<p dir="ltr">Thank you all. I'm going to try the DMG. Other cat is getting vaccinated Saturday but yeah, we aren't keeping them apart. They've been together their whole lives nothing is really gonna change at this point. Honestly with the floss they just kind of pushed that to the side although I plan to ask at his check up. They looked for solid objects and did an MRI to look for cancers but didn't give me much more info. This whole process has been a whirlwind with a lot of information being thrown and me not really understanding it half the time. Most of what I've learned I've had to research on my own. They did a blood cell count 5 days after the transfusion and I think his count went up 1%. Next check will be October 4. Hoping it goes up, that will be a good sign. Overall he's pretty good. More energetic but not his normal self. He wants to play but gets kinda tired. He's been very alert though and walks around the house and jumps on stuff. Eating and drinking very well. </p>
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Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:39:46 -0700<br>
From: Liz McCarty <<a href="mailto:emccarty44@gmail.com">emccarty44@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
Looking for support, suggestions, and information. I've never had a cat<br>
with FeLV. We took our 1 year old, Hodor, to the vet because he seemed<br>
lethargic and in his stool there was a piece of floss that was red. At the<br>
vet things escalated and they told us he was severely anemic and would need<br>
a transfusion that day. I took off work and rushed him to a specialist. The<br>
vet there told us she would run an FeLV test before doing anything in case<br>
we wanted to avoid the extra tests and procedures. She told us he was FeLV<br>
positive and persistently talked to me and my fiance about euthanizing him<br>
which was out of the question for us. I took him to the vet thinking it was<br>
going to be minor and then she's talking to me about killing him! We went<br>
forward with the blood transfusion. It's been almost 3 weeks now. They had<br>
him on doxycycline in case there was a bacterial cause, and prednisone.<br>
Last week he started interferon... Does anyone have experience with that<br>
and know if it was effective? I also started him on Pet Tinic. Any other<br>
suggestions? Any insight into whether you think he will be able to pull<br>
through? He doesn't have cancer, they ran the tests but don't know if it's<br>
in the bone marrow. I'm scared. We have another one year old, unrelated,<br>
and they are best friends. It breaks my heart to think they might be<br>
separated. She's not FeLV positive.<br>
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Additionally I have set up a go fund me to help with the costs we incurred,<br>
and I want to donate half to FeLV research if anyone is interested.<br>
<a href="http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gofundme.com/<wbr>2mzdpgk</a><br>
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Mainly looking for support and advice. Thank you in advance.<br>
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Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438<br>
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Hodor is STUNNING. Looks like a combination of my 2 kitties. Glad you found<br>
our group, we're here to support you as you support Hodor. Thanks for<br>
helping him.<br>
When my cat first got sick, I had my vet order LTCI injections. They seemed<br>
to help, but they were expensive. Hugs to both of you!<br>
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Margo <<a href="mailto:toomanykitties2@earthlink.net">toomanykitties2@earthlink.net</a><wbr>><br>
wrote:<br>
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> Hi Elizabeth,<br>
><br>
> Sorry you have to be here, but glad you found us. Thank you<br>
> for not allowing the Vet to euthanize. I'm appalled that a ACVIM Vet would<br>
> recommend that. What happened with the floss and GI involvement? Has his<br>
> RBC/HCT held? How does he feel and act?<br>
><br>
> I have two FeLV+ cats on Interferon, and they have been on<br>
> it for 3+ years. I can't swear it helps, but I'm sure not going to stop it<br>
> :) You might try DMG, some people have had luck withthat, for mine, it<br>
> hasn;t hurt to stop it, but I would start again if either started going<br>
> south.<br>
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> As to your other cat, I see no point in separating them,<br>
> as my Vet said, "That ship has sailed". I would probably vaccinate your<br>
> 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>
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><br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Liz McCarty<br>
> Sent: Sep 15, 2016 1:39 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br>
> Subject: [Felvtalk] My baby recently diagnosed with FeLV<br>
><br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> Looking for support, suggestions, and information. I've never had a cat<br>
> with FeLV. We took our 1 year old, Hodor, to the vet because he seemed<br>
> lethargic and in his stool there was a piece of floss that was red. At the<br>
> vet things escalated and they told us he was severely anemic and would need<br>
> a transfusion that day. I took off work and rushed him to a specialist. The<br>
> vet there told us she would run an FeLV test before doing anything in case<br>
> we wanted to avoid the extra tests and procedures. She told us he was FeLV<br>
> positive and persistently talked to me and my fiance about euthanizing him<br>
> which was out of the question for us. I took him to the vet thinking it was<br>
> going to be minor and then she's talking to me about killing him! We went<br>
> forward with the blood transfusion. It's been almost 3 weeks now. They had<br>
> him on doxycycline in case there was a bacterial cause, and prednisone.<br>
> Last week he started interferon... Does anyone have experience with that<br>
> and know if it was effective? I also started him on Pet Tinic. Any other<br>
> suggestions? Any insight into whether you think he will be able to pull<br>
> through? He doesn't have cancer, they ran the tests but don't know if it's<br>
> in the bone marrow. I'm scared. We have another one year old, unrelated,<br>
> and they are best friends. It breaks my heart to think they might be<br>
> separated. She's not FeLV positive.<br>
><br>
> Additionally I have set up a go fund me to help with the costs we<br>
> incurred, and I want to donate half to FeLV research if anyone is<br>
> interested.<br>
> <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/2mzdpgk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gofundme.com/<wbr>2mzdpgk</a><br>
><br>
> Mainly looking for support and advice. Thank you in advance.<br>
><br>
> Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438<br>
><br>
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