I have been doing research and look what I discovered- all the signs that your kitten or cat might have panleuk
Abdominal pain
Abnormal behavior, behavior change
Abortion
ANOREXIA, HYPOREXIA
Ataxia, incoordination
BLINDNESS
Cachexia, weight loss
Cerebellar signs
Coma, unconsciousness
CONVULSIONS, SEIZURES, FITS
Cutaneous necrosis
Dehydration
Depression
DIARRHEA
Dysmetria
Exercise intolerant or reluctant to move
Fading kitten syndrome
FEVER
GAIT ABNORMAL
Hair coat poor
Hematochezia
HEMORRHAGE, BLEEDING SITE UNSPECIFIED
Hepatitis, liver inflamed
Hypermetria
Hypersalivation
Hypopyon, anterior chamber eye pus
Hypothermia
Icterus
Infertility
Intention tremors
Intestines thickened
Lymphadenopathy
Malaise
Menace response absent or decreased
Mental dullness
Nausea
NYSTAGMUS, EYE MOVEMENT RAPID
Onset gradual, progressive
Onset sudden, acute
Oral mucosal ulcers
Oral mucosal vesicles
Pale mucous membranes
Polydipsia
Sudden death
Syncope
TACHYCARDIA
Third eyelid, nictitating membrane prolapsed
TREMORS
ULCERS
Unable to stand
Visual deficit
Vocalization
VOMITING
Walking difficulty
WEAKNESS, PARESIS, ASTHENIA
With Paris right before she died, she suffered neurological damage. She couldn’t seem to figure out how to move forward on the floor and would instead try and squat then move backward until she reached a wall or other obstacle. Then she would sit there before she threw up. 🙁
Wow! It could be anything! I’m sorry to hear about Paris. Praying it will cease and desist for you! Is there something airborne that can affect all these fur babies. Is there anything that can be done to prevent it from making the rounds? I feel so bad for you. You however, are doing all you can. These babies have had you to love and nurture them. I continue to have you in my thoughts and prayers.
I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you and the kits.
Yipe! Looks like basically anything at all could be a symptom of panleuk.
Are they even sure this is just one disease?
When it comes to this disease, I am thinking they aren’t sure of anything. And that’s not slamming the vet field. It’s just there are so many diseases in the cat world, the medicine can’t keep up.
I think I have half those symptoms myself — just kidding.
Are most of your cats immunized against the disease? I assume you’re isolating and using sterile techniques as much as possible to avoid cross-contamination. And I know your heart is breaking over the losses, because mine would, too.
The ones at risk are the babies who are to young to be vaccinated, or who are sick and they can’t be vaccinated. My sterile room isn’t sterile anymore- or that is the way I am handling it because some of the kittens who are dead were no where near that room. So, I am taking a break now. No adoptions, no rescues for a very long time. I have been doing this almost a lifetime now and this current heartache is more than I can bear. So for now- I have shut down all operations and will just continue to go day-by-day and pray that no other kitties will succumb.
I love you for so many reasons, but most of all because you have dedicated yourself to this work. My thoughts are often with you…
Hope and prayers for the kitties and your family. This disease is terrible. Please remember all of the goodness and love that you have given to all of your babies over the years. This happening is one of those unfair and tragic things that it seems to have no sense and you wonder and ask why? Sometimes there is no answer but keep faith and hope alive. Without your help, all of the babies that you have written about in this blog would have not know your warmth, love and help.
Poor Paris. It must have been so confusing and frightening for her. Now she’s at peace. You did your best, as always.
Just checking in to see how you are doing and how other kitties are doing. You are in my prayers and in my thoughts.