Re: [Felvtalk] New Here with Questions

2009-10-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
Just as another side to the stress story ... when I found Bailey at 5 months of age, he was FeLV+, him and my 4 others at that time traveled for 3 months in a semi truck when I decided to move back to Washington from Missouri. All 5 cats, hubby and me and all the stuff we brought with us

Re: [Felvtalk] Xana, FelV positive - interferon?

2009-09-29 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey was on the 7 on, 7 off schedule and I noticed on the the 7 days on he was lethargic and didn't eat as well, it took a few of the off days for him to bouncy back. I took him off of it and he went back to his usual bouncy self. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ...

Re: [Felvtalk] Xana, FelV positive - interferon?

2009-09-27 Thread Belinda Sauro
That's great news to hear Michael, you sure are doing something right!! -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Sally and Lukey

2009-09-26 Thread Belinda Sauro
Sally, If Lukey needs to be fed for more than a day or tow the nasel tube is VERY uncomfortable, you'd really be better served getting an e tube, I've had 3 kitties with this and it was a life saver, none of them had any problems with it and all of them gained back the lost weight and

Re: [Felvtalk] Sally and Lukey

2009-09-26 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey's HCT was around 18 or 20 when he had his etube put in. The main thing they were worried about was clotting and he was clotting OK. I don't remember were you looking at doing a transfusion? Lukey's HCT was 14 is that right? That is about the point where a transfusion would be

Re: [Felvtalk] Sally and Lukey

2009-09-26 Thread Belinda Sauro
When Bailey had his done it was done with I think a local and isoflouren (sp) gas, the procedure takes about 15 to 20 minutes. I'm not positive of that because it has been almost 4 years ago. I do know my vet had only done about 2 of them and actually had the manual on the procedure with

Re: [Felvtalk] Sally and Lukey

2009-09-25 Thread Belinda Sauro
My Vet will wait as low as 12 but it really depends on the cat and the shape they are in. Fred's HCT is at 20 right now the lowest it's been since he started down this road of kidney insufficiency 4 years ago. I think if he goes too much lower he will have to start epogen. -- Belinda

Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport

2009-09-24 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey had this happen all the time, nothing medical, his pupils would just be uneven, I have noticed it with Joey (negative) on the rare occasion also, nothing medical with him either. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] eye (pupils) changes and transport

2009-09-24 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey had this happen all the time, nothing medical, his pupils would just be uneven, I have noticed it with Joey (negative) on the rare occasion also, nothing medical with him either. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else

2009-09-21 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi All, This email is from Sally to Jenny, it bounced so I forward it. Jim can you see why her email is bouncing, thanks? Yes, terrific news, and thanks again, Jenny, for all your phone support and information. Lukey is still stable but still not wanting to eat on his own. I will be

Re: [Felvtalk] World without man

2009-09-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
I think in this case she meant mankind, not men. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Assist Feeding and Sub Q Fluids

2009-09-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
In Washington state I buy my fluids and syringes over the counter, no prescriptions required. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D

2009-09-02 Thread Belinda Sauro
You can usually get S/D from you vet, it is a prescriptin food. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D

2009-09-02 Thread Belinda Sauro
Boy did I screw that up: You can usually get S/D from you vet, it is a prescriptin food. I meant, you can get A/D at most any vets, it is a prescription food. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] (FeLV talk) Sanctuaries

2009-09-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
I am a web designer and would be happy to do the web stuff. Do you have a website to put it on in mind? I have several domain names we can add a sub domain to if you need a website and webspace. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Darcy Is An Angel Now

2009-08-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
This happened to my sister in laws 18 year old cat and they gave the meds to dissolve clots (don't know what you would need anesthesia for), my SIL had to express her kitties bladder and do physical therapy on his back legs for about a month but after her kitty was back to normal and lived

Re: [Felvtalk] Sudden passing?

2009-08-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
More often than not a sudden death without any noticeable symptoms is usually heart related. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Sudden passing?

