From mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com Mon Apr 23 16:13:31 2018 From: mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com (mirna m) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:13:31 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> Hi!I am new here:)I have absolutely no experience with FeLV but my rescue group does,but this last cat has us all confused.I picked up a small boy last wednesday,about a year old, extremely emaciated,1.5kg, 39.7 degrees Celsius temperature,severe nasal and occular discharge ,difficulty swollowing.As it was evening, he got the basic atb's, Baytril and Gentamicine and we went home.This is were the real trouble stared as he wouldn't eat.I situated him in another building in the yard,as I have 8 cats,all of them rescues. Next morning we hurried to the vet,and after doing the test,he was FeLV positive.He stayed for an IV,and in the afternoon I picked him up.He also got uniflox eyedrops,something for his ear parasites,and I clean his nose,and that is it.He was too weak for deworming or anything else.He started eating that same afternoon,gotten a lot better but due to a nose discharge,the vet changed his atb yesterday to amoxycillin and gentamicin...and it was fine untill this morning.We went to the vet,he got his shots and as soon as I put him back in the transporter to go home,he had a seizure.My heart stopped as I thought he was having an anaphylactic shock.But he came back in seconds,and I left him so he can get therapy and IV fluids.Came back on the afternoon,we made arrangements we would just go back on Baytril the next morning.Started walking to m car,he started a series of sneezes,unable to stop,and there it was again,a really short .I rushed him back in, but by the time he was on the table,he was fine.The vet gave him glucocorticoids(I know they are bad)in case of a continuous allergy reaction.I really don't know what is wrong.He started getting better,even gained 0.2kg in a few days and now this.I did not want to leave him there as he is uncomfortable and no one works there at night.We got home,he was incredibly hungry and wanted to eat a lot,also we cuddled and I left him.Usually,since the moment I picked him up,he would usually go to sleep but now he just sits,like he is waiting for me.I want him to rest and to sleep.I am so afraid of tomorrow morning an his shots.I really don't know if this was stress or a real reaction to drugs,or epilepsy or something else.Also a bit worried because of glucocorticoids.Any insight would be helpful and truly appreciated.Sorry for the long post. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aoakley at oakleylegal.com Mon Apr 23 18:03:22 2018 From: aoakley at oakleylegal.com (Amani Oakley) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:03:22 +0000 Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy In-Reply-To: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi Mirna It is a bit difficult to determine why your little boy may be having seizures. With all the things he has on board (FeLV, possible worms, infection, not eating) I would contemplate that some of his levels (like calcium or magnesium) may be low. Try getting these things in liquid form or make them up in liquid form, and provide them orally with a syringe. Keep him trying to eat ? use baby food and Wiskas kitten milk in syringes to keep his food intake up. He may need some anti-seizure medication for now ? phenobarbital, diazepam or gabapentin. He should be given an injectable at the vets ? diazepam or phenobarb. Don?t leave him at the vets if you can help it. He needs to be home and in a quiet place. It seems like maybe these are stress seizures, which are rare in cats, but can happen. Get him home, get him warm, keep him eating. Get your vet to prescribe the following combination of meds for FeLV: 5 mg daily of prednisolone (or giving half, twice a day) 1 mg x 2 a day of stanazolol (winstrol) 50 mg Doxycycline, twice a day The one you?ll have trouble getting is the Winstrol, but it is the key to recovery. It will help improve his appetite, put weight on, make him feel better, and improve his red cell production. Your vet will probably never have heard of it, or if he does, he will be against it (it is an anabolic steroid). Your vet will need to order it from a compounding pharmacy. Good luck with your little boy. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of mirna m Sent: April-23-18 5:14 PM To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy Hi! I am new here:)I have absolutely no experience with FeLV but my rescue group does,but this last cat has us all confused.I picked up a small boy last wednesday,about a year old, extremely emaciated,1.5kg, 39.7 degrees Celsius temperature,severe nasal and occular discharge ,difficulty swollowing.As it was evening, he got the basic atb's, Baytril and Gentamicine and we went home.This is were the real trouble stared as he wouldn't eat.I situated him in another building in the yard,as I have 8 cats,all of them rescues. Next morning we hurried to the vet,and after doing the test,he was FeLV positive.He stayed for an IV,and in the afternoon I picked him up.He also got uniflox eyedrops,something for his ear parasites,and I clean his nose,and that is it.He was too weak for deworming or anything else.He started eating that same afternoon,gotten a lot better but due to a nose discharge,the vet changed his atb yesterday to amoxycillin and gentamicin...and it was fine untill this morning.We went to the vet,he got his shots and as soon as I put him back in the transporter to go home,he had a seizure.My heart stopped as I thought he was having an anaphylactic shock.But he came back in seconds,and I left him so he can get therapy and IV fluids.Came back on the afternoon,we made arrangements we would just go back on Baytril the next morning.Started walking to m car,he started a series of sneezes,unable to stop,and there it was again,a really short .I rushed him back in, but by the time he was on the table,he was fine.The vet gave him glucocorticoids(I know they are bad)in case of a continuous allergy reaction.I really don't know what is wrong.He started getting better,even gained 0.2kg in a few days and now this.I did not want to leave him there as he is uncomfortable and no one works there at night.We got home,he was incredibly hungry and wanted to eat a lot,also we cuddled and I left him.Usually,since the moment I picked him up,he would usually go to sleep but now he just sits,like he is waiting for me.I want him to rest and to sleep.I am so afraid of tomorrow morning an his shots.I really don't know if this was stress or a real reaction to drugs,or epilepsy or something else.Also a bit worried because of glucocorticoids.Any insight would be helpful and truly appreciated.Sorry for the long post. