Thanks for all your comments. My invoice from the vet indicates that they tested her for FIV FHWT (570), viral infection/head worm disease & for GI parasites, analyses full & internal organ health. They did prescribe Onsior 6mg - 3 tablets, which I gave her half a tablet every couple of days to stimulate her appetite. When I returned for the second visit, they gave her mirtazapine 15 mg, fluids, subcutaneous - 300mls, cerenia injection (10mg/ml), famotidine injection and Loxicom (Meloxicam) injectable. I don't see the sense in testing Dolce since when Fiona was tested, she tested negative. He is an indoor cat who is well fed so I don't know what more I can do for his immune system other than keeping everything clean - food bowls & litter box.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Mary Muzyka <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've been following everyone's comments, which have been very > informative. I recently lost my 3 year old girl, Fiona, to feline > leukemia. She was gone within two weeks. She went from a very active and > healthy girl to barely walking and shaking in a two week period. I first > noticed that she wasn't jumping on my bed or anything else for that > matter. I took her to the vet and they did blood work and called me within > an hour of leaving their office telling me she tested positive. They then > sent her blood out for other various tests and the results were all good > for her not having any other problems. Each day she got a little less > active and then stopped eating and drinking. I used a syringe to feed > and give her water for a couple days and then took her back to the vet. > She injected fluids under her skin and when I got home, she began eating > and drinking immediately. They also gave me a couple pills to give her > to stimulate her appetite - they only worked once. She was shutting down > and looked so sad. The morning she could barely walk and was shaking told > me it was time to put her down. It broke my heart. I rescued her from the > streets and when I had her fixed at one year old, they tested for HIV & > leukemia and she was negative. She has been living with my four year old > boy, Dolce, for two years sharing food bowls and litter boxes. My vet > tells me there is a 99% chance that Dolce was infected. He is in perfect > health right now. The vet basically said she wouldn't bother testing him > because she is certain he would have it. From what I've been reading from > the posts here, there is a change he might not be infected. They used to > run and play together, but never did I see her bight him. I want to add > that since I rescued her, she never was outside again. From what I've been > reading, no one has lost a cat this quickly to the disease. Makes me think > she had something else. I don't have much faith in vets from my experience > over the years. I'd be interested in your thoughts. > > Mary Muzyka > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >
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