So sorry..he could be undergoing the first stage(sickly for a couple of weeks or so then recovers and if asymptomatic can live years) or not, be in the last stages, if he is in the last stages depending on age, what organs were infected etc, might live weeks to a year..hard to tell without a test that can tell you where virus is..just from what described sounds like months but this is just a quess, what test did he have? The in-house? Or an IFA? IFA is definitive though pricey. And how old is your kitty? Marta
http://homelessnomore.webs.com/ --- On Tue, 11/22/11, Dana Jarvis <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dana Jarvis <[email protected]> Subject: [Felvtalk] how long does it take for an infected cat to regain its strength? To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 1:12 PM My cat was diagnosed on Nov.10th but had been sick probably a couple of weeks prior to diagnosis. He was laying around the house alot and not really acting his playful self. I thought he had worms so when I took him to the vet I was shocked because I never heard of this virus. He also had pneumonia. He is still weak and has no appetite which I syringe feed him food 4 times a day with nutri-cal and hills. He's been on amoxacillin for 2 weeks and just started on AZT on Sunday. Does anyone know how long it will take or just on average when he will start showing any signs of his immune system taking care of this virus. I know it's specific to the cat but I would like to know what I am looking at as far as him getting better or if he will be able to tackle this. He sure is a fighter and I am willing to do anything it takes to get him better. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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