I have not hd experience with this, but will keep you and Cole in my prayers.
---- Karen Harshbarger <[email protected]> wrote: > I come to you for suggestions for our Cole. We got Cole as a litter rescue > from our yard > We feed the strays and a little very young mother left them at our door > We already had some house cats so built a kennel to shelter them Outside and > began To look for homes for them. Then two litter kittens showed up and old > tom. A no kill shelter took the littler kittens. They found out one if them > tested positive for feline leukemia. We tested rest of ours and all but the > one female tested positive. So we cleaned out our garage, insulated, heated, > air conditioned and sheltered them there. No matter what we did little Tig > was so sick That he died before he was a yr old. He was such a sweet little > cat that considered everything and anyone a toy--so sad. The rest tested > negative the next two test. We all lived happily for next 3 1/2 years. Until > this week Cole stopped eating. > > Took him to vet and here is bad part. > Tested positive for feline leukemia again > Bun10 (16-3( > Alt 294(12-130) > Alkp 144(14-111) > Tbil 4.2(0.0-0.9) > Rbc 4.02 (8.54-12.20) > Hct 21.1(30.3-52.3) > Hgb 6.8(9.8-16.2) > Wbc 2.06(2.87-17.02 > Neu 0.50(1.48-10.29) > Lym 0.74(0.92-6.88) > Plt 39(151-600) > Rest was in normal range > The vet gave Cole subcutaneous fluids, polyflex/dexasone injection, b complex > injection, and clavamox drops on last wednesday. > > But he cant eat and i am syringe feeding AD prscription Food. First few days > was able to get him to take 2 syringes but then threw up and have not been > able to get him past One syringe since then without him throwing up. He threw > up food three times and phlem or hair. He is very alert, drinking, urinating > 2-4 times a day, no BM until one little turd today > He bathes Self after he eats, shinny healthy looking hair. Took Cole back > today and vet did same as before but We changed to Orbax instead of clavamox. > I was very excited tonight cause he attempted to eat But only licked gravy > of purina Fancy feast., but was start. Later this evening after syringe feed > only 3 ml he threw up what looked like two meals!! He seems to have a good > day, but then has setback with throwup--- three times he has done that . He > has lost a pound in 6 days!!. So worried cause he cant eat on own and keeps > throwing up. > > His brother Ash tested positive again too but his bloodwork is all in normal > range and seems ti be doing fine. His other brother BJ tested negative and > bloodwork all normal range. Vet suggested no treatment for them. I housed > them together and seperated Cole. > > I am so worried that we are going to loose Cole because he cant eat and keeps > throwing up syringed food. Also worried about Ash's positive test for > feline leukemia again. > Sorry for lenght but thought you wpuld need all info. > Please advise as soon as possible. Thank you from Cole, his family and I _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
