Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-23 Thread Lorrie
This cat is one of the FelV cats in my private cat sanctuary. His last vet visit was to have his teeth cleaned in January. He has been just fine, in spite of having FelV, until just recently when he started to lose a lot of weight. Now he is eating very little even tho I feed him canned food

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-23 Thread Lorrie
Excellent suggestion. Thank you. On 05-22, Lee Evans wrote: Did you test to see if he has an overactive thyroid? This can happen even to younger cats. It may or may not be related to FeLv. Please have a thyroid profile done before deciding on his fate. Thyroid can be

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-23 Thread Maureen Olvey
upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:06:37 -0400 From: felineres...@frontier.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-22 Thread Lorrie
I am so sorry for your loss of Orlando. I do rescue work and I have several FelV cats, and one of my favorites is a long haired black male who tested positive several months ago. He is not just wasting away. He is not anemic, has no tumors, but is just getting thinner and thinner. Since he shows

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-22 Thread GRAS
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away I am so sorry for your loss of Orlando. I do rescue work and I have several FelV cats, and one of my favorites is a long haired black male who tested positive several months ago. He is not just wasting away. He is not anemic, has no tumors, but is just

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-22 Thread Lee Evans
, May 22, 2012 6:05 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away I am so sorry for your loss of Orlando. I do rescue work and I have several FelV cats, and one of my favorites is a long haired black male who tested positive several months ago.  He is not just wasting away.  He is not anemic, has

Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away

2012-05-22 Thread Marta Gasper
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:05 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Wasting away I am so sorry for your loss of Orlando. I do rescue work and I have several FelV cats, and one of my favorites is a long haired black male who tested positive several months ago.  He is not just