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Re: Hobbs, 1 Yr. old FELV, crashing hard

Sally Davis
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:56:28 -0700

My prayers are with you. When Junior crashed that was it his body was
shutting down that fast. He was having breathing issues and possible
congestive heart failure. He did have a murmur. I do not think he was in
pain.

Sally

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Heather Wienker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I first joined this group a year ago in regards to a double-positive Mom
> and her kittens.
>
> All kittens cleared FIV, remained + for Leuk.  Only the two who stayed
> together remain, and one has crashed hard.
>
> I am not his caretaker but what I know is, he had a dental a little over a
> month ago due to stomatitis (lots of drooling & mouth pain).   That went
> well, then a few days ago he crashed very hard, not eating, not drinking,
> crying in pain...losing weight rapidly.
>
> He is to go to the vet today, but has anyone pulled a Leukemia+ kitty
> through a serious crash?   We are looking into Imulan but right now the
> caregiver fears he is suffering and can't wait for treatment.   We don't
> want him to die on IV's in a hospital.   His little Sister is very close to
> him, we always thought she'd go first as she's so much more fragile, we are
> so scared of not just losing this precious kitty, but also how it will
> affect his Sister.  Hobbs' caretaker loves him very, very much and the
> prospect of losing him is very painful for her.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated, thank you for listening-
>
> Heather
>



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