Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
My vet says that a/d can make the diarrhea worse due to the high fat content. You might try some but go easy and see if it does make the diarrhea worse? We have two combo negative boys that are about the size of 6 month old kittens, and they were feral when we rescued them at 4 weeks. They are s

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
It never hurts to be overly cautious. But both my positives went through times that they were very symptomatic, and no one caught the felv from them. Of course all my other cats were vaccinated and adults. I would not mix a symptomatic cat with a kitten or unvaccinated cat. Good luck with yo

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-19 Thread catatonya
I would feed him really good food. Like maybe even a/d, or at least a good brand of kitten food. I would also put him on l-lysine for the eyes. Has he seen the vet yet. I don't think it would hurt to start him on interferon either. I have a cat that is 10 years old and still looks like a ki

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-18 Thread fsftb
Jane, I would be very grateful to hear what worked for you when you have the time. The little guy also has diarrhea. I hope to get an appointment with my vet today to see what we are fighting against. I can't believe the people at this rescue told me he was asymptomatic. He is such a sweethe

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Jane Lyons
Hi Sue When I picked up MeMe she was in really terrible shape. I did not know she was FeLV, but she was unusually small for a one year old, had a terrible upper respiratory, constant sneezing, runny nose, diarrhea, stomatitis, swollen glands, she was really miserable. It tool us 6 months to get

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Laurieskatz
I am responding only because this was just posted. Will let others respond to symptoms. I suspect the stress of the move could contribute now, too. Want to urge you, and I suspect you are already, to be very careful when going between him and your other cats as he is symptomatic. I would wash hands

Re: [Felvtalk] New kitty has arrived. Worried.

2008-09-17 Thread Pat Kachur
My Mandy (Felv positive) is 6 years old and no bigger than a six-month old. When I adopted her in July 2007, she was too thin but now is just right as far as weight--but has never grown. She is very healthy but STILL eats like she thinks she'll never see another bit of food. She will grab the