The cat is eating litter because it's anemic. A cat I rescued used to eat litter too. He would also lick the ground a lot. Then one day he just stopped eating and wouldn't move. I took him to the vet and found out that he was severely anemic and felv+.
--- On Sat, 4/17/10, Diane <[email protected]> wrote: From: Diane <[email protected]> Subject: [Felvtalk] new to the list and to FeLV (litter eating) To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9:13 AM 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 [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
