Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else
Hi Sally, I really hope the blood work looks good for Lukey. I'll keep him in my prayers. Great news about the FIV cat. I have one FIV cat perhaps I will try the injection with him. Thanks for the info. Jenny On 9/21/09, Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com wrote: Hi All, This email is from Sally to Jenny, it bounced so I forward it. Jim can you see why her email is bouncing, thanks? Yes, terrific news, and thanks again, Jenny, for all your phone support and information. Lukey is still stable but still not wanting to eat on his own. I will be giving him a dose of cyproheptadine in his ear today or tomorrow in an effort to stimulate his appetite. He has a bit more energy (and certainly enough to fight us on the force feeding) but still nothing to write home about. He received his third shot of LTCI this past Saturday and I hope to have blood work done on him this week. FYI, for those of you with FIV+ cats, I heard from a friend who runs a shelter today about her use of the LTCI on her cat with FIV and after nearly a year on the medication he is now testing negative for FIV. Sally Snyder Jewell Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation Manufacturers of Pauling Therapy Formulas for Coronary Heart Disease Since 1996 http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ E-mail: sa...@towerlaboratories.com Toll Free: 1-877-TOWER-LABS (1-877.869.3752) Voice: 502.368.2720; 502.368.2721 Fax: 502.368.0019 Pauling Therapy Information Web site: http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ Pauling Therapy Order Link: http://www.PaulingTherapyStore.com http://www.paulingtherapystore.com/ The information provided herein is educational and is not intended as either diagnosis or treatment. The content of this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is directly addressed or copied. It may contain material of confidential and/or private nature. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is not allowed. If you received this message and the information contained therein by error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your/any storage medium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com http://belindasauro.com/ ___ 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] Autumn update and everyone else
Thank you, Jenny. I appreciate your thoughts, prayers and kindness. Sally Jewell -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:46 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else Hi Sally, I really hope the blood work looks good for Lukey. I'll keep him in my prayers. Great news about the FIV cat. I have one FIV cat perhaps I will try the injection with him. Thanks for the info. Jenny On 9/21/09, Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com wrote: Hi All, This email is from Sally to Jenny, it bounced so I forward it. Jim can you see why her email is bouncing, thanks? Yes, terrific news, and thanks again, Jenny, for all your phone support and information. Lukey is still stable but still not wanting to eat on his own. I will be giving him a dose of cyproheptadine in his ear today or tomorrow in an effort to stimulate his appetite. He has a bit more energy (and certainly enough to fight us on the force feeding) but still nothing to write home about. He received his third shot of LTCI this past Saturday and I hope to have blood work done on him this week. FYI, for those of you with FIV+ cats, I heard from a friend who runs a shelter today about her use of the LTCI on her cat with FIV and after nearly a year on the medication he is now testing negative for FIV. Sally Snyder Jewell Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation Manufacturers of Pauling Therapy Formulas for Coronary Heart Disease Since 1996 http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ E-mail: sa...@towerlaboratories.com Toll Free: 1-877-TOWER-LABS (1-877.869.3752) Voice: 502.368.2720; 502.368.2721 Fax: 502.368.0019 Pauling Therapy Information Web site: http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ Pauling Therapy Order Link: http://www.PaulingTherapyStore.com http://www.paulingtherapystore.com/ The information provided herein is educational and is not intended as either diagnosis or treatment. The content of this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is directly addressed or copied. It may contain material of confidential and/or private nature. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is not allowed. If you received this message and the information contained therein by error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your/any storage medium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com http://belindasauro.com/ ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else
Thank you, Jenny. I appreciate your thoughts, prayers and kindness. Sally Jewell -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:46 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else Hi Sally, I really hope the blood work looks good for Lukey. I'll keep him in my prayers. Great news about the FIV cat. I have one FIV cat perhaps I will try the injection with him. Thanks for the info. Jenny On 9/21/09, Belinda Sauro ma...@bemikitties.com wrote: Hi All, This email is from Sally to Jenny, it bounced so I forward it. Jim can you see why her email is bouncing, thanks? Yes, terrific news, and thanks again, Jenny, for all your phone support and information. Lukey is still stable but still not wanting to eat on his own. I will be giving him a dose of cyproheptadine in his ear today or tomorrow in an effort to stimulate his appetite. He has a bit more energy (and certainly enough to fight us on the force feeding) but still nothing to write home about. He received his third shot of LTCI this past Saturday and I hope to have blood work done on him this week. FYI, for those of you with FIV+ cats, I heard from a friend who runs a shelter today about her use of the LTCI on her cat with FIV and after nearly a year on the medication he is now testing negative for FIV. Sally Snyder Jewell Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation Manufacturers of Pauling Therapy Formulas for Coronary Heart Disease Since 1996 http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ E-mail: sa...