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[Amani Oakley]

Hi Mary

If Fiona died from FeLV, I cannot imagine that you would have gotten back good blood results, although your email wasn’t clear regarding exactly what tests were run. If you provide some more info, along with the results, I might be able to give you some feedback. Sure does sound suspicious to blame FeLV, based on the info you have provided.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Mary Muzyka
Sent: June-09-16 3:48 PM
To: Felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
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Hello,

I've been following everyone's comments, which have been very informative.  I recently lost my 3 year old girl, Fiona, to feline leukemia.  She was gone within two weeks.  She went from a very active and healthy girl to barely walking and shaking in a two week period.  I first noticed that she wasn't jumping on my bed or anything else for that matter.  I took her to the vet and they did blood work and called me within an hour of leaving their office telling me she tested positive.  They then sent her blood out for other various tests and the results were all good for her not having any other problems.  Each day she got a little less active and then stopped eating and drinking.  I used a syringe to feed and give her water for a couple days and then took her back to the vet.  She injected fluids under her skin and when I got home, she began eating and drinking immediately.  They also gave me a couple pills to give her to stimulate her appetite - they only worked once.  She was shutting down and looked so sad.  The morning she could barely walk and was shaking told me it was time to put her down.  It broke my heart.  I rescued her from the streets and when I had her fixed at one year old, they tested for HIV & leukemia and she was negative.  She has been living with my four year old boy, Dolce, for two years sharing food bowls and litter boxes.  My vet tells me there is a 99% chance that Dolce was infected.  He is in perfect health right now.  The vet basically said she wouldn't bother testing him because she is certain he would have it.  From what I've been reading from the posts here, there is a change he might not be infected.  They used to run and play together, but never did I see her bight him.  I want to add that since I rescued her, she never was outside again.  From what I've been reading, no one has lost a cat this quickly to the disease.  Makes me think she had something else.  I don't have much faith in vets from my experience over the years.  I'd be interested in your thoughts.

Mary Muzyka
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