Hi all. I recently took in a 1 and 1/2 year old stray. When I took her to the vet, we found out she is FeLV+. The vet said we could remain "cautiously optimistic" since she seemed otherwise healthy, but warned us that, like every other FeLV+ cat, she could decline rapidly.
Well, in the past few days, she's barely touched her food. It's really worrying me. She normally eats her dry food like crazy (she's not a fan of wet even though I put it out every evening...she won't eat it), but for the past 2-3 days she's only eaten a couple of bites. I'll put out 1/2 cup in the morning and measure it the next morning and it's still 1/2 cup. She seems to have been going to the bowl twice a day and eating a couple nibbles.
There wasn't any stool in her litter this morning so now I'm even more concerned. My particular vet is only in on weekends and I'd rather try to get him on the phone since he knows her condition. She's drinking plenty of water but just sniffs her food.
Do any of you have experience with FeLV cats and this sort of problem? I know it's common, I am just wondering how I can remedy it before her health starts going down the tubes. Poor thing...
I've had cats my whole life and she is quite possibly the sweetest and most affectionate. She found us, you know. I'm very distraught over this whole thing and would appreciate any help. Thank you.
Well, in the past few days, she's barely touched her food. It's really worrying me. She normally eats her dry food like crazy (she's not a fan of wet even though I put it out every evening...she won't eat it), but for the past 2-3 days she's only eaten a couple of bites. I'll put out 1/2 cup in the morning and measure it the next morning and it's still 1/2 cup. She seems to have been going to the bowl twice a day and eating a couple nibbles.
There wasn't any stool in her litter this morning so now I'm even more concerned. My particular vet is only in on weekends and I'd rather try to get him on the phone since he knows her condition. She's drinking plenty of water but just sniffs her food.
Do any of you have experience with FeLV cats and this sort of problem? I know it's common, I am just wondering how I can remedy it before her health starts going down the tubes. Poor thing...
I've had cats my whole life and she is quite possibly the sweetest and most affectionate. She found us, you know. I'm very distraught over this whole thing and would appreciate any help. Thank you.