Many concerns

[freedombelle2001]

My cat was taken to the vet today because her lip was swollen and raw and the vet said since I told him she is allergic to fleas and from what he sees he thinks she has Eosinophilic granuloma allergy. He gave her a shot of cortizone, she is doing nothing now but sleeping. No interest in food since this morning. I asked them to also run a Felv test since they drew blood anyway because the neighbor cat she use to associate with has Felv in late stages and has lost a ton of weight. I am scared that this is all tying in together, and the other day there was milky white urine in the box, I don`t know if it was her or my other cat. Any feedback? Linda

[Traci]

The sleeping and no interest in food could simply be due to stress of the vet visit. The cortizone should have nothing to do with that, and may actually help perk up her appetite later on today.

If she responds to the steroids, chances are, EGC is a probability, but may want to confirm by a biopsy if possible. On the other hand, if it is allergy induced, removing the offending allergen in (probably) her diet, would be a good start. If EGC can't be confirmed without a biopsy, also rule out fungal disease. It is a good approach to test her for FELV regardless, but don't jump to conclusions just yet until you have the results.

As for the urine, the only way to identify this is to get a complete urinalysis and rule out urinary tract infection or secondary infections, my advice is to get a urinalysis on both cats so you can pinpoint which has the concerning problem.

[freedombelle2001]

Thank you. The vet just called and said the Fiv and Felv tests are negative. He said that the platelets have to be run through the lab again because the counts are {I don`t remember, low or high}, and that we will take it from there when those results are in. Wow, I did not realize that the other tests would come back today. Thanks again. Linda