Hi Matt - I have had several cats who turned from FeLv+ to negative. One who
turned back to positive after turning to negative passed away very quickly. Odd
case because my other "turned cat" lived to be 12 years old. He was about a
year old when I rescued him, he was positive and then turned negative. Lived a
pretty long life too, considering he had been a street cat before I got him. I
still have one who was both FeLv+ and FIV+. He turned negative for leukemia but
not for FIV but FIV is not a serious issue around my place. They usually live
as long as negative cats.
I was under the impression that cats who are positive for leukemia are not
supposed to be given cortisone shots or oral cortisone medication. It will
increase a cat's appetite for a while, but not for long. Cortisone also has a
bad effect on the cat's kidneys if given regularly. I could not find anything
current on Facebook although there are a couple of pages for Leukemia positive
cats but no postings since 2011 and 2012. I don't think you will be getting any
up to the minute information on those pages.
On Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:12 PM, Matt Pardo <mpa...@velocitystorm.com>
wrote:
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>Hi everyone, I am new to the list. I have been looking through the archives
>for an answer, but haven’t found it yet. Sorry if this has been answered
>before.
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>My cat, named Roughy, was a feral cat with FIV and FeLV. I have had him for
>about four years now with only minor infections. However, on Thursday, he
>didn’t eat. On Friday, I took him to the vet. The vet said he was extremely
>anemic…unfortunately, I was too shell shocked to ask for a copy of the lab
>results so I can’t say what that means. He gave him a shot of dexamethasone on
>Friday and gave him fluids. He seemed much better when I took him home. He
>gave me some dex to give him to him. I could have sworn he said one time a
>day, but the label says 2 times per day (every 12 hours). My concern is that I
>am giving him too much dex. The dosage per pill is 0.5 mg which nets to 1 mg
>per 24 hours. Is this ok/normal? This is the first anemia I have experienced
>and I am really worried. Poor Roughy had a really rough night Friday. Last
>night was a bit better, but he still seems to be struggling. I would really
>appreciate it if anyone knows if that dosage is
ok. Of course, I have tried contacting my vet, but I can’t get him.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Matt
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