If anyone out there has any words of wisdom or last minute treatment
attempts for a cat with this illness please respond. My cat Putter
probably contacted the disease last year but was not officially
diagnosed until last month after experiencing complications due to
steroid shots used to treat an infection. She is rapidly progressing
through the illness and i have been told its time to think about
putting her down. I can not take that course of actions until i know i
have tried everything possible to keep her with me. She is the light
of my life! Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Laura R. - 08 Jun 2004 23:09 GMT
circa 8 Jun 2004 09:26:58 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
KaraAnn (hotsunshine27@aol.com) said,
> If anyone out there has any words of wisdom or last minute treatment
> attempts for a cat with this illness please respond. My cat Putter
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> of my life! Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you.
What treatments have been tried so far? How sick is she?
Laura

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Cheryl - 09 Jun 2004 00:20 GMT
In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav",
08 Jun 2004:
> If anyone out there has any words of wisdom or last minute
> treatment attempts for a cat with this illness please respond.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> possible to keep her with me. She is the light of my life! Any
> suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I echo Laura's query: how sick is your cat? If you'd like to read
stories of other cats with FeLV (including my own cat, Shadow)
please read the stories linked on the attached site. Again, it
really depends on how ill your cat is because from what I
understand, once the disease progresses, it is very fast. Best
wishes to you and your cat.
http://www.fourpawstrail.com/felvcats/index.html
(there is a section that was just added called "what the pros say"
but I haven't had a chance to read it yet)

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Sharon Talbert - 09 Jun 2004 20:21 GMT
Kara Ann, I can only say don't wait too long to let her go. Let the vet
help you judge the quality of her life.
This may sound strange, but you might try taking a photo of your cat today
and another in a day or two, and so on. If you have a digital camera, so
much the better. You will see her expression and her body language better
in a photo than first-hand. She will tell you when it is time. Then
don't wait. And be with her when she goes. You will both feel better for
it.
The best to you,
Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats
Chris - 14 Jun 2004 04:02 GMT
Karen,
Before you make a decision, go to felinelukemia.org site--browse thru
archives & maybe join talk list--lots of good advice from folks who know &
can help you through this... FELV+ is not an automatic death sentence every
time kitty gets sick--- can you describe what sorts of problems your kitty
has? how old? etc.
> If anyone out there has any words of wisdom or last minute treatment
> attempts for a cat with this illness please respond. My cat Putter
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> of my life! Any suggestions or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you.