Re: [Felvtalk] treatment before symptoms
I think that one reason not much has been done for treatments for FELV is no one thinks there is enough money in it. Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net wrote: ___ 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] Fw: prayers
This is my Casey. She is 15 going on 16 and has long silky hair. I have her on hairball meds, but vet said she has a weird, unusual bacterial infection. We tried Covenia followed up with daily does of Orbax. The diahrea went away for a bit but now is back. Not as bad, but not really formed stools. This has been going on for some time so I am convinced that antibiotics alone are not going to do the trick. It stresses her out to go to the vet and gets me scratched from head to toe giving meds. GOT TO BE A BETTER SOLUTION FOR MY GIRL. HELP! Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com wrote: Throwing up and not eating may be from hairballs, especially if it's the bubbly phlem type of throw up. Try to think simple. If a cat who was negative for everything had this situation happen, you probably would think simple situation first. Try a hairball remedy like Petromalt or Laxitone before rushing out and spending hundreds of dollars. One of my foster cats, real fat girl, suddenly stopped eating, was dragging her hind quarters. Thought it might have been paralysis, all sorts of nightmarish things but then decided maybe she was constipated. Yup! After several hefty doses of Petromalt, she plopped a big one, threw up a giant hairball mess and started eating like a fat girl again.I'm not saying that you shouldn't take him to the vet but try the simple stuff first. Then if in a day it doesn't work, take to vet but don't diagnose him yourself and assume it's because he's FeLv+. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Karen Harshbarger harshbargerka...@yahoo.com To: Carmack Alicia acarm...@dom.wustl.edu; felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org; jkd...@gmail.com jkd...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 3:26 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Fw: prayers Okay, now my request for prayers has turned to a plea for help! See below what is going on with Cole tonight. Now he is throwing up white bubbly phlem besides refusing to eat. I am getting so worried about him. How can he go from playing, happy, eating, etc; to not eating anything and throwing up so quickly! I don't know who to turn to, what to do, or which vet to go to (Dr Dill--our caring 50year experienced vet that tends to do things the more old fashioned way, Allgood Vet in Burlington that we just started seeing sometimes for blood tests so I am not sure how experienced they are with feline leukemia or take him to the 24 hour 7 day a week emergency in Iowa City that wasn't able to help Tig, although he may have been to far along for any help, but they are very expensive and I am not sure how much more vet bills I can afford) ; and I am so scared for Cole. I have already lost Tig and so quicklyI just can't loose Cole now too so soon. I hope to be more proactive with Cole and nip this in the bud before it takes over and the leukemia kicks in full force---I so want to give him a few more happy years that he so deserves. Anyone have any ideas? I am so not good at this and need help. I worry that I should have been doing more already, but they all seemed to be doing pretty good so I hated to be pumping a bunch of medicine into them before they needed it---but guess this is where I failed. When Ash got some scabs scratched off and was bleeding, I took him to the vet for medicine so he would not get infection. But if they were doing good I thought all I needed to do was make sure they got a good balanced diet and love. Many of you talk of inferion, but that sure didn't seem to help Tig at all---it actually seem to make him worse faster, so I guess I am afraid of that. But I am so very worried about Cole and would really appreciate hearing your suggestions My email is harshbargerka...@yahoo.com for those of you that don't have it. Thanks, Karen - Forwarded Message - From: Karen Harshbarger harshbargerka...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 2:30 AM Subject: prayers Just need some prayers tonight for Cole. He tested positive along with his brothers for feline leukemia about 3 months ago. The have all been doing pretty good, eating well, playing, happy and loving, etc. But then two of his brothers started having problems with scab like bumps and the vet doesn't seem to know what it is. Now Cole refused to eat his supper tonight and I am so worried for him and his brothers. They are due for their second test in about a week. They were doing so good I was hoping that they would test negative and was able to fight their exposure. But now with this I am so afraid for them. And not eating is the worst, cause I am so afraid he won't start eating again. Please say a prayer for him that it is just a little normal stomach upset and tomorrow he will clean his plate at breakfast.
