Re: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles

2009-08-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
. Gloria On Aug 13, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote: full blown AIDS Does Rebecca have FIV (sometimes mistakenly referred to as kitty AIDS) or FeLV? Metronidazole is the metro you're referring to. It's typically prescribed for giardia and other intestinal parasites

Re: [Felvtalk] Rebecca - Tummy troubles

2009-08-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've never seen Flagyl cause diarrhea, but gave it to an older siamese the other day (had been giving him Panacur) and darned if he didn't have awful diarrhea (on the floor). I was surprised. I've never seen Clinda cause diarrhea. Gloria On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:30 PM, MaryChristine

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

2009-08-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Absolutely - On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:50 PM, MaryChristine wrote: good reminder that just cuz a cat has FeLV, doesn't mean that everything else it has is related! -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed

Re: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-12 Thread Gloria B. Lane
on that? Thanks, Gloria On Aug 12, 2009, at 8:14 AM, hebert ferrarezzi wrote: Hi MaryChristine and Gloria, FIV is in fact a closer relative to HIV than is FeLV. The three belong to the same retrovirus family and subfamily, but FeLV belongs to the Gammaretrovirus group, whereas FIV and HIV belong

Re: [Felvtalk] Hello, I'm Snowball, Felv+, and I need your help. Please read my story...Thanks!

2009-08-12 Thread Gloria B. Lane
://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-08-03.8415646672 You look like such a pretty, sweet kitty - good luck! Gloria in Arkansas On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Reyna Castano wrote: Hello Everyone, My name is Snowball and I have been given the opportunity to be part of a wonderful family

Re: [Felvtalk] Hello, I'm Snowball, Felv+, and I need your help. Please read my story...Thanks!

2009-08-12 Thread Gloria B. Lane
They get distracted easily too - looking out the window, etc (well kind of like me lol) Gloria On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Susan Hoffman wrote: Cats are such clumsy typists. That's why you never see one in a secretarial position. Thanks for fixing that for Snowball. --- On Wed, 8

Re: [Felvtalk] Thank you for your help

2009-08-12 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I have to ask, Belinda - what are the clothes pins for? Have had CRF cats, never tried that. Gloria On Aug 12, 2009, at 1:11 PM, Belinda Sauro wrote: 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

Re: [Felvtalk] Research into FeLV: was Staph Protein A

2009-08-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've read this too, MC, that FELV is considered a closer analogy to HIV... Gloria On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:07 AM, MaryChristine wrote: wow, hebert, thank you for these great posts! (and your english is better than many who claim to be native speakers.) i have always been under

Re: [Felvtalk] Wolfie Update

2009-08-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
You probably have to live in the boonies of Arkansas to know about stuff like that, cause you can't get it anywhere else ho ho Gary - Gloria On Aug 8, 2009, at 4:26 PM, MaryChristine wrote: gary, is there a link to walmart's specialty pharmacy? i've never heard of it as an entity before

Re: [Felvtalk] Vitamin C

2009-08-06 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Well, you might check out Dr. Belfield's vitamin C - http://www.belfield.com/ Gloria On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Hello everyone, Does anyone have a good source for powdered vitamin C for cats. The shelter I volunteer for is looking to add vitamin C with the lysine

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

2009-08-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
kittens. Both cats are well over 3 - maybe 6 or 7 yrs old now - and no problems whatsoever. The vet wanted her to have them retested, she did and nothing had changed (1 pos, 1 neg). Gloria On Aug 4, 2009, at 12:29 AM, Iva Lark Emily Seaberg wrote: Thank you everyone for the warm welcome

Re: [Felvtalk] New Kitten, New Worries

2009-08-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've had several healthy positives spayed/neutered, no problem with that. If they have some kind of problem, of course, I don't have any surgery done - uri, etc. Gloria On Aug 2, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Jody Butler wrote: First, thanks to all who supported us when we lost Darcy, our

Re: [Felvtalk] websitefor aging kitties

2009-07-28 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hey there Gary - Thanks, that's nice to know. Gloria On Jul 28, 2009, at 5:11 PM, gary wrote: There is a Yahoo group called geriatric-cats. Gary -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Helene R. Hand

