Re: [Felvtalk] day 9 of baytril
Yes Baytril of for the UTI not the FelV, and it would be scary using Baytril for that long when you read about cats going blind. Why don't you compromise and finish up the ten days, and if the UTI returns ask the vet for an alternative drug. I used Clavamox for one of my cats with a UTI. Lorrie On 03-26, Twisted Princess wrote: hi, me again... ? i know you can't believe everything you read on the internet but i have read from several sources regarding b aytril can cause blindness. one person mention? it will after 10 days. my vet has my cat on it. he gave me 4 ml and the dose is .3ml so that is nearly 2 weeks. i called the office and they said just give it to him until its gone. ? ?i called my regular vet who's office apparently has been told not they can not give an opinion that would be opposing another vet. any idea here? today (friday) is the 9th day he has been on the medicine - at least here. he may have been on it the 3 days he was at the vet, i don't know. ? the office person is suppose to get back to me to me as to whether our vet does the LTCI. the vet who treated the cat does not. anyone know of a good vet that does in the long beach california area? i don't drive freeways, i hardly drive at all so it basically has to be in long beach or within a few miles of long beach. ? and i guess the baytril is for the uti and not the felv. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Vaccine
A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case, she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died at 18 months of age. She had her other two cats vaccinated last year when she found out he was pos. and when she went to get their annual FelV boosters she was told they don't recommend them. I'm not sure if this means just the boosters or any FelV shots. Have any of you heard anything about this? Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
Under the new guidelines for feline practitioners, most all boosters are now every 3 years. Gary Lorrie wrote: A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case, she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died at 18 months of age. She had her other two cats vaccinated last year when she found out he was pos. and when she went to get their annual FelV boosters she was told they don't recommend them. I'm not sure if this means just the boosters or any FelV shots. Have any of you heard anything about this? Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my house. If I did, I would vaccinate the others - at least the first shot and first booster. My vet thinks the first two (30 days apart) will protect for life. L -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:51 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Vaccine A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case, she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died at 18 months of age. She had her other two cats vaccinated last year when she found out he was pos. and when she went to get their annual FelV boosters she was told they don't recommend them. I'm not sure if this means just the boosters or any FelV shots. Have any of you heard anything about this? Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
HI Lorrie, Here is a link to recommendations for core vaccines as well as vaccinations for cat at risk of exposure to FELV. http://www.catvets.com/uploads/PDF/FINALVaccineTable12.15.pdf. FeLV is not a core vaccination but for cats at risk it is Still an annual booster. Due to the economic situation I have not continued this vaccination. I do not have any positives and the cats I have were mixed. My is natural immunity in these cats. These are my opinions. Now that being said many vets think giving a FELV vaccination to a positive cat can overload the immune system and therefore do not recommend this. If I am reading you correctly the cat is already positive. Hope this helps. Silver is one of these cats and joined my crew after my initial panic over the FELV outbreak.He had a canine tooth cut off yesterday because he broke it and it was sideways in his mouth. Seems he has feline resorptive lesion. He has always had bad breath. He was abanoned in my neighborhood and starving when I found him. The vet said he was missing other teeth as well. He is fat and happy now. For some reason when I lose a cat another one shows up to take it's place. I had lost two cats to this disease when he found my porch and was no longer intimidated by Ittle Bitty. Sally Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
No her cat who was positive died and the two she has left are negative, and inside only cats. She called about annual boosters for them, and her vet told her he didn't recommend the annual booster. I haven't checked with my own vet yet. My own cats are inside/outside cats and all originally tested negative, but because of going outside they may still need annual FelV vaccinations. Thanks for the link Lorrie, Beezer, Saffron, Marmalade, Polar Bear, Satchmo, Tizzy, Weegie, Asha, Rosebud, Pony, Sophie, Jupiter, Kitzi and Sooty. On 03-27, Sally Davis wrote: HI Lorrie, Here is a link to recommendations for core vaccines as well as vaccinations for cat at risk of exposure to FELV. http://www.catvets.com/uploads/PDF/FINALVaccineTable12.15.pdf. FeLV is not a core vaccination but for cats at risk it is Still an annual booster. Due to the economic situation I have not continued this vaccination. I do not have any positives and the cats I have were mixed. My is natural immunity in these cats. These are my opinions. Now that being said many vets think giving a FELV vaccination to a positive cat can overload the immune system and therefore do not recommend this. If I am reading you correctly the cat is already positive. Hope this helps. Silver is one of these cats and joined my crew after my initial panic over the FELV outbreak.He had a canine tooth cut off yesterday because he broke it and it was sideways in his mouth. Seems he has feline resorptive lesion. He has always had bad breath. He was abanoned in my neighborhood and starving when I found him. The vet said he was missing other teeth as well. He is fat and happy now. For some reason when I lose a cat another one shows up to take it's place. I had lost two cats to this disease when he found my porch and was no longer intimidated by Ittle Bitty. Sally Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's very expensive keeping up with and paying for all these shots. L. On 03-27, Laurieskatz wrote: My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my house. If I did, I would vaccinate the others - at least the first shot and first booster. My vet thinks the first two (30 days apart) will protect for life. L ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
There's also some thought that adult cats have enough natural immunity that they don't easily get felv. Gloria On Mar 27, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's very expensive keeping up with and paying for all these shots. L. On 03-27, Laurieskatz wrote: My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my house. If I did, I would vaccinate the others - at least the first shot and first booster. My vet thinks the first two (30 days apart) will protect for life. L ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
I have 10 cats and had I had 11 when the outbreak occurred. Of those cats, the ones who had one vaccination given by me did not become infected. Part of that would be bc of natural immunity and part i believe is bc the original vaccine gave them immunity. Those shots were given 6 or 7 years before I got a sick cat from a shelter who in turn sickened some of my recent additions. Since then I still have these same three cats they are all older now. I feel good about that. Sally On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's very expensive keeping up with and paying for all these shots. L. On 03-27, Laurieskatz wrote: My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my house. If I did, I would vaccinate the others - at least the first shot and first booster. My vet thinks the first two (30 days apart) will protect for life. L ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Sally(me), Eric (not a cat),Junior(angel), Tiny(angel) Fluffy(soul mate angel), Lionel(angel),Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccine
This did not hold true in my case. Tiny was 5 and Junior was 4. Junior had tested negative earlier in the year and turned positive. Daisy on the other hand was a kitten and was a love bug to Lionel, the cat who was brought from the same shelter.I belive he was the source cause he had a URI and tested positive for FIV and FELV. She has never been sick. She was probably 10 weeks old and repeatedly exposed for months to him when Pumpkin died from this. That is how I found out what was going on and tested all the cats. I lost 4 in total. Junior lived the longest just over two years from testing positive. He was very symptomatic. Sally On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Gloria Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: There's also some thought that adult cats have enough natural immunity that they don't easily get felv. Gloria On Mar 27, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I'm sure different vets have different opinions I like the one your vet has. With 14 cats it's very expensive keeping up with and paying for all these shots. L. On 03-27, Laurieskatz wrote: My vet no longer recommends FeLV vaccine, either. Tessa, my last rescue, has not been vaccinated for FeLV. She was tested and isolated before being introduced to the others. I have usually tested new cats at least twice before introducing to the others. I don't have any FeLV+ cats living in my house. If I did, I would vaccinate the others - at least the first shot and first booster. My vet thinks the first two (30 days apart) will protect for life. L ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- Sally(me), Eric (not a cat),Junior(angel), Tiny(angel) Fluffy(soul mate angel), Lionel(angel),Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black(MIA), Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior, Hotdog (newest) Silver, and Spike ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
