This cat is one of the FelV cats in my private cat sanctuary. His last vet visit was to have his teeth cleaned in January. He has been just fine, in spite of having FelV, until just recently when he started to lose a lot of weight. Now he is eating very little even tho I feed him canned food separately. Nutramin and COQ10 sound good, and I will check on them to see if he'll take them, but he has little appetite now and is just wasting away. Otherwise I will not put him thru heroic measures, injections, etc.
Thank you for your help. Lorrie On 05-22, GRAS wrote: > > Lorrie - Is he getting any medical support for his condition? When I had > FeLV+ cats, and still have 6 FIV+ cats, I gave/give them CoQ10 (50mg) daily, > and Nutramin* (higher than suggested dosage for sick cats), building up the > amount given....when I see that there's not much more to be done and you > know that the cat is either in pain or has a just absolutely horrible > quality of life, I opt for euthanasia as a last resort, only after having > done everything that I could. > > -----Original Message----- > I do rescue work and I have several FelV cats, and one of my > favorites is a long haired black male who tested positive several > months ago. He is just wasting away. He is not anemic, and has no > tumors, but he's getting thinner and thinner. Since he shows no > symptoms there is nothing the vet can do to buy him a bit more > time, and I know he won't be with me for long. He doesn't appear > to be in any pain, he is just weak, thin and he no longer grooms > himself, but he is still eating. I've lost many FelV cats, but > most had either tumors or became anemic and crashed. Have any of > you had FelV cats who just wasted away, and do you think I should > just let him die at home where he feels comfortable and safe? I > hate to have him euthanized at this point as it is so frightening > for cats to go to the vet. I would appreciate your thoughts. > > Lorrie _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
