I have an approximately 6-year-old cat that has been positive for leukemia since I took him in several years ago. Over the past couple years he has gradually been losing weight. My population (5 leuk pos cats) has remained stable over this time and no new cats have been introduced. I took him to the vet today and he is down 2 pounds from last year (currently weighs 11.8 lbs). The vet said he is not skinny and would now be considered ideal body weight but she was a bit concerned about the weight loss.
We did a full blood work-up as we do every year and everything looks fine. She also tested for thyroid problems since his pulse was a bit fast and we wanted to rule it out. She said his tummy feels fine and she sees nothing to be concerned about at this time. This is good news but I'm still worried about the weight loss as none of my cats tend to be on the small size. Has anybody seen this sort of weight loss in cats with leukemia or do people think that this is a sign that he is starting to go downhill? Thoughts? Amy --- On Fri, 11/21/08, Laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] High Fever > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 2:04 PM > Yes, Isabella had a high fever when we first rescued her. As > I recall, we > used antibiotics. I couldn't find my notes quickly....I > do know her fever > finally came down. Eventually she was on maintenance > prednisilone and a pain > killer. And now she is only on interferon and has gone from > 8-12 lbs. She > looks and feels great! > Good luck and if I find more on Bella's treatment, I > will forward it. > Laurie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Christy Buchin > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] High Fever > > > My cat Gray Kitty, was diagnosed with FeLV on his first > birthday, 9/6/08. > He and his two brothers were born in our home to a stray we > took into our > home. She had tested negative for the virus. His two > brothers have also > continue to test negative for the virus. His two brothers > are also type A > blood and he is the only one that is type B. He has had 1 > transfusion, due > to his anemic condition. Since then, the virus has gone to > his bone marrow. > He receives weekly injections of the Imulan LTCI and is on > holistic > medication as well. Since diagnosed, he continues to run a > fever between > 103 and 105. Antibiotics do not seem to relieve this > either. We know each > day is precious that we have with him. Does anyone else > battle with the > high fevers too? > _________________________________________________________________ > Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to > suspicious > email. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_ > 112008 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
