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Salina:
I am
very sorry to hear about Buffy. I know you loved her and did everything
you could for her.
Prayers and hugs your way.
Peggy
Cricket,
I don't know if this is the norm but Buffy was
almost 5 years old when she got sick after we had her fixed and
declawed. She was an indoor cat and never around any other cats.
We just found out that her mom was an outdoor cat. The vet said she was
probable born with Felv from her mother. If the first vet had tested
before we had her go through the surgery we would not have done it and she
would not have gotten sick. She could have lived for years they told
us. She passed away today from Anemia. The first vet would not run
blood work and by the time we got her to a vet Felv friendly she was to
sick. This may not be normal for most cats but it is her story. I
have read that there are different strans that are more fatal than
others. It seems some are suppressable and that is what Buffy
had.
Salina
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:13
PM
Subject: Kittens born with
Leukemia
Hi guys,
I have another question. How long do kittens
usually live if they are born with Leukemia? We've always wondered when
Rumble and her brother's had gotten leukemia. But now I really wonder if
they were born with it.
Do you want to hear something really weird?
Rumble's mom (named Spider) was a stray that adopted us 9 yrs ago. Four
months after Rumble was born, September 2000, her mom just disappeared one
day and we never saw her again. We live on the edge of town, so we thought a
coyote got her since we never found any sign of her.
Just last night the kids were playing 2 houses
down and one of them found a dead cat, nothing but bones and fur. Well we
knew right away by what fur was left that it was Rumble's mom! All this time
she had been under an old camper shell in the backyard, 2 houses away!
We didn't know anything about Leukemia when her
mom disappeared and didn't even know any of her kids had it until Rumble was
tested, then we started treating them for it. I wonder if Rumble's mom
died of leukemia and her babies were born with it? Since all 3 of her kids
died close together I'm wondering if they actually were born with it.
They were born in May
of 2000. We lost one in November 2001 and then Rumble and the other one both
in January. Making them alittle over 1-1/2 yrs old. If they
were born with it is that about how long they live?
Atleast we now finally have Spider home. I cried all over again, almost
as if she had just left. But now she's finally at rest with all of her kids.
For that I am sooo glad!!
Cricket
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