Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
Alice, You are riding quit the roller coaster. I have to tell you that I think the hematocrit is fantastic. Was epogen given, I don't recall. To reverse anemia in felv cat is a great accomplishment. It suggests that he still has normal progenitor cells capable of making healthy RBCs which means the virus has not completely won. Fever can come from a lot of things - infection, stress, lymphoma, toxins, autoimmune diseases, etc. In human medicine, when all identifiable causes of fever are ruled out, it is called and FUO - fever of unknown origin. There are a lot of cytokines and fever producing molecules/proteins that are associated with hematologic processes. Often fever is a result of the immune system being active - whether this is in response to infection, toxin or neoplastic disease. Although, I would be very cautious about a fever and look for any source of infection or neoplasm, I would also not consider a fever to be a bad thing. There is so much that is unknown about felv and how the body reacts to it especially in the presence of treatment. I would not consider it out of the realm of possibility that the treatment you have provided is aiding him in fighting the virus. This could easily cause a low grade fever. What I am trying to say is that a fever may in fact indicate something positive rather than negative. Again, I would be cautious and look for any sign of infection of neoplasm. I would also still follow the CBC. The hematocrit, though is wonderful. I will continue to pray for all of you. Jenny On 8/6/10, Alice Flowers wrote: > > What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his > PCV in > the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when > it had > been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm > nose. > They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to > keep > him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on > Doxycycline > for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz > in > November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I > don't > get it-what is causing the fever??? > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
I am sorry to hear about your kitty. Our feLV rescue kitty had her 107 temp 3 years ago. She recovered fully (fabulous vet) and she is still alive and healthy! "Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Beth Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:00 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever I had an FeLV cat with unexplained fever of 106.7. He had to be at emergency all weekend on IV drugs & fluids. It did not come back, but he started having more & more problems after that. Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Fri, 8/6/10, Alice Flowers wrote: From: Alice Flowers Subject: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 9:33 PM What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his PCV in the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when it had been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm nose. They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to keep him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on Doxycycline for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz in November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I don't get it-what is causing the fever??? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
I had an FeLV cat with unexplained fever of 106.7. He had to be at emergency all weekend on IV drugs & fluids. It did not come back, but he started having more & more problems after that. Dont Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org --- On Fri, 8/6/10, Alice Flowers wrote: From: Alice Flowers Subject: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 9:33 PM What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his PCV in the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when it had been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm nose. They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to keep him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on Doxycycline for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz in November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I don't get it-what is causing the fever??? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
Alice I am not sure of Murphy's history, but our cat ran an unexplained fever of 104 for a year. He has been on high dosages of Pred for 1.5 years. His temp is back to normal. There was never an answer for the temp. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 6, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Alice Flowers wrote: > What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his PCV > in > the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when it > had > been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm nose. > They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to keep > him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on > Doxycycline > for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz in > November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I don't > get it-what is causing the fever??? > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Murphy-PCV is up to 27-28 but has a fever
What the heck-we can't get well!!! His gums are looking nice and pink-his PCV in the office is up to 27-28 from 2 weeks ago. His temp was 104.7 today when it had been 101.6 the last 2 visits-7/23 and 7/29. That explains his dry, warm nose. They gave him a shot of PennG and I will repeat in 5 days at home and to keep him on all the meds like we have been the last 2 weeks. He's been on Doxycycline for 2 weeks. He is down only 2.5 oz but overall has gone from 11 lb 15 oz in November to 10 lb 2 oz today. He looks bright, but is sleeping a lot. I don't get it-what is causing the fever??? ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
