Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
glad you stopped going to "that" vet. it is not for him to decide if the "burden" of caring for them is too much for anyone. that is up to you. now to your little boy. Love him a lot, keep on doing what yo are doing and if the others are all vacinnated, let him join the group. i have 2 felv pos kitties. we know Annie is 4 years old and Nit Noy is around 1 year. she showed up at the house one night. something had bitten off most of her tail. probably a coyote trying to catch her altho an old timer wise to the ways of the woods, etc. said could have been wild mink or weasel since she is so small 5lbs, 5 ounces then. when she got to 6 lbs and went out of heat, got her spayed and started shots for rabies, distemper, etc. she and Bob have a love/hate relationship, always fussing at each other, but no serious biting. everyone si healthy outside of 2 with candida in their ears, but we started treating that and it has improved. the key is to head to the vet at the first sign of something not normal behavior, you can nip it in the bud before it becomes a full blown problem. dorlis Sherry DeHaan wrote: > Sarai,I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Bella.Felv is such a > heartbreaking disease.I volunteer at a sanctuary for fiv+ and felv+ cats and > I have seen many last for several years with felv.Good thought to you and > Bellas brother to get through this sad time.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 Tue, 7/14/09, Orth, Sarai wrote: > > > From: Orth, Sarai > Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09 > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 2:41 PM > > > I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that > my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though > the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have > them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". > > > > My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection > with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food > and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain > weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it > was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing > better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of > a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological > system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running > into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 > hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let > her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole > process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and > settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are > still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other > kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. > He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. > > > > I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV > kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase > their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it > to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed > the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, > which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We > also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and > Pet-tinic (vitamins). > > > > ~Sarai > > > > > > > > ___ > 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
On 07-14, Amy wrote: > > Sarai, > > I'm so sorry about Bella. I only ever had one leuk pos kitty that > seemed to have neurological symptoms. She lost the use of her back > legs and it was very difficult to watch. Yes, losing the use of her back legs is what killed happened to our last FelV kitten. She was only 6 months old and it was heartbreaking. Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
Sarai, I was saddened to read that Bella has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I know how heart breaking it is to lose a little one. Like others that have responded, I feed mine the best food they will eat, love them, and keep stress to a minimum. So far I have rescued 6 positive kitties. All were born with FeLV. The first 2 rescues are now 2 yrs old and asymptomatic. The next four were 4 week old when I rescued them last July. I only have Mattie, who is blind, left. No idea why Bright Eyes, Houdini and CJ succumbed and the others haven't. Give your little boy a hug from us. Sharyl --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Orth, Sarai wrote: > From: Orth, Sarai > Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09 > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 2:41 PM > I subscribed to this mailing just a > few weeks ago when I found out that > my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for > them though > the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) > told me to have > them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial > burden". > > > > My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes > infection > with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating > her hard food > and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get > her to gain > weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and > bad days, it > was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She > seemed to be doing > better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, > etc. Then all of > a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her > neurological > system went haywire. She began biting herself > uncontrollably, running > into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her > vision. Within 6 > hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love > enough to let > her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the > whole > process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went > systemic and > settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. > While we are > still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our > other > kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any > clinical issues. > He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. > > > > I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not > sick" FELV > kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to > help increase > their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that > if he makes it > to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has > suppressed > the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost > his sister, > which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only > kitty. We > also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at > bay) and > Pet-tinic (vitamins). > > > > ~Sarai > > > > > > > > ___ > 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
Sarai, I'm so sorry about Bella. I only ever had one leuk pos kitty that seemed to have neurological symptoms. She lost the use of her back legs and it was very difficult to watch. Bella is so lucky to have found you. I've had probably 15 or so leuk positives (have four now) and every one has been so different. Most of mine have led very happy, healthy lives until cancer or anemia has taken them from me. I've had some live months and some that have lived several years. Hang in there and best of luck to you. I'm glad the other kitty has you. No real advice how to care for them. I give mine lots of love and treat them like any other cat. I just give them a good diet, minimize stress, keep them indoors and take them for routine check-ups. Good luck and welcome to the list. Amy ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
