I think my vet is just trying to be a realist. She basically was saying, do you want to spend a ton of money and put her through the stress of general anesthesia, when she has a slim chance of surviving. She said that an FeLV+ cat will eventually die, within 3-5 years at most of contracting the virus.
I don't know where else to go. There are only 3 vet clinics where I live, and i've already tried two of them. The vets all seem to have the same attitude, that we'll try what we can to save your sick FeLV+, but we don't advise spending a ton of money or putting them through alot of stress. By the sounds of it, i'm not even sure they offer chemo here...they were talking like I would have to go 4 hours away for that. I don't know what to do. I want to give my Kisa every chance I can, but I can't afford to spend so much. The vet said it would be $900 just to put in a feeding tube and do a biopsy of the liver. I've already spent close to $2000 in the last 2 months on Tomi and Koda, and haven't even paid off all those bills yet. It's just so frustrating and overwhelming. Cassandra ----- Original Message ----- From: Belinda To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Update on Kisa PS. And if it were the way my vet thought, they wouldn't be my vet anymore ... The vet got back some blood test results, and says that it looks like cancer. They can't know for sure without a biopsy, but they don't suggest doing that. So really i'm left with not really knowing for sure what is going on. They won't do chemo without a definite diagnosis for cancer. I'm not sure if I could afford that anyway...they didn't say exactly how much it would cost, but said it wouldn't be a good idea to spend thousands on FeLV+ cat with a poor prognosis. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candlelight Service http://bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] http://HostDesign4U.com ------------ BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] http://bmk.bemikitties.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/817 - Release Date: 5/24/2007 4:01 PM
