[Felvtalk] FelV kitten

[Amani Oakley]

Frankly, it is not too late at all for the Winstrol. I have seen it pull back cats with a much much lower haematocrit than Robert is seeing.

Amani

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From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie
Sent: December-24-16 5:49 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] FelV kitten

Robert,  I am so sorry you are going thru this. I have lost many kittens who were born with the virus, which they got from their mother who was feral. All these precious kittens died at less than a year.  At first they were so playful and looked so healthy I thought the two tests I'd had were surely wrong, but at 8 months I started to lose them one by one.  The 4th and last (my favorite) made it to 11 months.  I was devastated.

On the other hand I have had several older cats at my sanctuary who must have contracted the virus when older.  One died suddenly at 7 years old and the other is now 8 years old, and she has never been sick. 
You never know what will happen.  

If you had started your little guy on Winstrol a few weeks ago it might have saved his life, but it is probably too late now. 

I just wanted to tell you I am so sorry, and I know what you are going thru.

Lorrie with 13 rescued cats at home and 32 in my sanctuary.


On 12-24, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote:
> Amani et al....
> 
> Any idea of the life expectancy of untreated non regenerative anemia 
> in a FeLV cat....Got a call on Yogi's  Most Recent Bloodwork and the 
> vet states HCT of 14 and non regenerative anemia....  I was taken 
> aback and didn't ask nearly enough questions but it was VERY clear 
> that she felt it was time to put the little guy down.....   I am at 
> the end of my money at this point and cannot take him to a bunch of 
> other vets hoping one will be willing to prescribe the cocktail that 
> is showing itself to be effective with others cats...( I don't think I 
> am going to get a lot of cooperation from the Vet I was using after I 
> gave her my opinion of her unwillingness to help me through 
> unconventional means).....Nor can I afford Bone Marrow Biopsies and 
> more definitive narrowing of the parameters of his drop in blood 
> values ( it's Xmas eve and they are all gone from the office)....   As 
> much as I would like to save this little guy... He has so many other 
> things wrong with him that I don't know that I am doing him any 
> favors..... Temp is 104...weight has dropped a full pound in the last 
> 6 months.... If it weren't for the fact that he is still eating 
> heartily I'd put him down.... Without further treatment is it kinder 
> to put him down or allow nature to take it's course??.....The idea of 
> him suffering from an inability to get enough O2 is unacceptable....
> any suggestions are welcome.... but... please...  no admonitions re: 
> what I _ should_ do.....    I have learned an immense amount from this 
> experience and will NOT repeat it...  My other boy is still doing OK 
> and I WILL find someone eventually that is willing to work with me..
> 

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