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Thanks! I've read pretty much everything I can on FeLV, and there is an interesting post on that threat from someone who has a mixed household indicating transmission rates are low, but given that FeLV can go dormant after the initial infection period, it's pretty hard to actually tell if a cat...

Looks like a ringwormy sort of thing to me, but the kind of ringworm that affects usually fluoresces under black lights and testing is pretty much immediate because of that. Has he been put under a woods lamp? Are they actually "wounds" , or just places where the fur is coming away in clumps...

Hi everyone, was hoping owners with FeLV+ cats could perhaps offer some advice. Our four year old was recently diagnosed with this after running a fever for two weeks. He's currently doing a lot better, and though there's signs of bone marrow involvement, we're hoping it will go dormant. He is...

Thanks, unfortunately it looks like he has late stage FIV, where the FIV is so advanced the antibodies just aren't there anymore, so he tests clear on the basic tests, but not on the lab one. He's still clinically healthy, so that's a positive, all we can do now is try to keep his weight up.

Thanks for the reference thread, I had a look at it, so lovely to see the boy got a cure! I'm really hoping this is something we can do for ours too. Everything is going to be up in the air for another week or so though. :/

So our 12 year old FIV+ cat was losing weight. I took him to the vet to get his thyroid checked as he had received the radioactive thyroid treatment a while ago and I thought it might be the cause. Other than the weight loss, he's been doing well, he's a little less active, but his appetite is...

Thanks for the advice! I think you're right about her being a bossy female with the boys, the funny thing is, they are allowing her to do it, and I am pretty sure if a male tried what she's doing, he would be smacked down pretty quick. We are definitely intervening where possible and making sure...

Hey everyone, I have a bit of a situation. I have a female cat who is about two years old now I think. She was a foster fail and came in at about 3 months old, badly malnourished and on death's door. It took her weeks to get the strength to run or start to jump or anything, and it took about...

Yes, they are! They're fosters, but I am not sure how I will let them go :)

Nine weeks old today :D Here she is with her mama. I'm so grateful for everyone's help, there was a time I really never thought she'd get to grow up. The advice and support here helped me so much in those early days :)

Just look at her now! Started eating solids today at one month of age :)

She's three weeks old today, and just over 300 g! Thank you so much for your help, I'm sure it's a large part of the reason why she's still with us :D

Update :D The babies are now two weeks old, the two bigger ones are 300g+, the runt is 200g now, which I'm pretty happy with. She's also starting to put on a good amount of weight on her own! They're all doing around 20 grams per day now, even the little one, and I've been dropping the amount...

Morning weights :) Boy + 7 Big Girl + 15 Runt +9 Will get a bit more supplementation into the boy today, no surprise the big girl takes it much better. Other than that, pretty happy as this is the first two days in a row that the runt has had consecutive gains, nobody has stalled or gone...

Thanks! I will definitely weigh every 12 hours. I have backed off the feeding a little. (Little one has taken about 16ml today, and she took 22 yesterday) but she really has been stuffed. I guess the weight will tell the true story! I have also been supplementing the bigger ones, so she may just...

Quick question re: queen lactation. I've been supplementing all day today, and have noticed that the kittens seem fuller. Physically much rounder. The little one hasn't taken as much and I haven't felt comfortable putting more in her as her little belly has been quite round.  Is it possible...

I've never had a baby, but they seem to have exactly the same angry cry that little babies do, that screeching juvenile rage. It sears its way into your brain.