FELINE LUKEMIA

I wanted to share with you the status of the kitten I rescued from the shelter in October. 

Wolverine tested positive for leukemia in November.  I took her to my own vet to confirm the diagnosis, just in case a mistake had been made.  The vet ran the ELISA test which came back positive.  The IFA test was negative.  This meant that the virus had not yet gotten into her bone marrow. 

We began giving RegenerationDaily™, WellPet™ and vitamin C.  I also began looking for another fosterer who could give her more freedom (I couldn't let her loose in my house for fear of leukemia exposure to my other cats).  Doreen took her for a couple of weeks until she had to go out of town.  I had received several calls from a woman who begged me to allow her to foster the kitten.  She took the kitten but complained immediately that the kitten seemed wild.  After three weeks, I took the kitten back from her.  She said Wolverine was extremely wild and continually growled.

I took the kitten back to the vet and was delighted that the leuk test was now negative! However, she behaved more wild than any feral cat I've ever seen.  You could not touch her.  She growled continuously, even when eating.  I took her back to the vet and he said "There is nothing you can do.  This is permanently imprinted and you will never be able to handle her.  I have seen this many times before and the outcome is never good."

I was devastated and started thinking about what to do with an unadoptable kitten.  I decided not to give up.  We began a 5 day treatment of InTheZone™ drops.   

In less than 48 hours, she began to change.  Now she is a delightful, playful kitten.  When you come into the room, she runs up to you, sits in your lap and PURRRRRS.  My daughter named her LUCKY because the name Wolverine no longer suited her.  Miracles do happen!

Ann Marie

CATS-at-the-Studio Rescue

Los Angeles, California