Amanda, My thoughts are with you, because I have had many FelV cats over the
years. Once this virus is in their bone marrow they will not produce enough
red blood cells, and death is inevitable. Her vital organs will shut down
and she will slowly suffocate. A transfusion will only buy her a few we
Lorrie wrote;
"Once this virus is in their bone marrow they will not produce enough red blood
cells, and death is inevitable."
I see this differently. So does The Winn Foundation. They say;
"Finally, some cats can develop latent or sequestered infection. This probably
happens to abo
I've also read that there are several FeLV viruses. The virus that is
contagious is the "main" virus, while two other viruses arise within the
cat after the "main" virus interacts with the cat's DNA. So-called
FeLV-B is responsible for increased cancer risk while FeLV-C is
responsible for the kind
I'm glad that Polli has your boyfriend. I really feel that love (which
is, in a way, the flipside of stress) helps fight the disease and gives
cats a reason to fight and live. I wonder if Convenia would help the
URI (it's just another abx). I've only used it once, so I can't vouch
for it too much,
We think it is congenital. I don't know of anything she's gone through
since I had her that would cause trauma resulting in a hernia. I've seen
her take some big leaps and fly across the room to land awkwardly on
something, but I don't think those had that kind of impact.
I'm going to talk to her
Two drawbacks for Convenia. If the cat reacts badly, there's no way to discontinue the drug, it's in the system for two weeks (more or less). Two, it is generally prescribed for skin infections, and sometimes FLUTD. Doesn't seem to be considered effective for secondary bacterial infections ofte
Margo,
That's a very good point to make about Convenia. My vet was very reluctant to
use it on Ember because it stays around so long. It ended up happening anyway
(I was out of state, and my dad was panicking about a URI Ember was dealing
with). Fortunately, she had no problems tolerating it.
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> I see this differently. So does The Winn Foundation. They say;
>
> "Finally, some cats can develop latent or sequestered infection. This
> probably happens to about 5-10% of cats. These cats, whose virus is hiding
> in sites such as the bone marrow, will rarely be contagious and are
Yes, anemia is no way to go.
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From: Lorrie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts
>
> I see this differ
Lorrie wrote;"True, IF the virus is latent and hiding in the bone marrow, but
when a cat
is severely anemic the virus is active, and the cat will suffer a painful
death."
I must have missed something, sorry. What I saw Amanda say was;
"She was diagnosed with severe anemia back at the b
Her anemia isn't really understood; it comes and goes so I'm wary of the
"non regenerative anemia" diagnosis. I'm not sure if her recent problems
are related to anemia or to the URI. We're looking for a new vet at the
moment. As soon as I know more, I'll let you all know.
-Amanda
On Wed, Jun 2
My problem isn't URI but on and off diarrhea. Casey is 15 and most of the 5
years I have had her, she has had this problem. It goes away for 6 months and
then comes back again. The vet didn't find parasites in her stool, but did
find a bacterial thing. He gave her a shot of Covina and we br
Are you close to a veterinary school? They might be better able to come up
with an answer. I have gone to Missouri University, a 3 hour drive, but worth
it if you can get answers.
Lance wrote:
> We think it is congenital. I don't know of anything she's gone through
> since I had her tha
I agree with that, love is one of the most important things you can give them.
Lance wrote:
> I'm glad that Polli has your boyfriend. I really feel that love (which
> is, in a way, the flipside of stress) helps fight the disease and gives
> cats a reason to fight and live. I wonder if Conv
My mother was a nurse and a detail man once told her that human and animal meds
are the same, they just put different labels on them. Vet meds are cheaper
than human.
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I like the idea of home made food, but how do I get the right proportions of
enzymes, vitamins, etc for cats?
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I have a Lysine in a bottle that measures out the right dosage. Kind of looks
like hairball stuff and my cats fight me when I try to give it to them. I
think it might just be that I am making them take it, therefore they decide to
NOT like it.
Beth wrote:
> L-Lysine is good, also. I c
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