I'm loosing a few too many right now also but for the most part, they have been diagnosed with something not terribly surprising, given their circumstances. But similar, vague symptoms, I think, is another story.
One of our larger foster homes had a fire. For a few years after, cats would suddenly come down with the same symptoms, with no explainations - weight loss, dehydration, great blood work. There are a lot of toxins in an older house on fire. Another story - a friend's cat, lethargic, anorexic, suddenly eating weird things. Big time hospital in NYC, couldn't come up with anything. Moved cat out of house when mold was found from leak in wall or basement. Cat immediately got better. It is worth checking out your environment, I'm sorry to say. Good luck, big hugs, take a deep breath. Janine --- MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yep. lost gypsy in april, crosby two and a half > weeks ago, and lexie on > sunday. all three have been ill for quite awhile, > and it was just their > time. would i have scheduled it quite like that? of > course not. > > right now, for the first time in a very long time, i > have no sick cats.... i > do, however, have one FeLV+ kitten, two FIV+ adults, > and a number who are 13 > and older. > > MC > > On 6/28/07, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I lost 3 in January but all were "obvious > candidates" -- one FIV+ cat with > > cancer, another who was FIV+ and had badly damaged > kidneys from having been > > starved a long time, and my own senior cat who was > more than 18 years old. > > So 4 isn't really that many when you do rescue and > have a house full of cats > > who came from rough circumstances. > > > > *MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > it actually isn't, unless it continues. anyone who > works with large > > numbers of cats know that sometimes it goes in > cycles--you can go months > > without losing any but the obvious candidates, > then suddenly seem to hit a > > patch of whatever, and suddenly lose a number. > it's how it balances out that > > matters. > > > > plus, with rescue animals, coming through a public > shelter, in a part of > > the country that has extremes in temperature, > amounts of moisture, and no > > real seasons to kill off parasites, etc., until > cats start coming into these > > shelters with a full copy of both their genetic > profiles and their medical > > histories, it's impossible to know what > predispositions they are bringing > > with them, and what hidden conditions. > > > > yeah, just my opinion, but based upon working with > a population of 600+ > > cats. > > > > MC > > > > On 6/28/07, Susan Dubose < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > As far as shelter rescue work, 4 cats in such a > short timeframe is not a > > > > > > normal rate of death. > > > > > > It is exceesively high. > > > > > > Susan J. DuBose >^..^< > > > www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com > <http://www.petgirlspetsitting.com/> > > > www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org > <http://www.tx.siameserescue.org/> > > > www.shadowcats.net > > > "As Cleopatra > lay in state, > > > Faithful Bast > at her side did wait, > > > Purring > welcomes of soft applause, > > > Ever guarding > with sharpened claws." > > > > Trajan Tennent > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "wendy" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:45 AM > > > Subject: Re: Something is killing my cats, > please help me > > > > > > > > > Hi Kelley, > > > > > > I'm sorry to hear this. I honestly don't know > what to > > > tell you. I have no idea what could be causing > the > > > deaths. Are you sure the deaths are related? I > am > > > wondering since you do shelter work if four cats > out > > > of ? (how many) is a normal rate of loss, given > the > > > circumstances (ie. shelter cats are more likely > to be > > > found when rescued with already compromised > immune > > > systems). I don't know much about shelter work, > so > > > others with experience will hopefully help you. > > > > > > Please keep us posted. > > > :) > > > Wendy > > > > > > --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > This is the toll so far from this year, not > > > > including kittens. > > > > > > > > Joey - 10 - died in late April. Being treated > for > > > > AIHA. > > > > > > > > Lucky Lady - 12 - got sick, was adopted by my > vet, > > > > apparently recovered but > > > > is now dying, they think cancer. > > > > > > > > Caroline - ran up a bill in excess of $1,000. > No > > > > one knows what was or is > > > > wrong. Possible FIP (but she's getting > better), > > > > brain cancer, toxo. > > > > > > > > Suzie - I don't even want to see the bill and > don't > > > > know how I am going to > > > > pay it. Possible FIP, toxo. > > > > > > > > They are all 5 and up. All presented with > massive > > > > dehydration (skin > > > > tenting), anorexia, massiive weight loss. > > > > > > > > Some w/neuro symptoms..bloodwork varying... > > > > > > > > All tested neg/neg for FELV. > > > > > > > > Tehy are down to looking in my house for > asbestos > > > > and lead....someone please > > > > help me...I don't know what is killing my > cats.... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a > time. > > > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty > life! > > > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > > > Please help Caroline! > > > > > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline > > > > > > > > I GoodSearch for Rescuties. > > > > > > > > Raise money for your favorite charity or > school just > > > > by searching the > > > > Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com > - > > > > powered by Yahoo! > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can > > > change > > > the world - indeed it is the only thing that > ever has!" ~~~ Margaret > > > Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Building a website is a piece of cake. 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