Good luck to you. I have some of the Mega C Plus, I'd try that,
would also try daily low dose interferon, which has a variety of
prices - ranging from expensive to cheap. The age 2.5 - 3 yrs is a
tough time for FELV cats, least it's been for my guys. Give it all
you've got. I sure hope they do well.
Best wishes,
Gloria
On Mar 18, 2007, at 7:11 AM, catatonya wrote:
I'm sorry for your bad news, but if your cat has hemobartonella and
is on antibiotics this is very treatable. Don't give up! I'm sure
you've got lots of good info. by now. Hang in there. My positive
cat is 7 years old and perfectly healthy. It's not a death sentence!
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C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I never would have thought two days ago that I would be discussing
FeLV. I didn't even know what it was.
Yesterday, I was devastated when I brought my favorite cat, Tomi,
to the vet since he wasn't eating and was lethargic. I found out
he was severely anemic because of a parasite in the blood and he
tested positive for FeLV.
The Vet was hinting that it didn't look good for Tomi, but I
insisted they go ahead with a blood transfusion and antibiotics to
treat the parasite. They said it was likely he got the parasite
because of a weakened immune system.
I have four other cats besides Tomi, and I brought them all in,
kicking and screaming to be tested today. We found out that the
kitten we took in the same time as Tomi (and his best friend) Kisa,
also is positive, though she isn't showing any signs of it yet.
They are both 2.5 years old.
This has been an extremely hard couple of days for me, to have my
happy family suddenly thrown into turmoil, so i've been searching
the internet for any sign of hope. I found out about Interferon,
and the vet is willing to give that a try, though he has to acquire
it from somewhere first.
I also found a site that claims Mega C Plus can really help a FeLV
positive cat, and I ordered some, just to try, though it will
probably take a couple of weeks to arrive.
I brought Tomi home today, and need to give him antibiotic,
steroids, and a vitamin supplement paste with B12 in it. I sure am
not looking forward to shoving all these pills and the paste down
his throat (the paste is supposed to taste good, but he doesn't
like it).
Now i'm basically waiting to see if Tomi can produce red blood
cells on his own, and if he can't, then the transfusion will only
be a temporary solution. I just can't bear to lose him, and
possibly Kisa if she starts showing symptoms.
This terrible disease sure makes you miss the happiness you had in
your life before you are introduced to FeLV.
