I agree with you completely.I wouldn't change anything you are doing.
BooBoo is happy; that's the main thing. And I would NEVER say that I would not
have wanted to have Priscilla and Pixie in my life, even though it was for far
too short a time.
BTW - I did not know they were sick at all
Belinda, he was on Lasix 20 mg a day, in divided doses. The vet told me
yesterday to just give him 10 mg a day as he doesn't want to dehydrate him.
Are you referring to Spironolactone? I haven't mentioned that yet but maybe
it could be of benefit. From what I understand the fluid buildup is in
Wherever you read this it is WRONG, it lives secondsif that, once it
dries it dies. Don't believe anything you read on the internet, anyone
can write anything they want and if you read it at Cornells website,
ALOT of their information on FeLV is inaccurate too.
Apparently the virus CAN live
Now I am worried. I have been taking good care of Buzz's dishes and washing my
hands after I leave his room. If this virus lasts on clothing then I have put
my other cats at risk every time I pick them up in spite of the precautions.
Sue
Dorothy Noble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is why inaccurate information is so harmful, Dorthys info is
wrong, it dries it dies, talk to any vet who is knowledgable about FeLV
if you can find one, there aren't many even today it seems.
Now I am worried. I have been taking good care of Buzz's dishes and washing my
hands after
Lynne,
Still waiting for answers on the vet list. Some vets are afraid to
use spiro and lasix togehter but I know many cats on the heart list who
didn't benefit from lasix alone and are doing well being on both. Many
advanced heart kitties have fluid biuld up and the spiro and lasix are
OMG!! Cats, schmats, *I* want to live there!
Diane R.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:30 PM
To: felvtalk
Subject: OT - Cat enclosures
Boy, am I jealous of these people! One
Thank you all so much for your notesthey have really helped. David (my
hubby) and I are still discussing things. After a few days of really
watching Athena and trying to figure out her behavior (she's pretty quirky)
I have again come to the same conclusion that she would really benefit from
Dear Lynne
I can well imagine how you felt when you were given this news. I know
almost nothing about FIP myself including how reliable such a diagnosis
is but I see many of the good folks on this list who are informed have
given you lots of good feedback.
I know how very difficult
Isn't it awesome? One day!
On 2/28/08, Rosenfeldt, Diane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OMG!! Cats, schmats, *I* want to live there!
Diane R.
--
*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kelley Saveika
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 27,
I've been looking into l-lysine to start giving to Athena - from what I've
read, it would help. She's periodically got slightly runny eyes (like just
eye boogers, nothing more) that the vet says could be allergy related but
some sites I have read said if it clears up with the l-lysine it's
Lysine is useful for treating herpes.
You want it without propelene glycol.
I use the powder form, $12.30 per pound from iherb.com
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1pid=653
I had previously used some gel formulation supposedly designed to appeal to
cats but Missy didn't like it.
Hello. I bought a pill crusher and crushed the tablets. I gave 1/2 in AM
sprinkled on small amount of canned food (to make sure they get the entire
dose) and 1/2 in PM ~ same way. They are 500 mg tablets. Or you can double the
dose, too. I use Nature Made. The pill crusher I have has a place
There's no need to give tablets, so definitely, don't put your cat thru that.
Key for an asymptomatic Felv+ cat is to keep stress at a minimum so always keep
that in mind- you don't want the treatment- in an attempt to keep your cat
symptom-free- to be worse than no treatment at all!!
Sue,
Just about everything I've read points toward what Belinda is saying.
Unless Buzz is able to sneeze enough onto your shirt to get it sopping
wet, there's no reason to worry. Handling dishes and boxes thoughtfully
should alleviate the risk of your other cats even coming into contact
with
You really need to start thinking about getting him Pred. It doesn't matter
WHAT it is that it affecting him, but whatever it is, it is bad. He has fluid
in his lungs and he can't be comfortable with the aspirations. The Pred will
increase his quality of life and make him more comfortable
Missy says - YUCK - I do not like Viralys! Mommy, please don't make me eat
it!
On 2/28/08, laurieskatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello. I bought a pill crusher and crushed the tablets. I gave 1/2 in AM
sprinkled on small amount of canned food (to make sure they get the entire
dose) and 1/2
Obviously, Dorothy, treat your cats the way you're comfortable with, but
as someone else has stated, the Cornell info *is* outdated. If FeLV
were as hugely contagious as stated, I would now have 4 cats dead of it,
since our Patches escaped our quarantine the first night he was with us,
and
My 2 cents worth: when I first needed to find out as much as poss about
FeLV, one of the many sites I went on was the Cornell---and, barely
educated as i was about the virus, I was shocked and disappointed to
find (from other more recent, corroborated, credible research), that
their information
Dorothy
You are correct in the fact that this is what's on the Cornell web
site-unfortunately that site has not been updated in years and does indeed
contain some very outdated info. That info was then used by a variety of
other sites as gospel and therein the dilemma. I know there are other
One more thing about transmission-a very wise vet once said to me that the
FELV virus is not a new virus, its been around since the dinosaurs! If it
were than transmittable, the cat species would have died out long ago.
Christiane Biagi
914-632-4672
Cell: 914-720-6888
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris- it sounds like she was a carrier? Have you heard this term used
before as it relates to Felv? When Monkee tested positive for the third time,
my vet said it didn't look good for him to just be a carrier- a cat that
carries it in the bloodstream, but not in the bone marrow where it
Well, she's had a few episodes of very low white blood counts in the last
few years. Each time, vet treated her with immune regulin and it bounced
back up. She's a hefty 18 pounds, a cantankerous calico. I will when I
get a chance find the references to the need for repeated testing of kittens
Does anyone have any direct experience with FIV that they can pass on to me? I
know the gist of course, since I foster cats and have met and lost the battle
to- both Felv and FIP in the past year (ugh). I have heard that cats with FIV
can be fairly successful- live heathly lives barely
Hi Caroline,
Not direct experience, but I am on a good FIV yahoo group. It is absolutely
true it is caused by deep bite wounds. To make matters more complicated, a
positive test result can be caused by vaccinating the cat against FIV.
There is now a test to see if the positive result is caused
I believe everything you've said is correct. The kind of intermingling
of bodily fluids that comes only with deep bite wounds (or intercourse)
is the way FIV is transmitted. In this way FIV is similar to HIV, but
its manifestations and treatment are not. It's basically the good-food
and
Well, after bawling a lot last night and conferring with my husband while at
work today I faxed off another letter to my vet letting him know that Bob and I
would try any treatment that may possibly give BooBoo more time on this earth
with us and I made a couple suggestions. To my surprise he
Also inaccurate
*Due to the extreme contagiousness*
--
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
All I'm saying is not all the information you find on the internet is
accurate and if you think it is your in for a rude awakening. Your
highlighted in yellow info is not correct.
I'm speaking from experience, mine and many others on the list. My vet
was fully aware of my situation, Bailey
Belinda wrote:
FeLV IS NOT AS CONTAGIOUS AS SOME VETS TRY TO SCARE YOU INTO
BELIEVING.#65533; You can believe and do with your pets as you please but
please don't post information you find on the internet as the absolute
truth.#65533; Anytime I hear that a negative has turned positive from
30 matches
Mail list logo
