I AGREE, GOOD FOOD, SHELTER, LACK OF STRESS AND ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN GIVE.
Karen Harshbarger wrote:
> Kathrine, I am by no means an authority on feline leukemia, because the
> group I have now is the first group I have had testing positive. I am here
> to continue to learn also. But my suggestion would be to be extremely
> aggressive in treatment---any sniffle sneeze runny eyes or anything, get them
> to the vet for treatment, feed them the best food you can afford and feed
> them more often, keep them inside in controlled temperatures, and give them
> all the time and love you can find time for (you have to really get to know
> these little kittens so you notice anything wrong immediately). I did that
> and we got a little lucky. One of the kittens was too far along with
> sicknesses and I had zero knowledge so unfortunately we lost him. But the
> other 4 (3 of his brothers and 1 senior cat) tested negative on their second
> test and have been growing, eating better, and seem to be more healthy now.
> We are crossing our fingers/paws/toes,/etc and
> praying that the third test in about a week will be negative also and mean
> they were able to fight this horrible illness off (and the first test showed
> only a false positive or exposure, not infection with). I will pray you get
> lucky too, since they have not been sick and mom tested positive that is a
> plus for them (but being so young makes for a weaker system to fight,
> so). Please keep me posted. Hopefully it will work for them too and
> then they have a better chance of finding a home. Karen
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