Re: [Felvtalk] New to the group

[dlgegg]

First, give them lots of love, security and a stress free life.  Then medicine 
if necessary.
Especially stress, it weakens the immune system.

 Jennifer Lewis  wrote: 
> LOVE the names!
> I recommend starting them on Maitake d-fraction. The + kitties in particular 
> as it is anti-cancer, but all is ok too. We even take it ourselves. Our Brynn 
> just lays down and laps it. About 7-10 drops in a syringe of water.
> Jen L
> On Sep 21, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Sabrina Doyle wrote:
> 
> > Hi all my name is Sabrina. 1.5 years ago we decided to adopt a new kitten. 
> > Mad Max, came from a spay clinic/rescue, very reputable. Our 2 Dizzy, 11 
> > with issues an a seizure disorder, and The Weasel age 3 at the time. All 
> > testing of Max mom was negative. Got a call 6months later his brother got 
> > sick and tested positive for FELV. The woman who surrendered the litter 
> > pointed them to the wrong Mother. Max will be 2 Feb. 1 and has tested 
> > positive twice. Since then we adopted Raven who we knew was positive. We 
> > have lots of love but I am here to learn so I can give them the best care. 
> > Thanks for taking the time to read.
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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the group

[Jennifer Lewis]

LOVE the names!
I recommend starting them on Maitake d-fraction. The + kitties in particular as 
it is anti-cancer, but all is ok too. We even take it ourselves. Our Brynn just 
lays down and laps it. About 7-10 drops in a syringe of water.
Jen L
On Sep 21, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Sabrina Doyle wrote:

> Hi all my name is Sabrina. 1.5 years ago we decided to adopt a new kitten. 
> Mad Max, came from a spay clinic/rescue, very reputable. Our 2 Dizzy, 11 with 
> issues an a seizure disorder, and The Weasel age 3 at the time. All testing 
> of Max mom was negative. Got a call 6months later his brother got sick and 
> tested positive for FELV. The woman who surrendered the litter pointed them 
> to the wrong Mother. Max will be 2 Feb. 1 and has tested positive twice. 
> Since then we adopted Raven who we knew was positive. We have lots of love 
> but I am here to learn so I can give them the best care. Thanks for taking 
> the time to read.
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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group

[dlgegg]

Sorry to be lae, been off line for a few days.  I also have a mix of positive 
and negative cats.  My vet said vaccinate the negatives and all should be okay. 
 Mostly, lots of love, good food and cut down on the stress pllus run to the 
vet at the first sign of unusual behavior.  better and cheaper to catch things 
early than late.  


 Dianne Chance dechance19...@yahoo.com wrote: 
 
 Hello Group,
 I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I have 
 been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline leukemia 
 positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, can 
 results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to have 
 confirmation without a doubt?  
 I would appreciate your responses.  dyan
 
  


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[Felvtalk] New to the Group

[Dianne Chance]

Hello Group,
I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I have 
been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline leukemia 
positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, can 
results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to have 
confirmation without a doubt?  
I would appreciate your responses.  dyan

 
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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group

[Terri Brown]

Hi Dyan,

We are still here!  Sometimes the list is quiet.

I have no FeLV+ kitties at present.however, I do have some experience.  I'm 
at work right now, so I cannot answer your question in detail at the moment.

There are many on the list with even more expertise than I and I am certain 
that someone will write to you soon!

Welcome to the list, although I am sorry you had to find us.

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Samantha, 
Arielle, Gareth, Alec, Salome, Sammi and Siggie the Tomato Vampire 
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  - Original Message - 
  From: Dianne Chancemailto:dechance19...@yahoo.com 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgmailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:47 AM
  Subject: [Felvtalk] New to the Group



Hello Group, 


I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  
I have been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline 
leukemia positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, 
can results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to 
have confirmation without a doubt?  


