Re: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-18 Thread catatonya
My first positive cat lived to 7 years old. My current is 9-10 years old. I don't do anything special for them. They are fine, and they live with negative cats. If they get a uri or something like that from one of my negatives, it has been my experience that it is harder for them to get

Re: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-17 Thread Sue Frank Koren
] Help with Anemia questions... Hey, I appreciate all the answers I've gotten thus far--I'm Oscar's mommy--the cat who has feline leukemia and severe anemia. Since I was still reacting to the news (i.e. crying) when the vet was explaining everything to me over the phone last week, I have

Re: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-17 Thread Belinda Sauro
Make sure the vet puts him on doxocycline if he isn't already taking it, it may save his life if he has hemobartonella. Fleas can and do ride in on your shoes, so don't be fooled into thinking just because your cats are indoor only they can't have fleas. There may only be one flea that

[Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-16 Thread Joey Dickens
Hey, I appreciate all the answers I've gotten thus far--I'm Oscar's mommy--the cat who has feline leukemia and severe anemia. Since I was still reacting to the news (i.e. crying) when the vet was explaining everything to me over the phone last week, I have decided to meet him for a

Re: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-16 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Joey I am sure you will get lots of help and answers. I can give you my experience. My Junior was diagnosed with anemia in 2006. The vet thought was sue to hemabartenella(sp). I know you say no fleas but as she explained it only takes one flea. He was put on antibiotics. In the meanwhile I

Re: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions...

2008-09-16 Thread Sharyl
Dickens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Joey Dickens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Felvtalk] Help with Anemia questions... To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 7:13 PM Hey, I appreciate all the answers I've gotten thus far--I'm Oscar's mommy--the cat who has feline