Hi Brenda
I'm not a good person to give you advice, but I read your post and wanted to
thank you for taking care of Eden. You and your husband are clearly very
compassionate people. You will certainly get some wonderful inputs from the
very experienced, knowledgeable and caring people on this list.
I wish you and little Eden all the best!
~Bonnie
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Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:31 AM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Introductions & Questions
Hi Everyone,
I hope I'm doing this right. I've not belonged to a group like this before
so I'm hoping this message is going to the right place. My husband and I
have some experience with FeLV kitties as we took in a feral cat several
years ago who tested positive. We were very lucky with Scampi in that he
didn't have any problems from his disease until he was 13 years old when
it got the better of him and we had to euthanize him. We now have another
kitty who has tested positive for FeLV and has recently started having
some problems so I would love to get some opinions on her from some of the
more experienced members. Eden was a stray who came up to us in a field
where we run our 5 dogs at night. We heard a cat meowing and as we got
closer the meowing got louder. My husband pinpointed the sound and then
suddenly this very skinny cat came walking out of the brush towards my
husband. She was sweet as can be and starving nearly to death. We picked
her up and brought her home and at her firs!
t vet check she tested positive for FeLV. She has been retested since then
and has again come up with what the vet called a "strong positive". Eden
is about 9 or 10 months old and had been doing well for the couple of
months that we've had her. She recently stopped eating and just sort of
looked like she wasn't feeling well so we took her to the vet. My regular
vet was off so another vet cared for Eden. She did some blood work and
found that Eden had a low WBC and neutrophil count, which as we know, is
not that unusual for a FeLV kitty. But Eden also had a high temp so she
got some IV fluids and antibiotics. She was able to come home after
spending the night at the clinic but then a few days later she had the
same symptoms. This time her temp was a bit higher then it had been the
first time. She stayed again at the clinic, got some IV fluids and
rebounded again. She came home this past Saturday and has been doing
pretty well. She eats small meals several times a day and tak!
es her antibiotics in a pill pocket without any trouble at all. She sl
eeps alot though and is not back to her normal self yet. The vet who took
care of Eden thought that she was in the end stages of her FeLV and wasn't
sure Eden would recover. But she has and we hope she continues to get
better. Eden seems young to be in the end stage of her disease, although
her system overall seems quite sensitive so maybe she's just more affected
by the virus then other cats tend to be. The vet did not mention any of
the treatments that are currently being used for FeLV and I'm wondering if
there is anything that would be of benefit to Eden. She is so young and so
precious and clearly didn't have a great start in life so we are so hoping
to be able to give her a good life for however many years she has. Any
thoughts or advice for our sweet girl would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Brenda
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