Laura,
Have you gotten a second opinion?
Bonnie
At 09:59 PM 8/31/00 +0000, you wrote:
>I've written before about my cat Clancy. He lost the use of his hind legs
>three weeks ago. The vet wanted me to put him to sleep two weeks ago. He
>hasn't eaten in one week. The vet attributes his paralysis to neurological
>damage caused by the FeLV virus. He's still in relatively good spirits -
>but I'm worried about him not eating.
>
>He didn't want to drink water until a few days ago but after trying all
>kinds of cat foods and baby food, he still just turns his head away from the
>food. It's almost like he tries to get away from it. The other day I left
>some cat food on a plate where I had him laying in an arm chair by a window.
> He pulled himself off the chair (I heard a great thud) and started
>dragging himself across the room. He hadn't tried to move that much in over
>1 1/2 weeks - but he shouldn't have tried to get down from the chair like
>that.
>
>I don't want to force feed him - don't want to make his last days stressful.
> Does anyone have any suggestions that I could use to stimulate his
>appetite? Should I put him back on Pretnozone (I've heard that that may
>make him feel better and stimulate appetite? I don't want to drag this out
>for him - I'm just not eager for him to leave me yet.
>
>Thanks,
>Laura
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