Re: [Felvtalk] seeking advice for treating FeLV positive old CKD -from tonya

2013-04-25 Thread catatonya
Hi Catherine,   I'm not on list very much. I have had a felv positive cat since 2001. No one ever 'caught' it from her. 2 years ago I took in 2 kittens with genetic problems.  One has chronic herpes in her eye and never grew to a normal size. I vaccinated them and boostered them before bringing

Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice?

2012-12-30 Thread catatonya
I went with an outoor love seat and 2 chairs with removable cushions. I have a glider already. If someone comes over I'll get the cushions out of the spare bedroom and put them on the patio furniture. lol.   I think you could mix the cat attract. Maybe start out with it straight, and if it

Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice?

2012-12-10 Thread catatonya
Cat sofa advice? Tonya,  You have such positive outlook, god bless you! Sent from my iPad On Nov 14, 2012, at 16:32, catatonya catato...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks Lee,   I have a 'special needs'... mentally and physically cat that pulls all things shiny out. I would have to use safety pins

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat proof furniture

2012-12-03 Thread catatonya
I don't care what it looks like. I care what it smells like. Lol. I did order some patio furniture from Home Depot. It's not that comfortable, but I only put cushions on the chair I'll be sitting in since I live by myself. When I go to bed I throw the cushions in the spare bedroom. I don't have

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat in Ohio needs home

2012-11-29 Thread catatonya
This happened to one of my cats. He ended up negative. I hope the same happens for yours. tonya From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat in Ohio needs home

Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice?

2012-11-14 Thread catatonya
Hi, I'm Tonya. I haven't been on list for quite a while. My positive cat DD is doing great. She is going on 14! We had some wetting incidents over the summer, and I was sure we were looking at kidneys, but her vet visit found her healthy   I am pretty much the queen of waterproofing. And

Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice?

2012-11-14 Thread catatonya
Thanks Lee,   I have a 'special needs'... mentally and physically cat that pulls all things shiny out. I would have to use safety pins and pray she didn't kill herself trying to chew it. She chews electrical cords as well and shattered my laptop display She has the bobble head disorder.

Re: [Felvtalk] RIP Mattie 7/09 - 8/09

2009-09-06 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry for your loss. tonya --- On Thu, 8/13/09, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] RIP Mattie 7/09 - 8/09 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 4:42 PM I had to make that last vet trip with my dear sweet

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

2009-09-06 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry, Sherry. tonya --- On Sat, 8/15/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Mo Please add to the CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 9:53 PM We lost our sweet three legged

Re: [Felvtalk] Difficult decision

2009-09-02 Thread catatonya
Hi Lorrie,   This response is very late I know.  My vets won't come to my home to euthanize, but if you look in the phone book you can possibly find a 'mobile vet' who will.  I'm sorry you are going through this.  It is so hard. tonya --- On Tue, 8/11/09, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote:

Re: [Felvtalk] My New Kitty

2009-08-31 Thread catatonya
My positive is at least 10 years old. --- On Fri, 8/7/09, D.S.Louis delain...@yahoo.com wrote: From: D.S.Louis delain...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] My New Kitty To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 3:05 AM She is a lover...sleeps by my husband's legs at

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

2009-08-23 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Sherry. tonya --- On Wed, 7/29/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Shelton Please add to the CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 5:33 PM I am sad to say that we

Re: [Felvtalk] Cleveland

2009-08-02 Thread catatonya
My DD is at least 10 she's been positive since i got her. test on elisa and the other one. --- On Thu, 7/16/09, MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.com wrote: From: MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cleveland To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday,

Re: [Felvtalk] Cleveland

2009-08-02 Thread catatonya
My stats to begin with. 11 cats 1 turned up positive and I kept her.  She lived to 7 or 8. 1 positive is probably 10 by now and is fine and dandy.   I'm down to 4 cats now.  I've lost more cats to old age reanal disease. tonya --- On Thu, 7/16/09, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl

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

2009-08-02 Thread catatonya
I must have missed this one.  Why can't you keep your positive?? tonya --- On Thu, 7/16/09, Reyna Castano rcpin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reyna Castano rcpin...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Home For Life Animal Sanctuary in western Wisconsin To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday,

Re: [Felvtalk] Have I done enough to open the room where our beautiful little FELV+ kitty died?