Re: [Felvtalk] Home For Life Animal Sanctuary in western Wisconsin

2009-07-16 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Sounds pretty good, Reyna. Gloria On Jul 16, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Reyna Castano wrote: I rescued an FeLV cat and after weeks and weeks of searching for a sanctuary I found two that can take him in. Home for Life and 'Not So' Purrrfect Angels in Fresno (CA) are the two places I found

Re: [Felvtalk] Remove me from email list

2009-07-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Holly, go to the link at the bottom of any of the FELVtalk emails, click on it, and you can unsubscribe yourself. This generally a way to remove yourself or alter your subscription for most of the email lists I subscribe to. Best wishes, Gloria On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Holly

Re: [Felvtalk] request info

2009-07-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Are you talking about double positives - cats with both FELV and FIV? Gloria On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:52 PM, C PQ wrote: I'm trying to find that email that listed the sanctuary in PA that takes FeLV + FIV cats. It's a woman and her husband in a house. Can anyone locate that info for me

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I agree, the older cats don't seem as susceptible. Gloria On Jul 4, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Sharyl wrote: Sandra, 1st thank you for taking in Penny. Mixing is such a personal decision. Like other I mix my positives and negatives. My negatives all had their FeLV vaccine and booster one

Re: [Felvtalk] Adopted an FIV+

2009-07-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
There are a couple of other FIV groups too. At any rate, seems like the transmission is always said to be via very deep bite wound, and I never have neutered cats do that. I of course mix my FIV cats - they never get sick, do very well. They're the best! Gloria On Jul 4, 2009, at 8

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Max to CLS

2009-07-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry, Kelley - Gloria On Jul 2, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Kelley Saveika wrote: Hi all, Max was my favorite feral of the many we feed. He was a big, beautiful orange tabby. These guys are probably closer to semi-feral in that they will let the regular feeders, of whom I am one, touch

Re: [Felvtalk] OT: DNA

2009-06-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I think she means do not adopt. Course location is pretty important, wonder where it is. I figure it's not in Arkansas,, so didn't respond. Gloria On Jun 28, 2009, at 11:11 PM, wendy wrote: What is a confidential DNA? Thanks, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful

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

2009-06-20 Thread Gloria B. Lane
The untreated high blood pressure however - which caused her to go blind - can be very hard on their bodies, and can cause other problems. Gloria On Jun 18, 2009, at 7:11 AM, Debbie Harrison wrote: Kelly, blind animals can and do lead happy lives. I saved the chipin link

Re: [Felvtalk] Introducing healthy cats into former FELV+ cat household

2009-06-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
The virus doesn't live long outside the body, so I never worry about whether the virus will be in at carriers, scratching posts, etc. Best of luck to you , Gloria On Jun 13, 2009, at 9:06 PM, doggone...@doggonefit.com wrote: Hello everyone, After many years of rescuing positives, we have

Re: [Felvtalk] Freezing meds.....

2009-06-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
/ opinion are appreciated. Gloria On Jun 9, 2009, at 5:24 PM, gary wrote: Personally, I don't see why the amount of dilution should make any difference in whether you can freeze it or not, but if you took a 3 million unit vial and diluted it to 30 units per ml, it would take up quite a lot

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk - freezing interferon

2009-06-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
All this is very helpful - thanks Patricia, MC, and Joel! Gloria On Jun 10, 2009, at 12:32 PM, patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com wrote: Interferon is a protein. It is dried into a powder which should be able to be frozen with no problem. But when proteins are dissolved into a liquid solution

Re: [Felvtalk] Jack - please add to CLS

2009-06-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Oh, Kelley, that's awful. Sleep soft sweet Jack, I'm sorry for the suffering you endured. Gloria On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:40 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote: First, can I say how annoyed I am with the neighbors? I don't know if yall remember, but Jack was the neighbor's tomcat we got neutered

Re: [Felvtalk] sad news

2009-06-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry, Jaci - I lost my own FELV+ BB (as well as FELV+ Bob) during the last year, and they'll be there to welcome your BB and show him the way. Hugs, Gloria On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:10 AM, jastiff...@aol.com wrote: Hello everyone, I'm sad to say that I lost my BB todayhe

[Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-06-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
at this point, Island Pharmacy says not to refreeze it. Just wondering if anyone has any other opinions or info on it? Thanks! Gloria ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-06-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hey Gary - OK - I'll have to see what I'm getting from the vet here, and see if my freezing is at the right time. These figures were from Island Pharm. But I usually don't mix again after the initial mixing. And I know he gives me 1000 ml saline. Thanks for the insight - Gloria

Re: [Felvtalk] Thanks, and a personal query (Aries/Jennifer R. in PA? (was Re: Anyone onLiveJournal's catlovers group?

