Re: [Felvtalk] Valentino Please add to the CLS :(

2009-02-14 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry, Sherry.
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--- On Fri, 2/13/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote:

From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com
Subject: [Felvtalk] Valentino Please add to the CLS :(
To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:34 PM

We lost another one of our special Sids kids yesterday.Valentino was a BIG sweet
loverboy who ALWAYS had a purr for us (and happy farts).He ended up blind about
a month ago and was doing pretty good,but the virus took over and he just could
not take anymore. May he enjoy all the kitty treats he can now.
Sherry


We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary
than our own,
Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps.
We still would have it no other way


  
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Re: [Felvtalk] Valentino Please add to the CLS :(

2009-02-14 Thread Kerry MacKenzie
I'm so sorry, Sherry. Valentino does sound a real lover boy. (How strange that 
he should pass away right before Valentine's day.) I'm glad that he was so 
loved and cared for, especially as his health deteriorated. You're an angel for 
all you do for our furbabes in need, Sherry.
Happy Valentines Day.
Kerry M.




From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com
To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:34:05 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Valentino  Please add to the CLS :(

We lost another one of our special Sids kids yesterday.Valentino was a BIG 
sweet loverboy who ALWAYS had a purr for us (and happy farts).He ended up blind 
about a month ago and was doing pretty good,but the virus took over and he just 
could not take anymore. May he enjoy all the kitty treats he can now.
Sherry


We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary
than our own,
Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps.
We still would have it no other way


  
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Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV survey

2009-02-14 Thread wendy
AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? Diagnosed at 2.5 yo

WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ARE DOING? I didn't do anything until he became 
symptomatic at 4.5 yo, which is when I found this list

WHAT FOOD DO/DID YOU FEED? Science Diet then; Innova Evo now

WHAT LIFESTYLE DO YOUR CATS LEAD, E.G; INDOOR, OUTDOOR/BOTH? Mine are all 
indoor; I let them go in the backyard with me sometimes, but only under 
supervision

LIVE WITH OTHER CATS OR NOT? My FeLV+ did live in the house with my 3 others, 
none of which became positive; they were vaccinated

HAS YOUR CAT HAD/HAVE ANY OTHER ILLNESSES AND OR STRESS IN LIFE? At 2.5 yo, 
when he was diagnosed, he had all his nails ripped out from running from a dog, 
going up a brick column trying to get away.  His nails got infected, and he got 
very sick, which the vet didn't catch.  He just ran tests and said FeLV+, and 
gave up on him.  I finally figured out what happened when the vet had tested 
him for FeLV and then just left him in his cage with no treatment, even after I 
asked him to give IV fluids if he wasn't taking water, which he wasn't.  I had 
a horrible gut feeling, and left work to go check on him, and found him lying 
in his cage, almost lifeless, no fight left in him, and the vet wasn't taking 
care of him.  Took him home with anti-biotics and nursed him back to health 
with fluids and assist feeding every hour or so, and antibiotics.  I noticed 
his feet then, and realized what must have happened.  He was fine for another 
two years, until a
 hurricane hit Texas and my ex-husband's family came to stay with us for a week 
(10 of them) and it stressed my kitty out and he developed anemia.  He died 
about three weeks later.    

WHAT AGE IS YOUR CAT NOW? OR WHEN THEY DIED? 4.5 yo

WHAT DID THEY DIE OF? anemia.  I did not treat with doxycycline for hemobart at 
the time.  Had I a do-over, I certainly would have.  Strongly suspect he might 
have had hemobart, but at the time, I did not know about hemobart, and frankly 
was overwhelmed trying to help him and deal with his illness and quick demise.  
It was heartbreaking.

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Re: [Felvtalk] OT: My Mother went to the Rainbow Bridge

2009-02-14 Thread wendy
Terrie,

I am so sorry to hear about your mother's passing.  You have been such a kind 
and caring, not to mention valuable, member of this group.  I pray that all 
your kindnesses are repaid in the way of comfort and peace for you while 
grieving the passing of your mother.  She must have been some lady to have 
raised a woman like you.  