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thyme2sail at gmail.com Mon Apr 23 20:09:35 2018 From: thyme2sail at gmail.com (Pam Doore) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 01:09:35 +0000 Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy In-Reply-To: References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi Mirna, I would recommend not doing any more vaccines until kitty is strong and healthy :-). I pray for the best for you and Maynard. On Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 7:03 PM Amani Oakley wrote: > Hi Mirna > > > > It is a bit difficult to determine why your little boy may be having > seizures. > > > > With all the things he has on board (FeLV, possible worms, infection, not > eating) I would contemplate that some of his levels (like calcium or > magnesium) may be low. Try getting these things in liquid form or make them > up in liquid form, and provide them orally with a syringe. Keep him trying > to eat ? use baby food and Wiskas kitten milk in syringes to keep his food > intake up. > > > > He may need some anti-seizure medication for now ? phenobarbital, diazepam > or gabapentin. He should be given an injectable at the vets ? diazepam or > phenobarb. Don?t leave him at the vets if you can help it. He needs to be > home and in a quiet place. It seems like maybe these are stress seizures, > which are rare in cats, but can happen. Get him home, get him warm, keep > him eating. Get your vet to prescribe the following combination of meds for > FeLV: > > > > 5 mg daily of prednisolone (or giving half, twice a day) > > 1 mg x 2 a day of stanazolol (winstrol) > > 50 mg Doxycycline, twice a day > > > > The one you?ll have trouble getting is the Winstrol, but it is the key to > recovery. It will help improve his appetite, put weight on, make him feel > better, and improve his red cell production. Your vet will probably never > have heard of it, or if he does, he will be against it (it is an anabolic > steroid). Your vet will need to order it from a compounding pharmacy. > > > > Good luck with your little boy. > > > > Amani > > > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf > Of *mirna m > *Sent:* April-23-18 5:14 PM > *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy > > > > Hi! > > I am new here:)I have absolutely no experience with FeLV but my rescue > group does,but this last cat has us all confused.I picked up a small boy > last wednesday,about a year old, extremely emaciated,1.5kg, 39.7 degrees > Celsius temperature,severe nasal and occular discharge ,difficulty > swollowing.As it was evening, he got the basic atb's, Baytril and > Gentamicine and we went home.This is were the real trouble stared as he > wouldn't eat.I situated him in another building in the yard,as I have 8 > cats,all of them rescues. Next morning we hurried to the vet,and after > doing the test,he was FeLV positive.He stayed for an IV,and in the > afternoon I picked him up.He also got uniflox eyedrops,something for his > ear parasites,and I clean his nose,and that is it.He was too weak for > deworming or anything else.He started eating that same afternoon,gotten a > lot better but due to a nose discharge,the vet changed his atb yesterday to > amoxycillin and gentamicin...and it was fine untill this morning.We went to > the vet,he got his shots and as soon as I put him back in the transporter > to go home,he had a seizure.My heart stopped as I thought he was having an > anaphylactic shock.But he came back in seconds,and I left him so he can get > therapy and IV fluids.Came back on the afternoon,we made arrangements we > would just go back on Baytril the next morning.Started walking to m car,he > started a series of sneezes,unable to stop,and there it was again,a really > short .I rushed him back in, but by the time he was on the table,he was > fine.The vet gave him glucocorticoids(I know they are bad)in case of a > continuous allergy reaction.I really don't know what is wrong.He started > getting better,even gained 0.2kg in a few days and now this.I did not want > to leave him there as he is uncomfortable and no one works there at > night.We got home,he was incredibly hungry and wanted to eat a lot,also we > cuddled and I left him.Usually,since the moment I picked him up,he would > usually go to sleep but now he just sits,like he is waiting for me.I want > him to rest and to sleep.I am so afraid of tomorrow morning an his shots.I > really don't know if this was stress or a real reaction to drugs,or > epilepsy or something else.Also a bit worried because of > glucocorticoids.Any insight would be helpful and truly appreciated.Sorry > for the long post. > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swacht1946 at comcast.net Mon Apr 23 20:19:13 2018 From: swacht1946 at comcast.net (Sandy) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:19:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy In-Reply-To: References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <995169731.78502.1524532753725@connect.xfinity.com> Hello Mirna, hopefully, things will get under control - remember jars of human baby food and chicken (not canned) broth help with eating. Hopefully, your vet will come on board with what Amani suggests - and Amani really knows about this. Best of luck and your kitty cats are in my thoughts and prayers Sandy W > On April 23, 2018 at 7:03 PM Amani Oakley wrote: > > > Hi Mirna > > > > It is a bit difficult to determine why your little boy may be having seizures. > > > > With all the things he has on board (FeLV, possible worms, infection, not eating) I would contemplate that