Hi Kristy
The advice I repeat to everyone is that the best combination I found to treat a
FeLV cat is with prednisone (prednisolone), Doxycycline and Stanozolol. I don’t
know if you have run blood work to determine the haematocrit/red cell levels,
but when a cat goes into crisis, it is usually because the red cells are not
being replenished by the infected bone marrow (which normally produces new red
cells) and the cat becomes severely anaemic. Other cell lines in the blood soon
follow (white cells and platelets) because the progenitor cells which produce
those blood cell lines are also found in the infected bone marrow (which is
attacked by the virus). The reticulocyte count, which is a measure of new red
cells being produced by the bone marrow, is very low or even zero (which it was
with my cat).
I would not wait until your cat is in crisis to start the treatment. My kitten
was in severe crisis when I stumbled upon this combination therapy, and it was
the only thing that worked to reverse the severe anaemia. I had tried three
other treatments, while doing weekly blood testing, and none of the other
treatments (Interferon, LTCI and Immunoregulin) budged his results upwards by
even a single point, though I had used each treatment for weeks if not months
in looking for an effective treatment.
If I were you, I would get him on Doxycycline rather than, or at least in
addition to the Clavamox. The Doxycycline has been found to interfere with cell
wall production with some viruses. If this were my kitten, I would get started
on the combination of prednisone/stanozolol/doxycycline right away. You might
want to test the blood work to get a baseline first, but given that your kitten
is not currently in crisis, that may not be entirely necessary.
With respect to the intestinal issues, with my FeLV cat, I had identified that
there was intestinal involvement and my research confirmed that the walls of
the intestines can be affected by the virus. In my cat's case, the intestines
were swollen and the stool seemed to sit in there for a long time. I used
metoclopramide (tiny amount 1/4 to 1/5 of a tablet before each meal) to keep
everything moving along, because my cat was eating and then throwing up.
Metoclopramide helps with emptying of stomach contents and moving stool out of
the top 1/3 of the intestines. You might consider trying the metoclopramide to
see if it will help with the bloating and gas.
Amani
-Original Message-
From: Felvtalk On Behalf Of Kristy
Sent: May 31, 2019 9:41 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] New to Fel-V positive kitty
Hi!
My husband and I recently took in a Fel-V+ kitty that showed up outside our
house a couple of months ago. We already had 7 other kitties so we had to keep
Fergus (kitty’s name) isolated in the upstairs portion of our house.
He is experiencing bloating, is very gassy, and still has diarrhea (softer
stools) and I was wondering if this is a typical symptom of a positive kitty.
He’s been to the vet and no parasites were found, but he was running a fever.
He is on Clavamox to help with the fever, but other than the
bloating/gas/diarrhea he is a normal kitty. We’ve tried figuring out if he had
an issue or allergy to specific foods, but nothing we’ve done has changed his
bloating/gas/diarrhea. He did have an ultrasound at the vet visit and there
were no masses or obstructions.
Is this possibly a symptom of the Fel-V? What sort of stuff should we be
looking for?
He’s such a sweet, loving kitty and my husband’s baby! How can we help this
kitty?
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Kristy
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