my poor cat has felv (feline leukemia) I have known this since he was around 7months old. We bought him and his sister (who we lost back in feb of this year) from a lady who had an addy in the local paper.
We had them both checked into the vets ... boosters and all ... we had them both neutered and chipped ... and then we found out they were both felv positve when the female cat became very ill back in late Jan of this year .... Sadly she had to be put down as she was so ill.
Now our lovely male cat is very ill. He has been to the vets lots of times lately ... He has had steriod /antibiotic / appetite injections .... he is now onto his second lot of injections .... We know for sure he will never get better .... & the worst thing is, over the last couple of days I can see him becoming increasingly lethargic.
I wouldn't like to keep him longer than is good for him (if you know what I mean) ... I wouldn't keep him for my own selfish reasons .... I know I've got to let him go, and probably sooner rather than later .... and I'd hate to see him suffer like his poor sister did, bless her.
It's such a difficult thing to decide ... when is it time ?
We had them both checked into the vets ... boosters and all ... we had them both neutered and chipped ... and then we found out they were both felv positve when the female cat became very ill back in late Jan of this year .... Sadly she had to be put down as she was so ill.
Now our lovely male cat is very ill. He has been to the vets lots of times lately ... He has had steriod /antibiotic / appetite injections .... he is now onto his second lot of injections .... We know for sure he will never get better .... & the worst thing is, over the last couple of days I can see him becoming increasingly lethargic.
I wouldn't like to keep him longer than is good for him (if you know what I mean) ... I wouldn't keep him for my own selfish reasons .... I know I've got to let him go, and probably sooner rather than later .... and I'd hate to see him suffer like his poor sister did, bless her.
It's such a difficult thing to decide ... when is it time ?