Hello, my name is Marta Gasper. I'm Homeless No More cat rescue director in
Fairbury, Nebraska.
One of my foster cats tested FeLV+ on the SNAP and a few months ago also
positive on the IFA so he became our cat after he developed some disorders
that'd make him hard to adopt.
Previousl
as vet thinks he got infected in the window
between exposure and inmunization..sigh but thats rescue I know.
Anyways do supplement as much as you can afford, transfusions and all. I was
speaking from personal experience.
M
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/
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There are a couple of issues with Desi; at first glance I'd say he has FIP but
if the vet felt a mass that could be a reason why his belly is large but you
can fill his backbone; fluid around a tumor.
A cat that is FeLV+ will have anemia at some point, pernicious anemia, non
regeranative. It can
I wouldn't know..besides of FIP it could be heart trouble and other conditions.
Sorry I can't reasure you. The vet can draw fluid and analyze it for protein
content, high protein is FIP. Last year and earlier this year we lost two
kittens to FIP almost a month apart. When they extracted fluid fr
I know. I think it is something we the users might not be able to do anything
about b/c if poster comply with FB rules, it goes. We'll just 've to stay
away from it like we stay away from Internet porn, gore and other that as sick
as it might be it abides by certain requirements.
I think tha
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I always pipe up when somebody says that cats sit in cages at shelter/in jail,
etc..well that is true of kill shelters and some no-kills. And BTW not all open
policy shelters put the cat in the cage and leave it there.
No-kills specially know very well that an animal can't live in a cage.
Well, I don't know about the scam but about the cat; if you don't want her you
could call a rescue. What type of test did they do? I'd test with IFA tho the
in house is accurate for FeLV, or can be. I can't relate much to the situation
you are decribing b/c I live in Nebraska where temperatures
Well.. I don't think there is a definitive answer to your question(not just
yours most of us came accross it at some point)..basically if negative cats
don't come into contact with positives they won't get infected. Also infection
results from long time exposure, ie if a negative licks a postive
I had a cat that wasted away, he was FIV+..we did everything to keep him
confortable and on his last days when he was alert I'd bundle him up(tho it was
Aug, he was literally skin and bones) and take him outside to scracht his fav
tree, he did all entus but got tired quickly and he'd take a long
Oh Sherry, my condolences..Gully was so lucky to have lived with you and
shared the love
Marta
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/
From: Sherry DeHaan
To: Felvtalk
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:37 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Gulliver Please add to the CLS :(
Heaven received another former Sids
So sorry Dawne..she had the best life with you
Marta
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/
From: Natalie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please add "Precious" to the CLS.
I am so sorry, Dawne!
Natalie
From:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemi
Yes a cat can test + for both. FIV is not transmitted through bowls, bedding
etc but through deep bites. FeLV is more contagious but just wash bowls etc.
Don't have to wait six months
Marta
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/
From: Beth
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012
I'm so sorry Sherry, she must be playing with our lil CoCo and many
others..sending a big hug
Marta
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/
From: Sherry DeHaan
To: Felvtalk
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:12 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Coco Please add to the CLS :(
We just learned tonight that we lost our
Oh yes..but in the rescues or just neutered, any type of stress would lower the
inmune system so oportunistic infections like eye infections occur.
Uveitis is more serious, it is a symptom not a disease. And it is very, very
painful. The eye is reddened as irritated and it is swollen, might or
I thought it could be b/c my Inbox is always full but if most everybody has
receive it doesn't sound like it..some programs are set to send those notices
every so often, not sure exactly why, but I've had those before from different
lists I'm at
M
http://homelessnomore.webs.com
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Yes, getting another kitty is not betrayal at all as others have said. I do
rescue and some pass unfortunatly; when I rescue another I'm doing it in the
name of the one that died. Many rescues that died are a lesson, either
diseases, people, etc but I feel the kitty died in vain if I don't save
FeLV cats should not be returned to colonies, boys or girls. FeLV is too easily
contracted. Besides we don't make them any favors by releasing them in the
wild. IMO a FELV+ feral should be either euthanized or sanctuaried away from
others.
Now a FIV+ is a different story, as long as the cat is h
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Amen two..there should be a way to catch them, and if possible then once that
dumping is stopped lets see how many true hoarders_and there are_ remain.
Justice would be served that way. But it is not possible, somebody should
invent a device to catch them..or something. We can just preach fo
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You mean the policy of returning cats to a feral colony if the colony has a
feeder?..how that fits into this situation? TNR is for ferals not housecats.