2009-08-02 Thread catatonya
are your other cats vaccinated? if so I would go ahead. --- On Tue, 7/21/09, margaret-sou...@comcast.net margaret-sou...@comcast.net wrote: From: margaret-sou...@comcast.net margaret-sou...@comcast.net Subject: [Felvtalk] Have I done enough to open the room where our beautiful little FELV+

Re: [Felvtalk] PUREVAX FELV vaccine

2009-07-21 Thread catatonya
No advice, but I'm so sorry. I would not get her another rabies shot.  Keep us posted. tonya --- On Tue, 7/7/09, dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net wrote: From: dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] PUREVAX FELV vaccine To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc:

Re: [Felvtalk] Adopted an FIV+

2009-07-20 Thread catatonya
Congratulations!  I would probable do the lysine and maybe add some vitamin C. tonya --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com wrote: From: Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Adopted an FIV+ To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 10:18 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV

2009-07-19 Thread catatonya
I've brought in 2 positives over the years. no problems. tonya --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Elizabeth Paz mothernatur...@hotmail.com wrote: From: Elizabeth Paz mothernatur...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] kitten with FeLV To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 10:06 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-18 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry for your loss.  :( tonya --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 12:09 PM His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with a

Re: [Felvtalk] Jack - please add to CLS

2009-06-17 Thread catatonya
Kelley,   I'm so sorry to hear this.  I just hate people like that.  I try not to, but I do.   tonya --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Kelley Saveika moonv...@gmail.com wrote: From: Kelley Saveika moonv...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Jack - please add to CLS To: felvtalk Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date:

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

2009-06-10 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Sherry. tonya --- On Sat, 5/30/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Adam Please add to the CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 8:53 PM I am heavy hearted as we lost

Re: [Felvtalk] Darcy Is An Angel Now

2009-06-10 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry. :( tonya --- On Mon, 6/1/09, Jody Butler jbutler5...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Jody Butler jbutler5...@bellsouth.net Subject: [Felvtalk] Darcy Is An Angel Now To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 3:32 PM Thank you all for the

Re: [Felvtalk] Aspirin for cats.

2009-06-08 Thread catatonya
1/4 baby aspirin every 3 days --- On Sat, 5/30/09, Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: From: Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Aspirin for cats. To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 9:41 AM Two different vets told me one whole baby aspirin

Re: [Felvtalk] sad news

2009-06-08 Thread catatonya
and the information that you are trying to spread about this horrible disease.? Jaci -Original Message- From: catatonya catato...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 9:16 am Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Aspirin for cats. 1/4 baby aspirin every 3 days --- On Sat, 5

Re: [Felvtalk] Laura is gone

2009-05-25 Thread catatonya
My condolencs on Laura.  I'm so sorry. :( tonya --- On Fri, 5/22/09, Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Laura is gone To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 9:50 AM I'm so sorry, human Laura - may

Re: [Felvtalk] Dixie

2009-05-17 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry for your loss. tonya --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com wrote: From: Cougar Clan maima...@duo-county.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Zuckerman has crossed To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:48 PM I lost my wonderful Dixie Louise

Re: [Felvtalk] Zuckerman has crossed

2009-05-12 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Amy. tonya --- On Tue, 5/12/09, Amy Dalgliesh ajdalgli...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy Dalgliesh ajdalgli...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Zuckerman has crossed To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5:58 PM My Zman lost his fight today.  He is my 6th in the

[Felvtalk] charlotte

2009-05-11 Thread catatonya
I am so sorry to read of your loss.  :( tonya ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

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

2009-05-04 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Sharyl. tonya --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Please add Houdini to the next CLS To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 7:51 PM My dear sweet little girl Houdini died today.  She

Re: [Felvtalk] Pluto Please add to CLS :(

2009-04-24 Thread catatonya
I'm sorry Sherry. tonya --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Pluto Please add to CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Monday, April 20, 2009, 8:47 PM I know I have asked for prayers for

