Re: To Marissa (MJ) Re: New to the List, Cats, and FeLV!!
Hi Wendy. Thanks!! I would LOVE to see your sick cat manual!!! Thanks!Yes, Evo does seem to be just about the best thing out there. The pet food store owner said that with FeLV, raw diet could compromise his immune system, so I decided to go with the Evo. As I said in my last post, he does seem to be getting better about eating at least the dry. Will start adding canned soon. This weekend was interesting. My boyfriend lives 5.5 hours away from me (so when I got Slinky he had to ride up in the car with him, his sister, and his dog!). I go down there every other weekend to see him. I debated about what to do with Slink this weekend while I was gone, and finally decided to take him. I knew it would be stressful, but decided I wanted to teach him to adjust to different situations now while he's young and healthy. Then if he ends up getting sick, going to the vet or hospital or having someone care for him or something hopefully won't be so stressful.I have to say that he did pretty well! He doesn't really like his carrier and usually spends quite a bit of time meowing before he settles down. But by the time we got back last night, he had gotten pretty used to it. He even used the litter box in the car when I stopped for gas! He did fine at my boyfriend's house (kept him in the bedroom, mostly). My boyfriend and his sister each have sheepdogs. Slink and Sam (boyfriend's dog) do fine together - they mostly ignore each other and Sam is very mellow. But Milo (his sister's dog) is used to playing with cats and kept chasing Slinky around. But he found his hiding places and some new toys and seemed to do okay. So all in all I'm glad I took him. I didn't want to leave him for 2 days (would've missed him) and I think he did fine with adjusting, etc. He seemed to have tons of energy when we got back last night and was bounding around and playing with his new toys. So that's good.I think I'll always be a dog person, but now I'll be a cat person too! lol It is great having him around...and you can't beat having him curl up next to you in bed and purr you to sleep! lol Re: the name Slinky...I debated a long time about a name! But then when I first got him, I saw him going down the stairs in my apartment and he looked just like a slinky! And since he's gray, it seemed like a good fit. Now, of course, he's grown quite a bit and has no trouble going down the stairs. When we got home last night, he ran all the way down and then back up again...as if to say, "Look what I can do mom!" But mom isn't so happy about that because the only thing at the bottom of the stairs is the door, so now I have to watch to make sure he doesn't go outside. Hopefully he won't go down there too much, though, since there really isn't anything to interest him there.Anyway...this is getting very long! Thanks again for everyone's wonderful advice!! I'll have to try the chicken broth on him. So far the only kind of treats I've been able to get him to eat are chicken, so he'd probably love some cooked chicken and/or broth! I hope you are all doing well and I'll keep your kitties in my prayers!Marissawendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Marissa,My name is Wendy. I've been on this list since lastOctober and probably will never leave. The peoplehere got me through one of the hardest times in mylife when my baby Cricket was sick with anemia fromthe FeLV, and died after three weeks of trying to gethim to turn around. Everyone here is so knowledgeableand helpful, and I stick around now to try to help newpeople just like you.Your vet is right. Many cats throw the virus off, andsome just carry it around. And even if he does testpositive, there are absolutely things you can do toprolong his life.The two most important things to keep in mind withFeLV positives is a stress free environment and immuneboosting including food and supplements. A lot ofpeople use the Evo. I think what Maggie and Kerrysaid about mixing the old food with the new and thenslowly decreasing the old might work for your baby. It will take time. Mine are on the Evo, wet and dry,and it is great stuff. Probably the best on themarket, in my opinion. Some do the raw diet. Whatever you end up feeding him, make sure it has nograins in it. As far as supplements go, there areseveral routes you can go. Vitamin C is supposed tobe a great immune booster. Some people even claimthat it can turn positives to negatives. L-lysine(WITHOUT) propylene glycol is also good for immuneboosting, especially if he has feline herpes, whicheither can't be or isn't easy to be tested for (can'tremember). I say he might have it because sneezingand URI's are typical symptoms. Many cats haveherpes, so it's no big deal. The L-lysine helps agreat deal with keeping that in remission. It's kindof like cold sores for us. The lysine is greatbecause kitty won't be able to taste it. I just mixit in with the wet food. I leave out dry for mine,and feed wet in the morn and eve. I have a kitty
Re: To Marissa (MJ) Re: New to the List, Cats, and FeLV!!
