ive cats for an
additional 120 days. If the "snap" test was done using the new triple test
(FIV, FeLV and heartworm) have it done again using the FeLV test only, if
you can find a vet who has them. There have been many false positives
reported wit
Kelly,
Please contact me off list about this kitty.
I would love to know exactly what condition is "treatable" and what treatment
would make him "very infectious" beyond being as infectious as he is now.
g
Gary
From: Kelley Saveika
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:31
cats is only 30
units, I can't imagine how you would draw up an appropriate dose for a cat
without doing the same dilutions that are done for oral treatments.
Gary
--
From: "Gloria B. Lane"
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:01
et it from a contact in Thailand
much cheaper than here. Email me off list and I will put you in contact
with him.
Please, everyone be sure to know the proper dose for cats for any med you
are giving and how to get that dose from the product you have.
can you refer me to info that says FIP vaccine makes cat test positive?
Can't say that I have heard that before. I do know that if the cat was
previously exposed to corona vitus, it is ineffective.
Gary
--
From: "GRAS"
Sent: Thu
rever.
I do hope you will get another FeLV+ kitty, they have such a tough time
finding homes.
Gary
--
From:
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 2:05 AM
To:
Subject: [Felvtalk] Ginger
It's been a few weeks since we lost our ginger kitty. I am st
won't be
able to tell how much you use. You can fix it by pumping in some air through
the med port on the bag with an empty syringe.
Gary
From: Maureen Olvey
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 8:40 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Giving sub-q fluids
You got that
fluid in the tubing would be pretty hot and need to be run out
first. I always test on the inside of my wrist (like with a babies bottle)
before I give fluid to a kitty.
Gary
From: Maureen Olvey
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 8:51 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk]
nt to
make sure you are getting the right type of fluid. I always use lactated
ringers.
Gary
--
From:
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:41 AM
To:
Cc: "gary"
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Giving sub-q fluids
Gary, you say you get fluids, etc
turning
negative?
Thanks,
Gary
Hotmail Junk wrote:
I had my cat on Interferon, LTCI, and Pred. He was given the death
sentence by a University Vet, sent home to die. That was over a year
ago. He is now FeLV negative, which we were told it was in his bone
marrow. We are working on research
What are the pills?
Gary
Bugrahan Yalvac wrote:
Hi, All,
I have a FeLV positive cat who adapted me six months ago. A week ago
he stopped eating and began to taste his litter. I took him to the vet
and he was tested FeLV positive. Vet gave me steroids and antibiotics
and I was mixing the pills
I haven't
figured out how to dose them with enough to experiment with that.
Gary
LauraM wrote:
As some of you may have read in my post from last week, my vet and I had planned to
start Bridget on LTCI. Unfortunately, when my vet tried to order it, there was a
problem. For some reason, t
down him yet by pilling, only by mixing with food. I
have several cats that won't even look at a pill pocket when it doesn't
have a pill in it, much less when it does.
Gary
Bugrahan Yalvac wrote:
Doxycycline 100 MG and Prednisone 5 MG are the pills.
He is infected by mycoplasma
ternatives.
Gary
Gloria B. Lane wrote:
If you can find a vet to do it, I'd try the vitamin C therapy in a New
York Minute. I've never used Acemannan, but have read a lot about it
and it sounds good too. When I checked into it a few years ago, it
was hard for me to get. Course
Check out the yahoo list fiv-healthscience. The owner of that list,
Joel, has been using it for some time.
Gary
Jason Michael Canon wrote:
I've been reading (see
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/cat-health-news-from-the-winn-feline-foundation/3d1a23a83aa700bc1a6173047e1cf926)
the full te
at was being done when he
arrived, I believe he doesn't have a clue.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Gloria B. Lane"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:36 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Article at Bestfriends
I just saw an article at Bestfriends.org which I was s
If he is having trouble breathing because of anemia, I would
say he would need a transfusion just to allow time for any meds to work
no matter what the cause. The problem may be something else entirely,
need to know what you are fighting before deciding on a course of action..
Gary
LauraM
I would be very interested in the source of the oral product and the
protocol for FeLV cats. Also, any articles or studies relating to the
use of oral Acemannan.
Thanks,
Gary
jbero tds.net wrote:
Minnie,
3. Acemannan - a supplement known to help fight off the virus. I would get
them on
Under the new guidelines for feline practitioners, most all boosters are
now every 3 years.
Gary
Lorrie wrote:
A friend who lives in the Wash. DC area just told me her
vet no longer recommends vaccines for FelV. In her case,
she had a cat she adopted who was FelV pos. and he died
at 18 months
Last report I read on it said all the reported incidents of blindness were
at dosages in excess of the recommended dosage. Last hard drive crash took
a bunch of my saved reports, but I will try to locate that one.