Re: [Felvtalk] Petey

2009-04-22 Thread catatonya
Kerry,   My internet has been down.  I'm so sorry to read about Petey. tonya --- On Thu, 4/16/09, Kerry MacKenzie kerrymacken...@ymail.com wrote: From: Kerry MacKenzie kerrymacken...@ymail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Petey To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 5:44 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] questions about how to handle an felv+/non-symptomatic cat

2009-04-19 Thread catatonya
He could fight the virus, or could just be a carrier.  If your other cats have been vaccinated I would not worry about it at all. t --- On Tue, 4/14/09, souther...@aol.com souther...@aol.com wrote: From: souther...@aol.com souther...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] questions about how to

Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: New to the list, would like some advice!

2009-04-01 Thread catatonya
I'm sorry to hear of your loss.  Most people on our list keep their positives and negatives together.  If your two negatives haven't tested positive after all this time, they are probably not going to.  I don't do boosters on my negative cats. I lost 2 negative cats in March due to different

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-10 Thread catatonya
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 to have my big boy Shaft euthanized.  He had

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-10 Thread catatonya
~~~ From: catatonya catato...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 10:45:15 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft Hello Everyone,   I know I haven't been online much lately.  I've had 2 very sick (felv

[Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-08 Thread catatonya
Hello Everyone,   I know I haven't been online much lately.  I've had 2 very sick (felv -) kitties.  On Tuesday I had to have my big boy Shaft euthanized.  He had hyperthyroid, lymphoma, etc... He lived 15 years with me and I don't know how old he was when I pulled him from the shelter, but he

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-08 Thread catatonya
free.  All our Angels are there to greet him.  I have a CRF kitty too..  Know how challenging that can be.  Like you my positive kitties are my healthiest. Sharyl  --- On Sun, 3/8/09, catatonya catato...@yahoo.com wrote: From: catatonya catato...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Bridge

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-08 Thread catatonya
.  It sounds like he was a lucky kitty that you had 15 years together, you must miss him so much. Gentle bridge vibes to him and comfort to you. Sue - Original Message - From: catatonya catato...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:45 AM Subject: [Felvtalk

Re: [Felvtalk] Bridge Addition- Shaft

2009-03-08 Thread catatonya
was lucky to have you for all those years. Hugs to you. Sherry We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary than our own, Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps. We still would have it no other way --- On Sun, 3/8/09, catatonya

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

2009-02-15 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Sherry! tonya --- On Sun, 2/15/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Jazzman Please add to the CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 5:38 PM Well we lost our Jazzman

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

2009-02-14 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry, Sherry. t --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Valentino Please add to the CLS :( To: Felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:34 PM We lost another one of our

Re: [Felvtalk] Survey

2009-02-08 Thread catatonya
AT WHAT AGE DID YOUR CAT BECOME FeLV POSITIVE? CC was positive as a kitten. she was found in a parking lot, so I have no idea. DD was positive when I got her at about 2 years of age. WHAT TREATMENTS DID YOU DO/ CC got very sick at about 8 months and almost died. We used interferon,

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk] testing the list and question about prednisone

2009-02-05 Thread catatonya
I think no news means good news on this list. lol.   I have a question.  I have a cat that is negative, but hyperthyroid, and other health problems.  The doctor put him on prednisone and everyone on my hyper thyroid list said NOT to use prednisone but to use prednisolone instead.  Any thoughts?

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk] testing the list and question about prednisone

2009-02-05 Thread catatonya
--- On Thu, 2/5/09, catatonya catato...@yahoo.com wrote: From: catatonya catato...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk] testing the list and question about prednisone To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 6:44 PM I think no news means good news on this list. lol

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

