Re: [Felvtalk] hemobart v bartonella
why do they keep renaming things? they do that with flowers and some of my plant tags are so full of new names that i have to amke new ones. MaryChristine twelvehousec...@gmail.com wrote: thanks, belinda, for these links--maybe should be on the main pages? (do any of these refer to the fact that Feline Infectious Anemia, aka hemobart, has now been renamed? i don't remember the new name, but it was changed in the past 4 months, i think--i think i sent the link from the winn feline foundation blog about it; should be findable at www.winnfelineheath.org. ) MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] hemobart v bartonella
thanks, belinda, for these links--maybe should be on the main pages? (do any of these refer to the fact that Feline Infectious Anemia, aka hemobart, has now been renamed? i don't remember the new name, but it was changed in the past 4 months, i think--i think i sent the link from the winn feline foundation blog about it; should be findable at www.winnfelineheath.org. ) MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: Bartonella
2 of my guys (felv -) have tested positive for bartonella and were put on antibiotics. They really did no good. They have had most of their teeth removed. I was told it was very common, but didn't always result in symptoms. tonya Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: Bartonella
Evidently there are different types of bartonella. The bartonella my cats tested positive for was NOT hemobartonella, but I don't know what 'type' of bartonella it was. It caused inflammation/problems with their gums. tonya MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn feline foundation rss feed. if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please remind me! if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say, um, change the format, please. MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Bartonella
Wow! Thank you Belinda! I am surprised that this is where Cat Scratch Fever comes from! I had a friend who had that and she was VERY sick (hospitalized for at least a week; they kept misdiagnosing it). :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:55:55 AM Subject: Re: Bartonella Just to make sure no one gets confused, Haemobartonella and Bartonella are two very different diseases. I just don't want any new people to get confused about this: http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2003PID=6699O=Generic -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
Re: Bartonella
I also know somebody who had this and was very sick. My vet said that was her main reason for suggesting I test, because I have a young child that plays with the cats and could get cat scratch fever. I wanted to post to the group that it seems to be rather common in the cats my vet is seeing (in NY) since it can be a health issue for humans. Amy --- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! Thank you Belinda! I am surprised that this is where Cat Scratch Fever comes from! I had a friend who had that and she was VERY sick (hospitalized for at least a week; they kept misdiagnosing it). :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:55:55 AM Subject: Re: Bartonella Just to make sure no one gets confused, Haemobartonella and Bartonella are two very different diseases. I just don't want any new people to get confused about this: http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2003PID=6699O=Generic -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
Re: Bartonella
thanks, belinda. On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Belinda Sauro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to make sure no one gets confused, Haemobartonella and Bartonella are two very different diseases. I just don't want any new people to get confused about this: http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2003PID=6699O=Generic -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Bartonella
Hi Amy, Yes, many of us here have heard of hemobartonella, a blood parasite. It is very hard to diagnose, because one minute it will show up on a slide under the microscope, and the next minute, it won't. So anytime any of the kitties here are anemic, we recommend the 21 day course of doxy regardless of test results because felv+ cats are more prone to hemobart and it's hard to diagnose. I don't think it's contagious, but find it interesting that 2 of your 3 are positive. It's possible the 3rd one is as well, since the parasite is so elusive. I would talk about this with your vet. Please keep us posted as to the results of the other two cats. If it turns out that a high percentage of your cats have it, especially if all of them do, I will wonder not necessarily about contagiousness (which I thought that it wasn't), but what caused the hemobart and the conditions (ie. if fleas in certain parts of the country or certain areas, lakeland fleass vs. city fleas are more prone to carry the parasite). Did your vet say if fleas are the only way to get hemobart? It will be interesting to learn more about this. Be glad your kitties are so healthy. We see some here that are diagnosed in the late stages of anemia, and often it can be too late. Another thought: I don't think that hemobart is related to cat scratch fever. If I am wrong, someone please correct me. Thanks for taking such good care of your furbabies and good luck, Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:45:52 PM Subject: Bartonella Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
Re: Bartonella
Hi Amy, The answer I posted previously was solely for hemobartonella. I have no info. on just regular bartonella. If you get anymore info. on bartonella, it would be great if you could post it. As far as the archives go, you can go to www.felineleukemia.org and choose the archives and it will take you there. They are searchable. Thanks! :) Wendy Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has! ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ - Original Message From: Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 8:15:56 PM Subject: Re: Bartonella Just to clarify, my vet said Bartonella and Hemobart are not the same. I did the same thing and said something about Hemobart and she corrected me that they are positive for bartonella, not hemobart. I thought this was just a mail list, not a message board so I'm not sure how to check the archives. Are all these messages archived somewhere? Thanks Amy --- MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn feline foundation rss feed. if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please remind me! if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say, um, change the format, please. MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Bartonella
Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: Bartonella
check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn feline foundation rss feed. if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please remind me! if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say, um, change the format, please. MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Bartonella
Just to clarify, my vet said Bartonella and Hemobart are not the same. I did the same thing and said something about Hemobart and she corrected me that they are positive for bartonella, not hemobart. I thought this was just a mail list, not a message board so I'm not sure how to check the archives. Are all these messages archived somewhere? Thanks Amy --- MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn feline foundation rss feed. if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please remind me! if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say, um, change the format, please. MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: Bartonella
ah, you are right, of course--they are just used interchangeably so often--even by vets--that i just compounded the error. oops. if you go to the main site, www.felineleukemia.org, you'll find a link to the archives, and there you will find us all immortalized in typescript! MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to clarify, my vet said Bartonella and Hemobart are not the same. I did the same thing and said something about Hemobart and she corrected me that they are positive for bartonella, not hemobart. I thought this was just a mail list, not a message board so I'm not sure how to check the archives. Are all these messages archived somewhere? Thanks Amy --- MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn feline foundation rss feed. if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please remind me! if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say, um, change the format, please. MC On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I really haven't been very active on this group over the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has been discussed or not. I have a young child in my home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats that have been here for several years and have never had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have been tested so far and two came back positive and are on medication for 21 days. The other two are being tested next week. Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested positive. My vet said she just started testing for this recently and they are seeing tons of positive cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive. Do any of you have vets that have recommended this testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never recommend something just to make money. She was just concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever. Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel bad I didn't test sooner. Amy Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: bartonella anyone?
