Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Marsha
How long has Krammer been on LTCI? Marsha On 1/20/2015 8:32 AM, Katherine K. wrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on a video of Krammer wheezing. He is 12, has had FeLV for the past 1.5 years. The wheezing has been a chronic issue for the past year or so, and I've posted about

[Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
Hi everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on a video of Krammer wheezing. He is 12, has had FeLV for the past 1.5 years. The wheezing has been a chronic issue for the past year or so, and I've posted about it before, it's usually caused by a case of pneumonia (which my vet tells me is rare in

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Marsha
What kind of symptoms did he have before he was diagnosed, and any idea how long he might have actually had FeLV? Just wondering if he might have had it all those years, or if it was contracted more recently. Marsha On 1/20/2015 9:17 AM, Katherine K. wrote: Monthly for about 1.5 years, since

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Marsha
What symptoms did he have that led you to have him tested? Marsha On 1/20/2015 9:39 AM, Katherine K. wrote: He hasn't always had the wheezing. He tested negative for FeLV before I started fostering kittens several years ago. I fostered one kitten who was light positive and eventually turned

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
He hasn't always had the wheezing. He tested negative for FeLV before I started fostering kittens several years ago. I fostered one kitten who was light positive and eventually turned negative. They were separated at first, and only interacted after the kitten turned negative. When Krammer tested

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
Lethargy, not eating, sleeping a lot. I had to assist feed him for a month or so, combined with several LTCI shots, to get him back to his normal self. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: What symptoms did he have that led you to have him tested? Marsha On

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
Monthly for about 1.5 years, since August 2013, basically since he was diagnosed. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 10:15 AM, Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: How long has Krammer been on LTCI? Marsha On 1/20/2015 8:32 AM, Katherine K. wrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on a video

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Marsha
Milkdud had an occasional episode like that, but of course never at the vet's. He always sounded fine at the vet, nothing heard on stethoscope, blood work good, so it was just left to observation at home to see if it got worse. It was pretty much the same over 4 years, just an occasional

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread dlgegg
I NOTICED THAT HE HAS WATERY EYES. ANNIE HAS STARTED THIS THE LAST MONTH OR SO, BUT AFTER VACUMNING, ETC SO I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THAT. I CALL IT SNEEZING. SHE IS NOW NINE, HAS BEEN FELV POSITIVE SINCE I GOT HER AT AGE 4. SHE SOMETIMES SNEEZES AFTER A RUN WITH HARLEY OR SOMEONE ELSE CHASING

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread dlgegg
YES, MY ANNIE HAS AN APPETITE TOO AND I HAVEN'T NOTICED THE SLEEPING THING, SINCE THEY SLEEP 16 HOURS A DAY AND I AM GONE 6 HOURS MON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHEN I GET HOME EVERYONE WANTS TO SLEEP ON MY LAP AND THERE IS A PERIOD OF ARGUMENT TO DETERMINE THE PECKING ORDER. OTHER THAN THIS, ANNIE

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread dlgegg
I HAVE A STETHESCOPE SO I CHECK EVERYONE IF I HEAR SOMETHING UNUSUAL. ANNIE SOUNDS GOOD, BREATHING, HEART. THAT IS WHY I WAS NOT WORIED, BUT NOW MAYBE I SHOULD BE. Marsha mar...@lynxe.com wrote: Milkdud had an occasional episode like that, but of course never at the vet's. He always

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Marsha
Annie's behavior towards other cats sounds a little like my Angelina (FeLV negative, passed in 2009). I figured her motto was the best defense is a good offense! I believe Angelina was motivated by fear, and she dealt with it by acting tough and chasing the other cats, and making them afraid

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread dlgegg
HAVE YOU TRIED VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS FOR KRAMER? ANNIE CAME FROM A LADY DYING FROM CANCER. IF SHE COULD NOT FIND HER A HOME, WAS GOING TO HAVE HER PUT DOWN. SHE HAD BEEN ONLY CAT IN SINGLE TRAILER WITH KATHY ALL HER 4 YEARS. MY VET KEPT ASKING IF I WANTED TO TAKE HER. I WASN'T SURE AS I

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread Katherine K.
OK, my memory isn't so good, but I did some digging and found a video I took in January 2012 of him wheezing (about 1 and a half years before he was diagnosed FeLV). So I guess it's been a longer issue. But has never really interfered with quality of life. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:33 AM,

Re: [Felvtalk] Wheezing

2015-01-20 Thread dlgegg
DO YOU THINK HE IS ACTUALLY WHEEZING (LUNGS, ETC) OF SNEEZING BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE ANNIE'S SNEEZES AND AS I SAID, HER LUNGS ARE CLEAR. COULD HE HAVE DEVEOPED AN ALLERGY ALONG WITH THE PNEUMONIA? ANNIE DOES SNEEZE ON EXERTION, MY DUSTING, RUNNING VACUMN, THINS LIE THAT. LAST NIGHT I WAS