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Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 12
Thank to whomever suggested the Chicken starter/grower from TSC. I went and got a 50lb. bag for $11.49 (and I live in NY state). I'm thrilled. It is just as good or better than the World's Best at a fraction of the price. I love it. So, thanks for the suggestion! It's great and the cats love it. It does have a little bit of an odor to it (not any different from World's Best) but it is not nasty or offensive. Just kind of like food, or yeasty (it is corn after all) -Original Message- From: felvtalk-rowrequ...@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 1:00 pm Subject: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 12 Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest... Today's Topics: 1. Re: cat litter (dlg...@windstream.net) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 9:37:36 -0500 From: dlg...@windstream.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Beth Noren maxgoodb...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] cat litter Message-ID: 20100814103736.bdvcw.39988.r...@pamxwww05-z01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 that sounds even better than Worlds Best price wise. with 8 cats you think about thngs lke that. will check it out next time i am at TSC, thanks. Beth Noren maxgoodb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I like World's Best but it is cost-prohibitive for me. I have been using Dumor brand Starter/Grower Chick Feed from the Tractor Supply (plain corn, no antibiotics added). The granules are a little bigger than WBCL, so I have to shake the scoop a bit to get the clean stuff to fall through. But, at 13-14 bucks for a 50lb. bag, I don't mind. Beth (my pos. was Will Feral, 2006-2009) On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:50 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: hello everyone, just found a great new litter called World's Best Cat Litter. ?i found it at Tractor Supply in Troy, Mo... ___ 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 End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 26, Issue 12 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] vets
I have a momma cat who has FeLV and we just discovered 2 out of her 3 kittens do as well. I am desperate to find them homes or a good place to live out their lives as I cannot have any more cats! I am moving out of my current living situation so am now desperate for help. I do not have a place for them to go, literally! So please help if you can. They are sweet and friendly and wonderful. -Original Message- From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 1:41 am Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] vets Michelle Lerner has been on this list for a while, and has a friend who does cat rescue in Manhattan lernermiche...@aol.com Gloria On Jul 2, 2010, at 2:25 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: tks. a friend told me about a vet in the East Village who does regular meds,and holistic med,is very nice and reasonable. --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] vets To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 2:55 PM Well we've got a New Yorker on the list or did, now I forget who! Gloria On Jul 1, 2010, at 4:35 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: Can anyone recommend a vet that cares about FELV cats in New York City? Thankyou --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] rear leg weakness- Revolution used? and update To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 1:21 PM Amy, based on what you have written I wouldn't worry about the high Ca right now. What was his phos level? There is an issue when both Ca and Phos are high but again that wouldn't affect his hind legs. It could be the anemia. In the end we do what we can with the resources we have. He's lucky to have you loving him. Sharyl --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] rear leg weakness- Revolution used? and update To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 12:12 PM No idea why he has hind leg weakness. I'll researched all the causes and none seem to apply other than the leukemia. He has had routine blood work every 6 months of his life and we have monitored him very closely as we do all our positive cats. No major problems other than some weight loss and IBD over the past couple years. I don't think I've ever taken one of my positive cats to the vet that some level hasn't been off. Historically when I've drawn more blood or done further testing, it always ends up being nothing. I spend lots of money and put the cats through lots of testing and then 6 months later, the value is normal again. I've just grown to step back and not flip out every time I see a low or high value for that reason. I have to say I still feel sick every time I see the HCT drop in one of them though. So that's my hesitation with taking 3 ml of blood from a non-regenerative anemic cat. He just had a full CBC/Chem which is not a small amount of blood and I'm afraid to draw so much blood again when I think his time with me is limited to begin with. The only thing I can come up with as a cause of the hind leg weakness is long term steroid use. I read that it's more common with injectable steroids so not sure if it even applies to pred. He's been on pred for almost a year. However, I have no doubt that it is the one thing that has kept him alive. Neither me or the specialist I'm seeing are even considering taking him off that as I have no doubt he will crash. We tried weaning him off it a year ago after treating him for hemobart and he started going downhill quickly. That said, his bone marrow is shot. He's been non-regenerative for over a year and making red blood cells from his spleen or elsewhere. We knew he couldn't do this forever so I'm not shocked at where we are, just sad. Since he's been anemic for a year and holding steady, I guess the weakness could be a result of the anemia as well. Yet he doesn't seem weak otherwise really. He sleeps a lot and yes it's obvious he doesn't keep up with the other cats but not so weak that it takes too much energy to walk in my opinion. His liver and kidney values are all normal. Appetite is normal. No signs of lymphoma after 2 ultrasounds, probably has IBD and is on EVO which seems to have helped keep that in check. His calcium is just over normal - 11.6 with normal being 8.2-11.5. I looked at blood work from all my other cats and they all run towards the high end, 10 or higher. So I'm weighing the risk worth the benefit of drawing another 3 ml of blood to see if he's really got a high calcium vs just waiting it out and if he's around in a month or so, rechecking it then. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. My gut