I would appreciate your responses.  
dyan


 
   
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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing

[Beth]

I believe Sharyl posted a link to this chart about testing

http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html

My vet usually does an ELISA in house snap test. If positive we do it again 
immediately to make sure the test was done right.
If both tests come out positive, we do an IFA (sent to a lab) to see if the 
virus is in the bone marrow.
If the IFA is positive, the cat is positive. There is no reversing the FeLV at 
that point.
If the IFA is negative, wait 90 days  re-do the ELISA snap test.
If the ELISA snap test is still positive you can re-do the IFA at that point to 
see if the virus is now replicating in the bone marrow.
You can keep re-testing on the ELISA snap test unless you get a positive IFA, 
but the tests are expensive.

Basically a positive IFA means the cat is definitely positive  will not shake 
the virus,


The best thing is to get a vet experienced with FeLV  the testing process.

Beth 

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 From: Dianne Chance dechance19...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 10:47 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] New to the Group
 


Hello Group,

I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I have 
been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline leukemia 
positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, can 
results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to have 
confirmation without a doubt?  

I would appreciate your responses.  
dyan


 
 
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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group

[Christiane Biagi]

Sort of depends.  There are 2 standard tests vets use.  First is the Elissa
'snap' test.  Its essentially a test strip and vet pricks the dog to get a
drop of blood and results are shown by color on the strip-test is done right
in the office.  Second is the IFA in which vet draws blood and sends to lab.
It is possible for a kitty to test pos on Elissa and some time later test
neg on the IFA-means cat has likely shed the virus.  So answer would sort of
depend on what test was done and how old the cat is.  

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Dianne Chance
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:48 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] New to the Group

 



Hello Group,

 

I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I
have been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline
leukemia positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing
results, can results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be
tested to have confirmation without a doubt?  

 

I would appreciate your responses.  

dyan



 

 

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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing

[Dianne Chance]

Thank You for your response.  I value your experienced advise.
The kitty I have is now and has been in isolation since she showed up at my 
door on January 17th.  I have other healthy kitties in the house so I am being 
extremely cautious about handling this situation.  I took her to my vet who 
tested her with what I believe was the ELISA Screening.  She suggested that if 
I can hold her in isolation or find foster care for her she could test her 
again on Feb. 19th.  Do I understand that I should ask for the IFA test to be 
sent out at that time?  
This kitty does not look ill, has no parasites, and has been spayed.  She 
appears to be a trap and release kitty as her ear is tipped and she has a green 
dot tattoo at the spaying site.  I had no idea of all this information until 
the vet told me about it.  She also said kitty is under a year old.  
I was hoping that her next test would prove negative to give her a better 
chance of finding a new home.  I know I could not place her in any home with 
other cats should she be positive again.  
Blessings,Dyan


 


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From: Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 11:03 AM

I believe Sharyl posted a link to this chart about testing

http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html

My vet usually does an ELISA in house snap test. If positive we do it again 
immediately to make sure the test was done right.
If both tests come out positive, we do an IFA (sent to a lab) to see if the 
virus is in the bone marrow.
If the IFA is positive, the cat is positive. There is no reversing the FeLV at 
that point.
If the IFA is negative, wait 90 days  re-do the ELISA snap test.
If the ELISA snap test is still positive you can re-do the IFA at that point to 
see if the virus is now replicating in the bone
 marrow.
You can keep re-testing on the ELISA snap test unless you get a positive IFA, 
but the tests are expensive.

Basically a positive IFA means the cat is definitely positive  will not shake 
the virus,

The best thing is to get a vet experienced with FeLV  the testing process.
Beth 
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From: Dianne Chance dechance19...@yahoo.com
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
 Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 10:47 AM
 Subject: [Felvtalk] New to the Group
   


Hello Group,
I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I have 
been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline leukemia 
positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, can 
results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to have 
confirmation without a doubt?  
I would appreciate your responses.  dyan

 

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Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing

[Beth]

If the 2nd snap test is positive I would do an IFA (which is sent out to a 
lab). 
But you can do an IFA now. That is up to you. The IFA is expensive.

I have healthy non-FeLV cats who live quite well with my FeLV positive 
cats.They share food, water,  litter. My negative cats are all  vaccinated 
against FeLV.
I've been mixing FeLV and non-FeLV cats for 13 years with no transmission of 
the virus.
I've even mixed FIV+ cats with FeLV+ cats with no transmission of either virus.

