Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels
Yeah this is what Cornell suggested with Wolfie. He was anemic (non-regenerative) and I posted here about whether to pursue it. Decided not to take the extra blood so I don't know if it was really a problem. This kitty, Sierra, is stable so it probably wouldn't be a big deal. I asked my vet about it and she said she'd first rather send the sample out to an outside lab and verify the high value. Came back high. I'll ask again about drawing more blood for an ionized calcium. Thanks! Amy --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:23 PM Amy, I'm guessing you have only checked the serum calcium levels. You need to check the ionized calcium levels to know if there is a problem. If the iCa is high then you would want to look into the cause. The iCa test is expensive but the only way I know of to verify if there is a problem. Sharyl --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:33 PM Has anybody had a problem with high calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was losing weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium tested just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat in and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at the diet before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet says this is about double what most of the foods she looked up contain. The pet store told me that the grain free foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is that the pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going to contact the company but just wondered if anybody else has experienced this with cats on EVO. Amy ___ 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 mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels
All of my cats have elevated calcium. I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:59 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels Yeah this is what Cornell suggested with Wolfie. He was anemic (non-regenerative) and I posted here about whether to pursue it. Decided not to take the extra blood so I don't know if it was really a problem. This kitty, Sierra, is stable so it probably wouldn't be a big deal. I asked my vet about it and she said she'd first rather send the sample out to an outside lab and verify the high value. Came back high. I'll ask again about drawing more blood for an ionized calcium. Thanks! Amy --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Sharyl cline...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:23 PM Amy, I'm guessing you have only checked the serum calcium levels. You need to check the ionized calcium levels to know if there is a problem. If the iCa is high then you would want to look into the cause. The iCa test is expensive but the only way I know of to verify if there is a problem. Sharyl --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:33 PM Has anybody had a problem with high calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was losing weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium tested just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat in and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at the diet before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet says this is about double what most of the foods she looked up contain. The pet store told me that the grain free foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is that the pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going to contact the company but just wondered if anybody else has experienced this with cats on EVO. Amy ___ 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 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] EVO and high calcium levels
Hi Laurie, That's good to know, thanks! Any explanation for why she was not concerned? --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: From: Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 1:19 PM All of my cats have elevated calcium. I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. Laurie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels
Because they are all high and not just one of themand they have been for several years now. Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don't harass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you - alas, it is true of almost every one of us!~Fyodor Dostoyevsky -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:58 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels Hi Laurie, That's good to know, thanks! Any explanation for why she was not concerned? --- On Sun, 8/29/10, Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com wrote: From: Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 1:19 PM All of my cats have elevated calcium. I feed (grain free) Wellness Turkey and Salmon. The vet was not concerned. Laurie ___ 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] EVO and high calcium levels
Has anybody had a problem with high calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was losing weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium tested just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat in and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at the diet before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet says this is about double what most of the foods she looked up contain. The pet store told me that the grain free foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is that the pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going to contact the company but just wondered if anybody else has experienced this with cats on EVO. Amy ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels
Amy, I'm guessing you have only checked the serum calcium levels. You need to check the ionized calcium levels to know if there is a problem. If the iCa is high then you would want to look into the cause. The iCa test is expensive but the only way I know of to verify if there is a problem. Sharyl --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Amy awilkin...@yahoo.com Subject: [Felvtalk] EVO and high calcium levels To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 8:33 PM Has anybody had a problem with high calcium levels after feeding EVO? I changed my household to it over a year ago when Wolfie was losing weight. At one of his last visits, his calcium tested just slightly elevated. Now I've taken my FIV+ cat in and she is also testing high for calcium. She seems perfectly healthy and my vet recommended we look at the diet before getting all freaked out by the high calcium. EVO says it contains about 2.59% calcium. My vet says this is about double what most of the foods she looked up contain. The pet store told me that the grain free foods can contain more of stuff because the idea is that the pet will eat less of it than other foods. I'm going to contact the company but just wondered if anybody else has experienced this with cats on EVO. Amy ___ 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