some of his levels (like calcium or magnesium) may be low. Try getting these things in liquid form or make them up in liquid form, and provide them orally with a syringe. Keep him trying to eat ? use baby food and Wiskas kitten milk in syringes to keep his food intake up. > > > > He may need some anti-seizure medication for now ? phenobarbital, diazepam or gabapentin. He should be given an injectable at the vets ? diazepam or phenobarb. Don?t leave him at the vets if you can help it. He needs to be home and in a quiet place. It seems like maybe these are stress seizures, which are rare in cats, but can happen. Get him home, get him warm, keep him eating. Get your vet to prescribe the following combination of meds for FeLV: > > > > 5 mg daily of prednisolone (or giving half, twice a day) > > 1 mg x 2 a day of stanazolol (winstrol) > > 50 mg Doxycycline, twice a day > > > > The one you?ll have trouble getting is the Winstrol, but it is the key to recovery. It will help improve his appetite, put weight on, make him feel better, and improve his red cell production. Your vet will probably never have heard of it, or if he does, he will be against it (it is an anabolic steroid). Your vet will need to order it from a compounding pharmacy. > > > > Good luck with your little boy. > > > > Amani > > > > > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of mirna m > Sent: April-23-18 5:14 PM > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy > > > > Hi! > > I am new here:)I have absolutely no experience with FeLV but my rescue group does,but this last cat has us all confused.I picked up a small boy last wednesday,about a year old, extremely emaciated,1.5kg, 39.7 degrees Celsius temperature,severe nasal and occular discharge ,difficulty swollowing.As it was evening, he got the basic atb's, Baytril and Gentamicine and we went home.This is were the real trouble stared as he wouldn't eat.I situated him in another building in the yard,as I have 8 cats,all of them rescues. Next morning we hurried to the vet,and after doing the test,he was FeLV positive.He stayed for an IV,and in the afternoon I picked him up.He also got uniflox eyedrops,something for his ear parasites,and I clean his nose,and that is it.He was too weak for deworming or anything else.He started eating that same afternoon,gotten a lot better but due to a nose discharge,the vet changed his atb yesterday to amoxycillin and gentamicin...and it was fine untill this morning.We went to the vet,he got his shots and as soon as I put him back in the transporter to go home,he had a seizure.My heart stopped as I thought he was having an anaphylactic shock.But he came back in seconds,and I left him so he can get therapy and IV fluids.Came back on the afternoon,we made arrangements we would just go back on Baytril the next morning.Started walking to m car,he started a series of sneezes,unable to stop,and there it was again,a really short .I rushed him back in, but by the time he was on the table,he was fine.The vet gave him glucocorticoids(I know they are bad)in case of a continuous allergy reaction.I really don't know what is wrong.He started getting better,even gained 0.2kg in a few days and now this.I did not want to leave him there as he is uncomfortable and no one works there at night.We got home,he was incredibly hungry and wanted to eat a lot,also we cuddled and I left him.Usually,since the moment I picked him up,he would usually go to sleep but now he just sits,like he is waiting for me.I want him to rest and to sleep.I am so afraid of tomorrow morning an his shots.I really don't know if this was stress or a real reaction to drugs,or epilepsy or something else.Also a bit worried because of glucocorticoids.Any insight would be helpful and truly appreciated.Sorry for the long post. > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pilotom at bellsouth.net Tue Apr 24 13:27:23 2018 From: pilotom at bellsouth.net (Maribel Piloto) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats In-Reply-To: References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <588427514.399000.1524594443596@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy cats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system. For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV... do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May??? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. Maribel & Spencer "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Ghandi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aoakley at oakleylegal.com Tue Apr 24 13:39:58 2018 From: aoakley at oakleylegal.com (Amani Oakley) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:58 +0000 Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats In-Reply-To: <588427514.399000.1524594443596@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> <588427514.399000.1524594443596@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi Maribel Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the swelling from the infection, would be beneficial. One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain. Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that up, if he will not eat it on his own. With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the syringe-feeding. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maribel Piloto Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats Hi all, I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV. Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat. He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain. He's lost weight as a result. I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth. In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done. In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis. I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that. So far, it hasn't been doing much. In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy cats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling. Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system. For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV... do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go? Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs. Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. 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URL: From mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com Tue Apr 24 13:57:34 2018 From: mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com (mirna m) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:57:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1915497904.403746.1524596254652@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Maribel!I am in a process of getting Lactoferrin for my foster FelV cat and came across a lot of studies that show how lactoferrin is helpfull with gum problems in FIV cats.I also read a lot of message boards and experiences on that subject.Just google Lactoferrin cat stomatitis!?Re: Stomatitis and FeLV catsat Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On uto, tra 24, 2018 at 8:40 PM, felvtalk-request at felineleukemia.org wrote: Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to ??? felvtalk at felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ??? http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ??? felvtalk-request at felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at ??? felvtalk-owner at felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." Today's Topics: ? 1. Re: Stomatitis and FeLV cats (Maribel Piloto) ? 2. Re: Stomatitis and FeLV cats (Amani Oakley) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC) From: Maribel Piloto To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats Message-ID: <588427514.399000.1524594443596 at mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi all, I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy c ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system. For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV... do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May??? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. Maribel & Spencer "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Ghandi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:58 +0000 From: Amani Oakley To: Maribel Piloto , ??? "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org"??? Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats Message-ID: ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Maribel Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the swelling from the infection, would be beneficial. One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain. Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that up, if he will not eat it on his own. With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the syringe-feeding. Amani From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maribel Piloto Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats Hi all, I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.? Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth.? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done.? In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.? In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy c ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system. For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV... do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go? Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. Maribel & Spencer "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Ghandi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ------------------------------ End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 45, Issue 3 *************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bchapel at optonline.net Tue Apr 24 14:38:53 2018 From: bchapel at optonline.net (ROBERT CHAPEL) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:38:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3a8dd8e2.32d4a.162f92a7c3d.Webtop.40@optonline.net> Maribel... So sorry to hear the little spencer is FeLV...??? On the plus side... He's made it to 2 yrs old and in my ( not extensive but growing) experience... if they don't die in the first year they often can last several... and...yes...? it appears that full mouth extraction is the "gold standard" for Stomatitis.. it has always bothered me that they still have not come up with something that can address this damnable infection without costing Kitties ALL their? teeth.... Again, on the " bright" side... cats do remarkably well without teeth.?? I'm surprised that Spencer isn't eating more of the baby food as it takes very little mouth pressure to get it down...? I've fed cats a diet of almost total Baby food ... both syringe and freely taken and think it is just great.....? If I were going to do it long term I'd look for a Taurine supplement as I doubt that Baby food has sufficient Taurine for optimal Kitty Health.....??? ****** I'd definitely go with the Depo injection...?? or , secondarily? Prednisolone... both will help with inflammation ( and therefore pain) with the side benefit of increase in appetite.....?? Your devotion to this Kitty is obvious in your post and I wish you and the little guy all the best.... I'd love to see you and he have more comfortable years together.. Bob > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC) > From: Maribel Piloto > To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis > and FeLV cats > Message-ID: <588427514.399000.1524594443596 at mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 > yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed > stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always > enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point > where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away > in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, > the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all > teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking > him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for > the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been > giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with > stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in > these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix > the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the > past, when I've had otherwise healthy c > ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every > other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the > swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, > suppresses the immune system. > For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in > FeLV... > do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? Do you > think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to > alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction > in May??? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they > don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can > recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is > impossible. > Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. > Maribel & Spencer > "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are > treated." > -Mohandas Ghandi > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:58 +0000 > From: Amani Oakley To: Maribel Piloto , > "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Maribel > > Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would > hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and > anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the > swelling from the infection, would be beneficial. > > One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which > will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain. > > Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for > cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more > than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by > syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he > takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many > syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a > can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that > up, if he will not eat it on his own. > > With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food > into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat > sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some > intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel > better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the > syringe-feeding. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > Of Maribel Piloto > Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats > > Hi all, > > I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 > yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV. Spencer has developed > stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat. He had always > enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point > where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away > in pain. He's lost weight as a result. I know that for stomatitis, > the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all > teeth. In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking > him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for > the procedure and probably have it done. In the meantime, I've been > giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with > stomatitis. I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in > these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix > the powder with that. So far, it hasn't been doing much. In the > past, when I've had otherwise healthy c > ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every > other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the > swelling. Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, > suppresses the immune system. > > For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in > FeLV... > > do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go? > > Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the > Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth > extraction in May? > > Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all > the nutrition a cat needs. Any supplements you can recommend that I > could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. > > Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. > > Maribel & Spencer > > "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are > treated." > -Mohandas Ghandi > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 45, Issue 3 > *************************************** > From pilotom at bellsouth.net Tue Apr 24 14:49:37 2018 From: pilotom at bellsouth.net (Maribel Piloto) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:49:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis... In-Reply-To: <3a8dd8e2.32d4a.162f92a7c3d.Webtop.40@optonline.net> References: <3a8dd8e2.32d4a.162f92a7c3d.Webtop.40@optonline.net> Message-ID: <1605199773.429286.1524599377377@mail.yahoo.com> Thank you Bob.? I'm definitely gonna get him the Depo this weekend.? It's just?terrible to see him wanting to eat more and not being able to. I feed colony cats and had one Leuk+ guy at one of my colonies who lived 8 yrs after first testing positive and he was always in good health until the last few months.? Interestingly enough - he lived with other cats at the colony and none of the others I've tested from there ever got it. I'm hoping I can give Spencer at least some good years. Maribel?"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -Mohandas Ghandi From: ROBERT CHAPEL To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis... Maribel... So sorry to hear the little spencer is FeLV...??? On the plus side... He's made it to 2 yrs old and in my ( not extensive but growing) experience... if they don't die in the first year they often can last several... and...yes...? it appears that full mouth extraction is the "gold standard" for Stomatitis.. it has always bothered me that they still have not come up with something that can address this damnable infection without costing Kitties ALL their? teeth.... Again, on the " bright" side... cats do remarkably well without teeth.?? I'm surprised that Spencer isn't eating more of the baby food as it takes very little mouth pressure to get it down...? I've fed cats a diet of almost total Baby food ... both syringe and freely taken and think it is just great.....? If I were going to do it long term I'd look for a Taurine supplement as I doubt