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 From: Dianne Chance dechance19...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing
 

Thank You for your response.  I value your experienced advise.

The kitty I have is now and has been in isolation since she showed up at my 
door on January 17th.  I have other healthy kitties in the house so I am being 
extremely cautious about handling this situation.  I took her to my vet who 
tested her with what I believe was the ELISA Screening.  She suggested that if 
I can hold her in isolation or find foster care for her she could test her 
again on Feb. 19th.  Do I understand that I should ask for the IFA test to be 
sent out at that time?  

This kitty does not look ill, has no parasites, and has been spayed.  She 
appears to be a trap and release kitty as her ear is tipped and she has a green 
dot tattoo at the spaying site.  I had no idea of all this information until 
the vet told me about it.  She also said kitty is under a year old.  

I was hoping that her next test would prove negative to give her a better 
chance of finding a new home.  I know I could not place her in any home with 
other cats should she be positive again.  

Blessings,
Dyan



 


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From: Beth create_me_...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] New to the Group/Testing
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 11:03 AM


I believe Sharyl posted a link to this chart about testing

http://www.felineleukemia.org/felvhlth.html

My vet usually does an ELISA in house snap test. If positive we do it again 
immediately to make sure the test was done right.
If both tests come out positive, we do an IFA (sent to a lab) to see if
 the virus is in the bone marrow.
If the IFA is positive, the cat is positive. There is no reversing the FeLV at 
that point.
If the IFA is negative, wait 90 days  re-do the ELISA snap test.
If the ELISA snap test is still positive you can re-do the IFA at that point 
to see if the virus is now replicating in the bone
 marrow.
You can keep re-testing on the ELISA snap test unless you get a positive IFA, 
but the tests are expensive.

Basically a positive IFA means the cat is definitely positive  will not shake 
the virus,



The best thing is to get a vet experienced with FeLV  the testing process.


Beth 

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 From: Dianne Chance dechance19...@yahoo.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 10:47 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] New to the Group
 


Hello Group,


I just joined your service and wondered if the group is still active.  I have 
been searching for people who have experience dealing with feline leukemia 
positive kitties.  My biggest question is about the testing results, can 
results be a false positive?  How many times should a kitty be tested to have 
confirmation without a doubt?  


I would appreciate your responses.  
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Re: [Felvtalk] new to the group

[Lorrie]

Welcome to the group Holly.  You'll learn some very valuable things
here. I do rescue work and have 15 rescued cats at home plus more in
my cageless shelter in town.  Some of the cats in my shelter are FelV
positive, but seem to be doing well in spite of it.  FelV supresses
the cat's immune system and it's important to catch any illnesses
right away and treat them. This is what I do, but I've never used
heroic measure such as blood transfusions or Interferon. However many
of the others in this group have.

Lorrie


On 12-29, Holly Shelton wrote:
Hi there. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.  I am a
huge  cat  lover.  I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and take care of
the  cats  there  as well.  I have extensive knowledge of diabetes and
CRF, but leukemia is new to me.
 
About  a  month  ago, I noticed that my 4 year old Siamese mix,
Daisy, was feeling a bit off so we ran some blood work and she
came back severely anemic. I rushed her into the ER, where she
stayed for three days and had two blood transfusions and put on
various types of meds.

 Unfortunately,  her  body  just gave out and my cat sitter, who
works with my vet, called me when I was out of town with my dad
in the hospital, and said that they thought it was Daisy's time. 
We believe that she had leukemia.  She was vaccinated, but
perhaps it was dormant until recently. (Dad's ok). I have three
other cats of my own and had them tested and subsequently
vaccinated.  My 6 year old Siamese, Oliver, tested positive
after having the ELISA and IFA tests.  I want to see what I can
do to help give him a good quality of life.  I am checking out
this website and look forward to gaining the knowledge I need
to.  My vet and I were talking about interferon, omega fatty
3's, pet-tinic, etc.  He is used to me doing my own research as
I reversed the CRF and diabetes with an older cat who passed of
liver failure, mainly by seeing what real people did to help
their cats. I also have three foster cats, who live in their own
room, and they tested negative and were also vaccinated. I look
forward to hearing everyone's thoughts, and of course, pouring
over the website. Thanks, Holl


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[Beth]

So sorry about Daisy. I had a brother  sister FeLV positive. I lost the sister 
about a  year ago to lymphoma, but the brother is doing well, so every cat is 
different in how they react to this virus. 

