I have 5 cats, 3 that are older, and 2 that I picked up as kittens two and a
half years ago. Just found out both the 2.5 year olds are FeLV+, so I am
thinking one of them had it and passed it on to the other one while they
were kittens. My 3 older kitties all tested negative on the first
Fancy Feast was not on the list either ... yet?
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From: Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:50 AM
Subject: Re: cat food recall
Thanks Lori.
I cannot believe I am saying this, but this might be
the first time
Dear Marissa, it's wonderful that Slinky is a) eating and b) interested
in playing!
Continuing to send zillions of healing vibes to your little sweetheart
and prayers for your calmness of mind. It's great that you have such
supportive and helpful friends nearby, so you don't have to worry about
Dear Sally,
Sending zillions of healing vibes for Junior. He sounds a real little
trooper. It's good to hear he doesn't have lymphoma.
hugs to you both, Kerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sally Davis
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:30
Del,
I noticed that too.
Thank God Purina products are not manufactured via
menufoods!
Also, I noticed that Wal-Mart's generic store brand of
cat food Special Kitty is on this list.
However are all varities of Special Kitty
contaminated i.e. dry food, canned food, gravy-cuts or
is the list
Hi Gloria,
I believe it was Bonnie that brought home a false negative
kitten that possibly infected 3 of 6 indoor cats. If I remember
correctly, one was able to throw the virus and 2 were not and
eventually passed. Not sure if the existing cats were healthy
adults, or when they had last been
MJ,
I'm not sure why nobody has suggested trying to find out what is
causing the anemia, and I guarantee you clavamox and baytril will not
take care of the heamobartonella as well as the doxy if they will at
all. The tetracycline group of drugs is what is need to treat hemo.
Here are
I'm worried about Mama Kitty this morning.
She was diagnosed almost a year ago - and rebounded very well with
Acemannan. She's had a wonderful year, is at a healthy weight, and had
practically reverted to kittenhood!
I noticed last night though that she didn't seem to be eating. This morning
well, purina CAT FOOD products
aren't.http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/purina03_07.html
On 3/20/07, Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Del,
I noticed that too.
Thank God Purina products are not manufactured via
menufoods!
Also, I noticed that Wal-Mart's generic store brand of
cat food
my cats are ordering out for pizza and chinese til this is all resolved,
they tell me
On 3/20/07, TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
well, purina CAT FOOD products
aren't.http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/purina03_07.html
On 3/20/07, Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Del,
I
Oh, also, as far as false negatives go, I have had it happen.
Of my 5 rescue kittens, one tested positive at 8 weeks and
four tested negative. When Will Feral spiked a fever at 14
weeks, he retested positive. He had had no contact with
the other positive (or our existing adult cat) since the
Sending positive thoughts for Mama Kitty, hope the
4:00 appointment goes well.
Hugs,
Beth
On 3/20/07, elizabeth trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm worried about Mama Kitty this morning.
She was diagnosed almost a year ago - and rebounded very well with
Acemannan. She's had a wonderful
Oops! I stand corrected. Purina does do LIMITED
business with Menufoods.
Purina voluntarily withdraw Mighty Dog® 5.3 ounce
pouch products in response to Menu Foods recall.
However, Purina Mills, Inc. manufactures the majority
of Purina's products.
Purina Mills, Inc. is the largest manufacturer
Thank you, Beth. I'm having a terrible time focusing on work today. I just
want to be with my girl :-( I'm hoping that whatever this is -- we've
caught it early.
elizabeth
On 3/20/07, Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sending positive thoughts for Mama Kitty, hope the
4:00 appointment
Hi Elizabeth,
Sweet Mama Kitty will be in my prayers. I hope it's just a rough patch
that will be easily gotten over. If she's a little anemic, you might
look into Pet Tinic when you take MK to the vet today.
Lance
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:18:19 -0500, elizabeth trent
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
We will be making our move on April 21st. I plan to
have Ki in the van with me and the others with
medical issues. He will be in a carrier by himself.