God bless you and your family,
Wendy
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From: tatorb...@aol.com tatorb...@aol.com
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:50:08 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] OT: My Mother went to the Rainbow Bridge


Hello  everyone,
I'm letting everyone know this is part of my grieving and makes me feel  
little better. 
To let you know the situation if I don't respond right away to prior  emails.
Another email was sent to all the rescues groups of the same wording.

Many of you have ask about my mother and sent many prayers by emails, phone  
calls, also in person to my mother and myself.
With  great sadness in my heart today my mother passed away this morning. 
As she wished she wants to be cremated and be buried with my father.
I spent many hours with her the last few days only home long enough to feed  
and do litter boxes.

She was an  avid animal lover especially when it came to cats and kittens.
She was a  reputable breeder from the 60's to early 80's.
Her breed was  Siamese and Persian cats.
In the last  20 years she chose to take homeless and rescue kitties into her  
home.
They were  given very much needed love and care.
When she  would come to visit me as she was in a convalescent home during the 
last year  she would get her kitty fixes by coming to my home.
She would  call all of the rescue cats and kittens to her along with my 
personal kitties.  So she could be around them all and give them plenty of 
love. 
She took such  pleasure in this. She would spoil them greatly.
Even feeding them such as turkey, chicken, and beef when she could get away  
with it.

Her services  will be at a later date.
I will let  you all know.
My brother is  putting article in the local newspaper about her within the 
next day or  two.

Thanks again  for all your support in the past and present regarding my  
mother!


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[Felvtalk] Our scare with Maggie last night 2-10

2009-02-14 Thread TANYA NOE
 I'm not sure i my other  went out or not. I included a pic of our Maggie 
and it got bounced. Never heard back about it. So here it is again.
 So we adopted a kitten back in early August named Maggie. About 6 weeks or so 
after we brought her home she began having some problems with gingivitis, 
sneezing and swollen lymph nodes. We took her in and had her retested for 
feline leukemia. She tested positive, we then waited 12 weeks and tested 
again). We were heartbroken. We decided to keep her because we love her and she 
deserves to live even though most vets recommend euthanasia. As long as her 
quality of life is good she will always have a home with us! We had another 
test (IFA) done on her to see if she was one of the lucky kittens who can fight 
off the disease before it sets into the bone marrow, but no luck she had a very 
strong positive. Anyway we boostered our other cat Sasha's vaccines since it 
can be contagious and decided to let it be in God's hands.
 Yesterday 2-10 we had a terrible scare with her. She had been kind of 
hiding like she didn't feel well all weekend and then she stopped eating, 
drinking, and going to the bathroom Saturday night. Yesterday morning she was 
very lethargic and had really labored breathing so I took her to my work at the 
animal hospital. Her blood pressure was so low we barely got any blood for a 
panel and xrays showed heavy congestion around her lungs. Typical for a FELV 
cat. The doctor didn't give us much hope. She said that even if she could fight 
off the infection the hard part is getting the to eat and drink again. Around 9 
pm we talked about taking her to the animal emergency center because her 
breathing was so bad but decided to see if she would make it through the night 
and if so take her first thing in the morning. I really thought she wouldn't 
make it through the night.
 We started her on Lasix last night and this morning she was bright, alert, 
and my normal happy little girl. She started eating and drinking again. She is 
using her litter box and her breathing is almost perfectly normal again. It is 
nothing short of a miracle, even her vet is amazed. Go Maggie!! God isn't ready 
for her to chase mice in heaven yet, she has plenty left to catch right here!
 I am so thankful that she is pulling through. She is too young for her 
life here on earth to be over. 
Tanya




  

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Re: [Felvtalk] Lysine as a supplement

2009-02-14 Thread wendy
I have personally witnessed Lysine clear up a corneal ulcer in my kitten that 
the meds the vet prescribed would not clear up.  She was off all other meds, on 
the lysine for 10-14 days, and it started going away.  Thank God because she'd 
already lost one eye to an ulcer before I adopted her.  I assume, but can't 
say, that both ulcers were most likely caused by the herpes virus.  

