Jen,
A few members on this list have experienced the same
thing. What seems to work best to get them over this round of fevers is
Immuno-Regulan, also known as Equistim. There are articles about it on
this group's web page ( www.felineluekemia.org) and you can do
a search of the archived messages for information on how Smokey was treated for
it when he had unremitting fevers. Bandy also had this issue and was
treated with steroids (dexamethasone) and some other things. He took longer to
respond, I think, but eventually did, although he is having some eye problems
now.
I will forward some old emails from the archive about Smokey to
you-- I saved them on my computer.
Michelle
In a message dated 5/4/2006 3:29:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My 10 year old domestic short hair just got diagnosed with FIV and FELV
last week. She was lethargic, not eating and drinking, etc which is why
I brought her in and how we found out the diagnosis. She ended up with a
105.9 fever and was hospitalized for several days with IV fluids and
antibiotics. The fever broke and she came home on Friday night.
She has been an outdoor cat all her life (I adopted her 4 1/2 years ago) and
she is now an indoor cat due to the diagnoses. We were just back at the
vet today because she is limping and I didn't know what was wrong with her
leg. Turns out the leg is fine, but her temp is 106.9!!! They gave
her some subcutaneous fluid and an injection to bring down the fever and let
me take her home as long as I monitor her temp hourly. The vet said it
is all from the FELV virus, but I'm wondering if this is how the whole rest of
her life is going to be- constant trips to the vet for high fevers,
dehydration, fluids and medication. I want my cat to be happy and
comfortable. Allie is truly like my child and I am completely
devistated. I find myself watching her like a hawk now, and spending
every waking moment with her not knowing if I have one more day, one more week
or one more year. I have done a lot of research, but because I don't
know how long she has had the disease it's hard to know what's going to
happen-- I thought she had kicked this infection and it turns out she
hadn't... Anyone else experienced these unremitting fevers and
infections? Does this mean it is close to the end? I obviously
want to have Allie with me as long as I can, but I am not willing to torture
her becuase I would not want to be tortured if it were me. I am just so
overwhelmed and so devistated right now, I can't even think straight!
One vet had mentioned interferon injections to boost her immune system.
I am considering looking into those, but I don't know if it would be more
tortuous to put my kitty through injections or have her get sick all the
time... Does anyone have any experience with interferon? Thanks
for listening!
Jen
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