Gary
--
From: "MaryChri
Jenny,
Nothing was attached to this email, I don't know if the list allows
attachments. Could you send the stuff directly to me a
gcru...@centurytel.net please.
Thanks,
Gary
--
From: "jbero tds.net"
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2
as such a small sample, but
worth looking into. Would love to see the whole study.
Gary
--
From: "jbero tds.net"
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:53 AM
To:
Subject: [Felvtalk] Possible therapy for felv
Okay, I am always questioning peop
The patent office website says the patent for this has been abandoned (they
didn't pay the fee to keep it an active patent). What I find really strange
about this is that if it is such an effective treatment - why did they
abandon a patent that could make them a fortune?
at there is anything
wrong with suppressing the virus and stopping it's progression. Dr.
Belfield says there are not side effects from long term use of his Mega C
formula, but I do have to wonder about side effects from the long term use
of Depo.
Thanks fo
#x27;t get contaminated. I have already sent you
instructions on how to dilute and store interferon alpha and where to buy it
very inexpensively. If you didn't get that info, I will send it to you
again.
Gary
--
From: "Stacy Zacher"
iven sub-q. Also, the vet for VPL
told me that you can keep the mixed Acemannan for up to a week in the fridge
and freeze it for up to a month, even though the instructions say you have
to use it in 4 hours.
Gary
--
From: "Cynthia May&
eedle to withdraw it and can use just an oral syringe, I would Google for a
1 ml oral syringe with cap. Most of the syringes listed as oral syringes
will not accept a needle, so they are not dual purpose.
Gary
--
From: "Stacy Zacher"
Island Pharmacy was bought out by Franck's Pharmacy some time ago and I
heard then that Franck's would be doing the interferon, they are in Ocala,
FL. You could call Island and ask them, maybe it was just temporary.
Franck's website is www.fra
80 days if you froze the extra.
I thought the info in the lasaer treatments was very interesting.
Gary
--
From: "Gloria B. Lane"
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:42 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Interferon
Thanks, Gary! I looked at the
Feline Leukemia Virus is rather fragile outside of the body and as the
saying goes, "when it dries, it dies", so it is extremely doubtful that any
has survived for 2 months.
Gary
--
From: "Lisa Borden"
Sent: Thursday, July
disinfected.
Gary
--
From: "Natalie"
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 8:44 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New kitten
I would throw away soft toys that cannot be laundered - any hard surfaces
like plastic that are porous, wash them with Clorox
If you still have some of that vaccine, don't throw it away, it needs to be
tested. I do not see how a supposedly killed virus vaccine would cause a
positive on a restest.
Gary
--
From: "Beth"
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:39
No, not when vaccinated for Feline Leukemia, the one that causes positive
tests after vaccination is for FIV. I have never heard of a cat testing
positive for Feline Leukemia because it was vaccinated for it.
Gary
--
From: "Laurieskatz&q
I had success reversing anemia in two FeLV positive kittens using Acemannan.
I can't say it works every time in every situation, but it worked for me on
those two.
Gary
--
From: "Alice Flowers"
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:24
the
abdomen.
The instructions say you must use it within 4 hours of mixing it, but the
vet who was the technical assistance person for VPL told me any leftover
would keep fine in the fridge for a week and for a month in the freezer.
Gary
is
no longer available.
Gary
--
From: "gary"
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 1:50 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Now it's Murphy-I can't take much
more-Sourcesforproducts?
It is made by Carrington Labs and was being marketed
, not
Hemobart. If he suspects Hemobart, did he start the cat on Doxycycline (the
drug of choice for Hemobart)? I would say the chances for the cat surviving
without a transfusion in the very near future is very slim, even with a
transfusion it may a longshot.
Usually, a transfusion with un-typed blood can be done once, but there is a
risk. If the blood is typed and a matching blood used, the risk is very
slight.
Gary
--
From: "Michelle Brockman"
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:53 PM
To
Hemobart is infamous for not showing up on the test, if it is suspected, I
would just start the doxy treatment, but without a transfusion it will be
tough to bring her back with an HCT of only 8.
Gary
--
From: "MaryChristine"
Sen
I am just cross posting this. Contact info in the message below. Please
help if you can.
Thanks,
Gary
--
Subject: URGENT! FELV+ Persian
There is a red Persian female, 3 years old, FELEUK POSITIVE BY SNAP, at
Anti-Cruelty in Chicago, IL
.
Would the list owner please update the website about these treatments.
Gary
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twice a
day, one ml liquid means .5 ml twice a day. Must keep refrigerated and
shake very well before each use. You could use the petinic as the liquid.
Gary
--
From: "Peggy Verdonck"
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 9:20 PM
To:
S
Are you using the cat Stronhold, or the dog Stronghold and dosing it down
for cats? Should work out to less than $1.60 a dose when dosing down the
Stronghold for the largest dogs.
