Kristen,
Your vet's a putz. Fire them and find another. I can't help you much with the Felv, but the vomiting with a "once stray" isn't unusual. I'm betting when you fed her dry, she would open her mouth wide and just shove her face into the food, then you'd find it vomited up whole or nearly...(?)
It may just be a case of survival of the fittest. She didn't know where the next meal was coming from, so eat as much as fast as you can. Allow her to feed all day, or at least several small meals a day at regular times. She should, in time, calm down enough and become more secure in her consumption. You may want to give her hairball treats regularly to help make certain she doesn't have THAT problem as well. Stay away from any food coloring in her food (esp. red dye- and so keep shell fish, & salmon meats and flavored items out of her diet....something about the red pigment....).
OH, and the more canned food she eats, the less she will need to drink.
The rest of these wonderful people will help you with her luk. problem.
Good luck, & God bless for going beyond humanity in adopting this little wonder.
Luci's very lucky!
T
P.S.
You're a cat owner now...welcome to the wonderful world of CAT HACK. Perdictably coming whenever you:
1) sit down to eat your dinner
2) have just finished cleaning the carpets
3) are having company over
4) are running late for work and slip on that new pair of shoes you JUST took out of the box last night, only to find a surprise in the toe, AFTER you slide your foot in.
5) have just put on that last pair of stocking without a run in them, only to step in a mysterious wet spot
6) have just finished accessorising your new bedding coordinate
7) have just finished painting the room with the really wide, comfortable window sill (projectile barf from the sill down the entire face of the wall)
8) have just finished your child's science fair project...only to have a finishing touch added by your favorite feline.
9) Ah...that carefully wrapped pile of Christmas presents under the tree....
10) your neice's favorite new long-haired stuffed toy....
Felines...they do have AMAZING timing.
Kristen Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:This is my first posting. About a month ago, my fiancee and I found a cat by our apartment building. We put up signs asking if anyone is missing a cat and there was no reply. We took her in and took her to the vet. As it turns out, she has feline leukemia. She has been tested twice then and each time she has come out positive. We named her Luci. The vet says she is between 1-2 years old. She is not showing any symptoms yet. However, during the past two weeks she is having trouble keeping her food down. We were feeding her dry cat food and when she started vomiting, we switched to a food for sensitive stomachs. She still could not keep anything down so we are trying a moist cat food. Since then, she has stopped drinking a lot of water. We have taken her to the vet and he has basically given up on her and not telling us what to do. I have been! reading a lot about the disease and! ! have found out about the medicine that cats can receive with leukemia. No mention of the medication was from the doctor. Has anyone used the medication? Does it help?We are taking her to another doctor to see if she has anything to say about the vomiting. She is still vomiting on the moist cat food but not as much. it says that vomiting is not a sign but has anyone else experienced this?Thank you,Kristen
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