SD,
I'm so sorry you lost your sweet Scully. What a terrible shock to your
family. I'm glad you found us though. It is quite possible that
Rookie is indeed negative. There are many, many negative cats that
live and love with positives that remain negative. Please try not to
stress yourself out thinking that Rookie is doomed to the same fate.
You will learn many things from this valuable group, one of the most
important things about keeping our babies healthy is to create as
stress free an environment as possible. Try to keep an optimistic view
about Rookie.
What exactly did your vet do for Scully when she presented her symptoms?
> I talked to my vet and
was
informed that if you get the FeLV shot and test after, the cat most
likely will come up negative, because if the cat is positive and then
gets the immunization shot which is also positive, then two positives
will make the test come up negative. So I ask you was Rookie, previous
vaccinated against FeLV and if he was then he could very well be
positive, now.
I've never heard Cherie's vet's theory about 'two positives making a
negative'. That doesn't make much sense to me. It is possible that
Rookie has FeLV sequestered in his bone marrow, but if he's testing
negative, I'd be very happy about that. What I would do is get him on
immune support and care for him as if he is positive. By that I mean,
make his environment as stress free as possible and if ANY symptoms
present themselves jump on it right away. Never wait and see if he
gets better on his own.
Again, I'm so sorry about Scully. I don't know if there was anything
you could have done to help her overcome her illness and sometimes the
kindest thing we can do is to have the courage to let them go. She's
in a better place and she's watching over Rookie and your family, pay
attention and I'm sure you'll feel her around you.
Much love,
Nina
S D wrote:
Hi,
I am new to this list and had some trouble signing up last week.
However, I will post the update first and then the original email I had
tried to send. On Sat. Feb 12, I put my little friend Scully to rest.
She was really beginning to suffer the effects of FelV and I couldn't
bear to watch her anymore. Walking became difficult and she absolutley
refused to eat or drink. She looked at me as if to say "it's okay mom,
I need to go and you'll be fine." My husband and myself and Rookie (her
best feline friend of 9 years) all went with her to the vet and were
with her when she was gone. We all cried (even the vet) - however, once
it was over there was such a sense of peace and relief for her. Now the
hard part is getting on without her. Rookie was tested that day as well
-came up negative (which I don't understand). I have too many questions
to type here today. This was like a bomb dropped on us all. This is my
first experience with this disease and now I need to learn more about
it. Thanks just for listening!
Original message.....
Hello,
I'm having trouble subscribing to
the list so I will just try to post this. I just found out that my 10
year old cat, Scully, has FelV. Since Christmas she has been battling
runny eyes and sneezing. Starting quite minor to now more severe.
However, she has not been responsive to any treatments and finally this
week they tested her and she is positive. Now she is at the point where
she will not eat or drink on her own (1 week and a half) and is tired.
She seems like she is confused and is unsteady on her feet. Her blood
work shows that everything is fine (white cells, red cells, etc). So I
don't understand why this is happening to her. She has been a healthy,
talkative and very lively cat her entire life. It just seems like one
day something changed and she went down hill from there. My vet has put
her on different meds and I am feeding her with a syringe. If there is
no improvement by this week-end I am told it is best to put her down
because she will not make it through this. I guess I am in shock
because I never expected this happy little (indoor) girl to just
suddenly become so ill. I imagined her dying of old age. She has been a
loyal friend who has been through a great deal with me - so obviously
this is hard to accept. I hate to give up hope but she means too much
to me to see her suffer. As I am just learning about this infection for
the first time I wonder if there is anyone out there with a simliar
experience. The vet says that her presentation of the disease is not
typical. But what is typical? I realize that there is nothing more that
I can do for her, but any advice, info, etc. at this point would help
me. I know that her 9 years have been great -she has been spoiled and
loved. She was also rescued as a kitten from an awful house where she
was starving and infected from ear mites where she would have died
before she reached one. Also, I have another cat who is her best friend
that also needs to be tested now. The vet is sure he too will be
positive as they sleep, eat, groom together. Any thoughts would be
appreciated. Thanks.
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