Hi Kerry! I would definitely have some blood drawn to check his values! Licking cement (I even had one start licking the tiles in the shower) or clay along with lethargy can be the first sign of anemia!
In fact, that's how I first had suspicions about a couple of our cats who had anemia...they would climb into the fireplace and start licking the cement tiles that lined the walls! Take care, Jen ----- Original Message ----- From: "MacKenzie, Kerry N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:24 pm Subject: RE: behavior change Q > That's incredible! > > I'm way behind you guys. > > However, a little progress was made in the last few days....Levy, the > most ferocious (if a small grey furball can be described as > ferocious!)of the FeLV kitties, all feral, has..amazingly...once > again deigned to > sit on my lap. (Last time it happened was for a magical 30 > minutes last > April!) > > Last night, he sat for a whole hour on the blanket that was spread > overmy legs and let me stroke him, first with a soft wand, then > with MY HAND > (this is unheard of), for most of that time. > > I'm a little afraid it may be a sign he's succumbing to the FeLV...I > sure hope not. > > Actually I have a Q about Levy, who has changed his behavior in other > ways recently. > As well as not playing any more, and eating less, I've now noticed him > sticking his head, but not his body, into one of the litter boxes. He > stays there for several seconds. What is he doing?! Is he eating > litterd'you think?? And---I remember something about them eating > cement (?) > means they're anemic? Last night when I went to try and see what > he was > up to, he ran off, of course. > Any input appreciated! Kerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: FeLV > > > >>I have one that loves kisses. I can ask him if he wants a kiss > and he > will > stand on his two hind legs and head butt my lips.<< > > Iolaus loves to nurse on my ear lobe. I'll let him, but I'll ask > him to > give me a kiss first, and he will do a brief nurse on my lip, then > go to > my right ear lobe. Sometimes, if the lobe is especially good, he'll > stop for a minute, give me a kiss, then go back at it. If I rub the > side of his face with my hand, he'll rub the side of mine with his paw > on that side, if I slip one hand behind his head, he slips one paw > behind mine - it's like he's mirroring what I'm doing. It's too cute! > > > >>Then there is Simba. LOL Who is just not a touchy feely kinda > guy...He is > so funny. I get mushy with him and he acts like I am giving him > cooties. > Then he storms off in a huff for about 15 feet and then runs back and > head > butts my knees.<< > > That sounds like Tyr. Tyr wants to be petted and loved on, but can't > take it for long - and when he's been playing and wants some loving, > he'll come up like he's going to try to drop me like a wildebeast - > especially if anyone else can see him. He'll race around the > house to > keep up with me, acting all "tuff" and stuff, but when I go into > my room > without him or without petting him, he looks like he's about to > cry. He > likes it when I run and hide from him, then when he catches me, I > make a > big deal out of how strong and brave he is. He eats it up! > <http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d260ee/08> > > Kathy > > "Every time you meet a situation, though you think at the time it > is an > impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you > have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are > freer than you were before." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify the system manager. This message contains > confidential information and is intended only for the individual > named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. >