I don't do anything special except feed them well. They get Blue Buffalo dry 
food. You can give interferon as a preventative.L-Lysine can be sprinkled on 
their food. My feeling is if it doesn't stress them out to give them a 
supplement then do it. But if you have to chase them down to give them 
something, you are stressing them out  doing more harm than good. 

I don't go through any heroic measures. The one time I did that it broke my 
heart because I put the cat through so much needless pain at the end. That 
being said, some people here do,  it works out. It is a personal choice.

BTW this is Feline Leukemia (FeLV) not Leukemia. They are totally different. I 
had a friend with a cat who had Leukemia.


Beth

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 From: Holly Shelton hsshel...@aol.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new to the group
 

Hi. Not exactly sure with Daisy as it all happened so quickly. The vet ran what 
I assume was the ELISA, as she was dying. He did not do the IFA.   I am 
interested in seeing how I can make Oliver's life as full of a life as it can 
be.  I was told that he has leukemia. I can confirm that with the vet when we 
go over treatment tomorrow.



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From: GRAS g...@optonline.net
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Sent: Thu, Dec 29, 2011 1:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new to the group


 
There is a difference between leukemia and Feline Leukemia Virus; which did 
Daisy have? I’ve had cats with either one. 
 
From:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org 
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Holly Shelton
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:47 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] new to the group
 
Hi there. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.  I am a huge cat 
lover.  I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and take care of the cats there as 
well.  I have extensive knowledge of diabetes and CRF, but leukemia is new to 
me.   
 
About a month ago, I noticed that my 4 year old Siamese mix, Daisy, was feeling 
a bit off so we ran some blood work and she came back severely anemic. I 
rushed her into the ER, where she stayed for three days and had two blood 
transfusions and put on various types of meds.  Unfortunately, her body just 
gave out and my cat sitter, who works with my vet, called me when I was out of 
town with my dad in the hospital, and said that they thought it was Daisy's 
time.  We believe that she had leukemia.  She was vaccinated, but perhaps it 
was dormant until recently. (Dad's ok).
 
I have three other cats of my own and had them tested and subsequently 
vaccinated.  My 6 year old Siamese, Oliver, tested positive after having the 
ELISA and IFA tests.  I want to see what I can do to help give him a good 
quality of life.  I am checking out this website and look forward to gaining 
the knowledge I need to.  My vet and I were talking about interferon, omega 
fatty 3's, pet-tinic, etc.  He is used to me doing my own research as I 
reversed the CRF and diabetes with an older cat who passed of liver failure, 
mainly by seeing what real people did to help their cats. 
 
I also have three foster cats, who live in their own room, and they tested 
negative and were also vaccinated.
 
I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts, and of course, pouring over the 
website.
 
Thanks,
 
Holly
 
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[Holly Shelton]

Hi there. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.  I am a huge cat 
lover.  I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and take care of the cats there as 
well.  I have extensive knowledge of diabetes and CRF, but leukemia is new to 
me.  


About a month ago, I noticed that my 4 year old Siamese mix, Daisy, was feeling 
a bit off so we ran some blood work and she came back severely anemic. I 
rushed her into the ER, where she stayed for three days and had two blood 
transfusions and put on various types of meds.  Unfortunately, her body just 
gave out and my cat sitter, who works with my vet, called me when I was out of 
town with my dad in the hospital, and said that they thought it was Daisy's 
time.  We believe that she had leukemia.  She was vaccinated, but perhaps it 
was dormant until recently. (Dad's ok).


I have three other cats of my own and had them tested and subsequently 
vaccinated.  My 6 year old Siamese, Oliver, tested positive after having the 
ELISA and IFA tests.  I want to see what I can do to help give him a good 
quality of life.  I am checking out this website and look forward to gaining 
the knowledge I need to.  My vet and I were talking about interferon, omega 
fatty 3's, pet-tinic, etc.  He is used to me doing my own research as I 
reversed the CRF and diabetes with an older cat who passed of liver failure, 
mainly by seeing what real people did to help their cats. 