Re: [Felvtalk] struggling tonight
You have a lot on your plate. My problems have always come one at a time. That has been frightening and frustrating enough. I will keep you and all of your cats in my prayers, you need them. Karen Harshbarger harshbargerka...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I joined all of these group cause I have kittys with all of these illnesses---one with CRF, 4 with feline leukemia, and little Tig that I lost had very bad anemia/feline leukemia/upper respiratory/etc.etc. and unfortunately I know that Anemia is probably coming for my 4 kittys with feline leukemia---just a matter of when. My kitty with CRF has slight anemia. I have 5 other cats that live with me and there are 2 little ones that recently showed up on my patio. Tonight I am sitting up with one of my kitties that has feline leukemia because he is sick he is throwing up white bubbly phlem and would not eat tonight. (before tonight, he was doing so good I thought that he might be one of the lucky ones that would fight off this awful illness before his second test) Cole is very sick and I am very very worried about him and just trying to figure out what I am going to do next so that I don't loose him like I lost his brother little Tig recently As I read through all the posts I realize that there are a lot of caring people out there trying very hard to do what I am doingkeep their cats as happy and healthy as they can and with them as long as they can. It is a good thing that there are so many caring people, but a sad thing that there are so many sick little cats. .I also wonder how all of you afford to get all the tests and medicines, as I am really struggling with that and not sure how I am financially going to keep up and worry that I am not doing all that I can or should cause I can't afford to do all these expensive blood tests, etc or a regular basis. so that better diagnosis can be done. I also worry that the vets around here are not up on all the latest things to help my little ones with all their illnesses.and that I am not smart enough to understand it all to figure out if the vet is doing the right thing. I some times worry, especially nights like this when I sit up tired and very worried with a sick little cat that I did not know enough or do enough for little Tig, causing him to leave this world at only 11 months old. I also worry that I am not giving these little guys all that they need. Would love hearing any suggestions. Sorry about the rambling. I am just struggling to find direction as I sit up with poor little sick Cole as he struggles with this awful illness. Thanks, Karen harshbargerka...@yahoo.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Clavamox aka Augmentin
When I was bitten by a cat, turned out to be a neighbor on next road, went to ER (did not think about what might happen) because blood spurting everywhere, they did not have Augmentin - it is too expensive to stock! I swear, that is what the nurse told the doctor so he had me soak my hand in Betadne for an hour and then get the Augmentin at the pharmacy next day. I had let it bleed so it would wash out bacteria and applied a pressure bandage. In case that happens again, I had my doctor give me a script for Augmentin to keep on hand - just in case. Since I rescue injured vultures, coons and others, she did not even question my reason, just gave it to me, especially after I told about the ER episode. Lee Evans moonsiste...@yahoo.com wrote: You would have to take a whole lot of Clavamox to make up the mgs. that you would need. Augmentin is a much higher mg. dose than what is given to cats.But then again, you could take as many pills to make up the difference and you would not have to deal with a physician who might report you to the Health Department and endanger your cat who simply had a bad fur day and bit you. Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors too! From: Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2013 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Clavamox aka Augmentin Hi Lorrie, Yes, I know, my point was that I always have Clavamox (and other Abx) on hand for the critters, so don't feel the need to keep the human form :). Since I get most of my drugs by the bottle, I often find that what I'm giving is actually labeled for human use. Margo -Original Message- From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com Sent: Jun 6, 2013 7:11 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Clavamox aka Augmentin Margo, you are correct. Clavamox is the vet version of Augmentin for humans. L. On 06-05, Margo wrote: I keep Clavamox, which of course is the Veterinary version of Augmentin. Just more convenient :) Margo ___ 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 mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] struggling tonight
Karen Bless you for trying to help these creatures. I offer you prayers and moral support! Bonnie -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 12:39 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Karen Harshbarger Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] struggling tonight You have a lot on your plate. My problems have always come one at a time. That has been frightening and frustrating enough. I will keep you and all of your cats in my prayers, you need them. Karen Harshbarger harshbargerka...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I joined all of these group cause I have kittys with all of these illnesses---one with CRF, 4 with feline leukemia, and little Tig that I lost had very bad anemia/feline leukemia/upper respiratory/etc.etc. and unfortunately I know that Anemia is probably coming for my 4 kittys with feline leukemia---just a matter of when. My kitty with CRF has slight anemia. I have 5 other cats that live with me and there are 2 little ones that recently showed up on my patio. Tonight I am sitting up with one of my kitties that has feline leukemia because he is sick he is throwing up white bubbly phlem and would not eat tonight. (before tonight, he was doing so good I thought that he might be one of the lucky ones that would fight off this awful illness before his second test) Cole is very sick and I am very very worried about him and just trying to figure out what I am going to do next so that I don't loose him like I lost his brother little Tig recently As I read through all the posts I realize that there are a lot of caring people out there trying very hard to do what I am doingkeep their cats as happy and healthy as they can and with them as long as they can. It is a good thing that there are so many caring people, but a sad thing that there are so many sick little cats. .I also wonder how all of you afford to get all the tests and medicines, as I am really struggling with that and not sure how I am financially going to keep up and worry that I am not doing all that I can or should cause I can't afford to do all these expensive blood tests, etc or a regular basis. so that better diagnosis can be done. I also worry that the vets around here are not up on all the latest things to help my little ones with all their illnesses.and that I am not smart enough to understand it all to figure out if the vet is doing the right thing. I some times worry, especially nights like this when I sit up tired and very worried with a sick little cat that I did not know enough or do enough for little Tig, causing him to leave this world at only 11 months old. I also worry that I am not giving these little guys all that they need. Would love hearing any suggestions. Sorry about the rambling. I am just struggling to find direction as I sit up with poor little sick Cole as he struggles with this awful illness.Thanks, Karen harshbargerka...@yahoo.com ___ 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