Plus, lysine is an amino acid and does boost the immune system (or at the very 
least maintains it) in the way it operates in the body.  It helps to build 
proteins, etc., as well as keep viruses from replicating.  This is what I wrote 
back in August regarding this issue:

There are 20 (or 21 depending on the source) different amino acids in our 
bodies.  One of them is L-lysine.  All cells in every organism (plants, 
animals, etc.) use these amino acids to make proteins.  A single antibody 
molecule (PART OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM) contains about 1,400 amino acids+.  If our 
bodies are low in lysine (and remember, our bodies CANNOT make lysine {but 
plants can}), then a reduction in lysine would = a lowered immune system 
because the chain of proteins that make up the antibody molecules is weakened.  
Here is an article you can wade through that talks about antibodies: 
http://www.cehs.siu.edu/fix/medmicro/igs.htm  This is why lysine is given to 
people to help recuperate after surgery or injury as it is necessary for tissue 
repair and growth.  It's also necessary in the production of antibodies (used 
by the immune system to seek out and identify bacteria and viruses in our 
bodies).  It's a building block of our very
 cells.  And therefore it IS linked to the immune system, and I would assume, 
immune system boosting if the immune system is weak.  Every health food company 
that sells lysine quips that it is an immune system boosting amino 
acid.  Lysine deficiencies have been shown in HIV patients in Africa, so I 
think that it's possible that even though FeLV is not HIV, it is a virus, 
so maybe our furry friends may also be low in the essential amino acid because 
of the virus.  I don't think the studies have been done on this particular 
issue.  And if anyone knows of any, please post them.  As I said before, I'm 
not a doctor, vet, or scientist.  But I can research, read, and use my common 
sense to make logical inferences.  I don't believe there are any studies to 
show that link lysine to the immune system because, from what I understand, 
it's common knowledge in the science/medical world.  It would be like trying to 
find studies linking blood to the
 heart.

:)
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From: gary gcru...@centurytel.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2009 1:16:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lysine as a supplement

I can't comment on the study as I haven't seen it, but lysine is recommended
by many feline opthamologists for the treatment of herpes.  It is also in
the Merck Veterinary Manual.

Also, I have 2 cats with this condition and lysine keeps their eyes clear.
If I stop the lysine the eyes get runny again.

Gary

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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:32 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lysine as a supplement

My vet opthamologist here in Philly, Dr. Glickstein, told me that he was 
aware of only one
controlled study on the effects of L-lysine on herpes.  He said that the 
study showed that
L-lysine did keep cats from getting their first herpes infection but that 
it had absolutely no
effect on subsequent infections or outbreaks.  Apparently these are not 
the same results
that are seen in human trials where it is belived to be effective on 
continuing outbreaks.

I know that many many people believe that they have seen results with its 
use in cats however
in ammeliorating a herpes outbreak.


L-lysine is not a general immune booster, it is primarily effective 
against
herpes virus (which sometimes causes URI like symptoms and runny eyes) by
suppressing the L-arginine that herpes virus needs in order to replicate.
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[Felvtalk] Interesting response from ASPCA vet

2009-02-14 Thread Kelley Saveika
I am no fan of the ASPCA,  but I heard this woman talk at a presentation and
enjoyed her talk.

I had a foster hold two pos kitties for transport to a sanctuary and she
wanted to know about disinfecting the bathrooms, so I wrote to the ASPCA
vet, Dr Miranda Spindel.  It seems to be what we have been saying all along
and not what Cornell says.

She states:

Feline leukemia virus is really an easy virus to kill in the environment.
Not only that, the virus is what we call very labile...meaning it lives
for only a short time (probably minutes) outside the cat. So my suggestion
would be to clean with 1:32 bleach anyway (it can't hurt if there was
another pathogen present) but not to worry very much about this virus when
bringing in new rescues.
Wood and wallpaper aren't ideal, but if the wood is sealed and painted (in a
bathroom it probably is) it is usually pretty sanitizable.

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as long as you leave me alone.
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