Sandra I would go with the felv vaccine for your other cat.Better to give them that defense than risk getting the disease. 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 Tue, 7/14/09, Sandra Brunner wrote: From: Sandra Brunner Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 8:29 PM I'd be interested in getting this advice as well! I have a 7month old FeLV positive kitten. No symptoms or illness. And if she doesn't find a loving home by August (not likely - given the deluge of cats out there!), I'm going to integrate her with my non FeLV cat (7 years old and healthy). What can I do to keep them both as healthy and as safe as possible? Also, the 7 year old has never had a FeLV vaccination before. The vet recommends it... but I've heard there are also issues with the vaccine... help? Feel free to email me directly - gopila...@gmail.com with suggestions/advice! Sandra On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Orth, Sarai wrote: > I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that > my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though > the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have > them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". > > > > My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection > with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food > and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain > weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it > was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing > better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of > a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological > system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running > into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 > hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let > her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole > process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and > settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are > still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other > kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. > He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. > > > > I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV > kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase > their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it > to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed > the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, > which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We > also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and > Pet-tinic (vitamins). > > > > ~Sarai > > > > > > > > ___ > 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
Sarai,I am so sorry to hear of your loss of Bella.Felv is such a heartbreaking disease.I volunteer at a sanctuary for fiv+ and felv+ cats and I have seen many last for several years with felv.Good thought to you and Bellas brother to get through this sad time.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 Tue, 7/14/09, Orth, Sarai wrote: From: Orth, Sarai Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 2:41 PM I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and Pet-tinic (vitamins). ~Sarai ___ 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
I'd be interested in getting this advice as well! I have a 7month old FeLV positive kitten. No symptoms or illness. And if she doesn't find a loving home by August (not likely - given the deluge of cats out there!), I'm going to integrate her with my non FeLV cat (7 years old and healthy). What can I do to keep them both as healthy and as safe as possible? Also, the 7 year old has never had a FeLV vaccination before. The vet recommends it... but I've heard there are also issues with the vaccine... help? Feel free to email me directly - gopila...@gmail.com with suggestions/advice! Sandra On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Orth, Sarai wrote: > I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that > my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though > the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have > them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". > > > > My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection > with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food > and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain > weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it > was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing > better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of > a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological > system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running > into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 > hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let > her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole > process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and > settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are > still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other > kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. > He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. > > > > I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV > kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase > their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it > to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed > the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, > which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We > also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and > Pet-tinic (vitamins). > > > > ~Sarai > > > > > > > > ___ > 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
I have two that have tested positive but are asymptomatic. They are both around 3-4 years old. Both big and fat. HoweverI have been through this before and know it could change at any time. I'm not doing anything special, just keeping them on a good diet and keeping a close eye on them. So sorry about Bella, I just lost Charlotte a couple of months back and she went from healthy to dead in a month. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
Oh, Sarai, I am so sorry. What a terrible experience for all of you. I'm glad you stuck with her all the way and were able to do the kind thing when it was time. Gentle Bridge vibes to little Bella. I like to think that when they go so young they get another chance, and I hope she finds you again. Hugs to you and the other kitty, and I hope he stays asymptomatic. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Orth, Sarai Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:42 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09 I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and Pet-tinic (vitamins). ~Sarai ___ 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] Baby Bella 3/4/09-7/9/09
I subscribed to this mailing just a few weeks ago when I found out that my 2 kittens were FeLV positive. I committed to caring for them though the first vet (who since I have since stopped going to) told me to have them put down and "spare myself the agony and financial burden". My girl kitty, Bella, 4 months old had a pretty bad herpes infection with a fever of 105 for over two weeks. She stopped eating her hard food and I so I was spoon feeding her baby food to try to get her to gain weight. She was also on antibiotics- She had good days and bad days, it was quite the roller coaster for those weeks. She seemed to be doing better this past week- interacting more, eating lots, etc. Then all of a sudden, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, her neurological system went haywire. She began biting herself uncontrollably, running into walls, stumbling around and she lost most of her vision. Within 6 hours of the symptoms beginning, we were forced to love enough to let her go. Our new vet was wonderful and helped us through the whole process with kindness. He thinks that the leukemia went systemic and settled in her brain. It feels like it happened so fast. While we are still grieving our loss, we are also very worried about our other kitten. While he is FeLV positive, he has not had any clinical issues. He seems perfectly normal, loving and active. I am wondering if there are others out there with a "not sick" FELV kitty and if so, what kind of measures are you taking to help increase their chance of making it through this? Our vet said that if he makes it to 6 months old, we may be able to re-test to see if he has suppressed the virus. He is just over 4 months old now and has lost his sister, which has been very stressful on him. He is an indoors only kitty. We also have him taking Lysine (to keep herpes symptoms at bay) and Pet-tinic (vitamins). ~Sarai ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
