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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 7:08 pm
I just had my 1 year old stray in to the vets for his 2nd feline leukemia shot. Today he is just lying around and not eating like he did the first time 3 weeks ago. I went back to the vets and picked up antibiotics that he was given last time because after 4 days I finally took him in and found he had pneumonia. He had been neutered last time so thought if I was his age and had that done I would feel pretty s<tty. Since he is having the same symptoms and the vet was not in today the receptionist and I thought best to start him on the pink stuff. Does anyone else have a cat that has this problem with the feline leukemia vaccine? I hate to think he is going to have to go through this each year. Yes he is an indoor outdoor cat he hates being confined and with 6 cats I don't dare let him go without. I am just scared for him and hate that I am making him feel bad.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 7:47 pm
Cancun: my cats never had a problem with feline leukemia vaccine. However, in Community Corner...post this under "Cats" section. You can get the best advice there ever! btw: when you first got the cat, did you have him checked to make sure he wasn't born with it?
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 9:30 am
I have to assume that my vet did check him. Actually I thought they were required to check them before giving that first injection? Thanks for the info, none of my others have ever had a problem with it either. He seems much better this morning after only 2 doses of antibiotic. I would have guessed it was the feline distemper that did it since it is a live virus but he had the same exact reaction 3 weeks ago with his first leukemia.
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Friday, April 16, 2004 - 12:08 pm
I am glad to hear about the recovery, however slow. I have a story about feline leukemia. I had a beautiful Tuxedo cat that was about three years old when she drastically lost weight and became lethargic and would not eat. I took her into the vet and was told that she would need blood work. $200.00 and three days later, I received a telephone call from the vet to inform me that she had feline leukemia and would not live much longer. I was devastated. I wouldn't leave my kitty's side and did everything I could to comfort her. She was put on an antibiotics and pain killers. Two days later, I was cleaning the kitty litter box and found some stool that had a red streamer from a balloon in it. Without my knowledge, my kitty had eaten it off of a balloon I had brought home weeks ago. I called the vet to tell them this. They said that was probably the problem after all and not feline leukemia. So, don't believe everything right away, and don't bring home balloons if you have curious kitties!
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