Amy have their been any changes in his mouth? Leukemia kitties often have inflamed gums which can affect the amount of food they eat. Have his eating patterns changed?
I have not heard of weight loss, without any other symptoms being a warning sign. Jane On Nov 21, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Amy wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
