[Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil

[Pam Doore]

Thank you.  I have a great relationship with our vets but I am not sure I
could get them to do that but will have the discussion the next time I have
a felv+.

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On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 8:03 PM Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
wrote:

> First, my vet has a lot of confidence in me and I have been right so many
> times, she really doesn’t question me anymore. Unfortunately, as my last
> email stated, I can no longer get the Winstrol from my vets because the
> compounding pharmacy which supplies the vets, no longer is carrying it. I
> now order it online, but it is in human strength.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> * On Behalf Of *Pam
> Doore
> *Sent:* November 15, 2019 6:25 PM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
> Amani, How do you get your vet to prescribe medication for a pet that has
> no outward symptoms to be treating?
>
>
>
> -Pam
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 3:27 PM Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
> wrote:
>
> Patricia – I speak just for myself, based on my experience with my FeLV
> kitten. I personally would not wait. If I ever had the chance to do it all
> again, I would have started my kitten on treatment for FeLV well before he
> had his crash, months after we learned he was FeLV positive.
>
>
>
> This virus is not just sitting quietly. It is doing damage, even if we
> can’t see immediately see it. The cat’s system compensates and compensates
> and compensates until a tipping point is reached and the cat has a
> catastrophic event. This is when we run to the vets, get blood work done
> which shows horrible results, and all sorts of heroic efforts (blood
> transfusions, experimental treatments, etc.) are then hysterically
> initiated. Many many times, it is too late, and no matter what we do, we
> can’t drag these tiny little angels back from the brink.
>
>
>
> In my cat’s case, even though I was able to drag him back from the abyss,
> the virus nonetheless had done a lot of damage to his body. He ended up
> dying at a very young 7 years of age. We loved him so much, and we got six
> more years with him, but it was nowhere near enough. He died, ultimately,
> from a terribly scarred heart. We don’t know for sure, of course, but it is
> likely that the virus was able to damage his heart, before we were able to
> defeat the virus, much damage had been done to his body.
>
>
>
> If it were me, I would start your kitten on
> Winstrol/Prednisone/Doxycycline even if there are no symptoms. I would not
> wait for the shoe to drop. I would not bet on the virus not causing a
> problem.
>
>
>
> Amani
>
>
>
> *From:* Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> *On Behalf Of *Patricia
> Oliveira
> *Sent:* November 14, 2019 4:53 PM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] another felv kitten - Brasil
>
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
> Here I am again with another felv kitten rescued.
>
> Fortunately, this time it's not a sick kitten. We test all rescued kittens
> and this one tested positive for felv.
>
> I was searching archives but i didn´t find anything for asymptomatic
> kittens. Do you have any suggestions?
>
>
>
> He is about 5 or 6 months, was spayed some weeks ago, his weight is
> increasing, good coat, active and playing. He had a scratching neck injury
> but is already much better.
>
>
>
> Blood work showed eosinophilia (because of neck inflamed skin maybe?),
> everything else normal.
>
>
>
> We will test him again in few weeks. Any advice until then?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrícia
>
> Santos/SP/Brazil
>
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