--- Marissa Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Marissa, I'm glad that Slinky is doing so well! I agree with you that it's a good idea to get him used to the car now. When my husband and I retire in 30 years or so, we're going to train a kitten or two to ride in a Winnebago so we can see the country! lol. I sent the manual to your email addy. Let me know if you don't get it. :) Wendy Hi Wendy. Thanks!! I would LOVE to see your sick cat manual!!! Thanks! Yes, Evo does seem to be just about the best thing out there. The pet food store owner said that with FeLV, raw diet could compromise his immune system, so I decided to go with the Evo. As I said in my last post, he does seem to be getting better about eating at least the dry. Will start adding canned soon. This weekend was interesting. My boyfriend lives 5.5 hours away from me (so when I got Slinky he had to ride up in the car with him, his sister, and his dog!). I go down there every other weekend to see him. I debated about what to do with Slink this weekend while I was gone, and finally decided to take him. I knew it would be stressful, but decided I wanted to teach him to adjust to different situations now while he's young and healthy. Then if he ends up getting sick, going to the vet or hospital or having someone care for him or something hopefully won't be so stressful. I have to say that he did pretty well! He doesn't really like his carrier and usually spends quite a bit of time meowing before he settles down. But by the time we got back last night, he had gotten pretty used to it. He even used the litter box in the car when I stopped for gas! He did fine at my boyfriend's house (kept him in the bedroom, mostly). My boyfriend and his sister each have sheepdogs. Slink and Sam (boyfriend's dog) do fine together - they mostly ignore each other and Sam is very mellow. But Milo (his sister's dog) is used to playing with cats and kept chasing Slinky around. But he found his hiding places and some new toys and seemed to do okay. So all in all I'm glad I took him. I didn't want to leave him for 2 days (would've missed him) and I think he did fine with adjusting, etc. He seemed to have tons of energy when we got back last night and was bounding around and playing with his new toys. So that's good. I think I'll always be a dog person, but now I'll be a cat person too! lol It is great having him around...and you can't beat having him curl up next to you in bed and purr you to sleep! lol Re: the name Slinky...I debated a long time about a name! But then when I first got him, I saw him going down the stairs in my apartment and he looked just like a slinky! And since he's gray, it seemed like a good fit. Now, of course, he's grown quite a bit and has no trouble going down the stairs. When we got home last night, he ran all the way down and then back up again...as if to say, Look what I can do mom! But mom isn't so happy about that because the only thing at the bottom of the stairs is the door, so now I have to watch to make sure he doesn't go outside. Hopefully he won't go down there too much, though, since there really isn't anything to interest him there. Anyway...this is getting very long! Thanks again for everyone's wonderful advice!! I'll have to try the chicken broth on him. So far the only kind of treats I've been able to get him to eat are chicken, so he'd probably love some cooked chicken and/or broth! I hope you are all doing well and I'll keep your kitties in my prayers! Marissa wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Marissa, My name is Wendy. I've been on this list since last October and probably will never leave. The people here got me through one of the hardest times in my life when my baby Cricket was sick with anemia from the FeLV, and died after three weeks of trying to get him to turn around. Everyone here is so knowledgeable and helpful, and I stick around now to try to help new people just like you. Your vet is right. Many cats throw the virus off, and some just carry it around. And even if he does test positive, there are absolutely things you can do to prolong his life. The two most important things to keep in mind with FeLV positives is a stress free environment and immune boosting including food and supplements. A lot of people use the Evo. I think what Maggie and Kerry said about mixing the old food with the new and then slowly decreasing the old might work for your baby. It will take time. Mine are on the Evo, wet and dry, and it is great stuff. Probably the best on the market, in my opinion. Some do the raw diet. Whatever you end up feeding him, make sure it has no grains in it. As far as supplements go, there are several routes you can go. Vitamin C is supposed to be a great immune booster. Some people even
To Marissa (MJ) Re: New to the List, Cats, and FeLV!!
