[Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread Kelley
Ugh...we have 2 my stepdaughter brought in recently. I had the boy, approx one year, tested while he was being neutered. Outwardly he appears fine but has mouth lesions. Had the two girls, about 6 months old, tested. One tested pos and one neg. The pos girl had uri but bounced back

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread zoephotomodel
I'll send a link and you hv this one. I found a person to talk to who knew about felv. That's how I got the best info for me and another gal too. U will hear many variations from everyone. FIND SOMEONE who knows what they are talking about like she suggested IFA next step. I had IFA done on

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread Lori Taddonio
Can you tell me what IFA is? I have a sister and brother that I rescued and they both tested positive. Thanks for your help. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2014, at 3:38 PM, zoephotomo...@aol.com wrote: I'll send a link and you hv this one. I found a person to talk to who knew about felv.

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread Lance
Immunofluorescence Antibody Assay. Generally speaking, if a cat tests positive on an IFA, it means that the cat will be positive for life. I’ve never done an IFA for Ember, but I feel pretty confident that she’d test positive, as she had a number of positive ELISAs. There’s more information

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread Lori Taddonio
Thank you for your help Lance. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: Immunofluorescence Antibody Assay. Generally speaking, if a cat tests positive on an IFA, it means that the cat will be positive for life. I’ve never done an IFA for Ember,

[Felvtalk] Holistic vs traditional vets for felv

2014-03-14 Thread Kelley
What are your thoughts on this? Sent from my iPhone ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Holistic vs traditional vets for felv

2014-03-14 Thread cerwin
My FeLeuk girl sees an integrative vet, who practices both holistic and traditional medicine. She gets bicom treatments from her, as well as various holistic medicines. She is stable and even gaining weight on this regimen. I think this is better care for her than she would get from a

Re: [Felvtalk] Holistic vs traditional vets for felv

2014-03-14 Thread Kelley
I'm actually going to have to cancel their appointment. Can't pay for it. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:48 PM, cer...@new.rr.com wrote: My FeLeuk girl sees an integrative vet, who practices both holistic and traditional medicine. She gets bicom treatments from her, as well as

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 new felv kitties

2014-03-14 Thread dlgegg
Don't euthanize! I had 2 positives. One died from complications early on in her life: raccoon bit her tail off, never did get past 6 lbs, but very healthy until last month of her life. She developed a uri and in a positive that or any infection is not good. The other one is still going at

Re: [Felvtalk] Holistic vs traditional vets for felv

2014-03-14 Thread lernermichelle
Have you looked into Care Credit? It's very low or no interest and is only for vet and medical expenses. Some vets take it. Not that I think a visit to a holistic vet is necessarily necessary. People have had mixed experiences with them. I had 6 FeLV+ cats. One, who was also FIV+, lived to