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| | Feline Leukemia Virus |
 | | In this way, the virus is transported to other regions of the body, especially systemic lymphatic tissue, intestinal tissue, and bone marrow. | | | However, therapy should be advocated only if there is the possibility of maintaining a good quality of life for the prospective patient. | | | It must be emphasized, however, that as of this writing there is no conclusive evidence that any human illness (including cancer) has ever been caused by FeLV. |
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http://maxshouse.com/feline_leukemia_virus.htm
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus Diseases |
| | The behavior of the feline leukemia virus in the cat’s body cannot be predicted. | | | While the history of vaccination is important for us to know, it does not alter our ability to interpret the feline leukemia virus test. | | | Newborn babies, persons on chemotherapy, AIDS patients or transplant recipients on anti-rejection drugs should probably not be unnecessarily exposed to this or any other virus. |
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http://www.greenbriervet.com/newsletters/felv.htm
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| | Infectious Disease - Feline Leukemia |
| | Cats with feline leukemia also often have behavioral changes that do not always seem to have a specific physical cause. | | | Many times a secondary tumor in the chest, associated with the feline leukemia, is causing the fluid accumulation. | | | Lastly, cats with feline leukemia can have physical and behavioral problems totally unrelated to the feline leukemia. |
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http://www.vetinfo.com/cfeleuk.html
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| | rec.pets.cats: Feline Leukemia FAQ |
| | A cat that becomes infected with the virus becomes susceptible to many ailments or breakdowns in its system. | | | They are similar to AIDS in that they affect and weaken the body's immune system. | | | Well, your own grief issues aside, from a medical point of view you do not need to wait very long. |
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cats-faq/leukemia
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| | Articles - Feline leukemia virus |
| | If the cat's immune system does not fight off the virus, then it goes onto phase five where the bone marrow becomes infected. | | | One way they differ is their shape: FeLV is more circular while FIV is elongated. | | | During this phase the hemolymphatic system and intestines become infected. |
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http://www.cat-center.com/articles/Feline_leukemia_virus
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| | Feline Leukemia Treatments |
| | There have been conflicting studies on a couple of therapies for feline leukemia virus using Staph protein A (one claimed benefit, one didn't), Immunoregulin (at this point, I think that the studies overwhelmingly support no success in treatment) and interferon. | | | There are probably proponents among veterinarians of the other therapies you asked about but I have not seen much discussion of them and can not help at all with that. | | | I did not have time to recheck the site for the information on clearing the |
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| | FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS - TREATED WITH ALOE VERA (ACEMANNAN) |
| | The results of the study being conducted by Carrington Laboratories, a leader in aloe research, will be closely monitored. | | | Recently, the same laboratory has isolated acemannan from aloe vera has obtained approval to conduct a limited study using an aloe iderivative on AIDS patients. | | | The study included 50 cats, all of which were serologically positive for feline leukemia. |
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http://www.aloevera.co.uk/felinelv.htm
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| | Feline Leukemia |
| | One of the first things we do in ANY chronic disease condition affecting our feline patients is test for FeLV. | | | This is the only similarity in the two diseases and in NO way can the Human AIDS virus cause Feline Leukemia nor can FeLV cause Human AIDS! | | | #3 The virus may replicate and cause clinical illness and the death of the cat. |
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| | FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS DISEASE COMPLEX |
| | About 50 percent die within six months and 80 percent succumb within three and a half years. | | | Despite research, there is no effective treatment for FeLV now. | | | In theory, children and patients with immune deficiency diseases could be at risk. |
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| | PAWS: Resources and Fact Sheets |
| | More recent approaches to cancer caused by FeLV include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. | | | Some holistic veterinarians have experienced success in treating feline leukemia with nutritional therapy, particularly through the use of vitamin C. This is a field of treatment that is not yet accepted by the medical community at large, although the licensed veterinarians who practice nutritional therapy claim significant success in treating FeLV cats. | | | FIV is not related to the human virus HIV, although many of the symptoms may be similar. |
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http://www.paws.org/cas/resources/fact_sheets_cats/flv.php
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus |
| | Infection with the Feline Leukemia Virus is one of the most classical diseases in veterinary medicine. | | | Lymphoma (also called "lymphosarcoma") is the most common cancer associated with the feline leukemia virus. | | | Several vaccines are commercially available to prevent infection but no effective treatment has emerged for positive cats. |
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http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_feline_leukemia_virus.html
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| | Less than 10% of the dormant carriers do not completely eliminate the virus from their body. | | | Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is one of the major causes of illness and death in domestic cats. | | | The main effects of the virus are on the cat's immune system. |
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http://www.vetnetwork.com/petcare_articles/VPA_display.cfm?VPA_articleID=43
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| | FeLVinfo |
| | There is one very important point I want to make regarding the vaccine against Feline Leukemia. | | | Feline Leukemia is a virus that weakens the cats immune system and leaves it open to infection, illness and disease. | | | Two of the prominent illnesses FeLV positive cats fall prey to is Lymphosarcoma (malignant cancer of the lymphatic system) and FIP, (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) a fatal virus. |
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http://www.homestead.com/Felinecompanions/FeLVinfo.html
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| | The Winn Feline Foundation - Health Article |
| | The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) have published recommendations for FeLV testing. | | | Diagnosis and treatment of specific conditions should always be in consultation with one's own veterinarian. | | | Cats whose immune systems are depressed by FeLV are susceptible to a wide variety of infectious diseases and other problems, such as chronic respiratory infections, chronic gingivitis and stomatitis, feline infectious peritonitis, poor healing of wounds and abscesses and chronic generalized infections. |