that Baby food has sufficient Taurine for optimal Kitty Health.....??? ****** I'd definitely go with the Depo injection...?? or , secondarily? Prednisolone... both will help with inflammation ( and therefore pain) with the side benefit of increase in appetite.....?? Your devotion to this Kitty is obvious in your post and I wish you and the little guy all the best.... I'd love to see you and he have more comfortable years together.. Bob > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC) > From: Maribel Piloto > To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis > and FeLV cats > Message-ID: <588427514.399000.1524594443596 at mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 > yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed > stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always > enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point > where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away > in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, > the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all > teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking > him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for > the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been > giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with > stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in > these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix > the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the > past, when I've had otherwise healthy c >? ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every > other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the > swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, > suppresses the immune system. > For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in > FeLV... > do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? Do you > think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to > alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction > in May??? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they > don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can > recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is > impossible. > Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. > Maribel & Spencer > "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are > treated." > -Mohandas Ghandi >? -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:58 +0000 > From: Amani Oakley To: Maribel Piloto , > ??? "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org"??? > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats > Message-ID: > ??? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Maribel > > Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would > hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and > anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the > swelling from the infection, would be beneficial. > > One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which > will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain. > > Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for > cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more > than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by > syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he > takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many > syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a > can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that > up, if he will not eat it on his own. > > With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food > into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat > sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some > intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel > better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the > syringe-feeding. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > Of Maribel Piloto > Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM > To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats > > Hi all, > > I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 > yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.? Spencer has developed > stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always > enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point > where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away > in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, > the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all > teeth.? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking > him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for > the procedure and probably have it done.? In the meantime, I've been > giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with > stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in > these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix > the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.? In the > past, when I've had otherwise healthy c >? ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every > other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the > swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, > suppresses the immune system. > > For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in > FeLV... > > do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go? > > Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the > Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth > extraction in May? > > Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all > the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can recommend that I > could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. > > Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. > > Maribel & Spencer > > "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are > treated." > -Mohandas Ghandi > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 45, Issue 3 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swacht1946 at comcast.net Tue Apr 24 20:22:57 2018 From: swacht1946 at comcast.net (Sandy) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:22:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats In-Reply-To: <588427514.399000.1524594443596@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1139003538.3188.1524518011432.