Hello! I am new to the
board. I want to share my story and ask for some advice. I really
hope that someone can answer my questions.
We have a 10 year old
female cat named Killian. My husband has had her since she was a
kitten. I love her so much! She is so friendly and sweet. Well a
couple months ago, my husband found a really friendly stray cat and
brought her home. We kept her in the basement so that she would be
seperated from Killian. The door to the basement was kept closed. I
made an appointment for the stray to see the vet the next morning. I
named her Meowser.
So at the vets we
discovered that she had leukemia. I was devastated! Unfortunatley we
couldn't keep Meowser because of Killian. I searched hard and found a
no kill cageless shelter that takes in cats with leukemia. It was 2
hours away! It was so hard to give her up! I cried a lot and keep in
touch with the shelter to see how she is doing.
Now, a couple days ago
Killian threw up and the next day threw up again for no apparent
reason. I made an appointment for her at the vets. The vet said that
she looked healthy and wanted to take a blood test because of Killian's
age. Well, it turns out that she is healthy in every way except for
the fact that she has feline leukemia!!!!! How could this happen?
What did we do wrong????
The vet said that
Killian may have had leukemia all her life. My husband thinks that she
was tested for it in the past but can't find any record of it. I am so
worried and scared for her! Is it possible that she contracted
Leukemia from Meowser? How contagious is it? We did not let Killian
into the basement until 2 weeks after Meowser was gone. Her food and
litter box were gone. Perhaps we missed a spot where she had
urinated? Or when I went into the basement to spend time with Meowser
and then came back upstairs and played with Killian, could I have
spread it to Killian? I always washed my hands but didn't change my
clothes. What about ear mites? Meowser had ear mites. Could they
have gotten to Killian and spread the virus? The vet didn't say that
Killian had ear mites.
Or is it possible that
Killian has had this all of her life? She never gets sick, she is very
healthy! Are her chances of survival slim if she recently contracted
it because of her age?
What would u recommend
as my next step to take? I would sure appreciate it if someone could
help answer some of my questions. I am heartbroken over this! ![]()
Sorry so long! Thanks
for listening!
Kathy
P.S.- She hasn't
vomitted again and seems to be doing fine!
