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Rachel Dagner
rdagner at novahrc.com
Fri Jun 10 09:39:32 CDT 2016
You could add an immunosupportive supplement to his food. There are so many
out there and I am not an expert on any of them unfortunately, and it
doesn’t sound like your vet is either. You could try calling or e-mailing
an integrative vet to see what brands they think are best, if you wanted to
add this. It may or may not make a difference in the outcome, who knows,
but it wouldn’t hurt and I would do it if I had it to do over again, the
only reason I didn’t is because I was scared to death of any mineral or
ingredient that might cause the slightest uti or crystals in Tucker, who
another unremovable blockage would have meant death for, I gave him
prescription cat food and distilled water and nothing else, until the
cancer when it was too late for it to do much good. I also think you should
have him tested, you are going to worry yourself either way, and what if
there isn’t anything to worry about? I had a girlfriend worry her whole
life about breast cancer because her mom and grandma died in their early
forties from it. Finally when she turned 41 she came up with the courage to
get a mammogram and the genetic testing, and guess what? No cancer no gene.
She was too scared to look into it sooner so she could possibly catch it
early or to take preventative measures, she is very lucky it turned out
like it did.
*From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf Of
*Mary Muzyka
*Sent:* Friday, June 10, 2016 10:12 AM
*To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
*Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)
Thanks for all your comments. My invoice from the vet indicates that they
tested her for FIV FHWT (570), viral infection/head worm disease & for GI
parasites, analyses full & internal organ health. They did prescribe
Onsior 6mg - 3 tablets, which I gave her half a tablet every couple of days
to stimulate her appetite. When I returned for the second visit, they gave
her mirtazapine 15 mg, fluids, subcutaneous - 300mls, cerenia injection
(10mg/ml), famotidine injection and Loxicom (Meloxicam) injectable. I
don't see the sense in testing Dolce since when Fiona was tested, she
tested negative. He is an indoor cat who is well fed so I don't know what
more I can do for his immune system other than keeping everything clean -
food bowls & litter box.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Mary Muzyka <mary.muzyka at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I've been following everyone's comments, which have been very informative.
I recently lost my 3 year old girl, Fiona, to feline leukemia. She was
gone within two weeks. She went from a very active and healthy girl to
barely walking and shaking in a two week period. I first noticed that she
wasn't jumping on my bed or anything else for that matter. I took her to
the vet and they did blood work and called me within an hour of leaving
their office telling me she tested positive. They then sent her blood out
for other various tests and the results were all good for her not having
any other problems. Each day she got a little less active and then stopped
eating and drinking. I used a syringe to feed and give her water for a
couple days and then took her back to the vet. She injected fluids under
her skin and when I got home, she began eating and drinking immediately.
They also gave me a couple pills to give her to stimulate her appetite -
they only worked once. She was shutting down and looked so sad. The
morning she could barely walk and was shaking told me it was time to put
her down. It broke my heart. I rescued her from the streets and when I
had her fixed at one year old, they tested for HIV & leukemia and she was
negative. She has been living with my four year old boy, Dolce, for
two years sharing food bowls and litter boxes. My vet tells me there is a
99% chance that Dolce was infected. He is in perfect health right
now. The vet basically said she wouldn't bother testing him because she is
certain he would have it. From what I've been reading from the posts here,
there is a change he might not be infected. They used to run and play
together, but never did I see her bight him. I want to add that since
I rescued her, she never was outside again. From what I've been reading,
no one has lost a cat this quickly to the disease. Makes me think she had
something else. I don't have much faith in vets from my experience over
the years. I'd be interested in your thoughts.
Mary Muzyka
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