Re: [Felvtalk] Dexter
Our cat was put on LTCI, Interferon, and Prednisolone. The Pred keeps his hematocrit normal. Christy Stetler On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Ben Williams drsiebl...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, everyone... This is my first post to the list -- I just joined a few minutes ago. I'm writing in regards to my cat, Dexter. Dexter was diagnosed with FeLV and FIV this past October when he suffered a severe bout of life-threatening anemia. By the time we found a vet who had any idea what was going on with Dex (We had a slew of ridiculous diagnoses; including heartworm and herpes), he was in need of a blood transfusion. The transfusion (at a whopping $2200) and Acemannan treatment saved Dex's life and he bounced back within a matter of weeks. All has been great with Dex - he's been on Interferon Alpha 2B since and has been in seemingly great health. Until, that is, last week. After seeing Dex start to show minute signs of anemia again, a quick trip to the doctor confirmed that the infection was active and that Dex was heading back down the same path as last October. Since then, we've been racking our brains trying to figure out what to do for Dex. Our Doctor, Dr. Benjamin Wright at Lakewood Vet Center in Dallas, has been exceptional. He's been open to just about anything we can try to help Dex. As such, we started Dex on Immunoregulin this past Friday and Dex just had his second injection this morning. Unfortunately, Dex has seemed to go down hill in the last 24 hours. He was at a relative high point on Sunday, seemed very happy and lively, but as of yesterday and today, he is lethargic again and obviously not happy at all, while his breathing has also become more labored. Dr. Wright and I have been trying to contact the folks who make the T-Cell Immunomodulator drug, but can't seem to get a call back from them. Obviously, as I'm sure you all know, Carrington Labs, the makers of Acemannan, are officially out of business as well, so that doesn't seem to be an option. We also contacted the vet hospital that makes the Interferon Omega packet available and haven't had a response from them. Where do we go from here... Dex is only a year and a half old and is such a special cat. We just want to do everything we can to help him. We'd do another blood transfusion, but that's just too expensive at the moment. Thanks for reading, Ben ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Beth/ Vets for Felv cats
LTCI saved our cat, I believe. Christy Stetler On Jun 11, 2011, at 5:09 AM, Pam Norman pam_nor...@charter.net wrote: I need to get some more info on LCTI. Can you help? On 6/10/2011 11:04 PM, Sara Kasteleyn wrote: We have a wonderful holistic-friendly vet who makes house calls. She works in conjunction with our brick and mortar vet for blood work, tests, etc. when necessary. Now that we have lost our two FeLV+ angels, she takes care of our new babies. The house call vet was the one that got us hooked up with LTCI. I'm certain Taj and Rani wouldn't have lasted as long as they did without the LTCI. Both eventually succumbed to lymphomas of different types. Brother and sister. We will always miss them. I don't think it's necessary to have a specialized vet...just a vet who is special and willing to listen. Sara --Original Mail-- From: Pam Normanpam_nor...@charter.net To:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:57:02 -0500 Subject: [Felvtalk] Vets for Felv cats Do you all have your FeLeuk kitties seen by your regular vets? I talked to a wonderful consulting vet I know re Miss Eleanor (formerly Sabrina) his first recommendation was Internal Medicine at U of WI, but then said that this would probably not be necessary as long as she is asymptomatic. That regular blood work, every 6 months, would be the main requirement. Certainly hope that is the case as just a couple of visits to UW would be well over $1000! I would like to combine the services of a good regular vet, which I think I have, altho he freely admits that is practice does not see a lot of FeLeuk kitties - which is probably pretty much the case with all non-specializing vets, I would think, with those of a holistic vet as well. Do any of you do that? Are any of you in Wisconsin? Pam ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vets for Felv cats
Mine go monthly for his CBC Christy Stetler On Jun 11, 2011, at 3:46 AM, Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com wrote: On 06-10, Pam Norman wrote: Do you all have your FeLeuk kitties seen by your regular vets? I don't take my FelV cats for checkups unless they are sick. The stress they feel when put in a carrier and taken to the vet is very bad for FelV cats. Therefore I keep a close eye on them and treat them if they need to see a vet. I also don't update their shots once they are well protected. Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Rosie to CLS
