Re: [Felvtalk] Need advice for our cat Oliver

2012-09-08 Thread Don
Thanks for your note Lee. I am an "old hand" when it comes to long term care for a sick cat. We nursed Oliver's brother, Milo, for 3 years with CRF and a heart condition. I cannot count the number of subQ sessions, pills, and assisted feedings I did. Through all of it I educated myself on every

Re: [Felvtalk] Need advice for our cat Oliver

2012-09-08 Thread Lee Evans
I'm sorry you're going through this unhappy experience with Oliver.  First of all, I would just  like to mention that the FIV vaccine is always a bad idea.  It turns the cat positive on testing.  If the cat gets lost, picked up by someone who tests him and is not aware that FIV is NOT contagious

[Felvtalk] Need advice for our cat Oliver

2012-09-08 Thread Don
Hello. Our boy Oliver, has been doing well since his brothers passing due to CRF last Feb but in the past year or so we have seen some signs that we had been reading as old age (less grooming, weight loss...he just turned 15 this August). Thursday night he was acting lethargic and seemed to be warm