I'm new to this disease so I don't know if I can help, but two of my cats have the herpes virus. From what I am told the virus never leaves the body. If the cat becomes stressed out, the virus flares up. I've noticed this with Sarah. She is fine for months then something upsets her and her right eye flares up. It becomes red and inflammed. I use a compounded eye drop on her and in a few days it heals. But my understanding is that the virus cannot be expelled from the body. I think probably this is true about leukemia, although I'm still learning. Samantha seems to accumulate tartar where the teeth join the gums. The tartar irritates the gums and they recede even more. As the condition worsens the bone may become exposed. The vet suggested that the teeth be pulled to lessen the reaction.
Nancy Schneider Management Analyst Dept of Transportation 12544 Saticoy St N Hollywood 91605 Voice(818) 756-9558 Fax (818) 756-9245 >>> Chelsea Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/26/06 6:19 PM >>> Tsunade is doing much better. She has really gotten into playing with toys (was not interested at 1st). I bought some new toys yesterday, put 4 of them in her porch and she went wild knocking them everwhere. She even brought me a present, she carried her fish plush toy, and dropped it on the mat next to the door that leads inside. When she was staying outdoors, before I decided to keep her, she would bring a half-eaten vole or sometimes whole voles as presents. I like the toys much better, its cute and the rodents can live in peace now. My question is---- HOW can a cat that is leukemia positive make the virus go away or become dormant??? I understand a false test result, but I thought once a cat gets the leukemia there is no way to truly get rid of it. Please clear this up for me. This is for Samantha. If her totth roots are showing why not just do surgery to pull the gums back up over the roots??? The tooth roots of all of my bottom teeth are showing, and they are getting lower and lower. I will probably have to have gum sugery within the next year because my lower gums continue to recede. My dentist is puzzled by this as I am young, 23, and have never had a cavity. Go figure. Chelsea