Gary
--
From: "Susan Hoffman"
Sent: Tuesday, June 0
?
Gary
ave 3 fosters that have
tested positive. Fortunately, no are sick at this time. I was
wondering how you determine what stage of FeLV they are
in?
Gary
ives a few seconds.
So much to learn.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
Kerry MacKenzie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:13
AM
Subject: For Gary---Determing the stages
of FeLV
Hello Gary
Bless you for fostering the kittie
Unless there is one they claim can be done without a blood draw I would
think it is the same as the vet uses and all you need for that is the snap test
kit and a blood draw. The snap tests aren't by Rx so I believe you can buy
them from a vet supply place. The needles for blood draw might h
Does anyone have any recommandations for a commercially available
food?
Gary
I wasn't on the list when this was originally posted but it seems to me that
these cats were not very well cared for. What is/was "Angel Wings" and why
would any of these cats be ones belonging to people who would want them
back?
Gary
- Original Message -
From: &l
of having been out there, you might
try getting some Bach Flower remedy call "Rescue Remedy" (available at many
health food stores) and put a few drops in her water. Taking it directly is
unpleasant for cats as it is alcohol based.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Lohna
ding coccidia.
Gary
ter having tried the product. Just can't get a
break.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
TenHouseCats
To: FeLVTalk
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 3:40
PM
Subject: Fwd: wormers
hee hee--i've removed the identifying info to protect the
innocent, but here's
then suggested individual tests.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
Nina
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:25
PM
Subject: Re: FELV + kittens
Tonya,I just wrote the following to Lori direct.. I
said pretty much the same thing
. They don't develop their own antibodies until they are about 6
months old. FIV is much less contagious than FeLV and the most common
means of transmission is by bite wounds and not by sharing dishes,
etc.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
Tad
Burnett
To: fel
long for them to develop their own antibodies if they really have FIV.
Testing much before 6 months cannot show a true positive. I think it was a
report from Cornell University that said the passing of FIV from mother to
kittens was rare and that FIV is almost always passed by a bit wound.
it to kittens that young. If someone else on the
list knows if it's ok to give it to them I would be interested just for my
own future reference.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
Lori
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:48
PM
Some people write a 4 in roman numerals as
instead of IV. The notation might then mean a murmur rated at 4 to 5 and
that would be a fairly serious one as 5 is the worst. I have no idea why
anyone would write this in roman numerals, if that is what this
means
- Original Message
n that gave her the false
information.
I emailed the executive director and voiced my opinion of this type of
action, so far, no reply.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "maimaipg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Wrongful
n
to very young kittens?
Thanks, Gary
Try www.betterlife.com they have
powdered sodium ascorbate (Vc) and lysine, pretty good prices too.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:37
PM
Subject: herbs in powder form
Hey
Kerry,
What vaccine are yoou referring to below and what
special equipment is needed to administer it?
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
Kerry MacKenzie
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:57
AM
Subject: Some good news--and thanks
100cc is just slightly over 3/8 of a cup, not really a LOT.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Hideyo Yamamoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: appropriate calorie in take for a kitty
Hi, Belinda, thank you so much for yo
oskeletons) and then the
worms die of dehydration (while swimming in a wet environment). If the
earth is sharp enough to cut the worms, why wouldn't it cut the intestines?
Gary
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 12:38 PM
Subject: Re
high.
I work with a real no-kill shelter and we hardly ever put an
animal down except in extreme circumstances. Of course, we are always
broke and Tacoma has 7 million dollars.
Gary
- Original Message -
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Cc: [EMA
info:
Number of scanners requested
Name of organization
Address (no PO Box numbers)
Phone
Name and position of person making
request
Gary
test
My apologies for the extra messages in everyone's inbox.
weeks apart so, the vaccine is not fully
effective for about 4 weeks.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Rosenfeldt, Diane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: RE: I really need some advice
>I forgot to mention, even though your vet ma
I think it is quite unlikely that this brief and
peaceful encounter will put
your negatives in any real danger. Take a look at
these articles on viral
diseases, there is one specifically for FeLV.
http://maxshouse.com/viral_diseases.htm
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Lance&quo
Does anyone know the Moducare doage for cats?
Thanks,
Gary
I've never had a problem with any cat by crushing amoxi tablets in food. Had
one cat on tapazole crushed in food with no problem. I doubt it would work
with the aspirin, pretty bitter stuff.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
What is he eating?
Gary
- Original Message -
From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] ot-next problem
He won't come to me to eat canned food anymore. :(
t
gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot
Hi Herbert,
I think my vet mentioned that he had been sent SPA some time ago to try. He
said there were positive results with anemia in FeLV+ cats. The next time I
see him I will ask if he has any more specific information.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: hebert ferrarezzi
To
What, exactly, is the question? Do you want to know why you can test for FeLV
at any age?
