<div dir="ltr">No, the vets have been adamant that Prednisolone is better. His WBC did react to it (and increase), which is good - well more likely, he was regenerating WBC on his own and the prednisolone slowed down the rate his body was killing them. I am still interested in pursuing it, but I don't know at this point how he's doing really. They gave him a 5 mg dose of prednisolone (1mg/kg dose) which I had him on once a day for about 10 days, now he gets it once every other day.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>He's about 75% of his normal self, but it's so hard to tell if one day is better or worse than the last. He is on an antibiotic, so I'm surprised if he's got another infection going on. His lymph nodes are rock hard, and he doesn't mind them being massaged/rubbed, which the vet said made him think it wasn't an infection. He seems very drowsy today, and less in to cuddles/purring, so I suspect he's feeling pretty off today, likely fighting whatever is going on. We just love him so much :( <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Amani Oakley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aoakley@oakleylegal.com" target="_blank">aoakley@oakleylegal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Maya, I don’t think it is cancer. My guess would be that he is reacting to some infection. As others have said, it isn’t necessarily FeLV – it could be another
infectious agent, but it is consistent with what you often see with FeLV. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Yeah, the vet agreed, also mentioned it could be cancer.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">His temperature is good, and his WBC count has rebounded a bit, but hes RBC count has gone slightly anemic now. He's still acting relatively normal, more drowsy than when he was healthy, and less of an appetite,
but he is still eating on his own. It's so hard to watch, I'm just desperately hoping his body fights back, but either way we will keep him comfortable and happy as long as possible.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Amani Oakley <<a href="mailto:aoakley@oakleylegal.com" target="_blank">aoakley@oakleylegal.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not a good sign at all. Again, consistent with active FeLV.<br>
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If they are really large, I would have them checked just for my own peace of mind<br>
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---- Maya D'Alessio <<a href="mailto:mdelow@gmail.com" target="_blank">mdelow@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Merlot has had an okay week and a half. He's eating on his own, not<br>
> normal appetite, but at least we aren't force feeding. He's happy and<br>
> comfortable, so I'm just so relieved. I noticed last night that his<br>
> lymph nodes in his neck are huge. Should I be worried, or is this a good sign?<br>
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