Re: [Felvtalk] Our cats

2016-06-15 Thread Ardy Robertson
We actually roamed the woods around our house until after 1 a.m. with flashlights looking for Tigger when the door got left open once. We were frantic and it was cold and snow on the ground etc. I had been all over the house looking for him in case he had not gotten out but with the door standing

Re: [Felvtalk] Tucker

2016-06-15 Thread Ardy Robertson
Well I haven't worried about those things, but I do keep checking Topaz' pads of his feet to be sure they are bright pink. I could not go through that again - at least for a while. Either I have been very fortunate or FeLV is getting more rampant in our area because I have had numerous cats

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread Kelley S
I've not had to deal with a great deal of stomatitis, but I've heard good things about cold laser therapy following full mouth extraction. Here's a url that is interesting (but about FIV cats, not FELV ones). http://www.fivtherapy.com/gingivostomatitis3.htm?ckattempt=1 On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread Rachel Dagner
I hate felv with all of my heart and soul. I wish it was it was something we could all stomp on and strangle and beat the living daylights out of. I did laundry tonight and washed the towel from Tucks carrier and vacuumed the porch rug that had one of his claw sheds on it. I still miss him so

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread swacht1946
I guess you all have been lucky – or your kitty cats have been lucky – stomatitis can be horrible – yes bad breath but lesions in the mouth – infection – not to be taken lightly – especially with an FeLV kitty. Speaking from experience – dealing with it now. I do agree 2nd opinions are

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread Amani Oakley
Hi Ashley I echo what Amy has said. Stomatitis usually presents as some reddening of the gum, usually along the teeth line. It doesn’t usually cause too much of a problem for the cats, but you might notice bad breath, for example. Sometimes it might result in the need to extract a tooth, but

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread swacht1946
Hi Ashley, I am currently dealing with one if my cats who has stomatitis – his is not FeLV – there is some talk about stomatitis and the Calicivirus and stomatitis – I’ve done a lot of searching and found lots of sites and information – one I thought easy to understand – stomatitisincats.com –

Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma

2016-06-15 Thread Katherine K.
Ashley, My older FeLV boy gets seasonal allergies from April - November where he has wheezing and chest congestion (No sneezing or watery eyes/nose). He's been x-rayed for asthma a couple of times but not found much. I give him lysine but he still has some coughing. Sorry to hear about your

Re: [Felvtalk] Our Cats....

2016-06-15 Thread dlgegg
Any sleep is better than none. Rachel Dagner wrote: > There has been a kitty hanging outside work again the last couple of days. > Luckily very skittish as I won't be taking another one home. I did put some > of Josie's kitten food and some water out just now. I

Re: [Felvtalk] Our Cats....

2016-06-15 Thread Rachel Dagner
There has been a kitty hanging outside work again the last couple of days. Luckily very skittish as I won't be taking another one home. I did put some of Josie's kitten food and some water out just now. I actually have a bag of Purina Kitten Chow at home that they had Josie on, which if you ask me

Re: [Felvtalk] Our Cats....

2016-06-15 Thread dlgegg
SOUNDS LIKE HARLEY AND DEE WHEN THEY WERE 3 MONTHS. Harley still knows how to push my buttons. He also has an attitude (now 4 years), goes to a chair, sinks his claws in and turns with that "Are you going to let me out or do I destroy this chair" look. Of course, I let him out, he has me