@towerlaboratories.com Toll Free: 1-877-TOWER-LABS (1-877.869.3752) Voice: 502.368.2720; 502.368.2721 Fax: 502.368.0019 Pauling Therapy Information Web site: http://www.HeartTech.com http://www.hearttech.com/ Pauling Therapy Order Link: http://www.PaulingTherapyStore.com http://www.paulingtherapystore.com/ The information provided herein is educational and is not intended as either diagnosis or treatment. The content of this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is directly addressed or copied. It may contain material of confidential and/or private nature. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is not allowed. If you received this message and the information contained therein by error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your/any storage medium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com http://belindasauro.com/ ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinele ukemia.o rg ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else
Hey everybody, I am so glad to hear all the positive things in the world of cat health going on in this group. Autumn is doing great. She is eating independently (and everyday a little bit more - in fact last night I had pizza and had to practically fight her off for the cheese.) Her energy level continues to improve - such that she is running after string again. She is still less than energetic than she was before all this started, but she continues to improve. So I am grateful to God, the LTCI injections and ambrotose. I am afraid I did not have the opportunity to get a CBC on her this weekend but I plan to shortly and will let you all know the results. I am glad to hear Lil bit is doing well and I hope lukey is improving as well. You are a great group of people with big hearts and I am so happy to know the world has people like you in it. God bless and I'll continue to keep you updated. Jenny ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else
GREAT NEWS re Autumn!! Thank-you God and Jenny! L -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:13 PM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and everyone else Hey everybody, I am so glad to hear all the positive things in the world of cat health going on in this group. Autumn is doing great. She is eating independently (and everyday a little bit more - in fact last night I had pizza and had to practically fight her off for the cheese.) Her energy level continues to improve - such that she is running after string again. She is still less than energetic than she was before all this started, but she continues to improve. So I am grateful to God, the LTCI injections and ambrotose. I am afraid I did not have the opportunity to get a CBC on her this weekend but I plan to shortly and will let you all know the results. I am glad to hear Lil bit is doing well and I hope lukey is improving as well. You are a great group of people with big hearts and I am so happy to know the world has people like you in it. God bless and I'll continue to keep you updated. Jenny ___ 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] Autumn update and everyone else
Hi All, This email is from Sally to Jenny, it bounced so I forward it. Jim can you see why her email is bouncing, thanks? Yes, terrific news, and thanks again, Jenny, for all your phone support and information. Lukey is still stable but still not wanting to eat on his own. I will be giving him a dose of cyproheptadine in his ear today or tomorrow in an effort to stimulate his appetite. He has a bit more energy (and certainly enough to fight us on the force feeding) but still nothing to write home about. He received his third shot of LTCI this past Saturday and I hope to have blood work done on him this week. FYI, for those of you with FIV+ cats, I heard from a friend who runs a shelter today about her use of the LTCI on her cat with FIV and after nearly a year on the medication he is now testing negative for FIV. Sally Snyder Jewell Sally Snyder Jewell, Marketing Director Tower Laboratories Corporation Manufacturers of Pauling Therapy Formulas for Coronary Heart Disease Since 1996 http://www.HeartTech.com E-mail: sa...@towerlaboratories.com Toll Free: 1-877-TOWER-LABS (1-877.869.3752) Voice: 502.368.2720; 502.368.2721 Fax: 502.368.0019 Pauling Therapy Information Web site: http://www.HeartTech.com Pauling Therapy Order Link: http://www.PaulingTherapyStore.com The information provided herein is educational and is not intended as either diagnosis or treatment. The content of this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is directly addressed or copied. It may contain material of confidential and/or private nature. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is not allowed. If you received this message and the information contained therein by error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your/any storage medium. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally
glad someone else is having good luck with their babies. my Lil Bit was looking pretty rough and had lost a lot of weight so took her to vet and did a full panel on her and strted fluids and antibiotic right away. learned one thing, warm up the fluids to your own body temperature before giving them to your cat. she fused with me the first time (hadn't thought about warming fulids) then i got smart and put the bag in a bowl of warm water first. she still did not like getting stuck, but things went a lot smoother after that. did fluids 2 times a day. when blood work came back, her creatine and bun readings were off the chart. went back last week for recheck since she was looking much better, eatng better and her counts are normal. that baby food sure did come in handy during that time. it was easy for her to eat and she did like it. did not have to feed her, she ate it on her own. how lucky can a body get? continued good fortune for all with sick babies, it is almost as hard on us as it is on them. like a mother caring for her sick child. dorlis jbero tds.net jb...@tds.net wrote: Hey everyone, First of all, Sally, I am glad you are getting some food down him. That will help tremendously. The fact that he hasn't thrown it up is even more fantastic. I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. I got the full results of the CBC (although a path review is pending). Here are the results: Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion Here's the kicker: reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the original Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up 102,000) A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. Sally if you have any questions or need anything just call or email. Good luck and God bless. Jenny ___ 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] Autumn update and Lil Bit
Glad to hear Lil Bit is doing better. She is lucky to have you. Jenny, how is Autumn? Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:03 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally glad someone else is having good luck with their babies. my Lil Bit was looking pretty rough and had lost a lot of weight so took her to vet and did a full panel on her and strted fluids and antibiotic right away. learned one thing, warm up the fluids to your own body temperature before giving them to your cat. she fused with me the first time (hadn't thought about warming fulids) then i got smart and put the bag in a bowl of warm water first. she still did not like getting stuck, but things went a lot smoother after that. did fluids 2 times a day. when blood work came back, her creatine and bun readings were off the chart. went back last week for recheck since she was looking much better, eatng better and her counts are normal. that baby food sure did come in handy during that time. it was easy for her to eat and she did like it. did not have to feed her, she ate it on her own. how lucky can a body get? continued good fortune for all with sick babies, it is almost as hard on us as it is on them. like a mother caring for her sick child. dorlis ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update
I have been following some of your postings and in one of them you said that you would like the name of some vets that use LTCI. I searched around to find some helpful information and I found on google a map that lists clinics that use LTCI. Hopefully this helps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=enie=UTF8msa=0msid=110569799529213467944.00046e4aefe298761f254ll=33.72434,-116.38916spn=7.543771,21.181641z=6 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update
THANK-YOU for this! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of mitchell Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:31 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update I have been following some of your postings and in one of them you said that you would like the name of some vets that use LTCI. I searched around to find some helpful information and I found on google a map that lists clinics that use LTCI. Hopefully this helps: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=enie=UTF8msa=0msid=11056979952921346794 4.00046e4aefe298761f254ll=33.72434,-116.38916spn=7.543771,21.181641z=6 ___ 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] Autumn update and Sally
Hey everyone, First of all, Sally, I am glad you are getting some food down him. That will help tremendously. The fact that he hasn't thrown it up is even more fantastic. I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. I got the full results of the CBC (although a path review is pending). Here are the results: Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion Here's the kicker: reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the original Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up 102,000) A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. Sally if you have any questions or need anything just call or email. Good luck and God bless. Jenny ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally
Jenny, this is fantastic news! Thank-you so much for sharing with all of us (and your interpretationI would have been lost without your explanation of the significance of the reticulocyte numbers!). Amen and Hallelujah is right! Autumn is a lucky girl to have you! Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero tds.net Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:01 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Autumn update and Sally Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a quick update on Autumn. . Here are the results: Platlet count - first CBC = 20,000; most recent = 52,000 (up 32,000) Hct - first = 9; most recent 11.5 - difficult to compare due to transfusion Here's the kicker: reticulocyte count - most recent 5.9% (normal = 0-1%) Sorry I don't have the original Absolute reticulocyte count - first = 11,000; most recent = 113,280 (up 102,000) A quick background note - the reticulocyte count is an indicator of bone marrow regenerating normal RBCs - reticulocytes are young maturing RBCs Regenerative anemia is considered to be present when the absolute retic. count is greater than 15,000. Before the injection she had a non regenerative anemia, now it is regenerative. She is producing her own RBCs and platlets! Amen and Hallelujah! Thank you everyone for your prayers and hope. I will keep you updated. Jenny ___ 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] Autumn Update
