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I'm so glad Doll is okay!
I'm so very sorry for your losses and hope that things continue to look up.
I'm so very sorry for your losses and hope that things continue to look up.
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We have feline Panleukopenia in house.
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We're still holding our breath that this has passed. So far so good but now my moms little girl got sick. We took her to the vet today and she has a high fever. He said it's viral but wouldn't say one way or the other if he thought she has the panleuk. (She is over a year old. Brown/white tuxedo. Official name is Hershey. Mom calls her Baby Girl and I call her Chocolate Drop.)
Pic of Doll - http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=208957
Pic of Doll - http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=208957
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So, it's been a few days and Doll is still doing great. Coming up for love more then normal for her.
Took Chocolate Drop to the vet and he put her on meds. She's slowly getting better. He didn't think she had panluek but wasn't 100% sure.
Hope everyone liked Dolls pics. lol She just doesn't stand still.
Took Chocolate Drop to the vet and he put her on meds. She's slowly getting better. He didn't think she had panluek but wasn't 100% sure.
Hope everyone liked Dolls pics. lol She just doesn't stand still.
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OMG, Chrissy! That made my day! I'm so happy Doll made it through this horrible disease and recovered. That is really amazing. I was really worried about her. She's a beautiful girl. I love black cats. Two of my three cats are black.
Make sure you spoil her plenty now. Give her plenty of treats and head rubs. I hope the other little girl will continue to recover too and that this nightmare is completely over soon.
Take care.
Make sure you spoil her plenty now. Give her plenty of treats and head rubs. I hope the other little girl will continue to recover too and that this nightmare is completely over soon.
Take care.
I don't even know what to say other than many prayers and best wishes for all of you and your family. At least all the little ones who went to the bridge had love and warmth while here, and that's all due to you and your family. I so hope to see more good news here, though.
Very sorry to hear about this. I had a case of panleuk in my house when I brought in two new kittens, unfortunately one passed and one luckily survived it. I kept my two adult cats away from them as soon as I found out about the panleuk and everything is fine now. This is a very difficult thing to go through.
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I'm glad and yet sad to know we're aren't the only ones who've gone through this. I'm so sorry that anyone furry and not would go through this. I think I ended up with tons more gray hair and still not sure how I made it home that night from the vets.
Doll is still getting better and better. We thank you for the TCS vibes. They do work miracles.
Doll is still getting better and better. We thank you for the TCS vibes. They do work miracles.
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It has now been, roughly, a month since this horror started and I'm happy to report we've won!!!
Everyone is happy, healthy, and playfull. The outdoor crew is thriving and this did not touch any of them, thank goodness. Come January we'll be making mass trips to the vet for the distemper shot so that this never happens again. (Need trap vibes for the ferals)
I have stopped fostering for now. As much as I love fostering the black kitties and the "imperfect" kitties of the world, my heart needs to heal after this recent loss.
Everyone is happy, healthy, and playfull. The outdoor crew is thriving and this did not touch any of them, thank goodness. Come January we'll be making mass trips to the vet for the distemper shot so that this never happens again. (Need trap vibes for the ferals)
I have stopped fostering for now. As much as I love fostering the black kitties and the "imperfect" kitties of the world, my heart needs to heal after this recent loss.
I am so happy for you, that you can now relax and enjoy a happy and worry-free Christmas, and I hope that the grief and heartache will soon heal.
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It has now been, about, 2 months since everything happend. Doll is still doing great. Her coloring changed, though. She went from being an all black cat to being all black with gray hair peppered through. I think she must've aged a few years.
I'm still not fostering and still don't know if I will. Thanks everyone for all the vibes/help/positive thoughts that was sent to us.
I'm still not fostering and still don't know if I will. Thanks everyone for all the vibes/help/positive thoughts that was sent to us.
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i read this thread today. Sounds like you had a rough time of it. I am glad that things at your house are better. Sometimes you just need to take some time and heal.
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Lizita;2776866 said:There are two ways to tell for sure if it is panleuk that you have and not something else. One way is to do a necropsy on one of the diseased cats. My vet does this for $60 so it's not as expensive as one might think.
The other way to tell, which I have found out is not widely known among vets, is to do a Snap Parvo test for dogs on a stool sample from a sick cat. The antibodies that develop against panleukopenia in cats are very, very similar as the antibodies that develop against parvo in dogs and it's these antibodies that the snap parvo test tests for. My infected kittens that were tested with this test all had a strong positive.
I learned about this use of the snap parvo test from a vet at the e-vet but when I brought a kitten into my vet to have the test done he had never heard of using it that way. I had to push a bit to get the test done. I told them that since I'm paying for the test and want it done it shouldn't matter if they think it will work or not. Well, my vet learned something new that day.
If I were you I would go to your vet and insist on having this test done. It's not that expensive and it does work. It's important that you know for sure what you are dealing with.
Just be careful as the snap test (for dogs applied to cats) can be wrong. Cats can test a false positive with this test- so just wanted to let you know that.
I had distemper here a year ago Christmas and lost so many kittens.Recently, I had another display strong symptoms of distemper, but it has turned out to be a sort of weird flu and not distemper- thank You God! But with this new flu, the cat also dehydrates quickly and hangs over the water bowl unwilling and unable to drink. My kitten has recovered slowly and I am grateful.
I'm so happy for you and Doll. I just read your story in this thread.Originally Posted by ChrissyR
It has now been, roughly, a month since this horror started and I'm happy to report we've won!!!
Everyone is happy, healthy, and playfull. The outdoor crew is thriving and this did not touch any of them, thank goodness. Come January we'll be making mass trips to the vet for the distemper shot so that this never happens again. (Need trap vibes for the ferals)
I have stopped fostering for now. As much as I love fostering the black kitties and the "imperfect" kitties of the world, my heart needs to heal after this recent loss.
My kitty is at the vet this week for the same thing. I hope she is as lucky as Doll is. Just wondering how long was Doll at the vet before she showed improvement? And how old was Doll when this happened?
Quincy has been at the vet since Monday for Distemper.
Today (Wednesday) she stayed the same as yesterday :/ Hopefully like your Doll did, Quincy can heal.
I am glad that things are still OK, and I hope in time your heart heals enough to foster again, the world needs more people like you, willing to help needy cats.
