Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread Lance
Hi El, Thanks so much for your input. I really need to read up on lymphoma. I know that it happens not infrequently in FeLV+ cats. I will see if there's another way to get a biopsy. To get something from the mass in her lungs, they would have to open Ember up, and I'm very concerned about the r

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread designercats cats
neleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc > > We tested Ember again, and her wbc had gone back up to ~3.85, which is > "normal". Unfortunately, two other symptoms have manifested. Ember's left > pupil, which has been abnormally large due to anisocoria

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-31 Thread Lance
We tested Ember again, and her wbc had gone back up to ~3.85, which is "normal". Unfortunately, two other symptoms have manifested. Ember's left pupil, which has been abnormally large due to anisocoria likely caused by FeLV, is now fully open. We don't know why this is, but the vet thinks this c

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread Lance
Thanks for the info, KG. Agaricus blazeii looks very interesting. I might call the homeopathic vet we use to get her recommendation for using it. Ember has been given Transfer Factor on and off since she tested positive, and her most recent time on it has been for about two years now. It might

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread designercats cats
That's great news about Danny! I hope he continues to do well. It gives me hope. Thanks! El Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 21:50:18 -0500 From: kgbarnc...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc I gave 1/2 agaricus blazeii human capsule twice a day, so h

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread Maryam Ulomi
g for something specifically >> to raise the wbc. I'll order this tomorrow and hopefully will get it >> quickly. How much did you give you cat undergoing chemo? >> Thank you so much again! >> El >> >> Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 21:13:36 -0500 >> From: kgba

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread KG BarnCats
te: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 21:13:36 -0500 > From: kgbarnc...@gmail.com > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc > > consider adding Agaricus blazeii for white cell stimulation, obtaining > from atlasworldusa.com . It worked great for my felv- boy when

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread designercats cats
ooking for something specifically to raise the wbc. I'll order this tomorrow and hopefully will get it quickly. How much did you give you cat undergoing chemo?Thank you so much again!El Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 21:13:36 -0500 From: kgbarnc...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread KG BarnCats
consider adding Agaricus blazeii for white cell stimulation, obtaining from atlasworldusa.com . It worked great for my felv- boy when he was going thru chemo for multi site lymphoma, the vets were astonished how great his bloodwork was. Normally the white count would drop dramatically but his stay

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-03 Thread Lance
Thanks for relating your experience, Sally. That link might come in handy, too. I wish we had more to go on than anecdotes, though. It seems like there haven't been that many studies done to confirm what treatments work best. I'm considering: ImmunoRegulin Virbagen Omega LTCI Neupogen I don't

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Sally Davis
Lance, Two of my cats got this. Junior went from being anemic to borderline low and his fevers which had been as high as 106.5 went away. Now As I am reading more I wish I had kept him on it. Tiny wasa asymptomatic but he was positive. He actually passed 4 mos after testing positive. The felv pro

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Lance
Hi Lorrie, I'm very grateful for the time I've had with Ember. Given the initial information I found, I expected her to be gone within months of the positive test. There have been a few minor illnesses that have concerned me, but they have passed. I'm hopeful that Ember's very low wbc will boun

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Lorrie
Hi Lance How fortunate you are that Ember has lived so long with FelV. You must be taking excellent care of her. Most of my FelV cats have died at less than a year old, but two of them are now five years old. Most of my FelV cats died of anemia with low red blood counts not low white count. Lorri

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread dlgegg
Had you euthanized him when you first found out, he and you would hve missed all that love and happy memories Sally Davis wrote: > That being said I have 7 cats that were all exposed that are still with me. > And one that passed lat summer unrelated to FeLV she was 10. > > A long time ag

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Sally Davis
That being said I have 7 cats that were all exposed that are still with me. And one that passed lat summer unrelated to FeLV she was 10. A long time ago before we knew much about Felv I had a can named Black Jack. He lived to be 11. He was always somewhat sickly. In the end he had a wound infecti

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Lance
3 10:14 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc > > Hi Sally, > > Thank you for thinking of Ember and I. I'm so sorry to read that all your > FeLV+ cats have gone. I remind myself that the time I've had with Ember has > bee

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Christiane Biagi
, March 02, 2013 10:14 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc Hi Sally, Thank you for thinking of Ember and I. I'm so sorry to read that all your FeLV+ cats have gone. I remind myself that the time I've had with Ember has been wonderful, and that sh

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-02 Thread Lance
Hi Sally, Thank you for thinking of Ember and I. I'm so sorry to read that all your FeLV+ cats have gone. I remind myself that the time I've had with Ember has been wonderful, and that she may have more time. I want to have hope, but I'm feeling really down right now. I appreciate your prayers.

Re: [Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-01 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Lance, I have thought of you recently. I remember you kindness when I was dealing with this awful disease. All infected cats are at the Rainbow's Bridge. I will keep Ember in my prayers. Sally On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Lance wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A few of you may remember me from

[Felvtalk] Ember - low wbc

2013-03-01 Thread Lance
Hi everyone, A few of you may remember me from years ago. My Ember tested positive for FeLV almost exactly seven years ago, in 2006. She was four years old then. There have been a few minor illnesses since that wouldn't have been unusual for a non-FeLV cat, but she's otherwise been very healthy