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1139003538.3188.1524518011432@mail.yahoo.com> <588427514.399000.1524594443596@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1142036467.69156.1524619378059@connect.xfinity.com> I have a cat - not FeLV - but never-the-less - who had all but the front teeth removed due to Stomatitis - after healing he does eat Royal Canin Mother/Baby cat kibble and wet food Sandy W > On April 24, 2018 at 2:27 PM Maribel Piloto wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV. Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat. He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain. He's lost weight as a result. I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth. In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done. In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis. I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that. So far, it hasn't been doing much. In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy cats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling. Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system. > > For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV... > > do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go? > > Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May? > > Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs. Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible. > > Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share. > > Maribel & Spencer > > "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." > -Mohandas Ghandi > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net Wed Apr 25 06:45:01 2018 From: toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net (Margo) Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:45:01 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis... Message-ID: <2073153052.674.1524656701951@wamui-marley.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com Thu Apr 26 04:25:21 2018 From: mirna.mirnocka at yahoo.com (mirna m) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:25:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Felvtalk] Little Maynard-update plus Lactoferrin questions-please help References: <669725921.1040653.1524734721840.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <669725921.1040653.1524734721840@mail.yahoo.com> Maynard is doing a lot better. We switched him back to Baytril which he gets orally now and everything is ok, no seizures and his overall condition started to improve-he is still coughing a bit and occasionally sneezes, but his apetite is enormous, his eyes cleared out and he wants to play now!:) His control checkup is tomorrow. I give him Impromune (colostrum nucleotides plus shiitake extract especially designed for cats and dogs), but will later switch him to Lactoferrin. Do you have experience with Lactoferrin and FeLV kitties and what kind? I see everyone recommends a dose of 40mg per kg and that usually people give a dose of 125 mg 2 times a day (for bigger kitties). Maynard is a bit over 1.5 kg. That dose would then be 60 mg a day. Divided in two doses, 30 mg in the morning and 30 mg in the evening? Any insight on Lactoferrin and FeLV cats is much appreciated, and especially an impact on bloodwork,WBC, RBC, virus load and so on (as I have found studies on FIV but not FelV cats). Thank you all! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cms9323 at hotmail.com Thu Apr 26 06:33:50 2018 From: cms9323 at hotmail.com (Corinne Shank) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:33:50 +0000 Subject: [Felvtalk] lymphoplasmacytic proctitis (inflamed rear end) Message-ID: My cat is 10 years old and has tested positive for FELV in the ELISA test but the IFA test was negative. So she has virus but it seems to be dormant. I noticed that she has blood on her anus and it was inflamed. So I took her to the vet and they did a biopsy of her anus as it was inflamed. It turns out she has lymphoplasmacytic proctitis which from what I read is kind of like IBD. The vet wants to put her on a hypoallergenic diet, give a course of B12 shots sand give her some low dose steroids to reduce the inflammation. I am concerned about the steroids as I have read that it suppresses the immune system. I don?t want her immune system to be suppressed as I am worried the virus could come out. Any thoughts? From dlgegg at windstream.net Thu Apr 26 14:25:46 2018 From: dlgegg at windstream.net (dlgegg at windstream.net) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:25:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] lymphoplasmacytic proctitis (inflamed rear end) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1616061457.34772062.1524770746799.JavaMail.zimbra@windstream.net> HOW MANY STEROID SHOTS FOR HOW LONG? The B12 should help offset the effects of the steroid shots some. You could give her L-Lysine and other immune boosting supliments too. Check with the vet to be sure this does not cancel out the effect of the steroid. hang in there for more info from others. ----- Original Message ----- From: Corinne Shank To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Sent: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:33:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Felvtalk] lymphoplasmacytic proctitis (inflamed rear end) My cat is 10 years old and has tested positive for FELV in the ELISA test but the IFA test was negative. So she has virus but it seems to be dormant. I noticed that she has blood on her anus and it was inflamed. So I took her to the vet and they did a biopsy of her anus as it was inflamed. It turns out she has lymphoplasmacytic proctitis which from what I read is kind of like IBD. The vet wants to put her on a hypoallergenic diet, give a course of B12 shots sand give her some low dose steroids to reduce the inflammation. I am concerned about the steroids as I have read that it suppresses the immune system. I don?t want her immune system to be suppressed as I am worried the virus could come out. Any thoughts? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org