Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Susan Dubose
, August 29, 2007 11:12 AM Subject: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do. I'm so sorry to hear that, Megan. I haven't read all your other replies, but will try to keep this short. This is what I would do. First, these cats are siblings and have be

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
ill deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Hav

Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Gloria B. Lane
I'm so sorry to hear that, Megan. I haven't read all your other replies, but will try to keep this short. This is what I would do. First, these cats are siblings and have been together a while with plenty of opportunity to share diseases, so why separate them now? I'd keep the cats togethe

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Sally Davis
on Team (KART) > >www.findkpets.org > > > >Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals > > > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen > >Sent: Tuesday, Augu

RE: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Melissa Lind
Best of luck Megan! I hope you have success. You are truly a compassionate person. Your kitties are blessed to have you caring for them. Melissa -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:06 PM To: fel

Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Belinda
Megan, My Bailey was my positive, he came to us at 5 months of age, he was positive then, my other 4 at that time were all negative and vaccinated. I had Bailey separate but found out my Joey was sneaking under the door to play with him while I was at work, he was Bailey's age and we liv

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Megan Heikkinen
>Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Megan Heikkinen >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:44 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: To Mega

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-29 Thread Sally Davis
Hi Megan, I will second the endorsement on Immuno regulin. Junior was treated for hemobartonella in case he had it, but I think the immuno regulin got him through the crisis. He was on the first protocol listed on the web page. It is not expensive, although the vet or vet tech will have to give the

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Chris
n: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do. Olive actually did test negative on the ELISA test, although it wasn't a strong negative. The IFA was done twice and came up positive both times. We skipped the ELISA test on my other two, and instead are having t

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Tad Burnett
Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: RE: To M

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
--- Original Message - From: Tad Burnett To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:42 PM Subject: Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Probably close to 4 years ago I mentioned interferon to my vet... He had

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Tad Burnett
"Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do. Apparently my vet doesn't know what he's talking about... That kind of scares me. I think shots ma

To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
r guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent - Original Message - From: "Megan Heikkinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: R

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Megan Heikkinen
Olive actually did test negative on the ELISA test, although it wasn't a strong negative. The IFA was done twice and came up positive both times. We skipped the ELISA test on my other two, and instead are having the blood shipped to the vet school for the IFA. I don't think that my vet seems to kn

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Megan Heikkinen
applause, > Ever guarding with sharpened claws." > Trajan Tennent > > > > > - Original Message - > From: Marylyn > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: To Megan:

Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
Ahhh., Megan, you have already had some wonderful advice fromWendy, Michael & Caroline (did I miss anyone? Sorry if I did). There is nothing that I can add to their words of wisdom except, once again, I will say, "You need to take care of yourself, and don't forget to breathe." We

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Susan Dubose
age - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Just so you know, some vets carry the oral interferon. The vets I have in Louisville ke

Re: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Marylyn
t. Francis - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday,and I don't know what to do. Having just gone through this recently and losing Monkee to

RE: To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
Having just gone through this recently and losing Monkee to anemia/FelV, I can provide this: Blood transfusion: wears off in 10 days, if not less.  Signs of it wearing off are pretty clear: lack of energy, less moving around, white gums/nose (Monkee's nose was "perfect pink" and when his transfu

Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread glenda Goodman
Megan, The vet program at your school could be a real help. I am so sorry that you are going through this, especially with school just starting. It has to be horribly stressful for you... The most important thing, right now, is that you stay strong and remain focused. No matter what, you have to be

To Megan: Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread wendy
Megan, Hi and welcome to the group. I'm sorry you had to find us but you've come to the best place there is for info. short of a Veterinary Internist. I hope this evening finds you better off than last night. Michael is right...going to the website and clicking into Archives and searching th

Re: My cat was tested positive yesterday, and I don't know what to do.

2007-08-28 Thread OfALegend
Megan, I understand exactly where you’re coming from! Two of my three babies were diagnosed with FeLV last week. After much agonizing and listening to sound advice from the very educated people here, I’ve decided to not separate them right now. You can probably gather a LOT of informa