Re: Hi everyone. New here. Need help with my kitty please.

2007-08-01 Thread HIDEYO YAMAMOTO
Hi, I just want to clarify that what he has is Felk (feline leukemia) and not FIV before I say anything - First of all, please be careful what you give to felk kitties - their immune system is already compromised, so whenever you give a hard medications, you want to make sure that that is real

RE: Hi everyone. New here. Need help with my kitty please.

2007-08-01 Thread Melissa Lind
Hi Beckie, Welcome to the group! I can't advise you on the FeLV issues or the other problems Moe, but the mess in the kitchen I have a lot of experience with-if it's urine that you're talking about. Our Bandit was going in the heat vent, of all places, this winter. We tried everything. The

Hi Beckie

2007-08-01 Thread wendy
Hi Beckie, Welcome to the group. I am sorry that you have two FeLV+ furbabies, but happy that they have you caring for them. Bless you for doing that. Something that I've found that works great for eye issues, better than anything the vet has ever given me, is lysine (or L-lysine). It's a na

Re: feline anemia

2007-08-01 Thread Kelley Saveika
I hate feline anemia...my Joey died of Autoimmune Hemolytic Feline Anemia..after all signs were he was going to make a full recovery. Apparently it can come back very fast and kill a huge amount of red blood cells in a very short time. On 7/31/07, Susan Dubose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my

Hi everyone. New here. Need help with my kitty please.

2007-08-01 Thread Beckie McRae
Hi everyone. My name is Beckie. I'm 25 and live in Iowa with my boyfriend and 3 cats (2 of whom are FLV positive). I'm hoping you guys can help me. I have a cat named Moe and he's about 3 and has FLV. About 3 weeks ago, I noticed some bumps around his neck and on his back, and he started to lose h

RE: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?

2007-08-01 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
What a gorgeous baby!! Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8:24 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV? What a beauty! Look

Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?

2007-08-01 Thread wendy
What a beauty! Look at those eyes! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Sally Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

RE: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?

2007-08-01 Thread Melissa Lind
Cassandra, They are so so so cute!! I completely agree with everyone here! I wouldn't vaccinate. Plus, I'm not sure if anyone mentioned the risk of injection-site sarcomas which can result in leg amputation or death. I know it's a very small risk, but not one I'm willing to take for my kitties.

Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?

2007-08-01 Thread Sally Davis
VERY CUTE! They look like my Tiny (the blond one) and Junior (the orange one). Tiny died last year after being dx FELV positive. I am not sure his death was related to the virus it was a sudden respiratory arrest, he never appeared symptomatic. Junior is my other FELV kitty and is still doing well

Re: feline anemia

2007-08-01 Thread laurieskatz
Yes and it mentions the fast breathing we are seeing with Isabella.. - Original Message - From: Susan Dubose To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:30 PM Subject: feline anemia In my latest issue of Cat Watch there is a big feature article on fel

Re: Vaccinating kittens of unknown status against FeLV?

2007-08-01 Thread Susan Dubose
Anytime you vaccinate it stresses out the cat, for many reasons. Stress can lower the immune system even more. I never vaccinate my cats. Period. And they seem to have a better immune system for it. They have been exposed to RW and to many different virsuses from the city pound due to my pull