Re: update: Athena
When we adopted Ki, his mother and all sibs were neg. It wasn't until he developed swollen nodes un his neck that we had him tested. He was always a weak pos. We then vaccinated all of our other cats. I did a lot of research and it seems as though the healthy vaccinated adult cats are the safest to have a pos cat with. We haven't had any problems since Ki's death last June. I still have his brother, and he is healthy as a horse...looks and eats like one too! Good luck on your decision. I am not sure I would ever get a pos cat again. Between the felv and the fip, and losing him anyway...it almost killed me. However, I would never euth a cat that I had already owned because of the felv. I fall in love too quickly. I think i would tke a very agressive approach if this ever happens to me again. Good luck on your decision. Dede --- Lynne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Beth, I can understand how frustrated and disheartened you are but I would agree about bringing in another vaccinated adult cat if any. My Lennie has lived a single life for 19 years and when we discovered Boo had Felv we weren't concerned because they did not want anything to do with each other. Until Boo came along, we never had more than one cat and he likes having us all to ourselves. I honestly don't think they care about companions all that much if you give them all the attention. If you really think Athena needs a friend then the vaccinated adult would probably be the best bet. I am still so heartbroken at this point I could not put myself through what I just went through with losing BooBoo again, not this soon anyway. But that may change. If I were to be offered a vet checked cat that tested positive and was really healthy, not like my baby, I would probably consider taking it if I knew no one else would. In my case it was the horrible shock of not knowing anything about this disease until it was far too late. I still have hope for these cats. Lynne - Original Message - From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:32 PM Subject: Re: update: Athena I've bought in both. And never had any transfer of the virus. I think the important thing is to bring in another vaccinated adult, or healthy positive adult. t Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all So Athena just re-tested on ELISA a weak positive. This is 9 weeks from the first testing that we did when we lost Orion to FeLV.nbs p; I guess I'm just disheartened... I had REALLY hoped (for her sake) that she would be negative - she seems so healthy...no major problems or anything... and we really wanted to get another cat for a companion for her. My husband and I have talked and we just can't bring closure to ourselves to intentionally get another FeLV + cat... which means pretty much she's gonna stay a single cat. I don't know, in my mind it just seems that it would be a perpetually bleak cycle (and I know that it's not true simply because of the joy they bring..but this is my bummed out- ness coming through) to have 'sick' cats that can just die any time. Do any of you have experiences bringing in another cat? Do you always elect to get another FeLV +? How do kittens generally fare? Our vet suggested bringing in a FeLV negative vaccinated adult...but I don't want even the SLIGHTEST risk of exposing another cat to this. Any feedback would help me out... I'm so frustrated with this whole thing. Thanks for listening :} -- Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 940.395.5393 God Bless!!! When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God Mosiah 2:17 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: update: Athena
Hey Beth, How old is your existing FeLV+? Thanks, Wendy 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: Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 10:26:15 PM Subject: Re: update: Athena Hi everyone - We have been able to locate an almost 1 year old very healthy FeLV+ neutered male siamese. We will be going to see him in a couple weeks... Do you think that is 'old enough'? This is only a potential - we don't have to make a decision quickly. From what I understand, he was exposed as a kitten (last May ) and tested (in June) positive for FeLV. I think she said he would be a year in March (I think) but in the mean time, he hasn't had any health problems at all - even through the rounds of URI in his mates...I don't think that he's been re-tested since. Do you think we should request him to be re-tested before we take him in? I'm excited about the prospects of having another siamese - and as long as he's healthy this could work. I'll keep you all updated - I have to make a trip to Chicago next week or else I would have already probably checked him out. Anyways... hope you all have a good evening. Beth Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: Unresponsive URI
So the issues with URI started before the Recovery food was started, right? I just wanted to rule out that he might have an allergy that is promoting the URI's. Poor guy. He sounds like he's really sick. Have you heard of A/D canned food? It's prescription food, and is high calorie. GREAT for syringe feeding because it's so smooth. I always mix it with a little water, and down it goes. Keep us posted on how the doxy or b/c combo works for him. Is he staying on the antibiotics long enough each round, do you think? I just keep wondering why it keeps coming back. It's almost like the URI might be knocked out, but something else is causing it (thus the question about the allergy), so it keeps coming back, and if that's the case, then we should try to brainstorm what is causing the URI. Does any of that make sense? lol. :) Wendy 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: designercats [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2008 12:52:50 AM Subject: Unresponsive URI Hi Wendy, He hasn't always had the Recovery food. He prefers dry food but is not eating. His nose was stuck shut and his entire face was encrusted with pus when I pulled him from the shelter. He seems to get a bit better but then worse. I've been syringing him every few hours for the last two days to get supplements and some nutrition into him. I'm so very worried about him. I'll ask the vet in the morning about doxycycline or a baytril clavamox combo. I've read about these in the archives. El Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
Re: update: Athena
Wendy Our positive is around 8 months old. We aren't sure of her exact age - she was probably early August/late July.\ Beth On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 8:33 AM, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Beth, How old is your existing FeLV+? Thanks, Wendy 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: Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 10:26:15 PM Subject: Re: update: Athena Hi everyone - We have been able to locate an almost 1 year old very healthy FeLV+ neutered male siamese. We will be going to see him in a couple weeks... Do you think that is 'old enough'? This is only a potential - we don't have to make a decision quickly. From what I understand, he was exposed as a kitten (last May ) and tested (in June) positive for FeLV. I think she said he would be a year in March (I think) but in the mean time, he hasn't had any health problems at all - even through the rounds of URI in his mates...I don't think that he's been re-tested since. Do you think we should request him to be re-tested before we take him in? I'm excited about the prospects of having another siamese - and as long as he's healthy this could work. I'll keep you all updated - I have to make a trip to Chicago next week or else I would have already probably checked him out. Anyways... hope you all have a good evening. Beth -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- Beth Gouldin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 940.395.5393 God Bless!!!
Unresponsive URI
Hi Wendy, I have him on A/D and Recovery. Recovery is newer and is sometimes more palatable when they don't like A/D. His URI has never left. He's been on antibiotics for a month and he gets a little better and then worse. We're going to the vet in a few minutes. The other little ones have all improved radically but not him. His blood panel was better than the others but he's so much sicker than the rest. The vet has some interferon alpha. If he doesn't improve I'm afraid I'll lose him. El _
Re: Unresponsive URI
If his nose is really dripping, you could ask the vet about dosing with an antihistamine (like chlor trimeton) possibly. Gloria On Mar 6, 2008, at 1:19 PM, designercats wrote: Hi Wendy, I have him on A/D and Recovery. Recovery is newer and is sometimes more palatable when they don't like A/D. His URI has never left. He's been on antibiotics for a month and he gets a little better and then worse. We're going to the vet in a few minutes. The other little ones have all improved radically but not him. His blood panel was better than the others but he's so much sicker than the rest. The vet has some interferon alpha. If he doesn't improve I'm afraid I'll lose him. El
