Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-08-30 Thread dlgegg
sounds like you have my vet. Amy wrote: > > Hi Belinda, > > Thanks for writing. I totally understand how you feel and just wanted to > respond. My vet has worked with my leuk positives for several years now and > is amazing. I've spent years working at different veterinary offices a

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-08-30 Thread dlgegg
food). > Laurie > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:17 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crash

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-18 Thread catatonya
I'm so sorry for your loss.  :( tonya --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Amy wrote: From: Amy Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 12:09 PM His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us know he&

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Amy, It does sound like your vet is very nice and compassionate. And any vet that is willing to learn and research is a keeper. When a cat is anemic whether they are positive or not, there is a reason for it. Anemia in itself is not a disease, it is a symptom if something else going on a

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Frank and Sue Koren
Maverick. - Original Message - From: "Amy" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing He was white with a few orange spots and an orange tail. When we got him, he was so run down. Within no time at all, I thought he was the coolest loo

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
bject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing He was white with a few orange spots and an orange tail. When we got him, he was so run down. Within no time at all, I thought he was the coolest looking cat I ever saw. He was all personality. He's the one that would stick his paws out from under the chai

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
er > (Stripes) live to 16. > L > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Amy > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:07 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Fel

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Laurieskatz
(Squeaky) live to 22 and another (Stripes) live to 16. L -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
erstand because you've been there. Amy > Amy, lighting a candle for a peaceful passage for > Maverick.  We love them. care for them and in the end > let them go. > Sharyl > > --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Diane Rosenfeldt > wrote: > > > From: Diane Rosenfeldt > &g

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
Hi Belinda, Thanks for writing. I totally understand how you feel and just wanted to respond. My vet has worked with my leuk positives for several years now and is amazing. I've spent years working at different veterinary offices and I do know how lousy some of them are. I also know how co

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Sharyl
Amy, lighting a candle for a peaceful passage for Maverick. We love them. care for them and in the end let them go. Sharyl --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Diane Rosenfeldt wrote: > From: Diane Rosenfeldt > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wed

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Laurieskatz
...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us know he's had enough

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Debbie Harrison
, 17 Jun 2009 09:09:08 -0700 > From: awilkin...@yahoo.com > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > > > His name is Maverick. > > He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us know he's had > enough. We just return

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
-Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
y, June 17, 2009 11:09 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us know he's had enough. We just returned from the vet and he had a peaceful passing. Amy --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Lau

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Amy, I don't think your vet is very good, yellow is a sure sign of liver failure and it doesn't happen overnight. Blood tests should have shown there was a problem and if your vet didn't mention it I'd run to find another vet. If Maverick wasn't eating well he probably developed hepat

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
e positives but I feel better knowing they checked again. I would have felt really awful if I thought I could have done something to save him and didn't. Amy --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Belinda Sauro wrote: > From: Belinda Sauro > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > To: felvt

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread MaryChristine
oh, amy, i'm sorry to hear this--but i'm so glad that you loved him enough to give him the best possible life, and to honor his need to travel on. run and play and enjoy yourself, maverick--there are lots of FeLV-no-more friends to greet you. MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Mak

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
>   Bailey had bartonella and he > was on Zithromax for 6 weeks before it got better.  Has > your kitty been on doxocycline in case he has > hemobartonella?  Tests for this almost always come up > with false negatives, sometimes cats have to be test 4 or 5 > times or more to get an accurate test

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bartonella and hemobartonella are 2 different things, are you sure he has bartonella and not hemobartonella? Here are some good reads on Bartonella: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_bartonella.html http://www.natvetlab.com/PDF/catownerbrochure.pdf http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/u

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
His name is Maverick. He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us know he's had enough. We just returned from the vet and he had a peaceful passing. Amy --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Laurieskatz wrote: > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing >

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Bailey had bartonella and he was on Zithromax for 6 weeks before it got better. Has your kitty been on doxocycline in case he has hemobartonella? Tests for this almost always come up with false negatives, sometimes cats have to be test 4 or 5 times or more to get an accurate test result. T

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Laurieskatz
Poor guy. What is his name? Please keep us posted. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:22 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-17 Thread Amy
Yeah, the vet does know about it. He threw it up and she said that means it was recently ingested. She said we can look at his belly today if we want but she said she felt while we were there and his belly felt fine. I read, and so did she, that one of the main reasons cats eat litter is bec

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Laurieskatz
Good! -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing Ok, I just read on Tanya CRF site that TUMS

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Laurieskatz
Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:17 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing I would be real concerned with clumping litter if he ate any, you know what it does when it gets wet. Does the vet know about that? I have heard that cats shouldn't get

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
Ok, I just read on Tanya CRF site that TUMS was ok for cats. http://www.felinecrf.org/treatments.htm#low_calcium -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.com http://BelindaSauro.com ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@feli

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
I would be real concerned with clumping litter if he ate any, you know what it does when it gets wet. Does the vet know about that? I have heard that cats shouldn't get tums, will see if I can find the palce I read it. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... http://bemikitties.co

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Amy
here it always is. We do bloodwork every 6 months and she compared it. His hematocrit was about half his normal but I think WBCs were ok. Amy > From: Belinda Sauro > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:54 PM >

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Belinda Sauro
Are his Phosphorus levels high or low? High can cause tummy acid and they won't eat. A quarter of a pepcid AC might help with that. Was kitty checked for dehydration? That makes them feel really crappy and they won't eat. What is kitties white count could kitty be fighting an infection?

Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Laurieskatz
s for you and kitty. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:51 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing Hey all, I haven't posted to t

[Felvtalk] Cat crashing

2009-06-16 Thread Amy
Hey all, I haven't posted to the list in a long time. We've had a pretty good run with all our leuk positives but I have one that seems to be going downhill pretty quickly. We took him to the vet yesterday. His hematocrit is lower than usual (23%) and his Na, Ca, and Phos levels are off. H