2009-08-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. In a young cat especially, undetected HCM usually strikes kitties 6 and under, I had one that was 9 years old die from this. Perfectly healthy until he had a seizure and died. The vet said from the symptoms I described it was heart related. He did check him over to see if he choked on

Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ FIV+ cat with liver problems

2009-08-19 Thread Belinda Sauro
If he hasn't been eating a normal amount of food he may very well have hepatic lipidosis or fatty liver disease, this can be fatal and the cure is getting enough food into him, the vet should know this. You have to immediately start getting food into this cat. The two weeks this site

Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ FIV+ cat with liver problems

2009-08-19 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. I missed the part about being anemic, get him started on doxocycline and prednisolone also, this is common for FeLV+'s and he may have hemobartonella which is extremely hard to test for. Most positives are put on doxy and pred as a precaution if they become anemic. Anemia is caused by

Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ FIV+ cat with liver problems

2009-08-19 Thread Belinda Sauro
Ok, just read where Miles was diagnosed with Cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis complex, found some info on it and nutrition is part of the recovery/treatment process, what is the vet doing for him as far as that goes? Cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis complex: This is a number of related

Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV+ FIV+ cat with liver problems

2009-08-19 Thread Belinda Sauro
More info on this diagnosis: http://marvistavet.com/html/body_feline_cholangiohepatitis.html -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] neurological problems?

2009-08-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
Tanya, OK, first let me apologize, I got Mattie and Maggie confused. First thing I would suggest is get a T Free 4 thyroid test done, I have never heard of it causing aggressiveness but it may be worth checking into. Howling or vocalizing can be a symptom of thyroid issues but if

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
It's an aluminum binder, its to bind the phosphorus because some CRF kitties have trouble with their phosphorus getting high and if it get too high it causes real problems. When Fred's phosphorus was at 8.1 which for a healthykitty is fine but for a CRF kitty is too high, he wouldn't eat was

Re: [Felvtalk] Thank you for your help

2009-08-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Gloria, It is suppose to have a kind of hypnotic effect on them to keep them clam, I think it simulates the way a mom kitty holds her kitten, can't say I noticed that with Fred but he figured since he couldn't reach me to bite me anymore it wasn't worth it to try so he stopped after a

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 14, Issue 11

2009-08-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey had uneven pupils all of his 11 years off and on. He was healthy up until the last 6 months of his life, so his pupils being uneven was for no health reason that we knew of. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
Lora, Way back in the 1990's my Skeeter had something, he couldn't pee and I took him in just in time, I can't remember what it was called back then, he would get cyrstals, he had to take a DL Methionine pill everyday, I think he was also on special food for a while too but as long as

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements- Belinda

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. I give meds to 3 of my 5 guys now and surprisingly considering the last one that I had to start on meds has never had to take anything, she is very good about it, thank goodness. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Thank you for your help

2009-08-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
My thoughts on this: It tore my guts out to read about the horrendous things so many of the members were putting their very old, (16 to 19 years old) termininally ill cats through I just want to give another perspective, Fred is 18 or so now, he was 15 when he was diagnosed very early

Re: [Felvtalk] Dietary Supplements

2009-08-09 Thread Belinda Sauro
Lora, I don't have an positives left, Bailey was my last and I lost him in 2006. I do however have a furkid with HCM and one with CRF a heart murmur. I do know that taurine and CoQ-10 are good for the heart and lysine is good over all for the immune system. My cats aren't great about

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, Yes Bailey was getting the epogen ONLY for his anemia that was related to his FeLV+ status, he did not have CRF. He was not the only cat my vet used epogen for that was positive, she had been treating another positive cat for a year that was positive and anemic. I don't know the

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
Gary, Make sure it has been kept cold or it is worthless. It should be kept in the fridge and not shaken. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
Procrit and Epogen are the same thing, one is basically the generic of the other, where I live the Procrit was $20.00 cheaper, I paid $300.00 for a 6 month supply of Epogen. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
I would keep doing what you're doing, 27% isn't horrible. Be sure and keep up the pet tinic, is he getting folic acid too it isn't in pet tinic and is needed for building new blood. I wouldn't panic yet, just keep a close eye on him and think positive. -- Belinda happiness is being owned

Re: [Felvtalk] Vitamin C

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
I have used http://iherb.com for a long time and have been very happy with their prices and customer service. http://www.iherb.com/Search?kw=vitamin%20c http://www.iherb.com/Search?kw=lysine -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
Great, I think as long as he seems to feel fine and his HCT doesn't start dropping I would be too concerned yet. All kitties are individuals and maybe that is a decent HCT for him, wouldn't want it to get much lower though. Fred's (CRF) HCT has been between 24% and 29% for the last 3 years

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey was on epogen for almost 6 months when he became anemic, it brought his HCT from a low of 15% back up to 40% within 6 weeks or so. When he passed he was still on a maintanence dose of epogen once a week and his HCT was holding at 33%. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ...

