Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-(

2013-10-10 Thread Margo
wow.   -Original Message- From: Jennifer Ballew Sent: Oct 10, 2013 4:17 PM To: felvtalk Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( Put Sasha down today.  I think it was time.  :-( On Oct 10, 2013 2:02 PM, "katskat1" <katsk...@gmail.com> wro

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2013-10-10 Thread Katherine K.
;> for sub-q or IV fluids, and see if that helps.. If you have to work, most >>> Vets will allow drop-off. >>> >>>Please help her by getting the dehydration >>> resolved. She feels totally lousy, and of course doesn't want to eat

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2013-10-10 Thread Jennifer Ballew
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:00 AM >> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Jennifer, >> >>Well, I thin

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2013-10-10 Thread katskat1
by giving sub-q usually perks up their appetite. > > Chris C. > > > *From:* Margo > *Sent:* Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:00 AM > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( > > > > > > > H

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2013-10-10 Thread cerwin
At the Shelter where I volunteer, they find that rehydrating a cat by giving sub-q usually perks up their appetite. Chris C. From: Margo Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:00 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( Hi

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2013-10-10 Thread trustinhim13
quiet, and love her. All the best, Margo -Original Message- From: Jennifer Ballew ** Sent: Oct 9, 2013 4:48 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( Hey all- This is the first time I have posted to the forum. I have two FeL

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2013-10-10 Thread trustinhim13
Jennifer, My Pookie was diagnosed when he was 2 years old, and the virus showed up after I had him neutered. I took him to a vet who told me his blood count was 4.5, that it was in his bone marrow, and he would not live out the week. Unable to stand, I brought him home and nourished him the be

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2013-10-10 Thread Avaykn
get to the Vet (or another of you don't want to go back there) TODAY >> for sub-q or IV fluids, and see if that helps.. If you have to work, most >> Vets will allow drop-off. >>Please help her by getting the dehydration resolved. >> She feels to

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2013-10-10 Thread Katherine K.
ost > Vets will allow drop-off. >Please help her by getting the dehydration > resolved. She feels totally lousy, and of course doesn't want to eat, or > move. At least she will feel better, and that's critical, whatever course > you elect to follow. >

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2013-10-10 Thread Lee Evans
allow >>drop-off. >>   Please help her by getting the dehydration resolved. >>She feels totally lousy, and of course doesn't want to eat, or move. At least >>she will feel better, and that's critical, whatever course you elect to

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2013-10-10 Thread Margo
or move. At least she will feel better, and that's critical, whatever course you elect to follow. All the best, Margo -Original Message- From: Jennifer Ballew Sent: Oct 9, 2013 9:40 PM To: felvtalk Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-(  They took her temp

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2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Ballew
They took her temp yesterday and no fever. She's not showing any outward signs of infection, so that's good I guess. I'm just wondering if she's going to be able to pull out of this. :-( Jennifer On Oct 9, 2013 8:27 PM, "moonsister22" wrote: > Regular cats can also have those symptoms. The B1

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2013-10-09 Thread moonsister22
Regular cats can also have those symptoms. The B12 shot is good. Does she have a fever? Many doctors completely neglect the simple task of taking the cat's temperature. An antibiotic injection might be of benefit. My hard and fast rule is to think "simple" first. My FIV positive cat had a lump o

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2013-10-09 Thread katskat1
nd/or antivirals. The truth is >> that I don;t know if they get better because of that, or in spite of my >> efforts. >> >> My advice would be to try to resolve the >> dehydration, get some food into her, and request an antibiotic from the Vet &

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2013-10-09 Thread katskat1
o her, and request an antibiotic from the Vet (I use > Zenequin, but others might be more appropriate). Keep her warm and quiet, > and love her. > > All the best, > > Margo > > > > -----Original Message- > From: Jennifer Ballew ** > Sent: Oct 9, 2013 4:48 PM &

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2013-10-09 Thread Sharyl
You have already gotten some good advise.  Assist feeding is critical if she is going to have the strength to fight through this slump.  Otherwise she'll starve to death.  Here is the link to the Yahoo assist feeding group. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Assisted-Feeding/   Dehydrated

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2013-10-09 Thread Lauren Carlisle
nd/or antivirals. The truth is that I don;t >> know if they get better because of that, or in spite of my efforts. >> >> My advice would be to try to resolve the dehydration, >> get some food into her, and request an antibiotic from the Vet (I use >>

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2013-10-09 Thread Lauren Carlisle
Jennifer I'm literally going through the SAME thing. My 2.5 yo male was recently diagnosed as being FeLV+ and I was devastated. He was also diagnosed with a light heart murmur. He's on Prednisone .5 twice a day, 0.5 ml (50mg/ml) Doxycycline 2x day, Lysine (not so much bc he hates it), and 0.5 ml

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2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Ballew
of that, or in spite of my > efforts. > > My advice would be to try to resolve the dehydration, > get some food into her, and request an antibiotic from the Vet (I use > Zenequin, but others might be more appropriate). Keep her warm and quiet, > and love her. &

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2013-10-09 Thread Margo
lvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( Hey all- This is the first time I have posted to the forum.  I have two FeLV positive cats, one two and one three years old.  The older cat has never had any issues with illness whatsoever, but the younger

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2013-10-09 Thread Katherine K.
Hi Jennifer, Sorry to hear about your kitty. Has she had the virus since she was a kitten? Are you assist feeding her? I nursed my 10 year old out of a slump this summer (when I first found out he was pos) with sub-q fluids, assist feeding, low dose of prednisone and t-cyte injections. Just do wha

[Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-(

2013-10-09 Thread Jennifer Ballew
Hey all- This is the first time I have posted to the forum. I have two FeLV positive cats, one two and one three years old. The older cat has never had any issues with illness whatsoever, but the younger has only recently started showing signs that her illness has caught up with her. Just with