Re: [Felvtalk] FVRCP shots bad for FelV + cats

2013-08-09 Thread Lorrie 
I have also had FelV + cats get dreadfully sick, and one died from 
the FVRCP shot.   Now I never give them to positive cats. I just let
them live a stress free life with lots of TLC for as long as they live.
I have two positive cats who are 5 and still seem just fine, but most
die in less than a year but sometimes they make it a bit longer.

Lorrie

>1) A negative IFA does NOT mean the cat is not FeLV positive. It simply
>means the virus is not replicating in his bone marrow. If a cat has a
>positive SNAP test, he is still positive. If you do get an IFA & it is
>positive, it simply means he will not throw the virus off.

>2) Those 3-way SNAP tests that test for heartworms are notoriously
>unreliable. Our shelter stopped using them after we had a slew of cats
>test postitive for FeLV. They were retested on the 2-way test twice, &
>and came up negative.

>3) It is too late now, but I would never give an FelV cat an FVRCP
>vaccine. I did that once to 2 sisters I had. One immediately became ill
>(she had been healthy up until then) & died shortly afterward. Her
>sister died soon after. I have heard of other FeLV cats getting sick
>right after FVRCP vaccines. No need to stress their immune systems out
>unless there is some seriously good reason why you need to vaccinate.

>4) I don't think L-Lysine can hurt. It's pretty cheap & you can get it
>in a powder form you can sprinkle over their food. 

>5) I have used Interferon in the past, but from what I understand 
>it  takes a long time to work. I stopped because I felt like I was
>stressing the cats out too much with the daily medicine routine. Plus
>you have to give it to them the right way. You can't just squirt it
>randomly in their mouths.

>6) I think the best thing you can do is feed a high-quality food & keep
>stress down.

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Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer

2013-08-09 Thread cerwin 
Yes, ours has a community pantry, for the same reason.
Anyone can come and get food.

Chris C.


From: KG BarnCats 
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 8:17 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
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Also check the local pounds - ours has certain foods they prefer to use for a 
consistent diet (less tummy trouble).  The other donated foods are often 
re-donated to feral feeders who agree to participate in TNR.  

KG


 
On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Shelley Theye  wrote:

  Another thought, our small rescue group in NC will get food donations from 
the public sometimes, and we usually give
  some of it to people in the community that need help.  Maybe she could check 
with some of the  local larger
  rescue groups in her area to see if they might have extra food?  They might 
not publicize it, we don't.
  Shelley


  On Aug 9, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Beth wrote:

  > In Atlanta we have pet food pantries. You have to be income qualified. 
There may be something near her for that. Sometimes rescues also get good at a 
discount & will sell to colony feeders.
  >
  > Beth

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  >
  > From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
  > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
  > Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:01 PM
  > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer
  >
  > I CAN'T HELP, UP TO MY EARS $PROBLEMS, but I have heard that sometimes 
Petsmart and oher pet stores offer outdated pet foods at reduced or for free.  
Wouldn't hurt to look into it.
  >
  >  Lee Evans  wrote:
  > > Yes, I have gone online (she has no computer, can't afford to buy one) 
and looked into the Pet Food Stamps program but since Karen has a job and is 
single she is not eligible. I seems like you have to be totally down and out to 
get any help, especially for animals. I can't get Medicaid because I am 
regularly paying a mortgage on a house and I desperately need dental work. So 
there you have it. The great American dream for those of us who actually are 
doing the right thing has turned into a nightmare. Can anyone help Karen with a 
donation of a gift card from a pet food supply store? That way she could save 
some of her hard earned money to make a down payment on something that she can 
drive to work and to her cat colonies every day, like she used to. She had just 
paid off the car she had when the transmission cracked. She didn't have air 
conditioning either and the windows stopped functioning. Needed another car 
even before the transmission went belly up.
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Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer

2013-08-09 Thread KG BarnCats 
Also check the local pounds - ours has certain foods they prefer to use for
a consistent diet (less tummy trouble).  The other donated foods are often
re-donated to feral feeders who agree to participate in TNR.

