Diane, eating litter is a classic sign of anemia. Here is the link to a Yahoo Anemia group. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline_Anemia/
Anemia is common with FeLV+ kitties. Your client could try adding some Super B Complex, B12 and folic acid to the kitty's food. Sharyl --- On Sat, 4/17/10, Diane <dianeem...@aol.com> wrote: > From: Diane <dianeem...@aol.com> > Subject: [Felvtalk] new to the list and to FeLV (litter eating) > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:13 PM > > Hello > > I've just joined your list and have what might be an odd, > maybe even really odd, question. I looked through the > archives a bit but couldn't find a similar thread, so I > apologize if there has been and I missed it. > > I work for a program that provides support (food pantry, > vet vouchers, pet wellness clinics, education and in-home > care) to folks living with HIV and AIDS to allow them to > keep their pets at home with them when the financial and > physical constraints of their illness might not otherwise > allow them to. A number of our people have FeLV and > FIV+ cats and while I'm somewhat familiar with FIV, having a > FIV+ cat myself, I know nothing about FeLV and I'd like to > learn from the list how to help my members better care for > their + cats. > > I received a call from a client who is concerned about her > FeLV cat - Precious has been somewhat more lethargic than > usual but, most disturbingly to my client is that she has > started, out of the blue, to eat cat litter. She > wonders if this is something that FeLV cats do when there is > a specific issue going on - is she looking for nutrients she > isn't getting? Is she trying to calm some GI, oral, > other upset? > > My first thought with positive cats is to bring them to the > vet, but, in this case, my client does not have the > resources personally and she has exhausted her benefits > through our program. I am working all the places I can > think of to try to find her some financial support > ultimately, but in the meantime, I wonder if nayone out > there has seen this sort of behavior and what it might > mean? > > Thanks for any thoughts you might have. > > Best, > > d > > > > Diane > 518-527-5739 > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
