Gloria,
Is your Belfield's Vitamin C for human consumption or is it the Mega C Plus
for
cats, dogs and equine?
I got Oreo as a stray. I trapped him behind the Dumpster at Kentucky Fried
Chicken. What a joy he is in my life. He drags a rubber dog bone around
the
house and I'll find it in my bed and in his water dish. He is so happy and
full
of life and so intrigued with everything. I think God must have known I
couldn't handle losing him to FeLV. He is truly my soulmate.
My ex-roommate brought Ellie in. I said she could bring her kitten with
her
when she moved in. She said she'd had her tested for disease. When I
moved in,
I found out she hadn't. I kept begging her to get her tested. She made an
appointment and then cancelled it because she "didn't have the money."
That was
it - no concern for my 5 healthy cats. When she had Ellie spayed, I asked
her
to have her tested at that time. When I asked if she'd had her tested, she
said, "Oh yes, she's negative and they gave her a clean bill of health."
When
she moved out on me, I asked her to leave Ellie because Oreo and I had
gotten so
attached to her. I called her vet and was told she hadn't been tested. I
was
livid and scared. Ellie tested positive. I had my other 5 tested and to
my
horror, Oreo tested positive, a light positive; the other 4 were negative.
I
was devastated. I kept him separated from the others, had him on Mega C
Plus
for 3 weeks, then had him re-tested and he was negative. In the meantime,
they
all got upper respiratory infections except for Ellie. The vet said Ellie
probably brought it in and had already dealt with it before moving in.
Oreo was
the only one who didn't have it as bad as the others. I attribute it to
the
Mega C Plus.
What a nightmare my roommate was. She also almost burned down my house.
That's
it for roommates for a while.
Kathi
From: Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: I treated my FeLV+ with Mega C Plus and he's now negative
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:00:11 -0500
Kathi, that's so interesting. I have Belfield's Vitamin C, but haven't
consistently used it with that purpose.
Also - I'm wondering where you got Oreo and Ellie. And how did Ellie
infect Oreo? Were they outdoors together, or did you raise them or what?
Gloria
On Jul 28, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Kathi Clark wrote:
My cat, Oreo, also tested a light positive on ELISA and negative 1 month
later on IFA. Does this mean that he is definitely negative and can be
with my other cats who tested negative? I hope so because he's been
with them now for about 3 weeks. The others are vaccinated against
FeLV.
He may be negative now because of something called Mega C Plus I started
giving him right away. It was formulated in 1977 by Dr. Belfield, a
veterinarian. He claims hundreds of cats have become FeLV negative
since then. Here's a link that takes you to information on Mega C Plus
that is worth reading: http:// www.belfield.com/JIAPM-1983.pdf
Remember to back off a little if they start getting diarrhea. I have
Ellie on it, too. Her IFA showed it is in her bone marrow; she infected
Oreo. Apparently there is hope for her, too, according to Dr. Belfield.
I, of course, keep her separated from the others.
Kathi
From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Some advice please-elderly cat...
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:22:43 -0500
On 7/28/06, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rita, from Purrever Ranch, asked me to post this as she can't seem
to be
able to post herself
Have a 16 yr old black cat that has tested VERY LIGHT positive TWICE.
Her
lifelong buddy has tested neg each time & remains with her. I have to
keep
them caged (large upright). They have an inside cage & a porch cage.
"Mischief" appears in the best of health, eats great, poops
beautifully &
shows no signs or symptoms of disease or illness.
Would it be safe for me to shut a room at night for them & let them
have
some freedom if I picked up ALL bowls & Litterboxes in the morning?
And what
exactly IS light positive?
Not sure what 'light positive' means. I asked if this was on Elissa
or
IFA
Rita runs a hospice for senior cats many of whom have various med
problems so she is concenred about exposing their already compromised
immune
systems to FELV and exposing the FELV cat to other diseases
.
Any ideas?
I can tell you what light positive is. ""Light positives" are where
the
treated blood only changes color slightly. This means your cat is
infected
with the virus, but the virus is not very active in its system."
From http://www.fanciers.com/other-faqs/FeLV.shtml
My kitten was "light positive" on Elissa. She later tested negative.
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