[Felvtalk] Checking in.....

Pam Doore thyme2sail at gmail.com
Fri Jul 21 12:11:38 CDT 2017


I live in western ny if that helps.
On Jul 21, 2017 12:54 PM, "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" <
Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov> wrote:

> I tried, I was going to get him a rabbit but Skylar is huge and would kill
> it.  I tried to see if he liked my dog and my dog scares the hell out of
> him and the dog is old.  LOL  have a nice weekend.  I wanted to find
> someone who lived close who had an FELV Cat so we could see how they did
> together but no one lives near me.
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Pam Doore
> *Sent:* Friday, July 21, 2017 10:58 AM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
>
>
>
> You could  vaccinate one of yours against felv.  or maybe a different
> species for him to watch like a fish tank, bird feeders outside of room, or
> if you have a smart tv..paul dinning videos on youtube are a favorite of
> mine and my girls :).
>
> Mozart and Miko did everything together. Their mom, Ally tolerated being
> with them but would have been fine as only kitty. After Miko died,
> eventually she started playing with him.  He is definitely more dependent
> on her now than she is on him :-).
>
> On Jul 21, 2017 10:06 AM, "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" <
> Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov> wrote:
>
> I am scared to get him a friend since I have 14 other cats in the house.
> He is alone in a big area of the house.  But I am not sure if him and
> another cat would spread germs back and forth.   My cat clan is up to 28
> cats.  Insane.
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Pam Doore
> *Sent:* Friday, July 21, 2017 9:39 AM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
>
>
>
> I understand Sheila! I have my first too, actually Mom and her kittens.
> One kitten passed away.and the other is 15 months old. Plus I took another
> FeLv+ cat from out shelter. I will probably end up adopting her too :).
>
> On Jul 21, 2017 8:34 AM, "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" <
> Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov> wrote:
>
> No, he said it was no big deal at all.  I just worry.  This is my first
> FELV cat.
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Pam Doore
> *Sent:* Friday, July 21, 2017 8:21 AM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
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>
> Sheila did your vet seem concerned about the higher cholesterol?
>
> On Jul 21, 2017 7:44 AM, "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" <
> Sheila.Armstrong-Brown at ssa.gov> wrote:
>
> It was part of a blood panel I had done on him.  I get bloodwork every 6
> months and I thought it was odd too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> dlgegg at windstream.net
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 6:57 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
>
> I have never had anyone tell me my cats needed cholesterol tested.
> i was beginning to wonder if the list was still there, had not heard
> anything.
>
> ---- Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote:
> > It if were me, I would ignore the cholesterol. It is nonsensical in cats
> (and being called into question in humans too).
> >
> > Amani
> >
> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
> > Of Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium
> > Sent: July-20-17 10:37 AM
> > To: 'felvtalk at felineleukemia.org'
> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
> >
> > My son Skylar is doing well and his 6 month bloodwork came back great.
> High cholesterol is all.  No idea why that would be. He is now 2 1/2 years
> old, I hope he is around a long time.
> >
> > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
> > Of ROBERT CHAPEL
> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:28 AM
> > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in.....
> >
> > Things have been very quiet on the group lately...OR... I am once again
> not getting group mail....
> > Has there been activity I've missed??
> > My Hospice Boy ( Gilbert) is doing quite well for the moment but ( as we
> all know with such things it could change any minute...so I'll just enjoy
> it while it's happening)....    Wondering if any of you have experience
> with Higher dose Prednisolone administered chronically ( say above 7.5 mg
> QD)...  When I agreed to Foster Gilbert it came with the proviso that I
> would follow their directions ( Which I will hold to unless I feel they are
> killing him unnecessarily quickly)  His Tumor does not appear to have
> gotten any larger and his pain appears to be pretty well controlled....
> Just wish I knew specifically what is helping the most so I could cut down
> on superfluous drugs....currently he's on Gabapentin( .4 cc BID if pain is
> up.. QD if doing OK).. for pain, prednisolone ( 10 mg QD administered via
> syringe dissolved in milk, Venus Fly Trap SubQ BID ( interesting
> substance... bears closer scrutiny...  supposed to have anti tumor
> activity) Two other " alternative " medications !
>  which I h
>  ave suspended only because the poor boy screams bloody murder every time
> I have to give him something..... with a tumor invading his oral cavity I
> want to keep anything PO to a minimum....
> > Seems that the cats I've had that are _ supposed_ to ( clincally) die
> > don't and the ones that that aren't ..do Hope everyones buddies are
> doing reasonably well ( as reasonably well as FeLV Kitties can do)...
> Gilbert, as I mentioned, had a traumatic brain injury which has left him
> with poor balance... but lately he's been insistent on expanding his range
> and even tried running this AM...  Wasn't in anything resembling a straight
> line but the spirit in this guy is enough to make you weep...  Guess that's
> part of why I am such a fan of animals.... they simply do what they have to
> and do it without complaint  ( Sure glad they can't speak...perhaps I'd
> like them less if their inner thoughts were more like ( Why ME??  I'm a
> more thoughtful caring cat than Mittens over there; why did _ I_ have to
> get hit by a car and THEN get cancer!!... and there's that jerk Mittens
> running around all carefree and happy...where's the Justice I ask
> you!!!!)...
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
>
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