Hello John, Julie and Smokey,
I'm sorry you had to find us, but I'm glad you did. What a lovely story
about how Smokey chose the two of you, some things are just meant to
be. I guess he knew what he was doing! I'm so pleased you didn't take
your vet's advise about having him put to sleep! It's such a hot button
for me that so many people think of Felv as an automatic death
sentence. The folks on this list can tell you that it's just not the
case. The group is right in that you have to find out what is causing
his symptoms, (it's not the Felv itself, unless he's actually in the
process of fighting the disease itself off). I'm disappointed to read
that Dox did not help Smokey with his anemia. How long was he on it?
Along with the treatments you will be following, once it's determined
what his problems are, you would be wise to immediately start to boost
his immune system in any way you can. There are many supplements for
this, I would start him on Transfer Factor, Interferon A, Vitamin
supplements, Co-Q10 etc. Get yourself another vet, if the one you have
is not willing to treat Smokey. Look for a board certified Internist,
they will be more up to date on available treatments. You might want to
look into finding a holistic vet as well. Many good wishes and prayers
for Smokey's recovery. Bless you for caring for and loving this very
special little man.
Nina
John Stafford wrote:
Hi there,
My name is John, i'm from Newcastle, England. Me and my partner Julie
discovered on Saturday that our lovely cat Smokey has Leukemia.
Needless to say we are both totally devastated with the news. Smokey
is very special to us because she just decided to come and live with
us about 3 year ago. We would never normally have got a cat, but one
day Smokey just came through our homes window, and the rest is
history. Since then she has been the center of all our attention.
She is taking Predisalone steroids 5mg twice daily. Our vet just
suggested we put her to sleep, but we declined, because she doesn't
seem too poorley at present. She is very sleepy all the time (but then
again she always has been) but just a bit more than usual. She has
lost alot of weight. She is still eating, but very little, and she
seems to be drinking loads. We take her out the back a couple of times
a day and she has a little run about, but gets tired very quickly.
Can you reccommend any supplement or anything else we could give her
too help her along the way??
Thanks,
John, Julie, Smokey.
PS. it's really good to read everyones emails, thanks.
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