2009-01-29 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. She sounds like a wonderful woman. take care of yourself. tonya tatorb...@aol.com wrote: Hello everyone, I'm letting everyone know this is part of my grieving and makes me feel little better. To let you know the situation if I don't

Re: [Felvtalk] Further update on Tofu :-)

2009-01-26 Thread catatonya
Congratulations on your new family member! tonya Emily Hunter emilyofw...@aol.com wrote: After our Denzel died, I wasn't sure that I wanted to stay subscribed to the list since he was our only positive. I decided to stay on because I felt like another positive would come into our lives.

Re: [Felvtalk] Anemia AZT

2009-01-23 Thread catatonya
Do you think AZT could be used for cats with the herpes virus? tonya jb...@tds.net wrote: Graca, Hello. I responded to your email earlier but had some problems with my email and am not sure if you received it. This is basically what I said. If you get two emails for this sorry. AZT is an

Re: [Felvtalk] New to List

2009-01-19 Thread catatonya
Susan, I didn't want to answer because your case sounds problematic. Once you get to transfusions you are in deep water. I hope someone with more experience chimes in. tonya jb...@tds.net wrote: Hey Susan, It is a tough choice. In my experience when felv positive cats start with

Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Bright Eyes to the CLS

2009-01-18 Thread catatonya
Sharyl, I'm sorry for your loss. take care, tonya Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: My sweet little Bright Eyes died this afternoon. He was just 7 months old and had been healthy until a few weeks ago. Nothing I did seem to help. He just faded away. He was one of a litter of four

Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Girl please add CLS

2009-01-17 Thread catatonya
Sally, I'm so sorry, but at least Baby Girl didn't die on the street from starvation or pneumonia. take care, tonya Sally Davis putty...@gmail.com 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.

Re: [Felvtalk] Imulan message-mailto:de4e9a820901120431l12499b62i55b69d750ff92...@mail.gmail.com

2009-01-17 Thread catatonya
have you ruled out hemobart? maybe you should have the kitten on doxy. but I know doxy isn't recommended for kittens under a certain age tonya nancy denison nancydeni...@fpunet.com wrote: Hi Lisa, I'm currently using Imulan on my FeLV kitten. She was very very sick before it came

Re: [Felvtalk] Update on Tommy

2009-01-11 Thread catatonya
That's great news Lisa! I'm dealing with 3 cats that are very ill, and they are all my negatives. (Knock on wood.) My positive is fat and sassy and doing fine. She's especially enjoying all the treats I've been using trying to get my 3 sick ones to eat and take med.s. lol. tonya Lisa

Re: [Felvtalk] Re Update on Tommy

2009-01-11 Thread catatonya
was exposed to his litter mates and 4 of them have already died from FelV. So far he is doing well, but I still worry. What is wrong with your three? Lorrie On 01-11, catatonya wrote: I'm dealing with 3 cats that are very ill, and they are all my negatives. (Knock on wood.) My positive is fat

Re: [Felvtalk] Murdoch Please add him to the CLS :(

2009-01-04 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry Sherry. tonya Sherry DeHaan sherryd...@yahoo.com wrote: Well I'm sure you all remember me asking for prayes for this sweet guy.He quickly went down hill and Dr. Jen had to let him go tonight.He was a rough looking orange fluffy guy with a crumpled ear.But the cutest little face

Re: [Felvtalk] FelV kittens

2008-12-29 Thread catatonya
Lorrie, I'm sorry for your losses. Kittens with felv have the least chances of making it. Once they get over a year or two their chances greatly improve. I'm so sorry. tonya Lorrie felineres...@kvinet.com wrote: I wrote two weeks or so ago about a very sick FelV kitten who was anemic

Re: [Felvtalk] General didn't eat breakfast

2008-12-22 Thread catatonya
Maybe try to tempt him with a treat of some sort? I don't know. You're in my thoughts. I remember when I got my first cat and didn't know anything about them. It takes a while. I hope someone has more advice for you. tonya souther...@aol.com wrote: Do I need to be worried? He seemed

Re: [Felvtalk] felv pos, neg and 2 alpha females

2008-12-21 Thread catatonya
They're expensive, but high cat trees make the vulnerable cats feel more safe. I've been there. Right now we're at an almost neutral mix ugh. tonya dlg...@windstream.net wrote: i have 1 pos (Annie who is an alpha type), Homey wo is felv neg, and 2 new girls Homey 2 and Casey who

[Felvtalk] ot-cdiff

2008-12-13 Thread catatonya
was in aarp bulletin for november 2008. if someone will tell me how to copy article and attach to email, will do. dorlis catatonya wrote: what is the germ? is it c-diff? My grandmother died from that in August. Evidently it's highly contagious. tonya dlg...@windstream.net wrote: just

Re: [Felvtalk] B. B. died - please add to the Candlelight service (do we still have one?)

2008-12-07 Thread catatonya
