Hi my name is Wendy. I live in Texas. I have a black cat named Cricket; he's 4 yrs., 5 mo's. old and a great cat. He absolutely hates the vet, so the last time I took him was about two years ago when he got really sick. They told me they couldn't tell his actual temperature because it was all the way to the end of the thermometer. It took virtually the whole staff to give him an injection of antibiotics and take his blood, after they broke two needles off in his back. The vet said that he tested positive for FeLV. When I figured out that the vet hadn't given him any fluids intraveneously for 18 hours after I had asked him to (Cricket wasn't eating or drinking on his own), I took him home and with the help of antibiotics and syringe-feeding and a lot of love, he made it back to life. The vet told me he'd never seen a cat that sick come back. He's been fine for two years. At the end of September, we had a houseful of family during Hurricane Rita and shortly after that, I noticed that Cricket wasn't quite making it when he jumped onto the cabinets to drink water out of the sink. He started eating kitty litter and wasn't eating as much. He began to walk slowly and when he came up to me and meowed (he never meows), I knew something was wrong. The (new) vet prescribed Clavamox without seeing Cricket because of his stressful history when visiting the vet. After two days on the medicine, he seemed to be doing better, but a couple of days later, I noticed how white his mouth was and started doing some research. Well, as many of you already know because you've done this drill, things are looking grim for Cricket. We have an appointment at the vet in a couple of hours and it's all I can do to stay at work. I know whatever ends up happening is going to happen, but I can't help but keep thinking and worrying about him. I am normally pretty logical and level-headed, but I cried all day yesterday after reading all the negative information about anemia and FeLV. I do have some hope however. I am hoping the vet will know about Immuno-Regulin or even better, Virbagen Omega, which is a Feline Omega Interferon. Both are supposed to help immensely with boosting the immune system. I really don't know how the vet is going to be able to take Cricket's blood to find out what the numbers are so we can treat him for the anemia; Cricket gets so crazy. He may end up being his own worst enemy. I just wanted to ask if anyone has had any success with their cats taking these drugs? Also, if anyone reading this will pray for Cricket and that the vet will be a good one and that we can get Cricket back to normal for as long as we can. I promised that I would not allow Cricket to suffer for selfish reasons, but I don't want to end his life prematurely either. Pray for wisdom for the vet and for me. And thank you all so much. I was relieved to find this site.
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