Re: [Felvtalk] Scratchy meow
Hello Anna, you are so right, pay attention . that is most important. half of the world's problems could be averted if only people paid attention to others and listened to what they are trying to communicate to us. Anna Waltman anna.walt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tracy, My vocal 1 1/2 year old positive female, Sylvia, sometimes changes her voice when she's not feeling well. It drops into a lower register and gets scratchy, like she has laryngitis. She's spayed. Most of the time she's got a fairly melodic, medium-pitched meow-- that scratchy voice is what originally led me to take her to the vet, who tested her for FLV (her third time being tested)...and she came up positive. Since then, she's only had that voice change one time, and it was when she caught a cold from my other (so far negative) kitten, Beatrice. She recovered quickly and the meow went back to normal. Cats have a million different ways of communicating with us; this is just one way Sylvia tells me she's feeling unwell. She also follows me around more often, begging for attention, and gets irritable with Beatrice (hisses, etc). So pay attention to your girl-- if she's still scratchy as she comes out of heat, pay close attention to her and take her to the vet if something doesn't seem right. Follow your instincts and pay close attention to hers. You'll get wonderful advice on this forum. They're a wealth of information and have been incredibly helpful to me. All my best to you and your kittycat! Cheers, Anna -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:55 -0500 From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: d7ffb22e0911241336n54701704pcd43673aa9165...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy -- ___ 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] scratchy meow
Tracy, there is always a risk with any surgery for any cat. Not a big one but it is there. It is safer to have Bacca spayed after she is out of heat. I have had 8 FeLV+ girls spayed with no issues. None were in heat. All were in good health when they had the surgery. They went to a low cost spay clinic for their surgery. The biggest issue was keeping them crated for a couple of days after the surgery. They really didn't like that. All were rescued ferals and I knew I wouldn't be able to keep them quiet unless they were in a crate. Hugs to Bacca Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 9:57 PM Her name is Bacca. I am from the south and my fiance found her on a tobacco farm at work one day with goopy eyes. Down south, people call tobacco bacca and she is golden in some spots like the leaf. I had an appt for her friday to be seen but i am going to wait til she is out of heat and get her spayed. She is playing and just ate an entire container of wet food. I am scared of getting her spayed because the last vet made such a big deal out of the eye surgery and how the anesthesia could kill her. I am going to go in and talk to the vet as well. I did get a new one. They seem more reasonable as I have taken several other animals of ours there and things have gone well(crossing my fingers that it will continue). Thank you all for responding! ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Scratchy meow
Hi Tracy, My vocal 1 1/2 year old positive female, Sylvia, sometimes changes her voice when she's not feeling well. It drops into a lower register and gets scratchy, like she has laryngitis. She's spayed. Most of the time she's got a fairly melodic, medium-pitched meow-- that scratchy voice is what originally led me to take her to the vet, who tested her for FLV (her third time being tested)...and she came up positive. Since then, she's only had that voice change one time, and it was when she caught a cold from my other (so far negative) kitten, Beatrice. She recovered quickly and the meow went back to normal. Cats have a million different ways of communicating with us; this is just one way Sylvia tells me she's feeling unwell. She also follows me around more often, begging for attention, and gets irritable with Beatrice (hisses, etc). So pay attention to your girl-- if she's still scratchy as she comes out of heat, pay close attention to her and take her to the vet if something doesn't seem right. Follow your instincts and pay close attention to hers. You'll get wonderful advice on this forum. They're a wealth of information and have been incredibly helpful to me. All my best to you and your kittycat! Cheers, Anna -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:55 -0500 From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Message-ID: d7ffb22e0911241336n54701704pcd43673aa9165...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy -- ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] scratchy meow
Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow
sounds like heat to me - Lilly's voice was different that week - oy, and what a week, poor Smoky! They're calling for male company and it's a different type of call and voice. Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 3:36:55 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ 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] scratchy meow
Hi, Tracy -- My first thought is that the raspy meow is related to the heat rather than anything else, they get very throaty and LOUD when they're trying to attract males! I am worried about your vet, who apparently has not had a lot of experience with FeLV. There are cats on this list that have lived for many years with FeLV (and of course many who have died pitifully young as well). If your cat (what's her name?) is otherwise healthy and is not showing any signs of lymphoma or the other things that can really bring an FeLV kitty down, your vet had no right to say that. I would suggest calling around in your area and finding a vet who is more knowledgeable about the current thinking on FeLV. I guess it's a good thing your vet didn't suggest putting her to sleep right then, but he/she should also have offered some advice on diet and the like. Also, please tell us how the diagnosis was reached -- just the ELISA test, just the IFA, or both, and when were they done? You will be getting lots of good advice from the people on this list. Off the top of my head, a couple big things are to feed the cat the best-quality food you can, and try to keep her as stress-free as possible, since stress can undermine kitties' immune systems just like humans. Also, is there a reason she's not spayed? Sometimes it's contra-indicated in FeLV or FIV kitties for certain health reasons, but generally it's way better for them to be spayed. Heat in and of itself is a stressful thing, and much more painful for cats than its human counterpart is for us. Hence the yowling. Thanks for taking on this little girl and her challenges. Here's hoping she stays symptom-free for a long time. Diane R. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Tracy McLendon Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:37 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ 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] scratchy meow
