Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads tohemolytic anemia

Ana, I would like to read the scientific papers please. I appreciate it! Kim "...Saving just one pet won't change the worldbut surely the world will change for that one pet..." The top ten reasons to spay and neuter your dog or cat were killed in a shelter today. -Original Message

Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

I was bitten by one last November. My wound didn't become necrotic - but the swollen area was about 10" in diameter, it was tremendously painful and I have a discolored & noticeable concavity in my leg at the bite site which will probably be permanent. Since that time I have suffered from consta

Re: [Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our Joey to AIHA several years ago after aggressive treatment. It was very very difficult. Again I am sorry. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Ana Gutierrez wrote: > Dears, > > I keep thinking of how fast I lost Beltza, and hence I keep researching. > Just

[Felvtalk] Brown spider (loxosceles reclusa) bite leads to hemolytic anemia

Dears, I keep thinking of how fast I lost Beltza, and hence I keep researching. Just to find out that is very weird*, but that the bite of a *Loxosceles reclusa* causes hemolytic anemia. *weird in adults, not that weird in children -- I would say, not that weird in our cats. I don't know if thes

Re: [Felvtalk] going off-list for awhile

We will miss you. Please take care of yourself. Laurie "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Re: [Felvtalk] testing methods, and forms of leukemia

Never had that suggested... On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:05 PM, MaryChristine wrote: just wondering how many of us here have ever had a bone-marrow aspiration suggested as a normal part of the FeLV testing protocol? here's a really good article on the different forms of leukemia and treatments--the

Re: [Felvtalk] testing methods, and forms of leukemia

The bone marrow aspiration was suggested by my vet for Ana's cat ONLY to confirm the regular leukemia - NOT for the Feline Leukemia virus! I have only had one kitten, years ago, and now two adult cats that are FeLV+ - the kitten was sick all the time, and died at a very early age - Nemo started hav