RE: Buzz emancipated
I've never had a problem either. Some of mine have lived with positives for
over 10 years and are still negative.
tonya
Carmen Conklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma }Hi Sue, Glad to hear you are letting
Buzz out into the general population. We have had good success with mixing our
FeLV kits with non positive cats. We have had 4 different felines who lived in
close association with the other felines and they did NOT have a FeLV
vaccination either. They never got it. One lived with the FeLV's for over 3
years and then we moved him to another home. Another lived to be very old. They
never fought, or bit, so never got it and the FeLV virus dies pretty quickly if
a cat sneezes, etc..We put interferon in the water daily to boost all of them,
but we have had a good success rate for mixing. And Buzz will be happier I am
sure. Carmen (mostly a lurker, but have posted a few times)! Have a great day.
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:39:13 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Buzz emancipated
Hello, everyone,
This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I
will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison
room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather
continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every
time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is
taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is
this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can
do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed
the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that
is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but
I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would
be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sue
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RE: Buzz emancipated
Hi Sue, Our Saffron kitty was a HUGE washer and lover of everyone. He slept with four in a kitty bed and they'd sneeze on him and everything. And I wouldn't say that he had the greatest immune system in the world either. I do believe that many cats simply build up resistance to the FeLV virus and are more immune to it. Saffron washed everyone and they washed him. We miss him. He had several ear surgeries for polyps but he lived to be over 19. Carmen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Buzz emancipatedDate: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:30:05 -0400 Hi,Carmen. It's good to hear of the success stories. My other cats chase each other a lot but I don't think they do much biting. Charllie is the loveable one who thinks it is his job to wash everybody, though. He is the one I am most worried about. - Original Message - From: Carmen Conklin To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: RE: Buzz emancipated Hi Sue, Glad to hear you are letting Buzz out into the general population. We have had good success with mixing our FeLV kits with non positive cats. We have had 4 different felines who lived in close association with the other felines and they did NOT have a FeLV vaccination either. They never got it. One lived with the FeLV's for over 3 years and then we moved him to another home. Another lived to be very old. They never fought, or bit, so never got it and the FeLV virus dies pretty quickly if a cat sneezes, etc..We put interferon in the water daily to boost all of them, but we have had a good success rate for mixing. And Buzz will be happier I am sure. Carmen (mostly a lurker, but have posted a few times)! Have a great day. Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:39:13 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. _ Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008
RE: Buzz emancipated
Carmen, He sounds like a sweetheart. Was he a negative? Charlie also has asthma and has had problems with his eyes. I think I'll start putting lysine in their food before the mix happens. Sue Carmen Conklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Hi Sue, Our Saffron kitty was a HUGE washer and lover of everyone. He slept with four in a kitty bed and they'd sneeze on him and everything. And I wouldn't say that he had the greatest immune system in the world either. I do believe that many cats simply build up resistance to the FeLV virus and are more immune to it. Saffron washed everyone and they washed him. We miss him. He had several ear surgeries for polyps but he lived to be over 19. Carmen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Buzz emancipatedDate: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:30:05 -0400 Hi,Carmen. It's good to hear of the success stories. My other cats chase each other a lot but I don't think they do much biting. Charllie is the loveable one who thinks it is his job to wash everybody, though. He is the one I am most worried about. - Original Message - From: Carmen Conklin To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: RE: Buzz emancipated Hi Sue, Glad to hear you are letting Buzz out into the general population. We have had good success with mixing our FeLV kits with non positive cats. We have had 4 different felines who lived in close association with the other felines and they did NOT have a FeLV vaccination either. They never got it. One lived with the FeLV's for over 3 years and then we moved him to another home. Another lived to be very old. They never fought, or bit, so never got it and the FeLV virus dies pretty quickly if a cat sneezes, etc..We put interferon in the water daily to boost all of them, but we have had a good success rate for mixing. And Buzz will be happier I am sure. Carmen (mostly a lurker, but have posted a few times)! Have a great day. Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:39:13 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. _ Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008
Re: Buzz emancipated
