No, the vets have been adamant that Prednisolone is better. His WBC did react to it (and increase), which is good - well more likely, he was regenerating WBC on his own and the prednisolone slowed down the rate his body was killing them. I am still interested in pursuing it, but I don't know at this point how he's doing really. They gave him a 5 mg dose of prednisolone (1mg/kg dose) which I had him on once a day for about 10 days, now he gets it once every other day.
He's about 75% of his normal self, but it's so hard to tell if one day is better or worse than the last. He is on an antibiotic, so I'm surprised if he's got another infection going on. His lymph nodes are rock hard, and he doesn't mind them being massaged/rubbed, which the vet said made him think it wasn't an infection. He seems very drowsy today, and less in to cuddles/purring, so I suspect he's feeling pretty off today, likely fighting whatever is going on. We just love him so much :( On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > Maya, I don’t think it is cancer. My guess would be that he is reacting to > some infection. As others have said, it isn’t necessarily FeLV – it could > be another infectious agent, but it is consistent with what you often see > with FeLV. > > > > Did you ever get him on the Winstrol? > > > > Amani > > > > *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Maya D'Alessio > *Sent:* November-14-15 2:51 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes > > > > Yeah, the vet agreed, also mentioned it could be cancer. > > > > His temperature is good, and his WBC count has rebounded a bit, but hes > RBC count has gone slightly anemic now. He's still acting relatively > normal, more drowsy than when he was healthy, and less of an appetite, but > he is still eating on his own. It's so hard to watch, I'm just desperately > hoping his body fights back, but either way we will keep him comfortable > and happy as long as possible. > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Amani Oakley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Not a good sign at all. Again, consistent with active FeLV. > > Amani > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: November-11-15 8:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes > > If they are really large, I would have them checked just for my own peace > of mind > > ---- Maya D'Alessio <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Merlot has had an okay week and a half. He's eating on his own, not > > normal appetite, but at least we aren't force feeding. He's happy and > > comfortable, so I'm just so relieved. I noticed last night that his > > lymph nodes in his neck are huge. Should I be worried, or is this a good > sign? > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > -- > > Maya D'Alessio > > PhD student > > B1 377B, x32320 > > Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator > > Biology GSA Vice Chair > > GSA Director At-Large > > University of Waterloo > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- Maya D'Alessio PhD student B1 377B, x32320 Graduate Studies Endowment Fund Coordinator Biology GSA Vice Chair GSA Director At-Large University of Waterloo
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