I'm sorry Gloria. :( tonya Gloria B. Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my FELV kitties, B.B., died in the early morning of Dec 2, 2008, and I'd love to have him added to the Bridge list. He was a double positive (FELV+, FIV+), had been found at a local dump in the Little Rock vicinity,

Re: [Felvtalk] LTIC/Imulan Losing kitties

2008-12-01 Thread catatonya
Welcome to the group. I'm sorry for your loss, but thank you for taking in positive cats. Unfortunately with this disease you just never know when or if they are ever going to get sick from the felv. I have a 10 year old positive here with me as I type right now. My first positive died

Re: [Felvtalk] Buzz is gone

2008-11-30 Thread catatonya
Sue, I'm so sorry to hear about Buzz. take care, tonya Sue Frank Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I had to have my sweet little kitty Buzz PTS. I feel like a very large piece of me is missing. The first time I saw Buzz I fell in love with him. He was terrified, cowering

Re: [Felvtalk] After Dental extraction - what to feed

2008-11-30 Thread catatonya
I know this is late, but I would get her to a vet to check for uti, kidney problems, etc if there's blood. amoxy could cause her appetite to go down, but I would bet it's the pain med. My cats that had extractions were only given pain med.s after surgery and were fine without it. My vet

Re: [Felvtalk] So now what?

2008-11-26 Thread catatonya
and have him neutered when he's 6 months old. He's such an adorable, loving, playful, happy kitten! And to think I could have sent him to the bridge unnecessarily. :( On Wed 19/11/08 5:23 AM , catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: He has already exposed your other cats. they are adults and vaccinated

Re: [Felvtalk] So now what?

2008-11-19 Thread catatonya
He has already exposed your other cats. they are adults and vaccinated. there is like a 1% chance they are going to get the felv from this kitten. Wait about 3 months and retest your kitten and you may find he is negative after all. cats test positive when they have been recently exposed.

Re: [Felvtalk] So now what?

2008-11-19 Thread catatonya
I am one who mixes, and I take NO precautions except that I keep my negatives vaccinated. tonya Sharyl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lisa, I don't think any of us can tell you what is the right thing to do. I rescued 2 dumpster kittens early this year. Both were kept in the garage until

Re: [Felvtalk] Tweezer sneezing blood

2008-11-17 Thread catatonya
No, but I would start with running a humidifier. It could be (depending on where you live) simply due to the dry air caused by running the heater in this colder weather. Just an idea. tonya Sue Frank Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My two year old FeLV+ kitty Tweezer has been sneezing

Re: [Felvtalk] 3 1/2 month old kitten with diarrhea

2008-11-17 Thread catatonya
It could still be negative in a few months. Think positive! t [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tommy's test was positive. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Lisa Borden Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:26:44 To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] 3 1/2 month old kitten with diarrhea

Re: [Felvtalk] 3 1/2 month old kitten with diarrhea

2008-11-16 Thread catatonya
Good for you. I have mixed positives with negatives for years with no problem. I think my positive is my healthiest cat right now, in fact. I don't know about the diarrhea. Have you changed the food at all? t Lisa Borden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am so happy to have found this list.

Re: [Felvtalk] Romeo is gone....

2008-11-15 Thread catatonya
Chris, I am so sorry for your loss. Romeo was lucky to show up at your doorstep. tonya Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you that I lost my Romeo today to lymphoma. I write not out of grief but to encourage all the newbies who wonder whether they

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-06 Thread catatonya
acids lysine and arginine. The zithro is more expensive, so that might be a deterrent. IT's liquid, as are amoxi and clinidamycin, so you have to be able to squirt it in the mouth. Good luck, Gloria On Nov 2, 2008, at 7:49 PM, catatonya wrote: thanks. maybe he's just gaining weight

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-06 Thread catatonya
of water and mix in a little baby food. With liquids I just mix it in a little baby food. Then I offer the baby food on a spoon or syringe feed it. Most kitties love gently warmed meat baby food and think they are getting a treat. HTH Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/4/08, catatonya wrote: From

Re: [Felvtalk] what's wrong with this picture?

2008-11-04 Thread catatonya
Doesn't sound like he knows a lot about felv to me. t MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or, more accurately, with this article? written by a vet-school professor, how many factual errors can YOU find in the first, say, three paragraphs?? everytime i read this, i get