Though in some cases_such as mine I trap cats on the loose, ferals or not. If
feral they go to a feral colony, if not I try to find owner,
Time is of the essence here, she's not getting enough oxygen if she's turning
blue so brain damage is a real possibility. Feral (and if she was born feral
from feral mom but you took her in before she was 4 months, even if she didn't
tame she's still less feral than a true feral, I know I've 5 o
Oh yes Heather! Couldn't agree more..a few tortured pets don't attract as much
media as a suposedly haven gone bad..not a thought abt the person and why. So a
stereotype is created and thast what the media exploits w/o giving a chance to
the erso to speak for themselves.
Besides a story of this
Caboodle was one of my FB friends..I thought/read someplace there was help at
CR. No way one person can cope with that many..many times hoarders do fool the
authorities and the public, I've seen it hapen..lets face it; we, even if all
we do is take care of the animals, have more complicated live
Rapid breathing is pain. Get him to vet.
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What hapens with giving them a dab of honey is that it boost the blood sugar so
if they might start to eat. It is the sugar, not the texture. I've a rescue
group and fosters , we always use honey in cases when a cat stops eating,
specially with kittens and anemic cats. Rub honey or Karo on their
What are the other problems your cat has besides vomiting? I assume your vet
came to the conclusion that your kitty had to be put down b/c he tested
positive on an in office test? As you have heard that is unaceptable.
Or is your cat quite ill, lethargic, anemic, losing weight and is an in/out
c
Vicky..abt kitty #2 that you said vomits a lot, it isn't necesaraly b/c he's
long haired..I assume you meant he hacks up hairballs, or does he vomits clear
liquid? Clear could be trying to bring up a hairball too but at 11 I'd have him
checked for a renal condition.
Cats with CRF throw up very o
We use often colloidal silver treating
raw spots, wounds, scrapes. Vet suggested it for one of my cats that kept
getting a sore on his back after a lump was removed, biopsy negative etc,
finally healed with colloidal silver. Have used collagen too but area around
sore must be well shaved or
.. I want to tell you what hapenned to us with our FeLV+ Jourdan. On Thurs vet
though virus was in the bone marrow. Sat she was very poor but she was holding
her own. By Mon one of her eyes looked very strange so I went to get things
ready to get her to vet, drove her there, less than 10 mts. We
Where are you in South Africa?..I'm guessing that there like everywhere else
you can get better opinions where there are more vets..like for example, large
cities.
FeLV is not a death sentence and like you have been told they can live good
lives..I had had two cats with FeLV, the one right now
Neutering won't do a thing to most FeLV+ but vaccinating will to all. It is
most stressful being intact and no release. A + kitty should have at most the
rabies vaccine and only that one. A FIV+ can have rabies and one another but
not FIV/FeLV.
And it always depend on at what point(stage) the ca
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> Holding a good thought for you and Horus, Marta.
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> Hang in there!
>
> ~Bonnie
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> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Marta Gasper
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:50 PM
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Oops sorry, former msg was intended for the FIP group!
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Horus got his belly drained today, he had almos 1 liter of fluid, poor baby!
And it wasn't classic; it was transparent green fluid, sent a PCR, cytology and
fluid analysis..he's being subq'ed regularly and eats lots, weighed a pound &
1/2 more but don't know if that was before they drained the
So sorry..he could be undergoing the first stage(sickly for a couple of weeks
or so then recovers and if asymptomatic can live years) or not, be in the last
stages, if he is in the last stages depending on age, what organs were infected
etc, might live weeks to a year..hard to tell without a tes
I don't have enough authority/knowlegde to say I disagree with the last
statement "cats over the age of 16 wks are virtually inmune to FeLV"..I'd say I
wished, because I have seen cats older than 3 yrs to get infected.
Whether it was the cat was sick and wasn't obvious even to an ELISA(wich I had
I must look pretty defiant or something because only one vet(the youngest,
first job, I thought she'd have new ideas, nope just as antiquated as the one
thats nearing retirement)did suggest the pts solution out of 3 different ones.
I always try to 'reeducate' vets, just I'd educate a person in th
Muscle weakness and muscle wasting on rear legs are the first side effects of
long-term pred dosing. And long term for pred is not(as I thought)5 years but a
couple or 3.
I also think that his sitting not touching the floor is due to either arthritis
and/or muscle pain. If his muscles are weaken
Debbie
Welcome to the group_albeit circumstances but thats how most of us got here_I
agree with Beth.