If you have a good holistic vet around check with her. If not you might want to consult with Susan Maier http://www.horizonvetserv.com/ or Dr. E. . Boswell 502.499.9663. Both do phone consultations and have had wonderful results with FeLV+ cats. Both are real vets who use alternative medicines. I know and love both of them. Dixie sees Dr. Boswell regularly and Dr. Maier on occasion (a matter of convenience for me and I've known Dr. Boswell for 15 or so years). I know you are scared. From my point of view, I use colostrum to boost immunity. Dr. Maier is able to get it for me in capsules and Just Born has it in the powder. Dixie is an only cat right now but she has had company from a cat that spent the winter on the porch. My concern was boosting her immunity as well as his. She eats Primal Raw, Wellness, and a few other no grain, high protein foods with extra veggies. Try Feliway spray in the room Buzz is in and add a catnip plant. It may help him. And don't forget his immune system either. Good luck. On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:39 AM, Sue Koren wrote: Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
RE: Buzz emancipated
Hi Sue, Glad to hear you are letting Buzz out into the general population. We have had good success with mixing our FeLV kits with non positive cats. We have had 4 different felines who lived in close association with the other felines and they did NOT have a FeLV vaccination either. They never got it. One lived with the FeLV's for over 3 years and then we moved him to another home. Another lived to be very old. They never fought, or bit, so never got it and the FeLV virus dies pretty quickly if a cat sneezes, etc..We put interferon in the water daily to boost all of them, but we have had a good success rate for mixing. And Buzz will be happier I am sure. Carmen (mostly a lurker, but have posted a few times)! Have a great day. Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:39:13 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue _ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008
Re: Buzz emancipated
Hi Sue, (I mostly lurk these days, but have been around for a long time..) To help your other cats, you will want to keep their immune systems as strong as possible. So almost everything you do for Buzz will help the others too. The high quality food, the kitty vitamins, using lactoferrin or colostrum or DMG, reducing the amount of stress, etc, will help all of your kitties. If you are worried about introductory hissy fits, you can start now by rubbing your kitties with a towel (to get their scent on it) and putting it in Buzz's room, and rubbing Buzz with another towel to get the others used to his scent. Also, you can put a dab of vanilla flavoring on the back of each kitty's neck at the base of their tails to help them all smell alike when you finally let Buzz out. I have also heard people recommend Feliway (either the plug-ins or the spray, or both) to help reduce stress/anxiety during introductions - start using this a few days before letting them mix. Rescue Remedy can also help. You can put it in their water or rub some onto their ears/paws, and you can even take some to help you relax too! HTH, Kat (mew Jersey) On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Sue Koren wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 8:39:13 -0400 From: Sue Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: FeLV Talk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
Re: Buzz emancipated
I went to Dr. Maier's website it looks like she could be of some help. Not just for Buzz but also for one of my negatives, Tucker, who has a problem with his immune system attacking the bacteria on his teeth. He has had all but his two top front canines removed and he still has sores in his mouth. My vet doesn't know what else to do for him. I went out and purchased something called a Comfort Zone diffuser tonight that says it has Feliway. Maybe it will help Buzz chill out. Funny thing is, he doesn't like catnip. I have heard that there are cats that don't but he is the first one I have ever know of. Thanks for your help, Sue - Original Message - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: Re: Buzz emancipated If you have a good holistic vet around check with her. If not you might want to consult with Susan Maier http://www.horizonvetserv.com/ or Dr. E. . Boswell 502.499.9663. Both do phone consultations and have had wonderful results with FeLV+ cats. Both are real vets who use alternative medicines. I know and love both of them. Dixie sees Dr. Boswell regularly and Dr. Maier on occasion (a matter of convenience for me and I've known Dr. Boswell for 15 or so years). I know you are scared. From my point of view, I use colostrum to boost immunity. Dr. Maier is able to get it for me in capsules and Just Born has it in the powder. Dixie is an only cat right now but she has had company from a cat that spent the winter on the porch. My concern was boosting her immunity as well as his. She eats Primal Raw, Wellness, and a few other no grain, high protein foods with extra veggies. Try Feliway spray in the room Buzz is in and add a catnip plant. It may help him. And don't forget his immune system either. Good luck. On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:39 AM, Sue Koren wrote: Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
Re: Buzz emancipated
Hi,Carmen. It's good to hear of the success stories. My other cats chase each other a lot but I don't think they do much biting. Charllie is the loveable one who thinks it is his job to wash everybody, though. He is the one I am most worried about. - Original Message - From: Carmen Conklin To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: RE: Buzz emancipated Hi Sue, Glad to hear you are letting Buzz out into the general population. We have had good success with mixing our FeLV kits with non positive cats. We have had 4 different felines who lived in close association with the other felines and they did NOT have a FeLV vaccination either. They never got it. One lived with the FeLV's for over 3 years and then we moved him to another home. Another lived to be very old. They never fought, or bit, so never got it and the FeLV virus dies pretty quickly if a cat sneezes, etc..We put interferon in the water daily to boost all of them, but we have had a good success rate for mixing. And Buzz will be happier I am sure. Carmen (mostly a lurker, but have posted a few times)! Have a great day. Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:39:13 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue -- Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how.
