"peter" wrote in message
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Our 2 year old cat whom we thought we'd had fixed came home pregnant.
She had four kittens who have been healthy till a few days ago. They
started vomiting and have diahrea--took them to the vet and he's
diagnosed distemper--very low white blood count in the one that was
tested and high fevers--105 degrees.
We had also rescued another kitten--this one has the high fever, but
no vomiting or diahrea- also white blood count is not nearly as low.
Vet has said we should put all of them down as we can't afford the
$700/cat vet bills with no assurance of a cure.
We are sick at heart and wondering if there is any hope in home cures
for the ones that are not as sick as the others? Our vets says home
cures have 35% success--but are also several hundred dollars for each
Rx for each cat.
Please respond as soon as possible--the vet won't lower his euthanisia
fee of $120/cat and has told us to go the the shelter to have them put
down.
Lastly, do we have to assume the mother has this too if she is
exhibiting no symptoms?
Thank you in advance,
Beth Schulberg

Please contact the Humane Society or a rescue group, if you have one in your
area. They may be able to offer you some help. Also $120 per cat for a
euthanasia fee is outrageous and unprincipled. Please contact another vet
and ask some questions over the phone prior to a visit, both for health care
and for euthanasia fees.

MaryL