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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I would probably get him tested, just so you could maybe do something preventative for his immune system to keep him strong, and also to carefully monitor and act at the first sign of an infection so you have a better chance of fighting it before it gets bad. It sounds like exactly what happened with my Tucker and he had cancer, loss of appetite, less active… His was in his chest though and we knew it because he was regurgitating his food and we did an x-ray and found the mass. Lymphoma is very common among young FELV cats and can go to many different places in the body. I am so very sorry about Fiona, it is so heartbreaking to lose them so young, and to see them go through such a rapid decline, Tucker lasted a little over a month and a half but he was on steroids without those he would have gone just as quickly, it was still a very sad time for me knowing his time was so limited, and knowing he didn’t feel as good and wasn’t as happy as he was before. Tucker was about the same age. I am sending prayers your way that Dolce did not get it. People have had them living together and their other cats did not get it so there is hope. Also I think it is better if they come into contact with it when they are older rather than when they are kittens as their immune systems might be strong enough to fight it off and eliminate it before it can get into the marrow and stick around forever. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Felvtalk [mailto:<a href="mailto:felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org">felvtalk-bounces@felineleukemia.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Muzyka<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 09, 2016 3:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Felvtalk] (no subject)</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Mary Muzyka </p></div></div></div></body></html>