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. His anemia was related to his positive status. My vet thinks the virus activated in his bone marrow and that is what brought on the anemia, he developed pancreatic cancer in the 6 months we were trying to figure out what was going on. It was obvious something was still wrong because

Re: [Felvtalk] My New Kitty

2009-08-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
You made a great choice, FeLV+ make some of the most loving kitties I have ever had the privilege of being owned by. My Bailey was a real smoocher. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-05 Thread Belinda Sauro
If nothing else is working, by the way I have heard doxy can take as long as 6 weeks to show results, but if his HCT is still going down don't know that I would be thinking that. But as I was saying if nothing else is working and you are faced with death, my personally I would try the

Re: [Felvtalk] How to long to separate negative/positive kitties?

2009-08-03 Thread Belinda Sauro
Almost all of the info you are going to find online is outdated. My vet told me the vaccination is 85 to 90% effective and that an adult cat has little chance of getting infected, even if not vaccinated. All I can say is Bailey lived with as many as 8 house mates and not one of them ever

Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)

2009-07-31 Thread Belinda Sauro
MC, That is what I mean, I wouldn't need the actual street address until I was sure I wanted to take the kitty there. General address to start is fine. But for me personally I would have to take the cat there and look at the place. I have only given cats up one time when my neighbor

Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)

2009-07-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
No Address no cat ... -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)

2009-07-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
Anyone who wouldn't let you come over and see that cat is a big red flag for me. You can't do that without an address. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)

2009-07-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
Is he the one who owns the yahoo FeLV list? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Weight loss

2009-07-28 Thread Belinda Sauro
Some cats will get stomatitis and this is painful and they will eat less. Has your vet looked his mouth and throat over very carefully? Some of these pics are extreme and a cat doesn't have to have that bad of a case for them to eat less, Bailey had a mild case, his gums were just

Re: [Felvtalk] Cleveland

2009-07-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey was 11 years old when he passed, I found him when he was 5 months old and he was positive then, so he had it 11 years and was only sick the last 6 months of his life. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Vit. B-comp/B12/Iron injections

2009-07-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, Wolfie's HCT at 29% isn't horrible, Fred who I get the vit B for, his HCT hangs around 24% to 26%, he is CRF and some cats with CRF if they live long enough with it will slowly develop anemia and at some point if they live long enough some will eventually need Epogen. Epogen

Re: [Felvtalk] Vit. B-comp/B12/Iron injections

2009-07-13 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. The Nutrived does contain more iron and a little more of some of the other ingredients, you could always buy a bottle of folic acid, I did that too and the capsules are tiny and you would only need a tiny bit of that, so you could open the capsule and sprinkle a tiny bit on his food, it

Re: [Felvtalk] Vit. B-comp/B12/Iron injections

2009-07-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. You can give the injections yourself. They usually give them once a week, any extra vit b is peed out it is a water soluble vit and extra is peed out. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Vit. B-comp/B12/Iron injections

2009-07-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
Be careful with the iron injections, cats don't need much iron, maybe go with the vit b injections and the pet tinic for now and see how he does with that and the pred and doxy. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Vit. B-comp/B12/Iron injections

2009-07-12 Thread Belinda Sauro
Yes I do give my cats vit b injections, in fact I have a bottle at the vets that I forgot to pick up today. Sometimes they notice sometimes they don't, it is said to sting but the tiny needle you use they can barely feel and you inject such a small amount by the time they notice a sting, if

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie's bloodwork results/hemobart pos

