Many on this group usseother meds and ntural remdies for felv. I don't like predesone, had it during my cancer and it messes everything up. My felv's are in great shape, so are my negatives. I will pray for you and Buster and leave the advise up to th others who have dealt with this mjore.
---- "danbin...@netzero.com" <danbin...@netzero.com> wrote: > Boy, am I glad to find this website and group. > > I think my kitty, Buster (15 yo, neutered male), has FeLV. > > He stopped eating about 2 1/2 years ago. I took him to the vet who was > unable to diagnose what was wrong with Buster, even after several visits. I > was unable to get an ultrasound, which she said was the next step. She > decided, with the information that she had, that Buster had > cholangiohepatitis. > > Vet put him on 5 mg prednisolone and Cyroheptadine (appetite stimulant) > > After trying to wean him off, unsuccessfully, he had been on these drugs for > 2 years. > > Yesterday, I was speaking to a (different) vet on the phone, and when I > described Buster she said she thought FeLV. She said if he had a liver > disease, I would see jaundice. Buster does have a number of clinical signs: > little appetite, slow but extreme weight loss, minor stomatitis, poor coat, > occasional eye problems. No fever, no wounds, no diarrhea. > > In 2009, Buster's last blood test (which was fine), he had the ELISA test > which was negative. > > I forgot to mention that Buster did not get sick until I brought an 11 year > old rescue into the home. All of my cats (3) are indoor only > > I guess my question, after this very long explanation (sorry), is are there > any cats being treated only with prednisolone? I am not able to take Buster > to the vet due to a number of reasons. After almost 3 years, he has taken a > big turn for the worse. Usually, rebounds (with syringe feeding), but I > don't think so, this time > > Thank you so much > > debbie & buster > > ____________________________________________________________ > 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27 > Mom Reveals $3 Wrinkle Trick Angering Doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4ec3dc1abe4f10ffeest01duc > > _______________________________________________ > 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
