I agree - it's typical for kitties to have eye problems and diarrhea
problems, whether or not they carry the FELV virus.
Options - keep her in 1 room for a while, try W/D cat food from the
vet, along with flagyl (from the vet). If that doesn't work, try
plain human chicken; or try different meat - such as Nutro lamb and
turkey; try plain white rice mixed in with some cat food - that's a
good one. Or try adding a little pumpkin (fiber) to the cat food.
You can also get a homeopathic diarrhea formula at the health food
store - it's liquid - I frequently have success with that. It's $8 or
$9.
I agree also - this is not a "type of FELV" - FELV is a virus that
lowers the immune system. It opens the door for various diseases to
come in. The question is what problem does she have. Many vets are
not good with figuring out FELV (and some don't care).
Best of luck -
Gloria
On Jun 17, 2005, at 3:47 PM, Paul Jr wrote:
Hey out there I need some sugeestions/feedback about
Misha and what we should do with her.
Misha is six years old and tested pos for FeLV. We have
had her for almost 6 1/2 years. She is in good health
and none of the other cats (all share the same wate
dish) have FeLV. Misha's FeLV shows up, according to
her vet by attacking her intestines. She has chronic
bouts of what we call drippy butt. She leaves little
presents aorund the house. She has been on various
medications and recently the vet suggested Kaopectate
or Pepto Bismo, which made her problem worse.(gave her
pain and lots of diahreha) I have read aobut
medications to treat FeLV, none of which cure it just
maybe ease the symptoms. Does anyone else have a cat
with this type of FeLv and if so what do you do? Also
give me some feedback. We live in Gainesville, Fl and
my husband and I are expecting our first child in the
end of July. We have considred putting Misha down but
she seems to have so much playfullness and affection
(most of the time) that we really hate to. Money is a
problem and we are both nervous about exposing a baby
to her. Thanks for the help! Melody\
