I don't think anyone has the 100% accurate information, but what it is
know to be true is that, felk virus is extremely fragile, meaning that
it does not last outside of a cat's body for more than a few minutes ---
let's say, a cat sneezes on the floor, and if it's dried up, the virus
is already
This is one gutsy cat!
yvonne
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (June 10) - A black bear picked the
wrong yard for a jaunt, running into a territorial tabby who ran the furry beast
up a tree - twice.
Jack, a 15-pound orange and white cat, keeps a close vigil
on his property, often chasing small
That picture was hysterical!
Nina
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This is one gutsy cat!
yvonne
Julia,
I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty's condition. What does your vet
have to say? Are you seeing a specialist? If not have your regular vet
recommend someone that he thinks will be able to be of more help to you
and get her in there quick. He'll probably send you to an Internist or
OMG Kelley, that's fabulous news about the neg results!! It must be
what I said about false positive results, there's no other way to
explain it. As far as retesting your other previously tested neg cats,
your vet is probably right. You seem to have never really had felv in
the house. My
First don't panic. No matter who tells you what. We discovered that Kitty
had cancerous lung tumors (both lungs) in 2/05. She had an extremely high
quality life until about 2 weeks before she left on April 22, 2006. She was
much older than your kitten (about 14 years old) so we made chooses
Hi Julia!
I would get her to an oncologist as soon as you can...mediastinal
lymphoma (tumor in the chest cavity) is very responsive to chemo. If
you can find an emergency vet that has vincristine in stock (one of the
chemo drugs), see if they will administer that to her...the longer her
chest
Awesome news! Though I have to say I'm not surprised she retested
negative! ;) I found it a little odd that her littermate was negative
as kittens are very susceptible to the virus...I suspected a false
positive, like Nina, but didn't want to put the cart before the horse,
so-to-speak! I'm so
Julia my maizee was diagnosed at 8 months with fel and she too had a mass in her chest that was crushing her airway.I took her to a Cat Clinic that only specializes in cats.They started her on chemo and prednosolone and within 3 days she was breathing and swallowing like normal.It shrunk her tumor
I was just wondering, Belinda (or anybody else who cares to respond), if
Bailey made a huge jump in his count at first, then slowly recovered, or how
it happened? Spaz jumped into the low 20s within 3 days, then it was more
slowly over the next several weeks. I was just wondering in case we
It is probable, though not certain, that the mass is mediastinal lymphoma, something cats with FeLV are very prone to. Chemotherapy tends to help a lot, as mediastinal lymphoma is particularly responsive to chemotherapy. They do not give strong enough chemo to usually completely cure, but
She hasn't been retested since the beginning of all this (almost 6 years
ago), but it's my understanding that once the virus enters the marrow, it's
a lifetime deal. Sort of like herpes. The body has already past the point
at which it is able to defeat the virus, and has lost. The thing that
Kris,
There have been other kitties on the list that were diagnosed later in
life. I can remember one case where the cat in question was an inside
only cat with no known association with cats having felv. One
possibility is that they are carrying the disease sequestered in their
bone marrow
Thank you Michelle,
Are you and yours okay? I'm archiving your response so I'll have it on
hand if I/we ever need it. You haven't been posting as much as you
used to and we miss you.
Much love to you,
Nina
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It is probable, though not certain, that the mass
Cats can develop heart murmurs JUST from the stress of being at the vet's
office (one
they don't actually have normally). Try to find a vet that can come to your
home and
examine her without the stress of a car ride and the vet's office.
You might get some good support from the Handicats2
My first thought is antibiotics (if it's Pneumonia), steroids and/or
chemotherapy...
maybe lasix or some form of diuretic too. Hard to say without a diagnosis, and
I'm
ASSUMING it's Pneumonia and a Cancerous mass.
Phaewryn
PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!
