Sounds like the vets in your country are not very knowledgeable about FeLv.
Your kitten is still young and might just be fighting the antibodies he got
from a FeLv+ mother. You need to retest him in about 2 to 3 months and he may
be negative, having overcome the antibodies. You need to know whether he is
running a fever and how high it is. You probably need to visit another vet for
the retest because it seems like the animal doctors in your country haven't
much interest in diagnostics past just testing for FeLv and FIV. Sometimes the
test can be positive for FeLv because the cat is fighting off another type of
infection entirely. It's not a death sentence. It's a tool to see what can be
done for the cat. Just like testing a human for diabetes is a tool to see what
medications would be needed if the person has diabetes.
Meantime give your cat good food. I would recommend a vitamin like Nutra-Ved
which can be purchased online without any prescription or maybe your vet has it
in stock. It's a liquid that you can either add to the food or give in a
measured dose by mouth with a feeding syringe. I currently have a cat named
Desi who is leukemia positive. However, although he lost a lot of weight, he
grooms himself, he has shiny fur and he is alert, clear eyed and interested in
things around him. He was a colony cat who we fed for several years. He just
recently began losing a lot of weight and we had him tested, were surprised
that he was FeLv+ because he was living outside all this time, never showing
any symptoms of poor health.
Each cat is an individual. One size medicine or vet care does NOT fit all. So
keep a good attitude and don't look at your cat as if he were ill with
something fatal. Look at him as if this is just another crisis in his life
which he can overcome.
Keep us posted. Hugs to you and your fur kid.
Spay and Neuter your cats and dogs and your weird relatives and nasty neighbors
too!
>________________________________
> From: Marcia Baronda <marciabmar...@gmail.com>
>To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 6:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Feline Leukemia
>
>Hi Laurine,
>
>First let me say that I'm so sorry, because this is so scary and probably
>worse for you since it doesn't sound like you are getting any HOPE, which is
>so important. Does your kitty have a temperature? If you can get meds online I
>would definitely suggest some amoxicillin, if he has a fever. He may have an
>infection that he needs help with. You can order fish antibiotics over the
>Internet made by Thomas Labs. I hate to give this kind of advice, but it may
>make him better where he feels good enough to eat better. I would also give
>him some b complex vitamins
>Because cats need them. Sometimes they will perk up and eat and drink better
>after having them. Twin Labs makes liquid b complex that you could give by
>syringe. Other people on here will be able to help better than I, because I'm
>kind of a newbie with the Felv. My heart goes out to you and your kitty.
>
>Take care
>Marcia
>Sent from my iPad that my most awesome kids surprised me with, Christmas 2010.
>
>On Nov 19, 2012, at 3:00 PM, "Lauraine Venter" <laura...@hencon.co.mz> wrote:
>
>> Funny enough around here they don't wanna put them to sleep (no space to put
>> them afterwards) so they just say sorry have some vitamins and good bye when
>> you leave their offices. I will rather put myself to sleep than do it to my
>> kitty (sorry but I will) I got him when he was 5 days old and had to
>> perform cpr on him at 10 days old as he didn't want to breath anymore so he
>> is super special for me he is my kid. I will definitely have a look at
>> L-Lysine I am prepared to do anything for him as long as he is not in any
>> pain think that will kill me if I know he is in pain. He is living a very
>> stress free life thus far (own playroom, jungle gym, toys, bed and even
>> aircon as it get 40-45 degrees around here), my main concern is that it was
>> picked up to late being that he is losing weight fast and still not eating
>> good even if I give him his special treats that he loves and yes his age.
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Lauraine Venter
>>
>
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