how much longer does my cat have?

Hi,i am so sorry but the only person who can answer your question is your vet.On the 18th of May i had to sign to have my girl (dog) put to sleep she was only passing out.On the sunday i had her to the emergency vet he give her 2 injections but had no idea what was causing her to pass out.I brought her home she laid in her basket.

At 12 we went to bed i managed to lead her as she was too heavy for me to carry at 3:30 i found her passed out in the passage.she did not recover & i cannot come to terms with the fact i signed that paper

especially has it was the vets only answer.Spend all your time with your girl.From the heart i hope she pulls through.

My thoughts are with you & your girl

Feline Leukemia is a cruel disease. It is difficult for the pet, it is hard on the owner, and there is no cure.

Like the human AIDS virus, it is not Feline Leukemia itself that kills the cats. They become susceptible to other diseases- pneumonia, bacterial infections, cancers, etc. Their immune system is weak and cannot fight off these invaders. If their immune system is far enough gone, there is no amount of medication that will stop the current illness. When this happens, the best you can do for your pet is help keep them comfortable, and if it comes down to it- giving them peace by having your veterinarian preform a euthanasia.

With cats, you can tell some of what they are going through with "where" they are breathing- if it is mostly their chest that is moving, they may be tired/excited/ill, but still okay. If their abdomen (belly) is what is moving, this is a sign of great distress and pain.

I can't tell you how long you have, but if you are not sure about making the final decision, this website is a great tool to assess quality of life: http://www.allpetsmacomb.com/qualityoflife.html

I hope this is helpful.

Honestly, it doesn't look good. I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty. I am losing one at this moment as well :(

May I make a suggestion for any other cats you may have? There is a Feline Leukemia vaccine that you can get. I didn't know about the vaccination until after I lost a cat to Feline Leukemia in 2001.

You can find a lot of information about it at this website.

I'm sorry but the most humane thing to do for this cat is to have her euthanized. You may think you're being loving keeping her alive but she has no quality of life. And she's probably in a great deal of pain.

Feline Leukemia isn't something cats can "fight". The disease attacks their white blood cells leaving them unable to fight off infection and the body starts breaking down. Don't force your cat to stay alive. Let her go.

In the future immunize your cats against Feline Leukemia and keep them indoors so they don't encounter infected cats. The shot isn't 100% effective against preventing the disease but it's certainly better than no protection.

I am sorry. I work in a shelter and just went through this with one of our bottle babies. He was born with FeLV and had already lost mum and a sibling to it by the time he was a year old. He was very healthy right up until he came down with these symptoms. We fought it and kept him comfortable but all in all it took about 2 months before he succumbed to his illness. I venture to say that without his foster parent's efforts, that he would have probably only lasted 1 month instead of 2. She did him no kindness by prolonging the inevitable though.

So you probably have about a month at most before your beloved kitty dies. Just make her as comfortable and as happy as possible. And if she is struggling or in pain then please do the kindest and most loving thing possible and have her euthanized.

Please do not allow your cat out of the house without supervision and do not let her near other cats. FeLV is contagious and you would not want her to spread it to another animal and have them die because their owners were not responsible.

I do not know. Try to have everything just as she likes it. Tell her what a good cat she is and "love-blast" her. I don't know how to describe this - push your feelings at her? Let her know how important she has been and is to you.

And if she might be in pain, you need to do the ethical thing and shorten that for her.

I am really sorry. I know what the anxiety and sorrow is like. I do hope a miracle happens for your cat.

If not, hugs to you, and try to find some peace in that you were a good friend to your cat, she had a happy life, and did your best.

I don't want to give you false hopes, but I would suggest that you try putting colloidal silver in the cat's drinking water - several tablespoons at a time and also get some Sutherlandia OPC, which is 80% oleander extract and 20% South Africa Cancer Bush extract. Colloidal silver is deadly to viruses and the S/OPC has been used successfully against HIV/AIDS in humans and cancers in dogs, cats and other animals.

hey sorry to get your hopes up by you thinking ill answer but if you put this in the Pets>cats section it will probably get more of a response and vets are more likely to look on there so id copy and paste what you have written onto that section

sorry hun-and i hope all goes well x

I'm very sorry Wendy but from my experience every case of FeLV that I have come across has not ended happily. I should get your self prepared for the worst.

Ah poor you and poor cat.There is no way of knowing how long, only that it will happen.Just spend lots of time with her and be very gentle and loving so in her final hours she will know you love her.

Hope the end is painless and peaceful.

xxxx