Re: Buzz emancipated
Hi,Kat - I looked for colostrum at the pet store this evening but couldn't find it. Maybe online. I will look for the Rescue Remedy, too. I wonder if it comes in bubble bath form. :) - Original Message - From: Kat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FeLV Talk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:59 AM Subject: Re: Buzz emancipated Hi Sue, (I mostly lurk these days, but have been around for a long time..) To help your other cats, you will want to keep their immune systems as strong as possible. So almost everything you do for Buzz will help the others too. The high quality food, the kitty vitamins, using lactoferrin or colostrum or DMG, reducing the amount of stress, etc, will help all of your kitties. If you are worried about introductory hissy fits, you can start now by rubbing your kitties with a towel (to get their scent on it) and putting it in Buzz's room, and rubbing Buzz with another towel to get the others used to his scent. Also, you can put a dab of vanilla flavoring on the back of each kitty's neck at the base of their tails to help them all smell alike when you finally let Buzz out. I have also heard people recommend Feliway (either the plug-ins or the spray, or both) to help reduce stress/anxiety during introductions - start using this a few days before letting them mix. Rescue Remedy can also help. You can put it in their water or rub some onto their ears/paws, and you can even take some to help you relax too! HTH, Kat (mew Jersey) On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Sue Koren wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 8:39:13 -0400 From: Sue Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: FeLV Talk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
Re: Buzz emancipated
I have had several who loved catnip and more (especially ferals) who thought it was for the birds. Susan has some very good remedies for teeth problems. She has been very helpful with Dixie...the only problem she has has tooth related and it may be because of the time she spent on the streets alone/not FeLV related. Who knows? I would encourage you to contact her or Dr. Boswell.Even Dixie relaxes with them. On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:25 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: I went to Dr. Maier's website it looks like she could be of some help. Not just for Buzz but also for one of my negatives, Tucker, who has a problem with his immune system attacking the bacteria on his teeth. He has had all but his two top front canines removed and he still has sores in his mouth. My vet doesn't know what else to do for him. I went out and purchased something called a Comfort Zone diffuser tonight that says it has Feliway. Maybe it will help Buzz chill out. Funny thing is, he doesn't like catnip. I have heard that there are cats that don't but he is the first one I have ever know of. Thanks for your help, Sue - Original Message - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: Re: Buzz emancipated If you have a good holistic vet around check with her. If not you might want to consult with Susan Maier http://www.horizonvetserv.com/ or Dr. E. . Boswell 502.499.9663. Both do phone consultations and have had wonderful results with FeLV+ cats. Both are real vets who use alternative medicines. I know and love both of them. Dixie sees Dr. Boswell regularly and Dr. Maier on occasion (a matter of convenience for me and I've known Dr. Boswell for 15 or so years). I know you are scared. From my point of view, I use colostrum to boost immunity. Dr. Maier is able to get it for me in capsules and Just Born has it in the powder. Dixie is an only cat right now but she has had company from a cat that spent the winter on the porch. My concern was boosting her immunity as well as his. She eats Primal Raw, Wellness, and a few other no grain, high protein foods with extra veggies. Try Feliway spray in the room Buzz is in and add a catnip plant. It may help him. And don't forget his immune system either. Good luck. On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:39 AM, Sue Koren wrote: Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
Re: Buzz emancipated
Both are at health food stores or on line and both are wonderful. If you get with Dr. Maier she can help you. On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:41 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Hi,Kat - I looked for colostrum at the pet store this evening but couldn't find it. Maybe online. I will look for the Rescue Remedy, too. I wonder if it comes in bubble bath form. :) - Original Message - From: Kat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FeLV Talk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:59 AM Subject: Re: Buzz emancipated Hi Sue, (I mostly lurk these days, but have been around for a long time..) To help your other cats, you will want to keep their immune systems as strong as possible. So almost everything you do for Buzz will help the others too. The high quality food, the kitty vitamins, using lactoferrin or colostrum or DMG, reducing the amount of stress, etc, will help all of your kitties. If you are worried about introductory hissy fits, you can start now by rubbing your kitties with a towel (to get their scent on it) and putting it in Buzz's room, and rubbing Buzz with another towel to get the others used to his scent. Also, you can put a dab of vanilla flavoring on the back of each kitty's neck at the base of their tails to help them all smell alike when you finally let Buzz out. I have also heard people recommend Feliway (either the plug-ins or the spray, or both) to help reduce stress/anxiety during introductions - start using this a few days before letting them mix. Rescue Remedy can also help. You can put it in their water or rub some onto their ears/paws, and you can even take some to help you relax too! HTH, Kat (mew Jersey) On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Sue Koren wrote: Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 8:39:13 -0400 From: Sue Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: FeLV Talk felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Buzz emancipated Hello, everyone, This coming Friday the last of my 5 FeLV- cats will get his booster. Then I will wait the appropriate amount of time and release Buzz from his prison room into the general population. I am scared to death. I would rather continue to keep them seperate but Buzz is crazy to escape his room every time we open the door and the time I spend behind the closed door with him is taking away from my family, not to mention the other cats. My question is this; is there anything anyone knows of besides the vaccinations that I can do for my other cats that may help to protect them? They are all being fed the Wellness canned food. Buzz will soon be getting a vitamin suppliment that is supposed to boost the immune systems of FeLV+ cats that my vet found, but I doubt if it does anything to stop the virus from shedding. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks, Sue
