Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

2017-01-20 Thread Amani Oakley
Hi Ardy. I just discovered this information on line. I had no idea it was the same stuff and you don’t need a prescription for it. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Ardy Robertson Sent: January-19-17 11:43 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject:

[Felvtalk] Re Finding money for Vet Tx...

2017-01-20 Thread Amani Oakley
Robert Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to do myself. Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have animals? You could only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you could pop back home and check on your babies as needed. You could also charge different

Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...

2017-01-20 Thread dlgegg
Do you have a reliable friend nearby who could do meds while you are at work? I know it sounds crazy, but when Shallie's kittens were only days old, my boss let me bring them and keep their basket under my desk so I could give them a bottle when they were hungry. I was fortunate that he was

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

2017-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
Mirtazapine has been an amazing help for my cat too! He has struggled on and off through the years with not eating enough. We call it the cranky pill because it makes him meow loudly and demandingly in our faces for more food. :) Luckily he's had a pretty healthy appetite and we only have to use

Re: [Felvtalk] LTCI injections ??

2017-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
I used LTCI when my 11 yo was first diagnosed. I believe it helped bring him back from a very low point (anemia, anorexia, etc). He stayed on it for about a year, then once he was stable I felt it wasn't worth the continued cost, so we stopped. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 6:43 PM, Amani Oakley

Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...

2017-01-20 Thread Margo
I've donated to a number of "GoFundMe" (and other similar) campaigns, and also donated directly with a paypal address. I dont know how either works really, but if you set one up, please post a link here. Margo -Original Message- >From: ROBERT CHAPEL >Sent:

Re: [Felvtalk] Finding money for Vet Tx...

2017-01-20 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Hello All: I have a recollection of someone( or someone(s) in our forum mentioning trying a " Go fund me " campaign for their cat(s)  Was it at all successful??    I am going to need to find some money if I am going to keep my guys going as I really can't return to any kind of reasonable

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly...

2017-01-20 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Randy... You might want to invest in an inexpensive Mortar and Pestle ( available in any Kitchen store if you don't already have one) they are quite useful in grinding virtually any compressed pill into fine powder if you spend a little extra time.  I have one devoted to only pet meds and

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly...

2017-01-20 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Randy I am SO happy to hear that Curly had a very positive response to Mirtazapine albeit FAR in excess of anything I saw with my Yogi.  Nothing makes us happier here than to hear positive stories about FeLV kitties responding positively to treatment.. I feel happy for the