Hi Leslie,
We just started on this thread, we got side tracked from fleas &
treatments,soyou haven't missed much.
I am sorry to hear that you lost a kitty to heartworms, and that you have 2
more that have tested pos.
So, there no treatment for it, but what is the vet telling you to do from here
on out for them?
just curious.
I myself, just cannot treat w/ a preventative 60+ cats every month for
heartworms, especially when I have muliple chronically ill cats.
It is just something else that I personally feel like is not a priority for my
cats, especially since my vet says it's rare.
I treat for fleas for a 90 day period when they have shown their ugly little
heads, but after 90 days I stop.
I also do not vacinate my cats, it is just one more thing to stress out their
fragile immune systems.
They are not allowed outside, and their enclosure is fly proof via pet screen
and I have not seen any mosquitoes, either.
It's just a risk I have to take, and I don't think there is a right answer or
wrong answer here.
However, I do respect your opinion and I certainly understand why you are
concerned about heartworms.
Please keep us updated on the 2 kitties that have heartworms, I would like to
hear how they are in the future.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Lawther
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: fleas arhhhhh
I have not been keeping up with this thread... but I saw "heartworms" and
decided to read more. Everyone: Please don't be naive about heartworms! Take
it from someone who has been heartbroken over losing a kitty that was
misdiagnosed with Asthma (when it was heartworms - diagnosed by necropsy). She
died instantly from a pulmonary embolism caused by heartworms. I've lost her
to heartworms... and have two other rescues who have tested positive. Most
vets haven't seen it because they assume "heart attack" when it is really
heartworms.
We are in Florida and the vets here are seeing it more and more of it each
year. They are also seeing it with indoor only cats. There is a blood test
for antibodies and another test that can be done to test for antigens. I have
used Revolution without problem ever since... Our vet won't even carry the new
Advantage until there is more information on it... and more practical data on
the use of it.
Heartworm is out there (especially in warmer climates) and it is deadly...
I'll never get over losing Salem... or the guilt of not double checking her
diagnosis. Now I watch my two other boys who have been diagnosed with it like
a hawk, and know I could lose either of them without a moment's notice. There
is no cure for it like there is for dogs....
Sorry if I've jumped in here mid discussion...
Leslie =^..^=
On 8/27/07, Susan Dubose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kelly,
I have in the past discussed heartworms w/ Dr. Smith, and he said he has
seen one case in 40+ years.
I have never seen a case, myself,but I have seen several cats have skin
reactions,nerve damage & death even from Revolution.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelley Saveika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: < felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: fleas arhhhhh
On 8/27/07, Susan Dubose < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Frontline , Advantage is good, but I would not use Revolution, as as good
> forfleas, has Ivermec in it, can cause nerve damage in some cats and skin
> reactions.
See, I use Revolution every month, especially on my heart disease
kitty. I am more worried about heartworms than nerve damage or skin
reactions. Not that nerve damage is good, but everything is a
crapshoot it seems. I'd rather have nerve damage than heartworms.
(Not that I want either).
Some vets lately have been recommending Advantage Plus, which is
supposed to kill everything Revolution does. I have not studied it
yet and it is not available at the source from which I get my
Revolution.
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Leslie =^..^=
To leave the world a better place - whether by a healthy child, a garden
patch, or an improved social condition - that is to have succeeded. That only
one life breathed easier because you lived - that is success.
---Ralph Waldo Emerson
