Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccination for FeLV+ kitten
Last August, a furry little kitten was saved by a woman who was gardening; she saw a fox chase the kitten, and took him inside. She brought it to our vet, and of course, I ended up with Jonathan, who was adopted in February. However, this cat will never be vaccinated again (directions from our vet), and he will be strictly an indoor cat, anyway. After getting vaccines, he came home to us. He was the most subdued kitten, always sleeping! We had him checked out, and it seems that the vaccines, maybe NOT caused, but certainly brought to the surface toxoplasmosis. He was on meds for over 5 months, until, after countless blood tests, he no longer had it. =^..^= From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of nckittenb...@aol.com Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 12:42 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Vaccination for FeLV+ kitten Hi everyone, I was wondering what the general concensus was on giving a positive kitten the FVRCP vaccination. Long story short, my recently adopted 12- week kitten (Macey) was spayed and 1st FVRCP vaccine given, as well as Rabies, before she was FeLV tested. 2 days later, she came down with a very bad URI (which she got during her short stay at the shelter), and I didn't think she would make it. But she did, so now I'm not sure whether to keep her vaccinated or not. Also, I've started doing online research, but does anyone know of supplements that actually might help the immune system? I have ordered L-lysine powder and treats, and I'm already giving my 2 stomatitis kitties interferon (alpha) and am thinking maybe to start giving that to Macey also. I have Forti-flora and thought it might help a bit, as well. Thanks so much, Cindy ^..^ ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Vaccination for FeLV kitten
It's a wonderful place..I haven't been there, but have organized and participated a walkathon for them in our area.. I am vegetarian, almost vegan, except when going to a restaurants - easy now, but wasn't when I went cold-turkey in 1985.. From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of nckittenb...@aol.com Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 2:13 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Vaccination for FeLV kitten I neglected to mention that I have many other negative cats who live in the majority of the house, and I have the kitten, Macey, confined to my office right now. When she had the URI, I tried my best to not transfer it outside the room, but, of course, several of my other cats got it, cause I haven't gotten them vaccincated in years. So I guess my main concern was if the other cats somehow came down with another URI in the future, chances are Macey might get it, from my transferance. If she was vaccinated, wouldn't she have a bit more protection than if not, especially since her immune system is compromised with the leukemia? Since I am new here, I was reading some previous threads, and I was interested in the comments made about vegetarianism, farm animals, etc. a while back. Obviously a deviation from leukemia, I am glad to say that I am a vegetarian (hopefully vegan one day), and I was wondering if anyone here knows about The Farm Sanctuary. I visited the Watkins Glen sanctuary (they also have a farm in CA) 2 years ago and stayed there for 2 nights, and it was the most peaceful trip I have ever taken. Such a magnificent and compassionate place! I highly recommend anyone who cares for animals to visit there. Unfortunately, the organization is up against some pretty powerful lobbies, so it's really hard to pass anti-cruelty laws for farm animals. But they try their best and have made great strides... ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