The symptoms you describe could be a number of diseases. No way to tell for
sure if he has FeLV until he's been tested with a definitive test like an IFA,
though in his case and given his age I'
Oh Susan I'm so very, very sorry! Autumn was lucky to live and be loved at your
home. I've had one cat die of FeLV and seen other 3 that were my ferals be
stricken the same way. Right now we've Tiger who I adopted out and had to bring
back because owner couldn't care for him, he's also FeLV+ and
yep, two months..also for adults
Marta
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Seems like it's a couple of months after they test positive, that you retest,
but wanted to check. Anybody know?
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Some shelters or Humane Societies do sell to rescuers/small shelters for a
lesser price w/o a prescription..of course it helps if they know you and what
you do (as in my case, I buy abx like clav, Biomox(amoxi) from a nearby Humane
Society, also I get Trifectant(desinfectant for cages) from
I'm so sorry Sherry, he's whole and romping on clover flelds at the Bridge
M
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--- On Sat, 10/1/11, Natalie wrote:
From: Natalie
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Horton Please add to the CLS :*(
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 8:26 PM
Hope your kittens are doing ok, FIP is horrible to deal with.
Tiger is 5 years old, he'll get a PCR and other tests. I didn't check further
than the snap and a fecal just assuming that all would be FeLV related but you
are right better to take care of secondary infections
Marta
http://homelessn
I hope he has a happy and loving home..I've a friend that smokes and she has
two FeLV+ cats. There is no problem unless a cat develops a resp infection in
which case she should be in an smokeless room_like any other cat with
respiratory problems should be_ but other than that
I've never heard of
I'm so very sorry Edna..Godspeed beautiful Miller
Marta
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--- On Thu, 9/22/11, Edna Taylor wrote:
From: Edna Taylor
Subject: [Felvtalk] Miller
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 9:12 PM
Well, after trying one round of chemo
I knew this list was someplace but couldn't find it..now I've.
I live in Nebraska and do cat rescue and TNR..the first time I came accross the
disease was last Fall when a feral that I had relocated to my backyard became
seriouly ill and tested FeLV+. She was euthanized two weeks later because ha
Suzette doesn't really hangs limp, I guess I exxagerated it, but she is like Marigold, she seem to just put up with it and then 'talks about it'. I don't have a house for her yet, I didn't look really because I thought she'd come around eventually. But you're right, she could be adopted out as a 'c
Wendy; The thermometer that goes in the ear is used with kitties too but ussually gives a lower reading. My fp takes both ear and rectal temp, never asked why the do the ears if it isn't too accurate but thre must be (hopefully) a reason. If you lubricate it well, rectal temp taking should be no
Thank-you very much for the clarification on corona virus and FIP, everybody. **She's just the sweetest little mush pile** that's what S is allright, and she reacts to being moved (ie when I'm cleaning the cage and must remove her bedding I sort of pick her up) not by squirming or tryng to get
I hadn't gotten to all posts either so I might be offf on some things; first of all my condolences on Mishka 's passing. Your loving care and big hopes surely made her short life a good one and you'll see her again. I noticed "all she wants to do is sleep" post. I've a rescue that we including
I'll donate too.. Marta Please visit my shop Cat Agora gifts for cat caregivers http://www.cafepress.com/marta
Noo! How terrible!!! My heart goes out to you and your kitties, many good thoughts and light your way for a safe return. Do contact the news, police, shelters, vets, maybe somebody found them and took them in to a vet, etc Hugs Marta Please visit my shop Cat Agora gifts for cat caregive
**I just read the abstract regarding using low dose interferon for treatment of FIV and possibly FeLV. I know this was a small study group. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of treatment?** Only at crisis time_no eating, etc_however it depends on the cat. My FIV+ cat has been on i
About Animal Control and the Police..I don't know in your state but where I live in NE there's no AC and the police will act only if you're in town. Outside the City limits the county sheriff has juridiction, IOW if you're here in a rural area you could contact the co sheriff and they would take ov
Leslie, My condolences on sweet Azrael passing, may she cavort forever happily at the Bridge Marta Please visit my shop Cat Agora gifts for cat caregivers http://www.cafepress.com/marta
Thank-you everybody for the welcome, I'm sure I'll learn much here. The little feral isn't responding to meds and today I found one her siblings just like the 1st one. At the vet now undergoing (when they get to it) tests and more. I've a tiny bit of hope because this one put up more of a fight
I just joined, I'm Marta from Nebraska, some of you already know me from other lists. I have no FeLV kitties right now_just a FIV+, was diagnosed with FIP almost a year ago but he bounced back so well, most likely that isn't the problem. I'll know more on next vet check up next month. We care for
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