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
spine. From the first signs of swelling to the end was maybe 3 weeks or less? Hope sneakers is ok, if he's still eating good and no fevers then that's a good sign. Beth On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:49 PM, catatonya wrote: thanks. maybe he's just gaining weight from the canned food. he's been exposed

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
That's why I'm thinking it's not fip. This has been going on over a year (the breathing difficulty). The weight gain only for a few months. I would think he would have to show some other symptoms and be sicker than the breathing problem if it's fip, but he does have a fat belly.

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
great site. I'm going to assume if he's not got sicker over the past few months it must just be weight gain. He is eating more because he likes the wet food better. thanks, t Beth Noren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a link with a good explanation:

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
. Good luck, Gloria On Nov 2, 2008, at 7:49 PM, catatonya wrote: thanks. maybe he's just gaining weight from the canned food. he's been exposed to no new cats and has been breathing funny for at least a year now... we've done antibiotics twice. i just don't know... t

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
His belly feels 'tight' to the touch. Can a cat keep an ongoing herpes infection that never worsens or improves much? Heather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A vet can usually tell if fluid in the stomach feels like the type of accumulation you find with FIP or not, if there is fluid, they will draw

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-03 Thread catatonya
It doesn't feel like it's fluid. It doesn't sound like there's any fluid when he listened to his chest the last time. (I was thinking asthma or chf at that time). I just don't want to take him to the vet anymore. I don't see him for weeks after a vet visit. :( t MaryChristine [EMAIL

Re: [Felvtalk] my kittens!

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
I'm sure you've had many responses by now, but the answer is a big no. I've got a 10 year old leukemia positive on my bed with me right now. Fat, sassy, and happy. tonya SALLY NORDSTROM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I rescued a litter of kittens and they have been diagnosed with feline

[Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
Hi all, I know many of you have had experience with fip. My cat sneaker has chronic herpes (vet thinks that's what it is.) he has difficulty breathing, but his lungs are clear. We've medicated him to no avail. And he is semiferal and hard to pill, much less use a nebulizer or anything.

Re: [Felvtalk] Stray Kitty I took in tests positive

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
my opinion would be leave them together. they've already been together. the ones that are negative may have been positive and fought it off. if so they are probably now immune. t Sally Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My two cents... even though they were all exposed equally. I would keep

Re: [Felvtalk] ot-sneaker fip?

2008-11-02 Thread catatonya
I do know he was losing weight. Sally On 11/2/08, catatonya wrote: Hi all, I know many of you have had experience with fip. My cat sneaker has chronic herpes (vet thinks that's what it is.) he has difficulty breathing, but his lungs are clear. We've medicated him to no avail. And he

Re: [Felvtalk] Need suggestions help for 2 yr old leuk cat

2008-11-01 Thread catatonya
My first positive cat had severe uri's. I took her to a homeopathic vet in addition to her regular vet and it got her through two really bad ones (almost pneumonia). The last time she got sick I had to let her go. She was just too hard to medicate and too miserable to go on. She lived to 7

Re: [Felvtalk] New member, advice needed please!

2008-11-01 Thread catatonya
It sounds like you're doing everything you can. My first positive went through 2 very bad periods and recovered to live to 7 or 8 years old. I hope Tora pulls through. take care, tonya amanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi , my kitten ' 'Tora' aged about 5 months was diagnosed with FeLV

Re: [Felvtalk] seeking home for adult feluk positive

2008-10-30 Thread catatonya
I'm glad you're all right Tad. I've started saying no too. If something were to happen to me, there's no one to take care of all the critters. Take care of yourself. tonya Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Susan Every one has orange kitties lately... I just brought home a young

Re: [Felvtalk] New to group

2008-10-19 Thread catatonya
I've been mixing *except kittens* for nearly 15 years now. I've never had it transferred. Your cats should not have a problem. Good luck! tonya Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I have to say this is a very enlightening forum. I have learned so much from you all! I found a stray 2

