Lance, I will be praying for Callie and Ember. Just remember 70 % of cats already have a built in immunity and are able to fight off the virus. No point in beating yourself up. I know that we all do that.
Sally On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Please pray for my mom's cat, Callie. I mentioned her here a few weeks > ago, after my FeLV+ cat, Ember, bit Callie when she accidentally got > into Ember's room. Callie has had soft stools for the last four days, > and there was blood on her stool on Saturday. Since Callie hasn't been > vaccinated since she was a kitten, she probably has no immunity from > that route. She is 7 years old, and I'm hoping that she'll be able to > deal with the virus better having a more mature immune system. People > talk about age resistance with FeLV, but I don't think it can be > "relied" on. > > I'm dealing with an incredible amount of guilt over this. I love Callie > like I love Ember. She's one of my favorite cats ever. It was my fault > that she got into Ember's room, and it's my fault that Ember is still > here with my parents. It's also my fault that we didn't vaccinate > Callie, as I worried about vax site sarcoma for Callie, and the few > run-ins that had happened between the two cats over the last seven years > were always brief and friendly. I also feel guilty as, if I'd just > gotten in the room (quite literally) a minute or so sooner, this > wouldn't have happened. > > Please pray that Callie can fight the virus so that she isn't > persistently infected, and please pray for me. I'm dealing with a lot. > > Thanks, > > Lance > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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