2009-06-01 Thread Gloria B. Lane
. --- Gloria On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Jean wrote: Hi again-- One of the wonderful members here -- Gloria -- signed on to Facebook and gave the poster some good info on dealing with a FELV+ kitty. Thank you so much! I hope the person

Re: [Felvtalk] Anyone on LiveJournal's catlovers group?

2009-06-01 Thread Gloria B. Lane
You gotta register and join the group AND send their little email back. GLoria On Jun 1, 2009, at 4:33 PM, MaryChristine wrote: uh oh, am i being technologically backward again? it keeps telling me i'm not authorized to see the entry, and yes, i AM registered on the site -- Spay

Re: [Felvtalk] Aspirin for cats.

2009-05-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Good question - I never use aspirin with cats. On May 30, 2009, at 8:41 AM, Lorrie wrote: Two different vets told me one whole baby aspirin (enteric coated) every 48 hours, for full grown cats, was the proper does. Lorrie On 05-29, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote: Jody, Did the vet say a whole

Re: [Felvtalk] Grace

2009-05-27 Thread Gloria B. Lane
So sorry, Sherry - prayers someing for sweet little Grace. Gloria On May 27, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote: I am asking for prayers for sweet little Grace.I just recieved an e- mail that she is in very bad shape with a high fever and just not well.she was fune Monday when I

Re: [Felvtalk] Please Add CJ to the CLS

2009-05-23 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm very sorry Sharyl, sleep soft sweet CJ - Gloria On May 23, 2009, at 6:34 PM, Sharyl wrote: I had to have CJ (Captain Jack Sparrow) PTS this morning. I had taken him to the vet Monday and she dx anemia from the FeLV. In spite of assist feeding and B12 supplements he faded. Went

Re: [Felvtalk] Laura is gone

2009-05-22 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry, human Laura - may she find many guides at the bridge to help show her the way - Gloria On May 22, 2009, at 8:27 AM, Laura B wrote: One week ago today I had to let Laura go, she was losing the fight. She had been acting off for about a month, we took her to see my vet

[Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-05-22 Thread Gloria B. Lane
do that. Whatever that means. Any insight into that? Gloria ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] interferon alpha

2009-05-22 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Notice that Island Pharmacy says the expiration is 90 days... hmmm. Gloria On May 22, 2009, at 1:54 PM, Jane Lyons wrote: Hi Gloria I've been using it for about 6 months and have followed the directions given to me by Franck's Compounding, which is that it has a refrigerator life of 30

Re: [Felvtalk] rescues in Allentown PA?

2009-05-16 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Oops - just in case there was a misunderstanding - she's FELV negative as far as I know. Just a stray (!) looking for a place to go. Gloria On May 15, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote: Nope, she's FELV- Thanks a bunch! Gloria On May 15, 2009, at 11:01 PM, Kelley Saveika wrote

Re: [Felvtalk] Bene-Bac

2009-05-14 Thread Gloria B. Lane
of the pumpkin. Worked in that situation, pumpkin works in others. Gloria On May 14, 2009, at 8:20 PM, Cougar Clan wrote: Some folks, including my holistic vets, recommend pumpkin (pure, not the pie kind) or psyllium for diarrhea. Lots of probiotics too. On May 14, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Carol

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Charlotte to the CLS

2009-05-06 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry that you've lost dear Charlotte, Laura. Gloria On May 5, 2009, at 11:51 PM, Laura Mostello wrote: Charlotte has just passed away. I came home from work, went into her room and she was lying on her side, crying and breathing heavily. I ran and let my dogs out, came back

