Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-24 Thread dlgegg
thank you Jenny. not even my vet explained it this wel to me. dorlis jb...@tds.net wrote: > Steven, > > It is a difficult diagnosis to hear, so first, I am sorry. > > Second, Felv+ is not an immediate death sentence for all felines in a > household. I agree with what has already been

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-22 Thread Belinda Sauro
Hi Steven, Sorry to hear about Samauri, sending lots of positive, healing energy. My Bailey was 5 months old and positive when I found him, he lived together with his 8 vaccinated house mates for almost 11 years before I lost him to undiagnosed pancreatic cancer (none of the tests we did

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-22 Thread Sharyl
companions and at the specialist next Tuesday. Sharyl --- On Sat, 3/21/09, spertus...@aol.com wrote: > From: spertus...@aol.com > Subject: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in > Multiple Cat Household > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: spertus...

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread jbero
Steven, It is a difficult diagnosis to hear, so first, I am sorry. Second, Felv+ is not an immediate death sentence for all felines in a household. I agree with what has already been said, in that separating him may only cause stress, and this is a huge factor for felv+ cats. It can push th

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread Laurieskatz
ginal Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gary Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household Hi S

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread dlgegg
who owns who , that is the question. i believe that it is our cats who own us. as to lymphoma, it can be beaten, i did it and am in remission 6 years as of this February. don't give up hope. as for treatment, it seems chemo is the only route as radiation would do far more harm than good. co

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread dlgegg
> -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of spertus...@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:04 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: spertus...@aol.com > Subject: [Felvtalk] Devas

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread gary
mia.org Cc: spertus...@aol.com Subject: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household Hello everyone, My name is Steven with a long history of feline stewardship; will not say owner because who owns who is always in question! :) Sorry for a long post. I a

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread Amy Ackerman
Steven, I'm not sure why your vet would assume that the others will test positive. It's certainly possible, but I wouldn't be quite so quick to assume. There seems to be a lot of debate about just how communicable the FeLV is; however it's seems widely held that it doesn't really become terri

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread Tracey Shrout
Steven, how long has Sammy lived with all the others? On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 2:03 PM, wrote: > Hello everyone, > > My name is Steven with a long history of feline stewardship; will not say > owner because who owns who is always in question! :) Sorry for a long > post. I > am confused and want

Re: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread C PQ
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > CC: spertus...@aol.com > Subject: [Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in > Multiple Cat Household > > Hello everyone, > > My name is Steven with a long history of feline stewardship; will not say > owner because who owns who is

[Felvtalk] Devastated and Ignorant-Confused-New Diagnosis in Multiple Cat Household

2009-03-21 Thread Spertusati
Hello everyone, My name is Steven with a long history of feline stewardship; will not say owner because who owns who is always in question! :) Sorry for a long post. I am confused and wanting to make sure I get the most efficient and best treatment possible for a recent diagnosis: I have