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^ Thank you for sharing. What exactly do you mean if the virus is full blown? Is that if it's currently active and making her sick or if she's showing signs of anemia? Aside from her cystitis (that I believe was food induced; since taking out fish completely her urine pH is perfect and she quit...

Thalia just got back from our new vet when I took this. Still happy and healthy and growing too! Now up to 8 lbs. The vet noticed she already has gingivitis starting (something common in FELV+ cats I was told), but I'm hoping to maybe alleviate that by trying out brushing her teeth. (Kitty in...

Do you see a difference at all using Vitamin C on your FIV cats? Do you have any FELV+ cats you use it on? I have read about this before, and I've heard of this doctor before too. I believe I added his book to my wishlist on Amazon, but I still have yet to order it due to other expenses I've had...

I lurk around this forum every now and then since joining, but I've never seen this thread til now. Thank you so much for taking in these babies and giving them all the love they deserve. And also thank you for this thread. It's a great read and I'm really sorry for the loss of your Cupcake. I...

I also didn't realize this was a 9 year old thread. But hey, I'm a newbie and it was a good read for me.

For my two girls, the regimen used to be 1.5 - 2oz. wet food each for "breakfast" and then free feed 1/2 c. dry each the rest of the day. My oldest gets this treatment still, but unfortunately my youngest has been having cystitis issues and a possible food allergy. So recently I've had to...

Were his stools still normal? Or softer, possible diarrhea? My oldest is allergic to chicken; it's quite a common allergy, I'm told. The day we adopted her she came to us with plenty of diarrhea and it took us 3 whole months to figure it out. Another month after the diagnosis and food change for...

I used* to have a male cat with stomatitis. I found what helped him the most, besides the occasional steroid shot and pain killers when he had a flare-up, was putting him on a strict grain-free diet that's also protein-rich, with plenty of wet food to make eating easier. I don't know if that...

I also forgot to add that her "fat" belly was all bloat. As soon as I took the fish away, her belly isn't round and hard feeling like it was.

I know, right?? It's so weird. I've dealt with a food allergy before, with my oldest (Venus). Except she had GI issues and horrible diarrhea that took an entire month to clear up even after eliminating all foods with chicken and switching to an LID diet. But she was also sick for 2 months trying...

Good idea about rescheduling. I think I'll do that and tell them what I've found out.

Well, we kind of finally have some answers. After those two good days she had, she reverted right back to pacing and whining in pain. The only thing I've been connecting is her food. SO, I've been trialing her on homemade cooked food the last couple days - chicken and beef liver specifically -...

Yep, that's what I'm figuring is a little pudge. I've never seen her have a belly, but I suppose now's the time with all the wet she's getting. Not to mention she spent all day Monday snoozing all because Venus was snoozing. Unfortunately I had to book a whole month out for Thalia. :ohwell...

Update: Contacted new vet and should be getting an official appt date within the next day or so. I started giving Thalia a UTI supplement on Saturday afternoon, separate from all of her other medications as I didn't want it to interfere with drug absorption or have any other interactions. I...

Thalia at 5 weeks old the first day we took her in and brought her home. She had a nasty eye infection, URI, and worms only to also later find out she was FELV+. (I don't know why the picture turned out sideways, couldn't fix it. Sorry!) Thalia at ~4 months, healthy and still FELV+ And now...