Hi Ashley! I'm glad you found this site. Your vet is wrong - though
it's true that there is no cure for FeLV, it's certainly not a waste of
money to keep an otherwise healthy, happy kitty alive and well. So I'm
glad you didn't take his recommendation to put Mr. Kitten to sleep.
True, it gets
Welcome to the list! Mr. Kitten sounds like he has a good mom. I think many
vets just refuse to learn new things. Just out of curiosity, has the vet
that told you to euthanise Mr. Kitten ever given him any vaccines? If so,
can you tell me where he gave them (neck, scruff, side, leg)? I ask because
Hi Ashley,
I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Kitten is FeLV+, but happy
you have found us. The two most important things you
can do to keep Mr. Kitten healthy is to keep him
stress-free and to get him on a great diet, which
includes immune-boosting supplements. Many of us feed
our kitties Innova Evo,
Mr. Kitten has not received any vaccines since being diagnosed. He did
receive a Prednisone shot that was administered in his neck, but I don't know
if
that is the normal spot for that injection or not. I live in a smaller town
so it's hard to find a wide range of vets, expecially ones
Nothing should ever be given in the neck on cats. They are prone to
injection site sarcoma, in other words, a big cancerous tumor can grow in
the location of any injections. Happens in every 1 in 1000 to 1 in 1
cats (studies vary on the frequency). Since you can't amputate the neck,
giving it
So, I've just recently added to this list and have been reading just about
everything I get in order to try and get the hang of things. My name is
Ashley and I have a Felv+ cat named Mr. Kitten. I got him from our local SPCA
in
Jan 2004 and he will be turning four this upcoming January.
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