he was in perfect health. playful, happy, energetic. then all of a sudden he got really sick and pale . in one day! i took him to the vet that day , he spent the night then he passed away there. how did this happen?!
2007-04-11 04:26:27 · 11 answers · asked by stacy j 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Feline Leukemia kills very quickly.
It's very possible that he may have contracted it from his Mother, if she had it chances are very high that he was born with it.
If he was a stray he may have picked it up from another cat that was also outside.
If you have other cats in your home, get them tested because he very well may have passed it on to them.
Again, if you do have other cats and they test negative get then vaccinated against the disease.
Again, I'm so sorry for the loss of your kitten.
2007-04-11 04:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by gracieandlizzie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feline luek is very contagious. Your kitten should have been vaccinated for this. Any contact of another cat or even the kitty puffs of another cat that has it is enough to spread this crap. It is so contagious that sometimes I think it travels in the air.
Be sure you get your next kitty vaccinated.
Sorry you lost your kitty. Feline luek is a terrible disease.
2007-04-11 04:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by bluebonnetgranny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is FeLV spread?
Cats persistently infected with FeLV serve as sources of infection. Virus is shed in very high quantities in saliva and nasal secretions, but also in urine, feces, and milk from infected cats. Cat-to-cat transfer of virus may occur from a bite wound, during mutual grooming, and (though rarely) through the shared use of litter boxes and feeding dishes. Transmission can also take place from an infected mother cat to her kittens, either before they are born or while they are nursing. FeLV doesn't survive long outside a cat's body—probably less than a few hours under normal household conditions.
What cats are at greatest risk of infection?
Cats at greatest risk of infection are those that may be exposed to infected cats, either via prolonged close contact or through bite wounds. Such cats include:
Cats living with infected cats or with cats of unknown infection status
Cats allowed outdoors unsupervised, where they may be bitten by an infected cat
Kittens born to infected mothers
Kittens are much more susceptible to infection than are adult cats, and therefore are at the greatest risk of infection if exposed. But accompanying their progression to maturity is an increasing resistance to FeLV infection. For example, the degree of virus exposure sufficient to infect 100% of young kittens will infect only 30% or fewer adults. Nonetheless, even healthy adult cats can become infected if sufficiently exposed.
Sorry about your loss, I lost a cat to Feline Leukemia, one day fine, next day sick.
I've included some information for you to read about Feline Leukemia
2007-04-11 04:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by Weimaraner Mom 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cats get it from other cats - sharing food, it comes from saliva so your kitten could have gotten a bad bite from another cat. Lots of reasons. Their immune systems will be depressed and most die within a couple of years of being diagnosed. The vaccine can cause tumors so.. there's really not much help there. :( sorry to hear about your kitty.
2007-04-11 04:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If he's an outdoor cat, he could have picked it up from any cat outside. It's a highly contagious feline disease spread thru all bodily fluids.
However, I'm not sure that they can die in one day from it. Are you sure it was Leukemia?
2007-04-11 04:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry for your loss. They can get it from other cats. Just like feline Aids. But I have never heard it hitting that fast. If you have any other kittens/cats get them tested also.
2007-04-11 04:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really sorry about your kitten. We have lost about 3 cats to feline lekeumia. But there IS a vaccine that will keep cats from getting the disease, that is if they've not been exposed, already. so if you decide to get another kitten, please, please have him/her vaccinated.. I know how horrible this can be... again, my sympathies...
2007-04-11 04:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by sandagal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may have been born with it or if he was let outside, he could have gotten it from another cat
2007-04-11 04:49:55 · answer #8 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other cats around him. Sorry for the info.
2007-04-11 05:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry about your kitten the other answers are right but nobody mentioned he could have been born with it some are
2007-04-11 04:40:56 · answer #10 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