Any ideas on how I can minimize the stress? He will
be a yr old in April. Has had no problems, and is
still a slight +. I have really
Hi Sally,
I haven't been watching the list as well as I should, and I was
wondering how Junior did with his aspiration last Friday. Just saw a
response to your post with the results today. I'm really glad to hear
that he doesn't have lymphoma. Of course, infections of any kind are
still
Thank you so much, Lance. Mama Kitty has a very strong aversion to Pet
Tinnic. I wish I could get her to take it but last time she got some - it
upset her so badly that she had a seizure. I promised her that she would
never have to take that again. I just wish there were an easy way to get
Elizabeth,
If MK won't tolerate the pet tinnic, maybe she would like the raw liver
shake? That would help get more iron into her.
I will keep both of you in my prayers for a positive 4:00 Appointment.
Kat (Mew Jersey)
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007, elizabeth trent wrote:
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:39:13
Sending healing vibes for your little Mama Kitty, Elizabeth. It does
sound like she could be anemic from what you say. It's great that you
have a vet apptment this afternoon. I hope it's just an infection and
she's bouncing around again soon. Please let us know how you get on when
you have time,
Thank you so much, Wendy. I remember when I first joined too -- you were
one of the first people I talked to and you helped me feel so much better
about everything. Thank you for being there.
elizabeth
On 3/20/07, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Elizabeth,
Prayers going out for Mama Kitty.
Hi Elizabeth,
I know how scary it is when our babies show any change in behavior. Try
not to stress out too much before you know what's going on. (I know
easier said than done). You're hyper vigilant enough to have caught
this early and it's wonderful that you already have a vet appointment
Anytime...We have the best little network here. We
are very lucky to have one another, since this virus
is so hard to deal with sometimes. When I am able to
help someone here, it makes me feel so good. I'll
probably be typing posts here until I'm 90 years old.
lol!
If the Acemannan was very
Here's the webpage I was thinking about:
http://members.verizon.net/~vze2r6qt/supplies/vitaminb.htm
http://members.verizon.net/%7Evze2r6qt/supplies/vitaminb.htm
They are mostly talking about Vita B supplements, but if you scroll down
you'll see discussion on pet tinic and comparable brands.
Cats usually do pretty well in large enough covered carriers to include
a small litterbox, bed, food and water. There was a good bit of
discussion about car travel with cats on the list a while back. Lots of
feliway, RR, soft music etc. Have you tried searching the archives? I
can't
Hi DeDe,
I would like to wish you luck on your move. Don't worry about your new
neighbor. People can be a real pain at times. It has always been my belief that
people should be able to live however they want as long as they are not hurting
anyone. I am glad we live in the country with at least
Thank you for those comforting words, Nina. It isn't always easy to take a
step back, take a deep breath, and properly access the situation. Thank you
for looking for substitute items. I keep looking over my shoulder here to
see if the internet police at work are coming around.
elizabeth
On
sending GLOW and best thoughts to both of you (sorry if i don't always
post right away on every thread; i send GLOW even if i sometimes forget to
send the email acknowledging it. )
MC
On 3/20/07, MacKenzie, Kerry N. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Marissa, it's wonderful that Slinky is
Hi all. First, another brief update on Slinky:
Last night around 2:30 his temp spiked to 106! We gave him 75 cc's of fluids
and that seemed to help. It's been hovering in the 104.3-104.7 range today.
Still high, but not as scary as 106. My friend is giving him fluids (both
sub-q and
Elizabeth,
I agree the iron and vitamin b taste pretty bad, maybe you can get
the b injection (Fred gets these and doesn't mind them at all), and
supplement the folic acid in her food. I have folic acid capsules and
they are very small, I open them and sprinkle the powder on
Marissa, My Smokey had a terrible time getting high
fevers like your Slinky. I ended up changing vets for
him. The new vet gave him IR subq. I know everything
says to give it IV but it seems to have helped Smokey.
It has been over a year since his last fever (fingers
crossed). I was able to
Hi. Is anyone in the DC area? Does anyone know of any vets who are supportive
with FeLV + cats in the DC metro area (or Baltimore area)? The vet I've been
working with doesn't think we should try IR or anything else. I'm tempted to
get it and give it subq myself, but...that's probably not
good time to remind everyone to post the name and contact info of their
FeLV-friendly vets
at www.adopt.bemikitties.com -- makes it much easier for everyone else when
there is need!