2009-07-11 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. How long has he been on the Pet Tinic and how long has he been getting the pred and doxy? When was the last time he had a blood draw? On the last draw is that when his HCT was 29%? They can always take a tiny bit of blood from the ear tip to check the HCT and if it is OK then do the

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie's bloodwork results/hemobart pos

2009-07-11 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, Petinic doesn't contain folic acid which is also needed to build new blood, Nutrived does ... most vets carry the Petinic and not the Nutrived that is why they recommend it. If you can find the Nutrived I would switch to it, I used to buy it online, I'll see if I can find

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie's bloodwork results/hemobart pos

2009-07-11 Thread Belinda Sauro
Amy, If the HCT was 29% on the July 2nd draw and he is acting the same I would wait at least 2 weeks, stress is not good so you want to avoid that. If he takes a sudden turn for the worse before 2 weeks then get him to the vet. When did the vet want you to bring him in for a recheck? I

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie's bloodwork results/hemobart pos

2009-07-11 Thread Belinda Sauro
Two weeks is a minimum, longer is probably better as long as he seems to be doing OK. Stress is a big no no with these guys, that was one of the reasons I didn't really give Bailey any supplements until he got sick, he got so stressed when he had to take anything, pills ect ... I was

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie's bloodwork results/hemobart pos

2009-07-10 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, Sounds like a mystery but his HCT isn't too bad, it is when it gets to 20% and below you really need to start worrying, although with an FeLV+, I'd keep a close eye on it when it gets to 24% or 25%. My Vet wouldn't start epogen until the HCT gets to 20% or below, and a

[Felvtalk] Tora last stage Lymphoma need advice

2009-07-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
This message was also sent to the list and cut, if you have any suggestions please email Amanda at [ white-dai...@lapis.plala.or.jp ] , I am forwarding this message: Subject: Tora last stage Lymphoma need advice.. From: amanda white-dai...@lapis.plala.or.jp Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:34:07

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3

2009-07-06 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey also became lethargic and didn't eat well on his 7 days on, I stopped giving it to him after a month or so, there was an obvious difference between his days on and off. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-04 Thread Belinda Sauro
Classic hyper-t symptoms: No diarrhea or vomiting that I've seen. He just seems hungry all the time and follows me around crying at me. We did some tests yesterday and are waiting for results. this is exactly how Fred was and he was very early hyper-t. Only found with the tfree4 test.

[Felvtalk] Adopted an FIV+

2009-07-03 Thread Belinda Sauro
This message is from Sue (address below), for some reason it got cut so I am forwarding it. Not sure if this is Sue's list email so if you reply you may want to CC her on it [fs...@roadrunner.com] to make sure she gets your reply. Subject: Adopted an FIV+ From: Frank and Sue Koren

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Have they done a T Free 4 thyroid test, not the regular one? Some cats will be normal on the standard test but actually be early hyper-t, my Fred was. We only tested with a T Free 4 because he had a nodule on his thyroid my vet felt had gotten bigger so we did both tests, the T4 was

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat losing weight/question about Doxy

2009-07-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, I would suspect thyroid because of the being hungry all the time, I hope your vet figures it out so Wolfie can feel good again. Cats, they are mysterious sometimes!! -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-27 Thread Belinda Sauro
Here is another CRF site that I use more than I wish I had to, it is put together by the person who runs the CRF talk group, she has had several CRF kitties and researched endless hours over many years to find and put together this website and keeps it very updated. It is an excellent

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-27 Thread Belinda Sauro
Wow I just looked at the member list and it is over 1, it has goen way up since I last looked, boy CRF must be on the rise!!! I was also mistaken about who the owner of the group is, it isn't Helen the author of the CRF website but is still an excellent group. I did also find Helens

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-27 Thread Belinda Sauro
Right Sharyl, I tried digest for a while but I don't like to miss out on things or wait so I went back to individual emails, I just check it all the time. I get close to 1000 emails a day, used to be over 3000 but it went down for some reason when I got this new anti virus, spam program.