I haven't followed this closely but I have a question: Is it possible to
give the cat some sort of mild sedative before taking it to the vet's to
avoid the stress reaction? I try to give mine Rescue Remedy just because
she absolutely hates vets. I don't know what happened to her before she
Hi all,
Just join this site after losing our
beloved [Sassy] to Feline LeukemiaWe did not even know she had it.
Weare wondering if there are symptoms that we should have been looking
for. I know it is to late for her now. But I would be able to tell others about
them. Thanks for this Web
The only thing I know is Acepromazine, but I don't know if it would
interfere with getting accurate readings, etc. Also, personally, I cannot
see that it made any difference in the two cats I have used it on. My cat
Spaz will run and hide at the mere sound of the carrier, but it is only
Joe,
I'm sorry to hear about Sassy. Not one person on this board doesn't
feel an ache of sadness when we see that someone else has lost a
beloved feline friend.
Feline leukemia has so many symptoms, that it's hard to be sure of
what we're looking at sometimes. Only a test to determine
Yes, that sounds just about exactly like Spaz. I was told that it's
possible she had the virus since kittenhood, but it remained dormant.
Oddly, her sister Gizmo is negative, so it seems unlikely that she got it as
a little kitten, like from their mother. I have had them both since about 9
what brands of products do you generally get in these? anything actually
high quality enough to want to use?
Phaewryn
PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!!http://ucat.us/adopt.html
DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital
camera (for pictures)
My cat predominantly had lethargy and
loss of appetite due to anemia. It was very hard for us to tell, too, but
when she stopped eating tuna I definitely knew something was wrong.
Actually, I knew something was before then, but didn't listen to myself.
But I have been told that others
We have been doing this for a few years also and I love these people! The bags are big enough to fit a few of our brochures and a sample bag of food in too.
We just received another shipment about a week ago. Sadly, not the BEST of the BEST, but still so generous I will never complain. This
So glad your little one retested neg! I agree with your vet about retesting
your other cats, but personally, I would still have them vaccinated. I
don't know anything about heart murmurs, but as far as the teeth go, does
the vet feel it will be detrimental to her oral health or ability to
I don't mean to intrude, but I would really appreciate a copy of this manual
as well. I think I saw on a different note that you would need a regular
mail address - is that correct?
Thanks
Kris
http://www.spazstory.zoomshare.com
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I just want to add a note that if you do try Depo-Medrol, and don't get a
good response, definitely try prednisolone (injectable prednisone). I
noticed that someone else posted that their cat had been give pred. (along
with chemo) and had good results. My situation was completely different
I am so sorry for your loss. We had a similar
situation with one of our cats. She was completely fine one day and lethargic
with little appetite and meowing constantly the next. There were no signs
earlier that something was wrong. A few days later we had to put her to sleep
since she was
Ace is a dangerous drug used in cats but not one I would ever recommend.
Especially
for a cat with heart issues, I would NOT ever use any tranquilizers. We recently
discussed the use of ACE in cats on one of the lists I am on... must not have
been
this one though. The consensus was to NOT use it
Cool, thanks for the inside info! I've seen adoption kits that contain all
purina and hartz stuff, things I wouldn't feed or use on stray raccoons or
skunks, much less cats, so I'm glad to hear these do have useful products in
them. I just signed up.
Phaewryn
PLEASE Adopt a cat from Little
Hi, Joe, welcome to the group. I'm sorry you had to find us, and that you
lost your baby. I too, found this group over 6 years ago, in a very similar
circumstance as you. You wont find a better group of people anywhere on earth!
There aren't a whole lot of really obvious symptoms in many
Hi Joe,
I'm so sorry about Sassy.
I just wanted to add that Pica, (generally a term used for an animal
eating or licking anything unusual), can also be a symptom of anemia.
Licking cement, rocks, or eating litter can be a clue that something is
wrong.
Nina
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Dear Joe,
I am so sorry for your loss. Take care.
Yvonne
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Hi all,
Just join this site after losing our
beloved [Sassy] to Feline LeukemiaWe did not even know she had it.
Weare wondering if
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