Gary
- Original Message -
From: MaryChristine
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felv Testing Interval for kittens
i&#x
dy have it,
or do you snatch them away as soon as they are born so they don't get it from
milk or grooming?
Hope that helps.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: MaryChristine
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felv
Robin,
Time now for a Western Blot test, that is the confirmation test for FIV. If
you want to discuss FIV and what to so with this kitty, contact, me off list
and we can talk about it. There are some things about it that make it
better than the kitty having FeLV.
Gary
- Original
either. If anyone knows how to get Moducare into
the cats without pilling and without cholesterol, please let me know.
Transfer Factor. I don't have any experience with this one so I won't comment
on it.
Lactoferrin, I know people using this on their FIV+ cats.
And I a
x27;t purchased the others yet.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: Jennifer
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Supplements
Thanks Gary. These are veterinarian prescribed, or they can be purchased
OTC at PetSmart or something? A
they said
was true.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] a decision
I've just called three vet places and none of them carry Feliway. I also
called a PetSmart and they to
I guess it just depends on the cat(s). When I put up the plug-ins my chief
pee'er peed on them.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "MaryChristine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: feliway availability
&g
Kim,
Let's wait and see what the vet says before thinking about what to do.
There are many things that could cause Cole's symptoms, some serious and
some not so serious.
I have lost a few of my FeLV+ babies and I know how you are feeling, hang in
there.
Gary
- Origin
supplement and it is well tolerated by
cats so there is no harm in giving it. If anyone knows of a study that
shows l-lysine is a general immune booster, please give me the link, I would
be very interested in reading about it.
Thanks,
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "wendy&quo
ore I dissolved
it.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Caroline Kaufmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Lysine added to dry food?
>
> My felv+ foster Manny is going to his new home tonight (with lots of
> instruction
You probably want to be giving 30 IU not 30 ml. Interferon is usually dosed
down to 30 IU per ml. You would give 1 ml a day. $70 is a lot for a 30 day
supply.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Jane Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:1
I hope everything turns out OK for the little guy. Will Bandfield take him
and not exclude anything to do with pre-existing conditions? Will they take
a FeLV+ cat at all? I would guess they wouldn't cover him but would be very
happy to hear they would.
Gary
- Original Me
ill is not for many clinics.
I have three positive cats that are kept in their own area but I still
vaccinate all of my negatives even though I think the chance of infection
from my positives is pretty low.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Sabrina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To
Might also want to check out
http://www.dr-addie.com/PreventionS1.htm
scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of cat litters that kill the
FCoV.
Lots of other great info on FIP on Dr. Addie's site.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Beth Noren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&
they were seeking cats for a 30 day trial of LTCI, I'm not
sure a 30 day trial will yield a valid result about the drug.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Christy Buchin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Holis
very greedy or your vet is making a handsome profit for
giving a shot.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Christy Buchin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Holistic vet
>
> Gary,
> I will ask my husba
anemia group on yahoo.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Lorrie"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:32 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Sick FelV kitten
> One of our FelV kittens is very anemic. Has anyone ever tried iron
> suppliments? We went back to the vet yesterday,
The 7 on - 7 off is because some cats develop and immunity or a reaction to
the interferon if given every day. Some people think this is too long to be
without the interferon so they use every 3 days and sometimes every other
day.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Gloria B. Lane
Welders use tanks of oxygen and you can rent or buy them, just don't know if
the oxygen in them would be considered safe to breathe.
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "Cougar Clan"
To:
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] anyone know how to
Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. You say her blood count
continues to fall but she is not anemic. Isn't a low RBC count what anemic
means? Or are you talking about her white count?
Gary
- Original Message -
From: "nancy denison"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, J
t seen anything
that shows that it does. But, since it won't do any harm, I suppose giving
it couldn't hurt. I would suggest buying the 1 lb. jar of powdered lysine
made by NOW, a lot easier to use and less expensive than capsules. The jar
contains 822 500mg doses.
Gary
-Original Me
get runny again.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
patricia.a.elk...@gsk.com
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:32 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lysine as a suppleme
spayed with no problems. We can never know for sure but the odds are in
kitty's favor.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Marci Greer
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:37 PM
To: fel
here is
no guarantee. It is really hard to win against a fast moving anemia.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of mdgallo...@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:04 PM
To: felvtalk@felinele
alone only help for a very short time.
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of mdgallo...@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:59 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Transfusion
T
Hi Amy,
Welcome to the list.
You say you hope you will have at least a few more months with him. Besides
being FeLV positive, what is wrong with him?
Gary
-Original Message-
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy
I believe there may be some people on this list (maybe it was another list)
who have used it. Some say it is working and some say it didn't work. Your
vet is correct, there has hardly been any testing done at this point. They
recently started recruiting people for a trial, but it was only going
1 - 100 of 343 matches
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