Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Merlot was admitted to the vet hospital this morning. His fever is persisting and we still have no idea as to cause. Last night they tested for pancreatitis and that test came back normal. He got sub-Q fluids and they sent him home with us. He has vomitted a few times and he has not really kept

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Keeping you and Merlot in my thoughts. Hope you figure it out and Merlot is feeling better soon. Amy From: Maya D'Alessio To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot Merlot was admitted to the vet hospital

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Sometimes with a Felv pos. cat they get sick and the vet never does actually find a cause, they simply go downhill. This has happened to me many times, and when the cat or kitten won't eat and starts hiding, I know it is time for him/her to be PTS. Tthis is a terrible decision to make, but dying

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Thanks for the advice re. the winstrol. I am honestly concerned about him making it past the next few days. His abdomen is really sore/tense/uncomfortable and he complains heavily when being moved/picked up/palpated. Do you have any idea if that fits with the FeLV? On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 11:59

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Maya I would be pretty sure that the platelet drop is from FeLV and I am not sure why that is stumping the vets. FeLV can attack any one of the three cell lines (red cells, white cells and platelets) because it effects the bone marrow where these cells are all produced. Thus, when FeLV begins

[Felvtalk] FW: Merlot

I adopted a cat last summer (2014) from a feral colony. I found out, just after I adopted her, that several of the other cats taken from the colony died from FIP. The kitten I had taken was about 8 months old, and she got deathly ill just after I took her home. She was congested with runny

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

My experience has been similar in a way, but much more positive. Both of my two boys get sick. Bloodwork came back normal (surprisingly), even his CBC. Turns out he had a UTI, which is really very unusual in cats with normal kidney values. He's back to normal (for him). Gribble occasionally

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with polyprenyl immunostimulant (PI)? On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Margo wrote: > > > My experience has been similar in a way, but much more positive. Both of > my two boys get sick. Bloodwork came back normal

Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Merlot

Thank you Amani. Thank you to everyone in this group, it has been a very supportive for the last 15 months or so since I lost my first cat to FeLV. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Amani Oakley wrote: > > > I adopted a cat last summer (2014) from a feral colony. I found

[Felvtalk] OT FIP wasRe: Merlot

"The abdominal pain sounds more like FIP, to be honest, but I have a FIP cat who also responded remarkably to the Winstrol, so same advice" Hi Amani, I'm interested in you're associating abdominal pain with FIP. Could you point me in the direction of more information? How was the

[Felvtalk] Merlot status update

So we can say relatively conclusively at this point that this is the FeLV, as his blood cell counts are going down and everything else has been ruled out. His fever hasn't changed, which is good and bad. Good that it's not worse, bad that it's not responding to drugs. We got to take him home

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Wow, after looking in to FIP, it does sound like that could be what is going on. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Amani Oakley wrote: > Then get the Winstrol ASAP. My cat was in an oxygen tent and his > haemotocrit was down to 5 before I got the Winstrol into him. > >

Re: [Felvtalk] Merlot

Then get the Winstrol ASAP. My cat was in an oxygen tent and his haemotocrit was down to 5 before I got the Winstrol into him. The abdominal pain sounds more like FIP, to be honest, but I have a FIP cat who also responded remarkably to the Winstrol, so same advice. Call the vet today and speak