Two very good friends of mine have been going through a tough time this week. Oscar, their male Tonkinese kitten has been fighting for his young life after contracting Feline Panleukopenia, a highly contagious virus caused by the feline parvovirus. This virus has in the past been the leading cause of cat death but today is rather uncommon due largely to the effectiveness of vaccines. I personally have never heard of this virus let along a kitten contracting a serious virus after being desexed (which occurred in Oscar’s case). Needless to say my heart sank when I heard the news and I wish Oscar a full recovery (apparently he is a tough little thing and is hanging in there, under observation at the vet). I will keep you all posted on how Oscar progresses.
Further reading on Feline Panleukopenia (FP) can be found via the links below:
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April 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Best of luck Oscar!
April 18th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Well said Richard, I hear that he is fighting the virus so with any luck he will make a speedy recovery and be home sometime soon.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
As one of Oscar’s owners, you will be pleased to know that we picked him up from the vet on Saturday. He finally turned the corner, ate for the first time in a week, and his temperature came down to an acceptable level. He is now home, lying in the sun and enjoying being fattened up. He is still fairly weak, with one big swollen paw from the IV drip, but we are so proud of our little blue battler to get through this terrible virus. I will post a photo of him happy at home (if not a little skinny) with his boxing glove paw!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Thanks Prue for the update, great to hear that little Oscar is on the road to recovery! I have included your photo of Oscar on the Buzz Pet Flickr group - you will see the image using the link below: http://www.flickr.com/groups/buzzpet/