--
Spay Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The Difference
MaryChristine
AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats
I am just outside of DC, in the Eastern Panhandle of WV and have great vets
that have always supported me and my FeLV+ catssome have even done extra
research just for me. There is a lady I know in DC that might be able to help
you, too, I will try to contact her.
Tracy
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THANK YOU! I'd probably even be willing to drive to WV...are you near
Martinsburg or...? My friend the vet tech who's here came from Charleston!
THANKS
Tracy Weese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I am just outside of DC, in the
Eastern Panhandle of WV and have great vets that have
Sally,
I am catching up on posts. How is Junior's right eye
doing?
:)
Wendy
--- Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
Just a brief update on Junior. His Right eye still
looks like it is budging
with a definite cataract. He does not appear to have
discomfort from it
though.
Catching up on my posts Dianne-yea for Asia!!! I hope
March finds her doing well.
:)
Wendy
--- Dianne K Perry, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Asia is still in remission! (from lymphoma)
Dianne
I am just about 5 miles outside from Martinsburg. My vets are Shenandoah
Veterinary Hospital, here is their website--they are general vets, but have
worked with me (w/o ever making feel like it was useless or a waste of time to
let my FeLV+ cats/kittens live. I have a (negative) cat
Hi Debbie,
Yes, we are using both carriers and cages. Some of
the cats who are best friends will be together in the
cages.
We are moving from Fl to a central NY college town. We
are really excited. Now, I need a job!!! We are
parking the trailer about i/2 mi away from the house,
and ferrying
We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went.
Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was FeVL+,
she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to take her
blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave situation
MC, I'm so grateful for my vet. Even if we do live in the middle of nowhere
in Alabama, I think it was very insightful for him to order the transdermal
antibiotics with prednisone. A little extra expense and trouble but I think
it was worth it. Mama Kitty wasn't exactly what I would have
Sounds like you caught this in time, so hopefully Mama Kitty will pull through
this rough spot. It's too bad our kitties don't show signs of being sick until
they are really sick.
It sounds like Mama Kitty is in good hands, i'm sending prayers your way.
Cassandra
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Thank you so much, Cassandra. You are right -- it is SO hard to tell when
they are sick. I always feel guilty when someone gets sick since I work
full time and have eight babies. I try very hard to stay in tune with each
one but it is not easy.
Mama is a lot more comfortable since the fluids
MJ-
I'm in south(western) central Pa.
The wonderful, compassionate, caring vet I use is in Finksburg, Md.
A long drive (not anymore, can't drive, have to rely on my rescue
buddies...Sigh, another story) from here, but is Finksburg, Md. an option? [ It
is
closer than WV]
If you're interested,
I forgot [silly me!} to say that my vet also gives Rescue Rates
If you want, I'll vouch for you
Hugs Best Wishes,
Patti her gang
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Mama Kitty had a few good bites of Salmon a bit ago and she purred for the
first time today just now when I petted her. I'm hoping that's a good
sign.
elizabeth
On 3/20/07, elizabeth trent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thank you so much, Cassandra. You are right -- it is SO hard to tell when
Hey Marissa,
In my opinion, the Epogen should be #1 on the list,
and should be affordable. And I would also do the
doxy. Both of these should be done at the very least,
or the transfusion will have been for naught. I can't
say on the IR, but I know we've had at least one
member that uses it
I am sorry to hear this about Junior, but cats can do
fine with blindness. Not as well as before, but they
adapt. You are so wonderful to stick with your
kitties through all this.
:)
Wendy
--- Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
HI wendy
I think Junior is Blind or close to it in both
Elizabeth,
I am so glad you took Mama Kitty in to the vet too!
Paying close attention to our furbabies can be the
difference between life and death sometimes. Bless
you for taking her in so quickly.
I am sorry to hear that she is anemic. But since she
bounced back last year so well, I don't
Here is a directory, you can call them and see if any sound like they
may be worth checking out. Give them all the details and tell them you
want to do whatever you can to help your baby feel better.
http://www.metropets.org/YellowPages/Vets_DC.php
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by
Elizabeth,
She still may not like the taste, it's the vitamin B that has the
overpowering taste. Maybe you can try adding some to tuna juice, I
think the dose is a 1/4 teaspoon twice a day. I just put some in Fred's
food when I make a batch. He gets fed through the feeding tube so no
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