The next day, they took the kitten to a veterinarian clinic and luckily, she only needed some food and fluids. They named her Bella and she has been living with Nikki’s family ever since.
“The nurses got a huge kick out of it. They said that the teddy bear made her smile and helped to make her more comfortable. Whenever they took her out of the incubator for a check-up or something, they would always put the teddy back in with her.”
After eight days in the hospital, Rylee’s condition stabilized and she was allowed to go home.
Feline leukemia is a deadly disease that is caused by a virus. It can be spread through close contact with an infected cat, or from exposure to saliva, urine, or blood. Unfortunately, the disease often goes undetected until it has progressed too far and the cat dies. One of the ways in which this virus spreads is through copyingcat behavior. A healthycat may become infected after being around aninfected cat for just a short period of time. This means that allcathaving closecontact with othercats should get tested forthe feline leukemia virus on at least an annual basis
