We have actually had a bit of a busy time of it. Last week we took our old lady Autumn in for annual bloodwork because she had lost more weight. She has steadily been dropping 1/2 pound to 3/4 pound yearly for about 5 years now. Autumn is almost 16 years old, and a very small cat to begin with - only 7 pounds at her largest.
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This week’s Veterinary review includes two stories. Ferrell and Helios.
Ferrell Brown has a virus called Calicivirus. It can show up in the eyes, mouth, throat, and in some severe cases, other bodily systems. Ferrell is also FIV positive. FIV, much like HIV, is an immunodeficiency virus that never goes away. Most FIV cats never see any problems from their virus, living just as long and just as healthy as non-FIV cats - whom they can live with! Once something else takes hold of the body, however, the immune compromised condition can cause that “something” to become very difficult to get rid of. That is where we are with Ferrell’s Calicivirus.