I also have three foster cats, who live in their own room, and they tested 
negative and were also vaccinated.


I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts, and of course, pouring over the 
website.


Thanks,


Holl


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[GRAS]

There is a difference between leukemia and Feline Leukemia Virus; which did
Daisy have? I've had cats with either one. 

 

From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Holly Shelton
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:47 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] new to the group

 

Hi there. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.  I am a huge
cat lover.  I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and take care of the cats
there as well.  I have extensive knowledge of diabetes and CRF, but leukemia
is new to me.   

 

About a month ago, I noticed that my 4 year old Siamese mix, Daisy, was
feeling a bit off so we ran some blood work and she came back severely
anemic. I rushed her into the ER, where she stayed for three days and had
two blood transfusions and put on various types of meds.  Unfortunately, her
body just gave out and my cat sitter, who works with my vet, called me when
I was out of town with my dad in the hospital, and said that they thought it
was Daisy's time.  We believe that she had leukemia.  She was vaccinated,
but perhaps it was dormant until recently. (Dad's ok).

 

I have three other cats of my own and had them tested and subsequently
vaccinated.  My 6 year old Siamese, Oliver, tested positive after having the
ELISA and IFA tests.  I want to see what I can do to help give him a good
quality of life.  I am checking out this website and look forward to gaining
the knowledge I need to.  My vet and I were talking about interferon, omega
fatty 3's, pet-tinic, etc.  He is used to me doing my own research as I
reversed the CRF and diabetes with an older cat who passed of liver failure,
mainly by seeing what real people did to help their cats. 

 

I also have three foster cats, who live in their own room, and they tested
negative and were also vaccinated.

 

I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts, and of course, pouring over
the website.

 

Thanks,

 

Holl

 

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Re: [Felvtalk] new to the group

[Holly Shelton]

Hi. Not exactly sure with Daisy as it all happened so quickly. The vet ran what 
I assume was the ELISA, as she was dying. He did not do the IFA.   I am 
interested in seeing how I can make Oliver's life as full of a life as it can 
be.  I was told that he has leukemia. I can confirm that with the vet when we 
go over treatment tomorrow.



-Original Message-
From: GRAS g...@optonline.net
To: felvtalk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thu, Dec 29, 2011 1:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] new to the group



There is a difference between leukemia and Feline Leukemia Virus; which did 
Daisy have? I’ve had cats with either one. 
 

From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org 
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Holly Shelton
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:47 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] new to the group

 
Hi there. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.  I am a huge cat 
lover.  I volunteer at an animal sanctuary and take care of the cats there as 
well.  I have extensive knowledge of diabetes and CRF, but leukemia is new to 
me.   

 

About a month ago, I noticed that my 4 year old Siamese mix, Daisy, was feeling 
a bit off so we ran some blood work and she came back severely anemic. I 
rushed her into the ER, where she stayed for three days and had two blood 
transfusions and put on various types of meds.  Unfortunately, her body just 
gave out and my cat sitter, who works with my vet, called me when I was out of 
town with my dad in the hospital, and said that they thought it was Daisy's 
time.  We believe that she had leukemia.  She was vaccinated, but perhaps it 
was dormant until recently. (Dad's ok).

 

I have three other cats of my own and had them tested and subsequently 
vaccinated.  My 6 year old Siamese, Oliver, tested positive after having the 
ELISA and IFA tests.  I want to see what I can do to help give him a good 
quality of life.  I am checking out this website and look forward to gaining 
the knowledge I need to.  My vet and I were talking about interferon, omega 
fatty 3's, pet-tinic, etc.  He is used to me doing my own research as I 
reversed the CRF and diabetes with an older cat who passed of liver failure, 
mainly by seeing what real people did to help their cats. 

 

I also have three foster cats, who live in their own room, and they tested 
negative and were also vaccinated.

 

I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts, and of course, pouring over the 
website.

 

Thanks,

 

Holly

 


 
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