Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital
ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: No, he doesn't go outside, but I am now worried that the bag of DRY leaves I brought them to play in, might have been a potential source of spores. We have also had unseasonably warm weather plus a week of fog/mist/drizzle, big temperature inversion that caused air quality alerts. There is outside air that comes in through the soffit and rafters. But my other FeLV+ cat is fine, though he did sneeze a bit yesterday. No discharge from his nose, his appetite is fine. But he is a little younger than Harley, so maybe the FeLV hasn't done as much damage to his immune cells yet. The occasional mouse gets inside (I live in the country) too, and Harley is quite good at catching them. I sometimes give him wormer or Frontline Plus, because of that. Marshazas Sorry, Oona just stepped on the keyboard. She is FeLV negative, guess she thinks the positive boys have been taking too much attention away from her. ;-) On 12/15/2014 6:37 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: YOU MENTIONED FUNGAL, HOW WOULD HE HAVE GOTTEN INTO FUNGUS. DOES HE GO AOUTSID3E? Lance lini...@fastmail.fm 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] Harley is in the hospital
Just came back from visiting with Harley. Definitely seems to be some kind of upper respiratory virus. The swelling in his larynx seems to be better, but now he has some nasal discharge. I reached for a kleenex, and the tech said, never mind, he just ate it. He is interested in food now, but it's hard for him to eat with the e-collar on, and maybe there is some sinus pressure too when he leans forward. His energy level is good, as is his interest in getting into anything he can get his paws on (he was allowed out of his cage while I was with him in the isolation room). I had to keep a close eye on him so he didn't scatter medical supplies all over the room. He's staying one more night, and I'll take him home tomorrow if all looks good. Next week I bring him back to get another echocardiogram to check his heart. The followup costs less than half what the first one costs, thankfully. Marsha On 12/16/2014 12:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital
Go Harley! On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Just came back from visiting with Harley. Definitely seems to be some kind of upper respiratory virus. The swelling in his larynx seems to be better, but now he has some nasal discharge. I reached for a kleenex, and the tech said, never mind, he just ate it. He is interested in food now, but it's hard for him to eat with the e-collar on, and maybe there is some sinus pressure too when he leans forward. His energy level is good, as is his interest in getting into anything he can get his paws on (he was allowed out of his cage while I was with him in the isolation room). I had to keep a close eye on him so he didn't scatter medical supplies all over the room. He's staying one more night, and I'll take him home tomorrow if all looks good. Next week I bring him back to get another echocardiogram to check his heart. The followup costs less than half what the first one costs, thankfully. Marsha On 12/16/2014 12:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. ___ 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] Harley is in the hospital
God bless you Marsha well done .Harley is in good hands . I have two cats with felv BELLA she is 3 years old and TROY he is 1 year old. I suppose all of us in this this group are always alert for a sign of illness in our cats . Even a sneeze a cough is a big thing for us . As we all know that our felines that we love so much are so delicate and even a simple flu can take them from us . Keep us informed on Harley Hopefully he will be home tomorrow Grace From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katherine K. Sent: 16 December 2014 22:24 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital Go Harley! On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Just came back from visiting with Harley. Definitely seems to be some kind of upper respiratory virus. The swelling in his larynx seems to be better, but now he has some nasal discharge. I reached for a kleenex, and the tech said, never mind, he just ate it. He is interested in food now, but it's hard for him to eat with the e-collar on, and maybe there is some sinus pressure too when he leans forward. His energy level is good, as is his interest in getting into anything he can get his paws on (he was allowed out of his cage while I was with him in the isolation room). I had to keep a close eye on him so he didn't scatter medical supplies all over the room. He's staying one more night, and I'll take him home tomorrow if all looks good. Next week I bring him back to get another echocardiogram to check his heart. The followup costs less than half what the first one costs, thankfully. Marsha On 12/16/2014 12:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. ___ 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] Harley is in the hospital
RIGHT ON HARLEY. MAKE A MESS IF YOU WANT TO, YOU HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO. Katherine K. kaths...@gmail.com wrote: Go Harley! On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Just came back from visiting with Harley. Definitely seems to be some kind of upper respiratory virus. The swelling in his larynx seems to be better, but now he has some nasal discharge. I reached for a kleenex, and the tech said, never mind, he just ate it. He is interested in food now, but it's hard for him to eat with the e-collar on, and maybe there is some sinus pressure too when he leans forward. His energy level is good, as is his interest in getting into anything he can get his paws on (he was allowed out of his cage while I was with him in the isolation room). I had to keep a close eye on him so he didn't scatter medical supplies all over the room. He's staying one more night, and I'll take him home tomorrow if all looks good. Next week I bring him back to get another echocardiogram to check his heart. The followup costs less than half what the first one costs, thankfully. Marsha On 12/16/2014 12:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. ___ 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] Harley is in the hospital
