Yes, eating litter, licking things is Pica & indicates severe anemia. Cats can be very sick & still act normal. Most of my FeLV cats have died from anemia. Get him to the vet ASAP. Sorry you are having to go through this.
Beth "Katherine K." <kaths...@gmail.com> wrote: >Thanks. After doing few searches on the listserv archive and reading past >posts I wanted to add that I also have found him a couple of times recently >eating litter (the kind he was eating was Worlds Best Cat Litter made from >corn, but he also uses clay litter) and he has a tendency to lick the >shower drain after my shower. Seems like those could also be symptoms of >anemia..missing a mineral or something. > > >On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Heather <furrygi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pale gums can indicate anemia, if gums are white they are usually near >> death. I'd get the kitty's PCV (packed cell volume) checked asap. FELV+ >> cats are particularly prone to anemia, I don't have any FELV+ cats and >> think sometimes it is non-regenerative but some here might have some advice. >> >> Not to scare you, but anemia is something that needs to be addressed >> quickly. >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Katherine K. <kaths...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just saw Avaykn's email as I was writing this. I have the opposite >>> problem - pale gums. >>> >>> One of my positive kittens Terence has started looking/feeling a little >>> skinny and his usually short sleek fur has a more raggedy look to it. I >>> checked his gums this morning and they were pale compared to his 3 siblings >>> (who are also positive). He is 6 months old. They are on lysine and getting >>> wet and dry food. >>> >>> I'm going to try adding fortiflora and get some lixotinic from the vet. >>> Appetite seems normal, he's still active/playful but perhaps less so than >>> usual. >>> >>> Katherine >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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