KG



On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Shelley Theye  wrote:

> Another thought, our small rescue group in NC will get food donations from
> the public sometimes, and we usually give
> some of it to people in the community that need help.  Maybe she could
> check with some of the  local larger
> rescue groups in her area to see if they might have extra food?  They
> might not publicize it, we don't.
> Shelley
>
> On Aug 9, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Beth wrote:
>
> > In Atlanta we have pet food pantries. You have to be income qualified.
> There may be something near her for that. Sometimes rescues also get good
> at a discount & will sell to colony feeders.
> >
> > Beth
> > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
>  >
> >
> > From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> > Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer
> >
> > I CAN'T HELP, UP TO MY EARS $PROBLEMS, but I have heard that sometimes
> Petsmart and oher pet stores offer outdated pet foods at reduced or for
> free.  Wouldn't hurt to look into it.
> >
> >  Lee Evans  wrote:
> > > Yes, I have gone online (she has no computer, can't afford to buy one)
> and looked into the Pet Food Stamps program but since Karen has a job and
> is single she is not eligible. I seems like you have to be totally down and
> out to get any help, especially for animals. I can't get Medicaid because I
> am regularly paying a mortgage on a house and I desperately need dental
> work. So there you have it. The great American dream for those of us who
> actually are doing the right thing has turned into a nightmare. Can anyone
> help Karen with a donation of a gift card from a pet food supply store?
> That way she could save some of her hard earned money to make a down
> payment on something that she can drive to work and to her cat colonies
> every day, like she used to. She had just paid off the car she had when the
> transmission cracked. She didn't have air conditioning either and the
> windows stopped functioning. Needed another car even before the
> transmission went belly up.
> >
> >
> > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty
> neighbors too!
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Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer

2013-08-09 Thread Shelley Theye 
Another thought, our small rescue group in NC will get food donations from the 
public sometimes, and we usually give 
some of it to people in the community that need help.  Maybe she could check 
with some of the  local larger
rescue groups in her area to see if they might have extra food?  They might not 
publicize it, we don't.
Shelley

On Aug 9, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Beth wrote:

> In Atlanta we have pet food pantries. You have to be income qualified. There 
> may be something near her for that. Sometimes rescues also get good at a 
> discount & will sell to colony feeders.
> 
> Beth 
> Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
>  
> 
> From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer
> 
> I CAN'T HELP, UP TO MY EARS $PROBLEMS, but I have heard that sometimes 
> Petsmart and oher pet stores offer outdated pet foods at reduced or for free. 
>  Wouldn't hurt to look into it.
> 
>  Lee Evans  wrote: 
> > Yes, I have gone online (she has no computer, can't afford to buy one) and 
> > looked into the Pet Food Stamps program but since Karen has a job and is 
> > single she is not eligible. I seems like you have to be totally down and 
> > out to get any help, especially for animals. I can't get Medicaid because I 
> > am regularly paying a mortgage on a house and I desperately need dental 
> > work. So there you have it. The great American dream for those of us who 
> > actually are doing the right thing has turned into a nightmare. Can anyone 
> > help Karen with a donation of a gift card from a pet food supply store? 
> > That way she could save some of her hard earned money to make a down 
> > payment on something that she can drive to work and to her cat colonies 
> > every day, like she used to. She had just paid off the car she had when the 
> > transmission cracked. She didn't have air conditioning either and the 
> > windows stopped functioning. Needed another car even before the 
> > transmission went belly up.
> 
>  
> Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty 
> neighbors too!
> 
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Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer

2013-08-09 Thread Beth 
In Atlanta we have pet food pantries. You have to be income qualified. There 
may be something near her for that. Sometimes rescues also get good at a 
discount & will sell to colony feeders.


Beth 

Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org
 



 From: "dlg...@windstream.net" 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Desperate Rescuer
 

I CAN'T HELP, UP TO MY EARS $PROBLEMS, but I have heard that sometimes Petsmart 
and oher pet stores offer outdated pet foods at reduced or for free.  Wouldn't 
hurt to look into it.

 Lee Evans  wrote: 
> Yes, I have gone online (she has no computer, can't afford to buy one) and 
> looked into the Pet Food Stamps program but since Karen has a job and is 
> single she is not eligible. I seems like you have to be totally down and out 
> to get any help, especially for animals. I can't get Medicaid because I am 
> regularly paying a mortgage on a house and I desperately need dental work. So 
> there you have it. The great American dream for those of us who actually are 
> doing the right thing has turned into a nightmare. Can anyone help Karen with 
> a donation of a gift card from a pet food supply store? That way she could 
> save some of her hard earned money to make a down payment on something that 
> she can drive to work and to her cat colonies every day, like she used to. 
> She had just paid off the car she had when the transmission cracked. She 
> didn't have air conditioning either and the windows stopped functioning. 
> Needed another car even before the transmission went belly up.

 
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