Re: [Felvtalk] Baby's viral load - good news :)
Question, is this expensive? If so will start saving just in case I ever need it. - Original Message - From: Lorraine Johnston To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, 02 May 2019 11:51:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby's viral load - good news :) Hello, Our vet sent a sample of my cousin Tom’s FeLV cat Baby (*) to Scanelis in France to determine her viral load –and the news was good! She is found to have a very low viral load, 8.77 x 103 per 2.5 microliters of blood examined. This is encouraging as, first, it matches her absence of symptoms, and it implies that she can have a dental now while she’s still pretty healthy. If Tom can keep her teeth/gums healthy, perhaps stomatitis can be avoided. Scanelis also noted that in spite of her low viral load, immunosuppressive drugs should be avoided. (*Baby stays with us when Tom goes away.) Thanks, - Lorraine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Baby's other bloodwork - also good news :)
treating with Doxy to be on safe side is good. I have learned is best to be safe. - Original Message - From: Lorraine Johnston To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, 02 May 2019 12:13:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby's other bloodwork - also good news :) Hello again, Here are the results of my cousin Tom’s cat Baby’s traditional (non-viral-load) bloodwork. Her anemia is gone! This is VERY good new! And all the rest of her bloodwork is entirely normal. By all measures, it is better than February’s was, done soon after she was bitten. I noticed when she arrived here on 4/5 that she was FAR more active than in February, so I think she’s feeling much better. But she tested positive via IDEXX’s RealPCR “fever of unknown origin” for one subtype of mycoplasma – they are ubiquitous (soil, etc) and some subtypes can cause anemia. Unfortunately that IDEXX test can find the mycoplasma DNA/RNA, but can’t tell if she’s just getting it, or did have it and is recovering. The options were to treat her, else repeat bloodwork in 1 month to see if it’s gone. But because her FeLV status can make her more vulnerable to not being able to fight off infections, it seemed sensible to go ahead and treat her. So she’s getting doxycycline for 28 days.Baby is back home now and loving life. (-: Best regards, - Lorraine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Baby's other bloodwork - also good news :)
Hello again, Here are the results of my cousin Tom's cat Baby's traditional (non-viral-load) bloodwork. Her anemia is gone! This is VERY good new! And all the rest of her bloodwork is entirely normal. By all measures, it is better than February's was, done soon after she was bitten. I noticed when she arrived here on 4/5 that she was FAR more active than in February, so I think she's feeling much better. But she tested positive via IDEXX's RealPCR "fever of unknown origin" for one subtype of mycoplasma - they are ubiquitous (soil, etc) and some subtypes can cause anemia. Unfortunately that IDEXX test can find the mycoplasma DNA/RNA, but can't tell if she's just getting it, or did have it and is recovering. The options were to treat her, else repeat bloodwork in 1 month to see if it's gone. But because her FeLV status can make her more vulnerable to not being able to fight off infections, it seemed sensible to go ahead and treat her. So she's getting doxycycline for 28 days. Baby is back home now and loving life. (-: Best regards, - Lorraine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Baby's viral load - good news :)
Hello, Our vet sent a sample of my cousin Tom's FeLV cat Baby (*) to Scanelis in France to determine her viral load -and the news was good! She is found to have a very low viral load, 8.77 x 103 per 2.5 microliters of blood examined. This is encouraging as, first, it matches her absence of symptoms, and it implies that she can have a dental now while she's still pretty healthy. If Tom can keep her teeth/gums healthy, perhaps stomatitis can be avoided. Scanelis also noted that in spite of her low viral load, immunosuppressive drugs should be avoided. (*Baby stays with us when Tom goes away.) Thanks, - Lorraine ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
