Hi Wendy,
What dosage did they inject IM ? .5 ml ?
Linda
VERY surprised to find that they give intra-MUSCULAR
(not IV or subQ!) injections of ImmunoRegulin every
two weeks.
It's here! Your new message!
Hi Linda,
That's a good question, which I did not ask. You
might try to email someone at Best Friends to see if
they will forward it to one of the vets. I bet they
will let you know. There is a list of some of the
staff members and their email addys on the website.
:)
Wendy
--- Linda Johnson
What are the odds of having 15 cats and one tests postive - will the others all
be postive? These are cats that are strictly indoors now in a 1200 square foot
house. The infected cat was not outwardly sick and di not socialize with the
other cats, however they used same litter boxes and ate
Hey guys,
I went into Yahoo photos for the first time, and saw
all these photos, some from 4 years ago, that have
been sent to me or that I have sent out. I'd like to
delete some of them, but there is no delete option.
How do you delete them? Also, can you make some
public, yet still keep
Hi Debbie,
I would check around with other places in your area to see if you can find
the tests cheaper. I can get a combo test here for $16 per cat, which
would be way less than $1,000.
At this point I'm not sure I'd be in a rush to test all of them. They have
been together and likely
the price is for what they call a snap test, a vaccination, and a booster in a few weeks. This was the cheapest vet in a tri county area. We live in Ohio. do you really think there is a possibility that they won't test possitive? If some do and some don't do they need separated, if vaccinated?
I second this. You say she stayed away from the others pretty much, and
FeLV is pretty hard to catch casually. And when you do have the others
tested:
Please ask your vets BEFORE you take the others in for tests what their
philosophy is on treating FeLV+ or FIV+ cats. If they routinely
I think it is pretty likely they won't test positive - the disease is pretty
hard to spread in adult cats.
Opinions vary on this list about mixing positive and negative. In this
case, my opinion would be if they have been together this long why separate
them now? But they aren't my cats, so
If they all *seem* healthy now, chances are that most if not all of them
*are* healthy. I'm assuming the girl who got sick already had FeLV when
she came to you and has been asymptomatic up till now (i.e. that there's
not a source among your other cats from whom she could have caught it).
I hope
have to agree with what the majority have said--by now, the others have all
been exposed anyway, and since 70% of healthy, adult cats can be exposed and
throw the virus off, the odds that your menagerie is mostly safe if high. as
far as i know, once a cat has been exposed and has thrown off the
I personally thought that the operation was a bit extreme for vomiting, but 2 vets were in agreement. They x rayed her and saw just like a fuzzy mass in her intestines that they thought was something stuck. We brought her home after the operation and she had stopped vomiting. Her name was Elsa.
all of our cats are within 3 1/2 to 4 yr. group, so no one is elderly. We have one cat that had problems with urinary tract crystals, 2 with hormone problems (loss of hair by tail), and only one that is what I would call thin. They all run, jump, play, eat well, and like I said they have all
Bless you for trying to help these babies. Sometimes all you can do is
provide comfort and caring at the last. Elsa was lucky to have you.
Diane R.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 11:41 AM
It depends on their ages. Kittens have a much harder
time throwing off the virus if exposed-about a 40%
chance they will test positive for it after 6 months.
Within that time frame, they can be in the process of
throwing it off, but after that, if they are still
testing positive, it's more
http://ucat.us/FELVFIVFIP.html
play out the wonderful articles on FeLV that phaewyrn has collected on the
above page, and sit down with your vet and go over them. believe us, it
doesn't matter what size city you're in, there are good and bad vets
everywhere--what matters is if they are willing
It's sort of amazing how widely vets' philosophies can differ, even
within the same practice. Old School is to automatically euthanize,
sometimes without even asking the owner's permission, which is why it's
important to ask your vet *up front* what their procedures are, so you
don't end up with
Hi Debbie,
It sounds like you and your husband are doing and have
done everything you can. That's all anyone can ask
for. Don't be so hard on yourself; you've taken a lot
on. I agree that printing off information and taking
it to your vet would be wise, although since it's so
expensive there,
what does the pts stand for?
Definitely do not allow any pts.
-Original Message-
From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Feb 26, 2007 1:33 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Help needed
Hi Debbie,
It sounds like you and your husband are doing and have
done everything you can.
Put to sleep.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:50 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Help needed
what does the pts stand for?
Definitely do not allow any pts.
