Comments on: Can A Vaccinated Cat Still Catch Feline Leukemia? What Are The Signs of Leukemia in A Cat? http://strangestories.info/leukemia/can-a-vaccinated-cat-still-catch-feline-leukemia-what-are-the-signs-of-leukemia-in-a-cat/ Latest Strange News Stories from All Over the Globe Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pat Slater http://strangestories.info/leukemia/can-a-vaccinated-cat-still-catch-feline-leukemia-what-are-the-signs-of-leukemia-in-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Pat Slater Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:41:34 +0000 http://strangestories.info/?p=1197#comment-1008 I have an older cat who has been diagnosed with lympho-sarcoma. It has already spread throughout his immune system and involves most of his digestive tract. He has difficulty eating. His tongue pushes out most of the food that he takes into his mouth. He has already developed cancerous lesions on his stomach, intestines and his lymph nodes are enlarged. Except for his weight loss (down to 4 lbs from 8 lbs), he seems fine. He is 13 years old which is 5 years more than the average for his breed (Manx). I was not aware that the disease could be passed on to other cats. Our plan was to continue his regular schedule until such time as his bad times exceed his 'good' times. Now that I know he can infect other cats, I will probably put him down sooner than I expected. I have an older cat who has been diagnosed with lympho-sarcoma. It has already spread throughout his immune system and involves most of his digestive tract. He has difficulty eating. His tongue pushes out most of the food that he takes into his mouth.

He has already developed cancerous lesions on his stomach, intestines and his lymph nodes are enlarged.

Except for his weight loss (down to 4 lbs from 8 lbs), he seems fine. He is 13 years old which is 5 years more than the average for his breed (Manx).

I was not aware that the disease could be passed on to other cats. Our plan was to continue his regular schedule until such time as his bad times exceed his ‘good’ times. Now that I know he can infect other cats, I will probably put him down sooner than I expected.

]]> By: Patricia Griffith http://strangestories.info/leukemia/can-a-vaccinated-cat-still-catch-feline-leukemia-what-are-the-signs-of-leukemia-in-a-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Patricia Griffith Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:57:15 +0000 http://strangestories.info/?p=1197#comment-1007 I have been raising cats for 35 years. Prior to the FeLV vaccine I had many cats die of the disease. It was in my neighborhood and kept getting passed from cat to cat. My cats who got sick always bagan with a snotty nose and watery eyes that wouldn't go away. The fever, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea came later. It always began looking like an upper respiratory infection. Since the introduction of the FeLV vaccine in 1982, I have not had one other case of the disease. I suspect that cats who develop Leukemia after vaccination had already been exposed to the virus and were incubating the disease prior to vaccination. I have been raising cats for 35 years. Prior to the FeLV vaccine I had many cats die of the disease. It was in my neighborhood and kept getting passed from cat to cat. My cats who got sick always bagan with a snotty nose and watery eyes that wouldn’t go away. The fever, loss of appetite, nausea and diarrhea came later. It always began looking like an upper respiratory infection. Since the introduction of the FeLV vaccine in 1982, I have not had one other case of the disease. I suspect that cats who develop Leukemia after vaccination had already been exposed to the virus and were incubating the disease prior to vaccination.

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