Hi Kathy!
I live in north Dallas area. I fostered a 3 mos old kitten, then adopted it
later after I had him neutered. I got him from the local Humane Society. He
was fine one day and was gone the next. He was very, very sick but his FeLV
snap test (ELISA) came back a faint positive. My other kitty did not get it.
I don't know if it was because it was a faint positive or my cat cleared the
virus since he was healthy.
My heart goes out to you. This brings back so many memories. This is
frustrating to me because I never heard of this disease. What frustrates me
the most is Petco (they sometimes get there cats from shelters as well),
HS's, and other shelters know of this disease. They should warn people that
adopt their animals knowing that they will be brought home and possibly
exposing their other cat(s) to this disease. If I had known about the
risks, I would have definitely vaccinated my other cat so I would not have
had so much worry of him contracting this horrible disease! I lost my
adopted HS kitty 3 mos ago. I was told he was too far gone to treat him. His
immune system had been compromised by coccidia. He was tested for FeLV in
Nov. 2010 when he was neutered. It was negative. I'd never had him anywhere
else so I'm guessing he could have always had it and it did not show, or he
contracted it when he was neutered. I will never know the answer. I'm still
sick over it and am sad.
I'm glad you found this site. I wished I had. I bet we still could have
treated my kitten and prolonged his life. I will never know the answer to
that.
I'm so glad Cali has you!! Sending good thoughts/vibes your way! Keep us
posted. There are several people on this thread that have had FeLV positive
kitties live long, happy lives. Cali still has the chance of clearing the
virus from her system. Keep the fight, Cali!! Hang in there Cathy!!
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <ckess...@cox.net>
To: <Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:40 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Cali - 7 month old kitten
I am new the site and I am just crushed. I have never had cats before and
I adopted a shelter kitten from Petco in Plano, Texas. She had Ringworm to
start with and she was tiny, but she was playful and is as sweet as can be.
We live in Downtown Dallas so she sits in the window of our high-rise and
overlooks the skyline. Last week, she became very lethargic and on Friday,
I became worried so I took her to the emergency room. She's always been
little, but playful and happy until last week.
They did a Feline Leukemia test and it was positive. The only thing I had
ever heard about Feline Leukemia before Friday night was that all cats who
get it - die.
Cali is only 7 months old and I can't stop crying. I just moved to Dallas
last July. I have always had Dachshunds but I didn't think that dogs
should be in apartments, so I got Cali. Then I didn't want Cali to be by
herself, so I got another shelter kitty from the Petco in Bedford, (named
Sasha) and she is very healthy.
The emergency room vet and the Vet that I took Cali to have both told me
that I need to put Cali to sleep so that Sasha won't get sick and Cali
won't get better so she should be put down. For all of you out there,
please say a prayer for me and Cali. She is a Blue Cream Tabby, she
weighs 5 pounds and she has been a real fighter. I don't know how I will
find the strength to put her to sleep.
She is so little. I want her to get better. I can't stop crying.
Cathy Kessel
(858) 361-8972
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