We did a blood transfusion on our cat & started him on Prednisone. He also went on LTCI injections.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 8, 2012, at 11:38 AM, "Lee Evans" <moonsiste...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am fostering one of my former colony cats. My friend is now feeding the > colony, which was hers to begin with but since I moved out of the county and > live 35 miles away, she has had to take back the care of the 7 colonies with > which I was helping her. > > Desi, the cat I am now fostering has lost a lot of weight. My friend took > him to the vet and the cat has tested positive for FeLv. His PCV test is at > 10 and the vet doesn't hold out much hope for long term survival. In > addition, the vet felt a small mass near the cat's liver. However, what's > puzzling is that Desi is still eating, still grooming, his fur is shiny like > a healthy cat. His eyes were clear and bright last night but had a little > gunk on one cheek this morning. But they are still wide and bright and he > doesn't seem to be in any discomfort or pain. One thing though is that he's > weak. He walks slowly and sits down after a few steps but then he gets up, > rubs against me and then sits again. His belly is large but i can feel his > backbone when I stroke him. When I knew him as a street cat, he was plump > and active and mischievous. I have known him since he was a half grown > kitten. He was one of many black cats born to a black feral mom cat in the > colony but he was friendly to me and my rescue partner. When we got them > neutered, we did not test them for anything because we don't have money for > that. Desi is about 4 years old. The colony hangs out at an office park. > > I'm wondering if there's any way short of a transfusion to deal with his > anemia. I'm giving him Nutra Ved vitamins daily, .5 cc. twice a day. I > can't afford the transfusion and with a leukemia positive cat I don't feel it > would be wise or that any vet would be willing to do that. > > Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty > neighbors too! > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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