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-26 Thread Belinda Sauro
Most cats don't need iron supplemented but yes there are iron shots, Baileys iron was a little low and he did get a couple of shots but the epogen and prednisolone were in my opinion the main things that helped him, the doxy I wanted him on as a precaution, he always tested negative on the

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-25 Thread Belinda Sauro
I say this every time I see this on the list, EPOGEN, Prednisolone is what brought my FeLV+ Bailey out of his anemia and kept his HCT normal for about 6 months until he passed from Pancreatic cancer, his anemia was non regenerative. He also was on doxocycline for 6 weeks just in case he

Re: [Felvtalk] Ebony and FELV

2009-06-25 Thread Belinda Sauro
Nutrived is better than Petinic because it has folic acid and more iron that Petinic does, folic acid is needed to build new blood and Petinic doesn't have folic acid in it, Nutrived does. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight/Hemobart

2009-06-21 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, I sent this link to you this morning, I quoted some of the info there below but there is much more to read on the website: https://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=88COLLECTION=EncycIllnessMODE=full *AffectedAnimals:* Essentially all cats have the potential

Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Tiffany, blind DUMPED cat, needs your help!

2009-06-20 Thread Belinda Sauro
Kelley, When I took Fred in because he was twitching and getting spacey, it was because of high blood pressure, my vet gave me his meds right then and there, it shouldn't take that long. Usual starting dose is a quarter tab of a 2.5gr of amlodipine (brand name norvasc). Almost all of

Re: [Felvtalk] Losing weight

2009-06-18 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, A regular T4 thyroid test sometimes won't give a high reading until it gets fairly high. Fred always tested normal but my vet could feel a small nodule on his thyroid and we kept an eye on it. When he went in for his physical a year later she felt it had gotten slightly bigger

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey had bartonella and he was on Zithromax for 6 weeks before it got better. Has your kitty been on doxocycline in case he has hemobartonella? Tests for this almost always come up with false negatives, sometimes cats have to be test 4 or 5 times or more to get an accurate test result.

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bartonella and hemobartonella are 2 different things, are you sure he has bartonella and not hemobartonella? Here are some good reads on Bartonella: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_bartonella.html http://www.natvetlab.com/PDF/catownerbrochure.pdf

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Amy, I don't think your vet is very good, yellow is a sure sign of liver failure and it doesn't happen overnight. Blood tests should have shown there was a problem and if your vet didn't mention it I'd run to find another vet. If Maverick wasn't eating well he probably developed

Re: [Felvtalk] Question about A/D

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
I just called Hills and he said there is a best before date in red on the bottom of each can. If it is say 05 2010, it is good until the 1st of May 2010. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Amy, It does sound like your vet is very nice and compassionate. And any vet that is willing to learn and research is a keeper. When a cat is anemic whether they are positive or not, there is a reason for it. Anemia in itself is not a disease, it is a symptom if something else going on

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
Are his Phosphorus levels high or low? High can cause tummy acid and they won't eat. A quarter of a pepcid AC might help with that. Was kitty checked for dehydration? That makes them feel really crappy and they won't eat. What is kitties white count could kitty be fighting an

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
I would be real concerned with clumping litter if he ate any, you know what it does when it gets wet. Does the vet know about that? I have heard that cats shouldn't get tums, will see if I can find the palce I read it. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ...

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
Ok, I just read on Tanya CRF site that TUMS was ok for cats. http://www.felinecrf.org/treatments.htm#low_calcium -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] Jack - please add to CLS

2009-06-11 Thread Belinda Sauro
Or children for that matter, we don't what them bringing more irresponsible idiots into the world, we have enough of those I'm so sorry Kelly. That is heartbreaking. This us why I think people should have to take a test for competency before they are allowed pets. -- Belinda

Re: [Felvtalk] Sudden passing?

2009-06-02 Thread Belinda Sauro
Because of the age and suddeness I would guess a heart thing. Many cats with undiagnosed Cardiomyapathy can pass suddenly with no outward symptoms, generally before or by the age of 6. I lost my Snyder very suddenly at age 9, no symptoms what-so-ever, just the day he died, he had a heart

Re: [Felvtalk] Sudden passing?

