nice & pink. Sheila ( Dr.Smith's wife) told me this today...........I will be @ the Cat Hospital tomorrow,so I will see if he would like to do some bloodwork.
Next week is a killer for me, Labor Day clients outta town. "I think if he is eating and eliminating ok and he seems to be generally doing well, then he is probably ok. Its when the appetite fails,his coat looks ragged,etc that they seem to go into that usually fatal decline. I hope he is just having a down time and he bounces back to his perky self soon. Sometimes what I have seen is a very gradual slowing down. My Cookie Princess is doing that now. She has lost two pounds over the last few months." Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Papillon What color are his gums? :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ----- Original Message ---- From: Susan Dubose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 12:53:33 PM Subject: Papillon Papillon seems to be sleeping more than normal. Papillon is my flamepoint Balinese "Top Cat" that is felv+. He is eating the same w/ the exception of not quite as much moist food in the mornings (but still eating some), fur looks good, hasn't lost weight, still "over stimulates easily" when I go to him and pet him,which makes him grab my hand, bite it while bunny kicking. On the other side, he seems to be sleeping ALOT more, not "singing" like he used to, not jumping on the 3 girls and playing a bit rough anymore. I checked his lymph nodes and they are not swollen. I noticed the change about the same time that I brought in Percival, but after about 2 days Pappy no longer hissed at him, and while they are not preening each other, they like each other. Yesterday when Percival "sniffed"Pappy, Pappy just rolled over and put a "softpaw"on Pappy's face, just looked into his eyes, very sweetly............ Should I be concerned? Does this come & go? While I have lots of experince w/ felv+ cats ( I used to care for Dr. Smith's 5 to 6 days a week and I also have a couple of clients that have felv+ cats), I have never actually had one in my home until last year. I will be @ the Cat Hospital picking up my usual supply of Zithromax for Paloma, Princess Purr-la & Sugar Buggars (all felv-,just chronically ill..) so, I will talk to Dr. Smith and see what he says. Has anyone else noticed their felv+ cats having "off time, on time?). Would bloodwork be the next step? Sorry so many questions, I am just very worried about him. I love them all so much and I am not ready to lose him. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.