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Offline Gillian Harvey

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2008, 15:53:26 PM »
Sorry also meant to ask if anyone has read that cats infected with cat flu can pass things to humans who may be old or run down? I know that FIV cannot be passed to humans.

Anyone know anymore about this?

Already answered this over on cat chat, but anyway - no, cats cannot pass cat flu onto humans.

One thing that still puzzles me is if a cat is FELV positive then why does he get a yearly injection, as I believe this is giving in a cats annual booster jab?

You don't have to have the FeLV vac in the annual boosters - you can ask just to have cat flu and enteritis/panleu boosters.
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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2008, 11:58:08 AM »
there are things that jump species but I don't think cat flu is one of them

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2008, 10:05:44 AM »
Sorry also meant to ask if anyone has read that cats infected with cat flu can pass things to humans who may be old or run down?

Never heard that !
has anyone else ?

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2008, 09:57:42 AM »
Sorry also meant to ask if anyone has read that cats infected with cat flu can pass things to humans who may be old or run down? I know that FIV cannot be passed to humans.

Anyone know anymore about this?

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2008, 09:55:22 AM »
Thanks everyone for your help, I think I have been getting confused with FIV and FELV, anyway at least the test results will confirm if he has either of these.

One thing that still puzzles me is if a cat is FELV positive then why does he get a yearly injection, as I believe this is giving in a cats annual booster jab?

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2008, 07:53:52 AM »
Glad things are looking more positive.
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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2008, 00:26:49 AM »
Good news about the asthma  ;D  Fingers crossed the blood tests come back negative too  :)

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2008, 21:22:51 PM »
Cat flu causes symptoms much like human flu.  It is a nasty disease that stays with infected cats for the rest of their lives.  Depending on which virus caused the flu, it could remain at a low level, or return from time to time as more severe bouts.

Feline aids is caused by FIV, which is similar to HIV in humans (although completely harmless to humans).  It destroys the cat's immune system.  It can be inside the cat for years without being detected or showing any symptoms.  However, when it gets hold, the cat will present an open door to all sorts of infections that it is unable to fight off.

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2008, 20:19:03 PM »
Sorry it has taken ages to reply, for some reason I  couldn`t log in!. I have just taken my cat back to the vet today since his diagnosis last week of asthma, he has made a remarkable recovery, which really makes me think it was a reaction to something at the catteries, or maybe it was lung worm which the vet treated him for just in case. He is still having the odd `snotty` sneeze but apart from that he is great! When he was originally diagnosed the vet had taken x-rays of his lungs, one exhaling and one inhaling, these showed lots of trapped air and there was hardly any difference in the two x-rays, which showed how shallow his breathing was, and on listening to his chest there was lots of wheezing and phlegm noises, all these have gone and the vet says he is now breathing normally.

What I didn`t tell the vet is that I have a friend who has studied and practised reiki and other alternative medicine treatments for years and she is now doing body talk sessions, I dont know if anyone is aware or has heard of this, but I emailed her a picture of my cat and she did a `remote` session to help his ailments, and honestly it worked wonders, as soon as she was doing it he relaxed immediatley and afterwards slept so soundly, I swear it was like magic!

Any way for the moment he is well, I will keep an eye on him.

As for the FIV the vet has taken a blood test today and sent it off to Glasgow, so soon I will finally know if he is positive or  not.

Sorry for the long post, but my final question is, what is the difference betwenn cat flu and Feline aids or are they both the same?

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2008, 10:30:56 AM »
Why do you suspect FIV? Has he been tested?
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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2008, 01:27:30 AM »
You can get non-steroidal inhalers, liquid medication, tablets like furbabystar says, creams and gels that get absorbed through the skin and homeopathic remedies.  Acupuncture is also reckoned to be worth a try.

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Re: feline asthma
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2008, 22:46:44 PM »
We had a cat that used to come into the cattery who was on tablets for asthma.

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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2008, 22:14:42 PM »
Anyone have any experience of this? My 8 month old kitten has been diagnosed as having asthma, and currently is suffering quite badly, he may need to use an inhaler?? As he is also a suspect FIV steroids may not be suitable medication. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 


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