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Houdini to the next CLS

2009-05-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry, Sharyl - what a loving baby - glad you were together... Gloria On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:51 PM, Sharyl wrote: My dear sweet little girl Houdini died today. She was just 10 months old. Test positive twice but never had any symptoms. For the last couple of days she meowed

Re: [Felvtalk] UPDATE: Tampa FL: Double suicide leaves 3 FELV+ cats, high kill facility

2009-04-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Thanks MC - sorry to hear this, thanks for working to help them - Gloria On Apr 30, 2009, at 4:04 PM, MaryChristine wrote: special thanks to everyone who has been working on this one all day; we've learned that all three of the kitties were euthanized earlier this afternoon, upon

Re: [Felvtalk] Intro

2009-04-27 Thread Gloria B. Lane
interferon alpha to the FELV kitties if they're under 3-4 years old. I have 2 felv kitties that are 12-14 years old - need to retest, just hate to stress them out. :) Gloria On Apr 27, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Laurieskatz wrote: I would keep them separated for the 30 days. I am very

Re: [Felvtalk] Testing an 8 week old kitten/Gloria

2009-04-18 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hi Avia, While Cornell is not always my favorite reference, this is part of their article on FELV, which I found interesting- Gloria I understand there are two stages of FeLV infection. What are they? FeLV is present in the blood (a condition called viremia

Re: [Felvtalk] Testing an 8 week old kitten

2009-04-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
That's my understanding also... On Apr 17, 2009, at 9:33 AM, patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com wrote: I think the conventional wisdom is that if the test is negative, it is reliable. If it is positive, it has to be redone in 3 months to get a final answer.

Re: [Felvtalk] Testing an 8 week old kitten

2009-04-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm wondering if your other adult cat had been tested previously...? More likely to transmit easily from an adult to a baby, than vice versa, I'd think. I've been told to retest after 2 months, then also read 3 or 4 months. Thanks, Gloria On Apr 17, 2009, at 2:01 PM, James Rauscher wrote

Re: [Felvtalk] One eye won't dilate

2009-04-15 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've noticed this before in certain Felv or FIV cats, on occasion, without there being any physical trauma causing it. Don't know why, if it means something neurological going on or what. Gloria On Apr 15, 2009, at 3:06 AM, Giselle de Grandis wrote: This morning I noticed something

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

2009-04-14 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Just wondering - How much of a daily dose of interferon did you give him? Gloria On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:29 AM, souther...@aol.com wrote: My Miniature Schnauzer has a host of things wrong with her.? She's on Vetricine to boost her immune system.? Since General won't eat his food

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

2009-04-14 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'd probably try reducing the dose to 1/2 cc or 3/4 cc. I generally give about 1/2 cc, sometimes upward to 1cc. Gloria On Apr 14, 2009, at 3:40 PM, souther...@aol.com wrote: 1 cc a day for 7 days and then off for 7 days.? he weighs 15.5 lbs.? After about 3 days he'd get punky and just

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

2009-04-14 Thread Gloria B. Lane
You're right - it is a usual dose, good point. If it were making one of my cats sick, I'd probably just lower the dose, but that's just a gut reaction. Might discuss it with the vet, of course, or research it a bit. Gloria On Apr 14, 2009, at 5:31 PM, gary wrote: But how much

Re: [Felvtalk] OT - will kittens born to mom with URI have URI?

2009-04-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'd probably use Azithromycin, preferably. Gloria On Apr 13, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Laurieskatz wrote: Thank-you for this. The five babies were born last night. The mom sounds like she has mucous in her throat when she swallows and her purr sounds hoarse but there are no other symptoms

Re: [Felvtalk] Charlotte is positive...

2009-04-11 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Same here... On Apr 11, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Lorrie wrote: Absolutely true.. I've had positives mixed with unvaccinated negatives, without knowing the positive cats had FelV, and the other cats remained negative. Apparently the immune system of an adult cat is better able to handle the FelV

Re: [Felvtalk] ok, interferon question here

2009-04-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
and treatment of FELV cats. I've done daily most of the time - but I only give 1/2 to 1cc. I'm wondering how much you're giving? Hope this helps - Gloria On Apr 8, 2009, at 4:26 PM, souther...@aol.com wrote: My guy is a very big (15.5 lb) FeLV+. he's supposed to be taking interferon

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon and Vetri-DMG - do these things help?