[Felvtalk] Help! Placement for FeLV positive cats needed NOW! NY State
-Original Message- From: rache20...@aol.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Mon, Jul 5, 2010 9:54 pm Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] vets I have a momma cat who has FeLV and we just discovered 2 out of her 3 kittens do as well. I am desperate to find them homes or a good place to live out their lives as I cannot have any more cats! I am moving out of my current living situation so am now desperate for help. I do not have a place for them to go, literally! So please help if you can. They are sweet and friendly and wonderful. I literally have 11 cats in my home right now and need to move soon. I rescued these guys and their mom and aunt and am nin WAY over my head! need help fast. please. thank you! ps-sorry for the repeat e-mail. I realized the subject needed to be changed! -Original Message- From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 1:41 am Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] vets Michelle Lerner has been on this list for a while, and has a friend who does cat rescue in Manhattan lernermiche...@aol.com Gloria On Jul 2, 2010, at 2:25 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: tks. a friend told me about a vet in the East Village who does regular meds,and holistic med,is very nice and reasonable. --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote: From: Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] vets To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 2:55 PM Well we've got a New Yorker on the list or did, now I forget who! Gloria On Jul 1, 2010, at 4:35 PM, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: Can anyone recommend a vet that cares about FELV cats in New York City? Thankyou --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] rear leg weakness- Revolution used? and update To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 1:21 PM Amy, based on what you have written I wouldn't worry about the high Ca right now. What was his phos level? There is an issue when both Ca and Phos are high but again that wouldn't affect his hind legs. It could be the anemia. In the end we do what we can with the resources we have. He's lucky to have you loving him. Sharyl --- On Wed, 6/30/10, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] rear leg weakness- Revolution used? and update To: felvt...@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 12:12 PM No idea why he has hind leg weakness. I'll researched all the causes and none seem to apply other than the leukemia. He has had routine blood work every 6 months of his life and we have monitored him very closely as we do all our positive cats. No major problems other than some weight loss and IBD over the past couple years. I don't think I've ever taken one of my positive cats to the vet that some level hasn't been off. Historically when I've drawn more blood or done further testing, it always ends up being nothing. I spend lots of money and put the cats through lots of testing and then 6 months later, the value is normal again. I've just grown to step back and not flip out every time I see a low or high value for that reason. I have to say I still feel sick every time I see the HCT drop in one of them though. So that's my hesitation with taking 3 ml of blood from a non-regenerative anemic cat. He just had a full CBC/Chem which is not a small amount of blood and I'm afraid to draw so much blood again when I think his time with me is limited to begin with. The only thing I can come up with as a cause of the hind leg weakness is long term steroid use. I read that it's more common with injectable steroids so not sure if it even applies to pred. He's been on pred for almost a year. However, I have no doubt that it is the one thing that has kept him alive. Neither me or the specialist I'm seeing are even considering taking him off that as I have no doubt he will crash. We tried weaning him off it a year ago after treating him for hemobart and he started going downhill quickly. That said, his bone marrow is shot. He's been non-regenerative for over a year and making red blood cells from his spleen or elsewhere. We knew he couldn't do this forever so I'm not shocked at where we are, just sad. Since he's been anemic for a year and holding steady, I guess the weakness could be a result of the anemia as well. Yet he doesn't seem weak otherwise really. He sleeps a lot and yes it's obvious he doesn't keep up with the other cats but not so weak that it takes too much energy to walk in my opinion. His liver and kidney values are all normal. Appetite is normal. No signs of lymphoma after 2 ultrasounds, probably has IBD and is on EVO which
[Felvtalk] FeLV
Hi. I have a sweet sweet FeLV positive cat who I cannot keep in my home. I rescued her and discovered she is FeLV positive. I have 3 cats of my own, my boyfriend has three, and we aso have her 3 kittens and her sibling. We literally don't have enough roms in our house to do this and it is not safe for our other cats. if you are able to help or have any advice or information you think might help me help this amazing cat, please let me know. Thank you! Rachel ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
