My vet also give sick cats his special "cocktail" injection which contains B12, Vitaminc C and several other things. Natalie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:33 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Questions about FeLV My Tucson has had a couple of episodes where he gums, etc were real pale & wouldn't eat--not eating for her is a sure sign she really is sick. My vet gave her a series of immune regulin shots & she bounced back. In the meantime, I cleaned out the refrigerator trying to find something she would eat. I got her Gerber baby food (stage 2) ham, turkey & beef in gravy and she did lick a couple of teaspoon fulls. Gave her the "Tuna water" from canned tuna, cold cuts, cheese, anything and everything. Believe it or not, warm Kentucky Fried Chicken (or something similar) can sometimes be a lure. Trappers use it to lure ferals. She'd nibble a bit but then wouldn't eat it again so I always had to come up with something else. If your cat is dehydrated, you can do fluids at home--its not hard at all. Vet can show you how to do that & give you the fluid bottles & hookup. Getting medicine in a cat--particularly one who's sick & doesn't want to eat-is a major challenge. Syringing liquids into her mouth is never perfect but its better than nothing--if she spits most of it out, you can shoot a bit more a second time & hope you got enough in her. There's also a petinic like product that comes in a tube--its malt based & sometimes, the cats love it and will lick it off your finger. I know its tough and very scary. But it sounds like you're doing all that you can do... Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk- boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of A D Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 3:25 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Questions about FeLV Hi, my cat was the picture of health about two weeks ago. She’s 2 years old, female, spayed, orange tabby. She would literally bounce off the walls running around the house. She’s so wonderful ♥ Anyway, about two weeks ago, she started sleeping constantly, and one day (9/17) I noticed her nose, gums, and pads had turned white…instead of their normal pink. So I took her in and they took some blood…said that day that she is VERY anemic L Since that was a Friday, we got the results the following Monday. FeLV L She barely eats, almost never uses the litter box (and her urine is pretty dark when she does go), sleeps almost 24 hours a day, and has lost a bit of weight (not good when she only started at 7lbs in the first place L). I got her Pet-tinic vitamins cuz a vet suggested them. I tried to get her to drink kitten formula cuz I figured part of it’s job is to help kittens build up their immune systems. She was put on antibiotics the Monday that her tests came back. After 4-5 days, she began refusing the medicine. It’s a liquid and she would spit it all back out. So, she probably didn’t get all she was supposed to. When she does eat, it is usually just the liquid part of canned cat food. She is still able to jump off the bed and walk to the kitchen (where the dry food bowl and litter box are), but usually wears out on her way back out of the kitchen, and lays down. She is so skinny…I’m not even sure she has much muscle left. She has always been skinny, but not like this. Well, a few days ago, her white pads and nose started turning yellow. I know that has something to do with her liver not working right. Oh yeah…the way the vet put her anemia…normal range is 29%-45% (or something like that), and my kitty’s came back at 16% L Does anyone have any advice as to what we could do to help her? How will we know if she has pain? The vet that gave us the results (a substitute cuz regular vet was out for the week) said if she makes it the next couple months, and seems any better, to get her re-tested. That some cats fight it off and can test negative a couple months later. So, that means SOME cats get over this. And I read online that some cats live for a few years with it, after showing symptoms. Just gives me a little hope…then I look at her…and she looks so bad…and I think there isn’t much hope. So hard to watch. At what point do you give up and have an FeLV+ cat put to sleep? I figured if she shows signs of being in pain (once I know what those are), or has a seizure, or absolutely stops eating and drinking anything, that it would be time. I don’t want her to suffer, but I also want to give her every chance to survive…ya know? Anyway, thanks for letting me go on and on…as you can tell this is really very hard on me emotionally, as I’m sure it is on anyone and everyone who has to deal with it. ~Anndrea _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
