Hi Jennifer,
I know your baby is in trouble and how scary this is, but try not to
panic. First of all, why was Sebastian on steroid shots monthly for
years? I know that hair loss is associated with steroids. The weakness
in his hind legs could be caused by a number of things, potassium
deficiency, spinal injury, etc. I do not know if there are vets that
specialize in FeLV per se, but you should be seeing a specialist vet
such as an Internist instead of a regular practice vet so they can help
diagnosis whatever is going on with your sweet Sebastian. You can find
a specialty clinic, (a vet hospital that has different specialists under
one roof), by asking you current vet, or phoning an emergency clinic in
your area for a referral.
Nina
JENNIFER RATLIFF wrote:
I need help with my 3 year old FELV+ baby Sebastian. Sebastian, I
believe, was born positive. His life has been wonderful until
recently. He has lost weight, hair, and has weakness in his hind
legs. His eating habits are good. I just don't know what to do. I
have taken him to three different vets and no one is doing what I
want. I want to know why all of these things are happening and I want
to fix them. I have to do everything that I can to help him. I will
be devastated when something happens to him. For about two years he
was getting steroid shots monthly. This was recently stopped and now
he is on Interferon. / /I need to know if anyone knows of any feline
leukemia specialists, any great websites. I will take him to whatever
vet that I need to. I just need advice as to what to do next.
