[Felvtalk] Dexter

2011-06-21 Thread Ben Williams
Hello, everyone... This is my first post to the list -- I just joined a few minutes ago. I'm writing in regards to my cat, Dexter. Dexter was diagnosed with FeLV and FIV this past October when he suffered a severe bout of life-threatening anemia. By the time we found a vet who had any idea

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas

2011-06-21 Thread Cindy McHugh
Thank you all for your replies regarding treatment for fleas. I was concerned that mainstream flea applications could be harmful due to his FeLV+ status. We were able to get a hold of his vet yesterday and they recommended Frontline, so we picked some up and applied it last night. Hopefully,

Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter

2011-06-21 Thread 2nd Hotmail
Our cat was put on LTCI, Interferon, and Prednisolone. The Pred keeps his hematocrit normal. Christy Stetler On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Ben Williams drsiebl...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, everyone... This is my first post to the list -- I just joined a few minutes ago. I'm writing in

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas

2011-06-21 Thread dana giordano
For you house, I recommend diluting Dawn dishwashing liquid soap (supposedly only the Blue Dawn works) and spraying it all over and under your furniture, walls floors - I couldn't get rid of my house fleas until I tried that last home remedy - and I think I've tried them all. The Dawn soap one

[Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread ckessel1
I am new the site and I am just crushed. I have never had cats before and I adopted a shelter kitten from Petco in Plano, Texas. She had Ringworm to start with and she was tiny, but she was playful and is as sweet as can be. We live in Downtown Dallas so she sits in the window of our

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Barb Moermond
a 2nd opinion wouldn't be a bad thing. ALL living creatures die, regardless of any specific viral status. 1. Did they use the 3-way [felv fiv heartworm] elisa test? This test has a history of large numbers of false positives. 2. is Sasha vaccinated for FeLV? what's her approx age? If she's an

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Kelley Saveika
Hi Cathy, I feel your pain - when my Missy was diagnosed with severe congenital heart disease, I thought I would die. But they all die of something, unfortunately, and I think the special health kitties are the most special in other ways. We have a wonderful lady on this list who volunteers in

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Edna Taylor
I agree, I would get a different vet and not put my kitty to sleep on the off chance that she might get sick and die earlier than we thought she would. Animals, like people live for different lengths of time. I had a FeLuk positive kitty that lived to be 16 years old but had a FeLuk negative

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread john pollack
They told me to do the same with Tigger!!! All the other cats here got vaccinated, and Tigger is a happy HEALTHY FeLV+ 4 1/2 years old now!!! FeLV cats CAN live good lives!!! Try to get Cali feeling better, and Vaccinate Sasha!!! Tigger has been around my other cats his whole life. They all

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread ckessel1
Thanks Kelley, When we adopted Sasha, she had been tested and vaccinated when we adopted her. We had her tested again yesterday and she was still negative. I live in a two bedroom apartment, so it's really hard to keep them separated unless we adopt out Sasha. I don't really want to do

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas

2011-06-21 Thread Natalie
Warning about DE - never inhale it! I would be extremely cautiouswhen applying to a act's fur - it can fly into the air and cat can inhale - very damaging to lungs, whether food grade or not! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Natalie
That is ridiculous - the healthy cat has already been exposed to the sick cat - to immediately killing the sick one is radical and, I would add, stupid and ignorant of the vet to even suggest! Which test was used, do you know? I am sure that you will get great advice from this group - I am not

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Natalie
Cathy - I forgot to mention that good veterinarians also believe in vitamin supplements. Our vet always gives any of our sick cats injectable vitamin supplements to help them get better, Vitamin B12, C etc. - ask your vet or future vet - it helps a lot! Natalie -Original Message-

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Barb Moermond
at this point, there is no purpose or advantage to separating Cali and Sasha - if Sasha was vaccinated for FeLV prior to you adopting her, then she's fine. Please talk to the vet at the clinic I found on www.catvets.com. Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Elizabeth Malone
Cathy I came to this site in the same manner. My kitten was 9 months when he died and my vet said to put my others down immediately. I was shocked! My Russian Blue had become positive despite being vaccinated. I refused. Basil was with me 2 more years very happy and healthy. He then began to show

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Ben Williams
I have to agree - we give all of our kitties a supplement called kittievite - it's a malt paste with a good daily multivitamin included... They never want to just eat the stuff, so we smear a little on their haunches, and they go about cleaning themselves and getting their vitamins. Works like

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Lynda Wilson
Hi Kathy! I live in north Dallas area. I fostered a 3 mos old kitten, then adopted it later after I had him neutered. I got him from the local Humane Society. He was fine one day and was gone the next. He was very, very sick but his FeLV snap test (ELISA) came back a faint positive. My other

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas Hylands bioplasma tablets

2011-06-21 Thread Cindy McHugh
Thanks Dana - and everyone else too! My vet also had Capstar, so we used it with the Frontline. I'll definitely try the Dawn for cleaning. Thankfully, I have no carpeting, so it should be fairly easy. And he's kept in the basement, with a concrete floor that can withstand most anything. I'll

Re: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten

2011-06-21 Thread Sharyl
Cathy, you have already gotten some good advise.  I've rescued several FeLV kittens and treasured the time I had with them.  They enjoyed 1 to 4+ years of being pampered and loved.  I mixed my positives and negatives but my negatives were all adult cats and current on their FeLV vaccine.   You