2009-04-07 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Thanks for this, MC, I need references sometimes. This is great. Gloria On Apr 7, 2009, at 7:56 PM, MaryChristine wrote: avia, please tell your vet to look up FeLV in the merck manual The Merck Veterinary Manual -Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases: Introductionhttp

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon and Vetri-DMG - do these things help?

2009-04-05 Thread Gloria B. Lane
What do you know about it in relation to FELV? Gloria On Apr 5, 2009, at 10:51 AM, gary wrote: They might have, but Immunoregulin isn't very expensive. The brief search I did on Immonglobulins talked about it being made from 1000 different donors, etc., very expensive. It is a therapy

Re: [Felvtalk] Paragoric

2009-04-05 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Right, I remember mentions of it in my childhood... never took it though. Gloria On Apr 5, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Lorrie wrote: I used to use paragoric for myself for diarrhea but that was years ago. I didn't think they still sold it. Last time I bought it I had to sign

Re: [Felvtalk] Advice on 9 month old FELV + kitty

2009-04-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Same here, none of mine have chronic diarrhea. However, I had a double positive (FELV,FIV) who had chronic diarrhea - I stabilized him on home made food, then commercial lamb food. He live another year or so after he came to me. Gloria On Apr 3, 2009, at 3:44 PM, gary wrote

Re: [Felvtalk] Advice on 9 month old FELV + kitty

2009-04-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Wow, paregoric. Have to remember that. Thanks for the info - Gloria On Apr 3, 2009, at 4:13 PM, Pat Kachur wrote: This probably seems pretty obvious but--my Mandy (Felv) had diarrhea for months, all the time. After trying many things, my vet said use paregoric and the diarrhea stopped

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon and Vetri-DMG - do these things help?

2009-04-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
that will successfully repel the FELV virus. Gloria On Apr 4, 2009, at 7:28 PM, James Rauscher wrote: One of the vets who saw my FeLV+ catOnyx said I could give her interferon, that it may or may not help her, but certainly would not hurt her. Two other vets told me there was nothing to do for her

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon and Vetri-DMG - do these things help?

2009-04-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
They may have meant immunoregulin...rather than immunoglobulins? Gloria On Apr 4, 2009, at 10:44 PM, gary wrote: The vet that said interferon might or might not help, is correct. I seriously doubt that your vaccinated cats would inevitably become positive. It is true that the vaccine

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 NegativeNEEDHELPFROMGREECE PLEASE

2009-04-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Great, Marcel, glad to hear it, and glad you found this list. Gloria in Arkansas, USA On Apr 2, 2009, at 3:47 AM, Marcel Wallat wrote: Hi, I'm a German which lives in Athens, my greek and english are not perfect (you see it :-) Today we brought our old tomcat Gino to the vet, he got

Re: [Felvtalk] 2 Positive FELV togehter with 1 Negative NEED HELPFROM GREECE PLEASE

2009-03-31 Thread Gloria B. Lane
problem. I have friends who mix their (neiutered) negatives with the positives, no problem. Gloria On Mar 31, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Debbie Harrison wrote: Marcel, there are many wise people here I am sure they will give you the answers you need. Good luck with your cats! Debbie

Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccines

2009-03-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
of that. Be interesting to research this topic. But the 2 cats I have are the only ones I have, that have lived beyond 3-4 yrs old. Gloria On Mar 30, 2009, at 5:51 PM, gary wrote: There is no problem with giving a FeLV positive cat the FeLV vaccine. Some would say it was just a waste of money

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

2009-03-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Oh Anne, how sweet - he sounds like such a lovely, lucky kitty. I'm sorry for your loss. Gloria On Mar 28, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Anne wrote: Jonathan died on March 3, 2009 of undetermined causes. He had recurrent colitis but otherwise, his blood work and physicals were fine. Jonathan

[Felvtalk] Please add Bob to the bridge list

2009-03-25 Thread Gloria B. Lane
little ones, it helps so much having others out there. Gloria ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Angel Buffy