Hi Marissa, My name is Wendy. I've been on this list since last October and probably will never leave. The people here got me through one of the hardest times in my life when my baby Cricket was sick with anemia from the FeLV, and died after three weeks of trying to get him to turn around. Everyone here is so knowledgeable and helpful, and I stick around now to try to help new people just like you. Your vet is right. Many cats throw the virus off, and some just carry it around. And even if he does test positive, there are absolutely things you can do to prolong his life. The two most important things to keep in mind with FeLV positives is a stress free environment and immune boosting including food and supplements. A lot of people use the Evo. I think what Maggie and Kerry said about mixing the old food with the new and then slowly decreasing the old might work for your baby. It will take time. Mine are on the Evo, wet and dry, and it is great stuff. Probably the best on the market, in my opinion. Some do the raw diet. Whatever you end up feeding him, make sure it has no grains in it. As far as supplements go, there are several routes you can go. Vitamin C is supposed to be a great immune booster. Some people even claim that it can turn positives to negatives. L-lysine (WITHOUT) propylene glycol is also good for immune boosting, especially if he has feline herpes, which either can't be or isn't easy to be tested for (can't remember). I say he might have it because sneezing and URI's are typical symptoms. Many cats have herpes, so it's no big deal. The L-lysine helps a great deal with keeping that in remission. It's kind of like cold sores for us. The lysine is great because kitty won't be able to taste it. I just mix it in with the wet food. I leave out dry for mine, and feed wet in the morn and eve. I have a kitty with hyperthyroidism that gets chicken broth twice a day, which some kitties love, and cooked chicken at night. The chicken broth is just the byproduct of cooking the chicken in water. I always feed it to my sick kitties; not all eat it though. I have also compiled a sick kitty manual that has a lot of good info. in it. It's good even if your kitty is not sick. I took months of posts and info. from this site along with personal research and combined it to make the manual. It's in glossary form and cross-referenced in a Word document. Let me know if you'd like it and I'll send it to you directly as the list won't allow attachments. I always say people who are dog people have never been loved by a cat. We'll see what you have to say in a few months about that. LOL. I love the name Slinky, btw. If you have ANY questions, just ask. We're here to help. :) Wendy Dallas, Tx __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: To Marissa (MJ) Re: New to the List, Cats, and FeLV!!
Wendy,I'm not the person you were talking to, but would you mind sending me this info for Angel? Thanks, Karenwendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Marissa,My name is Wendy. I've been on this list since lastOctober and probably will never leave. The peoplehere got me through one of the hardest times in mylife when my baby Cricket was sick with anemia fromthe FeLV, and died after three weeks of trying to gethim to turn around. Everyone here is so knowledgeableand helpful, and I stick around now to try to help newpeople just like you.Your vet is right. Many cats throw the virus off, andsome just carry it around. And even if he does testpositive, there are absolutely things you can do toprolong his life.The two most important things to keep in mind withFeLV positives is a stress free environment and immuneboosting including food and supplements. A lot ofpeople use the Evo. I think what Maggie and Kerrysaid about mixing the old food with the new and thenslowly decreasing the old might work for your baby. It will take time. Mine are on the Evo, wet and dry,and it is great stuff. Probably the best on themarket, in my opinion. Some do the raw diet. Whatever you end up feeding him, make sure it has nograins in it. As far as supplements go, there areseveral routes you can go. Vitamin C is supposed tobe a great immune booster. Some people even claimthat it can turn positives to negatives. L-lysine(WITHOUT) propylene glycol is also good for immuneboosting, especially if he has feline herpes, whicheither can't be or isn't easy to be tested for (can'tremember). I say he might have it because sneezingand URI's are typical symptoms. Many cats haveherpes, so it's no big deal. The L-lysine helps agreat deal with keeping that in remission. It's kindof like cold sores for us. The lysine is greatbecause kitty won't be able to taste it. I just mixit in with the wet food. I leave out dry for mine,and feed wet in the morn and eve. I have a kitty withhyperthyroidism that gets chicken broth twice a day,which some kitties love, and cooked chicken at night. The chicken broth is just the byproduct of cooking thechicken in water. I always feed it to my sickkitties; not all eat it though.I have also compiled a sick kitty manual that has alot of good info. in it. It's good even if your kittyis not sick. I took months of posts and info. fromthis site along with personal research and combined itto make the manual. It's in glossary form andcross-referenced in a Word document. Let me know ifyou'd like it and I'll send it to you directly as thelist won't allow attachments.I always say people who are dog people have never beenloved by a cat. We'll see what you have to say in afew months about that. LOL. I love the name Slinky,btw.If you have ANY questions, just ask. We're here tohelp.:)WendyDallas, Tx__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.