-Original
Put to Sleep
Tracy
[Original Message]
From: Debbie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: 2/26/2007 1:50:12 PM
Subject: Re: Help needed
what does the pts stand for?
Definitely do not allow any pts.
-Original Message-
From: wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Feb
Hello Debbie and welcome. I'm so glad you found us, you sound like
you'll fit right in here. Most of us, and I would guess most folks that
have had to deal with felv are the type that bring in the wayward ones
off the street. Bless you and your husbands for having such open and
caring
My husband and I agreed to have the cats all tested. We called close to 20 vets
for pricing. None are extremely cheap. The cheapest test by itself was close to
$38.00. There was only one vet that offered a snap test cheaper. It is
somewhat aggravating because we have spent close to $10,000.00
Debbie,
I don't know if you know any vet techs that would come to your house and
draw a tiny bit of blood from some of your kitties, but you can buy the
FeLV test kits online CHEAPER at the Revival Animal Health website.
The STAT Screen FeLV Test at RevivalAnimal.com at
Debbie,
There is financial help out there. Scholarships if
you will. Especially if you are living on a fixed
income, and are a senior. Here's just one link with
links to places that will help out! I gave this list
to one lady on the hyperthyroidism site, and one of
the groups helped her out!
I totally agree! Pets often give us what we can't get
from humans!!!
:)
Wendy
--- Debbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Again I just want to say Thank You. This post has
been so helpful. Most groups ignore new post or you
might get one opinion. Everyone here has been so
helpful. I have always
I know how hard it is to come up with the cash and how expensive vet
care can be. I have been fortunate enough to find a rescue organization
in my area that helps me with costs sometimes. I've developed a
relationship with them and they trust me enough to know that I have the
cats best
Kat,
Do you know if a prescription is needed before buying
the FeLV tests online?
:)
wendy
Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate
in the Yahoo! Answers Food Drink QA.
here's the cat schedule for www.pethobbyist.com's Chat Week. lots of neat
stuff--there's also a number of interesting chats in the dog forum (see link
on the right side of the page), plus things in the other areas as well. i
didn't include the full schedule because there's so many herp events,
I actually spoke to the local humane societies. I asked if I bought all the
shots if they knew someone who would give them to my cats for a donation to
their group. The vet we took Elsa to, also was their suggestion. The vet
suggested just vaccinating all without testing, when I mentioned this
At 03:50 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote
As I mentioned I had one positive and 13 negative...ALL stayed
negativevery very very hard to catch even my positive cats best
friend, mutual grooming cuddling etc never go it and that was 7 years ago.
Kelly
:
Personally, I would not spend the money
You have to be careful with vaccinating because there are cases where that has
caused a cat to become positive. That was another thing the vet talked to me
about. She feels that as long as they are indoors, it is not required to
vaccinate as the vaccaine is not 100% guaranteed.
Chris
At 06:07 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
never heard of a cat becoming positive from FELV vaccineif that
was the case no one would vaccinate their cats and it would be taken
off the market,
With the FIV vaccine once a cat has received it it will always TEST
positive but not have it,
You
Hi Debbie
I went through this scenario this past fall started with 11 cats. Two cats
became ill. One Died at the vets office was never tested for FeLV but I
guarantee based on symptoms he was also FeLV. This prompted testing of
Junior who tested positive and was sick with a 106.5 fever. Ok now I
the main reason I don't like to vaccinate positives is I had one cat that was
very healthy despite the FeLV+ status and the vet accidently gave him the
vaccine, he went down hill immediately and then diedNOW, I doubt there was
a connection, but. it was my vets who said don't vaccinate
Hi,
I have a 1 1/2 year old kitty who has FeLV and is persistently veremic. He is
healthy and happy and was recently rescued. I am also in my second trimester of
pregnancy. I have read on certain websites that pregnant women should not have
FeLV+ cats. I'm wondering if anyone has any more
At 06:37 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
Being a proud mama of FELV. FIV and many other cats and an OB
nurseI think you need to treat your FELV cat the way you would
treat any other, have someone else clean the litter box,,
remember that TOXOPlasmosis can be gotten from a variety of sources
At 06:29 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
Oh I totally understand. The FELV vaccine is one I hate to use. I
have had very healthy negative cats have horrible reactions to it. I
dread using it, and I make sure I have the necessary meds incase they
do have a reaction. and with an immune compromised
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