2009-06-02 Thread Belinda Sauro
If you give me the sweet little guys name I'll add him to the Candle Light Service. Prayers to you and your family, especially his little buddy for your sudden loss. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] assist-feeding: was re: Darcy

2009-05-30 Thread Belinda Sauro
Yes I was a member back when I had a couple of sick kitties, it's is a very knowledgable and supportive group. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Assisted-Feeding/ -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas and Ticks

2009-05-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
Linda, I am sorry to hear about your furchild, you may want to join the feline lymphoma group on yahoo, I've been a member many years and they are a wonderful group with great suggestions and support. Also to get some good info go to our website and you'll find tons of info there, I do

Re: [Felvtalk] Fleas and Ticks

2009-05-01 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. The drugs you mentioned are used when dealing with small cell cancer, what type did they say he has? *Small cell* is slower growing but takes longer to get into remission, *large cell* is much more aggressive and spreads very quickly and will usually go into remission faster but it must

Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: Your message to Felvtalk awaits moderator approval

2009-04-24 Thread Belinda Sauro
Jane, Please write directly to Jim the list owner and ask him what the problem is: Jim's email: phaed...@charter.net -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] Wilson and I

2009-04-24 Thread Belinda Sauro
I have to agree about the Nutrical, it is OK to use in an emergency once or twice but not on a regular basis, Fred is and has been eating baby food for months with supplements added of course and he has gained quite a bit of weight, about a pound, which for a CRF cat is pretty darn good!!

Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow

2009-04-23 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Laurie, I'm not familiar with what is going on with Charlotte, is she anemic and if so what is her HCT? If she is anemic has she been on doxocycline for at least 4 weeks? Positive cats commonly get something called hemobartonella, it is acually recently called something else but it

Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is going back to the vet tommorrow

2009-04-23 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. Bailey was positive at 5 months of age when I found him and lived 11 years without ever being sick until the last 6 months of his life!! -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___

[Felvtalk] Important - please read, be aware and pass it on!

2009-04-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
*Here we go again:* The Food and Drug Administration is looking into a series of pet deaths and illnesses, possibly connected with Nutro Foods. Nutro Foods makes both dog and cat foods sold under brand names Nutro Max, Nutro Natural Choice and Nutro Max Cat. The company has set up a

Re: [Felvtalk] Important - please read, be aware and pass it on!

2009-04-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
I used to cook for Fred, I would cook chicken legs and thighs, mostly thighs you get more meat for you money. Just cook, debone, blend it in the blender to the consistency your cats like, mine like it very blended, creamy like. I add an egg or two depending on how much I am making and I

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey isn't eating and x-rays have found nothing

2009-04-15 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Kerry, What's his HCT, anemia will cause these types of symptoms. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4011 (20090415) __ The

Re: [Felvtalk] Has anyone here used Vetricine for immune boosting

2009-04-14 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey also did not do well on the interferon, he would get lethargic and not eat as well, it was clear when he was on it he didn't feel well. Have never heard of the other stuff so no comment there. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Supplements for Grrr

2009-04-09 Thread Belinda Sauro
Yes, hyper-T, didn't think of that, this is what was happening with Fred, he was always asking for food and eating really good but not gaining any weight, he was always acting like he was starving. He also yowled and if I got up he immediately got up to follow me, just in case I was heading

Re: [Felvtalk] Supplements for Grrr

2009-04-09 Thread Belinda Sauro
PS. Fred was hyper-T and had the radio iodine treatment, he was also CRF we found out when checking for the hyper-T. He had his treatment 3 years ago and is fine, still CRF though. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Supplementing the diet of a + cat in a multicat house-

2009-04-07 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Amy, I was having the same problem with my Fred, he is CRF. He was steadily losing weight and I finally resorted to feeding him baby food. I try and get him to eat minimum 3 jars of Gerber 2nd food Heinz chicken, he likes the Gerber better, creamier and has double the calories, 4

[Felvtalk] Welcome To The Group

2009-04-04 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Ayelet, Nice to see you here, like I said it gets a little slow on the weekends, but if you have any questions, just post them, someone will answer as son as they see them. Nice talking earlier. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone else on Facebook?

2009-03-28 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Laura, Typed you into FB seach and 3 possibilities came up which are you? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Jonathan to the Bridge list

2009-03-28 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Anne, Sorry for your loss of Jonathan, I have added him to the service, take care. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

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