hi tonya, curious, just yesterday I was looking into this as well. Kurt, my elder (10 yo), is again suffering from swollen glands, lack of appetite, and a general bad condition. the blood test showed slight anemia, and hemobartonella, but that does not explain the swollen glands, and I tend to think of bartonella as a possibility. He is taking Doxycicline for hemobart, and his poor stomach suffers, he doesn't retain much food. He is also taking Stomorgyl (brand name,) another antibiotic for anaerobic bugs, for the swelling. he seems better today, after 6 days of treatment and some fluids, but this is the third time this happens in 5 months, so I am really worried. His teeth are not looking good, and he has very bad smell in his mouth. I am guessing this bacteria goes through his system and makes him sick, so I will try a dental after he recovers. If you find more info, plase let me know. macarena, chile
Re: bartonella anyone?
Hey Macarena, I've been searching the internet, and evidently it's relatively new that they've been associating the bartonella with diseases in cats. There's not a lot of information. Mostly what I've read said they've found that treating the bartonella has helped with chronic eye conditions (herpes, uveitis) and with uri's that would not go away with other antibiotics/treatments. My vet said they've found sometimes it causes inflammation of the pancreas and helps diabetic cats to be treated if they're positive. She also said it can cause other chronic infections in the gums or other organs that don't respond to other treatments... That's about all I know except that it IS contagious according to my vet, and more problematic in multiple cat households. It is most often transferred by flea bites, but the vet said not always. I'm still waiting on results. tonyamaca cats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi tonya, curious, just yesterday I was looking into this as well. Kurt,my elder (10 yo), is again suffering from swollen glands, lack ofappetite, and a general bad condition. the blood test showed slightanemia, and hemobartonella, but that does not explain the swollenglands, and I tend to think of bartonella as a possibility. He is takingDoxycicline for hemobart, and his poor stomach suffers, he doesn'tretain much food. He is also taking Stomorgyl (brand name,) anotherantibiotic for anaerobic bugs, for the swelling. he seems better today,after 6 days of treatment and some fluids, but this is the third timethis happens in 5 months, so I am really worried. His teeth are notlooking good, and he has very bad smell in his mouth. I am guessing thisbacteria goes through his system and makes him sick, so I will try adental after he recovers. If you find more info, plase let me know.macarena, chile
bartonella anyone?
This week I also took in my 2 (negative) cats for their blood pressure check. They are both on med.s for high blood pressure. I asked before, but is ANYONE else's vet checking blood pressure now other than mine??? Anyway, one of them, Popeye, one of my oldest cats (maybe 10) has been losing weight, not grooming, etc...And he and Bob had terrible breath and I feared kidney problems. I tookthem in several months ago for this and they ran bloodwork which was good. Putthem on the blood pressure medicine and did a dental. I was told to wait and see if these things seemed to help. I tookthem back in becausePopeye still seems to be losing weight andbothof them still have awfulbreath. They ran bloodwork again and it was fine. Blood pressure was fine. But they both seemed to have inflamed gums even after their recent dental. The vet said she suspected Bartonella. Not Hemobartonella. She said this can cause mouth problems, etc... and that if 2 of my cats have it they probably all do. The tests take about a week to get back so I'm still waiting on results. Vet said it required a run on antibiotics. (zithromax, eurithromycin??? something like that) Meanwhile, I did a search on Bartonella and found out that it is what gives people "Cat Scratch Fever (Disease)". There was not a lot of information. Apparently it's rather new research in how it effects cats? I'm starting to wonder if my vet reads all the new research and then wants to test all my cats for it! blood pressure, now bartonella. She did tell me that the high blood pressure can cause blindness in cats and that Popeye had something ( I don't recall what she called it.) going on with his eyes caused by the blood pressure. Anyone have any experience with this? tonya