2009-03-25 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry Kerry - what a wonderful puppy and a wonderful name - Angel Buffy. Gloria On Mar 25, 2009, at 3:54 AM, Kerry Roach wrote: Hi, I was wondering if I could have Angel Buffy added to the candle light service..She is Angel Snoopy's sister..They were all friends of my kitties

Re: [Felvtalk] PCR test reliability

2009-03-18 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I concur about the FELV and the FIV - some vets just don't seem to keep up, or have much personal knowledge of these viruses. Gloria On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:02 PM, dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net wrote: re: vets. how true. i feel i am lucky that my vet has an open mind

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-09 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Tonya, I'm so sorry about Shaft - what a wonderful boy to have a loving mom like you to help him. Sleep soft, Shaft - Gloria On Mar 8, 2009, at 10:45 AM, catatonya wrote: Hello Everyone, I know I haven't been online much lately. I've had 2 very sick (felv -) kitties. On Tuesday I had

Re: [Felvtalk] Mega C Plus (Dr Belfield's) anyone know theingredients?

2009-03-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
on this one, but may be there somewhere. Gloria On Mar 8, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Sharyl wrote: Amanda, I used one large jar of Mega C when I first rescued Sissy and Rocket. I don't remember an ingredients list on the jar. They got it for about 6 months then got fussing about me adding

Re: [Felvtalk] Nutrition

2009-03-07 Thread Gloria B. Lane
and you have wonderful good fortune with your kitties. Gloria On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:00 AM, gillian knebel wrote: Hello Everyone, I'm new to this list and am finding it a little difficult to navigate. I have several cats, most of them were living semi-wild before they became my house cats

Re: [Felvtalk] hello- new to the list.

2009-03-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hi Amy, I'm so sorry to hear about Grrr. I was just wondering about the cortisol shot - what's the rationale behind that? Thanks and best of luck, Gloria On Mar 2, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Amy Ackerman wrote: Thanks for the welcome kind words, Gary Laurie. My vet believes Grrr

Re: [Felvtalk] Hello- new to the list.

2009-03-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've never heard of giving cortisol shots, just cortisone. I've read that too much cortisol in the system is not a good thing, but don't know much about it, just wondering. Below is something I found when I did a Yahoo search for cortisol shot feline (at cats.lovetoknow.com): Gloria

Re: [Felvtalk] Cortisol for Grrr... correction

2009-03-04 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Ok, not to worry. I think Vetalog is a kind of anti-inflammatory, so makes sense. You've certainly been thru a lot, so you're entitled. I sure hope Grrr is doing better - love the name. Gloria On Mar 4, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Amy Ackerman wrote: Never mind, I'm apparently an idiot who

Re: [Felvtalk] Bashful to cross at 2:15 today (EST) Tampa, FL

2009-03-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Bashful is of course so fortunate to have you all - what a great group. May she float to the bridge on gossamer wings, with all our sweet ones. Gloria On Mar 2, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Heather wrote: I haven't posted much lately, sadly have had quite a few rescue losses in the last months

Re: [Felvtalk] URGENT NEED - RED BANK, NJ -- Neutered Male FIV Cat Needs Home by MONDAY, 3/2 !!

2009-02-28 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Thanks, as always, MC! And of course it's not at all true, that he can't mix with other cats, just the old party line. Darn, be glad when the vets grow out of that. Gloria On Feb 28, 2009, at 12:56 PM, MaryChristine wrote: someone on the FeLV lists is from the red bank area, if i recall

Re: [Felvtalk] My Mickey

2009-02-27 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm, so sorry, Viky - thanks for writing this beautiful tribute. Sleep soft sweet Mickey. Gloria On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Viky Digangi wrote: In October I joined the group requesting information on hemangio sarcoma which my felv cat was diagnosed with. Everything I read was bad

[Felvtalk] add Hambone to the bridge list(not FELV)

2009-02-27 Thread Gloria B. Lane
wasn't sure what, but it seemed to be causing him pain and disorientation, and it was getting worse. We helped our old friend to the bridge yesterday, told him we loved him, and thanked him for all his help. He was a great and beloved kitty friend. Gloria