Marsha- Thanks for the the information you have been sharing. All is well so far with my Felv + , Bean (slayer of dragons). Good to hear what sort of symptoms start with the all to common URI with these cats. Glad to hear Harley is fighting the bug... Deb Sent from my iPad On Dec 16, 2014, at 4:35 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: RIGHT ON HARLEY. MAKE A MESS IF YOU WANT TO, YOU HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT TO. Katherine K. kaths...@gmail.com wrote: Go Harley! On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Just came back from visiting with Harley. Definitely seems to be some kind of upper respiratory virus. The swelling in his larynx seems to be better, but now he has some nasal discharge. I reached for a kleenex, and the tech said, never mind, he just ate it. He is interested in food now, but it's hard for him to eat with the e-collar on, and maybe there is some sinus pressure too when he leans forward. His energy level is good, as is his interest in getting into anything he can get his paws on (he was allowed out of his cage while I was with him in the isolation room). I had to keep a close eye on him so he didn't scatter medical supplies all over the room. He's staying one more night, and I'll take him home tomorrow if all looks good. Next week I bring him back to get another echocardiogram to check his heart. The followup costs less than half what the first one costs, thankfully. Marsha On 12/16/2014 12:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: ANNIE (8 YRS AND FELV) ALSO SNEEZES SOME WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WEATHER OR WHEN THE FURNACE FIRST COMES ON. SHE GETS A GOOEY EYE EVER SO OFTEN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND NEVER HAS HAD A NASAL DISCHARGFE. i THINK HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS JUST WEAK ENOUGH TO LET THINGS GET STARTED BUT THEN SHE OVERCOMES THEM. I JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HER SO I CAN STOP THINGS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HER. ___ 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] Harley is in the hospital
Deb, the crazy thing is that symptoms can be variable. I have been wracking my brain and talking to the vet, and one thing that looks like a possibility now is that Brock, the FeLV+ cat I adopted 2.5 months ago, may be a carrier of whatever URI virus it is. This all seemed to start (but could be coincidence) when our weather got weird here. Big temperature inversion, poor air quality, temps 20 degrees above normal, fog/mist/drizzle for a week. Brock was a little sneezy, but no other symptoms. Harley has *never* been sick before, in the 4+ years he's been with me. I am thinking maybe the odd weather threw them for a loop, and the virus flared up in Brock, and Harley got it from him. But Brock, being younger, and not as far along in immune suppression, had such mild symptoms that I didn't think it was a URI, just maybe some dust made him sneeze. But that's all just a theory. In any case, I think I better get those lysine chews or the capsules, since they wouldn't eat the gel. Don't know for sure if this is herpes virus, but could be, especially since I just read that can cause pharyngitis. And I believe that's what the lysine is supposed to help the most, is FHV. Marsha On 12/16/2014 6:31 PM, Debi Kraal wrote: Marsha- Thanks for the the information you have been sharing. All is well so far with my Felv + , Bean (slayer of dragons). Good to hear what sort of symptoms start with the all to common URI with these cats. Glad to hear Harley is fighting the bug... Deb ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital
Marsha- So tell me about lysine tablets for cats? Is there some indication that it helps Felv+ cats? Thanks, Deb Sent from my iPad On Dec 16, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Deb, the crazy thing is that symptoms can be variable. I have been wracking my brain and talking to the vet, and one thing that looks like a possibility now is that Brock, the FeLV+ cat I adopted 2.5 months ago, may be a carrier of whatever URI virus it is. This all seemed to start (but could be coincidence) when our weather got weird here. Big temperature inversion, poor air quality, temps 20 degrees above normal, fog/mist/drizzle for a week. Brock was a little sneezy, but no other symptoms. Harley has *never* been sick before, in the 4+ years he's been with me. I am thinking maybe the odd weather threw them for a loop, and the virus flared up in Brock, and Harley got it from him. But Brock, being younger, and not as far along in immune suppression, had such mild symptoms that I didn't think it was a URI, just maybe some dust made him sneeze. But that's all just a theory. In any case, I think I better get those lysine chews or the capsules, since they wouldn't eat the gel. Don't know for sure if this is herpes virus, but could be, especially since I just read that can cause pharyngitis. And I believe that's what the lysine is supposed to help the most, is FHV. Marsha On 12/16/2014 6:31 PM, Debi Kraal wrote: Marsha- Thanks for the the information you have been sharing. All is well so far with my Felv + , Bean (slayer of dragons). Good to hear what sort of symptoms start with the all to common URI with these cats. Glad to hear Harley is fighting the bug... Deb ___ 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] Harley is in the hospital
Lysine slows down the replication feline herpes virus because it competes with arginine that the virus needs. More info here on URI viruses and different treatments including lysine: http://www.2ndchance.info/vaccination-Ford2009.pdf Marsha On 12/16/2014 10:52 PM, Debi Kraal wrote: Marsha- So tell me about lysine tablets for cats? Is there some indication that it helps Felv+ cats? Thanks, Deb ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
