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   Even had his dental surgery today; he's busy recovering from anesthetic right now. He's a bit wobbly on his feet, nauseated & drooling a bit, but otherwise okay. Only one extraction, but he has pain meds 2x daily for the next 5 days. Many heartfelt thanks to Glenn, who made Even's diagnosis and treatment possible!

   If there are any here who have experience with managing FIV positive cats to achieve maximum healthy lifespan, please let me know what sorts of actions have worked well for you. Thanks!

   Posted 3 years ago by anncetera2 #

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   Anne, Soxsmom has lots of experience with FIV positive kitties. Maybe you could email her.

   Posted 3 years ago by WillowandWindismom #

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   {{{Ann}}} {{{Even}}}. Sounds like that Glenn's a keeper!

   Posted 3 years ago by jcat #

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   Anncetera I must tell you that I think you are incredible for the work you do with your charges. Thank God the world has people like you in it because as much as I love animals I could never do what you do.

   Posted 3 years ago by petpntr #

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   Hi Anncetera,

   With regard to FIV-positive cats. My Sam was FIV-positive and we had him for 14 years, beating the vet's prediction by two years. Of course it helped that he was an indoors kitty from the moment he set paw on the carpet. We kept his vaccinations up to date, had annual physicals and had his teeth cleaned annually.

   Other than that, we did nothing special. And he never developed full-blown FIV; it was his failing kidneys that sent him over the bridge.

   Hope your Even has a long and happy life with you.

   Posted 3 years ago by GizzysAuntie #

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   I had an FIV positive kitty for 19 years. The only thing the vet recommended was lecithin when he had any infection (I think he has a cold twice); you may want to ask your vet about it. The other recommendation we got was to keep him indoors , not feed any undercookes meat, and take him in to the vet at the first sign of anything at all being wrong. He lived a long wonderful life, had a heart murmur and thyropid disease, but until kidney lymphoma took him from us , he was the best kitty ever. Best wishes

   Posted 3 years ago by Tigerlilly #

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   Ann, SM sent me a link for you about FIV. Here it is: Dr. Kommedal (leading vet on FeLV and FIV) has a recorded session on Petsmart Charities. This is the link and it is under recorded sessions:

   https://petsmartcharities.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=petsmartcharities

   Good luck with managing Even's FIV!

   Posted 3 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #

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   Anncetera...............I have a FIV positive kitty. Diagnosed in 1996. At that time there was not much info given to me, only my minimal knowledge was that he could die at any day. Fast forward to 2009............. Said kitty is still alive and well!!!! 4 years ago, new vet, scolded me that FIV kitty should be indoors only. (Kitty was out during the day, and always inside at night). So why did the previous vet not tell me of such precautions??? He has been totally indoors since then. There have been some health issues, mostly of the congestive type, which Clavamox has kept under control. He has always been in contact with our other resident kitties, and there has been no evidence of him infecting the others. Being that he is going on 14 years, and still going strong, I would say that there is hope for FIV kitties, and that an immediate death sentence for those afflicted, should not always be assumed.

   Posted 3 years ago by 12PAWZinFL #

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   My baby Cane Cane got FIV from a stray cat around 1997. However they didn't know he had it until after his dental surgery in 2005. He lived to be almost 17, passing away April of last year. I miss him terribly but he managed to hang on for many years after contracting FIV. He had some issues with his mouth not healing well and he struggled with that for along time. After he had gotten out in 1997 I made sure it never happened again but couldn't stop what had all ready happened. My other cats never caught FIV from Cane Cane because he wasn't a biter. The vet told me that was the most common way of the other cats catching it. Sometimes when Cane was sick and throwing up, I gave his boneless skinless chicken breast boiled and mixed with rice and that seemed to help. He was also on laxatone for his constipation. Clavamox is a good medication but there may come a time where your Vet will have to alternate between that and other antibiotics. My best advise is to keep him inside and give him all the love you can. Make sure you try your best to watch him where he won't get injured because the healing process with cats with FIV is slow. I wish you all the luck with your sweet baby. FIV kittys are living longer these days and with the help of a loving owner like you, the odds are even better.

   Posted 3 years ago by Lynnnmo #

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