Hi Emily, I hope you get this post soon. No, pts is not your only option! That is the good news. More and more vets are learning that cats with FeLV can live for years. There is even a cat the the Best Friends Animals Sanctuary who is FeLV+ and 22 years old! I petted him myself last Feb. So my first thought to you is you should find a vet that is willing to work to save Moses's life if this one isn't. Secondly, eating is extremely important for cats because they develop feline hepatic lipidosis, a condition of the liver, very quickly, and it's treatable, but deadly if not treated quickly. Did your vet tell you this? If he's not eating, get a syringe and start assist-feeding him some baby food (Del Monte or Beecher Nut chicken is a good one); there is info. on the internet on how to assist feed if you need to. Or get some Evo, which you can only get from the vet; it's very smooth when mixed with water and high calorie content. You have to do this. It's probably the single most important thing you will do for him at this point. Get 1-2 syringes of food in him as often as you can, every 1-2 hours if possible. There's a good chance it will jump start his appetite; we often see here that it does. And give him water as well in the syringe, but be careful to have him tilted up so that it slides down his throat right and doesn't choke him. If you have him at a 180 degree angle, that's too flat. Is Moses also anemic? Did he have a blood count done (RBC/PCV/HCT)? If so, what was it? I'm assuming that's what the pred and doxy is for. Make sure to keep him on the doxy for at least three weeks because that is what's used to treat hemobartanella, a blood parasite that is more common in cats and can cause the anemia, which is also deadly if not treated. Hemobart is very hard to detect on a slide because it 'disappears'. So vets often treat for this anyway, just in case. Please get back to us with as much info. as possible on his condition and test results so we can best help you Emily. I will check back here around 4ish central time to see if there's any other info you need and then later again tonight. Prayers going out for Moses to make a quick turn around.
:) Wendy Dallas, TX "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: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:17:13 AM Subject: New to the list Hi there My name is Emily and I have three cats, Moses (Felv +) Jeremiah and Samson (status yet unknown). I just found out that Moses is + and he's quite sick. the doctor put him on prednesone and doxycline... He's not eating and he's quite thin. The dr wants to put him to sleep. Is this really my only option? Also - if i bring him home to be with his brothers... will he infect them? Should i have them tested? I'm so sad. Any help would be greatly appreciated... THank you thank you thank you... More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
