Guest guest Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 >>>Dilute the raw milk and perhaps scald it a minute or two. Might be something in it that heating will improve.<<< So what's the point of using raw milk if you're going to scald it? Tas'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 It could be the milk Elain got had some contaminants introduced by the milker, etc. Directly from the source per the nipple it would not likely have this problem. A weakened kitten may not be able to overcome it. Responding as it did with diarrhea. And as it wasn't cat milk, dairy or goat milk might just be too much for a tiny kitten. Elaine already tried it one way. Why leave out another option? Ann > >>>Dilute the raw milk and perhaps scald it a minute or two. Might be > something in it that heating will improve.<<< > > > So what's the point of using raw milk if you're going to scald it? > > Tas'. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 What about feline leukemia? Is that something they can be born with? Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 >> What about feline leukemia? Is that something they can be born with? << They can be, yes. This is the story on FeLV in kittens. The common test done, the ELISA, is not all that accurate. If it's negative, you can rely on it, but two out of three positives are false positives. There have been a lot of kittens needlessly euthanized due to this. If your kitten gets a postive FeLV ELISA test, you need to follow it up with what is called an " IFA " test. This is much more accurate. If this one is negative, no matter what the first test was, that is the result that is correct. Now, in adult cats, being FeLV positive nearly always means nothing at all. Most adult cats, unless immunocompromised, will not become ill from feline leukemia. Sadly, most kittens do not survive. So if the IFA test is positive, then you will need to make a tough decision. The survival rate in kittens is only around 10 percent, but it's not zero. Christie Caber Feidh ish Deerhounds Holistic Husbandry since 1986 http://www.caberfeidh.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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