Re: [Felvtalk] Lost my Jack-Jack today

2008-10-18 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry for your loss. tonya Wendy Griebel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My little furbaby Jack-Jack crossed the bridge today. He had cancer and was not responding to treatment. We will miss him greatly. Wendy ___ Felvtalk mailing list

Re: [Felvtalk] felv and my other cat

2008-10-12 Thread catatonya
How old are the cats? Have they already been exposed to each other? tonya Dorlis Grote [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hello, i just found out that my new baby has leukemia. took both my new cats in for shots. Homie is okay, but Annie tested positive. the vet said to keep them seperated. i can do

Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7

2008-10-12 Thread catatonya
I would not worry about mixing in this situation. jmo based on my experience of over 10 years of dealing with mixing. tonya Carolyn Rauschert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dorlis, I took in a FELV+ male cat last May. He was a stray who wanted to come in, but wasn't neutered. He became deathly

Re: [Felvtalk] Kiwi - Sad

2008-09-30 Thread catatonya
Robyn, You and Kiwi are in my thoughts and prayers. tonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not posted for a while about kiwi. I think the last one I told you that my son was going to put him on a Bandfield Plan. He never did. Before that I tried to find a rescue who would take him, but

Re: [Felvtalk] So Happy!

2008-09-23 Thread catatonya
Yay!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone! Tweezers tests came back and it is likely that all that is wrong with him (Besides being positive) is a secondary infection! No liver stint. No blood parasites, no crystals, no micro cystosis. He already looks so much better. His eyes are not

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

2008-09-23 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry, Sherry. tonya Rosenfeldt, Diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, damn. Gentle Bridge vibes to Sharkey. He knew he was loved. Diane R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry DeHaan Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:55 PM

Re: [Felvtalk] testing a new cat ~ when and what test

2008-09-22 Thread catatonya
Most people will probably suggest another test, but I would be satisfied with another snap test. If all your own cats are negative and vaccinated I doubt there would be a problem. (Seriously doubt. like 99-1) even if she tested positive and you mixed her with adult vaccinated cats.

Re: [Felvtalk] New member

2008-09-21 Thread catatonya
I disagree. I think the the vaccine is more effective than doctors give it credit for. I have had so many negative (vaccinated) cats exposed to positives, and have never had it transferred to one of them. tonya Sabrina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Lorrie, Don't give up hope! I just

Re: [Felvtalk] FelV Vaccine

2008-09-21 Thread catatonya
Sounds like you've got a good vet! t Pat Kachur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I adopted Mandy in July 2007 and found out the next day that she was leukemia-positive. My vet said that the vaccine is 90+% effective and that the likelihood of my other six adult, healthy cats getting leukemia was

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
I would feed him really good food. Like maybe even a/d, or at least a good brand of kitten food. I would also put him on l-lysine for the eyes. Has he seen the vet yet. I don't think it would hurt to start him on interferon either. I have a cat that is 10 years old and still looks like a

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
It never hurts to be overly cautious. But both my positives went through times that they were very symptomatic, and no one caught the felv from them. Of course all my other cats were vaccinated and adults. I would not mix a symptomatic cat with a kitten or unvaccinated cat. Good luck with

Re: [Felvtalk] OT- Friday Night Lights Kitty Rescue

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
Way to go, Kelley! t Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was on the set of the Friday Night Lights TV show, where I sometimes works as an extra. I was hanging around waiting for the shooting to start when I noticed one of the principals, Taylor Kitsch, petting a cat and feeding her ice

Re: [Felvtalk] worried Mom seeking info

2008-09-18 Thread catatonya
Since he has already been exposed to your cats, it's highly unlikely that this will cause any problem. FeLV is not very contagious at all (if at all) between adult, vaccinated cats. tonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, my name is Jackie and I am seeking advice. A year ago I started trapping

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