Tracy, not sure but the weird meow could be caused by her going into heat. Any reason why you have not had her spayed? I've had all my FeLV+ kitties spayed/neutered. Just makes sense since any off spring would almost surely be FeLV+. I wouldn't have her spayed while in the heat cycle but definitely as soon as it is over. Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:36 PM Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ 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] scratchy meow
Her name is Bacca. I am from the south and my fiance found her on a tobacco farm at work one day with goopy eyes. Down south, people call tobacco bacca and she is golden in some spots like the leaf. I had an appt for her friday to be seen but i am going to wait til she is out of heat and get her spayed. She is playing and just ate an entire container of wet food. I am scared of getting her spayed because the last vet made such a big deal out of the eye surgery and how the anesthesia could kill her. I am going to go in and talk to the vet as well. I did get a new one. They seem more reasonable as I have taken several other animals of ours there and things have gone well(crossing my fingers that it will continue). Thank you all for responding! On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: Tracy, not sure but the weird meow could be caused by her going into heat. Any reason why you have not had her spayed? I've had all my FeLV+ kitties spayed/neutered. Just makes sense since any off spring would almost surely be FeLV+. I wouldn't have her spayed while in the heat cycle but definitely as soon as it is over. Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:36 PM Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ 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 -- Tracy McLendon Alpha Omicron Pi Zeta Psi Chapter Advisor (252)902-6600 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Hi Tracy Just so you know anything is possible and all of these kitties have a chance when there are people like you willing to offer it to them. All I suggest is to have Bacca as healthy as you can prior to submitting her to surgery of any kind. Get her resistance built up as much as possible to give her the best of chances. I have a 13 yr old Leukemia cat, Puss Puss, who is healthy as a horse and mingles with my others (all are vaccinated but her). No special food, treatment or anything else. I know not everyone is that lucky. What you were talking about with Bacca sounds like it could be Feline Herpes? I have a kitten with that and for a while we didn't think he would make it. He was one sick kitty with eyes gooped shut, nose snotty, sneezy, wheezing and coughing. I put him on antibiotics twice til we confirmed it was herpes. Vet said he would be susceptible to colds, eye infections, pnuemonia and more easily susceptible to other infections for however long he lived. Also that these cats can develop lesions in their eyes that can lead to blindness. Since then he has been on Lysine and is a changed cat! One bout of infection requiring antibiotic but otherwise he has grown amazingly fast and is healthy. I just can't let him outside with the other cats cause he comes back in with a mild cough every time. He is NOT happy about that! Also have to be sure he doesn't over-exert himself playing cause he will wheeze a bit Please research and consider Lysine for Bacca. No matter what ails her I don't think there is any way it would hurt but other regulars to this newsletter might be able to tell you more about it. My Scruffy comes running and tries to climb me like a tree every time I shake the Lysine bag! I use them to distract him when the door will be open to let the others in or out! Good luck with Bacca! K -Original Message- From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 9:57 pm Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow Her name is Bacca. I am from the south and my fiance found her on a obacco farm at work one day with goopy eyes. Down south, people call obacco bacca and she is golden in some spots like the leaf. had an appt for her friday to be seen but i am going to wait til she s out of heat and get her spayed. She is playing and just ate an ntire container of wet food. I am scared of getting her spayed ecause the last vet made such a big deal out of the eye surgery and ow the anesthesia could kill her. I am going to go in and talk to he vet as well. I did get a new one. They seem more reasonable as have taken several other animals of ours there and things have gone ell(crossing my fingers that it will continue). hank you all for responding! On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: Tracy, not sure but the weird meow could be caused by her going into heat. Any reason why you have not had her spayed? I've had all my FeLV+ kitties payed/neutered. Just makes sense since any off spring would almost surely be eLV+. I wouldn't have her spayed while in the heat cycle but definitely as oon as it is over. Sharyl --- On Tue, 11/24/09, Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com wrote: From: Tracy McLendon tracymclen...@gmail.com Subject: [Felvtalk] scratchy meow To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:36 PM Hello! I am new here! I have a 1 1/2 year old blind FLV cat. Two days ago, she started to have an odd scratchy sounding meow. She also went into heat about the same time. She is eating and playing normally. Her meow just suddenly changed and sounds raspy, almost like a parrot. This is my first experience with a FLV cat. She is not on any type of vitamins, she is just like all the other cats, until she started with this weird meow. When she went in originally for her eye enucleation, the vet just said she would be more susceptible to infections and that she would not live long. Can someone help me? Any other signs I should look for? She seems normal otherwise but I am such a hyphochondriac for myself and my animals! I just want to know if anyone else has experienced meow changes Thanks in advance! -- Tracy ___ 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 -- racy McLendon lpha Omicron Pi eta Psi Chapter Advisor 252)902-6600 ___ elvtalk mailing list elvt...@felineleukemia.org ttp://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk
