Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread dlgegg
i HAVE HEARD SO MANY STORIES OF VETS DOING THIS. IT SEEMS THEY DON'T WANT TO BOTHER TREATING POSITIVES. MAYBE THEY DON'T THINK THE OWNERS WILL WANT TO DEAL WITH THE EXPENSE OR TIME TO TREAT THEM, BUT THAT SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE OWNER TO DECIDE, NOT THE VET. ESPECIALLY, IF PETA IS DOING

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread dlgegg
WE ONCE had to board our poodle for a month when we went on a trip. When I picked her up, she was so hysterical that she could not calm down until she had seen all 3 of us and she would not let us out of her sight for days. I was really afraid she was going to have a heart attack so I took

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread Jennifer Lewis
First off, Thank you all so much for your condolences. Smoosh was absolutely a 'cat of a lifetime' in every way (and every day), and losing her has rocked me to my core. My vet, Dr Stan Avezov of Pasadena Pets Hospital in Pasadena, CA could not have been any more wonderful with her, and

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread Maya D'Alessio
I know exactly what you mean by, 'cat of a lifetime'. My yang was absolutely that for me. I looked at pictures of her today without crying, but sometimes I hate the fact that I'll never get to see her again. On Jul 26, 2014 7:53 PM, Jennifer Lewis blonded...@mac.com wrote: First off, Thank you

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread Lance
I think I might be in the same boat. My family has had many cats, and I loved them all, but Ember was *my* first and only cat. It’s so strange that’s she’s been gone for two months, and that everything at the end happened so fast. I’m sure I’ll adopt again, but Ember was special. Her loyalty,

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread Maya D'Alessio
I feel the same. I am amazed by the depth of personality cats can have. On Jul 26, 2014 9:40 PM, Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: I think I might be in the same boat. My family has had many cats, and I loved them all, but Ember was *my* first and only cat. It’s so strange that’s she’s been

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-26 Thread dlgegg
ALL OF MY FURBABIES ARE BURIED IN MY YARD, BEGINNING TO RUN OUT OF CEMETARIES AFTER 34 YEARS. BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL WITH ME, I CAN GO OUT AND VISIT WITH THEM WHENEVER I FEEL LOST. IT HELPS SOME. I NEVER HAVE STOPPED MISSING THEM AND CAN SEE THEM IN MY MIND'S EYE. I SWORE THE FIRST TIME I

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Amy
: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive We said goodnight to my heart, my Smoosh about an hour ago.  She contracted the virus from her feral mom, and came to us at 8 weeks after being trapped. We loved her dearly for 13 wonderful months until she left with my heart tonight.  On Jul 24, 2014, at 6

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Amy
low and love them and that seems to work :) Best of luck.  Hope you have many years with Merlot. Amy From: Maya D'Alessio mde...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 3:12 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive Hello

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Maya D'Alessio
I am so, so sorry. Yang was my soul mate, and I completely understand your grief. I know nothing can make it better, but I am sending you lots of love and positive thoughts. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Jennifer Lewis blonded...@mac.com wrote: We said goodnight to my heart, my Smoosh

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread dlgegg
So sorry for your loss of Smoosh. I have lost 3 in this last year. No doubt it hurts and will for a long time, but now she is free of pain. My prayers are with you Jennifer Lewis blonded...@mac.com wrote: We said goodnight to my heart, my Smoosh about an hour ago. She contracted the

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread dlgegg
I don't think there is any research on FELV because they don't think there is any money in it. Unfortunetly money runs the world today. Jennifer Lewis blonded...@mac.com wrote: We said goodnight to my heart, my Smoosh about an hour ago. She contracted the virus from her feral mom, and

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Kelley S
I'm so sorry for your loss On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:38 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: So sorry for your loss of Smoosh. I have lost 3 in this last year. No doubt it hurts and will for a long time, but now she is free of pain. My prayers are with you Jennifer Lewis

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Kelley S
I've heard bad things about the research they do do. Don't know if they are true or not. I know the Ragdoll people raised quite a bit of money for heart disease research in cats (apparently there is lots of heart disease in Ragdolls) On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:40 PM, dlg...@windstream.net

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread dlgegg
What really obthers me is that many veterinarians don't seem to care one way or the other. Especially the fact that so many say put them down, don't even want to bother with treating. That is why I am staying with my vet even tho he has made a couple of mistakes. He does not say put them

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread dlgegg
I have noticed that most ferals turn into cuddlebugs. I have noticed that they are the most anxious when you leave home. It seems they have found a good hoe and person and don't want to loose them. Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Milkdud was a young feral when I got him, about a year

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Kelley S
The low cost spay clinic I took Merlin to recommended immediate euth for merls, without so much as an IFA. Of course I said no. THen I found my holistic vet who boosts their system through supplements. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Kelley S moonv...@gmail.com wrote: I've heard bad things

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread dlgegg
From: Maya D'Alessio mde...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 3:12 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive Hello everyone, My cat Merlot, just tested positive for FeLV yesterday afternoon.  We had him tested, because my three year

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Kelley S
I give mine Standard Process Feline Immune Support On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Kelley S moonv...@gmail.com wrote: The low cost spay clinic I took Merlin to recommended immediate euth for merls, without so much as an IFA. Of course I said no. THen I found my holistic vet who boosts

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Kelley S
of luck. Hope you have many years with Merlot. Amy From: Maya D'Alessio mde...@gmail.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 3:12 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive Hello everyone, My cat Merlot, just tested positive

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Marsha
On 7/25/2014 12:51 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: I have noticed that most ferals turn into cuddlebugs. I have noticed that they are the most anxious when you leave home. It seems they have found a good hoe and person and don't want to loose them. They also don't tolerate being boarded.

