<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Hi Elizabeth,<br><br> Sorry you have to be here, but glad you found us. Thank you for not allowing the Vet to euthanize. I'm appalled that a ACVIM Vet would recommend that. What happened with the floss and GI involvement? Has his RBC/HCT held? How does he feel and act?<br><br> I have two FeLV+ cats on Interferon, and they have been on it for 3+ years. I can't swear it helps, but I'm sure not going to stop it :) You might try DMG, some people have had luck withthat, for mine, it hasn;t hurt to stop it, but I would start again if either started going south.<br><br> As to your other cat, I see no point in separating them, as my Vet said, "That ship has sailed". I would probably vaccinate your negative cat, but I didn't. I do vaccinate anyone new who may have contact.<br><br>Don't give up :)<br><br>Margo, Mako, Gribble and assorted negatives...<br><br> <br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Liz McCarty <emccarty44@gmail.com>
<br>Sent: Sep 15, 2016 1:39 PM
<br>To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
<br>Subject: [Felvtalk] My baby recently diagnosed with FeLV
<br><br><p dir="ltr">Hi everyone, </p>
<p dir="ltr">Looking for support, suggestions, and information. I've never had a cat with FeLV. We took our 1 year old, Hodor, to the vet because he seemed lethargic and in his stool there was a piece of floss that was red. At the vet things escalated and they told us he was severely anemic and would need a transfusion that day. I took off work and rushed him to a specialist. The vet there told us she would run an FeLV test before doing anything in case we wanted to avoid the extra tests and procedures. She told us he was FeLV positive and persistently talked to me and my fiance about euthanizing him which was out of the question for us. I took him to the vet thinking it was going to be minor and then she's talking to me about killing him! We went forward with the blood transfusion. It's been almost 3 weeks now. They had him on doxycycline in case there was a bacterial cause, and prednisone. Last week he started interferon... Does anyone have experience with that and know if it was effective? I also started him on Pet Tinic. Any other suggestions? Any insight into whether you think he will be able to pull through? He doesn't have cancer, they ran the tests but don't know if it's in the bone marrow. I'm scared. We have another one year old, unrelated, and they are best friends. It breaks my heart to think they might be separated. She's not FeLV positive. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Additionally I have set up a go fund me to help with the costs we incurred, and I want to donate half to FeLV research if anyone is interested. <br>
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk">http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Mainly looking for support and advice. Thank you in advance. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438</p>
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