I don't post over here, as I haven't had cats in a very long time. However, I recently moved into a new place, and the past 3 nights I have had a visitor scratching at my door to get in. I figure maybe it is the previous tenants cat, and she got left behind. So, I grabbed a crate from work and let her in last night, with every intention of taking her to animal services-she has a better chance there than to be exposed to all of the hazards of being an outdoor cat. For some reason, I let her out of the crate after about an hour of listening to those soft meows. Her and my dog got along famously, and my dog kept bringing her toys to play with . She is one of the sweetest cats I have ever met...so at about 12 am I went to walmart and picked up some litter and some food. Well, she's still here-I didn't have the heart to bring her to Animal services. She has gorgeous golden eyes.

So, I brought her to work with me this morning (vets office) while I did kennels, and decided to pull some blood to check for aids/leukemia, and if negative to give her some shots and such. She is that laid back that I was able to draw the blood without holding her down. Unfortunately she tested positive for feline leukemia. I know some of you must have experience with it-I talked to a friend of mine who rescues cats, and she said that they can live a full life. I was looking at different websites on it too, and some suggested that it might be curable with different drugs. But what is the price of using the drugs vs. not using them? Will she have kidney problems in 5 years versus living with the leukemia for 10? I can see signs of it in her that are mentioned in various material-the only time she was actually sort of active was when we first got up this morning. She dosen't drink much and she hardley has an appetite, all she ate since I've had her is about 3 bites of wet food. Although I suppose it could just be the new environment. She seemed to have very thin blood too, she bled a lot when the needle went in. I'm going to retest her (and officially) on Wed just to be 100% sure, but any advice would be greatly appreciated. She appears to be between 6 months to a year. It's a hard situation for me.

She is nameless, I can't think of anything that suits her yet. Suggestions accepted. She is grey with black stripes, and white legs/belly/muzzle. I have pictures but I can't find my cord to upload them.