My kitten has severe panleukopenia. How can I help him survive?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Longhair | Male | unneutered
We have a 3 months old kitten who was diagnosed with severe panleukopenia. We live in the Middle East, we don’t have access to everything (medication wise). The kitten is losing so much weight and does not have energy. He is about 750 grams now. We put him on IV fluids today morning and when we came back home he deficated them, nothing stays in his stomach. Please help !!!
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Published on February 7th, 2018
I am so sorry to hear about Toffee! Unfortunately, panleukopenia virus is a nasty disease and many kittens do not survive. That being said, you do not need fancy medicine for it since it is a virus. The most important thing is keeping up with the hydration. Repeating iv fluids under the skin can help with this (ask your vet if s/he can teach you how, how much, how often.) Getting an antibiotic (oral or shot) is also important since Toffee’s immune system is very weak. Feed tiny amounts feequently is he is not vomiting. Sadly, even though we do all these things, many kittens do not survive. Best of luck to you and Toffee.
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Published on October 4th, 2017
I am so sorry to hear about your cat. If he is suffering from feline panleukopenia this is an aggressive virus that often requires several days of intensive treatment including hospitalization with intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration. I would bring your kitten back in to your vet or to a vet that offers this care if yours does not. You can read more about the disease at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A
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