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<DIV>Hi Ashley, I am currently dealing with one if my cats who has stomatitis –
his is not FeLV – there is some talk about stomatitis and the Calicivirus and
stomatitis – I’ve done a lot of searching and found lots of sites and
information – one I thought easy to understand – stomatitisincats.com – My
Rascal has had most of his teeth removed – has been on antibiotics and
anti-inflammatory meds – his is 9 years old. Hills has canned called Recovery
and then there is also A/D by prescription which are good for regular feeding
and syringe feeding. If you can, get a 2nd opinion of total teeth
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<DIV>Sandy W</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kathstix@gmail.com
href="mailto:kathstix@gmail.com">Katherine K.</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 15, 2016 2:39 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Felvtalk] Twigs- Felv and asthma</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Ashley,</DIV>
<DIV>My older FeLV boy gets seasonal allergies from April - November where he
has wheezing and chest congestion (No sneezing or watery eyes/nose). He's been
x-rayed for asthma a couple of times but not found much. I give him lysine but
he still has some coughing. </DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry to hear about your little buddy! Hope he feels better soon. Glad he's
still doing well at age 2. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 12:31 AM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:dlgegg@windstream.net"
target=_blank>dlgegg@windstream.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Have
you tried baby food (make sue it does not have onion or garlic in it), push
come to shove, you could use an eye dropper or yringe to get it past the
painful teeth. At least she would be getting food. Once I got some
chicken livers at the grocery store, boiled them and then pureed them.
Or get some mackeral, boil it and puree. They seem to love foods that
smell.<BR>
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<DIV class=h5><BR><BR>---- Rachel Dagner <<A
href="mailto:rdagner@novahrc.com">rdagner@novahrc.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>Hi Ashley,<BR><BR>I am so sorry to hear your baby Twigs is
having problems. We all know how devastating it is to have a sick baby. I
don't know anything about stomatitis so I did some reading on it. Sounds like
it can be a very painful and life threatening illness if it gets bad. From
what you said he is still eating and acting normal though. I read where some
kitties have had teeth cleanings followed with regular brushings and that this
can help. Not sure how much it would help a felv cat or if he would even let
you brush but maybe something to consider. I have a new baby after losing my
felv baby and am bound and determined to brush her teeth and get her used to
it.<BR>As for the asthma I would probably try the medicine and see if it
helps. I checked my Marty Goldstein book and he says he uses something called
Dr. Christopher’s Breathe Aid and Pinellia 16 for coughing and asthma. So
maybe something you can look into as well.<BR>I am glad you are feeding him
good food and giving supplements. I am praying that whatever treatments you
chose are effective and help him live a longer and healthier life. We can only
do what we can that is within our financial means for our babies and sometimes
you can spend everything you have and still lose to this sad disease. Just
give him love and enjoy everyday you have with him. You are a good mommy and
you love him and he knows that. I will keep you both I my prayers. I hope you
will stay with us through your journey and lean on us as needed. It was very
helpful for me to have this group to come to for
support.<BR><BR>Rachel<BR><BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone<BR><BR>> On Jun 14,
2016, at 6:18 PM, ashley egger <<A
href="mailto:ashleyeegger@gmail.com">ashleyeegger@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>> Hi there!<BR>> I've been
lurking for sometime, ever since my cat Twigs was diagnosed about a year
ago. I figure it's time I post something and put myself out there and
hopefully some of you may have experience or suggestions with some of things
I'm facing.<BR>><BR>> Twigs is 2 years old, got
him from a rescue where he tested negative and was vaccinated against
Felv. Then he developed a cough, I took him to the vet and got a
terrible surprise- he tested positive (and had been exposed to no other cats
since adoption.) so I'm guessing he got it while with the rescue or a false
neg. the first time. Anyway- vet diagnosed Felv and
stomatitis, but his bloodwork was perfect. He acts perfectly normal-
eating, playing, etc. I am just filled with dread at the thought that he
may not always be like this. Back at the vet today for check-up- had them do
another Elisa test- still positive (damnit) but bloodwork still perfect and he
has actually gained weight (a plump healthy 10-11lbs) and vet said he seemed
remarkably healthy. He still has the cough and vet diagnosed asthma after I
showed her a video of him having one his "spells." He does it on average
once a day or every other day. She prescribed advair inhaler for the
asthma and full extraction of all his teeth for the
stomatitis.<BR>><BR>> My questions I guess are:<BR>> -Anyone have cat
with both felv and asthma? any concerns with inhaler use? Is this
the best treatment?<BR>><BR>> -Any thoughts on the stomatitis and anyone
have experience with the extractions? Is this the best
treatment?<BR>><BR>> -Also what can I do to prolong this mostly healthy
time for Twigs and prevent (or at least delay) his decline from the felv (ugh
I HATE that word so much.) Realistically how much time do I have? I feed
him good grain free food and he takes multiple supplements
currently.<BR>><BR>> I will do whatever I can to
prolong his life and comfort, but cost is definitely an issue too.
Anyway thanks in advance for any help.<BR>><BR>> -ashley<BR>>
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