No, because she is unwilling to talk to vets who have used it with success. She thinks they are either shilling for the company or are not practicing ethically. I actually think my vet is gifted and will continue to use her for my Scotties. She has tried a variety of 'out of the box' remedies for MeMe and I think she feels defeated by Felv. I am the one who is willing to pay for a wing and a prayer and I only ask that she is open to a remote possibility, and she is not. To date, I have brought MeMe back from the brink with her help, and I will continue to use Interferon and the remedies that she has recommended, but I want to have access to every bag of tricks, if and when I need them. I understand and respect your position, MC. Jane On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:33 PM, MaryChristine wrote: so you're dumping your vet because she's acting in a professional manner? On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Jane Lyons j.ly...@mindspring.com wrote: This is such great news about Autumn and hopefully good news for all of our kitties. Please keep us updated on her progress. I want to be able to keep these reports for my vet (about to be former vet) who has been so adamant about the lack of testing and science and so hostile to the Imulan company. Jane On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Alice Flowers wrote: I am so glad to hear that she is holding her own! I have asked my vet if she would consider trying the Imulan and she agreed. She has set up her account with them last week and hopefully will be able to place an order in the next week. Since rescuing 5 feral kittens last year (Oct 08) plus a bonus FeLV that was tossed into the feral colony, we have lost the 4 brothers in the past 5 months, only one barely made it to a year old. We still have the tabby sister, Rosie and the bonus kitty-Murphy. We had attempted a transfusion with the second one, with not so good results-he was euthanized after having a reaction during the procedure. We quit counting after 6 grand. This has been a long, heartbreaking journey. With only the 2 cats left and they are just a tad over a year old, we can't give up. Reading about Autumn has given us hope that there is something out there that will help. We already are giving the Interferon Alpha 2x a day. Rosie and Murphy appear healthy, bright and shiny, playful-but so did her brothers until they just crashed fast. Maybe in Rosie's case it may be the female gene-her mother is still alive and feral, we TNR'd he last year and she has always appeared healthy-in fact since her spay, has become filled out and relaxed-we can even pet her on occaison. I have so much hope that the Imulan will help us-we are going to follow the once a week for a month on the injections and see where how it goes. ___ 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 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ 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] Autumn Update
so you're dumping your vet because she's acting in a professional manner? On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Jane Lyons j.ly...@mindspring.com wrote: This is such great news about Autumn and hopefully good news for all of our kitties. Please keep us updated on her progress. I want to be able to keep these reports for my vet (about to be former vet) who has been so adamant about the lack of testing and science and so hostile to the Imulan company. Jane On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Alice Flowers wrote: I am so glad to hear that she is holding her own! I have asked my vet if she would consider trying the Imulan and she agreed. She has set up her account with them last week and hopefully will be able to place an order in the next week. Since rescuing 5 feral kittens last year (Oct 08) plus a bonus FeLV that was tossed into the feral colony, we have lost the 4 brothers in the past 5 months, only one barely made it to a year old. We still have the tabby sister, Rosie and the bonus kitty-Murphy. We had attempted a transfusion with the second one, with not so good results-he was euthanized after having a reaction during the procedure. We quit counting after 6 grand. This has been a long, heartbreaking journey. With only the 2 cats left and they are just a tad over a year old, we can't give up. Reading about Autumn has given us hope that there is something out there that will help. We already are giving the Interferon Alpha 2x a day. Rosie and Murphy appear healthy, bright and shiny, playful-but so did her brothers until they just crashed fast. Maybe in Rosie's case it may be the female gene-her mother is still alive and feral, we TNR'd he last year and she has always appeared healthy-in fact since her spay, has become filled out and relaxed-we can even pet her on occaison. I have so much hope that the Imulan will help us-we are going to follow the once a week for a month on the injections and see where how it goes. ___ 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 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update
thanks, jane; i truly hope that the LCTI works. On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Jane Lyons j.ly...@mindspring.com wrote: No, because she is unwilling to talk to vets who have used it with success. She thinks they are either shilling for the company or are not practicing ethically. I actually think my vet is gifted and will continue to use her for my Scotties. She has tried a variety of 'out of the box' remedies for MeMe and I think she feels defeated by Felv. I am the one who is willing to pay for a wing and a prayer and I only ask that she is open to a remote possibility, and she is not. To date, I have brought MeMe back from the brink with her help, and I will continue to use Interferon and the remedies that she has recommended, but I want to have access to every bag of tricks, if and when I need them. I understand and respect your position, MC. Jane On Sep 8, 2009, at 12:33 PM, MaryChristine wrote: so you're dumping your vet because she's acting in a professional manner? On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Jane Lyons j.ly...