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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">You could add an immunosupportive supplement to his food. There are so many out there and I am not an expert on any of them unfortunately, and it doesn’t sound like your vet is either. You could try calling or e-mailing an integrative vet to see what brands they think are best, if you wanted to add this. It may or may not make a difference in the outcome, who knows, but it wouldn’t hurt and I would do it if I had it to do over again, the only reason I didn’t is because I was scared to death of any mineral or ingredient that might cause the slightest uti or crystals in Tucker, who another unremovable blockage would have meant death for, I gave him prescription cat food and distilled water and nothing else, until the cancer when it was too late for it to do much good. I also think you should have him tested, you are going to worry yourself either way, and what if there isn’t anything to worry about? I had a girlfriend worry her whole life about breast cancer because her mom and grandma died in their early forties from it. Finally when she turned 41 she came up with the courage to get a mammogram and the genetic testing, and guess what? No cancer no gene. She was too scared to look into it sooner so she could possibly catch it early or to take preventative measures, she is very lucky it turned out like it did. </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> Friday, June 10, 2016 10:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Felvtalk] (no subject)</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for all your comments. My invoice from the vet indicates that they tested her for FIV FHWT (570), viral infection/head worm disease & for GI parasites, analyses full & internal organ health. They did prescribe Onsior 6mg - 3 tablets, which I gave her half a tablet every couple of days to stimulate her appetite. When I returned for the second visit, they gave her mirtazapine 15 mg, fluids, subcutaneous - 300mls, cerenia injection (10mg/ml), famotidine injection and Loxicom (Meloxicam) injectable. I don't see the sense in testing Dolce since when Fiona was tested, she tested negative. He is an indoor cat who is well fed so I don't know what more I can do for his immune system other than keeping everything clean - food bowls & litter box.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Mary Muzyka <<a href="mailto:mary.muzyka@gmail.com" target="_blank">mary.muzyka@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</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"><span style="color:#888888"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Mary Muzyka </span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Felvtalk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org">Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org</a><br><a href="http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org" target="_blank">http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org</a></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></body></html>