Coping With Feline Leukemia Virus

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Rusty
by: Eden on Tue, Sep 02 2008

My 5 year old cat Rusty began to lose weight over the last few months; I thought maybe the neighborhood cats or strays were taking his food. I noticed a few days ago that his eyes were yellow and had mucous around them and he was having trouble breathing. I knew that something was wrong and thought he may have gotten an infection from a wound another cat gave him.

I found out yesterday he has feline leukemia and appears to be in the last stages of the disease. I am heart broken and devastated. I do not want to put him down just yet. He is eating and drinking still, purring, and loving on me, so I know he still has a few days or a few weeks. I am praying that God works a miracle for my little guy. I have had him since birth; he was the only kitten in the litter that would nuzzle me and sleep in my arms. He is more than “just a cat.” I love him and don’t want to lose him.

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Tue, Oct 07 2008
After Leo's struggle, we had to put him to sleep on Sunday night. He began to struggle to breathe, so we knew it was time to take him to the emergenc...Read
Tue, Oct 07 2008
He lived a few weeks more and only got thinner, more tired, and his eyes completely clouded over and oozed. He also began to vomit. We had him put to ...Read
Sun, Sep 28 2008
How is your cat? After reading your story, it sounds the same as my cat. My cat was diagnosed 2 3/4 years ago with this disease. I thought we were ...Read

September 2008

what is happening to my cat - by Barbara - (Fri, Sep 19 2008)
I love my outside male cat. He is the cautious neighbor male cat with the most loving face. He comes around and is very loving to people he knows, like me and my daughter, but runs from those he doesn’t know. [more..]
Sable - by Laura - (Mon, Sep 08 2008)
This is very sad…two summers ago two kittens, about 6 weeks, crawled under my fence and decided that I was their mom. I tried to find them homes but had no luck. [more..]
Rusty - by Eden - (Tue, Sep 02 2008)
My 5 year old cat Rusty began to lose weight over the last few months; I thought maybe the neighborhood cats or strays were taking his food. [more..]

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