Re: To Joe: Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch

[Joe Reil]

 Welcome to the group.  I'm really sorry to hear
 about
 Chewie and that Stitch has also tested positive for
 FeLV.

Thanks. :)

The best thing you can do for Stitch is to
 educate yourself on this virus. 

That's why I'm here. :)

 If Stitch is asymptomatic, there's not much else you
 can do, other than considering supplements for her
 immune system, like L-lysine (without propynol
 glycol)
 or Mega C.  And keep us bookmarked because this is
 the
 place to be for FeLV info.  Bless you for not pts
 this
 kitty and for taking such good care of her.

Thanks. I couldn't see putting her to sleep now -
she's still young, healthy and active. I've never
understood people who can do that so easily...  
Chewie was very obviously sick and was getting worse
rapidly so I think I made the right decision, but I'd
like to put that off for Stitch as long as possible.

 Take care and keep us posted on Stitch!

Will do!

Thanks,

Joe


   

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P.S. Re: To Joe: Re: Felvtalk - introduction - Chewie and Stitch

[wendy]

P.S. There is a FAQ link on the Felineleukemia.org
site that links to Cornell University's FAQ page, but
beware, we here do not always agree with Cornell, and
often find that some of their info. is outdated. 
Also, there is a Feline Leukemia Information link on
the felineleukemia.org website towards the bottom of
the page.

:)
Wendy

--- wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi Joe,
 
 Welcome to the group.  I'm really sorry to hear
 about
 Chewie and that Stitch has also tested positive for
 FeLV.  The best thing you can do for Stitch is to
 educate yourself on this virus.  It is a serious,
 and
 often times, deadly disease, but not necessarily a
 death sentence.  Keeping Stitch stress-free and
 feeding him the best diet possible will go a long
 way
 in combatting the virus.  FeLV is not AIDS for
 kitties, but it is similar in how it behaves. 
 Keeping
 the immune system in top-notch shape is how we
 combat
 the virus in our beloved furbabies.
 
 Stitch may still throw off this virus, depending on
 when he was exposed, which could certainly have just
 been recently when Chewie got sick, even though they
 have been living together for a while.  Also, there
 are a lot of false-positive tests.  Retesting Stitch
 in 3-6 months with the IFA test would be a good
 idea. 
 You are right to wait on adopting another cat right
 now, and if other cats stress Stitch out, I wouldn't
 get one at all, unless she does test negative in 3-6
 months; then it won't matter too much if she gets a
 little stressed out.
 
 If Stitch is asymptomatic, there's not much else you
 can do, other than considering supplements for her
 immune system, like L-lysine (without propynol
 glycol)
 or Mega C.  And keep us bookmarked because this is
 the
 place to be for FeLV info.  Bless you for not pts
 this
 kitty and for taking such good care of her.
 
 Take care and keep us posted on Stitch!
 :)
 Wendy
 Dallas, TX
 
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