Hi, Emily -- I'm sorry Moses is so sick. As you can see, you're already getting lots of good ideas on how to treat him. One important thing is, is your vet is willing to work with you to help Moses get better? I hope the fact that he's given you drugs for him is a good sign in that regard. The question is, did the vet suggest putting him to sleep based on his actual condition (i.e. does Moses seem to have lymphoma, severe anemia, etc.) or just on the widely held but erroneous opinion that FeLV is an automatic death sentence? You should ask your vet if he's willing to help you on this -- if he's not, maybe you should go vet-shopping. Unfortunately, once kitties are in crisis, it can be hard to save them, but if it's a case of them being undernourished or generally sickly rather than being in the grip of some actual ugly disease, often good care and good food can bring them out of it. You've come to a good place for help. Sending vibes that Moses gains weight and feels better! Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:17 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: New to the list Hi there My name is Emily and I have three cats, Moses (Felv +) Jeremiah and Samson (status yet unknown). I just found out that Moses is + and he's quite sick. the doctor put him on prednesone and doxycline... He's not eating and he's quite thin. The dr wants to put him to sleep. Is this really my only option? Also - if i bring him home to be with his brothers... will he infect them? Should i have them tested? I'm so sad. Any help would be greatly appreciated... THank you thank you thank you... ________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail <http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?nci d=aimcmp00050000000001> ! This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