It breaks my heart, immensely!!! I am so sorry for your loss! Sent from my iPhone On Mar 29, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Alice Flowers aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Rosie passed last night, I could not bear to watch her wasting away. The Lymphoma had beat her. We had her on Pred and Leukeran-which shrank the mass near her throat the first week, then it came back with a vengeance the next week. We increased it to every other day on the Leukeran to no avail. She was also on Lasix, Lysine, iron, b vitamins, Interferon. She always came into the kitchen and waited for me to give her the meds, but the last few days she began to clamp her jaw, like enough. She was being syringe fed, she couldn't eat-the mass in her neck got so large and hard. Her eyes became empty and she just wanted to hide, she was miserable. When I came home from work last night, I knew it was time. Thank you to the wonderful vets and staff at Sacramento Cat Hospital for staying late so we could help Rosie join her man, Murphy at the bridge-he passed in October from Lymphoma and anemia. Rosie is our 6th and last FeLV kitty-her 4 brothers passed in their first year from anemia, despite all our efforts. I have never felt so defeated and empty in my life. I did not have a clue about FeLV when we rescued the feral babies. It has been a long and sad 2 years, Rosie and Murphy each just made it to 2 1/2 yrs old. Bless all of you fighting this battle-it is a long, and difficult journey, but these babies deserve all the love in the world. Alice with Miso and Sachi-the 2 negatives we adopted when Rosie got so depressed when she was left alone after Murphy passed. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Thank Goodness For This Group!
Alice, I totally agree! We all share heartache, tears, and on rare occasion, some joy. We have many, many, thousands of $$. But I would trade for the years we have had with our Gray Kitty! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Alice Flowers aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I was thinking this morning about this group-All of us trying to save or prolong our kitty's lives, or to keep them comfortable for as long as possible. Trying different treatments or none-we are all the same. Getting comfort or condolences...it's a hard journey. I can say that I have tried different things with my 6-Spent a huge fortune-so far lost 5 in 2 yrs and now having to watch Rosie in a downward spiral. Nothing has worked to save mine, maybe prolonged their lives by what...minutes, days, months-I don't know. Two and a half years ago, I had never heard of this damn disease-maybe because I hadn't had a cat in over a decade, just Aussies and horses. God bless the really special people who take in positive kitties knowing there is heartache up the road, but have saved them from being euthanized because of a positive test-they're not all accurate. I am rambling, I am sad-but so grateful for all the shoulders to cry on. Every time I log on, more babies have gone to the bridge, finally free to play together and wait for us. Alice ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Tweeze is gone.
My heart aches for you!! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 4, 2011, at 5:05 PM, Frank Sue Koren fs...@roadrunner.com wrote: Tweezer lost his battle with this horrible disease this afternoon. He had an aggressive lymphoma so there was no hope that he would get better or that he could even be made more comfortable. He crashed at the beginning of this week and was having spasms that were making it very difficult for him to eat, drink or even to stand. He has been very unhappy and scared all week long. When I took Tweezer in he was extremely malnourished and had worms, ear mites, goopy eyes and an upper respiratory infection. As his health improved he became such a happy cat! He was so happy to be alive, he always wanted to play and be loved. This is a you-tube link to a video I took of him a few months ago. He would come to me and ask me to come and play with him and then lead me to the toys. http://www.youtube.com/user/katlover13100#p/a/u/2/xXvteShI_Ig Rest in peace my darling Tweezer. My heart is breaking but at least there is no feline leukemia where you are now. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Is ther anything that can reverse the anemia?
We started our Gray on a very high dose of Pred. It has about a week lag time before you see results. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 31, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Frank Sue Koren fs...@roadrunner.com wrote: I am worried that my 4 year old FeLV+ kitty Tweezer may be anemic. I will be taking him to the vet asap but am wondering if there is anything that can reverse the anemia once is starts. I have lost two positive kitties already to anemia and I sure don't want to see it happen to Tweezer. We bought Buzzy a few months with Doxycycline and Prednelolone but it's never enough time. Does anyone know of anything that can reverse it? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