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http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/health/FeLV.html
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| | Feline leukemia virus -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | Provides details on treatment options like chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, homeopathy, and alternative medicines. | | | Learn the symptoms of feline leukemia---and the treatments. | | | Symptoms include enlargement of the lymph nodes, depression, emaciation, and, frequently, diarrhea; there is no known treatment, and the outcome is usually fatal. |
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http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9311232
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus - Overview, Risk Factors & Transmission - AnimalHealthChannel |
| | Twenty percent of FeLV-positive mothers pass the virus to their kittens. | | | Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection is responsible for more deaths among cats than any other infectious disease. | | | Some studies have shown a correlation between certain human leukemia and exposure to FeLV-infected cats, but this has not been proven. |
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| | Feline Health Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine |
| | Veterinarians will find information on services such as the In Memoriam program, client brochures, feline-related topics, veterinary associations, and other useful Cornell links. | | | Educating veterinarians and cat owners about feline health by providing timely medical information and by promoting public understanding and awareness of feline issues | | | The Feline Health Center is a veterinary medical specialty center devoted to improving the health and well-being of cats everywhere by: |
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus Feline Leukemia |
| | Feline Hyperthyroidism And Holistic And Natural Pet Care Pro, Affordable natural pet care products such as feline illness. | | | Feline Leukemia, CareFreePet.com has the best prices on Holistic and Natural Pet Care Products for Dogs and Cats such as feline leukemia. | | | Feline Leukemia Virus, Looking for "feline leukemia virus" come to our CareFreePet.com. |
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| | Fighting FeLV |
| | There's more information on this drug on their website, | | | Lymphoma and leukemia - Chemotherapy is the usual treatment for lymphoma (cancer of the lymph system) and many treated cats will go into remission (disappearance of detectable cancer). | | | Because this interferon is of feline origin cats should not develop immunity to it like they do human interferon. |
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus(FeLV) |
| | Feline leukemia is the leading cause of cancer in cats. | | | The symptoms of Feline Leukemia Virus vary depending on the particular form of the disease. | | | Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is one of the most serious diseases affecting cats. |
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http://www.gopetsamerica.com/cat-health/feline-leukemia.aspx
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| | Feline Leukemia |
| | The virus is known to cause both suppression of the immune system and the development of neoplastic (cancer) diseases. | | | Immune suppression results in a cat susceptible to secondary diseases such as respiratory infections, anemia, mouth infections, skin disease and reduced wound healing. | | | It is known though some cats may resist the infection and develop no disease. |
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Feline Leukemia Virus And Related Diseases: Introduction |
| | Enteritis may develop, and it resembles feline panleukopenia both clinically and histopathologically. | | | Numbers of neutrophils and lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of affected cats may be reduced, and those cells that are present may be dysfunctional. | | | Because of the concurrent immunosuppression associated with FeLV infection, septicemia may develop. |
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus - PetPlace.com |
| | It may also cause anemia, leukemia and some forms of cancer. | | | Although it is not 100 percent effective, the vaccine does offer immunity to most cats and has minimal side effects. | | | If the virus does become active, it may suppress the immune system, allowing infections that can normally be controlled by the body to cause severe, debilitating disease. |
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| | The Feline Leukemia Virus |
| | Both of these treatments do not insure that a cat will be completely cured. | | | The worst aspect of Feline Leukemia is that there is currently no cure. | | | Once a cat has become infected with the virus there are a series of treatments that may help the cat recover. |
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http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f00/web1/lindner.html
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| | Feline Leukemia Virus |
| | There is NO CURE for Feline Leukemia once the disease is contracted. | | | These cats have all been exposed to feline leukemia already by eating out of the same utensils (exchange of secretions) and may also be positive for FeLV or are already incubating the disease. | | | The latter group has inactive virus in their bone marrow, and these virus particles may later become active when the cat becomes ill from another disease, stress or certain drugs. |
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| | Feline leukemia virus (felv) |
| | Feline leukemia virus is one of the most common fatal disease of cats and now the most preventable. | | | The Feline Leukemia virus was one of the most common fatal diseases in cats until recently. | | | Over the years there has been decline in the incidence of feline leukemia virus infection and related diseases since vaccine use became widespread and very common. |
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| | Feline Leukemia FELV |
| | Feline Leukemia Treatment: Encyclopedia of Feline Veterinary Medical Information | | | Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV): The Veterinary Cat Clinic | | | Feline Leukemia: Encyclopedia of Feline Veterinary Medical Information |
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| | Welcome to www.felineleukemia.org |
| | Although feline leukemia remains an incurable viral disease that threatens the lives of thousands of domestic as well as wild cats each year, newer methods for treating this disease have become more readily available. | | | For those who would first like an overview of what feline leukemia (FeLV) is, how it is transmitted, and how to protect their feline babies from it, please visit the Feline Leukemia Virus FAQ from Cornell University. | | | This is a very informative compilation of facts relating to FeLV, and it is recommended reading for those who are just starting their research into feline leukemia. |
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http://www.felineleukemia.org
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| | CFA Health Committee - Feline Leukemia Virus |
| | This feline health article can now be found on the Winn Feline Foundation web site at: | | | Copyright © 1995-2005 The Cat Fanciers' Association, with the exception of the photographic images which are Copyright © by the individual photographers. | | | You can find answers to frequently asked questions on our FAQ pages or search this site. |
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