in a reservoir. One of my boxes is a Tidy Cat Breeze right now. The cats love it, it is their favorite box too pee in, but the urine collection tray is too shallow and the pads are bad for the environment. It's too bad, I love the way it looks, and how the scoop can hang off the side, if it just had a urine bottle instead of the tray/pad combo it would be perfect... Beth (Blue, Moxie, Dash, Scooter, Mama, Sprite, Schnozzie & Harriet, and angel Will) On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote: > I want one of these so bad! It uses safflower seeds for litter. Completely > biodegradable and you CAN get the safflower seeds from Walmart. Do not have > to buy from this company. > > http://www.felinediabetes.com/SCB/SCBcatalog.htm ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