Re: [Felvtalk] mixing FeLV pos and neg

2009-02-23 Thread Gloria B. Lane
MC what is the incidence of FELV, do you have any info on that? Gloria On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:41 AM, MaryChristine wrote: lorrie, thanks for this post. sometimes it may seem as if i'm anti-vet, when i most decidedly am NOT. i am against vets not keeping up with the research when

Re: [Felvtalk] Transfusion

2009-02-22 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Glad to hear it Dawn - wonderful news! GLoria On Feb 21, 2009, at 8:59 PM, mdgallo...@aol.com wrote: To all who wrote such kind notes and sent prayers, thank you so much. My little Macy had her transfusion on Thursday and was back to normal immediately. In fact, she began eating

Re: [Felvtalk] Jazzman Please add to the CLS :(

2009-02-16 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry Sherry - Prayers coming for Oscar and Flanagan. Gloria On Feb 15, 2009, at 4:38 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote: Well we lost our Jazzman today,I knew last night that it would be the last time I saw him so I told him that I loved him at least 100 times.Just so he heard it at least

Re: [Felvtalk] Spaying/neutering of FelV cats

2009-02-10 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've had no problem with it - Gloria On Feb 10, 2009, at 4:08 PM, Lorrie wrote: I have had two FelV pos. kittens neutered at 6 months with no problems, but of course a spay is a much more invasive proceedure. I will be interested in knowing what others on the list have done. Lorrie On 02

Re: [Felvtalk] Lysine as a supplement

2009-02-09 Thread Gloria B. Lane
-Lysine to L-Arginine is supposed to lessen the Herpes virus. So does seem to make sense. Seems to work for my cats. Gloria On Feb 9, 2009, at 10:32 AM, patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com wrote: My vet opthamologist here in Philly, Dr. Glickstein, told me that he was aware of only one controlled

Re: [Felvtalk] Juno Please add to the CLS :(

2009-02-06 Thread Gloria B . Lane
I am so sorry, Sherry, and understand. May she play happily at the Bridge and know that she was loved. Gloria On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:36 PM, Sherry DeHaan wrote: What can I say about our Juno? Well she came to Sids sanctuary along with her two boys Jupiter and Pluto the fall of 2005 just

Re: [Felvtalk] OT: My Mother went to the Rainbow Bridge

2009-01-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry, Terri - I know how hard it is to lose your mom. She will have lots of company with our babies, there at the Rainbow Bridge. What a wonderful gift she gave you - your love of animals. Gloria On Jan 28, 2009, at 11:50 PM, tatorb...@aol.com wrote: Hello everyone, I'm

Re: [Felvtalk] (Fwd) Blood transfusion on Felv+ cat

2009-01-23 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I don't know where you live, or the nature of the transfusion, it could be more involved that the usual. But I've had transfusions for a couple of my FELV cats, and they did extend their lives a bit. Just have to say that $800 sounds like an awfully expensive transfusion. Gloria

Re: [Felvtalk] Anemia AZT

2009-01-21 Thread Gloria B . Lane
with this, so you'll find a lot of information and support here. Gloria On Jan 21, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Graca Azevedo wrote: Dear All, I was so upset with my sick cat that I did not introduce myself as new to list a few days ago. I do apologize. I am writing from Brazil, have two rescued cats

Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Girl please add CLS

2009-01-13 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Sally, I'm so very sorry - Gloria On Jan 12, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Sally Davis wrote: Please add sweet Baby Girl to the CLS if possible she was not positive but had 7 good years as a Feral cat next to where I work. Here is what happened: Yesterday I noticed the cat at work (a TNR feral

Re: [Felvtalk] LTCI by Imulan

2009-01-12 Thread Gloria B . Lane
I've used the Wei Qi booster too, still have some. Glad you reminded me. Gloria On Jan 12, 2009, at 4:31 PM, jb...@tds.net jb...@tds.net wrote: Jenny, I am sorry to hear about your situation. I had a very ill felv cat that weighted less than 4 pounds when I got her and was severely

Re: [Felvtalk] Tora's under jaw lymp node swollen

2009-01-08 Thread Gloria B. Lane
for about $15. Best of luck, Gloria On Jan 8, 2009, at 5:13 AM, amanda wrote: Hi all, I was wondering what should I do, my cat has FeLV related stomatitis and again his lymp nodes on the right side is swollen, should he again take interefon? or just the antibiotics? I think his stomach

Re: [Felvtalk] OT: Swollen tonsils??????

