i found some things on google: here they write about what it is and what the cause can be: http://www.holisticpetinfo.com/conditions/digestive_ibd.htm and on...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 2:34 pm
Anyes, Since Summer starting getting her ulcers more frequently, I found that remedy wasn't working so well for her anymore. I now use Famcyclovir oral from...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 1, 2011 2:46 pm
Hi Nancy, The Famcyclovir also worked well for Ginger to get the "kick start" on shutting down the herpes virus when she had her eye lesion. She also had...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 1, 2011 2:46 pm
Hi Nancy, The Famcyclovir also worked well for Ginger to get the "kick start" on shutting down the herpes virus when she had her eye lesion. She also had...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 2:47 pm
Thanks for this post, Natalia, some really good info here. Nancy ... From: "Natalia Pochibielko" <n_pochibielko@...> To: felineherpes@yahoogroups.com ...
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Anyes
anyes2002
Nov 1, 2011 2:51 pm
Thanks. It's good to get an update on what works. Anyes and the snotty girls...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 2:51 pm
That's good, Jim. Summer gets those horrible red veins going from the top of the eye down and they the eye clouds over with a kind of gel. It's horrible. I can...
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Natalia Pochibielko
n_pochibielko@...
Nov 1, 2011 3:09 pm
you're welcome To: felineherpes@yahoogroups.com From: nancycatania@... Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:42:11 +0000 Subject: Re: [felineherpes]feline herpes...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 1, 2011 8:19 pm
Yes, the Famclovir is rather expensive. I was surprised when I looked it up and found that it is for Herpes Zoster aka Shingles. I forget what drug my wife...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 8:23 pm
Hi Jim, Summer got 125 mg. tablets and gets 1/2 twice a day. Summer tried a lower dosage that one of the specialists recommended and we had a recheck and she...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 1, 2011 8:49 pm
Hi Nancy, Yup - same dosage. They just took 250mg tablets and quartered them for Ginger. That's probably a more standard dosage for cats. Looks like the...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 9:19 pm
I bet it's less expensive to get the higher dosage tabs and cut them in quarters, Jim. I got three courses at a time to keep in the house and I was blown away...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 1, 2011 10:50 pm
Maybe their cost is less, but the bill to me was $58.70 for five 250mg tablets split into fourths. Maybe you got a quantity discount. <g> He only went one...
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margie
margiemeux
Nov 1, 2011 11:37 pm
i guess this doesn't warrant a response. that's okay. i must be some kind of idiot to not know whether or not this vet was correct....
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 11:45 pm
You're so right, Jim, they are very lovable! I got three rounds just so I could have two others on hand, I didn't use them simultaneously. But I ended up...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 1, 2011 11:50 pm
Hi Margie, Please don't feel you were ignored, I just saw this post now. From what I've learned, about 80 percent of all cats have the herpes virus, but they...
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Natalia Pochibielko
n_pochibielko@...
Nov 1, 2011 11:50 pm
your are not an idiot, you can not now something :) I only know about calici and herpes that they both make cat flu. know i recently discovered that herpes...
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Jim Sladek
wb4ubd
Nov 2, 2011 11:20 am
I guess I would have to presume that Ginger's herpes is pretty much under control since Famclovir has not been suggested since the initial lesion. She had a...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 2, 2011 12:35 pm
HI Jim, I have no idea why I said 'co-payment'. I meant to say they want the cost of the office visit so they ask to see Summer again knowing there is nothing...
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margie
margiemeux
Nov 2, 2011 1:26 pm
thanks Natalia and Nancy. i was wigging out over the diagnosis. those 4 fosters were a mess the first week. diarrhea (turned out they all had roundworms), URI,...
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robininthehood@...
robinetty
Nov 2, 2011 1:35 pm
Oh Margie, I know it's scary to foster because you might put your own cats at risk, but what I would do is buy one of those dog-sized crates to keep the little...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 2, 2011 2:40 pm
Well you did a great job with them all, Margie. Just think, you went through the worst so anything else you come across in fostering will be a piece of cake...
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ushoover
Nov 2, 2011 3:21 pm
maybe I missed it, but I did not see what dose you are giving of the epo? thanks, Dianne...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 2, 2011 3:23 pm
HI Dianne, Max dosage is 1,000 mg/day (1/2 tsp). You can give 1/4 tsp on days the cat doesn't seem as bad. Nancy ... From: "ushoover"; <sdhoover@...> ...
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margie
margiemeux
Nov 2, 2011 3:37 pm
it's the rehoming part that has me shaking. the 2 i have now got a distemper vax right after being returned to the shelter. one of them developed a runny eye...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 2, 2011 9:47 pm
Did anyone see my email about Jayden and the noise he is making that I sent earlier today or is Yahoo hijacking our emails again? Nancy [Non-text portions of...
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Natalia Pochibielko
n_pochibielko@...
Nov 2, 2011 10:12 pm
i didnīt see one about jayden making noise :) To: felineherpes@yahoogroups.com From: nancycatania@... Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 21:47:35 +0000 Subject:...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 2, 2011 10:43 pm
Oh, Natalia, I sent that email to the wrong group, sorry. It's not herpes related, as he isn't a herpes cat, but my other group isn't a herpes group. I found...
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Natalia Pochibielko
n_pochibielko@...
Nov 2, 2011 11:29 pm
did you find out why he does it? i never heard of it too, i just looked it up and i think my kitty does something strange with his nose too sometimes but that...
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nancycatania@...
nancy.catania
Nov 3, 2011 12:10 am
I just heard it can be reverse sneezing but can be a lot of other things too, like feline asthma. I've gotta keep an eye on him. Nancy ... From: "Natalia...
