Sabby was tested mid October for FeLV+ after a benign mass was found in/around his mouth and removed. He was positive, and a snap test was done an appropriate amount of time later which was also positive.
He is asymptomatic and very friendly and playful. I just adopted him on Saturday because his owner couldn't keep him as they have another cat.
However I've heard of Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator (LTCI), and I was wondering if anyone has had experience with it?
Because he is asymptomatic should I not be worrying about treatment yet or would LTCI be beneficial now anyways?
Right now he is on Hill's Adult Feline Oral + food but I recently bought him Blue Wilderness Salmon food and I read somewhere that FeLV+ cats are better when fed poultry, not fish so I am very disappointed. He also gets 1/4 a can of oral health wet food for dinner. He also receives vitamins for his immune system than contains lysine, 2mL twice a day. I don't know if he likes it but he eats it.
I've been looking into Duralactin and Nutri-Cal. I don't know if I'm getting ahead of myself because he doesn't have any symptoms, but I don't want to wait until he starts getting sick to start looking into and purchasing treatment options.
I know that I need to keep his stress down and that worries me because it is going to be at least a few weeks if not a month until our dog stops trying to play with him. Our dog is very very friendly but she acts like he is another dog, so her 125 pound weight jumping around him trying to play with him is scaring him, making him run under the kitchen table or behind the couch. When he does that we are usually able to pet him unless she barked at him which seems to worry him more. But if she just jumped around him (or if he just hears her walking or running around the corner) then we are able to pet him in his hiding spot.
Separating them is not an option as our dog is allowed everywhere even the bathroom, but they are separated if either none of us or only one of us are home. We also don't force them to interact, if Sabby wants to hide then we let him and if he wants to walk by our dog we let him.
What are your opinions on LTCI, Duralactin, and Nutri-Cal?
What can I do before he shows signs of being sick to help him?
He is asymptomatic and very friendly and playful. I just adopted him on Saturday because his owner couldn't keep him as they have another cat.
However I've heard of Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator (LTCI), and I was wondering if anyone has had experience with it?
Because he is asymptomatic should I not be worrying about treatment yet or would LTCI be beneficial now anyways?
Right now he is on Hill's Adult Feline Oral + food but I recently bought him Blue Wilderness Salmon food and I read somewhere that FeLV+ cats are better when fed poultry, not fish so I am very disappointed. He also gets 1/4 a can of oral health wet food for dinner. He also receives vitamins for his immune system than contains lysine, 2mL twice a day. I don't know if he likes it but he eats it.
I've been looking into Duralactin and Nutri-Cal. I don't know if I'm getting ahead of myself because he doesn't have any symptoms, but I don't want to wait until he starts getting sick to start looking into and purchasing treatment options.
I know that I need to keep his stress down and that worries me because it is going to be at least a few weeks if not a month until our dog stops trying to play with him. Our dog is very very friendly but she acts like he is another dog, so her 125 pound weight jumping around him trying to play with him is scaring him, making him run under the kitchen table or behind the couch. When he does that we are usually able to pet him unless she barked at him which seems to worry him more. But if she just jumped around him (or if he just hears her walking or running around the corner) then we are able to pet him in his hiding spot.
Separating them is not an option as our dog is allowed everywhere even the bathroom, but they are separated if either none of us or only one of us are home. We also don't force them to interact, if Sabby wants to hide then we let him and if he wants to walk by our dog we let him.
What are your opinions on LTCI, Duralactin, and Nutri-Cal?
What can I do before he shows signs of being sick to help him?