Hello again Mary,
I answered your first post to the group and didn't get a response from
you, perhaps you didn't see it. I've pasted it below in the hope that
it may still help you. In order for you to help Cakooie, you need to
figure out what is causing his wbc to be high. It's usually a sign of
infection and it's possible that a course of antibiotics might help, is
he on antibiotics? People on the list have had success with many
different treatments, please do a search on the archives for more
information. You really need to impress upon your vet that you want to
do everything you can to help Cakooie get better. That may mean finding
a different vet that is more willing to help you, even with the felv
diagnosis.
While Cakooie is fighting to get better he needs to eat. Offer him an
assortment of anything you think a healthy cat might be interested in.
Sometimes smaller portions are less intimidating to someone that doesn't
want to eat, sometimes warming the food to bring out the aroma helps,
sometimes gently finger feeding a tiny bit into their mouths gets them
started once they taste the food, sometimes they'll lap liquid when they
won't eat solids. I've begged and I've prayed, I know how hard it is.
Besides the obvious fact that he needs food to gain strength, there is
also the danger of something called fatty liver disease, (hepatic
lipidosis). You may have to assist-feed him with a syringe to get him
through this. There is a yahoo group that might be able to help you
with that.
Please tell us more about the specifics of Cakooie's case,
Nina
> Hi Mary and welcome. We need more information about exactly what is
going on with your kitty, (what's his name?). It sounds like it may be
anemia, (pale gums). The thing to keep in mind is that felv does not
make them sick in and of itself. Felv damages the immune response and
leaves them susceptible to other illness and cancers. I don't know what
condition your baby is in, if he's still eating and participating in
household activities, that's a good sign. You're vet may be right in
that there is nothing more you can do, but a great many vets do not have
much experience with felv so they don't know that treating the specific
illness that presents itself can and does restore our guys to health and
longer life. What has your vet done so far in diagnosing your kitty's
illness, (besides run the test for felv)? Depending on the underlying
reason for the anemia, there are different treatments, (the same
treatments that would be done for any cat with a particular anemic
reaction). Did your vet run a blood panel? Did he test for
Hemobartenella? Whatever is going on, I am highly doubtful that there
isn't more you can do than "make him comfortable".
Tell us more, we're here to help and support you in any way we can,
Nina >
MarieG wrote:
Hello everyone,
My cat recently was dx with feline leukemia. So far Chica tests
negative. The sick cat is three and Chica is two. Cakooie, the
male will not eat at all. Any advice about feeding? The vet says
his white blood cell count is high and there isn't much to do now
but to make him feel comfortable. He does seem to be drinking a
bit and is walking around. Do vitamins help? What about high
calorie supplements?
Mary
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