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-25 Thread Marsha
Holy crap, not even an IFA confirmation?! I once took a feral in to be spayed, only to discover in the afternoon they didn't do the surgery when she tested positive, and they couldn't get hold of me for instructions. Now I make sure to give instructions beforehand - go ahead with the spay or

[Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Maya D'Alessio
Hello everyone, My cat Merlot, just tested positive for FeLV yesterday afternoon. We had him tested, because my three year old cat Yang (female) started acting ill at the end of June, the next morning I took her in to the vets and we discovered she was anemic, jaundiced and had a high fever.

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Marsha
My condolences on your loss of Yang. You just have to take it one day at a time with Merlot, and savor each day of good health. Survival time seems to be such a roll of the dice with FeLV. I lost FeLV+ Milkdud in May, after 4.5 good years. His buddy Harley is still with me after 3.5 years,

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread dlgegg
GOOD ADVICE! I can only add to watch him, don't drive him crazy with your attention, but be aware and at the first sign of something NOT normal with him, get to the vet. If you catch something when it first starts, your and his chances are better. ABOVE ALL, LOVE HIM and prayer does not

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Katherine K.
Hi Maya, I'm so sorry for your loss of Yang. Is Merlot also 3 years old? Last year I had a litter of 4 kittens who all tested positive at 3 months of age. We lost the first one at 8 months, and the last one died this May at 1 year old. They were all very healthy and active until the last week or

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread dlgegg
IT HURTS TO LOSE ONE AND EVEN MOE WHEN YOU LOOSE 3 CLOSE TOGETHER. YOU TAKE SOLACE FROM THE ONES YOU HAVE REMAINING. THEY SENSE YOUR LOSE AND ARE ALSO GRIEVING SO YOU HELP ONE ANOTHER WILL KEEP YOU ON MY PRAYER LIST. Maya D'Alessio mde...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, My cat

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Katherine K.
Just wanted to add - for the kittens, I didn't give them any boosters or treaments, really. Since everything I've read said kittens usually succumb to the illness before they turn 2, I didn't think it would make much of a difference. And since I had 4 of them, it wasn't economically feasible for

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Maya D'Alessio
Thank you for all of the support everyone. Katherine - Yang was 3, Merlot is just two years old now. I don't know which cat had it and then gave it to the other. I feel terrible, I was not informed on FeLV and didn't test for it before I introduced another cat in to my house, so one of them

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Katherine K.
I have been unable to pinpoint who got it from whom in my house, and could go in circles about it all day if I let myself! Did you get Yang first, and then Merlot? For how long did they live together? On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Maya D'Alessio mde...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for all of

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Maya D'Alessio
I got Yang first, when she was 5 months old. A little over a year later I got Merlot when he was 3 months old. They lived together for over 1.5 years. I think it's more likely that Yang gave it to Merlot, as he was so young when he came in to our house, and I have read that kittens are much

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Marsha
Milkdud was a young feral when I got him, about a year old. He turned into a total cuddlebug. Harley came to us as a kitten no more than 4 months old. He tested positive on both the ELISA and then the IFA test his first year, but will re-test at his next checkup, just in case he has had a

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Lance
I’m very sorry to hear about Yang’s passing and that Merlot has tested positive. Hopefully, Merlot has a lot more time ahead of him. I used interferon alpha and Liquid DMG fairly regularly for my Ember. She also got Transfer Factor (human formula; not the one for cats), but I wasn’t consistent

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Maya D'Alessio
Wow. That really gives me hope. My guy is only 2, so I hope I get to have him as long as you had your Ember. I am sorry you lost her. On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Lance lini...@fastmail.fm wrote: I’m very sorry to hear about Yang’s passing and that Merlot has tested positive.

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Marsha
Note to Maya on interferon alpha: that is human recombinant interferon, much easier to obtain and less expensive than Virbagen Omega, which is feline recombinant interferon that must be imported. I feel that the feline recombinant is a better choice, and currently can afford it, so I will go

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Maya D'Alessio
I am a microbiologist, so the lack of research really does frustrate me. I was asking the vet if we know if the viral load increases over time like in hiv. He said there was very limited funding for felv research. Very frustrating. ___ Felvtalk mailing

Re: [Felvtalk] Just tested positive

2014-07-24 Thread Jennifer Lewis
We said goodnight to my heart, my Smoosh about an hour ago. She contracted the virus from her feral mom, and came to us at 8 weeks after being trapped. We loved her dearly for 13 wonderful months until she left with my heart tonight. On Jul 24, 2014, at 6:12 PM, Maya D'Alessio wrote: I am