Dealing with Feline Leukemia
Yesterday we took our poor cat to the vet because she wasn’t eating. We thought it might be allergies, as it’s happened twice before and I was always able to get her to eat with some wet food, a little forced water and some Benedryl. The vet said while those were good strategies, it turns out that our girl probably has feline leukemia.
Feline leukemia, or feline AIDS, is not transmittable to any other animals aside from cats, but they can spread it to each other through scratching. While your cat can live with it, it’s very important that he or she be kept away from germs as much as possible—given fresh food and water and kept in a very clean environment. She’s still not eating well, but doing a bit better after antibiotics, electrolyte and steroid injections, so keep your fingers crossed for us and be sure to get your cats checked out regularly.
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