Re: [Felvtalk] Yogi's Passing

2017-01-30 Thread Randy Henke
My heart breaks to read this, Bob. You had encouraging words to give me about Curly and I have none to give you. Just deep condolences. It's a sad world when medical treatment for a human or a beloved pet comes down to money. I've been down both of those roads. My wife and I both work full-time jo

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

2017-01-26 Thread Randy Henke
get a decent result. > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *Sent:* January-22-17 11:54 AM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement > > >

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

2017-01-22 Thread Randy Henke
is powdered, it can be mixed into food or liquid. > > > > Great news, too, with your success in getting her to eat more and put on > weight. > > > > I love to hear good news on this front. Let’s hope she continues in the > right direction. > > > > Amani > >

[Felvtalk] Curly's gradual improvement

2017-01-19 Thread Randy Henke
It has been a little over a month ago that I asked for advice on this forum for our little girl, Curly. At that point, I had little hope. She was so lethargic and her hematocrit had dipped to a critical 9%. I took everyone's advice, especially Amani's, and asked our vet for Predisolone, Winstrol a

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-23 Thread Randy Henke
er one but I can’t remember the name of it. > > > > Ardy > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *Sent:* Monday, December 19, 2016 8:10 PM > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvt

Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's Blood Test Today These look worse PG 2

2016-12-21 Thread Randy Henke
I'm so glad the bloodwork results weren't as dire as you thought they might be. Good luck to you and Bogey! On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Sherri Godschalk wrote: > Well I called my vet today for clarification about the test results and > the plan of action. He wants her back on the Winstrol

Re: [Felvtalk] Curly's appetite...

2016-12-21 Thread Randy Henke
PHOS 3.1-7.5 4.5 >> CA 7.8-11.3 9.8 TP 5.7-8.9 8.1 7.9 8.7 >> ALB 2.2-4.0 3.4 2.9 3.1 >> GLOB 2.8-5.1 4.7 5 5.6 >> ALB/GLB 0.7 0.6 0.6 >> ALT 12-130 581 192 237 >> ALKP 14-111 81 42 39 >> GGT 0-4 8 TBIL .0-.9 27.2 27.9 >> CHOL 6

Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's Blood Test Today

2016-12-20 Thread Randy Henke
That is phenomenal, Sherri! I'm hoping for a repeat of that performance with our girl, Curly. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Sherri Godschalk wrote: > Bogey is still improving. The Dr came out to talk with me himself instead > of sending out a tech. Never does that. He said everything looked g

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-19 Thread Randy Henke
:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *Sent:* December-19-16 9:46 AM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis > > > > Hi Amani, > > I have a call in to our vet now

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-19 Thread Randy Henke
? On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Amani Oakley wrote: > Wishing you luck. > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *Sent:* December-16-16 8:12 PM > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-16 Thread Randy Henke
Thank you, Amani! I'll see what I can do to convince the vet on Monday. On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Amani Oakley wrote: > 1 mg 2 times a day. > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Hen

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-16 Thread Randy Henke
ns as I watched his haematocrit level drop lower and lower, week by > week. It had dropped to 10 when I “discovered” an old bottle of Winstrol in > my drawer. > > > > Whew. Guess how many times I have given this speech?? > > > > Amani > > > > *From:

Re: [Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-16 Thread Randy Henke
don’t think you will find one person on this > forum that isn’t thankful that they could get, or wish that they could. > > Just my 2 cents. Wishing you the best. > > Sherri > > From: Felvtalk on behalf of Randy > Henke > Reply-To: > Date: Friday, December 16, 2016

Re: [Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-16 Thread Randy Henke
vet will prescribe it, but be aware that a vet usually has to order > it from a compounding pharmacy. I agree that you should also use prednisone > (or prednisolone, as recommended by others) along with the Winstrol. > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [ma

[Felvtalk] For all the kind souls who care so much

2016-12-15 Thread Randy Henke
I am new to this mailing list, our precious cat, Curly, having been just recently diagnosed with FELV but already quite sick twice and just beginning to rally (fingers crossed) from her second bout with severe anemia and leukopenia. I just wanted to say how much I admire every one of you here who

Re: [Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-15 Thread Randy Henke
rmacy. I agree that you should also use prednisone > (or prednisolone, as recommended by others) along with the Winstrol. > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *Sent:* December-14-16 1:48 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-14 Thread Randy Henke
> I am sure the Elisa test was wrong. You can have Curly retested in 3 > months to be sure. The IFA is very accurate. If the cat is indoor, no way > to get infected. > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *Randy Henke > *

Re: [Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-14 Thread Randy Henke
ine every few > days, which stimulates his appetite. > > Keep us posted on Curly! > > Katherine > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Randy Henke wrote: > >> Our cat, Curly, is ten years old. We found her outside as a kitten and >> had her tested for FELV

[Felvtalk] Questioning FELV diagnosis

2016-12-14 Thread Randy Henke
Our cat, Curly, is ten years old. We found her outside as a kitten and had her tested for FELV at that time. She was negative. She's been strictly an indoor cat since then and had no contact with any potentially infected cats. Three months ago, she wasn't acting like herself. Very lethargic and mo