First of all Kathleen Oreo needs to be seriously treated for URI – Tobramycin
and Terramycin – drops of Tobramycin followed with Terramycin to help keep in
the drops for eye issues. Oreo needs to be on an antibiotic to help combat the
secondary infections. You may need to syringe feed Oreo – a gruel of canned –
and KMR a milk replacer. I prefer Breeders Edge from Revival, a great feline
milk replacer - they ship quickly. IF Oreo becomes dehydrated subq fluids will
need to be given -
The thing is being aggressive in treatment and keeping Oreo hydrated and
nourished.
As for Oreo being tested at this young age – well it’s not necessarily
accurate. Should be retested no sooner than 30 days from the first test.
sites for info are www.vet.cornell.edu - www.2ndchance.info/flv.html LTCI
is a product from T-CYTE Therapeutics – another site www.sheltermedicine.com
Koret Shelter Medicine Program
www.v63.net/catsanctuary is where this info came from – web site from the UK
If your vet suggests testing a young kitten for FIV with the in-house test –
BEWARE! This is the same for FeLV
Testing a kitten for FIV with the in-house test is a complete waste of time and
money – the reason is that the test looks for FIV antibodies which are produced
by the body in response to the virus – this is fine in adult cats, but not for
kittens, because a kitten born from an FIV mother will inherit the antibodies
from its mother but rarely the virus – so although it would test positive for
FIV, it would likely not actually have the virus. The kitten will, over several
months, lose its mother’s antibodies, and would then test negative for FIV. If
it is important to know whether a kitten is actually FIV or not, there is a
different test known as a PCR which looks for the DNA of the virus itself. This
test is not widely available (Langford Lab, Bristol is one that does it).
FeLV
Feline Leukemia Virus
FeLV is one of the fairly common cat viruses, that is much
misunderstood....
FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus)
The virus is particularly devastating to very young cats who rarely live
beyond the age of two when infected. Older cats who pick up the virus can live
for years, like several at Catwork.
How is FeLV caught?
The virus is present in saliva and spread by close prolonged contact such
as mutual grooming or shared food bowls. Biting will obviously also spread the
virus.
Symptoms – The symptoms can be many and varied (some of them similar to
FIV)
There can be a progressive deterioration in condition over time. Clinical
signs can include fever, lethargy, poor appetite and weight loss. Respiratory,
skin and intestinal problems are sometimes signs of the disease. Cancer tumours
develop in some cats.
What to do if your cat tests positive for FeLV.
It is important to test a second time, at a laboratory, at an interval of
12 weeks from the first test.
This is because, when a cat encounters the virus, it can become
temporarily infected, and the cat’s immune system gets to work ‘dealing’ with
it. In most cases, the cat’s immune system will win and the virus will be
beaten. However, during this period the cat will test positive for the virus.
After about 12 weeks, through the more complex test at a laboratory, it will
usually be clear if the cat has successfully shaken off the virus.
Alternatively, the virus may have taken a hold and that cat will then be
persistently infected.
From: KATHLEEN BUSO
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 10:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Felvtalk] 4 month old kitten with Feline Leukemia
Hi, I am looking for advice about our little Oreo. We adopted him at 9 weeks
from a rescue group. His mom was a stray who was ill when she had her kittens.
The kittens were eventually bottle fed and had a rough start in life, but then
seemed to recover and were adopted out. About two weeks ago, our Oreo started
to show signs of illness. His inner third eyelid came out, and then he started
running a fever. I took him to the Rescue's vet, and she gave me antibiotics
and some metacam to bring down the fever. She said the mom had been tested for
a bunch of viruses, including feline leukemia and came back negative, so there
was no reason to test Oreo. A week later, he was worse so I took him to another
vet and she tested him and told me he tested positive for feline leukemia. Up
until yesterday, he seemed to still have a fairly good appetite but was
sleeping a lot and showing symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Today he is
uninterested in food and seems much worse. I was wondering if anyone had any
suggestions that would help, or should I just accept that there's nothing that
can be done? We were considering trying the LCTI drug but we live in Canada so
we would have to travel into the States to get it. It would be about a 3.5 hour
drive there and would be hard on Oreo, as he hates the car. Has anyone used
LCTI and had any success with it? Is there anything else I can do for Oreo now,
to help him feel better, like steroids? Any suggestions or advice would be very
much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kathleen
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