@mindspring.com wrote: This is such great news about Autumn and hopefully good news for all of our kitties. Please keep us updated on her progress. I want to be able to keep these reports for my vet (about to be former vet) who has been so adamant about the lack of testing and science and so hostile to the Imulan company. Jane On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Alice Flowers wrote: I am so glad to hear that she is holding her own! I have asked my vet if she would consider trying the Imulan and she agreed. She has set up her account with them last week and hopefully will be able to place an order in the next week. Since rescuing 5 feral kittens last year (Oct 08) plus a bonus FeLV that was tossed into the feral colony, we have lost the 4 brothers in the past 5 months, only one barely made it to a year old. We still have the tabby sister, Rosie and the bonus kitty-Murphy. We had attempted a transfusion with the second one, with not so good results-he was euthanized after having a reaction during the procedure. We quit counting after 6 grand. This has been a long, heartbreaking journey. With only the 2 cats left and they are just a tad over a year old, we can't give up. Reading about Autumn has given us hope that there is something out there that will help. We already are giving the Interferon Alpha 2x a day. Rosie and Murphy appear healthy, bright and shiny, playful-but so did her brothers until they just crashed fast. Maybe in Rosie's case it may be the female gene-her mother is still alive and feral, we TNR'd he last year and she has always appeared healthy-in fact since her spay, has become filled out and relaxed-we can even pet her on occaison. I have so much hope that the Imulan will help us-we are going to follow the once a week for a month on the injections and see where how it goes. ___ 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 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue ( www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ 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 -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Autumn Update
This is such great news about Autumn and hopefully good news for all of our kitties. Please keep us updated on her progress. I want to be able to keep these reports for my vet (about to be former vet) who has been so adamant about the lack of testing and science and so hostile to the Imulan company. Jane On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Alice Flowers wrote: I am so glad to hear that she is holding her own! I have asked my vet if she would consider trying the Imulan and she agreed. She has set up her account with them last week and hopefully will be able to place an order in the next week. Since rescuing 5 feral kittens last year (Oct 08) plus a bonus FeLV that was tossed into the feral colony, we have lost the 4 brothers in the past 5 months, only one barely made it to a year old. We still have the tabby sister, Rosie and the bonus kitty-Murphy. We had attempted a transfusion with the second one, with not so good results-he was euthanized after having a reaction during the procedure. We quit counting after 6 grand. This has been a long, heartbreaking journey. With only the 2 cats left and they are just a tad over a year old, we can't give up. Reading about Autumn has given us hope that there is something out there that will help. We already are giving the Interferon Alpha 2x a day. Rosie and Murphy appear healthy, bright and shiny, playful-but so did her brothers until they just crashed fast. Maybe in Rosie's case it may be the female gene-her mother is still alive and feral, we TNR'd he last year and she has always appeared healthy-in fact since her spay, has become filled out and relaxed-we can even pet her on occaison. I have so much hope that the Imulan will help us-we are going to follow the once a week for a month on the injections and see where how it goes. ___ 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] Autumn update and TCLI
Hey everyone, I just wanted to keep you updated on Autumn. Autumn's looking good. She's drinking water like it's going out of style - I tried to keep her hydrated while she was anorexic but she is far better at doing that herself. She's eating independently - for the first time in about two weeks and her energy is significantly better. She's watching the birds outside and comes running to the door when I get there. I just got the results of the CBC this morning. Her hematocrit is 11.5 (first visit - 8, at ER - 4, after transfusion - 18, now 11.5) The impressive thing is that on her initial CBC she had very early, somewhat bizarre looking, immature RBCs in her blood. Now these cells are gone. Felv has a tendency to arrest RBC maturation so that the bone marrow sends out immature cells which are basically useless to the body. The fact that these cells are gone is very promising to me. I am not surprised that her hematocrit dropped since the transfusion - she was yellow for four days suggesting that she destroyed a large number of the transfused cells. So given the significant improvement in her energy, the loss of immature RBCs and a hematocrit that's 11.5, I am optimistic but still cautious. By the way, if anyone is going to try this injection, I should let you know that in addition to the shot I did the following: prayed a lot, and fed her A/D food with Ambrotrose mixed in (an alternative medicine supplement from the Aloe plant that has shown in some small studies to help with the quality of life and destruction of virus in Felv+ cats. To the best of my knowledge the only place making it is Mannatech corporation - easy to order with no prescription required.) Anyway, I really think there is promise and hope for all the Felv and FIV + cats out there. I plan on giving her another injection in one week and will reorder a CBC in two weeks. I will let you know the results when I get them. Good luck and God bless to you all. Jenny ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