2009-01-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hey Wendy - Sounds like Stomatitis. My Toby (b w male, older adult) has that in the back of his throat. Vet said give Depo shot periodically. We're also trying penicillin injections, and I'm trying Georges Aloe Vera orally. Last night I gave him some homeopathic arnica Gloria

Re: [Felvtalk] Petsmart FELV webinar

2009-01-02 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Their search doesn't work. IF you go to recorded sessions it's there. Gloria On Jan 2, 2009, at 2:44 PM, Sally Davis wrote: I was not able to find it... Sally in VA On 1/1/09, Kelley Saveika moonv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, The prerecorded webinar on FELV done late last year

Re: [Felvtalk] General ~ tysons canned chicken breast nutritionfacts

2008-12-30 Thread Gloria B. Lane
agree here... On Dec 30, 2008, at 2:31 AM, catatonya wrote: It sounds safe to me. :) t souther...@aol.com wrote: It's ok, I'm not going to give it to him anymore. Sorry guys, I didn't mean to create a fuss or this much discussion! I know I've done wrong now. I won't do it again.

Re: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank?

2008-12-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
aren't readily available, you have to have a prescription for them. Gloria On Dec 29, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Claudia wrote: Hi, I'm relatively new to this board. I'm so glad that something like this exists for people with fiv cats. There's some really great advice on here. I have a question

Re: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to make an Oxygen tank?

2008-12-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
one be converted for use? On Dec 29, 2008, at 8:17 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote: I had one but passed it on to someone else - can't remember who. The husband of a local rescuer, an engineer, had made it, and she passed it on to me. He had covered the openings of a carrier with plastic

Re: [Felvtalk] General ~ Pepcid

2008-12-28 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I've used Zantac, btw, I think 1/4 tablet. GLoria On Dec 28, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Sharyl wrote: Just to clarify the information regarding Pepcid. Only use the Original Strength Pepcid AC or famotidine, the generic version. For most kitties 2.5 mg every other day is the recommended

Re: [Felvtalk] General seems to have a fever

2008-12-27 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Hmmm - these are the options I'd consider: 1) sub q fluids 2) if a URI, some safe 4-hour nose drops, seems like Little Noses or 4-hr neosynephrine 3) Yup, like somebody said, syringe feed chicken baby food Gloria On Dec 27, 2008, at 8:02 PM, souther...@aol.com wrote: he hasn't eaten again

Re: [Felvtalk] New - how to preserve the health of Healthy FELV+ kittens

2008-12-23 Thread Gloria Lane
I give interferon alpha once daily till they are past 3 or 4 yrs old, to boost the immune system. Gloria On Dec 23, 2008, at 7:14 AM, patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com wrote: I have been fostering for a big city shelter and although I almost always tested new cats when they came to me and kittens

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon use?

2008-12-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
that are over 10), just the younger ones (age 1-5) Tally, who used to be on this list a number of years ago, has some web pages on interferon - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9352/ THis one is also of interest - http://www.tamlincat.com/faq.html Gloria On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:52 AM, Christy

Re: [Felvtalk] Sick FelV kitten

2008-12-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I use PetTinic as a supplement. That's what I used with my last anemic cat, who was also on doxycycline. I think you have to be careful with iron supplements, use as directed by the vet. Best of luck with your 8 mo old baby! Gloria On Dec 17, 2008, at 6:32 AM, Lorrie wrote: One

Re: [Felvtalk] Sick FelV kitten

2008-12-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
Thanks, Belinda, glad to know that. On Dec 17, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Belinda Sauro wrote: Hi Gloria, Just an FYI, Nutrived is better than Pet Tinic, it has the folic acid needed in blood building and Pet Tinic doesn't. Vit B, Iron and Folic acid are needed to biuld blood

Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon use?

2008-12-17 Thread Gloria B. Lane
every other day. Gary - Original Message - From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon use? There are different approaches to using oral interferon, which I understand

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